Monthly Archive:: September 2014
نئےانتظامی یونٹس، پاکستان کے قومی سوال، عمران خان کا کراچی جلسہ اور ایم کیو ایم کی بوکھلاہٹ – عامر حسینی: جب سے پاکستان تحریک انصاف کے سربراہ عمران خان نے اتوار کو کراچی میں جلسے کا اعلان کیا ہے اور کہا ہے کہ پاکستان میں وہ تبدیلی کے سفر کا دوسرا مرحلہ کراچی سے شروع کریں گے اس وقت
سنی صوفی نسل کشی: ڈاکٹر شکیل اوج کے خلاف دیوبندی مفتی رفیع عثمانی نے واجب القتل ہونے کا فتویٰ جاری کیا تھا، کراچی پولیس کا انکشاف: کراچی میں فائرنگ کے ایک واقعے میں جامعہ کراچی کے شعبہ اسلامک اسٹڈیز کے سربراہ ڈاکٹر محمد شکیل اوج شہید اور ان کی ایک طالبہ زخمی ہوگئی ہیں۔ یہ واقعہ جمعرات ١٨ ستمبر ٢٠١٤ کی صبح گلشن اقبال میں
Saying goodbye: my brother, Ali Akbar Kumaili – by Y.G.: The following piece has been written by a close cousin of Ali Akbar Kumaili (son of Shia scholar Abbas Kumaili), who was shot dead in a sectarian attack in Karachi recently. The night he was shot, I sat
Dawn’s editorial on the renunciation of violence by Punjabi Taliban: In certain national security circles, the renunciation of violence inside Pakistan by the leader of the TTP Punjab aka the Punjabi Taliban, Asmatullah Muawiya, will be greeted with satisfaction, even glee. Luring the Punjabi Taliban back towards the mainstream
To crush ISIS, make a deal with Assad – Ahmad Samih Khalidi: LONDON — LAST week, President Obama virtually declared war on the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. But it is hard to reconcile the seemingly urgent need to confront the threat posed by this organization with the chosen
Pakistan only 36 polio cases short of global humiliation – Shahina Maqbool: Islamabad: With another six children crippled by polio on Thursday, Pakistan is now only 36 cases short of being the world’s only recipient of the ‘Global Humiliation and Reprimand Award.’ It took no more than a year of
How U.S. Interventionists Abetted the Rise of ISIS – by Rand Paul: As the murderous, terrorist Islamic State continues to threaten Iraq, the region and potentially the United States, it is vitally important that we examine how this problem arose. Any actions we take today must be informed by what we’ve
Sunni Sufi genocide: Database of Sunni killings in Pakistan by Deobandi terrorists – by Abdul Nishapuri: Related posts: Should we not condemn Sunni genocide taking place in Pakistan? https://lubpak.com/archives/74672 پاکستان میں سنی صوفی اور بریلوی نسل کشی کا ڈیٹا بیس – خالد نورانی https://lubpak.com/archives/327340 Sunni Sufi genocide: https://lubpak.com/archives/tag/sunni-sufi-barelvi-genocide ************** We have now spent considerable time in
A defense of atheism – by David Baltimore: Book Review: The God Delusion. Richard Dawkins. x + 406 pp. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. $27. These are difficult times for rational people, particularly in the United States. Those of us who believe that scientific evidence should be the bedrock
اسرائیلی اتحادی اور سراج الحق کے ہیرو طیب اردوغان اور تکفیری خوارج داعش کی پشت پناہی – خرم زکی: امریکی، اسرائیلی اور ناٹو اتحادی ترکی، شام میں تکفیری خارجی دہشتگردوں القاعدہ، جبہ نصرہ اور وہابی دہشتگرد گروہوں احرار الشام کی براہ راست مدد کر رہا ہے، ترکی میں سابق امریکی سفیر فرانسز ریکیارڈون کا اعتراف ترکی شام میں
Takfiri ASWJ-TTP terrorists trying to infilitrate MQM: Altaf Hussain has asked Rabita Committee (C) to clean up party of Takfiris “We have to check which elements have managed to infiltrate our ranks who are causing conflict between Shia and Sunnis. Once they are found then they
Top 5 contradictions in Obama’s emerging ISIL strategy – by Juan Cole: In the past week, Secretary of State John Kerry has marshaled support of some sort from both European nations and from countries in the Middle East for the US push against ISIL. Unfortunately, the resulting coalition is riddled with
Islamic State: ‘US failure to look into Saudi role in 9/11 has helped Isis’ – by Patrick Cockburn: The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) has been aided by the continuing failure of the US Government to investigate the role of Saudi Arabia in the 9/11 attacks and its support of
Robert Fisk on Isis campaign: Bingo! Here’s another force of evil to be ‘vanquished’: Resurrection, reinvention and linguistics. Barack Obama did the lot. And now he’s taking America to war in Syria as well as Iraq. Oh yes, and he’s going to defeat Isis, its “barbarism”, “genocide”, its “warped ideology” – until
Islamic State group issues new curriculum in Iraq – by Sinan Salaheddin & Vivian Salama: The extremist-held Iraqi city of Mosul is set to usher in a new school year. But unlike years past, there will be no art or music. Classes about history, literature and Christianity have been “permanently annulled.” The Islamic State
What does a Deobandi atheist or secular sectarian look like? The case of Faraz Quraishi: While it is easy to confront and deal with the blatant Deobandi and Wahhabi takfiri bigots because of their naked hatred of Sunni Sufi and Shia Muslims, it is relatively hard to spot a closet Deobandi or Wahhabi bigot,
Pakistani Shias need to discontinue the idea of political allegiance to an external authority figure – by Nabeel Jafri: Where do the Twelver Shias of Pakistan go from here? The violence this group has been subjected to in recent times has been discussed increasingly in mainstream media. The solutions being offered to this problem range from being
More than 160 Shia Muslims have been targeted in Karachi alone during Jan-Sep 2014 – by Huma Yusuf: Perhaps it is the shocking violence in Iraq. Or it might be the growing brutality of the attackers, who now pursue the relatives of previous victims and do not hesitate to slay women and children. It could also be
Dawn’s editorial on the renunciation of violence by Punjabi Taliban: In certain national security circles, the renunciation of violence inside Pakistan by the leader of the TTP Punjab aka the Punjabi Taliban, Asmatullah Muawiya, will be greeted with satisfaction, even glee. Luring the Punjabi Taliban back towards the
شریف برادران کی گڈ گورننس کا ایک جائزہ – عمار چودھری: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-09-16&edition=LHR&id=37070_61284902
Imran Khan and Tahir-ul-Qadri’s sit-ins in Islamabad are now an exercise in extended boredom – Ayaz Amir: There’s something like too much of a good thing. Have the twin bozos of the Reverend Qadri and Imran Khan – for this is the title their over-stretched antics are earning for them – not heard of the
Shia Killing (SK) web site deliberately hides the Deobandi identity of Shia killers: The above status update by the Shia Killing (SK) facebook page is yet another example of deliberate obfuscation and dishonesty by a facebook page which was initially set up to spread awareness about Shia genocide in Pakistan. Even a
In the name of the people: Rehman Malik has been off loaded – by A Z: There was minor incident today (15th September, 2014) that warmed the cockles of my heart. It was encouraging to see common man rising spontaneously against his/her own exploitation. Today (15-9-2014), Mr Rehman Malik kept PK-370 delayed for 2 hours
PM Nawaz Sharif – Unbecoming, Unfit, Unsteady – by Shoaib Mir: It was a scene worth seeing the way he was drinking water in conditions that did not warrant any such liquid intake, and the way he was fumbling with his written notes when he was supposed to speak
About PTI’s performance in KP – by A Z: Many people have talked about the PTI’s performance in the KPK. It has been far from optimal and surely should have been better. However, there has been palpable progress in the past 15 months frustrating the people who
Would you invest here? – by Nadeem Ul Haque: Whether there is a Dharna, a flood, or a leaky Fawcett, ‘analysts’ are quick to point out economic consequences. When the flood of 2010 happened, the FM would sing this story of how Pakistan has suffered and the
Club Med for Terrorists – by Ron Prosor: THE hostilities in Gaza between Israel and Hamas persist and the diplomatic war at the United Nations continues, also without resolution. While there is no shortage of opinions on the way forward, the most obvious solution is strikingly
Dawn: Dharna survey: ‘Sit-ins show deep-rooted discontent’: LAHORE: The persistence of the sit-ins reflects that the roots of the discontent are potentially deep and the government cannot remain oblivious to its causes. “For almost a month, women, youth and aged people belonging to the poor and
عمران خان – اقبال کا بندہُ مومن – از طالب حق: اقبال کے افکار میں ”مرد مومن“ یا ”انسان کامل“کا ذکر جا بجا ملتا ہے۔ اس کے لئے وہ ” مرد حق“ ”بندہ آفاقی“ ”بندہ مومن“ ”مرد خدا“ اور اس قسم کی بہت سی اصطلاحات استعمال کرتے ہیں حقیقتاً یہ
فوج کے خلاف نواز شریف حکومت کے وزرا کی خفیہ مہم اور کشمیر تا سرگودھا گو نواز گو کے نعرے – بابر اعوان: Sargodha flood victims yelled Go Nawaz Go… by awaztoday-tv   Chants of ‘Go Nawaz, go!’ as PM Nawaz Sharif… by zemtv MULTAN GO NAWAZ GO 15-09-14 on Vimeo by faizanmaqsood1010
دیوبندی تکفیریوں کی ناپاک جسارت: رسول الله کے والدین اور چچا ابو طالب پر کفر کے فتوے لگا دیے – خالد نورانی: اہلسنت کے لبادے میں چھپے ہوۓ دیوبندی حضرات کے اندر ایسےتکفیری عناصر ہمیشہ سے موجود رہے ہیں جن کی کوشش یہ رہی ہے کہ وہ پیغمبر اسلام حضرت محمد رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیک یارسول اللہ و فداک ابی
Takfiri ASWJ terrorism in Sindh: Will the PPP govt act to save the land of saints? – by Ahad Hussain: Sindh has been the center of Sufism and a haven for people who believed in a spiritual, pluralistic and peaceful version of Islam rather than faith enforced by terrorism. The Saints like Abdul Latif Bhittai, Sachal Sarmast, Lal Shahbaz
کراچی ڈاکیارڈ پر حملے میں تحریک طالبان کا سندھی گروپ ملوث ہے – حساس اداروں کی رپورٹ: ڈان نیوز سمیت زرایع ابلاغ نے خبر دی ہے کہ تین ستمبر 2014ء کو کراچی ڈاکیارڈ پر ہونے والا حملے کے بارے میں حساس اداروں کی تحقیقاتی رپورٹ سامنے آگئی ہے جس میں حساس اداروں نے بتایا ہے کہ
سلیم صافی پاکستان میں بسنے والے کروڑوں صوفی سنّیوں کی توھین کررہا ہے – محمد بن ابی بکر: پاکستان کے مین سٹریم میڈیا میں ایسے صحافیوں کی کمی نہیں ہے جو پاکستان کے اندر رائج تصوف اور اس کے ماننے والوں کی کردار کشی کررہے ہیں اور وہ باقاعدہ تصوف کو ایک سازش بناکر دکھانے کی کوشش
اداریہ: جعلی جمہوریت بچاؤ اتحاد، دیوبندی وہابی ریاست بناؤ اتحاد ہے: پاکستان کے دارالحکومت اسلام آباد اور پنجاب بھر میں وفاقی اور صوبائی حکومتوں نے پاکستان تحریک انصاف اور پاکستان عوامی تحریک کے خلاف بڑے پمانے پر پولیس کریک ڈاؤن شروع کردیا ہے اور اب تک مختلف مقدمات میں 500
جمہوریت کو خطرہ ڈی جے بٹ سے ہے – از رؤف کلاسرا: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-09-14&edition=LHR&id=36968_75922971 DJ Butt arrested in Islamabad
اسلام آباد دھرنا اور وزیر اعظم نواز شریف کی ہٹ دھرمی: صدر ممنون صورتحال کی نزاکت دیکھتے ہوۓ سپریم کورٹ کو ریفرنس بھجوائیں – از کنور دلشاد: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-09-14&edition=LHR&id=36976_89841730
تصویری نمائش اور مقابلہ کہانی نویسی – از عامر حسینی: عمران خان ،ڈاکڑ طاہر القادری اور حامد رضا نے شیعہ نسل کشی پر بہت واضح موقف اختیار کیا اور ساته یہ وہ تصویریں جن میں شیعہ اور صوفی سنی نسل کشی کی طرف اشارہ کیا گیا ہے اب تک
Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent – an imminent threat to India? – by Michael Duffy: The vulnerable Muslims of Burma, Bangladesh, Assam and Gujarat and Ahmadabad and Kashmir, have a new saviour, one that has been two years in the making, Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri’s recent announcement of a new affiliate Al-Qaeda in
Roaring back at the Dinosaurs – by Fahd Husain: The writer is Director News, Express News. He tweets @fahdhusain fahd.husain@tribune.com.pk Party workers are picked up in the dead of night, blindfolded, handcuffed, bundled into caged vans and driven to unknown locations. There they are maltreated, harshly interrogated, booked