Newspaper Articles Archive
Inside of the Muslim mind -by Arshad Mahmood: What we find today is that it is only Islam and its followers which are privileged to be the focus of the entire world. Islam, though a minority religion of the world is struggling hard to excel all other
Fake campaign in vogue to arouse Muslim passions -by Husain Haqqani: Thousands of cellphone subscribers in Pakistan received an anonymous text message recently announcing a miracle: an earthquake on Tuesday, Sept 18, had destroyed the Washington, D.C. movie theater that was exhibiting ÎInnocence of Muslimsâ, the controversial film that has
Pakistan’s steady decline since 1977 – by Ayaz Amir: Returning to the kingdom of moral decay Source: The News, October 05, 2012 Mr Majid Nizami, foremost champion of that nebulous concept celebrated as the ideology of Pakistan – and therefore my favourite ideologue – for all his renown
Shiite Muslims find refuge in U.S. to escape persecution in Muslim countries – by Omar Sacirbey (Washington Post): Turkish Shiites take part in a religious procession held for Ashura in Istanbul on Dec. 5, 2011. Source: Adapted and edited from Washington Post QUINCY, Mass. — Sayed Mohammad Jawad Al-Qazwini was 12 years old when his family fled
Bangladesh and the Crises of Pakistan – by Hamza Alavi: Source: Socialist Register, 1971 Abstract The cyclonic fury with which the Pakistan Amy struck against the people of East Bengal exactly two years to the day on which the regime of President Ayub Khan had fallen and General Yahya
Larger picture of Shia genocide in Gilgit Baltistan – Express Tribune editorial: Addressing the first joint session of the Gilgit-Baltistan Council and Legislative Assembly on September 28, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf announced Rs2 billion in socio-economic development funds “to grapple with the wave of deadly sectarian violence that has gripped the restive
Is the Pakistan army martial? -by Aakar Patel: Are Punjabi Muslims martial? Do they have a history of war and conquest or at least of resistance to conquest? I ask because there’s no evidence of their martial character in our history. No general, nosubedar, no thanedar, no wazir, no bakhshi of
Resurgence of SSP/LeJ shows Pakistani State’s new priorities – by Arif Jamal: The protests and riots on September 21 changed the sectarian scene in the country. September 21 was another dark day for Pakistan. Death and destruction ruled the streets of Pakistani cities as Islamist and jihadist parties protested the allegedly
Sardar Akhtar Mengal is demanding what the Bengalis were denied – by Babar Sattar: Wages of Prejudice There is no simple explanation for our new normal reflected in the craziness that has come to define Fridays. Religious intolerance, ignorance projecting regression as progress, being stuck in poverty with no prospect of upward social
ATC performance: Most accused in terror cases acquitted -by Asad Kharal: LAHORE: Suspects in 269 out of 365 anti-terrorism cases have being acquitted this year, a meeting to review prosecution of terrorism cases was told. A meeting of the Public Prosecution Department (PPD), the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and the Inter
Pakistan must repeal its blasphemy laws -by Farahnaz Ispahani and Nina Shea: In Pakistan, proceedings in the now infamousblasphemy case of Rimsha Masih, a 14-year-old, mentally disabled Christian girl, took a turn for the better after the powerful Muslim Ulema Councilbacked her against the accuser. Last Saturday, Rimsha, jailed since August 16, was
Ishq-e-Rasool Day riots: Thought provoking columns of Wusatullah Khan, Abbas Ather, Haroon ur Rasheed and Shahzeb Khanzada: پاکستان میں جمعہ کو پرتشدد مظاہروں میں پولیس اہلکاروں سمیت بیس کے قریب افراد ہلاک ہو گئے تھے بی بی سی کے ایک تبصرہ کے مطابق، خود اذیتی کا عنصر سب سے زیادہ صرف پاکستان میں ہی دیکھنے کو
Why elites fail: This article is adapted from Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy, © 2012 by Christopher Hayes and published by Crown Publishers, a division of Random House Inc. In 1990, at the age of 11, I stood in a line of
امریکہ کا القاعدہ بارے دوہرا معیار – نزیر ناجی: USA’s double standards about Al Qaeda in Libya, Syria, Yemen and other countries – by Nazir Naji Source: Daily Dunya
SC, ECP should take notice of links between PML-N and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi: Rehman Malik: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday called upon the Supreme court of Pakistan (SC) and Election Commission (ECP) to take notice of the links between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ), Dispatch News Desk (DND)
Dear Takfiris: Look in your mirror -by Thomas L. Friedman: On Monday, David D. Kirkpatrick, the Cairo bureau chief for The Times, quoted one of the Egyptian demonstrators outside the American Embassy, Khaled Ali, as justifying last week’s violent protests by declaring: “We never insult any prophet — not
Shia Hazaras’ exodus to Australia – by Zofeen Ebrahim: According to the South Asia Terrorist Portal (SATP). In 2011, 203 Shias were killed of which 27 belonged to the Hazara community. Shia Hazaras, along with non-Hazara Shias of Balochistan, remain a victim of country wide Shia genocide against
Demonizing of Islam and the Prophet: Free speech not absolute – by Agha Shahi: Source: Dawn, 12 Feb 2006 THE European newspapers which have printed the outrageous cartoons demonizing the Holy Prophet (PBUH) of Islam have given the deepest possible offence to more than a billion of his followers across the world. To
Communicating the constitution: Media in Pakistan rarely applies ‘constitutional filter’ to frame and contextualize vital national issues. The mainstream narratives and popular discourse in the media often privilege “territorial/security” and “religious” over the “republic.” These reportage trends have bearing on transformation of
A 13-year-old Shia Hazara boy is killed, only to become a statistic: Last Saturday was just another day in 13-year-old Liaquat Ali’s house in Quetta. The young Hazara boy’s mother asked him to help her with some chores, but he wanted to go out. After some back and forth of her
Al Qaeda’s news Jihad against Shiite Muslims of Pakistan – by R Raman: 1. As the world observes the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist strikes in the US Homeland, one hears less and less the pre-2001 calls of Al Qaeda for a global jihad against the Crusaders and the Jewish people
Who is listening? — by Meher Hasan: For the past several years, all I have ever seen Shias do is risk their lives to carry out an obligation, cry for loved ones lost in a heartless, shameful terrorist attack, or beg for justice There is no
Pakistan’s Shiite Muslim minority is feeling under siege – by Kathy Gannon: Source: Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — In the Shiite Muslim graveyard of this provincial Pakistani capital, entire sections are dedicated to the hundreds killed by Sunni Deobandi militants over the past two years, their portraits line the cobblestone
Interview with a Takfiri Deobandi leader of Sipah-e-Sahaba Lahore: Source: Express Tribune, Reporter: Rabia Mehmood LAHORE: Sitting inside a room at the Jamia Farooq-e-Azam seminary in Walton, Ghulam Rasool Shah, a senior operative of the banned Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamat (ASWJ), is irritated. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) founder and his one-time mentor,
Dr Shakil Afridi claims ISI regards US as worst enemy, Pakistan’s fight against militancy is bogus: PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Pakistan’s powerful spy agency regards America as its “worst enemy,” and the government’s claims that it is cooperating with the US are a sham to extract billions of dollars in American aid, according to the CIA
Jinnah-Ispahani correspondence -by Sharif al Mujahid: IN his day, Mirza Abul Hassan Ispahani (1902-1981) was an All India Muslim League (AIML) Parliamentary Board member (1936), an AIML Working Committee member, and a confident of Jinnah since 1936. He was very proactive in the Pakistan movement
Pakistan Army and State must change its soft policy, go after Takfiri militants and religious extremists – by Senator (R) Iqbal Haider: It is an undeniable fact that not a single Pakistani, Iraqi or Afghani participated in the dastardly attack on Twin Towers and Pentagon on 9/11. But strangely, the US chose to attack Afghanistan and Iraq while Pakistan was made
Weekly Classics: The Blood of Hussain – by Raza Ali Sayeed: “I really have been a reluctant ruler. Really, you can say that. But I am not a person to just give up in disgust and walk away. I am determined to stay here until I solve all of the
Imran Khan must not offload the entire blame of Shia genocide on foreign conspiracies – by Zeeshan Haider: Speaking at a recent television talk show, PTI chief Imran Khan tried to draw parallels between sectarian killings of Shia Muslims in Pakistan and conflicts in Iraq, Bahrain and Syria, saying he was convinced that the sectarianism in these
Three generals reinstated for court martial: ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau on Thursday revealed to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the GHQ had re-entered into active service three retired generals involved in the mega billion National Logistic Cell (NLC) scam to initiate their court
‘Systematic Shia extermination in Pakistan is a genocide’ : An interview with Dr. Taqi: Elements of Pakistani media are literally embedded with the jihadists for their Afghan and Kashmir ventures and have underreported or misreported the Shia genocide issue. In fact, those killed are never identified as Shia ‘The Pakistani anchors have done
Amjad Islam Amjad’s column on Shia genocide by Takfiri terrorists in Pakistan: Source: Daily Express
Carnage of Shia Muslims in Pakistan: With thousands of Shia Muslims killed over the past few years in Pakistan and over 400 murdered in recent months, the killings have practically amounted to genocide, raising more-than-sectarian alarm bells not only in Pakistan but also across the
The economics of hate – by Mehreen Zahra-Malik: Predictably, it began much before little Rimsha was accused of the incomprehensible – much before torn little pieces of religious paraphernalia were bandied about and their desecration decried. Venal mullahs, jilted neighbours, greedy influentials – the usual cast
Being a Shia in Pakistan: A personal experience – by Ale Natiq: Related post: میں جعفر حسین ہوں اور میں شیعہ نہیں ہوں https://lubpak.com/archives/331862 Pakistan is home to a large Shia community, second only to Iran but if you are born in the community, you sure have landed in the wrong
BLA, LeJ and Taliban have blended their violent operations in Balochistan – by Fahd Hussain: Raisani should resign. And that’s a start. He goes by the title of the Chief Minister of Balochistan. But in reality, there is no Chief Minister in Balochistan. In fact, there is no one really incharge in Balochistan. It’s
Finally, the Khan speaks out on Shia genocide – by Shyema Sajja: Last week, I had written about the recent Shia killings– wondering aloud how such an issue could be overlooked by the politicians and judiciary who instead chose to focus on matters so trivial that it was appalling to see the