Mahatma Gandhi: the fake prophet – by Farooq Sulehria: Source: ViewPoint During WW1 Gandhi took upon himself to play the recruiting agent to enlist Indians for British army. He could one day call himself ‘an anarchist’ while next day could visit Italy on Mussolini’s invitation and attended Balilla’s

A university for Sufism in the Bhit Shah (Sindh) -by Arshad Mahmood:

LHC rejects plea to ban WikiLeaks; a positive development: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday rejected the plea to ban the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks in the country. The petitioner was of the view that the leaks were defaming the leadership of the country and must be banned

Movie reviews: ‘Bhutto’: BHUTTO Opens on Friday in New York and Los Angeles. Bhutto – Trailer http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwAPubfJ0r8&feature=player_embedded Directed by Duane Baughman and Johnny O’Hara; written by Mr. O’Hara; music by Mader, Herb Graham Jr., Stewart Copeland and Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari; produced by

A blasphemy against Caliph Omar (RA)!: By Omar Khattab in Islamabad A couple of days before, a Multan-based lawyer filed a case in a court alleging that a detergent powder TV advertisement insults Caliph Omar. In this advertisement, there are two characters: one little boy

LUBP agenda, visitor stats and the way forward: Dear LUBPians, First of all, a big THANK YOU for your ongoing support to the LUBP project. Here is an update on LUBP visitor statistics which you may find reassuring. In the last two months alone (Oct-Nov 2010), we

Who’s Most Interested In WikiLeaks? Pakistan, Says Google Trends: Internet users in Pakistan led the way in Google searches for the term “WikiLeaks” in the build-up to and the first two days of releases of secret diplomatic cables. Google Insights for Search through Monday show that people in

Blasphemy laws: what does the Quran say? — by Dr Mohammad Taqi: It is a travesty of justice that a verse dealing with war, sedition and rebellion is invoked to punish what may not even qualify as theocratic or religious dissent. In fact, Article 295 is not just a travesty of

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery and our slave women and childrens: The United Nations’ (UN) International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is annually observed on December 2 to remind people that modern slavery works against human rights. The day also encourages people to put meaning to the words of

The role of Saudi Arabia in the religious extremism -by Arshad Mahmood:

Time to let go Mr. Bond – by Sindhyar Talpur: Government of Pakistan is currently trying to introduce a RGST, a reformed General Sales Tax. One can't help but think that as so much of energy is being put into reforming tax system and increase revenue. Government may be

WikiLeaks unmasks who are our real puppet-masters?: Related articles: US embassy cables: Pakistani army chief hints at unseating Zardari Wikileaks on General Kayani and his ‘democratic’ puppets General Kayani allowed US special forces to secretly operate in Pakistan U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks make perfectly

Our dereliction in Kurram: Kurram has had to run the gauntlet of the first TTP chief, Baitullah Mehsud, who sent his Waziristan lashkar there under the blood-thirsty Qari Hussain in 2007. According to a report published in a newspaper on November 30, the

WikiLeaks: Whither Muslim brotherood? – by Omar R Quraishi: Related articles: King Abdullah, the great-grandson of Abu Jahl – by Omar Khattab A Lesson in media manipulation – by Eqbal Alavi Saudi Arabia without King Abdullah – by Hassan Hanizadeh The role of Saudi Arabia in the religious

Leaks show US government always knew that Pakistan was misusing US taxpayers’ money -by Dr. Azeem Ibrahim: The deal President Bush struck with Pakistan’s General Musharraf seemed straightforward enough: Pakistan would fight terrorists, and the US would pay for it. Islamabad promised to train, equip, and deploy its army and intelligence service in counter-terrorism operations. Washington

Pakistan doubles export soft loan Sri Lanka: By Santhush Fernando in Colombo Colombo, 30 November, (Asiantribune.com): Sri Lanka and Pakistan delegates have who concluded the Sri Lanka-Pakistan Business Forum in Colombo today (29.11.2010) agreed on drastic measures that would increase economic ties between the two nations significantly.

Let’s join the human race – by Imran Qadir Butt: If there is anything positive that has come out of current public debate on death penalty of Aasia Bibi on blasphemy charges, it ruptured the ostensibly thick and immutable veneer of rightist argument that there was unanimity among all

General Kayani allowed US special forces to secretly operate in Pakistan: Related articles: Wikileaks on General Kayani and his ‘democratic’ puppets Wikileaks reconfirm the Taliban ISI Alliance (LUBP update 29 Nov 2010) ‘President’ Kayani is the most powerful man of Pakistan Who is Gilani trying to please? by Omar Khattab

Don’t you ever doubt my loyalty to the USA! – Nawaz Sharif: 1. (C) Summary. During a meeting with Ambassador January 31, Nawaz Sharif confirmed…. As proof of his pro-Americanism, Nawaz reminded Ambassador that he had overruled his Chief of Staff to deploy Pakistani forces with the U.S. coalition in the

WikiLeaks cables: Pakistan opposition ‘tipped off’ Mumbai terror group: WikiLeaks cables relay allegations that Nawaz Sharif’s government in Punjab province helped the group responsible for the Mumbai terror attacks evade UN sanctions. Pakistan’s president alleged that the brother of Pakistan’s opposition leader, Nawaz Sharif, “tipped off” the militant

Salman Taseer says Islam religion of peace, mercy and justice: * Punjab governor says he knew he would be opposed * Taseer censures those opposing him on Aasia Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer on Monday said that Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance, and denounced those who opposed

Our lovely image – by Kamran Shafi: JUST back from a trip to lovely old England — oh how I love England! — and the usual experiences: the immigration officer at Heathrow falling off her chair at the mere sight of my green passport, then getting

On PML-N’s opportunistic politics on Aasia bibi: Related articles: Nawaz Sharif’s sectarian poodle in Lahore High Court stays Aasia bibi’s release Extremist Barelvis vomit hate and violence Politics of Sahibzada Fazle Karim Blasphemy, Asia Bibi and cheap religious emotionalism – by Wajahat Masood Kafir Kafir, Salman

Happy Birthday Pakistan Peoples Party – by Amjad Rashid: Once there was a time in Pakistan when a prime minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan used to visit the streets of general Pakistani public. One day when he was visiting a poor town of southern Punjab and watching

The PPP — hope for a new Pakistan – by Farahnaz Ispahani: As we celebrate the 44th founding day of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) today, it is important to remember and retrace the history and the principles of the PPP — its consistent purpose of progressive, responsible and compassionate government.

No minority rights in Pakistan —by Shahid Saeed: We live in such an ideologically insecure country hell-bent on maintaining our brand as an Islamic Republic that we undercount and under-report the percentage of minorities in our census. There is a barrier the size of the Great Wall

Russia leads Eurasia – by Shiraz Paracha: The United States faces embracement as leaders from 56 countries, including head of states and governments gather for a two-day international summit in Central Asia. After a gap of 11 years, the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe