Monthly Archive:: June 2011
Pakistan: Ladder and freedom: Pakistan is a blessed country to have a written constitution enshrined human rights guarantees, with diverse political representation and a respect for difference of opinion. The media in Pakistan are enjoying freedom of expression, political parties and civil society
Extremism thrives under dictatorship -by Saria Benazir: A number of interrogations about the causes of extreme radicalism & terrorism in Pakistan occupy every psyche – from a lay man to the ruler of the state, no one considers his life secure in this country. Indeed, that
Missing Daniel Pearl – Jang Group’s dirty role: While our entire nation reels under the influence of extremism, with no one’s life safe, our journalists have been at the receiving end of targeted killings and terrorism like all of us. With the mushrooming of electronic media in
Urdu text of Amn Tehrik’s Peshawar Declaration: A comprehensive strategy to eliminate terrorism: Amn Tehrik (Peace Movement) is an emerging and dynamic movement of concerned individuals and organizations from the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the promotion of peace in the troubled regions of the province. Amn Tehrik has been regularly organising
Saleem Shahzad, Al Qaeda and ISI: Murdered journalist’s findings show Al Qaeda is winning in nuclear Pakistan more effectively than in Somalia and Yemen By Khaled Ahmed Anyone who has read Inside Al Qaeda and the Taliban: Beyond Bin Laden and 9/11 by Saleem Shahzad
Hamid Mir Wars – by Danial Lakhnavi: کہتے ہیں کہ حج کے موقع پر منٰی میں شیطانوں کو کنکریاں مارنے کی موقع پرضعیف العمر بڑے میاں کنکریوں کے بجائے شیطانوں کے ٹیلے کوچپّل اٹھا اٹھآ کے ماررہے تھے کسی نے کھا ابّاجی! چپّل نہیں کنکریاں ماریں؟
“Don’t Teach Me Politics”, Zardari advised ISI backed journalists: A group of powerful journalists known for their criticism on President Zardari used to meet him in President House and give him their “useful” advices, a journalist revealed it while quoting senior journalist Rauf Kalasra. The regular visitors, in
Jihaad Kahani By Azar Naqvi: ستر کے عشرے کے اواخر میں امیریکہ کو بڑے پیمانے پر کرائے کے خچروں کی ضرورت تھی۔۔۔۔۔۔ ہمارے مَردِ مومن نے حامی بھری۔۔۔۔۔۔ ایک قیمت مانگی گئی۔۔۔۔۔۔ امیریکہ نے حامی بھری۔۔۔۔۔ سودا طے ہوگیا۔۔۔۔۔۔ پوری دنیا سے کرائے کے
The Good Old Days of Fatwas and Anita Ayub – by Dr. Shazia Nawaz: I was reading an article the other day in which a female writer explains that how women too are going to get male virgins in heaven. While I found the article interesting and entertaining, it reminded
ڈرائنگ روم – by Naveed Ali: گھر میں ڈرائنگ روم کی وہی اہمیت ہے جو برات میں دولہا کی، دونوں کی آن بان اور سج دھج الگ ہی ہوتی ہے اور اس پر خاص خرچہ کیا جاتا ہے، ہمیں اپنے بچپن کو وہ زمانہ یاد
Punjab: Christian families flee false accusation of blasphemy: The students of a madrassa try to force a child to convert. A relative is attacked for defending him, and accused of blasphemy. A priest: “This is a common practice in the region. Many cases of forced conversions are
In case 3 million Pakistani social journalists want to know about Balochistan – by Ejaz Baloch: In a much hyped Pakistan Social Media Summit, it was noted that “Pakistan has over 3 million social journalists and the number is increasing with the passage of every day with 6.2 million users on microblogging site Twitter and
Pakistan: Aik numbri mulk: پاکستان: اک نمبری ملک ڈاکٹر منظور اعجاز June 18th, 2011 آئی ایس آئی دے اک گذریل پردھان نے کہیا ہے جو ہُن ساڈے تے امریکہ دے رستے وکھ وکھ نیں، ساڈے ٹچے تے اوہناں نوں پورا کرن دے وسیلے
Hyperbolizing our piousness – by Mubarak Haider: مبارک حیدر نے1963ءمیں گارڈن کالج راولپنڈی سے انگریزی ادبیات میں ماسٹرز کیا، وہیں پوسٹ گریجویٹ یونین کے صدر تھے جب شہید ذوالفقار علی بھٹو سے پہلی ملاقات ہوئی۔64ءمیں اسلامیہ کالج لاہور سے وابستہ ہوئے۔ شاعر اور انقلابی کی حیثیت
Fard launched: Individualland is literally a cyber space where the world’s largest minority, the individual is considered the most important. Media is called the mirror of a society. But do our media work on this principle? The grotesque images of people
The Kufi Shia sellouts of the military establishment – by Laibaah: Syed Mushahid Hussain, Nasim Zehra, Ejaz Haider, Mosharraf Zaidi, Syed Talat Hussain, Shireen Mazari, Meher Bokhari and Abbas brothers: Take a bow in front of your Yazid Masters! While the massacre of Shias in Pakistan continues unabated, these establishment apologists
The demise of the world’s most wanted: The future of Pakistan US relations – Ali Asghar Poonawala: Editor’s Note: This post does not reflect the views of LUBP in general The rise of Osama Bin Laden to the last circle of hate previously reserved for states (Cuba, USSR), and statesmen (Castro, Stalin), by the global media
Poem in honor of Taliban Khan and Taliban – by Junaid Orakzai: جرات کی بات کہو، تم سب جئے عمران کہو جئے ملا کا جھاد، جئے القاعدہ، جئے طالبان کہو کیا کہنے ہوں گے، جب شراب کر دیں گے حلال کون ہو گاپھر شریعت سے پریشان ،کہو؟ وہ ہیں اتحادی ہمارے
ISI-SSP network kills Olympian boxer Abrar Hussain, a Hazara Shia Muslim, in Quetta: Boxing Olympian and deputy director of Pakistan Sports Board Quetta centre Syed Abrar Hussain was shot dead on Thursday in what police termed an “apparent” case of sectarian killing. Gradually but surely, Shia Muslims of Pakistan, including Hazara and
Dr. Shireen Mazari knows revenge! -by Dr Shazia Nawaz: One thing is certain about Pakistan these days: If you are following all the news coming from Pakistan, you’re not going to have a dull moment in your life. Either they will make you cry by shooting innocent people
WikiLeaks: The Truth and Learning from our Mistakes: By Hamza Usman Locally published for the first time, courtesy an MoU between Julian Assange and the Dawn Media Group, the WikiLeaks documents reveal classified details about Pakistan and its relations with the United States. This new front in
Budget illiteracy – by Aakar Patel: Related Articles: Budget coverage misses the mark: What on earth is ‘relief’? – By Farooq Tirmizi In a very good roundup of how budgets are reported in Pakistan, Aakar Patel has rounded up how people who do not understand
Radioactivity in Kundian, hyperactivity in ISI and unequal citizens of Saraiki Waseb: I am cross-posting an alarming article by BBC Urdu’s Ali Salman on the adverse implications of radioactivity in Kundian (District Mianwali) for the health of local residents. Kundian is a small town of Mianwali District in the Punjab province
Will CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry resign this year? – by Ali Sher Mussali: There is a rumour in market of politics that a round of talks had taken place between CJ’s party Supreme League of Pakistan (SLOP) and Nawaz Sharif’s party PMN-N during 2009. Both parties reached an agreement that Chief Justice
Pakistan’s General Problem – By Mohammed Hanif: Editor’s Note: We highly recommend this superb and comprehensive article by award-winning author, Mohammed Hanif. In this in-depth article, Hanif has traced the roots of religious extremism and underlined the institutional support for this tragic phenomena. How Pakistan’s Generals
OBL debacle: Pakistan arrests CIA informants: The Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI) has arrested five CIA informants in Pakistan, including a Pakistan Army major, suspected of feeding information on Osama bin Laden to the CIA, said a report in the New York Times. American officials told
Thank you, judiciary, for releasing the notorious target killer Ajmal Pahari: While the whole nation tries to steer itself out from one incident to another, we find more and more distractions taking place. The killing of people in Kharotabad by FC and then the killing of a youth in Karachi
Another point of COD implemented – Election Commission Complete: Pakistan Peoples Party has been at the receiving end of electoral rigging and gerrymandering by establishment and Pakistan Army over many general elections. Despite of all types of targeting, the PPP remains the largest political party of Pakistan having
Geo kay anchors tornay kee koshish nakaam! Blackmail kar kay Geo!: According to fiction writers at Jang Group, the media cell of the President House has been trying its best to break away anchors of Geo TV to make them join firstly state owned PTV and after failing, now
Unreported forced conversions: Hindus “Rights movement” launches a campaign to seek justice and to limit violence and harassment by landlords. The court in Rawalpindi exonerates three Christians of blasphemy, now there are fears of retaliation by religious fundamentalists. Pakistani Hindu girls are
The Lion in Winter – Bashir Riaz: Dr. Mohammed Taqi who is also a regular columnist at the Daily Times, remembers him: “I met him last during the lawyers movement at his ISB residence and asked if he would write his memoir. He said
Arabian Sea Cyclone Saddened FCS: By-Ali Sher Mussali: Pakistan’s Fake Civil Society (FCS) including media, NGOs warmed up during last week while they heard warnings about tropical cyclone hitting Pakistan’s coast. Our independent media urgently planned strategies how to criticize the government functionaries and how to extort
Extra-judicial killings in Pakistan: By Abdus-Sattar Ghazali Disappearance of innocent citizens, extra-judicial and target killings are not uncommon in Pakistan but last Wednesday’s brutal killing of young Sarfraz Shah by para-military Rangers in Karachi has shocked the nation. The trigger-happy Rangers mercilessly sprayed
Sarfraz Shah’s brutal killing: Top paramilitary officer removed: Pakistan’s military removed the chief of the paramilitary Rangers on Tuesday over the filmed killing of an unarmed man in a public park that shocked the nation. Security forces shot dead Sarfaraz Shah, 22, in a Karachi park on
Social Media Summit in Karachi which never was! – by Laibaah: Related posts: How to identify liberal proxies of GHQ in Pakistani media and blogs Fake Civil Society (FCS) – by Shahid Khan At Pakistan’s first sever Social Media Summit (aka PKSMS) in Karachi, the following resolutions were passed: At
The prerequisite after bread, clothing and shelter -by Saria Benazir.: It is difficult to argue with the inference that the purpose behind the creation and development of human life is essentially the march of human society towards high pedestals of civilization, through a continuing process. Human history thus far
Pakistan’s first international social media summit: Pakistan has over 3 million social journalists and the number is increasing with the passage of every day with 6.2 million users on microblogging site Twitter and over 4 million social network Facebook users already. This was observed by
Who needs a foreign minister? -by Abdul Samad: How many countries function without a Foreign Minister at a time of diplomatic turbulence, when relations with its main ally, United States, stoop to a new low? Well, Pakistan does. In all the drama that has followed Osama’s execution,
Barkhurdar Saleem Safi – by Danial Lakhnavi: صحافتی منظر پر جن لوگوں نے بہت تیزی سے ترقّی کی منزلیں طے کیں اور معتبرصحافی کے طور پر سامنے آئے ہیں، ان میں ایک نام سلیم صافی صاحب کا ہے، جوترقّی کرتے اور بہ یک وقت دو، تین