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Shia genocide and the Urdu media: by Ikhtiar Hussain If you read newspapers or watch TV, the good news is that over thirteen hundred years of sectarianism in the Islamic world have come to a marvelous conclusion. No Shias are being killed anymore. Do not
Fiction and omissions in Safdar Mehmood’s ‘dil phaink’ – by Dr. Zulfiqar Ali: It is true that we have historians like Mubarak Ali who (should) make us proud. But it is also true that main arena has been occupied by military establishment’s flunkey fictorians. Fictorians are those who mix facts and fiction
LUBP Special: Interview with US Congressman Keith Ellison: Western policy makers should also consult alternative media of Pakistan The following is an interview conducted by Ali Abbas Taj with US Congressman Keith Ellison (D). Keith Ellison the first Muslim Congressman in United States House of Representatives. The interview
Ban on Shia website: Police violence against peaceful protesters in Karachi: KARACHI: Police officials resorted to using intense teargas and aerial firing to disperse a protest rally by the Shia Action Committee (SAC) near Numaish Chowrangi in Karachi, Express Newsreported on Tuesday. The protesters wanted to go to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
Cafe Jhangvi and Lashkar-e-Jang: Pakistan’s “Principled” and “Independent” Media Now that Pakistan’s notorious televangelist, anti-Ahmadi bigot has returned to (the equally notorious) Jang group, one should re-evaluate Café Pyala’s defense and hero-ization of those Jang Group journalists who were upset at the return of
Shia-Sunni unity and the trails to blow it off – by S. Batool: Whatever is happening in Pakistan is not a Shia-Sunni battle, it is a doubt and our mistake and incorrect analysis. Though from both sides attempts are made in full flow to turn this into a Shia Sunni battle but
Asif Zardari and the Shia genocide: Related posts: Pakistan’s Shia Muslims reject President Zardari’s false assurances Extremists using Shia Genocide to defame and destroy Government and Pakistan – by Farhad Jarral By Ikhtiar Hussain The contemporary wave of Shia pogroms in Pakistan started with the
Did Ali Dayan Hasan (of HRW) recant statement against ISI?: The newly appointed Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) may have attained an understated and unsung victory for his intelligence agency considering the recent and highly surprising statement by Human Rights Watch’s Pakistan head Ali Dayan Hasan that
SCBA follows Supreme Court in making a laughing stock of itself: Sends notice to Khurshid Khan: It is indeed a very embarrassing development that Supreme Court Bar Association has followed the foot steps of Supreme court and Lahore high court by issuing a notice to Deputy Attorney General Khurshid Khan for the alleged defamation of
Unchallenged Hatred: Neither Hindu nor Muslim Sacrificing pride, let us sit together. Neither Sunni nor Shia, Let us walk the road of peace! (Bulleh Shah) But things don’t look like so among us proud Pakistanis. We see God as the one
Baba Abdul Ali Mazari – A Shia Hazara but a Global Father – by S.Batool: Related post: Remembering Baba Abdul Ali Mazari – by Abdul Nishapuri A never tiring majestic personality, audacious explorer, a brave warrior, a revolutionist and consistent Leader, a baronial individual, a spiritual Jihadist, a ray of hope for the innocents
Fresh recruits for Taliban? Imran Khan will lead Tsunami to Waziristan – by Ahsan Abbas: (Imran Khan’s Statment) Source: Express 14 July 2012 PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) will take a peace caravan to Waziristan, a place engulfed by militancy and security operations, by late September, announced party chief Imran Khan during a rally in
State-sponsored Shia genocide or Sunni violence against Shia community? A response to Sadanand Dhume: Related post: ISI-sponsored #ShiaGenocide in Pakistan or Sunni-Shia sectarian violence? ‘Sectarian Violence’ or Gradual Genocide of Shia Muslims? – by Dr. Nakvisson Raza Rumi’s discourse on Pakistan’s Shia Muslims Is Shia genocide an adequate term to describe the plight of
Ban Shia Killing in Pakistan, #DontBanShiaKillingWebsite – by Ehtisham Rizvi: Related post: Internet censorship enters new phase: ShiaKilling.com banned in Pakistan When I first heard Shia Killing has been banned in Pakistan, I couldn’t believe my ears. After decadeds of persecution and attempted Shia genocide, finally a Sunni majority
PPP Human Rights Cell Condemns the demolition of Ahmadi worship places: PPP Human Rights Cell asks the Chief Justice to take Suo Moto notice for violation of Article 20 of the Constitution by law enforcement agencies in the Punjab. The PPP Human Rights Cell has expressed its concern on the
PPP’s four years of government in Sindh – by Raja Asad: Tou hae Meher-e-Subh-e-Nau Tere Baad Raat hae The people of Sindh specially rural Sindh have always been standing with Pakistan Peoples Party through Time and tide and for that Pakistan Peoples Party has been serving them when ever they
Judicial hyperactivism is threatening democracy in Pakistan: Pakistan is known for its weak political institutions, powerful army, several military coups and the infamous Article 58(2)-(B) that was used to send elected prime ministers to home or jail. But this time around we are seeing a slightly
A critical assessment of #SOCMM12 – Social Media Mela 2012 – by Wusatullah Durrani: Related posts: Some pictures of Social Media Mela 2012 #SOCMM12 #SOCMM12 in pictures: Urban elites and their wannabe middle class flatterers at Social Media Mela 2012 #SocMM12: Social Media Mela or Twitterati Kitty Party? – by Imaan Sheikh Going
We condemn brutal massacre of Pashtun labourers in Balochistan – by Sheherzade Adil: Background: In plunging Balochistan into perpetual violence, Pakistan’s powerful military establishment is no different from the colonial powers it replaced in 1947. Since its annexation by Pakistan in 1948 when it was the State of Kalat, Balochistan has witnessed five military operations.
Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing – by Syed Salman: Though I wrote this blog last year when daring Salmaan Taseer was assassinated, hoping his death would not be just another to increase tally, but unfortunately things didn’t move an inch towards improvement, rather further deteriorated; Shahbaz Bhatti was
Five beheadings and a funeral: Related posts: Global community must not stay silent on anti-Shia pogroms taking place in Pakistan – by Rusty Walker Two exclusive videos of Shia massacre which were blacked out by Pakistani media Malik Ishaq’s hate speech in Punjab One
People have a right to know about the judges’ assets: Francis Bacon said: “knowledge is power”. Right now, a lot of Pakistan’s governance problems stem directly from the fact that after the long military dictatorship, an another un-elected institution has gotten an upper hand in state affairs. We have
Letter from Quetta: ‘I too had a dream, but being a Pakistani Shia, it will remain a dream’ – by S. Batool: Editor’s Note: In this time of distress and misfortune, LUBP stands with all oppressed people, and demands of the government to ensure equal treatment of its citizens. It seems that after covert complicity with the terrorists, the state of
Four years of LUBP in Pakistan social media: Dear LUBPians, Once again, a big THANK YOU for your ongoing support to the LUBP project. This post marks LUBP foundation day (21 May 2008). Four years ago, on 21 May 2008, I was approached by a couple of
Could anyone hear my screams?: (On a man accused of blasphemy burnt alive by a mob in Bhawalpur today and it hardly got any news coverage in the mainstream media. It is our own indifference that kills our conscience more than the act of
On LUBP’s ridiculous criticism of Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy – by Bina Shah: When Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge won the Oscar in March for their short documentary Saving Face, about the victims of acid attacks in Pakistan, the entire nation erupted in joy. Obaid-Chinoy was hailed as a “daughter of the nation” (a phrase
Shia religio-political party MWM criticizes LUBP: Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen remains under constant criticism by a pro-government website for a long time. The armchair critics of the website mislead its readers and visitors through incorrect information. Recently a blog post “IRI- and ISI-influenced Shia clerics keep misguiding Pakistani
Democratic values and media companies -by Aamir Hussaini: جمہوری اقدار اور صحافتی ادارے لیل و نہار ؛عامر حسینی ہمارے ہاں آج کل میڈیا کی آزادی کا بہت چرچا ہے-یہ آزادی کس قدر آزادی ہے؟اور کون لوگ اس آزادی کا لطف اٹھاتے ہیں اس پر بات ہونی بہت
Ram Puniyani speaks about communalism and secularism in India and Pakistan – by Mureed Bizenjo: Ram Puniyani, renowned Indian intellectual and activist, speaks in HRCP Office in Karachi (5 July 2012). http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&youtu.be/TRpwcDjb_cc A brief summary of Ram Puniyani’s talk: Ram Puniyani’s talk about communalism explains the extremist sentiments inherited by India and Pakistan and
LeJ-ASWJ’s attack on army camp in Gujrat is a message to Pakistani generals: The Gujrat attack on Pakistan army, in which at least seven poor soldiers and a policeman lost their lives, is a reminder to Pakistan army generals to refrain from breaking their “understanding” and “undeclared truce” with the Jihadi-sectarian militants
Iran- and ISI-influenced Shia mullahs blame India for Shia genocide in Pakistan: Related posts: Shia religio-political party MWM criticizes LUBP Who will free Pakistan’s Shias from the Iranian-agenda scholars? Here’s yet another evidence of how Pakistani Shia clerics influenced by foreign policies of Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and agendas of
Iftikhar Chaudhry is supreme!: This picture in daily Jang (8 July 2012) caught my attention. What an audience! Only a publicity hungry guy could get such an audience snapped. No wonder Pakistan’s increasingly self-obsessed top judge Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry is commonly known
PTI Surveys -by Zulfiqar Ali: “I always tell the truth even when I lie” (Al Pacino, Scarface) Real and IK tsunamis have at least one common denominator. Both involve mysterious underground activities. Every few months, we are told that ignorant Pakistanis have, at last,
HDP, Daily Jang and Daily Ummat serving ISI to create sectarian unrest in Quetta – by Zawar Hussain: Related posts: Plot thickens: ISI strikes back by killing non-compliant Deobandis – by Sheherzade Adil Jang wants to spark Sunni-Shia violence in Quetta to cover up Shia genocide by ISI-backed Jihadis Daily Jang is helping ISI to manufacture Sunni-Shia
Story behind Imran Khan’s “Omar’s Law” – by Maisam Ali: Make-believe is emerging reality of town that is home to urban middle class of Pakistan in general and that of Punjab in particular. The town is more of a la-la land thriving on aspiring dream of a utopia that
Ahmadiyya Muslim website banned by PTCL in Pakistan – Naseem Chaudhry: Editor’s Note: We would like to bring this to the attention of our readers as well as unequivocally condemn this latest act of censorship. The Ahmadiyya muslim community is under constant threat by the Jihadi nexus of ISI-backed
Munawar Hasan and Hamid Mir’s discourse on “Hazara genocide” in Quetta: Related posts: Abdul Khaliq Hazara and the ethnic cleansing narrative – by Marya Mushtaq Hamid Mir, a champion of the Balochs? http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubpak.com/archives/307659 List of non-Hazara Shia Muslims killed by SSP-LeJ-Taliban in Balochistan – by Marya Mushtaq ISI-sponsored Shia genocide in
Apathetic/Biased Media Media Ignoring Shia Movement – by Durreshahwar Jafri: A friend made a comment on a facebook page: I am not Shia, but why there was not media coverage of July 1 , 2012 jalsa at Minar e Pakistan. Why these news? Ahle Hadeeth Conference PTI Regional Conference