Original Articles Archive
Epicedium of Soil – by Suleman Akhtar: He is standing by the window in this particular instant of time, trying to see through its blurry glass. Outside the window, autumn of Nordic Europe is descending down the pale, yellowish Aspen trees in the suburbs of Stockholm.
Pakistan forever – by Tasbih Fayyaz: A country is not just a piece of land. It is not only the collection of mountains, rivers and valleys. Is is the heritage of our dreams, aspirations, culture traditions and our great religion. Pakistan is an undefeatable
Textbooks – Source confusion and extremism – by Junaid Qaiser: Pakistan’s poor education system and its bias curriculum that often incites intolerance and violence has increasingly become a matter of international concern. The government-mandated curriculum is a major concern for Western observers who say it encourages intolerance, anti democracy,
The longest war: Pakistan’s perspective – by Qudrat Ullah: No other nation or any ethnic community, in the known world history, has ever been entrapped in the longest protracted conflict as the Hindus and Muslim of sub-continent are, since 712 AD, when the legendary Muslim general Muhammad Bin
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto: a man who cannot be described in words – by Tasbeeh Fayaz: Thousands of orators and writers all across the world have praised the charisma of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Mr. Bhutto was undoubtedly a lion-hearted, indomitable and a tireless leader. He was the man of millennium perhaps a plucky political
229 Suicides left Unresolved Questions- by H.A Khan: Three days before as I was reading newspapers online, Suddenly a news report made me so shocked and sad that During last 3 or 4 months 229 people of Pakistan had committed Suicide. The main reasons were the economic
A reply on Marvi Memon’s open letter to PM Gillani on Kala Bagh Dam- by Ahmad Nadeem Gehla: Following is a reply on Marvi Memon’s open letter to PM Gillani on Kala Bagh Dam which we’d posted on LUBP earlier. You can see that post on the given link ‘Open Letter to Prime Minister of Pakistan on
Defamation and Libel Cases in Pakistan – It’s just the beginning by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: We at Let Us Build Pakistan have been highlighting the way some elements in the media have been targeting the PPP, its leadership and people who are close to its leadership for the last two and half years.
Interview: Dr Gulfraz Ahmad, Former Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: Source Newsline Magazine (May 2010): The Iran-Pakistan pipeline agreement, inked in March, is the latest step Islamabad has made in the long-running negotiations with its neighbour over the trans-boundary flow of compressed natural gas to this energy-stressed nation. By
Good Bye, McChrystal. Good Luck, Petraeus. “Thank You”, Obama- by Shiraz Paracha: The U.S President Barak Hussein Obama has removed a senior general who made mockery of the civilian leadership and democracy while talking to a reporter. The general was fired within 48 hours after the President learnt about the general’s
Mullah Omar won, Khawja Sharif lost – by Imran Waseem: Lahore High Court in an amazing decision yesterday ordered to ban what is called internet these days, citing the presence of sacrilegious material on websites. As long as specific sites containing sacrilegious material are banned, the decision would be
Cable Net Works spreading Indian Culture (Tariq Azeem) : By Khalid Wasti: طارق عظیم کا بیان کسی منجھے ہوئے سیاستدان کے ذرخیز ذہن کی اختراع ہے جس کے مختلف النوع پہلوؤں کا احاطہ کرنا ممکن نہیں – پہلی بات تو یہ ہے کہ موصوف کچھ پلے ہی نہیں پڑنے دیتے کہ
Business as usual (Part 2 of 2) – by Shahid Kardar: Published in The News. Read Part I here The estimate that the government will be able to a) raise Rs19.4 billion from privatisation, given the security situation within the country and the pro-active role played by the courts in
The UK Foreign Secretary visits Pakistan: Source: Foreign & Commonwealth Office Received via email by the UK FO The UK Foreign Secretary is visiting Pakistan on 23-24 June. Foreign Secretary William Hague, arrived in Islamabad today on a three-day visit to Pakistan. This is Mr
Ahmad Noorani mischaracterizes Zardari’s statements, contradicts own newspaper – by Pakistan Media Watch: Source: Pakistan Media Watch Ahmad Noorani writes a ‘top story’ in The News today that is an example of yellow journalism at its worst. The article, “President confuses PPP Jialas and the nation“, is a political ‘hit job’ and not
Bulleh Shah (actually Sultan Bahu) in Germany – by Riaz Ahmed Syed: بلھے شاہ جرمنی میں ….سفارت نامہ…ریاض احمد سید محترمہ کی خواہش کے احترام میں نام نہیں لکھ رہا ،تاہم راقم انہیں پچھلی چار دہائیوں سے جانتا ہے۔ اندرون شہر صدیوں سے آباد خالص لاہوری خاندان کی یہ چشم و
Pakistan – a failed state? – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: As a preamble to this article, let me reiterate to all the readers that even though I am a die-heart PPP supporter, yet this article is not just related to the PPP government. It is for my beloved Pakistan
Business as usual – by Shahid Kardar: Published in The News: The budget for 2010/11 has been presented at a time that the economy is struggling and the government’s fiscal position is under severe stress. This PPP government had inherited a precarious situation, which was compounded
Iran to India: Energy alliance between South and Central Asia – by Shiraz Paracha: (Map source) LUBP Exclusive Pakistan and India both face energy shortages but this crisis can be turned into a huge opportunity if (and there is big if) India and Pakistan are able to form an alliance that also includes
Man Stoned to Death in Nowshera: In another barbaric act, a person has lost his life for having alleged illicit relations with a woman who was working as an intern at his tailoring shop. Though proponents of such an act would claim that the Holy
Punjab removes tax on luxury vehicles: Elitist mindset? – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: Punjab government has decided to withdraw luxury vehicles tax in order to collect more revenue. The provincial Finance Minister, Tanvir Ashraf Kaira, observed the tax was planned to be levied on luxuries and the rich and the idea was
Abdel Malik Rigi’s execution: Does it call for protests from BNF? – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: We at LUBP have discussed the implications of not sentencing terrorists thoroughly in the recent past. Abdel Malik Rigi – the now executed leader of Jundullah, was arrested in a daring, high altitude operation by the Iranian forces and
Contempt of Court Notice issued to Jang, The News, Ansar Abbasi and their lawyer: In the ongoing Defamation case filed by PPP Information Secretary, Fauzia Wahab against Ansar Abbasi, an interesting development took place on 22nd June, 2010 when the stay on Ansar Abbasi to write any uncorroborated story against Fauzia Wahab was
Reinstate Sajida Mir: As a result of her dispute last week with Fauzia Behram, Sajida Mir has been dismissed from her role as president of the Lahore chapter of the women’s wing of PPP. Talking to reporters, Mir said she did not
Summer in Lahore – by Abdul Nishapuri: The mercury level is on the rise in Lahore (45-50 Celsius at the extreme); the ongoing loadshedding has further increased miseries of the heat-stricken Lahorites who spend up to eight hours a day without electricity. To beat the sizzling
Why Pakistan is not a nation and how could it become one – by Pervez Hoodbhoy: Illustrations by Saira Wasim Source: Himal South Asian, June 2010 Pakistan has been a state since 1947, but is still not a nation. More precisely, Pakistan is the name of a land and a people inside a certain geographical
Dr Amna Buttar and Sherry Rehman object to Jamat-ul-Dawah funding by the Punjab government: Dr Amna Buttar and Sherry Rehman are amongst a few brave parliamentarians who have always raised issues which are not normally raised in our parliament. Dr Buttar is the only parliamentarian who has consistently raised the issues of (lack of)
Benazir Bhutto _ The Insignia of Democracy- by Saria Benazir: Headship is not too undemanding, as is thought by many of the so- called leaders in Pakistan & of course, what is leadership meant to them, other than gaining votes and that too, not by the people, but by
PML-N = PML Na-ehl (disqualified) – by Abdul Nishapuri: Question 1: Which political party claims to be a torch bearer of principled politics and the rule of law in Pakistan? Answer: PML-N Question 2: Which political party has the highest number of members of national and provincial assemblies
57th Birthday of My Leader and Daughter of the East ‘Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto’- by H.A Khan: Today’s day brought the feelings of joy and sadness together as It’s 57th birthday of Shaheed BB Sahiba and with me the millions of people whom love and Sacrifice their lives for PPP and for Bhutto Family feel the sadness
Are you ashamed of being secular? – by Ahmad Nadeem Gehla: LUBP Exclusive on BB’s birthday Social media is playing a vital role as a medium of communication which promotes critical thinking, sharing of new ideas and tolerance for dissenting opinions. Critical thinking includes identification of prejudice, propaganda, deception, distortion
Shaheed BB teri saalgirah aiee hai – by Ahsan Abbas Shah: A Tribute to the mother of the nation Shaheed Mohterma Benazir Bhutto on her 57th Birthday.
The Daughter of East, The heir of Taxila and Indus, “The Benazir Bhutto” – by Riaz Ali Toori: “I am daughter of Indus, I am daughter of Taxila, I am an heir of this 5000 years old civilization”, the Benazir Bhutto who lived and died for the interests of her beloved country Pakistan had introduced herself in
MBB’s last celebrated birthday – June 21, 2007: One of our avid readers who doesn’t want to be named has sent us the following entry: MBB was a down to earth woman who knew how to treat her worker as per his or her need and at
Two Shia brothers killed by the Sipah-e-Sahaba terrorists in Quetta; Pakistani media continues to ignore the Shia genocide – SFP News: Picture source: Samaa TV June 20, 2010 In a yet another incident of target killings of Shia in Pakistan, two brothers were killed and their cousin critically injured in a terrorist attack in Quetta. Hassan and Hasnain (aged between
US Cautions on Iran-Pakistan Pipeline – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: In a move widely expected, the US has cautioned Pakistan that because of sanctions on Iran, Pakistan should be careful of committing to the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline. However, it is important to note the context of this caution that
City court attack – by M Amjad Rashid: Terrorist groups are using name of Allah, our beloved Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) and Sahaba (his companions) which is surely symbolizes Dajjal. Prophet Muhammed (P.B.U.H) told Sahaba that Dajjal will come in a disguise of good. If I look at