Monthly Archive:: November 2008
Suicide attack kills three at the main gat of Qayum Sports Stadium in Peshawar: Bilour was the target; Taliban accept the responsibility…: Suicide attack at the main gate of Qayum Stadium after the closing ceremony of inter-provincial games kills three in Peshawar: Bilour was the target; Taliban accept the responsibility… Suicide attack kills three in PeshawarUpdated at: 1905 PST, Tuesday, November
Suicide attack kills three at the main gat of Qayum Sports Stadium in Peshawar: Bilour was the target; Taliban accept the responsibility…: Suicide attack at the main gate of Qayum Stadium after the closing ceremony of inter-provincial games kills three in Peshawar: Bilour was the target; Taliban accept the
It is the duty of the government to ‘find and crush’ madrassas that preach violence – Mufti Sarfaraz Naeemi: A benign role for the madrassa? Mufti Sarfaraz Naeemi of Jamia Naeemia in Lahore has been quoted by an American newspaper as saying, “The actions of a small minority have given a bad name to Islam and to a
A specimen of Pakistani intellect – Khurshid Nadeem analyses a recent column by Shireen Mazari: ……… Suffering under our proxy imperialistsWednesday, November 05, 2008 By by Shireen M Mazari We are certainly overdosing on the US these days. As if their increased drone attacks against Pakistani civilians were not bad enough, we have had
A specimen of Pakistani intellect – Khurshid Nadeem analyses a recent column by Shireen Mazari: Khurshid Nadeem analyses a recent column by Shireen Mazari. Also an analysis of why Dr Mazari is upset with the democratic government:
Courage & politics: Remembering Benazir Bhutto: Courage & politicsTuesday, November 11, 2008 Masood Sharif Khan Khattak I recently read an article justifying Asfandyar Wali’s departure from Pakistan to the UK written by Gulmina Bilal of the ANP, dated Oct 27. That prompted me to write
Courage & politics: Remembering Benazir Bhutto: Courage & politicsTuesday, November 11, 2008 Masood Sharif Khan Khattak I recently read an article justifying Asfandyar Wali’s departure from Pakistan to the UK written by Gulmina Bilal of the ANP, dated Oct 27. That prompted me to write
We support Aitzaz Ahsan of PPP; not Hamid Khan of Imran Khan’s PTI in the Lahore Bar Elections: Top leaders of lawyers’ movement drift apart LAHORE – Two top leaders of the lawyers’ movement Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan (leader of Pakistan Peoples Party) and Hamid Khan (leader of Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf) are backing different candidates for president seat
Mullah Military Alliance (Imran Khan, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, JUI, and ISI) are conspiring to bring the Bangladesh model of democracy in Pakistan: Mullah Military Alliance (Imran Khan, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, JUI, and ISI) are conspiring to bring the Bangladesh model of democracy in Pakistan – By Abbas Ather Nawaz Sharif and Zardari and their supporters in PML-N and PPP must beware
Mullah Military Alliance conspiring to bring the Bangladesh model of democracy to Pakistan: Mullah Military Alliance (Imran Khan, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, JUI, and ISI) are conspiring to bring the Bangladesh model of democracy in Pakistan – By Abbas Ather Nawaz Sharif and Zardari and their
Aqeedat kay shakhsanay and Obama – Why do Pakistanis lack critical inquiry? By Dr. Safdar Mehmood: Why don’t Muslims in general and Pakistanis in particular pay attention to critical inquiry and tolerance. (Can we get rid of the romantic fantasies of our psuedo-intellectuals namely Hamid Gul, Haroon-ur-Rashid etc) Here is an interesting op-ed by Dr.
Aqeedat kay shakhsanay and Obama – Why do Pakistanis lack critical inquiry? By Dr. Safdar Mehmood: Why don’t Muslims in general and Pakistanis in particular pay attention to critical inquiry and tolerance. (Can we get rid of the romantic fantasies of our psuedo-intellectuals namely Hamid Gul, Haroon-ur-Rashid etc) Here is an interesting op-ed by Dr.
How much democratic is the USA? From slavery to Obama – by Wusatullah Khan: How much democratic is the USA? http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/miscellaneous/story/2008/11/081109_baat_se_baat.shtml امریکہ کتنا جمہوری ہے ! وسعت اللہ خان بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، اسلام آباد نینسی پلوسی امریکہ میں ایوان نمائندگان کی پہلی سپیکر ہیں دوسری عالمی جنگ کے بعد سے
A discussion: Why Imran Khan Has Failed To Lead The Nation ??: hina123 Today Pakistan is going through the most fragile time of its history. The people of Pakistan are desperately looking for a honest leader to lead them into the future. People of Pakistan have lost faith in these two
Aaj TV must apologize to Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri. There is a fine line between the freedom of media and its abuse.: Bolta Pakistan 6-november-2008 [Nusrat Javed And Mushtaq Minhas discussing who can be a potential Obama for Pakistan] Mushtaq Minhas: I recalled another [Pakistani] Obama. Do not try to make fun of me now. Do you remember there used to
Aaj TV must apologize to Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri. There is a fine line between the freedom of media and its abuse.: Bolta Pakistan 6-november-2008 [Nusrat Javed And Mushtaq Minhas discussing who can be a potential Obama for Pakistan] Mushtaq Minhas: I recalled another [Pakistani] Obama. Do not try to make fun of me now. Do you remember there used to
Against the law of popular politics – By Asha’ar Rehman: THE mere locking of horns with the government is no more acceptable to lawyers in Lahore. They locked up the lower courts in the city on Nov 4. The Lahore High Court has taken suo motu notice of the
Local disparities in Punjab – PIDE Report: GENERALISATIONS mask reality and lead to oversimplified, sweeping judgments. One such judgment of our times is that Punjab is getting rich at the expense of the rest of the country. Though generally true, this hides certain specifics that clearly
Yet another controversial Obama appointment. Sonal Shah, the adviser picked up by Obama for his transition team, is known for her links to VHP: Yet another controversial Obama appointment * Sonal Shah has been part of group believed to have been involved in massacre of Muslims in Gujarat and carrying out sustained campaign against Indian Christians in Orissa By Khalid Hasan WASHINGTON: Another
Americans voted for Barack Hussein Obama, the rulers in Pakistan appointed Israrullah Zehri and Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani as ministers.: Our patch of darknessSunday, November 09, 2008by Ghazi Salahuddin At a time when the world is illuminated by the miracle of democracy, manifested in the election of an Afro-American as president of the United States of America, we remain
Attacking the jirgas is a sign of weakness in the Taliban: Bajaur: attacking the jirgas The Salarzai tribe that had begun to oppose the Taliban in Bajaur has been attacked near the town of Khar, the headquarters of Bajaur tribal agency. Their jirga was attacked by a suicide bomber who
What is the USA? (Ansar Abbasi = Dalair Singh must read this column by Nazir Naji): Ansar Abbasi (Dalair Singh) and all other pseduo-intellectuals, media faces of Taliban, champions of yellow journalism, and drawing room politicians, who would like Pakistan to confront the USA and the
Another suicide strike by the beasts of Taliban, Al-Qaeda and Sipah-e-Sahaba. The effort to hunt down top militants needs to be stepped up: Another suicide strikeSaturday, November 08, 2008 After a period of relative quiet, the suicide bombers have struck again. This time, the target was another ‘jirga’ gathering in Bajaur, where tribal elders, after a meeting with the administration, were staging
Drone Attacks on Pakistan, Syria shows the way to Pakistan – by Rahimullah Yusufzai: Saturday, November 08, 2008 The writer is resident editor of The News in Peshawar The way the Syrian government and people reacted to a recent US military raid on a village in Syria near the Iraqi border forced one
President elect Obama phone President Zardari: Obama phones Zardari, assures US support to Pakistan Updated at: 0256 PST, Saturday, November 08, 2008 Obama phones Zardari, assures US support to Pakistan WASHINGTON: U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has said Saturday that US deeply yearns to extend full
Is Imran Khan Pakistan’s Obama – what do ordinary Pakistani citizens think?: dara Says:November 7th, 2008: There are no comparisons between Imran Khan and Obama. Obama comes through a strong struggle in and out of parliament (sent in case of Obama). Obama had to go through election within his party to
The election of Obama and the future of US-Muslim relations – an interesting debate between a right-wing Pakistani and a left-wing Pakistani: we_are_nuts Says:November 6th, 2008 It is amazing that nut jobs remain nut jobs be it from the East or the West. The problem with Pakistan as i have been professing on this site since pre-Zardaro era is not USA/West/Israel/India
Reinstatement of 6000 officials sacked by Nawaz Sharif in 1996: THE federal cabinet’s decision to reinstate 6,000 officials (with full benefits) sacked in 1996, ostensibly on political grounds, will be welcomed. It comes as a reminder of how ‘the steel frame’ of the Raj in South Asia that Pakistan
Zardari’s contingent to Saudi Arabia and the USA – Aftab Iqbal: Zardari haters must read this column.
Zardari’s contingent to Saudi Arabia and the USA – Aftab Iqbal: Zardari haters must read this column.
What is wrong with the assessment of many Pakistanis regarding the change of government in the United States?: After America has spoken for Obama Pakistanis have been discussing Obama these past months with a lot of hope and some misgiving. This is in line with the general Muslim sentiment in the world, as expressed by some debates
Terrorism by rogue lawyers in Lahore: Thousands of innocent citizens suffer: LBA: be kind to citizens The Lahore Bar Association (LBA) on Tuesday locked down the entire lower courts in Lahore, causing a lot of harassment to the litigant citizens. This was following the Black Day on Monday when the