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

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

This is how CM Najam Sethi and TFT columnists react to abduction of ex-PM Gilani’s son by ASWJ-TTP terrorists!:     Raza Rumi and Mohammad Shehzad stage the hacking drama

Eections 2013: Pakistan’s hard right turn – Dr. Mohammad Taqi: It may be counterintuitive to say it now, but the chances are that once the desired rightwing polity has been eased in, the violent spree may actually subside  Electioneering in Punjab is in full swing while elsewhere in Pakistan

طالبان کو سیاسی حمایت اور حثیت فراہم کرنے والی تحریک انصاف اور مسلم لیگ نواز – از حق گو: پنجاب میں الیکشن مہم پورے عروج پر ہے جب کہ باقی ماندہ پاکستان میں تین روشن خیال اور ا عتدال پسند جماعتیں دیوبندی تکفیری دہشت گردوں کے عتاب کا نشانہ بنی ہوئیں ہیں – پیپلز پارٹی ہو متحدہ قومی

Najam Sethi and Raza Rumi launch a vicious propaganda campaign against LUBP: Owner (Najam Sethi) and editor (Raza Rumi) of The Friday Times (TFT) have deputed a TFT columnist Mohammad Shehazad to launch a vicious propaganda campaign against LUBP, an independent Pakistani blog known for providing non-mainstream reflections on issues of

An Expedient Alliance? The Muslim Right and the Anglo-American Left – by Meredith Tax: I was recently in London to launch my book Double Bind: the Muslim Right, the Anglo-American Left, and Universal Human Rights, published by a new transnational think tank, the Centre for Secular Space. (The New York City launch is

Tahir Ashrafi is a moderate and progressive cleric but a sinister campaign was launched to delegitimize him – by Raza Rumi: Raza Rumi writes: “It is time to engage with clerics like Tahir Ashrafi and get them to join the struggle for a moderate and progressive Pakistan. Maulana Tahir Ashrafi, Chairman of Pakistan Ulema Council (an apex body of country

LUBP policy on appeasers and humanizers of terrorists:   This is to reiterate LUBP policy on those writers, institutions and groups that appease, promote or humanize hate mongers and terrorists.  This includes people who obfuscate Shia Genocide by Takfiri Deobandi terrorists as Shia Sunni sectarian violence or

Elections 2013: Maryam Nawaz Sharif is an emerging star campaigner – by Raza Rumi: Context: Is Nawaz Sharif “a statesman”? A Jiyala’s response to Raza Rumi – by Khawar Butt Exposed: Raza Rumi and Rezaul Hasan Laskar behind the fake story about Bilawal’s tiff with Zardari A comment on Raza Rumi’s Qaseeda-e-Khadim-e-Aala –

Raza Rumi unleashes ISI-ASWJ touts to harass and harm anti-establishment bloggers: Related post: Raza Rumi’s proxy jihad against anti-establishment bloggers The following notice has been published by a leading Shia web portal (Karbala-e-Quetta) to warn Shia and other human rights activists to be mindful of impostors (Takfiri Deobandi terrorists and

I am going to call the Embassy of Iran… – by Raza Rumi: Context: In Pakistan, Shia and other rights activists are being monitored by Takfiri Deobandi militants of ASWJ-Taliban and pro-establishment fake liberals. https://lubpak.com/archives/254753 Raza Rumi’s discourse on Shia Muslims: https://lubpak.com/archives/75388 https://lubpak.com/archives/251181 https://lubpak.com/archives/241085 http://pakistanblogzine.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/jinnah-institutes-extremist-watch-report-is-anti-shia-anti-ahmadi-and-anti-pashtun/ https://lubpak.com/archives/231304    

Pashtun Genocide: Taliban’s relentless terrorism against ANP: While pro-Taliban parties like PTI, PML N and JUI F campaign freely, Pakistan’s oldest secular party, ANP is the daily victim of terrorist attacks. Two ANP leaders, dozens of its activists have been killed and scores wounded in the

Najam Sethi’s tiff with the ISI is nothing but a fog of deceit: According to media reports and social media, caretaker Chief Minister Najam Sethi is currently busy in making photo copies of classified documents. Given Sethi’s close connections with intelligence agencies of Pakistan and a foreign country, it is being speculated

Pakistan’s biased and Jihadist judiciary and its fake liberal supporters: LUBP would like to recommend the following article by Khuda Bux Abro for DAWN. It is a bold critique of Pakistan’s pro-Taliban, biased judiciary. Barring a few courageous writers like Saroop Ijaz, Aqil Shah, Tauseef Kamal, Asad Jamal etc,

In defence of Musarrat Shaheen: اک جہانِ حیرت ہے جو ہمارے اردگرد پھیلا ہوا ہے، پاکستان کی اعلٰی عدلیہ نے بزعمِ خود سیاسی نظام کی سرپرستانہ رہنمائی کا بیڑا اُٹھایا الیکشن کمیشن پر جائزوناجائزدباوَ ڈال کر انتخابی عمل میں شریک کار بلکہ مختار کار

Caretaker Chief Minister Najam Sethi must resign if he has an iota of integrity! – Nusrat Javeed: In recent episode of Bolta Pakistan (5 April 2013), veteran journalist Nusrat Javeed shames Najam Sethi and other lifestyle liberals (known as fake liberals) who remain mysteriously silent on pre-poll rigging by the election commission and judiciary on behest

Will Najam Sethi and Raza Rumi take care of their sectarian minion Mohammad Shehzad please?: Mohammad Shehzad Deobandi is a regular columnist of The Friday Times (TFT). Under the able editorship of Najam Sethi and Raza Rumi, he has written and published quite a few articles in TFT humanizing leaders and terrorists of the

پراسرار نجم سیٹھی اور پراسرار ادارے – از آصف جیلانی: سینئر صحافی اور بی بی سی اردو کے سابق تجزیہ کار جناب آصف جیلانی نے سندھی زبان میں لکھے گئے ایک کالم میں نجم سیٹھی صاحب کی پر اسرار شخصیت کے کچھ اسرار سے پردہ اٹھایا ہے اردو ترجمہ

Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s silence on Pakistan army’s atrocities in Bangladesh – by Hasan Mujtaba: Veteran journsalist Hasan Mujtaba has written an excellent piece on the Pakistanis honoured by the Government of Bangladesh led by Awami league for their support to the people of bangladesh against the state of Pakistan when they were suffering

Pragmatic secular: Najam Sethi ditches his secular ideals for 2-month CM’ship – by Abdullah Tariq Sohail: “I will strive to preserve the Islamic ideology which is the basis for the creation of Pakistan”, Najam Sethi’s oath Sethi vows to protect Islamic ideology of Pakistan Compromising his lifelong secular vision about Pakistan, the caretaker chief minister

Pakistan’s five-star Marxist Najam Sethi brought to you by Comrade Mehmal Sarfraz: History in the making by Mehmal Sarfraz Source: Mid Day, India On March 27, renowned journalist Najam Sethi was sworn in as the caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab. Sethi’s name was nominated by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) but

Why did rightwing Nawaz Sharif accept liberal Najam Sethi as caretaker CM of Punjab? – by Nusrat Javeed: Senior columnist Nusrat Javeed reveals (Daily Express, 29 March 2013) plausible dimensions of a secret understanding between Islamist politician Nawaz Sharif and (fake) liberal columnist and anchor Najam Sethi. Nusrat Javeed explains that Nawaz Sharif’s increasing trust on Najam

The archaeology of how Saudi Arabia subcontracted Punjab to Najam Sethi – by Mahpara Qalandar: Since his youth, Najam Sethi has meant everything to everybody. He began his political career as a ‘rebel’ supporting the Baloch freedom-fighter against the Pakistan army. Through his own bragging and a cabal of courtiers like Ejaz Haider and

Princess and the Playboy: Zardari and Benazir Bhutto were partners in corruption – by Najam Sethi: Najam Sethi was (caretaker) Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs and Accountability as a member of the ISI-installed caretaker government in 1996 after Farooq Leghari dismissed Benazir Bhutto’s second government. During 1990s, he (consistent with the agendas of Pakistan

Najam Sethi as interim CM Punjab? PPP insults liberal Pakistanis once again – by Mahpara Qalandar: Only one week ago, Najam Sethi published an interview of the head of the Sipah-e-Sahaba (ASWJ-LeJ) terrorist cleric Ludhianvi Deobandi in his notorious The Friday Times. In that interview, the Mullah Ludhianvi Deobandi openly called for the destruction of

PPP leads the march of folly – by A Z: I am sorry to have borrowed Barbara Tuchman’s axiom in a much lesser context. There has been much talk recently about PMLN’s overt or covert electoral accommodation of ASWJ. However, deplorable as it may be, it does not really

This is not about Shia or Sunni but barbarians hijacking our religion and our country — by Beena Sarwar:     Students and professionals in the Boston area organised a well-attended vigil on Friday evening in solidarity with Pakistan’s Shia Muslims and in protest against the ongoing target killings. A heavy snowstorm cleared up hours before the candlelight

Xenophobia, internal-racism deadly combo — by Andaleeb Rizvi: OMG, I went to Pakistan and it is so dangerous. Agreed! It is impossible to live there as a liberal/secular person. Excuse me? I have been living here as a liberal, atheist whatever for the past 5 years at

Terrorism: is media a watchdog or lapdog? On Sethi-Rumi mollycoddling ASWJ’s Ludhianvi — by Dr Mohammad Taqi: Source: Daily Times The ostensibly liberal publication gave space quite liberally to Ludhianvi to bash the Shia without a single challenging question being asked Pakistan finally saw democratically elected national and provincial assemblies plod past the five-year finish line

Pakistani liberals and #ShiaGenocide: Nazis redux: We are the champions of liberalism and human rights in Pakistan. From late 1980s to 2013, we have remained silent on Shia genocide at the hands of Deobandi militants (ASWJ-LeJ) supported by certain elements in Pakistan army. If at

Blaming the victim: Ejaz Haider blames Shias of Abbas Town for mistreatment of Ahmadis – by Sabah Hasan: Contrary to reported facts and credible sources, Ejaz Haider comes up with insensitive gossip to make the Shia victims of the Abbas Town Karachi tragedy look bad – by alleging them of discrimination against Ahmadiyya Muslims. As per newspaper

درویش استاد سبط جعفر دیوبندی دہشت گردوں کے ہاتھوں شہید: پوری پاکستانی قوم بلخصوص پاکستانی شیعہ مکتبہ فکر ، دیوبندی دہشت گردوں اہل سنت ول جماعت جس کا پرانا نام سپاہ صحابہ تھا  کےہاتھوں ایک اور بہت بڑے سانحے سے گزر رہے ہیں  مشہور شاعر،ادیب اور دانشور سید سبط جعفر

شیعہ نسل کشی میں لدھیانوی دیوبندی کے ساتھ نجم سیٹھی اور رضا رومی کا کردار – از حق گو: اگر  شیعہ نسل کشی کی لہر جس میں اکیس ہزار سے زیادہ شیعہ کو قتل کیا جا چکا ہے کافی نہیں تھی تو ایک فتنہ باقاعدہ طور پر اٹھایا گیا ہے ان لوگوں کی جانب سے جو خود کو لبرل

Sharifs want to ride two boats while Ludhianvi fears sinking ship — by Xain Gardezi: Politics is a strange phenomenon to say the least. Arch rivals may suddenly find blood brothers among themselves and old friends can be used a scapegoat fairly easily to let rot. It is of course no surprise than that

Making false binary of Sajid Naqvi and murder promoter Ludhianvi (ASWJ/LEJ) is tantamount to promoting murder: As a follow-up from yesterday’s discussion on Twitter( https://lubpak.com/archives/251633) and not managing to make any convincing argument,  Mr. Sethi in an act of desperation rolled out another insensitive member of the TFT club of authors, no this time it was not

Criticism on Ludhianvi’s interview in TFT: Najam Sethi & co shoot the messenger: Recently, The Friday Times (owned and edited by Najam Sethi and co-edited by Raza Rumi) published a very distasteful interview with Ahmed Ludhianvi Deobandi, head of banned terrorist group Sipah-e-Sahaba (aka ASWJ-LeJ). In addition to three posts on LUBP,

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