Monthly Archive:: May 2013
“Dear Taliban, This is your province.” says PTI CM in KPK. Taliban oblige by killing 21 Pashtuns in Malakand!: “We have no enmity with the Taliban” PESHAWAR (17 May 2013): Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) senior leader and soon-to-be Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pervez Khattak on Friday said that the coming provincial government was ready to hold talks
Fake jehadi – by Waseem Altaf: From 1987 till 1989 he was Director General ISI and was fully involved in Afghanistan. However after the withdrawal of the Soviet troops in 1989 and establishment of a friendly regime, he looked towards East, for he had a
The agony and esctasy of PTI – by Maheen Usmani: m ‘’It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was
My party, PPP, lost because it forgot about the people – by Malik Zameer Hassan: Let’s accept it; we kept playing the footage of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto’s assassination to grab sympathy votes. PHOTO: REUTERS One factor which always made me proud to be a part of thePakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was the its representation in
LUBP editor meets Ahmadiyya community’s spiritual leader – by Ali Taj: The spiritual leader and fifth Khalifa of Ahmadiyya Muslim community visited Los Angeles on 11 May 2013 and delivered an address. I had the pleasure and honor of meeting his holiness and asked him a question about the U-turn
Politburo of (alleged) Scholars Wing misusing PPP’s name to suppress dissent: Context: After PPP and ANP’s debacles in recent elections, if Pakistan’s progressive and liberal parties are to remain relevant, they can’t afford to ignore constructive, sincere and honest critical voices from within and without the party. Unfortunately, within the
Imran Khan and PTI: Great Show but there are some Lessons to Learn – by A Z: Imran Khan is an immensely popular personality in Pakistan – perhaps the most popular. He is widely trusted by the people and his persistent political struggle against the odds has earned him a great deal of respect by most
الیکشن الیکشن: لوگ سمجھ نہیں پاتے مگر الیکشن اور سلیکشن میں بڑا فرق ہے، الیکشن میں اجتماعی رائے کی اہمیت ہے اور سلیکشن میں انفرادی، گویا سلیکشن الیکشن کا حصّہ ہوا. بس یہیں آ کر ہمارے ہاں معامله خراب ہو جاتا ہے،
The mysterious case of the white tigress used in PML-N’s political rallies – by Rina Saeed Khan: LUBP Editor’s note: The following article published in Dawn deconstructs how foreign journalists based in Pakistan are either naive or incompetent; some of them also happen to uncritically promote pro-establishment politicians. BBC’s Owen Bennett-Jones wrote an article recently that
Teen Talwar protest made me a PTI supporter – by Minal Soomro: The city of Karachi, once known as the city of Lights has been living in shadows now for a very long time. For the past few decades, It portrayed to be a city of the dead, where those alive
PPP lost my vote by handling Salmaan Taseer’s assassination awfully – by Sana Saleem: Related posts: Blaming the victim Fake Civil Society must stop blaming the PPP: A rebuttal to Naveen Naqvi and Sana Saleem
Sana Saleem, a Pakistani rights activist, gangs up with pro-establishment “fake liberals” to silence critical bloggers: Sana Saleem, a Pakistani blogger known for activism on elitist, selective and profitable causes, was found ganging up with pro-establishment fake liberals and a pro-Taliban Deobandi cleric in order to rationalize and reinforce harassing and silencing of liberal Pakistani
Post-elections 2013: What Pakistani nation expects from PML-N – by Marvi Sirmed: Congratulations to PML-N for overwhelming victory in the Punjab and in National Assembly. Now that we are almost sure that it will make federal government hopefully without alliances with smaller groups, there comes a heavy responsibility on PML-N.
شیعہ نسل کشی اور سعودی فنڈنگ – از حق گو: سعودیہ میں اربوں رپے پاکستان میں لگائے ھیں صرف مدارسے کھولنے میں کوئی سے بھی دو پرجیکٹ بتادیں جس سے پاکستان کو بہت فائدہ ھوا ھو۔ دو بار مفت تیل دے دیا اور ساتھ میں ۳۲۰۰ مدرسے کھولدئے
On U.S. approach to Syria: Enemies of your enemies are not necessarily your friends – by Rusty Walker: A video shows the Syrian rebel Abu Sakkar, taking a bite from the heart of a dead soldier. This act is a violation of the laws of international war and has been widely condemned. The main Syrian opposition coalition
پیپلز پارٹی کی شکست کے بعد رہنماؤں کے استعفے: پاکستان کی سابق حکمراں جماعت پیپلز پارٹی کی گیارہ مئی کے عام انتخابات میں غیر متوقع انتخابی کارکردگی کے بعد پارٹی رہنماؤں کے مستعفی ہونے کاسلسلہ جاری ہے۔ گیارہ مئی کے اب تک غیر حتمی انتخابی نتائج کے مطابق
Pakistan’s elections mean that liberals are a minority of defeated infidels – by Mahpara Qalandar: Pakistan’s national elections of 11 May can be regarded as one of the bloodiest and most one-sided electoral exercise in the contemporary history of democracy. The day the election day was announced, the Taliban made a counter announcement: Those
Post-elections 2013: Battle must go on – by Peja Mistri: One of the most dreaded consequence of defeat of PPP and ANP in elections 2013 will be the change in their policies on “War on Terror”. We are already hearing voices within the parties, that the defeat is
لیفٹ بیانیہ ہوگا تو بات بنے گی: پیپلز پارٹی الیکشن کیوں ہاری؟: اس مرتبہ مقابلہ سنٹر رائٹ کی دو پارٹیوں میں تھا تو پنجاب کے اندر کہیں بھی سنٹر لیفٹ کی پارٹیاں اپنے سنٹر لیفٹرجحان کے ساتھ انتخابات کے اندر اپنے روائتی ووٹ بینک کو متحرک نہ کرسکیں-ویسے بھی پیپلز پارٹی
ہونا دودھ کا کالا اور شہد کا کڑوا : پیپلز پارٹی الیکشن کیوں ہاری؟: اب جبکہ الیکشن ہوچکے اور نتائج بھی سب کے سامنے آچکے تو ہمیں یہ سوچنے کی ضرورت ہے کہ اس الیکشن کے دوران بہت سے ماضی میں درست خیال کیے جانے والے خیالات غلط کیوں ثابت ہوئے؟کیوں ماضی کی
IMU suicide bomber targeted top police commander in Quetta – by Bill Roggio: The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan claimed credit for yesterday’s suicide attack in Quetta that targeted the chief of police in the southern Pakistani city. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan took credit for the attack, in a statement that was
اور روشنی اندھیروں میں ڈوب گیی – از حق گو: پاکستان میں نام نہاد آزاد میڈیا کی تاریخ اتنی پرانی نہیں ہے لیکن اس کے باوجود اس میڈیا کے غیر ذمہ دارانہ اور جانب دارانہ کردار کے حوالے سے عوام میں جلد ہی شعور اجاگر ہوگیا ، اس کی
PTI urges Supreme Court to take action on threats and rigging in elections: ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has urged the Supreme Court to take action against Muttahida Qaumi Movement and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) for alleged rigging and threats in elections in Karachi and Lahore. PTI Central Information Secretary Dr
Post-2013 elections, likely scenarios for PPP’s future in the Punjab – by Haris Gazdar: How do we read PPP’s collapse in Punjab? Not the immediate causes, but likely scenarios. It’s a long post, so take your time. Some PPP well-wishers might take comfort from 1997 from which the party had rebounded by the
Raza Rumi’s proxy jihad against anti-establishment bloggers: Related post: Raza Rumi unleashes ISI-ASWJ touts to harass and harm anti-establishment bloggers Raza Rumi, editor of Najam Sethi’s The Friday Times (TFT) and director of pro-establishment think tank Jinnah Institute, continues his proxy Jihad by using a TFT
I am very happy that PML-N has captured imagination of the Punjab electorate; PPP almost routed – by Raza Rumi: Note: The king is dead, long live the king. Boat jumpers and opportunists are abundant in arena of Pakistani politics and media. It’s a fact that in the last 5 years 24/7, Najam Sethi and certain other liberal-seeming anchors
جعلی کالم یا جعلی صفحات تحریک انصاف کو تباہ کر دیں گے – احمد وقاص گورایہ: تحریک انصاف سے متعلق میں نے کل سوچا تھا کچھ نہیں لکھنا. لگتا ہے تحریک انصاف اس الیکشن سے کچھ بھی سیکھنے کو تیار نہیں . لیڈر شپ بچوں کی طرح گھروں میں گھس گئی ہے. یہ لوگ سیاست
Democracy wins, federation loses – by Farahnaz Ispahani: AP CHALLENGES AHEAD: Nawaz Sharif is not the only one facing challenges. While Nawaz Sharif has won the election decisively, he faces the challenge of reaching out beyond his main base in Punjab to the rest of Pakistan Pakistan achieved
پیوستہ رہ شجر سے ، امید بہار رکھ – از حق گو: آخر کار الیکشن کا دن بھی آ کر گزر گیا – پاکستان کی عوام نے دہشت گردوں کی دھمکیوں کی پروا نہ کرتے ہوے بڑیتعداد میں ووٹ ڈالا اور اپنی اپنی پسند کی پارٹیز کو ووٹ دے کر کامیاب کروانے کی
Blood-soaked triumph of Islamofascism – by Mahpara Qalandar: As we have been predicting at LUBP, Islamofascism has won as planned. So much blood of liberal elements was spilled under the wink of the Judiciary and the Army that the triumph of pro-Taliban parties like the PML-N and
The Political Parties of Pakistan – Saim Saeed: A Pakistani soldier loads ballot boxes into a van in Rawalpindi. Authorities hope the app, combined with a fully revised voter list and an unprecedented level of public scrutiny, will help ensure the election will be the cleanest ever.
ایک مرحلہ اور طے ہوا: جمہوریت کا ایک اور سنگ میل طے ہوگیا-پاکستان میں پہلی مرتبہ ایک سویلین حکومت نے اپنی مدت پوری کرنے کے بعد الیکشن کراڈالے اور اب جلد ہی نئی حکومت بھی سامنے آجائے گی- اس مرتبہ پھر سے الیکشن کے
NIA Pakistan – by Sohail Butt: PMLN is only a few steps away from getting a simple majority in National Assembly the lower house of our parliament to form the next government Mr. Nawaz Sahrif is expected to be our next prime minister, energy crisis, terrorism,
Soldiering on: Ruqayya Hashmi fights for Shia Hazara community in Balochistan – by Waqas Naeem: Undaunted by terrorist threats, Dr Ruqayya Hashmi fights for the Shia Hazara community in Balochistan. ISLAMABAD: In several cities across Pakistan, political parties and candidates have faced threats and deadly attacks on the basis of political ideology. But, in Quetta,
Pakistan Elections 2013: NA-250 Karachi then and now: In the 2008 elections that were boycotted by PTI and its parent organization, Jamaat Islami, PPP’s Ikhtiar Baig was leading the polls at the time of closure. The rival contestant was Khushbakht Shujaat. Both candidates are urban-educated and well
روشنی پھیلتی رہے گی: الیکشن 2013 کی انتخابی مہم کے دوران میرا زیادہ فوکس اس بات پر رہاکہ میں لوگوں کو اس بات پر قائل کرسکوں کہ وہ دائیں بازو کی جماعتوں کو ووٹ نہ دیں-میں جس ایریا میں رہتا ہوں وہاں پر
Day of a Brave Pakistan: Your spirit unfaltering, with hope hanging high with your dreams over a sword with a hundred edges. Confronting the intimidation and shadows of past ghosts relating to an era marked by blood-lust, sighs and misery, but your soldier
Pakistan elections 2013: A U.S. citizen’s perspective – by Rusty Walker: Justifications for voting for the cult of personality, Imran Khan of pro-Taliban Islamist party PTI, seem to center on voting against the secular-liberal PPP that allegedly failed in areas of education, minority oppression and could not stop the Shia
Why as a liberal I am voting PPP – by Khurshid Hasanain: Two guys with whom I spent many very happy years in Islamabad are annoyed/irked/ can’t understand why I refuse to vote for PTI and why I don’t admire Musharraf, like them. Why do I insist on connecting the actuality