Original Articles Archive
Faiz: The Idol Breaker! – by Saad Ahmed Javed: Faiz Ahmed Faiz might not be as terribly needed yesterday as today. A country where strongmen like Sulman Taseer can be assassinated for their unconventional religious views, can we expect from it to treat its “weakmen” fairly for similar
Zardari-Manmohan meeting – A positive development: پاک بھارت رابطہٴ ایک مثبت پیش رفت البرٹ آئین سٹائین نے کہا تھا۔ ٴٴ کسی ایٹم کو توڑنے سے زیادہ مشکل ہےٴ کسی بدگمانی کو ختم کرنا۔ٴ ٴ تقسیم ہند سے لے کر اب تک 64 سالہ پاک بھارت
A Dedication to the Shia Muslim Martyrs of Chilas – by Zahra Tabusum: Protest Against Atrocities in Pakistan: Sat, April 14, 2012, 11:00AM in front of Embassy of Pakistan, Washington D.C Oh martyrs of Chilaas, at your service we stand, Although your blood was shed upon our homelands, Your cries and pleas
The hate campaign by fake bloggers (LUBP): whose agenda they are promoting? – by Raza Rumi: Related post: LUBP being bullied by Pakistan’s “liberal” elite for its coverage of Shia genocide Editor’s note: Our friend Raza Rumi (editor of Pak Tea House blog and The Friday Times) has published a critical post on LUBP and
A U.S. citizen’s perspective on silent Shia genocide taking place in Pakistan – by Rusty Walker: The recent wave of cold-blooded targeted killings of Shiites Muslims at multiple locations throughout Pakistan is almost too horrific to digest. More than 250 Shias have been brutally murdered in the last three months alone; a similar number of
Rehman Malik must resign: It is now abundantly clearly that the PPP government’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik has failed to protect innocent Pakistani citizens, particularly ethnic and sect-based target killing in Karachi, Baloch massacre in Balochistan, Pashtun massacre in FATA and Khyper Pakhtunkhwa,
Will Gilgit-Baltistan Fall to Taliban? – Jamil Khakwani: We are amnesic and we forget the issues to be addressed with utmost importance, we hue and cry when the events like Bangladesh and Baluchistan occur and then we mourn afterwards. We as Pakistani nation are actually very slow
LUBP being bullied by Pakistan’s “fake liberal” elite for its coverage of Shia genocide: Related article: Vague HRCP statement fails to address Ongoing Shia Genocide – By Anwar Changezi and one response for LUBP’s policy of covering Shia Genocide and countering deliberate media distortion The hate campaign by fake bloggers (LUBP): whose agenda they
What happened in Chilas: An interview with a Skardu-based educationalist – by Nakvisson: Related posts: Eyewitness report: What exactly happened with Shia passengers in Chilas? – by Ali Raza Eyewitness accounts of Shia genocide in Gilgit and Chilas – by Shujat Hussain Mesam Editor’s note: On Tuesday 3 April 2012 in the
Farewell ‘Sindh jo ardo put’ Bashir Qureshi: LUBP offers sincerest condolences on the untimely death of Bashir Khan Qureshi, the chairman of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM). Qureshi was the leader of the JSQM-Qureshi, a nationalist party that came into existence after a split in
The 10 Million Dollar Question: It is an interrelated world. Here are seemingly four unrelated news that you might have caught. US Army is the World’s largest Employer Hafiz Saeed bounty increased to $10 Million More than 100 Pakistan Army soldiers feared dead in the
Eyewitness report: What exactly happened with Shia passengers in Chilas? – by Ali Raza: On 3 April-2012, at least 100 Shia Muslims were killed and over 250 abducted in Chilas area of Gilgit-Baltistan when a mob of 2000 Deobandi-Jihadi militants of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaast) stopped several buses on the Karakoram
Current Situation in Gilgit-Baltistan – by Jamil Khakwani: Gilgit-Baltistan: The potential 5th Province of Pakistan. History began from 1947, when the people of this prestigious mountainous region looked at the newly established state of Pakistan on the name of religions Islam. As matter of fact the strategic
Assassination of Maulana Mohammad Qasim Sasoli in Quetta – by Adnan Aamir: Related posts: We condemn brutal murder of Sunni Barelvi scholar in Quetta Attack on Sunni Barelvis Yesterday a religious scholar was martyred in Sariab Area of Quetta. Maulana Mohammad Qasim Sasoli was on his way to mosque, to lead
Congratulations on Chilas victory – by Riaz Malik Hajjaji: I am writing this post to thank Pakistani media on behalf of my friends of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) also known as Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ). During this week, SSP-ASWJ has achieved great victories in Chilas and Gilgit and
Talat Hussain’s column on Yusuf Ali Zardari – by Democracy Tiger: Many private media sources in Pakistan continue to produce misleading and false propaganda against President Asif Ali Zardari, in both local and national newspapers. One such short article appeared on the editorial page of the Urdu daily Bebaak Awaz
On Cyril Almeida’s superficial analysis of PPP’s dominance in Sindh: I came across this comment on Cyril Almeida’s recent column Bhutto legacy and lack of alternatives equal PPP dominance (Dawn, 5 April 2012). The comment, written by Morial Shah (publicly available on Twitter), is worth sharing with a larger
Voice of a dying tribe – by Chander Parkash: When our country (Pakistan) is devastated by sectarian genocide & targeted persecution, rural areas of sufistic Sindh has maintained its’ shining example of religious tolerance & pluralism in general. The majority of the country’s Hindus reside here & they
Ejaz Haider’s brilliant legalistic defense for DPC leader, Hafiz Saeed – by Riaz Malik Hajjaji: Whenever oppressed and under-funded Paak Fauj and its supporters like Hazrat Hafiz Saeed are under pressure, comrade Ejaz always comes to their rescue. In May last year, when ISI was really under pressure because they had failed to protect
We condemn brutal murder of Sunni Barelvi scholar in Quetta: We are saddened to learn that Jihadi-sectarian terrorists have killed a Sunni Barelvi scholar, Balochistan chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan in a firing incident on Saryab Road in Quetta on Friday 6 Apri 2012. The JUP chief, identified as Maulana
Eyewitness accounts of Shia genocide in Gilgit and Chilas – by Shujat Hussain Mesam: Related posts: Congratulations on Chilas victory – by Riaz Malik What exactly happened with Shia passengers in Chilas? – by Ali Raza What happened in Chilas: An interview with a Skardu-based educationalist – by Nakvisson On Tuesday, 3 April
Identity Assassination of Shia Community in Pakistan – by Ali Salman Alvi: Related posts: Who will free Pakistan’s Shias from the Iranian-agenda scholars? MWM must not act as a Shia version of Difa-e-Pakistan Council A critical analysis of the MWM resolution at the Karachi Shia rally Raja Nasir Abbas of MWM
Raza Rumi’s discourse on Pakistan’s Shia Muslims: A few days ago, Raza Rumi (editor of Pak Tea House blog and regular contributor to The Friday Times and Express Tribune) claimed that the notorious military-backed Difa-e-Pakistan Council, a conglomerate of 40 Jihadi-sectarian organizations, also includes Shia representatives
Shia genocide in Gilgit Baltistan and the role of non-state actors: Not unlike other areas of Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has suffered numerous incidents of anti-Shia violence in the last few months. In the recent wave of anti-Shia violence by Jihadi-Deobandi militant group Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaast (ASWJ), so far at
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, My Peace Hero – by Hifza Shah Jillani: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto is a known political phenomenon. Bhutto, not only a political leader, is someone who created new kind of politics in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, first state to be created in the name of Islam. He
Chief Justice Sahab, why were you sleeping for 107 days?: Justice delayed is justice denied. On 30th March, 2012, the Supreme Court of Pakistan declared the Rental Power projects as illegal. A two-member bench comprising of the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain was hearing
We applaud Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s bold message to pro-rapist Islamofascist judiciary: Related post: Two important speeches on ZAB’s 33rd death anniversary We applaud PPP chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, on his bold speech on the 33rd Death Anniversary of Pakistan’s first elected Prime Minister and PPP founder, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. In a
Two important speeches on ZAB’s 33rd death anniversary: Related post: We applaud Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s bold message to pro-rapist Islamofascist judiciary 4th April is a day when the PPP comes out as a victor against the forces that have tried their best to create hurdles in its
At least 15 Shias massacred by ASWJ-SSP militants in Chilas and Gilgit: GILGIT: Gunmen opened fire and killed fifteen passengers in Chillas, Geo News reported. According to official sources, the passengers were taken off buses, their Shia identity verified, and were then killed. Six buses were also set ablaze. Earlier, curfew
Javed Chaudhry shows how to rationalize acid attacks on women – by Zalaan: پہلی اپریل کو کسی نے مجھے جاوید چودھری کا روزنامہ ایکسپریس میں شایع ہونے والا کالم فارورڈ کیا جسے پڑھ کر میں حیران رہ گیا کے جاوید چودھری کی سوچ اتنی مجرمانہ اور گری ہوئی ہو سکتی ہے اور
American Ababeels and Meera Ghani – by Riaz Malik Hajjaji: This post is especially for my PTI comrades and for my heroes Samad Khurram, Meera Ghani and Fundy Kasoori. I am appalled to read the pro-drone article (by Pir Zubair Shah) which is an insult to the great articles written by Fundy Kasuri,
India offers Pakistan electricity and economic-centric foreign policy: My Editorial published in the Daily Mashriq بھارت نے پاکستان میں جاری توانائی کے بحران کو فوری طور پر حل کرنے کے لیے 5ہزار میگاواٹ بجلی روزانہ کی بنیاد پر فراہم کرنے کی پیشکش کی ہے۔ بجلی کی یہ
Karachi conflict and misleading facts: There has been big talk over the issue of local bodies in Sindh and in Karachi in particular over the past few months. As the security situation in the business hub of the country worsens each day, Television and
MWM leaders threaten to surround US Consulate to put an end to Shia genocide: Related posts: Who will free Pakistan’s Shias from the Iranian-agenda scholars? Raja Nasir Abbas of MWM and nation’s mazloom daughter Aafia Identity Assassination of Shia Community in Pakistan – by Ali Salman Alvi MWM must not act as a Shia
Spini Road Killings: The Quetta Version – by Anwar Ali Hazara: A Sukuzi van on its way to Alamdar Road carrying Shia Hazara passengers from Hazara Town was ambushed by 2 armed assailants when it slowed down near a speed-breaker on Spini Road, Quetta. According to the driver, two bearded
A girl who couldn’t become even Fakhra Younus – by Ahmed Nawaz: Fakhra Younus, an acid-attack victim, committed suicide less than a month ago – a horrid crime leading to a murder. Not many would be uninformed about the incident and unaware of the woman herself; for, it received heavy media
Prominent PTI activist Dr. Awab Alvi dreams of attack on Pakistan Parliament, regrets plot foiled – by Riaz Malik Hajjaji: To internet and the silly liberal fascist “scum” that infest it (you know who you are) Brave PTI warrior and the world’s best dentist and blogger, Dr Awab Alvi, recited the following immortal lines on twitter this morning: “Plot
Obfuscation by Sethi and Rumi in The Friday Times: Shia genocide by Deobandis in Pakistan or Sunni-Shia sectarian violence?: Related posts: ‘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 Pakistan’s Shia Muslims? ISI-sponsored Shia genocide in
Sublime or stupid! Political questions in Grade 9 Urdu paper in Punjab – by Shoaib Mir: A report in today’s issue of the Express Tribune [March 29, 2012, page 3] reads, in part, as follows: “When students appearing for the compulsory Urdu paper in Lahore on Wednesday morning turned to the multiple-choice section, they were
29 March 2012: Yet another Shia massacre in Quetta by ISI-backed Jihadis: Related posts: Abdul Khaliq Hazara and the ethnic cleansing narrative – by Marya Mushtaq List of non-Hazara Shia Muslims killed by SSP-LeJ-Taliban in Balochistan – by Marya Mushtaq New Twitter activists against Shia genocide in Pakistan Jihadi-sectarian militants of