Monthly Archive:: May 2012
There is no evidence against Hafiz Saeed – by Riaz Malik Hajjaji: Dedicated to fellow Ghairatmand comrades like Ejaz Haider Yes, there is no evidence against Hafiz Saeed! Move over Gandhi. Martin Luther King, get a life. The real pacifist of our generation is Hazrat Hafiz Saeed. Lashkar-e-Tayba is a fictious
I pity the fool – by Riaz Malik Hajjaji: Pity the Nation which gives preference to the Constitution and law and NOT to the poetic license of our democratically elected judiciary. Pity the Nation which critisizes the Chief Justice for recieving an award from an organization of which he
We condemn Saudi Arabian ambassador’s meddling in International Islamic University, Islamabad: صدر پاکستان جناب آصف علی زرداری، وزیراعظم پاکستان جناب یوسف رضا گیلانی کے نام آج ہم میں سے ہر پاکستانی اس تشویش میں مبتلا ہے کہ کیا واقعی ہم ایک آزاد ملک کے آزاد شہری ہیں۔ کیا ہمیں اپنی
State institutions fostering the extremism: انتہا پسندی اور ریاستی ادارے پاکستان اور امریکہ کے درمیان جو ڈیڈ لاک سلالہ چیک پوسٹ پر حملہ کے ردعمل میں نیٹو سپلائی کے بند کرنے سے پیدا ہوا تھاٴ وہ بظاہر ختم ہوتا نظر آرہا ہےٴ وزیراعظم یوسف
Pakistan kay asli mukhtar aur asli majboor – by Nazir Naji: Related post: Restoration of NATO supplies: Let’s blame Zardari and Gilani! طواف کوئے ملامت نذیر ناجی دل پھر طواف کوئے ملامت کو جائے ہے۔ ہمارے سیاسی حکمران بار بار چوٹ کھانے اور رسوا ہونے کے بعد بھی سبق نہیں
Do you need a laptop? – by Hina Khan: Those who believe themselves to be the champions of educational reforms are the most ignorant members of our society. Out of their sheer stupidity and for their own vested interests, they attempt to impose on us Western ways, techniques
Ansar Abbasi’s bachay ki dua: In his incomparable poem, “Bachay ki dua” or a “Child’s supplication”, (Baang-e-Dara) Iqbal presented in 12 lines what should be the mission of any child from his early life. We have read this poem all our lives and without
Judges and Anonymous versus PPP: Related : Memogate: the odds are even now —Dr Mohammad Taqi 1. Anonymous source are claiming that PPP-led government intends to cut judiciary down to size by revoking the March 16, 2009 executive order on restoration of judges . It
First Ghotki, then Jhelum: Another massive rally ignored by corporate media: After yesterday’s massive rally in Ghotki which was given minimal coverage by private-corporate media, today’s #PPP rally in Jhelum has met a similar fate. It has largely been ignored by the media which is disappointing but hardly surprising. Why
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani concludes successful visit to UK: وزیراعظم یوسف رضا گیلانی کا دورہ برطانیہ کئی حوالوں سے انتہائی اہمیت کا حامل ہے۔ داخلی سطح پر یہ دورہ اس وقت ہورہا ہے جب پاکستان کی تاریخ میں پہلی مرتبہ ایک جمہوری حکومت اپنی پانچ سالہ آئینی معیاد
Salute to our Benazir mother – by Maleeha Manzoor: “If the whole world were put into one scale, and my mother in the other, the whole world would kick the beam.” While having scrutiny on mothers’ fidelity, the only conception I perceived, is the streak of sacrifices. Notwithstanding,
Millions of Pakistanis express support for PPP in an unprecedented rally in Ghotki Sindh: 12 May 2012: Ghotki (border of Sindh and Saraikistan)- Millions of Pakistanis (estimated to be two millions) belonging to Sindh, Sarikistan, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and other areas of Pakistan gathered in Ghotki, Sindh, to express their
Pity the Nation with an apology to Kahlil Gibran – by Sadiq Ahmed: It was quite shocking reading the decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the contempt case against Prime Minister of Pakistan at the end of which there was a poetic and emotional moral speech like piece. It was
Cajoling a “Decent Lady” – Ansar Abbasi shows his flirty side: Ansar Abbasi, the right wing journalist known for his love for the Taliban, Osama Bin Ladin, Hafiz Saeed, Islamic Revolutions, Chief Justice of Pakistan, ISI and Army Chiefs and for his hatred for anyone and anything PPP, has made
The best time to insult an elected Prime Minister: Author: Realistic Voice Although our history is full of many embarrassing moments which bow our heads down as a nation, but there are TWO such disgraceful incidents that have thrown us into the depths of humiliation. No. 1 when
Pakistan’s Shias fear sectarian attacks: An increase in sectarian violence has killed hundreds of Pakistanis in recent years. Many attacks have been concentrated in the Northern Areas and Balochistan province. Shias and other minority communities say those behind the violence – such as the
Pakistanis in Britain protest against state-sponsored Shia genocide on the arrival of PM Gilani: Thursday, 10 May 2012: Hundreds of Pakistanis in the UK protested against Shia genocide in Pakistan at 10 Downing Street, London. The protest was organized by the Majlis-e-Ulama Shia Europe (Shia Scholar Council of Europe). The participants protested against
How Pakistan lets terrorism fester – by Husain Haqqani: ON the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death last week, Pakistanwas the only Muslim country in which hundreds of demonstrators gathered to show solidarity with the dead terrorist figurehead. Yet rather than asking tough questions about how Bin Laden had managed to live
Media review: How informed are Pakistani journalists about Shia genocide?: It is now increasingly recognized that most of Pakistanis journalists are either silent (or misrepresent due to several reasons) or lack adequate information about Shia genocide currently taking place in Pakistan at the hands of the Taliban and Sipah-e-Sahaba
Pity the judiciary – by Shoaib Mir: Pity the judiciary that loves both the Doctrine of Necessity and Gibran’s poetry One to welcome military dictators, the other to sentence civilian Prime Ministers Pity the judiciary for whom justice is a simple matter A Commission for a
Not-So-International Jurist Award for CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry – by Mohsin Shaharyar: According to media reports, the International Council of Jurists (ICJP) has conferred the “prestigious” International Jurists Award, 2012 on Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, in recognition of his contributions to the administration of justice. The award ceremony
Pakistan’s puppet court – by Shiraz Paracha: The Supreme Court’s controversial detailed verdict against the elected Prime Minister of Pakistan is one more bad decision by a Court that has a dark history of collaboration with the military in depriving the people of Pakistan of their
Mian sahib aur NRO: پاکستان مسلم لیگ ٟنٞ کے قائد میاں نواز شریف نے ٹیکسلا میں جلسے سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ ہم دنیا کی سپر پاور سے ٹکرا گئے تھے، اور ملک کو بچانے کے لیے ہر قربانی دیں گے۔
The martyrs of Gilgit-Baltistan – by Amina Khan: Amina Khan, from Massachusetts USA, writes about the brutal killings of innocent passengers in Kohistan. The sons of Gilgit Baltistan The unlucky buses With the sons of Gilgit Baltistan They were coming home Unknown to their fate Many with
After Jalib and Faiz, it’s time for Kahlil Gibran to turn in his grave: After having abused Faiz’ “Hum Dekhen Gay” and Jalib’s “Dastoor”, it’s time to make Kahlil Gibran turn in his grave. His epic poem, “Pity the Nation” has been referred to in the detailed judgment of the Supreme Court’s eight
How Nawaz transferred 500 million pounds to UK? -by Javed Syed: نواز نے 500ملین پائونڈ برطانیہ کیسے منتقل کیے؟ ٹیکس بچانے اور اپنے کاروبار اور کمپنیوں کو سرکاری وسائل سے بے تحاشا وسعت دینے کے لیے میدان سیاست میں کودنے والے نوا زشریف اور عدلیہ مبینہ طور پر سوئس بینک
Parliament reposes complete confidence in Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani: RESOLUTION ON CONFIDENCE IN PRIME MINISTER, SYED YUSUF RAZA GILANI This House reposes complete confidence in Prime Minister, Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, as the constitutionally and democratically elected Prime Minister and unanimously elected Chief Executive of this country. This
Prime Minister Sahab, Please do not support those who term you a “Mujrim Wazir-e-Azam”: Pakistan’s largest media conglomerate, the Jang Group, which has publications like Daily Jang and Daily The News as well as GEO TV under its umbrella, has been running a façade of a campaign by the name of “Aman kee
Let’s mourn the Katas Raj temple – by Ayaz Amir: What the ages couldn’t accomplish… The hills of the Salt Range are amongst the oldest on earth, the valleys of the Salt Range amongst the most haunting on earth. In the Kahoon Valley, over which the fingers of the
Hang young – by Nadeem F. Paracha: Note: Nadeem’s current article for DAWN is a stark reminder of the brutal crackdown on PPP and AZO activists and dissidents by the military dictatorship of General Zia ul Haq. This dictatorship, like those before and after it, were
Well done Latif Chaudhry – by Ahsan Abbas: Dear Mr Latif Chaudhry I am very pleased to read your column in daily Express in which you exposed the hypocrisy of notorious Taliban apologist Ansar Abbasi of the Jang Group (Jang/The News/Geo). The so called “Jihad” of Ansar
Stop Lyari operation: A critical PPP supporter’s perspective – by Syed Salman: Why do those who have had a taste of victimhood forget so quickly and could actually launch the same offensive against others? I seriously ask myself if the ongoing Lyari operation justified? Without any biasedness I strongly believe that
Contempt – To a Mango Man! – by Rubab Zaidi: After days of much speculation, the volcano of PM’s contempt case for not implementing the SC’s ruling in the NRO case, that was frantically and deafeningly been erupting for days, finally erupted and is being expected to damage, if
When drug mafia entered the Parliament: Nawaz Sharif’s narcotics connections—by Shiraz Paracha: In the 1990 elections Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif knowing or unknowingly awarded party tickets to people who were associated with drug mafia. As result some drug traffickers entered Pakistan’s national and provincial assemblies. Mr. Sharif not only introduced horse-trading
On Hussain Haqqani’s interview with Sana Bucha: حسین حقانی کے خدشات امریکہ میں پاکستان کے سابق سفیر حسین حقانی نے ایک نجی ٹی وی کے ٹاک شو میں گفتگو کرتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ وہ طبعیت کی خرابی اور درپیش خطرات کے پیش نظر فی الحال
International Workers Day and Labour Conditions in Pakistan: Federation of organized trades and union declared May 1 1886 as the day from where eight-hour work day would be implemented. Workers and unions around USA actively supported the demand and demonstrated in all major industrial cities. On
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