Military Establishment Archive
Pakistan’s top Sunni cleric condemns #ShiaGenocide by Takfiri Deobandi militants – by Ali Taj: LUBP appreciates the fair and bold stance on Shia genocide taken by Pakistan’s Grand Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman, the top Sunni Brelvi scholar in Pakistan. Mufti Muneeb also applauded the patient behavior of Shia community and scholars who are not resorting to violence or counter
Diversity indicted in Pakistan: the buck stops with President Zardari — by Dr Mohammad Taqi: As to the allegations against the PPP’s legislators, the thousands of Barelvis killed and the Shia genocide in Pakistan, the buck stops with President Asif Ali Zardari Faqeeh e shehr bola badshah se/Barra sangeen mujrim hai yeh aaqa/Isay masloob
کتنی شرمناک بات ہے – از وسیم الطاف: کتنی شرمناک بات ہے کہ کل آئی ایس پی آر کو یہ وضاحت کرنی پڑی کہ فوج الیکشن کا التوانہیں چاہتی‘ لشکرجھنگوی سمیت کسی گروپ سے اسکے ’روابط‘ نہیں ہیں‘۔ پاک فوج غیر جانبدار ہے اور آئی ایس آئی اپنی حدود اور
Delineating Pakistan’s History of Military Messiahs -by Hissan Hasan Haqqani: Anyone with even a slight grasp of Pakistan’s political history knows that whenever the political scene starts turning sour, our search for a new face begins. Doubts and ambiguity about our future become a platform for attention-seekers who
What we mean by a Progressive Shia -by Asif Zaidi: Shiism has always been progressive; it is Shias that have not always been so. Progressive Shias are imbued with the spirit of Shia Islam which, from the start, has always been committed to standing up for the downtrodden and
The Life and Legacy of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed: Remember, remember, the 27th of December! The night that tore the heavens asunder! In her autobiography, Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed writes of the time when she was allowed to travel to England in 1984 for medical treatment by the most
Happy Independence Day Collection – by Ali Taj: A SOMEWHAT IRONIC COMMENT ON FACEBOOK: Pakistan will remain a moth eaten country in perpetual conflict if its Constitution ,Muslim terrorists supported by Khaki’s and Education System is not revamped to keep up with the times. The country needs
Making Democracy Work – by Mustafa Kamal: The citizens of third world countries lurk between despair and hope. Their shattered hopes have made them more indifferent to the state affairs. In 21st century, when the developed world is benefitting from the tested wisdom of democracy, people
Media Exoneration Commission, the JJJ (Journalist, Judiciary, Jernail) – by Ali Taj: More than a third of US population thinks President Obama is a Muslim, about the same number believe that he falsified his birth certificate to get into office. These are obviously malicious lies but no one in the American Administration is
Did Ali Dayan Hasan (of HRW) recant statement against ISI?: The newly appointed Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) may have attained an understated and unsung victory for his intelligence agency considering the recent and highly surprising statement by Human Rights Watch’s Pakistan head Ali Dayan Hasan that
Adil Gilani of Transparency International Pakistan condemns new contempt of court law: Editor’s Note: LUBP has previously published quite a few posts highlighting the dubious role of Adil Gillani and his fraudulent Transparency International, which is always there to promote agendas and discourse of the Military Establishment. Gilani’s current stance on
Baloch social activist killed by state backed drug mafia – By Archen Baloch: Karachi: A Baloch Doctor has been killed in Malir City as the extra judicial killings of innocent people by the government backed drug mafia groups continue across Karachi. According to details on Wednesday 20 June 2012, Dr. Rahim Baksh
Nasim Zehra’s resignation: Rind ke rind rahey hath se jannat na gai – by Danial Lakhnavi: Related post: Nasim Zehra’s resignation, a proper class act نیوز چینلز پر ٹاک شوز کی میزبانی کے لئے ٹی وی کیمرے کے سامنے بیٹھنے والے فن کاروں کو کئی طرح کے فرائض انجام دینے ہوتے ہیں، جیسے اٹھارہ کروڑ
Establishment’s bastards and people’s bastards – by Wusatullah Khan: We are cross-posting an old article published on BBC Urdu on 20 December 2009. Written by Wusatullah Khan, the following lines provide the crux of the article: بقولِ شیخ سعدی اصفہان کے بھیڑئیے سے اصفہان کا کتا ہی نمٹ
Imran Khan’s suicide attack on PTI – by Imam Bakhsh: عمران خان کا تحریک انصاف پر خودکش حملہ تحریر: امام بخش میرا ایک بچپن کا دوست ہے جس سے میں بہت تنگ ہوں جو اپنی بیہودہ باتوں سے اکثر مجھے سہا نے سپنوں کی حسین وادیوں سے گھسیٹ کر
Tarek Fatah blasts the military-judicial establishment: In the following interview, Pakistani-Canadian journalist, Tahir Aslam Gora conducts a candid interview with another Pakistani-Canadian, Tarek Fatah. The latter needs no introduction and has provided LUBP with a candid interview as well. Author of “Chasing A Mirage: The
A critical view on Supreme Court’s six options to government: Make so much noise that everything becomes inaudible-then people would hear what we want them to hear. This is how the Pakistani Establishment is controlling the game at the moment – It is very clear who is who, and
Asma Jahangir’s exclusive interview on Supreme Court’s army-inspired decision on memogate: Memogate: Asma Jahangir ki nazar mein (Interview by Matiullah Jan, Dawn News) Leading Pakistani lawyer Asma Jahangir today quit as counsel for former envoy to the US, Husain Haqqani, in legal proceedings related to the memo scandal, saying she
30 December 2011 is a dark day for Pakistan’s judiciary: Asma Jahangir: Friday 30th December, 2011 will be remembered as one of the blackest days in Pakistan’s political history and also the blackest day of judiciary when the army-backed Supreme Court declared Nawaz Sharif’s petition on the memo controversy maintainable and
On Benazir’s 4th death anniversary, President Zardari hits out at Teen Jeem’s conspiracies against democracy: It was one of the largest shows of political strength in Pakistan’s political history after Benazir Bhutto’s arrival from exile in September 2007 (when about a million PPP workers and supporters had gathered to receive their leader at Karachi
The Express Tribune Editorial: Is the ‘Get Zardari’ campaign democratic?: President Asif Ali Zardari got sick and had to go to the UAE to get medically looked after. The media began to talk most blatantly about his ‘exit’ from Pakistan without realising what it would look like to anyone
Pashtuns beware of Imran Khan – by Jan Assakzai: Originally posted at: PASHTUN CHRONICLE Pakistan’s pro-establishment media, journalists, pundits and spin doctors are relentlessly trying to usher in a possible new alternative to the current traditional political class of the country- led by PPP and PML (N). A
The future of Pakistan: Zardari better than all prior governments: Editor’s note: We are pleased to cross post this article from Indian Express. Aside from the mandate of the people, the PPP-Government lead by President Zardari and Prime Minister Gillani has also been appreciated by the global community for
Memogate: This is not a new game the establishment is playing – by Shah Hussain Lahori: Husain Haqqani is not an ordinary diplomat. He is the finest of intellects Pakistan has produced. Despite his penchant for changing political loyalties, it is a fact that he remained loyal to the Pakistan People’s Party and its leadership
Pakistan’s security thinking -by Professor Ijaz Khan: Security is a concept that changes with the times, responding to systemic changes in human governance, priorities, technology, economy as well as sociology. The most important question is what you want to secure. A related question is defining the
The False Prophet – by Suleman Akhtar: Change we need, but not at the expense of sagacity. Change we need, but not through mere rhetoric rather sound understanding of state of affairs. Change cannot be even envisioned until unless touching upon the matter that who holds
Of False Prophets and their recipe for Disaster (Part I) – by Rusty Walker: Even a basic understanding of the Jinnah Institute (JI) report and the related testimony to Congress by Moeed Yusuf of the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) should make certain things very obvious to Pakistanis, Americans and the global
Intellectual dishonesty in misrepresenting Shia massacres in Pakistan: Local Pakistani residents gather around the bodies of Shiite Muslims after an attack by gunmen in Mastung. Related posts: Petition: Silence of Human Rights Organizations on Shia Genocide in Pakistan You know you are a Pakistani Shia when… 50
Dismantle the oppressive establishment – by Dr Amna Buttar: I told my nine year old daughter to dismantle the tent that she was hanging out in and was set up inside the room. She ignored me in her usual nine years old way — pretending she did not
Silence of the Liberal Lambs – By Dr. Taqi: Editor’s Note: In cross-posting Dr. Taqi’s article from Outlook India, we at LUBP stand vindicated on our blunt stance in exposing Fake Civil Society (FCS). This group of candle-holding Tweeples and urban elites have failed miserably in even confronting the bigotry of the
On Ejaz Haider’s ISPR press release on Shia Hazaras of Balochistan – by Farrukhzad Ali: Editor’s Note: We are publishing the following article by Farrukhzad Ali and would also recommend his earlier article, Shia Hazaras of Queta: Entrapped in deep state’s delinquent and obedient proxies – by Farrukhzad Ali. Currently, LUBP is relentlessly castigated
Military as an obstacle -by S. Akbar Zaidi: ACADEMICS who work on the political economy of Pakistan have no doubt in their minds that Pakistan’s military, primarily its army, remains the dominant power in any equation regarding the distribution and use of power and force in Pakistan.
Playing the bogus card of ‘sovereignty’ —by M Husain Sadar: The Saudis as well as their Gulf Arab cousins are arming the Taliban. This influx of foreign money and religious ideology is causing irreparable damage to the national identity and integrity as well as the centuries old cultural heritage
Shia students beheaded by Taliban-SSP in Kurram agency: …… چارخیل لوئر کرم سے اغوا سید اجلال حسین اور ذاکر حسین آف پاراچنار کو طالبان نے بے دردی سے ذبح کرکے قتل کردیا ،جبکہ باقی آٹھ مغوی ٹرک ڈرائیوروں کو رہا کردیا۔ اتوار کے دن پاراچنار سے پشاور
Malik Ishaq of LeJ-ASWJ: a most dangerous man – by Khaled Ahmed: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on July 15 released on bail Malik Ishaq, leader and founder of Al Qaeda-linked Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, on grounds of “lack of evidence.” The man had been facing a number of cases at the antiterrorism court
The persecution of Sikhs and Hindus in Pakistan is unaccaptable!: The following two incidents should be a source of shame to all Pakistanis. The first instance involves our dear Sikh Pakistani brothers and sisters and this is how Express Tribune reported it: “The Sikh community in Lahore have been
Prof. Saba Dashtyari, Icon for the Baloch Freedom Struggle, honoured at a Toronto Gathering – By Imtiaz Baloch: Toronto, July 10, 2011 Baloch Human Rights Council (Canada) and the International Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (IVBMP) held a joint memorial reference event for Prof. Saba Dashtyari who was murdered in cold blood on June 1, 2011 by
CARTE BLANCHE: Defaming Pakistan —by Mehmal Sarfraz: It is said that a wounded animal is most dangerous. Our military is behaving like a wounded animal and trying to shut down all dissenting voices. The military operation in Balochistan is a clear example of how the army
U.S. is deferring millions in Pakistani Military aid: By ERIC SCHMITT and JANE PERLEZ WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is suspending and, in some cases, canceling hundreds of millions of dollars of aid to the Pakistani military, in a move to chasten Pakistan for expelling American military