Original Articles Archive
Yet Another Corruption Perception Index – Transparency International’s mindless logic: A press conference is going to take place today in which the high and mighty, Syed Adil Gilani, Chairman of Transparency International Pakistan is going to thunder that “Pakistan 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index Score is 2.3 against 2.4 in
On Syed Talat Hussain, Angelina Jolie and Pakistan’s pseudo-liberals: Related articles: In rejection of pseudo-liberals of Pakistan – by Sarah Khan First of all, let me express my full support to Saad Mansoor’s article in which he highlighted and rightly condemned the misogynist undercurrents in Talat Hussain’s op-ed
On Safdar Abbasi’s participation in Geo TV’s Capital Talk – by Abdul Nishapuri: Related article: An open letter to Senator Dr Safdar Abbasi This is with reference to Hamid Mir’s Capital Talk (Geo TV) on 25 October 2010: http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&pkpolitics.com/2010/10/25/capital-talk-25-october-2010 There are two obvious flaws in Hamid Mir’s logic: 1. The PPP (or
My enemy, my friend, my neighborer; let’s celebrate Disarmament Week, 24-30 October: “The United Nations stands today at a new Ground Zero — a “ground zero” for global disarmament, no longer a place of dread but of hope. Those who stand with us share the vision of a nuclear-free world. If
Hypocrites in the Pakistani Media – by M Usama Kabbir: Below are two very interesting pieces appearing in an international daily. There is a complete Media blackout on these writings in Pakistan. One cannot forget to remember the ‘Zardari Bashing’ carried out by Private News Channels in Pakistan when
Geo’s Priorities – Blast at Pakpattan’s Shrine is much lower in headlines than Babar Awan’s meeting with Chaudhry Pervez Ilahi: When the PPP and the government complains of over focus on personalities by Geo and Jang Group, then these complains are backed by genuine grievance. The attack on Baba Farid Gunj Shakar’s shrine on October 25, 2010 in
Poor Umar Cheema and lonely Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan – by Sikandar Mehdi: I was away for few weeks but alot has happened since I wrote last. CJ, Media, Lawyers, Taliban almost came full circle. Media had the field-day when they delivered the breaking news about the withdrawal of the judges reinstatement
Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC): Peaceful Sunni Barelvis rise against Deobandi militants of Sipah Sahaba Taliban: Cross-posted from LUBP old website: Related article: Will the Barelvi majority in Pakistan stand against terrorism? – by Tanveer Qaiser Shahid Related posts: Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC): Peaceful Barelvis rise against the Taliban-SSP criminals Sunni Barelvi (Sufi Muslims) Struggle with
An open letter to Senator Dr Safdar Abbasi: Related article: On Safdar Abbasi’s participation in Geo TV’s Capital Talk – by Abdul Nishapuri Dear Dr Safdar Abbasi, From the very outset I as a critical supporter of the Pakistan Peoples Party acknowledge your services to the party.
Extremist Deobandis of Taliban/Sipah-e-Sahaba massacre Barelvis at Baba Farid’s shrine in Pakpattan: Related articles on LUBP: Fareeda, turya turya ja: In support of internal diversity of Islam Baba Farid of Pakpattan: Another Shrine attacked by the sectarian monsters alias SSP, LeJ, Taliban Monsters of the extremist Deobandi ideology have struck the
Baba Farid of Pakpattan: Another Shrine attacked by Taliban-SSP-LeJ beasts: Another blast at the shrine of Sufi Saint Baba Farrid Shakar Ganj has once again reminded us of the threat to our own cultural traditions from the Salafist Saudi Arabian ideology penetrated through huge political influence over us via
Economy will be put on track by boosting trade: PM: * Gilani says govt wants to get rid of aid * Urges foreign-based Pak journalists to improve country’s image abroad LAHORE: Pakistan is consistently seeking access to American and European markets for trade, which means the country wants to
Shame on you Talat Hussain!: Related article On Syed Talat Hussain, Angelina Jolie and Pakistan’s pseudo-liberals Syed Talat Hussain ‘was’ an esteemed columnist, television host and journalist of Pakistan, until today when he targeted someone for following their own harmless cultural norms. In his
Iran restricts social sciences seen as ‘Western’: TEHRAN, Iran – Iran has imposed new restrictions on 12 university social sciences deemed to be based on Western schools of thought and therefore incompatible with Islamic teachings, state radio reported Sunday. The list includes law, philosophy, management, psychology,
Ansar Abbasi says: Nawaz Sharif must refrain from political reconciliation with the PPP: From LUBP old website: Ansar Abbasi advises Nawaz Sharif to refrain from reconciliation. He suggests that politics of reconciliation can be devastating for the country. Really? Good bye, democracy. Welcome, military dictatorship. Whose agenda are you serving Mr. Abbasi?
Pakistan’s Corrupt Generals: An Analysis: By: MUAHAMMAD AAMIR MUGHAL It was Hameed Gul who briefed Zia against the Geneva Accords and got the ISI to badmouth Yaqub Khan who was right once again (after East Pakistan) in siding with prime minister Junejo who had
Imran Khan’s letter to Barack Obama: A critical commentary: Cross-posted from the LUBP old website: Dear President Obama, Your extraordinary ascent to the U.S. Presidency is, to a large part, a reflection of your remarkable ability to mobilize society, particularly the youth, with the message of “change.” Indeed,
PML-N alliance with Musharraf League: Tariq Azeem to meet Nawaz in London: It seems, the Pakistan Muslim league Nawaz and it’s Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif have not learnt a lessons from past experiences.This is a true perception that, the PML-N and it’s leadership always went for their vested interest rather going after
Blast from the past: Unnecessary Criticism of the Kerry Lugar Bill – 8th October 2009: It’s been more than a year that all the hoo-haa started on the Kerry-Lugar Bill. I had written a post then about the Unnecessary Criticism of the aid package. It becomes all the more ironic now that the same
Don’t waste your dollars on media owners in Pakistan – by Ammar Kazmi: Cameras are insured but the photo journalists and field reporters are not, what a mean and inhuman attitude of Pakistan’s media owners that there are no life insurance policies for journalists. I think this is not only a lust
Pakistan’s Youth Runs for First Ever Twitter Parliament: Youth on twitter started a new campaign named ‘Pakistan Twitter Parliament’ #PKTP, where polls for Prime Minister are soon to be held. The Prime Minister will then choose his / her cabinet. In this race a young PPP supporter
From the Kerry-Lugar-Berman bill to the current US Aid to Pakistan military: Silence of the (bay) ghairat brigade: While the majority of Pakistan’s pro-military establishment journalists and TV anchors (e.g., Kamran Khan, Ansar Abbasi, Syed Talat Hussain, Hamid Mir, Dr Shahid Masood, Javed Chaudhry, Orya Maqbool Jan, Irfan Siddiqi etc) kept barking against the the Kerry-Lugar-Berman bill,
Pakistan, the state that refuses to fail: Every now and then, an article appears in foreign publications like New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, Times of London, Time, Economist which makes its headlines in Pakistani newspapers and TV channels. Why it makes headlines followed
Will ‘civil society’ please relax? – By Ayaz Amir: Ayaz Amir has been a respectable columnist of Pakistan though for PPP supporters, he has been a thorn all along. He is now a member of National Assembly from his native Chakwal and this is his second stint
18th Amendment: The Parliament must not surrender its sovereignty to grade-22 bureaucrats in the Supreme Court: The Supreme Court’s order (on the 18th amendment) throws light on certain very important issues about the court’s recent role and function in our constitutional democracy. The court has been stretching beyond its constitutional mandate. Suo motu notices were
Reconstitution of National Economic Council: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has advised President Asif Ali Zardari to reconstitute the National Economic Council (NEC) by including the Chief Minister and Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan as Members of the NEC.He also advised for inclusion of the
Zikr-e-Shahab: Remembering Qudrat Ullah Shahab: Compiled by: Abdul Nishapuri Qudratullah Shahab Shahab at a UNESCO session in Paris with Sahibzadah Yaqub Ali Khan At a sufi shrine in Canton, China, with Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Shahab with General Ayub Khan in a function of Pakistan
Ahsan Iqbal, gangster from Narowal? Is this the level of PML-N’s leadership?: Cross-posted from LUBP old web-site Ahsan Iqbal: Background Information From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ahsan Iqbal (born September 28, 1958 in Lahore) is a Pakistani politician and the former Federal Minister for Education. He is also the information secretary
Why do all PPP haters dislike Senator Babar Awan?: It is a fact that Federal Law Minister, Senator Babar, is a thorn in the side of all PPP haters, right from Justice Khalil Ramday (of the Supreme Court of Pakistan) to Justice Khwaja Sharif (of the Lahore High
The ‘PPP-centric’ judiciary should also reopen other cases of the opposition: Pakistan’s supreme court has asked parliament to review a constitutional amendment that would see senior court judges appointed by a parliamentary committee, delaying a potential divisive change to the relationship between the judiciary and the government. The ruling on Thursday came
The Courts vs PPP – by Ali Asad: President Asif Zardari has said that the courts have never imparted justice to PPP. What he has said is not untrue! I want to tell a gory tail of injustice to Mr. Asif Zardari by the courts including
The ‘non-decision’ on 18th amendment: Go east, go west, our Supreme Court is the best!: Related article: 18th Amendment: The Parliament must not surrender its sovereignty to grade-22 bureaucrats in the Supreme Court The Supreme Court has ordered that Article 175-A that has been amended through the epic 18th Amendment be sent back to
Farooq Leghari, Pakistan’s Brutus – by Sindhyar Talpur: Many people in Pakistan remember Shakespeare’s famous lines from Julius Caesar – ‘et tu brute?’ – spoken by the astonished Caesar, as he is about to die due to numerous stabs. In Plutarch it is said after seeing Brutus,
The Supreme Court’s inquiry committee holds Justice Khwaja Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif responsible for police torture on lawyers in Lahore: Time-line: 2 October 2010 Police torture on lawyers in Lahore The clash between lawyers and judges turned into one between lawyers and the police after charged lawyers insisted on taking out a rally, despite the imposition of Section 144
Another Rafiq Bajwa: Story of Babar Awan’s cheque to Qazi Anwar – by Nazir Naji: ایک اور رفیق باجوہ…..سویرے سویرے…نذیر ناجی 1977 ء کا سال تھا۔ پی این اے کی تحریک زوروں پر تھی۔ تمام مخالف سیاسی جماعتوں نے جمع ہو کربھٹو صاحب کے خلاف شدید نفرت پر مبنی تحریک چلارکھی تھی۔ پی این
Justice Javed Iqbal and Dr Shahid Masood’s talk show: سپریم کورٹ کے 17رکنی لارجر بنچ کے روبرو ججز بحالی کیلئے انتظامی حکم کو واپس لینے کی خبر پر ازخود نوٹس کیس کی سماعت کے دوران سینئر موسٹ جج جسٹس جاوید اقبال نے کہا کہ میں گذشتہ رات ٹی
Interim Report on Media Investigation: Dawn has significantly covered the interim report of the government set up committee to investigate the rumors that began on Thursday, 14th October, 2010 that made the judiciary go hay wire and become extremely insecure. Jang and The News
Demand for polygraph: In June earlier this year, I came across a news item which was very funny: A Barrister Iqbal Jafri had demanded a polygraph test of Nawaz Sharif. We covered the point and had it posted on LUBP. Surprisingly, the
Long live injustice: Lubna’s parents accept one million rupees, case closed: While commenting on my post titled “Rape and murder of Christian girls” Mr Rahi says: ‘This is a country where nobody will be concerned for brutual rape and murder done by their own people but will spend millions of dollars and