Original Articles Archive
Kaptaan’s double face: A critical view on Imran Khan’s interview with Karan Thapar: The new puppet show was set in motion on Pakistan’s political screen in Lahore when diverse affiliates of Pakistan’s security establishment both from right wing and fake liberals gathered at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Lahore rally and showed their full support
Express Tribune must not distort facts about Husain Haqqani – by Laibaah: Source: Pakistan Blogzine Related posts: Husain Haqqani, memogate and urban elites’ pandemonium on Twitter A critical analysis of Husain Haqqani vs Mansoor Ijaz saga It is now well established that by virtue of his influential position as Pakistan Ambassador
Husain Haqqani, memogate and urban elites’ pandemonium on Twitter: Source: Pakistan Blogzine Related posts: Husain Haqqani’s resignation and urban elites’ sham-e-ghariban on Twitter A critical analysis of Husain Haqqani vs Mansoor Ijaz saga Express Tribune must not distort facts about Husain Haqqani There is a great pandemonium of
Memogate: Mullen throws Husain Haqqani under the bus: Related posts: A critical analysis of Husain Haqqani vs Mansoor Ijaz saga Express Tribune must not distort facts about Husain Haqqani Mansoor Ijaz saga: An example of media mismanagement by PPP Adm. Michael Mullen has exclusively confirmed to The
House of Saud mistreats Hajjis: Related posts: Mecca for the rich: Islam’s holiest site ‘turning into Vegas Imam-e-Kaaba ka khutba-e-hajj – by Aamir Hussaini Editor’s note: We are cross-posting a thought-provoking article by Dr. Abbas Zaidi on a much ignored topic, i.e., persecution of
Shah Mahmood Qureshi – the man for all seasons: Related Post: Pakistan’s Civil Awards FCS Style Let us look at the positives of Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s decision to resign from his position as a MNA on a PPP ticket
Stellar yet sadly affronted accomplishments of PPP Government – by Dr. Zaeem Zia: After the ouster of the Military regime in 2008- Pakistan faced ultimate challenges in various forms. Aftermath of martial law, for sure was deleterious, it may take a decade to overcome its effects and miseries. Elections in 2008 itself
On Imran Khan: Messiah or Demagogue – Abdul Samad: Imran Khan has emerged as the Messiah for a nation long clamoring for the arrival of a noble soul, who would, with sincerity and clarity of vision, uplift millions from the abyss of poverty, despair and disrepair and propel Pakistan into
Imran Khan’s sermon at the Laal Masjid: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Chairman and desperately waiting to capture Pakistan , Imran Khan, visited the “Holy” Laal Masjid in Islamabad on 18th March 2011. Yes readers, he spoke at a Friday sermon in one of the most terrifying places in
Tarek Fatah on the causes of religious extremism in Pakistan: Related Posts: Salman Taseer – Another Victim of Islamofacsim: LUBP interviews Tarek Fatah Intellectual dishonesty in misrepresenting Shia massacres in Pakistan She died as her father did: Bravely – by Tarek Fatah In his guest appearance on a Canadian
Who will Punjab vote for? A study in the context of Punjab’s electoral history – by Ali Usman Qasmi: Imran Khan’s successful public rally in Lahore has made many tongues to wag. Political analysts are now forced to revise their earlier estimates about Imran Khan’s potential to create a niche for himself in the existing political set up
Why Imran Khan should be worried about PTI’s Vice President Shahid Qazi’s resignation – by Laibaah: Cross-posted from Pakistan Blogzine Imran Khan and his political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) suffered its biggest blow yet as one of its main leaders from Balochistan resigned, alleging that the party was toeing the line of Pakistan’s all powerful military establishment.
A critical analysis of Husain Haqqani vs Mansoor Ijaz saga: Source: Pakistan Blogzine Related posts: Deconstructing Husain Haqqani – by Aamir Mughal and Sarah Khan Express Tribune must not distort facts about Husain Haqqani Husain Haqqani, memogate and urban elites’ pandemonium on Twitter Mullen throws Husain Haqqani under the
ذیا بیطس کا عالمی دن: آج ١٤ نومبر کو ذیا بیطس کا عالمی دن منایا جاتا ہے، یہ فریڈرک بینٹنگ کا یوم پیدائش ہے جس نے انسولین ایجاد کی، اس طرح اس دن بینٹنگ اور اس کے ساتھیوں کو خراج تحسین بھی پیش کیا
Hasan Nasir: ‘We, who were murdered in the darkest lanes’: Today, November 13, marks the death anniversary of Hasan Nasir Shaheed who was succumbed to death in infamous Lahore Fort’s chamber of horrors in 1960 by Pakistani state. Scion of an aristocratic family of Hyderabad, Deccan, Hasan Nasir was a
Qadir Magsi, no Bashir Qureshi, no Zulfiqar Mirza will win the race – by Jumman Disco: Related Post: Mirza Jee Mantra Let us think for a while and try to understand mirza’s fiery speeches and his mannouevres. Everything is across the board; Badin district, which is home town of mirza has been submerged in recent
ہمالیہ، ہمارا کردار اور مستقبل ؟: ہمالیہ کو خاصے بڑے ماحولیاتی مسائل کا سامنا ہے، آبادی میں اضافے اور مواصلات میں بہتری کی وجہ سے آلودگی پھیل رہی ہے جس کا اثر پورے ماحول پر پڑا ہے، عالمی درجہ حرارت میں اضافے کی وجہ سے
Mansoor Ijaz saga: An example of media mismanagement by PPP: Related post: A critical analysis of Husain Haqqani vs Mansoor Ijaz saga Mullen throws Husain Haqqani under the bus The Mansoor Ijaz saga has been clearly mismanaged by certain leaders and office-bearers of the Pakistan People Party. Perhaps the
Mecca for the rich: Islam’s holiest site ‘turning into Vegas’ – by Jerome Taylor: Editor’s note: The Saudi-Salafi-Wahhabi empire in Hijaz is implementing its on-going goal of destruction of early Islamic heritage, and their current target is Makkah, Islam’s holiest site. The destruction of sites associated with early Islam is a phenomenon that
Imam-e-Kaaba ka khutba-e-hajj – by Aamir Hussaini: Aamir Hussaini offers a critical analysis of the Hajj sermon on 5 November 2011 by Abd al-‘Aziz Aal Ash-Shaikh, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia. Mr. Hussaini highlights the lopsided criticism of the media, silence on discrimination and persecution
Please forgive Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan – by Laibaah: Source: Pakistan Blogzine The following statement by Dr. AQ Khan has been recently published in several newspapers: Instead of criticizing Zardari and Nawaz, Imran must suggest solutions ISLAMABAD: Dr Abdul Qadeer, a renowned scientist, has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Mirza Jee Mantra: I was worried about a person in PPP who wanted to get fame in the politics of Pakistan by taking ethnic and sectarian lines. Some people enjoyed Mira jee’s demagogues against Urdu speaking migrants from India and the MQM
Iran isn’t an enemy of the Jewish people – by Shiraz Paracha: World bullies threat Iran often on the basis of biased, politicized and incorrect reports of the International Atomic Energy Commission (IAEA). Such reports are prepared on false assumptions and estimates usually in collaboration
Is giving MFN status to India a policy shift? – by Muhammad Saeed Akhtar: In coming days you will find cauldron boiling in the electronic media of Pakistan to see many witch hunters around; trying to baffle the poor and ill informed audience about granting the MFN status to India with all their
Liberal fascists launch an attack on Imran Khan’s financial credibility – by Riaz Malik Hajjaji: About the author As the tail wind of the Hazrat Imran Khan Tsunami, I want to inform you, my millions of readers, of the latest media attacks by the liberal fascists on Imran Khan. We all know
Imran Khan’s financial credibility five months down the road: In May 2011, we had published two original articles titled “Imran Khan’s Financial Credibility” (10th May, 2011) and “Some questions about Imran Khan’s PTI NA-USA LLC” (13th May, 2011). The purpose of both the articles was not to taint
Vote for Imran Khan? – by Muhammad Anwar Ul Haq: ‘Vote for Imran, vote for change’ is THE catchphrase these days. Having heard this line several times over after the successful rally that PTI held in Lahore, I was forced to ponder over the question. While I was deliberating
Appreciating the Beyghairat Brigade: Last month, what seemed like an innocent and satirical attempt to mock the influencing and prevalent mood of hysteria and conspiracy theories in Pakistan, a group of three 20-something boys led by Ali Aftab came up with a song
Lifestyle Liberals and Political Liberals: Is LUBP a hurdle in the way of unity of liberals?: Related posts: Deconstructing Pakistani liberals: A response to Shashi Tharoor and Raza Rumi Censorship tactics and the ‘unity of liberals’ – by Alamdar Mengal The liberal fiasco in Pakistan – by Suleman Akhtar ****** I was motivated to write
Has the PPP government ruined the economy? – by Khubaib Siddiqui: Rants against the economic performance of the current government have become such a common and recurrent feature of our political discourse that the statement “this PPP government has ruined the economy” has assumed the properties of an axiom or
Ansar Abbasi in support of Imran Khan – by Zalaan: انصار عباسی کا عمران افروز کالم ایک بار پھر سوات میں لڑکی پر کوڑے مارنے کو جائز کہنے والے ،طالبان کے حمایتی ،ملک میں طالبانوں کی غیر قانونی عدالتوں کو آسمانی حکم کہنے والے صحافی انصار عباسی عمران خان
Sacrifice: Another Story – by Suleman Akhtar: There’s much distress in society that may be taken care of to some extent by succoring the flood effectees, Internally Displaced Persons, terrorism victims and destitute ones in dire need; the act that corresponds more to the spirit
ایک کہانی بڑی پرانی: ایک تھا جنگل اور ایک تھا جنگل کا شیر، اور بہت سے تھے اس جنگل میں جانور مگر یہ کہانی شروع ہوتی ہے شیر سے کہ ابھی اس کی کم سنی کا زمانہ تھا، کچھ نا تجربہ کار تھا
The False Prophet – by Suleman Akhtar: Change we need, but not at the expense of sagacity. Change we need, but not through mere rhetoric rather sound understanding of state of affairs. Change cannot be even envisioned until unless touching upon the matter that who holds
Kings and kingmakers: A comment on Najam Sethi’s article on Imran Khan: Here is a quick comment on Najam Sethi’s editorial on Imran Khan (TFT: “Prince who would be King“): It is possible to identify four key issues: An uncritical recycling of the Gallup poll data: Gallup Pakistan is utterly discredited
While critics cry inflation, sales of luxury items surge – by Ali Wahab: In a country like Pakistan, where every decision (either good or bad) is looked at with scepticism, a number of commentators and analysts have decried that the reduction in interest rates to 12% will lead to inflation; whereas the
Is PPP responsible for the Imran Khan Obsession? – by Salma Jafar: Imran Khan’s arrival at the much fraught political landscape of Pakistan should be a wakeup call to the slumbering and complacent PPP. But PPP will win the senate election with MQM support and all will be fine. PPP will
Imran Khan’s Vice President Ejaz Chaudhry’s links with sectarian terrorists!: Source Related post: Imran Khan’s Lahore rally offers no hope to Pakistan’s religious and ethnic minority groups There is consistent and irrefutable evidence of Ejaz Chaudhry’s (Vice President and Incharge Youth and Students Affairs of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) links