Karachi Archive

MQM’s illiberal politics and religious rhetoric: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) which portrays itself as the the only liberal and secular party in Pakistan which opposed religious fanaticism and terrorism and it has been the main ally of the government of Pakistan and the United States
The Taliban is NOT an expression of Pushtun Nationalism – By Qudsia Siddiqi: One of the biggest lies that have been spun by our establishment, which is the arbiter of our national narrative, is that the Taliban are an expression of “Pushtun Nationalism”.  This lie has been repeated ad infinitum by reactionary
Pakhtun’s business in Karachi: suffers due to target killings – by Sohail Raza Khattak: Sixty three-year-old Zarshed is among the numerous Pakhtun citizens who were forced to close down their hotels and teashops because of the rampant targeted killings in Karachi. Zarshed sells naswar in Jackson Market, Keamari now and earns barely Rs
TTP commander Qari Hussain threatens Karachi with suicide attacks: Source allvoices By Arif YousafzaiPESHAWAR August 7, 2010: The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has warned Muthahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Awami National Party (ANP) to stop hatching conspiracies against the innocent Pakhtoon living in Karachi, who are falling prey
MQM’s targeted killing strategy- By Jan Assakzai: Almost on daily basis Pakhtuns are killed in Karachi and  there is a complete silence in the media  to the plight of the beleaguered community. And the victims are dismissed as   workers of  ANP as if their blood is
Karachi: PPP, MQM and ANP, Sensibility Please!!- by Muqtida Mansoor:
Sayyed Raza Haider – another victim of terrorist SSP and LeJ: Sayyed Raza Haider, MQM parliamentarian and member of Shia Community was killed with his gunmen in a mosque when he was doing Wuzu (ablution) to participate in a funeral of his friend’s mother. The attackers shouted “Allah O Akbar”
Violence engulfs Karachi; after Raza Haider’s assassination:   The killing of  Raza Haider was the most high-profile in a series of slayings of party activists over the last month.  He was a senior member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement. Clashes that killed at least 40 people overnight
Karachi needs unity – by Ahsan Abbas Shah: جنگ ہم جیت رہے ہیں یا ہار رہے ہیں؟ سوات میں پاکستانی پرچم عین محترمہ بینظیر بھٹو شہید کی خواہش کے مطابق دوبارہ لہرا دیا گیا۔۔۔۔ ٨ سال میں فوجی آپریشن سے جو نتائج نہیں مل سکے وہ چند
Who is behind target killings in Karachi – by Kashif Aziz: Cross posted from Chowrangi Blog It is sad to watch the largest city of Pakistan, one that generates the largest chunk of revenue and provide jobs and shelter to Pakistanis from every nook and corner (and even across the
Thus stands Karachi-Nadeem Farooq Paracha: For long Karachi has been known as one of the country’s most liberal cities. But its liberalism is of a Nietzschean sort: what doesn’t kill Karachi makes it stronger. It would be obvious to proclaim that no place is
Update 3 July 2010: Two more Shias killed by extremist Deobandis of Sipah-e-Sahaba in Karachi and Quetta: The ongoing series of target killing of Shia citizens by extremist Deobandi (wrongly labelled as Wahhabi) terrorists of the Sipah-e-Sahaba / Taliban continues unabated. In the latest episode of this series, two Shia men were target killed in Karachi
Four Shia men killed by the Sipah-e-Sahaba laid to rest in Karachi: Photo source: Shaheed Foundation Four Shia men laid to rest: Riots erupt during funeral processions By Atif Raza Source: Daily Times KARACHI: Riots were reported in various areas of the city on Sunday during the funeral processions of four
City court attack – by M Amjad Rashid: Terrorist groups are using name of Allah, our beloved Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) and Sahaba (his companions) which is surely symbolizes Dajjal.  Prophet Muhammed (P.B.U.H) told Sahaba that Dajjal will come in a disguise of good. If I look at
Killing of Shia doctors in Karachi: survivors recount their tales of horror – by Saher Baloch: Karachi: Yet another doctor was gunned down on Thursday in what appears to be a sectarian targeted killing. Dr Zahid Hussain was the 85th doctor to have been killed in Karachi since 1990. [Landhi Station House Officer Inayatullah told
The continual killing of Shia physicians in Pakistan — by Dr Mahjabeen Islam: LUBP Editor’s note: At long last, someone in Pakistan’s mainstream newspapers has written on this topic, i.e., target killings of Shia doctors in Karachi and elsewhere. Is it mere coincidence that the majority of Pakistani journalists as well as
Sectarian Violence In Karachi: Time To Act – by Sana Saleem: Cross posted from Mystified Justice blog “It was around 8am when Mr Jafri parked his car and walked to enter the hospital. Two men riding motorbikes came close to him. One of them pulled out a 9mm pistol and
Target Killing of Pakistan – by Ahsan Abbas Shah: Target Killing in Pakistan’s economical hub karachi increases day by day. Why Government Law enforcement agancies and Interior Ministry’s effort are useless and why the culprits can easily get released from courts? We all have to strengthen the Chain
Shia killings in Karachi and the intelligence agencies’ failure: It is now becoming abundantly clear that recent wave of Shia killings in Karachi too is a handiwork of the Jihadist sectarian elements. What is the motive behind the recent wave of sectarian killings? You can glean some information
Sipah-e-Sahaba terrorists kill a Shia journalist in Karachi: In yet another incident of sectarian target killing, terrorists of Taliban / Sipah-e-Sahaba killed Ayub Naqvi, a prominent publisher, writer and journalist in Karachi. Given that the Shia massacre continues to be ignored by not only mainstream Pakistani media
“Kill all Shia doctors”, Deobandi ASWJ terrorists’ campaign in Karachi: Shia Muslims hold a banner through the streets of Karachi, condemning recent target killings. – Photo by Reuters; Source: Dawn Killing of Shia doctors continues unabated in Karachi. There is ample evidence of certain pro-Taliban rogue establishment’s involvement in
Pakistan fans back Brazil for 2010 FIFA World Cup – by Peter John: Pakistan fans back Brazil for African Cup Win Ask anyone to give you the first words that come to mind when they hear the term Brazilian soccer and most likely the response will include answers such as the world’s
Terrorists of Sipah-e-Sahaba on the loose in Karachi: …. Update 12 June 2010: Shia and Barelvi leaders in Karachi point towards the Sipah-e-Sahaba terrorists for sectarian terrorism in Karachi: Shia cleric Allama Abbas Komaili, heading the Jaffaria Alliance Pakistan rally at Kharadar, condemned the attacks and said
Karachi’s Beirut-style civil war – by Jan Assakzai: The MQM knows that the threat to its monopoly over street power stems from only one community — the Pakhtuns — so it has taken upon itself the task of browbeating them into submission The recent violence in Karachi
The death of a political worker: Image source: Dawn From The News: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MNA and National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior Chairman Abdul Qadir Patel announced his resignation from both posts on Saturday to protest the murder of his coordinator, Eidi Amin
PPP-MQM relations – Ali K Chishti: Source Daily Times The crisis in Sindh is, no doubt, a very complex one. Historically, the Mohajirs have throughout kept themselves apart from the native Sindh populace — politically, socially and culturally. The powerful feudals of the PPP had
MQM: A reverse order party in Pakistani political culture: Since the advent of strong vibrant media, the voice of common man is being heard, loud and clear. Common people desirous for a change, are now speaking for the change. From one corner of the country to another, they
Terrorists of Sipah-e-Sahaba held, bomb defused – by Faraz Khan: LJ man held, bomb defused By Faraz Khan KARACHI: Police arrested a member of the banned religious outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) on Tuesday on suspicion that he was involved in a bank robbery that took place in the last week
Thousands of Pukhtuns celebrate the 18th Amendment and provincial autonomy in Clifton, Karachi: From Ali Abbas Inayatullah’s facebook: While Pakistan’s bourgeouise “intelligensia” often falsely paints the Taliban as being part of “Pushtoon Nationalism”, nothing could be further from the truth! After sacrifizing thousands of lives for opposing the Taliban and loosing scores
Banned outfits eye new recruits through jihadi material – by Faraz Khan: KARACHI: Religious organisations outlawed by former president Pervez Musharraf continue promoting terrorism in Karachi by distributing material to convince the youth to enlist themselves in the name of jihad, Daily Times learnt on Monday. Sources revealed that Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan,
JAP lashes out at PML-N leadership over terror links: Jaffaria Alliance Pakistan (JAP) has lashed out the PML-N leadership over their allegedly links with the banned terrorist outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba,which was involved in the killings of thousands of inncoent Shia’s in Pakistan and having the links with outalwed Al-Qaeeda
A new dawn – by Agha Haider Raza: Over the past few days – out-of-public viewing – Pakistan has witnessed a welcoming shift in policy. With the capture of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and Mullah Abdul Salam, the trust deficit between the United States and Pakistan or
The “FREE” Taliban Apologist Media – by M Ilyas Khan: By M Ilyas Khan BBC News, Islamabad The arrest did not receive extensive coverage The Pakistani media’s response to the arrest of top Afghan Taliban military commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has been surprisingly muted. Mullah Baradar was arrested
The legend of Sadequain: Here is an edited excerpt from the book ‘The legend of Sadequain’ by Sadequain Foundation February 10 marks Sadequain’s 23rd death anniversary. Sadequain Foundation estimates he painted close to 15,000 paintings, murals, calligraphies and drawings. Most of his work
The cost of being a Shia in Pakistan: KARACHI: A motorcycle rigged with explosives rammed into a bus carrying Shias near the Nursery bridge in Karachi Friday, killing 12 people and wounding 40 in the second such attack in Pakistan’s financial capital in two months. “Twelve people
3 Shia pilgrims killed by Taliban / Sipah-e-Sahaba’s Quetta Shura: QUETTA, Pakistan — Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan opened fire on pilgrims bound for Iran on Friday, killing three Shiite Muslims and wounding seven others, in what police said was a sectarian attack. Four people riding two motorbikes sprayed bullets
Mubashir Lucman’s chargesheet against Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry: In an episode of Point Blank by Mubashir Lucman with Wasim Akhtar (MQM) and Fauzia Wahab (PPP), the anchor issued a bold charge-sheet against CJP Iftikhar Chaudhry stating that CJP Chaudhry should have been booked and punishable by death
Is MQM a secular and liberal party? Reality vs fantasy – by Mosharraf Zaidi: Related articles: MQM Right Wing Alliance MQM: reality vs fantasy When bodies start piling up in Karachi, the gut reaction of the Pakistani mainstream outside Karachi is to blame the MQM. This is a twenty-five year old problem. The
Blackwater is the new name of Taliban: Blackwater is the new name of Taliban – according to Taliban apologists. Here are two news items without any further comment: Blackwater involved in Karachi catastrophe, says Mufti Usmani Updated at: 2050 PST, Wednesday, December 30, 2009 KARACHI: Noted
Taliban claim the Ashura bombing in Karachi. Also responsible for the post-attack arson: Compiled by Abdul Nishapuri Here are a few articles and reports which confirm that the attack on the Ashura procession and the subsequent arson was carried out by Taliban terrorists and certain rogue elements of the establishment.