Monthly Archive:: May 2010

Ansar Abbasi’s (Geo TV’s) hate speech against Fauzia Wahab – by Mubashir Lucman: Express, 29 May 2010
We have done well, so far – by Meekal A. Ahmed: Source Express Tribune The ongoing stabilisation phase of economic adjustment has gone well but as always there are nuances and reservations. The economy’s twin-deficits are better contained although there appear to have been some slippages on the fiscal side
Wajibulqatl Ahmedis killed in Lahore, what is the fuss about? – by Saad Mansoor: At least ninety five people killed and hundreds wounded but what I failed to understand was that what was the fuss about? My family and friends were truly horrified, in fact saddened, disgusted and many other things, but I
A Taliban apologist perspective on the Ahmedi massacre in Lahore: There are a number of Taliban / Sipah-e-Sahaba / Al Qaeda supporters active on the internet in Pakistan and abroad. These people (usually hired by the Hizb ut-Tahrir or Jamaat-e-Islami) have different names and aliases. As sham writers, they
Budget 2010-2011 – A reminder for policy makers (Part I): Education Benazir Bhutto promised to allocate 4% of GDP to Education sector; which according to UN each  country must allocate .  According to education policy budget allocation can never be less than the previous year and government has shown
No more – by Chauhdry Ahmad Khan: Pakistan is reeling from the murder of 70 of its own citizens-massacred due to their faith by the self-appointed guardians of faith. Anyone with a shred of conscience left in Pakistan should declare themselves as Ahmadi – “I am
Lahore terrorist attacks, military actions and future prospects – by Dr Omar Ali: Terrorists (Punjabi Taliban) simultaneously attacked two Ahmedi sect mosques in Lahore during Friday prayers and killed over 80 people. First thoughts on this evil attack: 1. The choice of target is easy to understand. Ahmedis are a persecuted and
Sacred cows: Reflections on Pakistani media’s tax defaults – by Saifullah Saifi:
Reflections on US visit and the attitudes of Pakistani Community By Tanveer Q Shahid:
LUBP vs PTUJ: Bol k lab azad hein tere – by Ahsan Abbas Rizvi:
Humanity at Loss in Pakistan: My condolences to the Ahmedia sect. I want to tell them that Pakistan is full of savages. These savages are indoctrinated, they cannot be argued or be reasoned with. They don’t know why they are doing it, but they
If I am missing – by Saeeda Diep: Friends, comrades This is to bring into your notice my constant harassment by the intelligence personnel; if i am missing you might have an idea. Here is the letter i have sent to a higher official. May 19, 2010
I am an Ahmadi: The following provocative piece was written by Wajahat S. Khan, of TalkBack fame. The question of whether or not Wajahat is actually an Ahmedi is irrelevant. If we say Mr. Khan is not that would simply dilute the strength of this piece. I am an Ahmadi. There
Punjabi Taliban / Sipah-e-Sahaba attack two Ahmadi Mosques in Lahore: At least 70 killed, scores injured.: LAHORE: Gunmen attacked two mosques in Lahore on Friday, where gunfire and explosions rang out as people gathered for prayers, police said. “Unknown gunmen have attacked two mosques,” police official Mohammed Hussain told AFP by telephone. “Firing is still going on.
worried scared upset angry: a perspective on the Hunza lake – by Cheryl Carruth: Standing in the spillway, looking down at the approaching lake. (Photo by Zulfiqar Ali Khan, Pamir Times) I can’t remember a time I’ve been so worried. Any day now, including today, the lake water could reach the spillpoint in
Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman’s weakness: Why is Jang Group so hysterical about President Zardari?: Every journalist knows Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman’s weakness, but none wants to talk about it. By Omar Khattab in Islamabad June is almost there. In 33 days July will come and the Jang Group will become even more desperate against its
Politics over national interest – Daud Khattak: Source Daily Times The JUI-F cares more for saving the skin of its leadership than national interests. By signalling a parting of ways with the Centre, the JUI-F leadership wants to convey to the Taliban its ‘hate’ towards the
News updates on Hunza lake (various sources): Outflow from Hunza Lake imminent (Express Tribune): Assistant Commissioner Hunza, Zamir Abbas told The Express Tribune that water from the lake would start emptying out thriugh the spillway soon. The government shifted displaced people settled in about 400 camps
Cotton yarn export duty conflict (various sources): No solution to yarn duty issue in sight – Nasir Jamal (Dawn): LAHORE, May 27: In their separate meetings with the federal textile minister and the finance adviser in Islamabad on Thursday, the value-added textile producers renewed their demand
Do not apologize Fauzia! – By Gulmina Bilal Ahmed: Source Daily Times: Fauzia Wahab’s statement and the resultant reaction have exposed our religious-political confusion. Religion is a private matter whereas politics is public. The constitution is the mother of all laws. All man-made laws that is The entire
Welcome to Pavlovia –Farrukh Khan Pitafi: When the court had ruled only to block one website, PTA’s decision to block a number of others was uncalled for and appeared symptomatic of a ‘holier than the Pope’ attitude Rome was not burnt in one day. Russian
Read and burn by Nadeem F. Paracha: A rundown of books we can expect to see on our shelves in coming years… Solved! The BB Assassination By Liver Stone According to this fantastic new book on the enigmatic Benazir Bhutto assassination, famous Hollywood director, ISI spy,
Nawaz Sharif’s statement and Pakistan State Oil’s rejoinder: It was interesting to hear Mian Nawaz Sharif speak to the press after the Central Committee of PML-N’s meeting on 25th May, 2010. Most of things he said were generic in nature. It had to be generic as there
Cricket at the Supreme Courthouse! – by Saad Mansoor: Source: Green Goat’s Hide What happened in the Supreme Court of Pakistan on the 24th and 25th May 2010 was some brilliant politics by President Zardari, which despite my avid support of PPP I had never expected of him.
No Economic Crisis -Our economic managers deserve credit for turning around the economy: As Pakistanis we have to stress on portraying a positive image of our nation. In this article, eminent economist, Akbar Zaidi talks about what the media is saying and making us all believe that nothing is well with Pakistani
Karachi’s Beirut-style civil war – by Jan Assakzai: The MQM knows that the threat to its monopoly over street power stems from only one community — the Pakhtuns — so it has taken upon itself the task of browbeating them into submission The recent violence in Karachi
Hamid Mir’s tape: Embedded with the Taliban? – by Dr Mohammad Taqi: Many in the Pakistani media used the 2007-2009 lawyers’ movement in Pakistan as an ablution ritual to distance themselves from their fundamentalist past and created a centrist illusion around themselves “Newspapermen commit murder every day and week and go
Open Invite to Hamid Mir: May 26, 2010 Mr. Hamid Mir Geo TV and Jang Group of Pakistan Dear Sir: I am writing to you today regarding the allegations that you are somehow involved with the Taliban and the assassination of Mr. Khalid Khawaja.
Jihadi public schools? — by Ali K Chishti: The roots of problem lies in state policy of using violance as foreign policy tool, religious seminaries were corrupted by the bulks of petro dollar coming in the days of Soviet Afghan war as they are multiplied hundred times
Balochistan target killings : A wake up call: Monday saw an escalation of violence in different parts of Balochistan, where two fatal attacks once again highlighted the sectarian and ethnic quandary of the province. Mohammad Ashfaq, a senior educationist at the Pak-German Technical Training Centre was gunned
Baasha’oor nation by Munir Attaullah: How many times have you heard our politicians and media personalities tell us we are a baasha’oor qaum? Are we, really? How wonderfully heartwarming if that really is so! But what if that is not the case? Remember, the
Hamid Mir’s letter: The tape drama was organized by an intelligence agency after I wrote an article against a serving general of the Pakistan Army, General Nadeem Ejaz, who was involved in Benazir Bhutto’s assassination: Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir, who has been linked by several Pakistani websites to the killing of a former intelligence official by the Taliban, refutes the accusations in this e-mail sent to The Washington Times in response to an article
Law of the Garbage Truck – Our media: I am not very fond of forwarded emails, however, the one that I am posting below is quite appropriate to the current environment where certain media personalities have been running a campaign against the PPP, it’s leadership and the
After the lack of showdown at the SC, Ansar Abbasi and the Jang Group run for cover – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: How bad a person is Babar Awan? He is such a mean man! We were all expecting fireworks at the Supreme Court yesterday but all he did was play it down for 90 minutes, answer the judges and leave
Babar Awan’s appearance in the Supreme Court and the silence of the Hizb ut-Tahrir lambs: We provide below an extensive report on Babar Awan’s appearance in the Supreme Court in the NRO case, providing a snapshot (from pkpolitics) of the mood (of the Ansar Abbasi led Hizbut-Tahrir mafia) before and after Awan’s appearance in
Economic stability taking hold in Pakistan: IMF: In all this hoo-ha of NRO, Judicial Activism and yellow journalism, people of Pakistan have forgotten that there is an economy that is running and running well, which to those in perpetual denial will seem unbelievable. According to IMF,
Professor Waris Mir: the voice of dissidents – by Huma Mir: “I firmly believe that unless the system; in which intellectual contemplation is stifled and expression is enslaved; is not changed, any problem related to the betterment of the humanity cannot be solved. A true writer can never become an
Hunza: Paradise being lost? – by Shamshad Ahmad: This could happen only in a hapless country where NRO-created rulers are too busy fighting the judiciary to bother about people, leaving them to suffer every imaginable hardships ranging from chronic shortages of food, electricity and gas to lawlessness
Hamid Mir’s LUBP phobia – by Pakistan Media Watch: Our fellow bloggers at the Pakistan Media Watch have written an excellent article titled “Geo’s “Shattered Glass” Moment” exposing growing paranoia at the Jang Group, also highlighting Geo TV’s star anchor Hamid Mir’s LUBP phobia. We provide below a
The ugly face of jihadis – by Dr Khawaja Muhammad Awais Khalil: جہادیوں کا مذموم چہرہ آج اخبار میں ایک خبر پر نظر پڑھی تو دل خود کا آنسو رونے کو چاہا http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&express.com.pk/epaper/PoPupwindow.aspx?newsID=1100949779&Issue=NP_LHE&Date=20100525 یہ ہے ننگا کردار اس ملک کی مذہبی اور جہادی اسٹبلشمنٹ کا. غریبوں کے بچے تو جاییں جہاد