Hamid Mir Archive

Hamid Mir Inquiry Follow Up: What happened the announcement of Jang Group that they have constituted a committee to probe the Hamid Mir-gate? We deserve to know from the apex investigators of Pakistan that what have they found out in 25 days?  Usually, their
Anti Minorities Campaign in Punjab -by Junaid Qaiser: On May 28, 2010 Taliban extremists killed at least 93 members of the Ahmadi religious sect and injured around 100 others in attacks on two Ahmadi’s mosques during Friday prayer services in Lahore. According to local police, more than
His masters’ voice: Hamid Mir, Taliban and the ISI – by Shiraz Paracha: LUBP Exclusive Veteran Pakistani journalist Shiraz Paracha has very kindly written the following note in appreciation of LUBP. Over his long experience as a professional journalist, Mr Paracha has contributed hundreds of news reports, analytical articles and opinion pieces
Independent Media and Role of Bloggers: On 25th May 2010 Muhammad Malik in his program targetted LUBP because we had published the audio tape of Hamid Mir while talking to Punjabi Taliban. Muhammad Maalik urged PM Gillani to take action against the blog which has
From New York’s Islamic Centre to Lahore’s Ahmadi Mosques – by Dr Manzur Ejaz: For the love of humanity The common New Yorker believes that jihadists carried out 9/11. Despite that, when the Muslim community applied for constructing an Islamic centre alongside the planned memorial, the overwhelming majority of the committee approved it
PML-N Senator Sajid Mir addresses Khatm-e-Nabuwat conference in Sargodha – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: Consider this scenario: officially more than 100 people were killed in attacks on Ahmedi mosques in Lahore on Friday, May 28, 2010. Unofficially, Ahmedis say that more than 150 are dead. The media very quickly started calling the mosques
Hamid Mir’s reply to Marvi Sirmed’s open letter: From: hamid mir (email add removed) Date: May 31, 2010 12:43:08 AM GMT+06:00 To: Marvi Sirmed Cc: pakistanpress Subject: Re: An Open Letter to Hamid Mir from a Common Citizen
Hamid Mir and high moral ground – by Khalid Wasti: حامد میر اور ہائی مارل گراؤنڈ حامد میر کے پنجابی طالبان سے رابطے ریکارڈ پر آ چکے ہیں – حامد میر پنجابی طالبان کے ایک رہنما کو بتاتا ہے کہ خالد خواجہ سی آئی اے کا ایجینٹ ہے اور
An open letter to Hamid Mir from a common citizen – by Marvi Sirmed: Islamabad May 17, 2010 Dear Mr. Hamid Mir, Much has been said and written about your audio tape since last two days. I have also read your rebuttal, below email and another one that got “leaked” – as is
No more – by Chauhdry Ahmad Khan: Pakistan is reeling from the murder of 70 of its own citizens-massacred due to their faith by the self-appointed guardians of faith. Anyone with a shred of conscience left in Pakistan should declare themselves as Ahmadi – “I am
Punjabi Taliban / Sipah-e-Sahaba attack two Ahmadi Mosques in Lahore: At least 70 killed, scores injured.: LAHORE: Gunmen attacked two mosques in Lahore on Friday, where gunfire and explosions rang out as people gathered for prayers, police said. “Unknown gunmen have attacked two mosques,” police official Mohammed Hussain told AFP by telephone. “Firing is still going on.
Hamid Mir’s tape: Embedded with the Taliban? – by Dr Mohammad Taqi: Many in the Pakistani media used the 2007-2009 lawyers’ movement in Pakistan as an ablution ritual to distance themselves from their fundamentalist past and created a centrist illusion around themselves “Newspapermen commit murder every day and week and go
Open Invite to Hamid Mir: May 26, 2010 Mr. Hamid Mir Geo TV and Jang Group of Pakistan Dear Sir: I am writing to you today regarding the allegations that you are somehow involved with the Taliban and the assassination of Mr. Khalid Khawaja.
Hamid Mir’s letter: The tape drama was organized by an intelligence agency after I wrote an article against a serving general of the Pakistan Army, General Nadeem Ejaz, who was involved in Benazir Bhutto’s assassination: Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir, who has been linked by several Pakistani websites to the killing of a former intelligence official by the Taliban, refutes the accusations in this e-mail sent to The Washington Times in response to an article
Hamid Mir’s LUBP phobia – by Pakistan Media Watch: Our fellow bloggers at the Pakistan Media Watch have written an excellent article titled “Geo’s “Shattered Glass” Moment” exposing growing paranoia at the Jang Group, also highlighting Geo TV’s star anchor Hamid Mir’s LUBP phobia. We provide below a
No respite – by Kamran Shafi: Source :Dawn I write this at the start of the week during which the Supreme Court starts hearings on the 18th Amendment and the NRO non-compliance case (both hearings have been adjourned). But, just last week, two earthshaking happenings rocked
Khalid Khwaja’s murder: Is Hamid Mir and Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman’s arrest likely?: Is Hamid Mir about to be arrested for his alleged role in Khalid Khwaja’s murder through his friends in Punjabi Taliban? Is Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman too about to be arrested in his capacity as Hamid Mir’s employer. Jang Group /
Pakistani media and the Hamid Mir saga: A house not in order – by Hajrah Mumtaz: GIVEN Khalid Khwaja’s fate, whoever’s voice it is on that leaked tape can at the very least be potentially found guilty of incitement to violence, and at the worst be accused of being an accessory to murder. The ideologies
Hamid Mir stop hoodwinking the public – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: Hamid Mir has been doing his best to divert attention of the public and journalists against his audio tapes that have been circulating on the Internet. In his column in 24th May’s Jang, titled “Dushman ka khel”, he has
Farhad Jarral and Anas Muhammad of LUBP discuss Hamid Mir on “Students for a democratic Pakistan” radio show hosted by Sana Ali: Source Sana’s Blog
Mariana Babar’s article on Hamid Mir and the LUBP: Anchor Cast Adrift What’s behind the tapes of TV host Hamid Mir’s chat with a Taliban man? MARIANA BAABAR Source: Outlook India ‘Khawaja Is A CIA Agent, An American CIA Agent’ Excerpt from the transcript of the tapped telecon
In support of the LUBP – by Muhammad Amjad Rashid: LET US BUILD PAKISTAN, THE DEFENDER OF TRUTH It is the clear intention of anti-democratic forces to demolish democratic parties in Pakistan, especially the largest democratic force in Pakistan, i.e., Pakistan People’s Party. These anti-democratic forces have great resources
Hamid Mir Saga: Follow the sequence – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: In the last four days, Pakistan has mainly been in the news over the internet censorship of facebook, youtube and other websites where sacrilegious content is being broadcast against the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon Him).  However, LUBP has
Critical article on ‘Let us build Pakistan’ – by Syed Adeeb: Syed Adeeb’s (based in Virginia, USA) picture from facebook Source: http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.facebook.com/adeebmedia Journalist Hamid Mir Says PPP Envoy Husain Haqqani Planted Fake Audio- Clip To Defame Him “PPP megalomaniacal propagandist Fauzia Wahab once pointed out that PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali
Anchors, spooks and Jihadis – Irfan Hussain: Source Dawn WHEN you make a name and a (very good) living from the spoken word, it’s hard to make the case that a recording of your voice is a forgery. This is the dilemma Hamid Mir, the popular
Hamid Mir backtracked – by Farhad Jarral: Earlier, Hamid Mir had decided to send some legal notices for his alleged defamation: the first notice to a leading newspaper of Pakistan, Daily Times, which is owned by Salman Taseer, and the second notice a leading political blog
Times of India report on Hamid Mir: Pakistan journalist linked to ex-ISI officer’s killing denies report IANS, May 18, 2010, 10.52pm IST ISLAMABAD: One of Pakistan’s best known journalists, Hamid Mir, has denied telling the Taliban that a former intelligence officer who was abducted was a
From Waris Mir to Hamid Mir – by Khalid Wasti: =============       وارث میر ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ حامد میر      ================ وارث میر میری نظر میں عظیم لوگوں کی فہرست میں شامل ہے – وہ ان معدودے چند لوگوں میں سے تھا جو بصیرت کی آنکھ سے دیوار کے
Hamid Mir and Jang Group’s somersaults on freedom of speech – by Aamir Mughal: Former president of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists Mazhar Abbas said that on the whole media’s role in the entire episode left a lot to be desired. “We go by the official version and don’t even use words
Sirhanay Hamid Mir kay ahista bolo – by Ahsan Abbas Shah: On behalf of the LUBP, Ahsan Abbas Shah’s rebuttal to Hamid Mir and his spokesman Earthman, International Professor (both of them work for the Pakistani Taliban Union of Journalists):
Daily Times Editorial:The Hamid Mir affair – by Rashed Rahman: Hamid Mir, a prominent TV anchor, has seen fit to respond to a story carried by Daily Times (May 16, 2010, “Hamid Mir’s terrifying indiscretions”, plus a transcript of a purported telephone conversation between Mir and an unknown militant
Guardian’s report on Hamid Mir’s audio tape – by Declan Walsh: Pakistani news presenter accused of link to Taliban hostage’s murder Leaked audio tape purportedly reveals phone conversation between Hamid Mir and a Taliban spokesman about hostage Declan Walsh in Lahore guardian.co.uk, Monday 17 May 2010 19.50 BST Pakistan’s pugnacious
Updated: May God save Colonel Imam from the wrath of Hamid Mir and the Punjabi Taliban: Related articles: Secret audio tape of Hamid Mir’s conversation with a Punjabi Talib associate of Hakimullah Mehsud Latest video of Colonel Imam Sultan Amir Tarar kidnapped by the Sipah-e-Sahaba terrorists Update: We are reposting this article in view of
Did Hamid Mir have a conversation with the TTP? – by Ayesha Siddiqa: Source: Diary of a Politically Incorrect Vagabond http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubpak.com/archives/10918 The man in the tape is Hamid Mir beyond doubt. The voice and style of conversation is his. I have had conversations with him on several occasions and he breaks stories
Hamid Mir threatens ‘Let Us Build Pakistan’: This image is taken from Hamid Mir’s official fan page of Capital Talk. Once again Hamid Mir has targeted the LUBP along with other media publications including Daily Times and Dunya TV. Today, this is what Mir wrote on
Hamid Mir’s audiotape and sayyad ka daam – by Aniqa Naz: صیاد کا دام خود اپنے دام میں صیاد آرہا ہے۔ بس یہ تھا فوری خیال جو میرے ذہن میں آیا۔ جب میں نے یہ ٹیپ کہ ہوئ فون کال سنی جو حامد میر اور طالبان کے کسی اعلی عہدیدار
Grand plot against media? An analysis of Hamid Mir’s article – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: Hamid Mir in his article in The News titled “Grand Plot Against Media” published on 17th May, 2010 has pinpointed Asif Zardari and the Federal Government for having hatched a conspiracy to malign and blackmail the Pakistani media especially
LUBP’s links with ISI and conspiracy against Hamid Mir – by Earthman, International Professor: Readers of the LUBP have previously read a couple of articles that we posted in ‘appreciation’ of Earthman, International Professor (a pro-Taliban conspiracy theorist shrouded in mystery) in the last two years, which can be accessed at the following
Hamid Mir explains his position on taped conversation with a TTP terrorist; Punjabi Taliban’s press release declares Mir not guilty: This post is in continuation of our original post: Secret audio tape of Hamid Mir’s conversation with a Punjabi Talib associate of Hakimullah Mehsud Here is a text of Hamid Mir’s e-mail retrieved from PressPakistan google group (circulated today
Secret audio tape of Hamid Mir’s conversation with a Punjabi Talib associate of Hakimullah Mehsud: Note: It is pertinent to mention that the audio conversation presented in this post appears to be an intentional leak by the Punjabi Taliban or the ISI (first posted on the ISI fan page on facebook). While the exact