Original Articles Archive
Big Mouth Contest 2010 – by Ammar Kazmi: All these people are known for their indecent conversation/comments. They are democratic people so I chose a democratic way to elect/condemn the dirtiest mouth amongst these. One common attribute of them is that all these don’t know the respect
‘Chief Sahab’ how was this ‘interview’ possible under house arrest? – by Farhad Jarral and Hafsa Khawaja: A few baffling events have come into view, including the situations that occurred during the tumultous time of Musharraf’s November 3 Emergency and the Judiciary Movement such as the interviews conducted by various media names with CJ Iftikhar Muhammad
‘The dog snatched your ear’: Judgement of our judges – by Khalid Wasti: ============= افواہ کس نے اڑائی ؟ ============= ٹی وی پروگرام ” پالیسی میٹرز ” پر تبصرہ 15 اکتوبر کو ایک ویب سائٹ پر پوسٹ کیا گیا سپریم کورٹ نے ایک کاروائی کرنی تھی ، اس مقصد کے لیئے میڈیا
Government-judiciary conflict: Time-line commentary – by Moazzam Raza Tabassam: On the eve of the third anniversary of the Karsaz tragedy on Oct 18, President Zardari, and PPP’s Govt again under attack , Yousuf Raza Gilani made an attempt to allay the apex court’s apprehensions and misgivings set off
Fragile democracy and 64-channels media cottage industry – by Chaudhry Ahmed Khan: I recently came across a comment by the President and PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, which really struck me for its succinct and bold portrayal of the Pakistani media. The President was countering one of the many false impressions
18th October, 2007 _ Benazir’s Homecoming with a Benazir Vision – By Saria Benazir: Times, going too swift _ roving all around & considering the golden sun glimmers of October 18, 2007 _ Ah! A scrutiny of the ambiance all about _ Either gazing at the sky, were those the crests of Himalayas
Nawaz Sharif’s alliance with Musharraf League: Where are the principles now?: The PPP has been accused a number of times of siding with Pervez Musharraf and giving him safe passage. PPP is also accused of being soft towards PML-Q as it feels that PML-Q can give a tough fight to
Kamran Khan’s Dirty Role -Desperation? by Muhammad Amjad Rashid: I have listened a big part of “Today with Kamran Khan” on Geo and I have come to this point that Jang Group or Geo Group is now very worried after the declaration of prime minister that there
Nawaz Sharif now wants a “Meesaq-e-Pakistan”: While enjoying his trip to London, the nation reels under rumors and judicial activism, Mian Nawaz Sharif has again done what he is best at doing: accuse President Zardari for all the ills in the country. He said that
Drone attacks on the Taliban terrorists are permissible in Islamic sharia – by Zalaan: مدرسہ انسانیت کا فتویٰ ڈرون کی شرعی حیثیت سوال : مفتی صاحب آج کل جو طالبان اور القاعدہ کو ڈرون مارے جا رہے ہیں ،ان کے بارے میں آپ کا کیا فتویٰ ہے ؟ جواب : القاعدہ اور طالبان
Each day of democratic government is doomsday for establishment and media – by Amjad Rashid: I believe that Indian media is true in its statements regarding Pakistani media. Indian news & print media persons often use to say that Pakistan is a heaven for media. I now totally believe that this is truly
Jang and The News’ published bias – a list of all reports and columns and angling between August 22, 2009 and August 30, 2010: In a research exercise, 14,534 news reports and columns that have been published in Jang and The News between August 22, 2009 and August 30, 2010 have been analyzed. The analysis is on the basis of the folloing heads:
Is judiciary independent in Pakistan? – by Bawa: Here is an excellent analysis cross-posted from pkpolitics.com: اس عدلیہ نے پچھلے دو سالوں میں یہی ثابت کیا ہے کہ اس نے شاید غلامی سے تو نجات حاصل کر لی ہے لیکن آزادی کی منزل ابھی بہت دور ہے.
Jang and The News get lion’s share of government advertising: Whenever the PPP government talks about the media bias of Jang, The News and Geo, there is a counter argument from the group that the government has clamped down on advertising for the group and that stopping advertisements is
ZAB never said idhar hum udhar tum: these words were concocted by by Abbas Ather – Contributed by Eqbal Alavi: http: //youtu.be/GAy-n-rBfOw Nailing urban legends by Khalid Hasan: Another urban legend that has also refused to die is Bhutto declaring at Karachi in a throwaway line directed at Shaikh Mujibur Rehman, “Udhar tum, idhar hum.” For the tenth time,
Breaking News: The News (Jang Group) removes its 19 January 2010 false story to escape legal action: Here is something which the critical readers of the LUBP would love to read: Watch Abbas Ather’s conversation with Asma Jahangir in today’s Column Kaar (16 October 2010). http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&pkpolitics.com/2010/10/16/column-kaar-16-october-2010 At about 8:00 minutes in the above video, Abbas Ather
Memory Loss of Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan: Mehran Bank Scandal and Barrister Akram Sheikh – by Aamir Mughal: According to a recent report published in The News based on Chaudhry Nisar’s conversation in Geo TV’s Capital Talk: Opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has claimed that intelligence agencies were once again active for the downsizing of politicians.
All Pakistan Khatam-e-Nabuwat Conference demanding removal of Ahmedi officers: All Pakistan Khatam-e-Nabuwat Conference is demanding removal of Ahmedi’s working in civil services and armed forces . Source : DailyWaqt
A reply to Geo TV’s ad on President Zardari – by Shahzad Saleem: Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman is a major tax defaulter in Pakistani media. Geo channel of Jang Group that also publishes two major newspapers (Urdu and English), owes Rs1.68 billion in sales tax to the government. The same group has also a
Who is playing with whom? – by M. Ali: Cartoons say what thousand explanations can’t. Thank you M. Ali for your contribution.
This leprous daybreak: Pakistan’s apex court’s misplaced focus – by pejamistri: Ali Ahmed Kurd is absolutely right in saying that: یہ داغ داغ اجالا یہ شب گزیدہ سحر وہ انتظار تھا جسکا یہ وہ سحر تو نہیں (Transl: This leprous daybreak, dawn night’s fangs have mangled – This is not
The night when judges could not sleep: An example of the ‘Geo-Judge alliance’ against Pakistan: Geo TV’s rumour mongering The Supreme Court’s “restraining order” to stop government functionaries from any moves to undermine the judiciary have brought to the fore the unsavoury role being played by a section of the electronic media [i.e., Jang
Treason: Let us apply Article 6 on CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry: Sacked Pakistan judges fear repeat performance: Jokers in the Supreme Court of Pakistan Apparently, it was disinformation spread by Geo TV and made judges fool. They overreacted on rumours and got trapped in the Geo TV’s game to improve
Taliban, Jamaat-i-Islami and post-Islamism – by Ali Arqam: The killing spree of the Taliban in Pakistan is not limited to combatants, notwithstanding the propaganda of their Pakistani apologists. It extends to non-combatant civilians, minority sects, tribal elders, journalists, educationists, members parliament, clergy and intellectuals. Even shrines and
Foot in Mouth Award 2010: Justice Ad-hoc Khalil ul Rehman Ramday – by Saad Mansoor: The Foot in Mouth award is awarded each year by the Plain English Campaign for a baffling comment in English language by a prominent figure. The comment can be inappropriate for being queer in grammar or content or both.
Geo’s Reporting Standards – by Sindhyar Talpur: Found something that I thought would interest LUBP readers. Geo proudly put this news with a picture on their website. The picture, doubtless reproduced without permission from owners, talk about Intellectual property infringement, a different type of theft
Are Pakistani Taliban CIA agents? An analysis of Hamid Mir’s column – by Zalaan: In this column in daily Jang today, Hamid Mir claims that the TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) is supported and directed by the USA to conduct suicide attacks at various targets in Pakistan. In other words, Hamid Mir is now suggesting
Murder of Mir Nooruddin Mengal, central leader of BNP-Mengal: After the tragic murder of Habib Jalib Baloch, the Baloch nation, BNP (Mengal) in particular, have lost another of their proud sons. Mir Nooruddin Mengal, a central leader of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal, was gunned down in Kalat town,
Another glaring example of OATH LOVING Supreme Court Judges – by Ali Asad: In recent past the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered demolishing all high rise illegal buildings in the Punjab. A drive against such buildings was started and a number of Plazas were demolished. During the campaign an illegal plaza was
Greater threat than floods: Pakistan’s judiciary?: The historic flooding that has ravaged Pakistan was considered for a brief period to be a grave threat to the country’s stability. Analysts were unsure if the young democratic government would be able to provide relief and reconstruction services
Call to a nation: story of an old farmer affected by the flood in Pakistan – by Aymen Zaheer: Aymen Zaheer, a young poet, has written a poem “Call to a Nation” which depicts the voice of an old farmer who is affected by the flood in Pakistan. The farmer’s family was displaced by floods; they sit on
Geo TV / Jang Group’s alliance with Sipah-e-Sahaba exposed: Related post: Haideri Taliban? ISI and Jang Group’s joint propaganda against Pakistan’s Shia Muslims Secret meeting Only last week, a secret meeting took place between the owner and CEO of the Jang Group (Geo TV / The News /
PPP announces complete boycott of Geo TV – Finally!: The PPP has till now been trying its level best to be defensive against all the media tirade against its leadership and government. Usually the tirade starts from Geo TV, goes on to Jang and The News and
IJI style game plan: phase two: This post is sequel to authors’ previous post “IJI style game plan”. IJI style game plan enters second phase; In this phase, the PML-N leadership trying to develop and create reasons and logics to build a grand alliance against the
LHC Justice: Bail for Sohail Zia Butt, conviction for Rehman Malik!: The honourable judges of the Lahore High Court continue to leave no stone unturned in disgracing the institution of judiciary in Pakistan. On 11th October 2010 the court granted bail to the PML-N leader Sohail Zia Butt and suspended
From Abdullah Shah Ghazi Bombing to Mohabbat Qulfi: Adil Najam’s Talibanic Agenda – by Sarah Khan: Related articles: Adil Najam, ATP and the closet Taliban in Pakistani blogsphere In rejection of pseudo-liberals of Pakistan – by Sarah Khan Adil Najam (editor of Pakistaniat), as I previously explained, is a (refined) Taliban apologist in the Pakistani
Fareeda, turya turya ja: In support of internal diversity of Islam: I am writing this brief post in defiance of all those Shias, Sunnis, Salafis, Doebandis, Barelvis, Ismaelis, Hanafis, Jafaris, Malikis, Shafeis, Hambalis etc who consider their beliefs and practices as the only true representation of Islam considering followers of