Is the Pakistan army martial? -by Aakar Patel: Are Punjabi Muslims martial? Do they have a history of war and conquest or at least of resistance to conquest? I ask because there’s no evidence of their martial character in our history. No general, nosubedar, no thanedar, no wazir, no bakhshi of
Martyrs of MRD Movement 1983 – by Ishak Soomro: “Democracy is the system under which government is of the people, by the people and for the people”. This is the definition of democracy recognized all over the world. But, in Pakistan, recently this definition has been given a
Salute to Inspector Hukam Khan of Peshawar Police: Pakistan’s Punjabi-Urdu dominated urban elites often equate all Pashtuns with the Taliban. Nothing could be further from the truth. In the last four decades, thousands of honourable Pashtuns including tribal leaders, political leaders and activists of ANP, PPP, moderate
Imran Khan accepts Mullah Omar as his leader: In an interview with Fareeha Idrees, 8pm” Waqt News – 27th September 2012 , Imran Khan was emphatic in his agreement with the ideology, stance and direction of Sheikh Rashid’s Pro-Taliban worldview. In responding to a specific question about
The Mensis Horribilis of PTI: Embittered Mazari mother-daughter duo depart in disgust! Mazari exit preceded by Hoti’s desertion PTI local leaders run rogue, promote mob rule For the past few days, the former cricketer turned politician Imran Khan’s Pakistan Movement for Justice or PTI
Memri Report: Calls to put Pakistan on genocide watch – by Tufail Ahmad: Source: Memri Table of Contents Introduction Persecution and Genocide Of Shi’ite Muslims Persecution Of Christians Persecution Of Hindus And Sikhs Persecution Of Ahmadi Muslims Conclusion Introduction [LUBP Editor’s comment: In recent years thousands of Shiite Muslims, dozens of Ahmadiyya
Shireen Mazari’s resignation letter to Imran Khan: Related post: Goodbye PTI – by Imaan Mazari Imran Khan, Esq Chairman PTI, Islamabad 25th September 2012 Dear Imran, It is with great sadness and disappointment that I am writing to let you know I have
RIP Shah Saeed Ahmad Raipuri: LUBP offers its deepest condolences on the sad demise of Shah Saeed Ahmad Raipuri, a leading Islamic (Deobandi) scholar of progressive leanings. Shah Saeed Ahmed Raipuri was a key proponent of the ideology and teachings of Shah Waliullah. As
Takfiri Deobandi militants of ASWJ criticize Altaf Hussain and MQM: In a recent edition of its official magazine “Saada-e-Azeemat”, Sipah-e-Sahaba (aka Lashkar-e-Jhangvi or Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat) has criticized two mainstream political leaders: Altaf Hussain of MQM and Qazi Hussain Ahmed of Jamaat-e-Islami. Both Altaf Hussain (a moderate Sunni
Why elites fail: This article is adapted from Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy, © 2012 by Christopher Hayes and published by Crown Publishers, a division of Random House Inc. In 1990, at the age of 11, I stood in a line of
LUBP Poll: Nishan-e-Jhangvi 2012: Please vote for Nishan-e-Jhangvi 2012 by participating in the following survey. [poll id=”11″] We invite all Pakistani citizens and those foreign citizens who are interested in Pakistani politics or/and Shia genocide to participate in the Nishan-e-Jhangvi (NJ) 2012 Poll.
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