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Najam Sethi’s tiff with the ISI is nothing but a fog of deceit: According to media reports and social media, caretaker Chief Minister Najam Sethi is currently busy in making photo copies of classified documents. Given Sethi’s close connections with intelligence agencies of Pakistan and a foreign country, it is being speculated
Pakistan’s biased and Jihadist judiciary and its fake liberal supporters: LUBP would like to recommend the following article by Khuda Bux Abro for DAWN. It is a bold critique of Pakistan’s pro-Taliban, biased judiciary. Barring a few courageous writers like Saroop Ijaz, Aqil Shah, Tauseef Kamal, Asad Jamal etc,
Being afraid of our own demons – by Khurram Jamil Butt: “How are you, bhai”? “Good work, behna”. “Welcome to our home, baji”. “Cool job, bro”. “You show ‘em, sis”. The standard language of discourse between Pakistani men and women who happen to have been temporarily thrown together in a
Freedom of speech and our mainstream media – by A Z: “The fundamental basis for freedom of speech is a respect for the rational mind, which requires the freedom to weigh the evidence, to dispute and debate, without fear of coercive interference. By their reliance on violence and brute force
Perks of being a Saudis follower: Shareefs gifted with 20 bullet-proof vehicles: Mian Nawaz Shareef and his party’s silence over the return of former President and Army chief Pervez Musharraf has been highlighted at the media and social media. The role of Saudi royal family is known to everyone. Saudi Government
Welcome to New Pakistan! -by Sidq Maqaal: (This piece is written as a sequel to “Articles 62/63 or Fundamentalism On The March?” by A Z https://lubpak.com/archives/257673) Waqas Akram, Abida Hussain, Faysal Saleh Hayat, Jamshed Dasti, and Ayaz Amir have been among those disqualified. MQM is being
٦٢- ٦٣ اور صادق الامین – ١: مداری، جادوگر، یا سرکس میں تماشے دکھانے والے، ان سب کے لئے یہ ضروری ہوتا ہے کہ نت نئے تماشے بناتے رہیں ورنہ خدشہ یہ رہتا ہے کہ دیکھنے والے وہی پرانے تماشے روز دیکھ دیکھ کر بور ہو
ISI-Sethi network at play in Punjab: Sheikh Waqas, Faisal Saleh, Abid Imam disqualified to pave way for Ludhianvi: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Thursday (4 April 2013) rejected nomination papers of Faisal Saleh Hayat and Abid Imam in NA-87, Geo News reported. According to sources, the erstwhile PML-Q leader Faisal Saleh Hayat, contesting as an independent
In caretaker CM Najam Sethi’s Punjab, Sharifs continue to rule the roost – by Amir Mir: Source: The News, April 04, 2013 Related post: Why did rightwing Nawaz Sharif accept liberal Najam Sethi as caretaker CM of Punjab? – by Nusrat Javeed Lahore, 4 April 2013: Two weeks after the dissolution of the Punjab government,
Should the Army or ISI be above criticism – by A Z: While commenting on my article 2013: A Highly Critical Year for Pakistan one dear friend has sounded as if we cannot criticize the ISI. I have always had a great respect for this friend as he is someone superior to
Thank you, CM Najam Sethi: PML-N-led mob targets Christian locality in Gujranwala: Sunni (deobandi) Muslim mob targets Christian locality in Gujranwala ‘for disrespecting Islam’ Related post: Najam Sethi and others continue to obfuscate the truth while nearly 200 Christian homes burn – by Ali Taj Sethi-Rumi minions exonerate Deobandi militants from
Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s silence on Pakistan army’s atrocities in Bangladesh – by Hasan Mujtaba: Veteran journsalist Hasan Mujtaba has written an excellent piece on the Pakistanis honoured by the Government of Bangladesh led by Awami league for their support to the people of bangladesh against the state of Pakistan when they were suffering
PFUJ expresses deep concern over @BBCUrdu’s decision to layoff most of its reporters in Pakistan: Pakistan Federal Union of journalists (PFUJ) expresses deep concern over the decision of the BBC Urdu Service management to layoff forcibly majority of its reporters in Pakistan. “The decision is autocratic, arbitrary, unfair, without any justification and based on
Pakistan’s five-star Marxist Najam Sethi brought to you by Comrade Mehmal Sarfraz: History in the making by Mehmal Sarfraz Source: Mid Day, India On March 27, renowned journalist Najam Sethi was sworn in as the caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab. Sethi’s name was nominated by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) but
A 1996 article on Deobandi violence against Shias in Pakistan – by Abbas Rashid: The Politics and Dynamics of Violent Sectarianism Understanding the rise of sectarianism (mainly, Deobandi violence against Shias and Sunni Barelvis) in Pakistan must begin with the crisis of the liberal-democratic order that was envisioned for the country at the
According to Jamaat-e-Islami’s Munawar Hasan, it ain’t rape without four witnesses: I found this argument by Munawar Hassan of the religio-political party Jamaat-i-Islami to be unbelievably disgusting and fundamentally blasphemous in the way he invokes the Qur’an to justify blatant misogyny: http://youtu.be/-nQTTDCromw Anchor: Why did you vehemently oppose the women protection
Comrade Najam Sethi in the eyes of Comrade Nadeem Paracha: Related post: Pakistan’s five-star Marxist Najam Sethi brought to you by Comrade Mehmal Sarfraz https://lubpak.com/archives/255779 Pakistan’s leading progressive, liberal, Marxist columnist (Comrade Nadeem F. Paracha) promotes another like-minded progressive, liberal, Marxist columnist (Comrade Najam Sethi of the London Group).
Accepting a position of political power by a journalist is a direct clash of interest: Mazhar Abbas’s column on Najam Sethi: Najam Sethi will certainly go down in history as the first journalist to get the top slot in Punjab, even if it is for only 40 or 50 days. But would he prefer to be remembered for his journalistic
Reality of Comrade Najam Sethi – by Farrukh Sohail Goindi: Najam Sethi is an imperialist-elitist liberal, not a progressive liberal or socialist In the following article (Urdu, published in daily Nai Baat), veteran progressive columnist Farrukh Sohail Goindi highlights the dubious background and track record of Najam Sethi, the
The Feel Good Factor – by Umer Raza Bhutta: Pakistan is in the grip of that rare Feel Good Factor these days that grips it indeed rarely. All those politicians that were loathed, abused and mocked are out of governance frame for a couple of months. Those who
The archaeology of how Saudi Arabia subcontracted Punjab to Najam Sethi – by Mahpara Qalandar: Since his youth, Najam Sethi has meant everything to everybody. He began his political career as a ‘rebel’ supporting the Baloch freedom-fighter against the Pakistan army. Through his own bragging and a cabal of courtiers like Ejaz Haider and
Najam Sethi represents opportunist elite-feudal class, not journalists – by Nazir Naji: Veteran journalist Nazir Njai offers a detailed account of Najam Sethi’s opportunism and political somersaults. Naji explains that Sethi’s appointment as caretaker Chief Minister of the Punjab province is due to his wife’s and his own family background and
Hamid Mir is my role model, says Marvi Sirmed: Bakhtawar Bhutto Z @BakhtawarBZ 26 Mar @Razarumi Rumour after rumour to discredit + NEVER an apology. All these games been played from the beginning nothing new #ZAB #SMBB #AAZ (Context: Publication of false news items in The Friday Times,
World Shia Forum condemns Najam Sethi’s appointment as Caretaker CM of the Punjab: Pretext: Let us not forget : Umar Ibne Saad did not want to kill Imam Hussain (AS), beloved grandson of the Prophet of Allah (PUBH). He sent dozens of emissaries to try and work things out i.e. get Imam
HRCP’s statement on violence and displacement of Pashtun population in Tirah: Lahore, March 25: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expresses deep concern at the prevailing situation in the Tirah valley, Khyber agency. The Commission strongly condemns the bomb attack killing at least 17 people at Jalozai, this past
The Takfiri Deobandi violence against Shias in Pakistan – by Khaled Ahmed: LUBP Editor’s note: Adapted with some changes from the Economic and Political Weekly. The changes reflect the fact that target killing of Shia Muslims at the hands of Takfiri Deobandi militants cannot and must not be described as Sunni-Shia
Princess and the Playboy: Zardari and Benazir Bhutto were partners in corruption – by Najam Sethi: Najam Sethi was (caretaker) Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs and Accountability as a member of the ISI-installed caretaker government in 1996 after Farooq Leghari dismissed Benazir Bhutto’s second government. During 1990s, he (consistent with the agendas of Pakistan
Much needed honesty on Takfiri Deobandi militants!: Few months back before the Abbas Town Massacre we had couple of political parties namely JUI(F) & ANP hold two different APCs to demand that government of Pakistan negotiate with the TTP. The news media which primarily is dominated
PTI losing the opportunity to fill the political vacum: Source: alexpressed PTI’s Lahore Jalsa on 23rd March 2013 was the climax of PTI’s political struggle so far. It was culmination of a long struggle, party organisation including intra-party elections and was also to serve as a platform to
Genocide by Deobandi Taliban: the Nazis of Pakistan – by Chris Emmanuel Dsouza: As the world was keenly waiting for the white smoke to appear on the Vatican House Chimney, Joseph Colony in Lahore was filled with black smoke. When Vatican Council was wrapping-up their Papal Elections, its followers were attacked and
Deobandi militants of ASWJ Taliban threaten to assassinate General Musharraf: The Deobandi militants (operating in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas as Taliban and urban and settled areas as Sipah-e-Sahaba (ASWJ) have vowed to assassinate former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf on his return to the country, a spokesman for the terrorist
An open letter to Iranian President Ahmadinejad from Pakistan – by Abdullah AlFaisal: Dear Mr. President, The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is making a transition from Military-Feudal to Military-Mullah-Feudal state, where the military and feudals are traditional while mullahs are the new stakeholders. The inclusion of mullahs, exclusively from Deobandi-Salafi religion, into
The white legend of Pakistan’s creation : teaching fake history to children – by A Z: PREFACE: So much has been written by much better people about the fallacy and inaccuracy of the history taught in Pakistan’s curricula that I can hardly add any dimension or wisdom to it. But let’s try and address the
Professor Sibte Jafar’s self-written poems on his own martyrdom by Deobandi militants: Professor Sibte Jafar’s self-written poetry in anticipation of his own martyrdom. These two poems along with two video messages are clear indication of what was his real cause, why was he killed and who killed him. Shaheed Professor Sibte
Shahbaz Sharif reinserts Sunni Islamist chapters in school curricula after joint protest by Ansar Abbasi and Sipah-e-Sahaba: We regret to announce that in response to a joint protest by Deobandi militants of the Sipah-e-Sahaba (ASWJ-LeJ) and their right-wing lackeys in the Jang Group (led by Ansar Abbasi Deobandi), PML-N led Punjab government has decided to cancel
PPP leads the march of folly – by A Z: I am sorry to have borrowed Barbara Tuchman’s axiom in a much lesser context. There has been much talk recently about PMLN’s overt or covert electoral accommodation of ASWJ. However, deplorable as it may be, it does not really
Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s Last Petition: To: The Punjab Governor Sir, With due respect we beg to bring to your kind notice the following: That we were sentenced to death on 7th October 1930 by a British Court, L.C.C Tribunal, constituted under the Sp. Lahore
Sethi-Rumi minions exonerate Deobandi militants from Parveen Rehman’s murder in Karachi and attack on Christians in Lahore: The apparent purpose of Dar ul Uloom Sethia Rumi Town is to graduate obfuscation specialists. These writers will say anything but correctly point out the culprits or take them to task. They will refute or simply ignore any evidence
پنجاب کا ایک گاؤں – شیعہ سنی رواداری کا گہوارہ: صبا اعتزاز اسلام آباد وطن عزیز پاکستان میں صدیوں سے تمام مسلمان شیعہ سنی دیوبندی بریلوی اہلحدیث مل جل کر محبت کے ساتھ رہتے آئے ہیں ان کی ایک دوسرے کے ساتھ دوستیاں بھی ہیں اور رشتے داریاں بھی