Monthly Archive:: July 2013
The Perils of a ‘People’s Coup’ – by Khaled . M Abou El Fadl: LOS ANGELES — THE Egyptian Army claims that it had no choice but to overthrow the country’s first legitimately elected president, Mohamed Morsi, and that last week’s coup reflected the will of the Egyptian people. It’s true that
Heat brings more trouble to Pims patients – by Imran Ali Teepu: ISLAMABAD, July 4: For patients like Nadeem Ahmed, there is no relief after being admitted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims). It is not because Ahmed is not getting better treatment. Instead, the sweltering heat both
Audit of secret fund exposes anomalies in ministry – by Nasir Iqbal: ISLAMABAD, July 6: The audit of the information ministry’s special publicity funds, popularly known as List A, carried out by the Directorate General of Audit has exposed weak internal controls and expenditures made without adhering to legal procedures.
The Second Egyptian Revolution – IMT Statement – by Alan Woods: Morsi has fallen. The magnificent movement of the masses has once more shown to the entire world the authentic face of the Egyptian people. It shows that the Revolution, which many even on the Left believed to have stalled,
No respite for Egyptian Christians in the new Salafist Fake Liberal Alliance taking lessons from Pakistan: This will become INCREASINGLY clear in next two weeks Salfist are in power in Egypt. They (Noor party) will have veto power to make interim government and all other matters, only fake liberals will be acceptable. This is the same
PPP regrets proposing Najam Sethi’s name for caretaker CM Punjab, condemns his role in rigging in elections: PPP Punjab senior leader Raja Riaz Ahmed has demanded fresh elections under an impartial Election Commission and neutral caretaker up. Exposing the alleged role of former caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Najam Sethi behind rigging in the province, Raja Riaz
PML-N and PTI leaders leave thousands to die slowly – by Shiraz Paracha: Dust, dirt and danger of death—slow death—are conditions in which hundreds and thousand of people live near Islamabad. These people are voters of Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan of PMLN and Ghulam Sarwar Khan of PTI. On Friday, I was
Riaz Al-Malik Hajjaji appreciates Ejaz Haider’s eloquence, takes LUBP to task for supporting Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa: On Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa : Damn you LUBP cowards for asking questions from Pious supporters of Oppressed underpaid Pakistan Army. LUBP cowards stand against the truth of Ghairat studs like Comrade Ejaz and Colonel Leiven. LUBP cowards stand with
Why do anti-establishment activists use pen names in Pakistan?: In Pakistan, the fate of anti-establishment writers and activists is very clear. Just refer to how prominent Asia Times correspondent Syed Saleem Shahzad was killed and dumped for being critical of the ISI due to its supports to Jihadist
You SoB, get out of your anonymity and be a man! – by Ejaz Haider: Context: Ejaz Haider, a blogger at Express Tribune and former director of Islamabad-based thinktank Jinnah Institute was criticizing Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa’s critical tweets about bloggers and media persons whose narrative is generally close to that of ISI. At that
PTI becomes largest Political Party that hates minorities especially Christians: CNPK – Christian news (Yeshwa Younis) Neither the ideology of Muhammad Ali Jinnah nor the ideals of the Pakistan’s constitution disrespects the non-Muslims as the Latest act of KPK Assembly has done. The teachings of Holy Prophet of Islam
No place for minorities in Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan -by Shamim Masih: ISLAMABAD: A lot has been written about the plight of minorities in Pakistan – some by the minorities themselves and some by the majority. Minority rights in Pakistan were always broken. Majority always copes while minority bears the brunt.
Demoting Democracy in Egypt – by Shadi Hamid: Editors Note: We are posting the Nytimes article and youtube clip which shows disgruntled Muslim Brotherhood crowd turning to violent means. This is a valid point, despite all of the poor decisions by Moorsi the military intervention with a
When is a military coup not a military coup? – by Robert Fisk: For the first time in the history of the world, a coup is not a coup. The army take over, depose and imprison the democratically elected president, suspend the constitution, arrest the usual suspects, close down television stations
Iran and US have common ground on where Morsi went wrong: Editors note: We are posting two interesting perspectives one from the vocal Iranian Parliamentarian Ahmad Khatami and another form Robert Fisk of The Independent. There seems to be a lot of common ground between the Iranian and American perspective
Did LUBP publish hatred and lies against Salmaan Taseer before his murder?: A certain group of establishment-friendly liberals is currently busy in circulating a baseless slander against LUBP website that LUBP published hatred against Shaheed Salmaan Taseer a few days before his murder. According to da vincian @evo8X8, a close friend
Sindh Government must protect indigenous communities of Karachi: Sindh government must protect life and property of indigenous Kutchi Memon and Sheedi community of Karachi. According to some news reports, the Peoples Aman Committee has captured houses of Kutchi Memon community . If its true , the
Shia Hazara killings and Pakistan Government’s lies about Saudi Iran proxy war – by Dr Mohammad Taqi: Not that one expected the new federal and provincial dispensations to magically fix the terrorism problem but their initial handling of the discourse has not been very reassuring More than 50 innocent people killed in one day would
Concern rises over Pakistan plan to halt extremism – by Sebastian Abbot: In this Monday, June 30, 2013 photo, Pakistani Shiite Muslims from the Hazara community carry a dead body for burial following a suicide bombing which killed tens of people and left many injured in Quetta, Pakistan. Suspected Islamic militants
LUBP condemns bullying of Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa by pro-establishment media persons and thinktanks: LUBP condemns systematic bullying of Pakistan’s prominent anti-establishment scholar Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa by pro-ISI journalists and thinktanks via social and mainstream media. On Twitter, facebook and other forums, various pro-establishment persons including Ejaz Haider, Mosharraf Zaidi, Adil Najam, Huma
A Coup, Dear Friends, is a Coup! By A Z: That Morsi was incompetent is beyond question. The political charge sheet against him is long, compelling, and detailed. The fact is, Morsi couldn’t unite the country and people were really hacked off. Morsi was given the opportunity to be
مارشل لاء اور بھٹو مائتھالوجی: مارشل لاء اور بھٹو مائتھالوجی آج پانچ جولائی ہے-یہ وہ تاریخ ہے جس میں “آپریشن فئیر پلے “کے نام پر پاکستان کی تاریخ کا سب سے ان فئیر اپریشن پلے کیا گیا-پاکستان کے عوام آج تک اس فاؤل کے
Egyptians who idolise army will soon be disappointed – by Jonathan Steele: WHETHER the Egyptian army’s action against Mohamed Morsi amounts to a full-scale military coup can be debated. But what is clear beyond doubt is that they amount to a ruinous intervention in the politics of a country that
تکفیری دیوبندی سب کے دشمن ہیں – از حق گو: یوں تو فیس بک پر تکفیریوں کے سینکڑوں پیجز ہیں مگر علما دیوبند نام کا تکفیری پیج تقریباً تمام ہی پاکستانی غیر دو بندی افراد کے خلاف دن رات غلیظ پراپگنڈہ کرتا رہتا ہے ، چاہے وہ شیعہ
Pakistan Christian Congress condemns CM Pervez Khatak statement on cleaning jobs for minorities: Editors Note: LUBP strongly condemns the use of insensitive language and an openly discriminatory approach towards non Muslim Pakistanis by the PTI government in KPK. We demand that the PTI Chief Minister Pervez Khatak should offer an immediate unconditional apology.
Similarities between Egypt’s Morsi and Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif: There can be no justification for the current subversion of democracy in Egypt which resulted in a coup against the Muslim Brotherhood’s Morsi. However, it is even more difficult to feel any sympathy for the brutal Morsi regime that
Is Egypt Looking for its Next Pharaoh? – by A Z: While I may support liberal ideas and politics and be dead against all forms of theocracy, I have no choice but to call a spade a spade; it just is what is. July 3, 2013 was no different from
Mehran Bank Scam Part 2: Is ISI pumping money into Jinnah Institute via Tameer Bank?: In the light of increasing evidence, it would be a grave sin of omission to ignore the connections between the powerful ISI, Tameer Bank and the Jinnah Institute. (ISI has infiltrated US thinktanks, Pak scholar says) Now a former
Discrimination and hatred: the church and civil society take stock of the problems concerning Christian minorities: Lahore – Becoming aware of the discrimination, injustice, prejudice of whom Christians in Pakistan face and are victims, about 3% of the population, and the necessity to report these issues to the new government: with this intent Christian leaders
Geo TV’s Beena Sarwar obfuscates Shia genocide: On 30 June 2013, at least 40 Shia Muslims including women, men and children were brutally murdered in a Shia mosque in Quetta, Pakistan at the hands of Takfiri Deobandi terrorist of Sipah-e-Sahaba (ASWJ-LeJ). While Pakistani and international media
Saudi media rejects false lies spread by Pakistan’s Ulma-e-Deoband terrorists – by Sidq Maqaal: Related: Ulma-e-Deoband hate site is moderated by Aamir Saeed Deobandi who is promoted by pro-ISI fake liberals: #ShiaGenocide: Moderator of Al Qaeda affiliated Takfiri Deobandi hate site is supported by pro-establishment #FakeLiberals The speed at which this post is
The Taliban’s New, More Terrifying Cousin – by Jeffrey Stren: A boy stands at the site of a bomb attack in a Shi’ite Muslim area of the Pakistani city of Quetta on February 17, 2013. (Naseer Ahmed/Reuters) Abdul Amir (as we’ll call him), a chemistry teacher in Quetta, Pakistan,
Addressing a Question About Human Evolution – By A.Z: A friend sent me the below picture seeking my views. While the question is quite unscientific and I avoid ‘nontechnical’ discussions in most matters, particularly science, I find it apt to comment on this to address the doubts it
Do Shia Muslims have to convert to Sunni Muslims to earn the right to life?: Jang Group’s Geo TV’s Islamo-evangelical anchor Aamir Liaquat Hussain has proposed that Pakistan’s Shia Muslims should participate in the Yom-e-Farooq (celebration of the birthday of second Caliph Hazrat Umar Farooq) in order to escape the ongoing Shia genocide and
تحریک طالبان کا اہل تشیع کو دھمکی آمیز خط -مجاہد حسین: Editor’s note: We are cross=posting an Urdu article by Mr. Mujahid Hussain which discusses Takfiri Deobandi terrorists’ threatening letter to Pakistan’s Shia Muslims asking them to convert to Sunni Islam or be ready to face dire consequences. The letter
Quaid’s residencey to be rebuilt but who will rebuild Quaid’s Pakistan? -by Nasir Saeed: There has been an understandably strong reaction to the burning of Quaid e Azam’s residence in Ziarat, near Quetta, and the destruction of most of his belongings. Every Pakistani has grieved whether they are Muslim, Christian, Parsi, Hindu or
شیعہ اپنی وجہ سے ہی قتل ہو رہے ہیں: عامر لیاقت کی شیعہ نسل کشی کو جواز فراہم کرنے کی مذموم سازش: حامد میر کے معروف پروگرام “کیپیٹل ٹاک” میں بدنامِ زمانہ عامر لیاقت کو بھی مدعو کیا گیا تاکہ وہ بھی فرقہ واریت کا حل پیش کرے۔ اس نے کہا کہ میں یہ نہیں مانتا کہ پاکستان میں فرقہ واریت
نیل کے ساحل سے لے کر تا بہ خاک کاشغر شیعہ نسل کشی – از حق گو: قاہرہ سے پشاور تک شیعہ مسلمان تکفیری دیوبندی اور سلفی دہشت گردوں کے نشانے پر ہیں – ان تکفیری دہشت گردوں نے بلا مبالغہ ہزاروں شیعہ شہید کر دیے ہیں جب کہ باقی لوگ خاموش تماشائی بنے ابھی یہ سب
Sunni Ittehad Council: Barelvi activism against terrorism – by Aarish U. Khan: Most of the banned militant terrorist outfits of Pakistan either subscribe to the Deobandi or the Wahabi-inspired Ahl-e-Hadith or Salafi school of thought, while none of them is Barelvi. From 1980 to 2005 the anger of these militant organizations
To the Amir Hakimullah Mehsud – Ayaz Amir: Respected Amir Sahib, we have no quarrel with you. The areas under your command, where the righteous flag of the Taliban flies, we ceded control of a long time ago, and we have learned to live with the