Islamist parties burn Pakistan as media provides cover: In protesting against a controversial and hateful youtube, the Islamists validated all the negative anti-Muslim stereotyples and then some more. In Pakistan, the protestors lead by Jamaat Islami, Jamaad ud Dawa (Hafiz Saeed), Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (Ludhianvi, Malik
The gallant son of my Benazir – by Maleeha Manzoor: When it comes to Pakistan’s politics, the name of Pakistan Peoples Party reverberates into one’s mind and abruptly reminds of the tragic myth of assassinations of the gallant leaders of Pakistan. Judicial murder of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and the
How to spot a liberal fascist -by Sabir Nazar: Liberal fascist is an oxymoron. Liberals according to definition are those, ‘who believe in maximum individual freedom possible and the ideas of liberty and equality.’ And the term fascist according to definition, ‘is a person who is dictatorial or has extreme right-wing
Dear Takfiris: Look in your mirror -by Thomas L. Friedman: On Monday, David D. Kirkpatrick, the Cairo bureau chief for The Times, quoted one of the Egyptian demonstrators outside the American Embassy, Khaled Ali, as justifying last week’s violent protests by declaring: “We never insult any prophet — not
My thoughts on the anti-Islam movie – by Naveed Javed: Past one week has been a rough one for not only Muslims across the globe but also for the people of other religions. It all started with a movie “Innocence of Muslims” by an (allegedly) Egyptian-American Coptic Christian, Nakoula
Shia Hazaras’ exodus to Australia – by Zofeen Ebrahim: According to the South Asia Terrorist Portal (SATP). In 2011, 203 Shias were killed of which 27 belonged to the Hazara community. Shia Hazaras, along with non-Hazara Shias of Balochistan, remain a victim of country wide Shia genocide against
Goodbye PTI – by Imaan Mazari: I can tolerate criticism regarding my work, my attitude towards ex-fellow party members and a lot of other things but one thing I have put up with for the last 6 months (since April when I joined PTI in
Shia Bohras of Karachi are Takfiri terrorists’ new target: On Tuesday (18 Sep 2012), Takfiri Deobandi militants of Sipah-e-Sahaba (currently operating as Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat ASWJ) set their eyes on a new target: Karachi’s Shia Bohra community. Amid the evening hustle and bustle, Tuesday saw two bomb
Follow-up: A protest rally against Paul Bhatti: “We have become aware that APMA arranged fund raising events in different countries for their rehabilitation, but has failed to deliver any assistance to us. We want the whole world to know!” A report from Shamim Masih in Lahore
People’s revolution – by Red Dawn: If we look at the torrent of events in Pakistan, specially in the last couple of years. Death and misery seems to be the only constant. Be it of target killings, factory fires, floods, accidents, military operations, death is
WEF appraisal of PPP govt’s performance: The World Economic Forum has released its annual Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013 which assesses the business environment in individual countries and domestic conditions that improve or impede it. “The Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013 assesses the competitiveness landscape of 144 economies, providing
Supreme Court is setting wrong precedence: Concluding remarks by National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza in the matter of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani under Clause 2 of the Article 63 of the constitution . I am of the view that the charges against Yousaf Raza
Comrade Lal Khan continues to obfuscate Shia genocide: We have previously highlighted how various right-wing and (pseudo-)liberal analysts in Pakistani media and society remain silent or, worse, misrepresent Shia genocide in Pakistan at the hands of State-sponsored Takfiri Deobandi-Salafi militants by dishonestly giving it Hazara ethnic or
Born out of 1980s – by Red Dawn: If you, like me are born in the 80’s. I already feel sorry for you, in fact I feel extremely sorry for you. You can not even imagine what you have missed. Yes, indeed there was another Pakistan. A Pakistan
Communicating the constitution: Media in Pakistan rarely applies ‘constitutional filter’ to frame and contextualize vital national issues. The mainstream narratives and popular discourse in the media often privilege “territorial/security” and “religious” over the “republic.” These reportage trends have bearing on transformation of