Newspaper Articles Archive
Would Jinnah, a Shia, also have to leave the country he founded? -by Abdul Majeed: August 15 marked the completion of 65 years since our country came into existence. Yes, it was August 15 and not August 14, however, we officially celebrate our independence day on the 14th. The Pakistan we see today is
Hate content in Punjab, Sindh school curricula -by Mansoor Malik: The primary and secondary schools curricula (being taught to children in public and private schools in Punjab and Sindh) is replete with content that can fan hatred, prejudices, torture, extremism and religious intolerance in society. The curricula ‘hate material’
Catch-44: Takfiri Deobandi Wahhabi intolerance and Shia genocide in Pakistan – by Mujahid Kamal Mir: Pakistan’s 65-year history of missed opportunities seized by other rapidly developing nations like Korea, Turkey, etc, tainted by military coups, political infighting and a form of crony capitalism that has stifled its economy were enough of the destablisers, and
Would Jinnah have lived as a Shia? – by Faiza Mirza: j Source: Dawn Twenty-nine years ago a boy was born in the city of Karachi. His excited parents just like many before and after them, faced the common question: What should we name him? A name which would do
A comment on Hamid Mir and Safdar Mehmood’s backhanded condemnation of Shia genocide: روزنامہ جنگ کے شکریہ کے ساتھ حامد میر کا یہ مضمون شایع کر رہے ہیں – ہم مضمون کے بنیادی متن سے متفق ہیں البتہ اس چیز سے اختلاف کرتے ہیں کہ کوئی سنی، شیعہ ، احمدی ، مسیحی
Imran Khan calls on CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry to take suo moto action on Shia genocide: Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan has called on Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry to take suo motu notice of Shia killings in the country, Press TV reports. Khan, who leads Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice or PTI),
Amnesty International and HRW are constantly remiss in reporting Shia genocide in Pakistan – by Dr. Muhammad Taqi: Related posts: An open letter to Amnesty International from concerned citizens of Pakistan Pakistani Shias and other rights activists protest the misrepresentation of Shia massacres by Human Rights Cartel “If this isn’t Shia genocide, what is?” – by Zofeen
“If this isn’t Shia genocide, what is?” – by Zofeen Ebrahim: Source: Dawn.com “It must have been early morning when about two dozen masked men, in army uniforms, stopped their convoy of buses. All passengers were asked to get down. In an organised manner they separated the Shias from among
ایک سنی دیوبندی گھرانے میں پیدا ہونے والا وسعت اللہ خان خود کو اچھا مسلمان ثابت کرنے کے لئے کہاں تک جائے: میں سچا مسلمان کیسے بنوں؟ وسعت اللہ خان بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، کراچی ایک سنی دیوبندی گھرانے میں پیدا ہونے والا وسعت اللہ خان خود کو ایک اچھا مسلمان ثابت کرنے کے لئے کہاں تک جائے، کیا
Shia genocide is a rude wake-up call for the saner elements in Pakistan – by Raza Rumi: The joke is that those who raise the slogan of Islam in the loudest voices have nothing to do with the philosophy of this religion… Apart from imperialism, no mention is ever made of Islam’s great humanism, nor is
Judges should not rule nation, says chief justice of India: India’s Chief Justice SH Kapadia has asserted that judges should not govern the country or evolve policies as he wondered what would happen if the executive refuses to comply with judiciary’s directives, the Hindustan Times reported on Saturday. According
Nawab Akbar Bugti the martyr – by Sanaullah Baloch: The world watched incredulously as Pervez Musharraf declared war on Balochistan, and particularly against Nawab Akbar Bugti. Prior to fabricated rocket “attack” on Musharraf in December 2005, tanks rolled into Dera Bugti and other parts of Balochistan in January
ميرا دل بہت پريشان ہے رمشاء کے ليے: شروع کے روزوں ميں شام کے وقت بچوں کو حسب معمول پارک ليکر جا رہی تھی کہ گلی کے اختام پر کھڑے پانچ چھ مرد و خواتين کے ايک گروپ نے مجھے دو صفحات ديے۔ بھوک کے مارے ويسے
Why no Salala style national outrage on Shiite massacres in Pakistan? – by Shyema Sajjad: Are human lives less important than samosas and ostriches? Apparently, it seems this just might be the case in Pakistan. Why else would government leaders along with the Chief Justice have the time to pass rulings and notices on these and
Open season on Shiite Muslims in Pakistan – by Dr Mohammad Taqi: Pakistan continues its tragic journey down the xenophobic abyss. As this country gets over a blood-soaked Eid, let me recall a 44-word short story by Saadat Hasan Manto. He wrote: “Ripping the belly cleanly, the knife moved in a
Sunni Shia unity and the role of MQM – by Ali Taj: World Shia Forum commends Altaf Bhai and the MQM for making a bold statement about Shia Genocide. This statement while heartening is not enough. It is time for all political forces to make a united front and embark on
اہل تشیع کے امام بارگاہوں اور اہلسنت کی مساجد پر حملے کرنیوالے ایک ہی ہیں، حافظ حسین احمد: اہل تشیع کے امام بارگاہوں اور اہلسنت کی مساجد پر حملے کرنیوالے ایک ہی ہیں، حافظ حسین احمد حافط حسین احمد کا تعلق جمعیت علمائے اسلام (ف) سے ہے، چار بار رکن پارلیمنٹ منتخب ہوچکے ہیں۔ 1988ء میں جب
Are the Saudi Wahhabi clerics waiting for an opportunity to destroy the Prophet’s mosque in Medina?- by Ali Taj: This is a mini documentary which shows a systematic destruction of the holy and historic sites of the Muslim world in Mecca and Medina. Sami Angawi, the founder and former director of Mecca’s Hajj Research Center and opponent of
Storify: Shia genocide in Pakistan – by Voice of Qaim: In last few months and years, numerous attacks on Pakistan’s Shia Muslims have been carried out in various areas of Pakistan, from the Northern Areas (Gilgit-Baltistan) to Balochistan and from Karachi to Parachinar. Shias and other religious minority communities
Are Muslims safe in Pakistan and Gilgit Baltistan? -by Dr Shabir Choudhry: UK 21 August 2012. Despite what is happening to Muslims in Pakistan, many people still regard Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a ‘Fort of Islam’. When this ‘Fort of Islam’ was established in 1947 after division of the British
Pakistani State’s ambivalent policies on Taliban – by Saleem Safi: In the following thought-provoking article (published in daily Jang), Saleem Safi, former Jihadi in Afghan Jihad against Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, explains that military operation in North Waziristan will remain ineffectual as long as Pakistan army continues to pursue
Challenges that Imran Khan’s Tsunami faces in Waziristan – by Imran Khan: Tsunamis are known for the height of their waves, and Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf (PTI)’s tsunami would probably register its tallest wave yet if it hits the mountains of Waziristan next month. Organising a jalsa inside the Taliban stronghold
A very sad Eid Mubarak: 28 innocent massacred (Shias), graves desecrated (Ahmadis), daughter charged with blasphemy (Christian), abduction & forced conversion (Hindu). Eid Mubarak Pakistan. (Abdul Nishapuri – via Twitter) Eid written in blood This Ramazan, like many before it, has been gory. The
Shia massacre in Gilgit: Fear, anger grip city – by Qaswar Abbas (India Today): Gilgit, August 17, 2012 Source: India Today – http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/massacre-in-gilgit-shia/1/213478.html The tyres of the Landcruiser squealed wildly as Gul Khan slammed the brake pedal. My head crashed against the dash board. “Sir, get out of car,” my driver, Khan, 41,
Imran Khan aur Sheikh Rashid aik doosre ki zararot hein -by Nusrat Javed: Source: Daily Express
Amnesty International: An Instrument of War Propaganda?: By Felicity Arbuthnot Global Research, August 8, 2012 Source Amnesty International has released satellite pictures of “craters” in Syria, citing : “an increased use of heavy weaponry, including near residential areas”. The BBC reports, quoting Amnesty: “Images from Anadan
Breaking the Arab News: Al Arabiya and Al Jazeera have lowered their journalistic standards in their coverage of Syria – by Sultan Al Qassemi: While civil war rages on the Syrian battlefield between regime loyalists and myriad rebel factions, another battle is taking place in the media world. Al Arabiya and Al Jazeera, the two Gulf-based channels that dominate the Arabic news business, have moved
Malik Ishaq living large in Sherry Rehman’s new Pakistan – by Dr. Taqi: At a panel discussion during the Aspen Security Forum last week, the Pakistani envoy to the United States, Ms Sherry Rehman traded barbs with two key figures of the US administration on Pak-Afghan policy. President Barack Obama’s special adviser
PML-N, Judiciary, ISI and LeJ gang-up in Punjab; 100 Shias arrested: Malik Ishaq, the head of al-Qaeda affiliate notorious terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Jhangvi visited Chiniot, Punjab, on 7th August (Tuesday) and ranted against Shias from the Siddiq Akbar Mosque while his terrorist supporters (belonging to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Sipah-e-Sahaba also known as ASWJ)
Welcome to the circus -by Hajrah Mumtaz: IN terms of entertainment value, this country’s media industry must surely hold its own against the best and the brightest. Barely a day goes by without Pakistan being given reason to gape, yet again, at what our galaxy of
A truly democratic future -by Farahnaz Ispahani: For the first time in its history, Pakistan is close to a democratic transfer of power. One directly elected government will go through the electoral process again in the first quarter of 2013 and a new, elected group answerable to
Prior convictions and Pakistan’s president: In the last few weeks, news reports have appeared in the US which mischaracterize the history of allegations against Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari. The publication“KGS Nightwatch,” a nightly national security newsletter, reported that Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari “was
More terror awaits Karachi as court acquits seven ASWJ-Taliban militants for ‘want of evidence’: Related posts: Acquittal of terrorists in Pakistan Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and the “lack of evidence” Let’s blame the prosecution KARACHI, July 24: A sessions court acquitted on Tuesday seven alleged members of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in a police encounter case
The blocks on minority Web sites bode poorly for the basic right to free speech in Pakistan – by Huma Yusuf: Adapted and edited from NYT blogs Silencing Pakistan’s Minorities KARACHI — One of this city’s main roads remained closed for more than three hours last Tuesday as buses smoldered, teargas canisters exploded and four people were wounded in clashes between
Dangerous duffers: ISI’s interface with terror – by Khaled Ahmed: On July 12, 2012, ex-ISI chief General (retd) Asad Durrani appeared on PTV and expressed his views in his characteristic reductive manner. Durrani cultivates gruffness as his trademark. In this, he is like a predecessor of his, General Mahmood Ahmad: the
Democracy is the best revenge! – by Shama Junejo: Cross-posted from blogs.thenewstribe.com “First they will ignore you, then they will laugh at you, then they will fight you and then you will win.” I was only nine years old when my father told me these words of Mahatma
The fabulous Mr. Zardari – by Aakar Patel: Cross-posted from The Express Tribune It is easy to feel admiration and not a little respect for President Asif Zardari, who turns 57 this week. Like Manmohan Singh, he rarely allows himself to be interviewed by his own media
SOS from Damascus: Save the lives of Shia and Sunni Sufi Muslims living near Syeda Zainab’s shrine: Related post: We condemn attack on the shrine of Prophet Muhammad’s granddaughter by Saudi sponsored terrorists Adapted and edited from SRW July 20, 2012 Washington DC – According to our sources in Sayedah Zainab, Syria, 10 kilometers outside Damascus,