Democracy Archive
پیپلز پارٹی اور طالبان – از خورشید ندیم: Source : http://dunya.com.pk/index.php/author/khursheed-nadeem/2014-02-22/6150/96359586#.Uw8qm1dvfIV
خطہ پنجاب کو جگاؤ بھی – از حسن مجتبیٰ: Source : http://e.jang.com.pk/02-27-2014/lahore/pic.asp?picname=08_06.gif
The invented ‘crime’ of blasphemy – by Dr T Hargey: The various Muslim signatories, including Sadiq Khan, (report, 20 February) rightly condemn the imposition of the death penalty upon Mohammed Asghar on trumped-up charges of blasphemy. They conveniently focus on the execrable human rights perspectives of this appalling case
شریعت کوئی مسلہ نہیں ہے – از ایاز امیر: Source : http://www.columnkaar.com/shariat-koi-masla-nahi-hai-by-ayaz-amir/
Newsweek’s interview with Deobandi Taliban’s spokseman Shahidullah Shahid: The Pakistani Taliban open up. Two committees—one nominated by the Islamabad government, another by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan—are presently engaged in ‘peace’ talks. We spoke with Shahidullah Shahid, spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, about the dialogue, their
Shariah is not the issue, but Deobandi TTP-LeJ prisoner release and army withdrawal from FATA – by Ayaz Amir: The Taliban are in a war and those fighting wars are realists, not armchair philosophers arguing about theory and metaphysical subtleties. Of course they will say they are for the enforcement of Allah’s commandments but that is like the
The Frankenstein – by Waseem Altaf: Jinnah once went to Saydan-Pur (Srinagar) to meet Pir Syed Jama’at Ali Shah who knew about the potential of Amin ul-Hasanat a.k.a Pir of Manki Sharif to exploit religion in service of politics. He advised Jinnah to meet Pir
Donor claims PTI has been hijacked: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan. PHOTO: REUTERS Pakistani-American donor Mehboob Aslam claimed on Saturday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf cannot ensure provision of justice to the common people when it cannot provide justice to its own worker. Addressing a press
حکومت اور طالبان کے درمیان مذاکراتی مکالمہ نظم کی صورت میں پیش خدمت ہے – از سید فرخ عباس: حکومت اور طالبان کے درمیان مذاکراتی مکالمہ نظم کی صورت میں پیش خدمت ہے – ہم اور تم سے کریں بات؟ یہ بات کیا بھلا ؟ تم کرو گے بات ؟ تمہاری ذات کیا بھلا ؟ ہم رات کو
Iftekharuddin: The sole rebel – by Waseem Altaf: After the creation of the dominion of Pakistan on Aug 15, 1947, within a short span, the secular and liberal elements in the Muslim League gradually lost the battle for a progressive and modern Pakistan, while the delusional right-wingers,
Homecoming to Jinnah’s Pakistan – by Dr Akbar S. Ahmed: “We have to cancel today’s program due to a very high alert security threat. One brave officer died in Karachi yesterday, Chaudhary Aslam.” The email from Dr Naeem Mushtaq, the head of Human Resources at the Islamabad Club, sounded
سیکولراسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان – از عطا الحق قاسمی: Source : http://jang.com.pk/jang/jan2014-daily/24-01-2014/col4.htm
Pakistan’s march to theocracy – by Ayesha Siddiqa: It was a quick call from my editor’s office in Karachi informing me not to bother writing anymore about the Tehreek Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or any other militant outfit, religious party or even the cricketer-turned-politician’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI). I
کشکول اور قرضے – از منو بھائی: Source : http://jang.com.pk/jang/jan2014-daily/28-01-2014/col16.htm Rs100,000 per Pakistani – by Farrukh Saleem In 2009, every man, woman and child in Pakistan was indebted to the tune of Rs46,000. In 2011, every man, woman and child in Pakistan was
صدر مشرف – کیا ہم بھول گیے – از ڈاکٹر عطا الرحمان: Source : http://www.awaztoday.com/singlecolumn/13533/Dr-Atta-ur-Rahman/Sadar-Mosharaf-Keya-Hum-Bhool-Gae.aspx
پرویز مشرف بھی بالآخر نواز شریف ہی نکلا – از شعیب میر: ایک این۔آر۔او۔ ون پر دستخط کر کے بھائی اور خاندان سمیت سرور پیلس جدہ بھاگ گیا۔ دوسرا این۔آر۔او۔ تھری کے تحت بھاگنے کے لئےپوری طرح تیار ہے۔ فوج اور عدلیہ کی سرپرستی میں جان بچا کر ملک چھوڑنا دونوں
Trouble Ahead – The Government is Poisoning The Well: SOON there will be no empty walls in the villages west of Manama, capital of the tiny island kingdom of Bahrain. Graffiti calling for the king’s overthrow are crossed out by the authorities every day, only to reappear
In Zia’s defence – by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid: The man who gave Pakistan its only logical identity All “liberals” from our neck of the woods come together every August 17 in condemnation of a man who enforced Islam in a country that was created in the
جمہوریت اور پاکستان کی مذہبی سیاسی جماعتیں: < لاہور میں ایک رکشا کے پیچھے لگا بینر جمہوریت جمہوریت جمہوریت مختلف نعرے سننے کو ملتے ہیں، کبھی جمہوریت بہترین انتقام تو کبھی جمہوریت کفریہ نظام. لیکن ایک بات جس کا دم پاکستان کی تمام سیاسی جماعتیں بھرتی نظر
Ex-CJ requested residential plot days before retirement – by Khawar Ghumman: ISLAMABAD: Former chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry had sought allocation of a pricey residential plot in Islamabad days before his retirement, reversing a decision made to much acclaim in 2009. A now-lapsed prime ministerial scheme had given approval for allotment
Bilawal, your mother would be proud!: Source : http://tribune.com.pk/story/651916/bilawal-your-mother-would-be-proud/
Pakistan and Nelson Mandela: I am in no position to write an obituary for a historic personality like Nelson Mandela, and my words might not do justice to such a personality. Mandela may not have been a perfect person as we might believe
Pakistan govt bans social media voices of persecuted communities: Shia Killing, Quetta Revolution, Roshni: When it comes down to Pakistan, people outside may consider it a nation of tears drenched in blood and caught between the international geopolitical turmoil. But the only way to ensure it to stay the way not break from
مڈل ایسٹ بدل رہا ہے: ایرانی صدر حسن روحانی نے مذاکرات اور صلح جوئی کو پھر سے اہم تر ثابت کردکھایا ہے اور اس میں روسی صدر پیوٹن،چین کی قیادت اور امریکی صدر اوبامہ کا کردار بھی اہم ہے ایران-امریکہ ڈیل،مڈل ایسٹ بدلنے لگا
Imperialism of the Punjabi Deobandi elite – by Sadia Salam: Ever since my childhood, I have heard statements like ” Worst democracy is better than best dictatorship” and “Democracy is the best form of governance” and more recently ” Democracy is the best revenge”. However, whatever I have seen
پاک امریکہ تعلقات کا آغاز ہی ایک دوسرے کو نہ سمجھنے سے ہوا- حسین حقانی: پاک-امریکہ تعلقات “عظیم الشان خود فریبوں” کی داستان ہیں-حسین حقانی گذشتہ دنوں سابق پاکستانی سفیر برائے امریکہ حسین حقانی کی تازہ ترین کتاب “عظیم الشان فریب”چھپ کر سامنے آئی تو اس نے پاک-امریکہ تعلقات بارے نئی
Fauzia Wahab: a role model – By Dr Saifur Rehman: On November 14, 1956, Pakistan gave birth to a gutsy woman who stood up for what she wanted. She played a major role in empowering Pakistani women. She spread smiles with her wit and spoke out in spite of
US-Saudi Relationship, its Imperatives, and its Future – by Earl Haywood: “When it comes to the Saudi-American relationship, the White House should be called the ‘White Tent.'” – Mohammed Al-Khilewi, a Saudi diplomat who defected to the United States BACKGROUND Dismayed at President Barack Obama’s policies on Iran and Syria,
Ten Obvious Policy Changes That Pakistan Needs to Make – Ali Hashim: If one was to ask what are the main policy changes that Pakistan needs to make to take itself out of the security, economic, and social morass that it finds itself in today, I would list the following: (1)
جیسی تربیت ویسی ہی شخصیت .- از ذوا لفقار علی: ضیا کے جل کر دھواں بن جانے کے بعد اس کی تربیت یافتہ باقیات نے بہی بھٹو خاندان کو سیاست سے باہر اور جیلوں کے اندر رکھنے میں کوئ کسر نہیں چھوڑی تہی. لیکن جیسی تربیت عظیم قائد شہید
Comrade Shareefa Al Jalib Wal Faiz – by Syed Riaz Al-Malik Hajjaji: Look at the Defiant, athletic proud pose of Comrade Shareefa Al Jalib Wal Faiz, the “Anti-Establishment” “Mature Statesmen” who is supported by both Good Liberals and Sipah Sahaba Taliban. See how he has forced Sadr-e-Amerika into a servile pose.
Balochistan: Who’s saving the doctors? by Syed Ali Shah: In the past three years alone, at least 21 doctors have been kidnapped in Balochistan. “I was blindfolded and my hands and feet were chained together for 17 days in a mud-walled room,” Dr. Ghullam Rasool; a renowned psychiatrist
The indecisive PM – by Aziz-ud-Din Ahmad: The man at the helm is letting the country drift Over the last four months, Nawaz Sharif has failed to take a number of important decisions creating the perception that he is indecisive. Major cabinet posts remain unattended. The
State Owned Enterprises- What To Do With Them? – by Ali Hashim: When I hear that the new Government is developing a policy for Management and Restructuring of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) once again, I am reminded of Einstein’s definition of insanity- “the act of doing something over and over again
Editorial – Syria: The Saudi tail wags the American dog: “This story,” said the sociologist Michel de Certeau, “continues to be written during travels through a country from which I’m away.” de Certeau might have been talking about the American capitulation to the Takfiri Monarchy of Saudi Arabia in
To Negotiate or Not to Negotiate That is The Question – by Ali Hashmi: In the wake of the carnage at the church in Peshawar and the killings of Maj. Gen. Sanaullah, fellow officers and soldiers last week, Pakistan’s press and TV shows are once again crowded with discussions on whether the
نواز لیگ اور کرپشن – از حق گو: جنگ نیوز کے رپورٹر عثمان منظور کے مطابق حکومتی سطح پر کرپشن میں ملوث افراد کو نہ حمایت دی جا رہی ہے بلکہ ان کو قانونی چارہ جوئی سے بچانے کے لئے حکومت اوچھے ہتھکنڈوں سے بھی دریغ نہیں