Monthly Archive:: December 2008
Urdu ka janazah hay zara dhoom se nikle… By Mosharraf Zaidi: Urdu kay aakhree lamhay Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Mosharraf Zaidi The glorious tales of wit, spirituality and love from Urdu’s golden age are sometimes so heavily infused with South Asian Latin (better known as Persian) that my generation of
Urdu ka janazah hay zara dhoom se nikle – by Mosharraf Zaidi: Urdu kay aakhree lamhay Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Mosharraf Zaidi The glorious tales of wit, spirituality and love from Urdu’s golden age are sometimes so heavily infused with South Asian Latin (better known as Persian) that my generation of
Dumb questions invite dumb answers – By Aziz Ahmad: Dumb questions invite dumb answers Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Aziz Akhmad The Mumbai attacks had not even ended yet, when a TV reporter of a Pakistani channel, armed with a microphone and a camera — and a dumb question
Dumb questions invite dumb answers – By Aziz Ahmad: Dumb questions invite dumb answers Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Aziz Akhmad The Mumbai attacks had not even ended yet, when a TV reporter of a Pakistani channel, armed with a microphone and a camera — and a dumb question
Foreign Polls and Surveys: Reality, Deception and Hidden Agenda: By: Afreen Baig Recently, it had become sort of a fashion, to give reference to Foreign Polls and Surveys while speculating on the future of Pakistan and the popularity levels of our leaders. Later it was Pakistan’s election process
Reality, deception and hidden agenda of opinion polls in Pakistan: Here are two articles (by Afreen Baig and Abbas Athar) on this topic critiquing the validity as well as the hidden agenda of political surveys and polls published in Pakistani and international media. Foreign Polls and Surveys: Reality, Deception
India steps up vigil along Rajasthan border: Pakistan deploys forces on the border…: The Times of India22 Dec 2008, 0302 hrs IST, Vimal Bhatia, TNN JAISALMER: Even as India refused to take the military option off the table while asking Pakistan to rein in the terrorists, the Indian Army’s and IAF’s quick
India steps up vigil along Rajasthan border: Pakistan deploys forces on the border…: The Times of India22 Dec 2008, 0302 hrs IST, Vimal Bhatia, TNN JAISALMER: Even as India refused to take the military option off the table while asking Pakistan to rein in the terrorists, the Indian
Islamabad says should war break out with New Delhi, the option of using nuclear weapons would not even be on the table in Pakistan.: Pakistan rejects nuke use against India Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:20:18 GMT Students protesting over reports linking Pakistan to the Mumbai attacks in a demonstration in Islamabad Islamabad says should war break out with New Delhi, the option of
Islamabad says should war break out with New Delhi, the option of using nuclear weapons would not even be on the table in Pakistan.: Pakistan rejects nuke use against India Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:20:18 GMT Students protesting over reports linking Pakistan to the Mumbai attacks in a demonstration in Islamabad Islamabad says should war break out with New Delhi, the option of
Pakistan’ War – Al Jazeera TV Report – By Rageh Omaar: Pakistan’s War Rageh Omaar speaks to those who say Pakistan is paying the ultimate price in theso-called ‘war on terror’ [GALLO/GETTY] As the fallout from last month’s bloody siege in Mumbai focuses the world’s attention on Pakistan’s ability to
Pakistan’s War against Terrorism – Al Jazeera TV Report – By Rageh Omaar: Pakistan’s War Rageh Omaar speaks to those who say Pakistan is paying the ultimate price in theso-called ‘war on terror’ [GALLO/GETTY] As the fallout from last month’s bloody siege in Mumbai focuses the world’s attention on Pakistan’s ability to
Lal Masjid arms seized during operation ‘stolen’: Did ISI ‘retrieve’ its assets for redistribution to Takfiri Deobandis?: Lal Masjid arms seized during operation ‘stolen’ by Mohammad Asghar ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: A large quantity of arms, seized by security forces during the Lal Masjid operation and stored in the Aabpara police station’s heavily guarded armoury, is missing,
Ansar Abbasi’s column on the Mumbai terrorist attacks and Ajma Kasab. Abbasi is in the ‘denial’ mode.: Ansar Abbasi’s column on the Mumbai terrorist attacks and Ajma Kasab. Abbasi is in the ‘denial’ mode. Do you know why? Because he is most probably on the payroll of the Taliban. He is a stauch supporter of Mullah
Media war and India-Pakistan tension: As the world worries about India and Pakistan going to war over the Mumbai attack of November 26, 2008, Pakistan is all set to take on India if it attacks. Defence ministry officials in Islamabad, responding to an intelligence
Taliban enforce sharia in parts of Orakzai Agency: (Supported by ISI? Where is the writ of the Pakistan Government?): Taliban enforce sharia in parts of Orakzai By Saboor Khan HANGU: Local Taliban announced to impose sharia and to ban cutting forest trees in several areas of Upper Orakzai Agency on Sunday, local sources said. The sources said the
Taliban enforce sharia in parts of Orakzai Agency: (Supported by ISI? Where is the writ of the Pakistan Government?): Taliban enforce sharia in parts of Orakzai By Saboor Khan HANGU: Local Taliban announced to impose sharia and to ban cutting forest trees in several areas of Upper Orakzai Agency on Sunday, local sources said. The sources said the
Hamid Mir nails Pakistan Government’s lie on Ajmal Kasab ….: This Pakistani nailed Pak Government’s lie on Kasab Renuka Narayanan, Hindustan Times New Delhi, December 22, 2008 The Pakistani who had a court case filed against his TV news channel on December 19 for publicly establishing Ajmal Amir Kasab’s
Hamid Mir nails Pakistan Government’s lie on Ajmal Kasab ….: This Pakistani nailed Pak Government’s lie on Kasab
How General Zia has sabotaged lawyers´ movement from grave: Abbas Zaidi When General Musharraf deposed Ifitikhar Chaudhry, the Chief Justice of Pakistan, on 9 March 2007, he did not realize there would be such an endless and widespread chain of protests all over the country. It was for
Barbarians at the gate – by Ghazi Salahuddin: Sunday, December 21, 2008 There has been no dearth, for some time, of foreign experts and analysts who imply that Pakistan is becoming a failed state. That Nawaz Sharif should now have reasons to corroborate this assessment is surely
The distant gleam of greatness – by Aakar Patel: Sunday, December 21, 2008 (The News) Nehru is the touchstone leader for the secular Indian. Gandhi was religious, bringing him closer to the common man, and he looked wrong. The secular
Pakistan: Fauj aur Mullaon kay Darmiyan – Book Review: When prime ministers bowed to jihad —by Khaled Ahmed Pakistan: Fauj aur Mullaon kay Darmiyan; By Hussain Haqqani; Translated into Urdu by Shafiqur Rehman Mian; Vanguard Books Lahore 2008; Pp308 Shafiqur Rehman Mian has done a good job of
Pakistan: a nation in denial – by Khalid Hasan: A nation in denial —Khalid Hasan Foreign Minister Qureshi says the “charitable” activities of Jama’at-ud Dawa will not be banned. In other words, Pakistan will disregard Security Council sanctions. And Qureshi was supposed to be among the enlightened ones
Nawaz Sharif, Kamran Khan, Najam Sethi, ISI, NAB, and National Interest: By MANSOOR HALLAJ Friday, 19 December 2008. WWW.AHMED QURAISHI.COM ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—On 18-12-2008 Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif gave an exclusive interview [also covered in Jang and The News International] to a journalist namely Kamran Khan
Why are followers of Al Qaeda, Taliban & Sipah-e-Sahaba barbaric in nature? Where do they draw inspiration from? A dialogue grounded in history: Ghost Of TK Says:December 20th, 2008 [to a supporter of Taliban who is against Pakistan Army’s operation against terrorists in Swat and FATA, who alleged that Pakistan army “killed our Muslim brothers and sisters in tribal areas.”] You mean
Why are followers of Al Qaeda, Taliban and Sipah-e-Sahaba barbaric in nature? Where do they draw inspiration from? A dialogue grounded in history: Ghost Of TK Says:December 20th, 2008 [to a supporter of Taliban who is against Pakistan Army’s operation against terrorists in Swat and FATA, who alleged that Pakistan army “killed our Muslim brothers and sisters in tribal areas.”] You mean
Is Pakistan a failed state? An interesting analysis by Muhammad Hanif: Is Pakistan a failed state? Do Pakistanis love Mullahs? An interesting analysis on BBC Urdu dot com by Muhammad Hanif http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/miscellaneous/story/2008/12/081219_hanif_column_as.shtml
The case of Mariam Nawaz Sharif: Of Pakistani Elite’s Sons and Daughters: By COL. RIAZ JAFRI (RETD.) www.ahme dquraishi.com RAWALPINDI, Pakistan—First it was Arsalan Iftikhar, then Farah Dogar and now something has surfaced against Mariam Nawaz Sharif. This takes me back to General Zia era, when a politician close to him
Sarah joins the "Let us build Pakistan" team: With effect from 20 December 2008, Sarah Khan will be joining Abdul and the LUBP team in administering and moderating the “Let us build Pakistan” blog. She is currently completing a research degree at a prestigious university in the
Mariam Nawaz Sharif: Illegal admission in a medical college and migration to King Edward Medical college exposed… Double standards!!!: This post is available at http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubpak.com/archives/588, click this link if you are not redirected
Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s illegal admission in medical college and migration to King Edward: Nawaz Sharif praying to God “Ya Allah Iss Scandal Say Mairi Jaan Chura”: Cat proceeds to perform Hajj after eating 900 mice. …… Maryam Nawaz Sharif and Farah Dogar: Daughter Wars Written by: Sumaira As PML(N) is after the
Nawaz Sharif says Ajmal Kasab from Faridkot, Pakistan: Sharif slams Zardari, says Kasab from Pakistan Challenging President Asif Ali Zardari’s assertion that there was no proof that the arrested Mumbai attacker hailed from Pakistan’s Punjab province, former premier Nawaz Sharif has said that the suspect’s village was
Nawaz Sharif says Ajmal Kasab from Faridkot, Pakistan: Sharif slams Zardari, says Kasab from Pakistan Challenging President Asif Ali Zardari’s assertion that there was no proof that the arrested Mumbai attacker hailed from Pakistan’s Punjab province, former premier Nawaz Sharif has said that the suspect’s village was
An open letter to Ansar Abbasi: This is with reference to your investigative report on jacked up marks of Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar’s daughter in FSc exams, which lead to her admission to a private medical college controversially. Firstly, I would like to appreciate
Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah said: “Hindus and Muslims would be the best of friends.” Only if they could get rid of dishonest media & politicians: Peace is the only way out By Kuldip Nayar IT is a shame that only 13 out of 760 MPs were present recently to pay tribute to the watch and ward personnel shot dead on Dec 13 in the
Jinnah said: “Hindus and Muslims would be the best of friends”: Only if they could get rid of…: Peace is the only way out By Kuldip Nayar IT is a shame that only 13 out of 760 MPs were present recently to pay tribute to the watch and ward personnel shot dead on Dec 13 in the
Independent judiciary, meesaq-e-jamhooriat, and Nawaz Sharif…: If Nawaz Sharif is sincere in implementing the “Meesaq-e-Jamhooriat” (the Democracy Accord), then he must stick to all the clauses of the Meesaq instead of cherry picking. (Abbas Athar, Express, 19 Dec 2008)