Monthly Archive:: March 2013

Attack on Christians in Lahore: Encouraging progress in Shahbaz Sharif and Raza Rumi’s Punjab: Lahore arson: CJ says Punjab police failed to conduct honest, thorough probe Source: Dawn, 18 March 2013 The Supreme Court on Monday declared that the Punjab Police had “failed to conduct an honest and through investigation” into the Badami
Why is it more dangerous when Najam Sethi and Raza Rumi give a free pass to a terrorist than the right wing jihadi media?: In regards to the recent article on LUBP Pakistan to be Rwanda: Through Ahmed Ludhianvi, Najam Sethi and Raza Rumi’s call for Shia holocaust – by Mahpara Qalandar, a close friend of mine sent me this message: Yaar Sethi is
Is ISI killing Sunnism – by Ali Lahori: Like many social and biological systems, the success of religious movements is often a function of securing some type of evolutionary advantage. In simpler terms: better ideologies win while inferior ideologies vanish. Moses challenged Pharaoh and staged a rebellion
Ludhianvi’s interview: an item number in Najam Sethi and Raza Rumi’sTFT blog? – by Ejaz Baloch: Much has been said about an interview of the leader of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamat (ASWJ) Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi. Why advisor to a right-wing media group like Jang/Geo has placed that interview in a  a Right Wing Liberal weekly
دیر آید درست آید: حسن نقوی: پہلے ہی بہت دیر ہو چکی ہے۔ اس کا اندازہ اس بات سے لگایئے کہ 2005ء میں ہمیں جن نرخوں پر ایران سے گیس مل سکتی تھی، اب موجودہ وقت میں اس کے نرخ دُگنے ہو چکے ہیں۔ لیکن
Pakistan’s real image – by Saroop Ijaz:         The local police told the inhabitants of Joseph Colony, Badami Bagh, to evacuate their houses as they were going to be attacked the next day. This is shocking incompetence or perhaps complicity, even by our
Talks with Taliban always proved disastrous – by Farhat Taj:   ‘Imran Khan’s discourse on the tribal-Taliban connection is so ridiculously wrong that it does not deserve serious attention. Even the Taliban do not take Imran Khan seriously,’ says Dr. Farhat Taj in an interview with Viewpoint. Author of 
Sipah-e-Sahaba Taliban wrecking mothers’ lives – by AZ: As the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP aka ASWJ-LeJ) and Taliban (TTP) continue to bring annihilation to it and slaughter courses through its districts, Pakistan wails in desolation on the breath of hate. Cradle of an old and proud civilization, it
In Appreciation of Laal:     I. A. Rehman (Chairperson Human Rights Commission Pakistan): Bravo! With you in this. Fahmida Riaz Lahore, Pakistan: Piary Bhai. I am with you, tell me to do anything and I will be ready to do it. What
Why there will never be another Martial Law in Pakistan – by Dr Shahid Bajwa: The elections are finally here but there is still a lot of anxiety whether they will be held on time, or held at all. Of course there are no certainties in politics but there are some larger trends which
Terrorism Undettered: Pakistan’s Sipah Sahaba Failure – by A Z: PREFACE The shadowy terrorist group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP, currently operating as Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi ASWJ-LeJ), even though banned by Musharraf in 2002, remains at the heart of Pakistan’s national security crisis. Over the years, SSP has integrated
Four of 70 Shias in the ASWJ hit-list provided to MQM have been target killed so far!: (SHIITENEWS) Four of those 70 Shia Muslims named in the list of outlawed Sipah-e-Sahaba given to the MQM, have been martyred so far. On March 2, a day before Abbas Town Tragedy, a delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement
Pakistan to be Rwanda: Through Ahmed Ludhianvi, Najam Sethi and Raza Rumi’s call for Shia holocaust – by Mahpara Qalandar: Editor’s note: I am at great pain to publish this article. I have always had great regard for Raza Rumi and Najam Sethi.  This interview with Ahmed Lidhanvi Deobandi has no news value whatsoever. It does not cross-question any
Takfir: recipe for ‘Halal’ genocide – by Andaleeb Rizvi: Be it Gilgit, Quetta, Parachinar, Lahore, Karachi, Hyderabad, the poison is spreading with no end in sight. For how long till it boils over and burns each and everything is anybody’s guess We live in a cauldron of sectarian
5 years completed – obituary of media gurus – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: The current political government which was a coalition of PPP, MQM, PML-Q, ANP and at various times had PML-N and JUI-F as partners, has completed something which was just not expected from it – completing five years! What was
اس کے نام جس کا کوئی وکیل نہیں – سلمان تاثیر، شہباز بھٹی اور جنید حفیظ کی کہانی: Related post: Islamofascists of Jamat Islami initiate blasphemy case against a university teacher in Multan ایران کے ایک جلاوطن دانشور فلسفی عبدالکریم سروش ہیں وہ کہتے ہیں کہ کسی بھی معاشرے میں حریت فکر کی پیمائش کا پیمانہ اس
Benazir Bhutto’s vision: victory of democracy – by Jehangir Badr: The completion of the term of constitutional government marks the collective achievement of the democratic forces in Pakistan. Admittedly, the five years was a period full of turbulence, myriad challenges and tumultuous events. Despite all odds and fragility of
کیا پنجاب حکومت لشکرِ جھنگوی کے خلاف آپریشن کر پائے گی؟ – از حسن نقوی: ملکِ خداداد میں فرقہ واریت، دہشت گردی اور قتل و غارت گری کا بازار ضیاء الحق کے زبردستی کے نفاذِ اسلام سے شروع ہوا۔ ایک ایسا سلسلہ جو کسی طور تھمنے کا نام نہیں لیتا۔ مسلمانوں کو ’’مسلمان‘‘ بنانے
گستاخ کون؟ – از حق گو: گستاخ کون؟ لکھتے وقت تو مجھے بھی یہی محسوس ہو رہا ہے کے میں بھی اس طرح کی تحریر لکھ کے گستاخی کر رہا ہو. نہیں..ہرگز نہیں..رسول پاک (ص) کی شان میں ہرگز نہیں. مگر ان لوگوں کو میری
شیخ وقاص کا نواز لیگ میں جانا اور لدھیانوی کا بیچ چوراہے میں سانجھے کی ہنڈیا پھوڑنا– از حق گو: آخر بلی تھیلے سے باہر آ ہی گیی وہ ہوا جو کسی نے سوچا نہیں تھا شیخ وقاص اکرم کے نواز لیگ میں جانے کا دور دور تک کوئی امکان نہیں تھا..موصوف اپنی ہر محفل میں نواز لیگ پر دہشت
Deobandi militants of ASWJ-LeJ killed Parveen Rehman: AHRC Report: ASWJ/LeJ have turned Pakistan into a mad country: Asian Human Rights Commission’s statement on Parveen Rehman’s assassination PAKISTAN: The Country has gone Mad, No Doubt When a small lady weighing hardly 60 kilograms working for the betterment of poor
Islamofascists of Jamat Islami initiate blasphemy case against a university teacher in Multan: Related post: اس کے نام جس کا کوئی وکیل نہیں – سلمان تاثیر، شہباز بھٹی اور جنید حفیظ کی کہانی A blasphemy case is registered against visiting faculty member of BZU , Multan on basis of his comments on
Abbas Town massacre: Police arrests the prime suspect Deobandi militant of ASWJ-Taliban: Karachi (14 March 2013): Police announced to have arrested the prime suspect in last month’s Abbas Town blast, along with his two accomplices from Karachi on Thursday, Express News reported. It was revealed that they were associated with Tehreek-e-Taliban
Weak state abets radicalization in Pakistan – by AZ: As I read the news about the concerned PML(N) MNA being absolved of land grabbing charges after hundreds of innocent poor Christians’ homes were torched and their belongings looted on his watch, I am painfully reminded of how the
Job in Islamabad – some opportunity – by Suhail: Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan and unlike other cities; a job in Islamabad offers a range of opportunities to both its residents and outsiders. Not only this, foreigners are no new feat in Islamabad. Time has brought
Iranian parliament to study massacre of Shia Muslims in Pakistan: Iranian Parliamentary Commission will study Pakistani issues and massacre of Shia Muslims tomorrow in presence of Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi, Member of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said on Tuesday.Mohammad-Hassan Asafari said that in the Commission will inquire
Why I stand with the Shias – by Amber Darr: “No man is an island, Entire of itself … Each man’s death diminishes me, For I am involved in mankind. Therefore, send not to know, For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee.” — John Donne, Meditations XVII
How well-meaning but naïve journalists create false Shia-Sunni binary – by Mahpara Qalander: I am not going to talk about Yazidi Shia journalists like Ejaz Haider, Shakir Hussain and Nasim Zehra, or Yazidi-Salafists like Ansar Abbasi, Irfan Sidiqqui, Mosharraf Zaidi and Najam Sethi who have spent better part of their lives spreading
Najam Sethi and others continue to obfuscate the truth while nearly 200 Christian homes burn – by Ali Taj: Leading anchors of the Pakistan media continue to obfuscate the truth while homes burn and people loose lives and property. The narrative built  by Mr. Sethi and others is: 1) This is a conspiracy to grab valuable land of Joseph
مجرموں کو سزا موت دی جائے – از حق گو: ان تصویروں میں وہ چند مکروہ چہرے یقینی طور پر شناخت کے جا سکتے ہیں…جو ان ہزاروں لوگوں میں  شامل تھے جنہوں نے ہمارے مسیح بھایئوں کے گھروں پر حملہ کیا اور ان کی املاک کو جلانے کے ساتھ
Peshawar mosque attack: Sunni Barelvis become victim to sectarian terrorism by Deobandi militants: PESHAWAR: Saturday’s blast in Mohallah Baqir Shah hints at the beginning of a newer, darker chapter in the history of this city, which is already gripped by sectarianism. Masjid-e-Chishtia belongs to the Sunni Barelvi sect, which until recently, was primarily
Some lesser known facts about Pope Francis: A profile of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio: Pope facts: Bergoglio is the first Latin American pope. He is also the first Jesuit pope. Bergoglio is of Italian descent. Not the *biggest* leap beyond Europe the cardinals could have picked. Bergoglio, 76, has spent nearly his entire
پیوستہ رہ شجر سے۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔: بہت ساری خبریں اس ایک ہفتے میں اکٹھی ہوگئی ہیں-اور اس دوران بہت سی سرگرمیوں کا میں خود بھی حصہ رہا ہوں-ہونا تو یہ چاہئے تھا کہ سب پر الگ الگ کالم لکھتا لیکن “ہر خواہش پر دم نکلے”
Women Who Dare: Nafis Sadik, Champion of Choice for Women Around the World:   BY Jaime-Alexis Fowler   |   February 28, 2013 Nafis Sadik has been called one of the most powerful women in the world. One of the greatest women’s advocates of the twentieth century, Nafis is an obstetrician, author, mother, and global thought
Ethan Casey all praise to you for protecting the killers, ASWJ-LEJ-TTP, by not naming them – by Riaz Malik Al Hajjaji:   I must commend Good Liberal Ethan Casey for not mentioned ASWJ-LeJ-TTP even once in his article on Pakistani Christains. As for muslims in America, everyone knows how fearful they are of their lives there. In New York City
ایران،سعودی عرب،امریکا اور پاکستان – از حق گو: . پاکستان میں ہر  گزرتے دن کے ساتھ یہ تاثر زورپکڑتا  جا رہا ہے کے پاکستان میں ہونے والی شیعہ نسل کشی ایران اور سعودی عرب کی پراکسی وار ہے…اس تاثر کو تقویت دیتے ہیں وہ لوگ جو خود اس
Malik Ishaq Deobandi vs Ahmed Ludhianvi Deobandi – by Zain Gardezi: The cat is out of the bag. As Pakistan approaches loser to its general elections date, not only are we going to see some interesting developments in the mainstream parties, but the divisions among the political factions of terrorist
Philanthropist Parveen Rehman killed by Deobandi militants in Karachi: Karachi (13 March 2013). Deobandi militants of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamat (ASWJ) killed the Director of Orangi Pilot Project, Parveen Rehman in Karachi on Wednesday. Rehman was targeted when she was travelling in her car near Orangi Town’s Peerabad
Racist Tribune pokes fun at Bacha Khan: Balochistan Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested eleven children aged between 11 to 16 years, who were allegedly involved in carrying out the  Bacha Khan “Chowk” blast in Quetta, Express News reported. The blast at Bacha Khan square
Iran-Pakistan pipeline: A significant step forward – by AZ: This Monday, Iranian and Pakistani presidents inaugurated the construction of a much-delayed section of a $7.5bn gas pipeline linking the two neighbours. The two leaders unveiled a plaque before shaking hands and offering prayers for the successful conclusion of