Misrepresentation of Shia Genocide Archive

#ShiaGenocide: Najam Sethi gives clean chit to Pakistan army – by Ada Khakwani: In his Urdu article in daily Jang (24 Feb 2013), Najam Sethi once again resorts to the 80-20 formula (mixing 20% of misstatements and misrepresentations in 80% of facts) to obfuscate and misrepresent Shia genocide. In essence: 1. Sethi
Shia-hunter Malik Ishaq gets free airtime on the BBC Urdu – by Sidq Maqaal: Question: So what is the LeJ’s Founder  (currently vice president of ASWJ) Malik Ishaq Deobandi doing when he is not whipping up passions, to kill Shias, with incendiary hate speeches? Answer: He is giving interviews to respectable international channels
An example of how a Deobandi blogger obfuscates Shia genocide in Pakistan – by Ada Khakwani: On a relatively unknown pro-establishment blog (Five Rupees), a Deobandi Pashtun blogger (a graduate of a military academy and an under-training establishment mouthpiece) known as an emering commercial iberal along with Samad Khurram and Mohsin Hijazee, has published a dishonest
Syed Riaz Al-Malik Hajjaji condemns LUBP for challenging Najam Sethi’s obfuscation of #ShiaGenocide: Everyone knows that the situation in Pakistan is due to an Iran proxy war between the verses of Hafiz and Saadi. It is a war between Hazara and Pashtun female students who want us to cry about them while
Najam Sethi continues to obfuscate #ShiaGenocide: During his Nightly Gossip show on Pakistan’s TV channel owned by the War (Jang) Group (Geo TV, Aaps Ki Baat 18 Feb 2013), Najam Sethi stepped up to obfuscate Shia Genocide in Pakistan. While acknowledging that the Pakistan Taliban,
Hamid Mir reduces LeJ to land mafia and #ShiaGenocide to an ethnic issue: In the following article published in Jang (18 Feb 2013), right-wing journalist Hamid Mir deletes the Shia identity of Shia Hazaras, reduces Shia genocide to a Hazara specific ethnic issue and reduces Takfiri Deobandi group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ aka ASWJ
Evidence of Shia genocide in Pakistan, one year before Iran’s Islamic revolution!: One of the most dishonest media tactics in Pakistan is to present the ongoing Shia Genocide as a Saudi-Iran proxy war. This serves multiple purposes, the most important of which is to deflect attention away from the State
Are Shias Kafir? Maulana Tahir Ashrafi misquoted by Najam Sethi’s The Friday Times: In a recent article (“Moderate Deobandis”) published in The Friday Times (edited by Najam Sethi and Raza Rumi), Maulana Tahir Ashrafi was presented as a moderate Sunni Deobandi cleric while the following atrocious remark was also attributed to him.
A pro-establishment fake liberal, Ali Chishti, blames Shias for murder of moderate Sunnis in Karachi: Update: Only within 24 hours of Ali Chishti’s incitement to violence against Shias, at least 25 Shias were killed by Takfiri Deobandi militants of Sipah Sahaba (ASWJ-LeJ) in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A senior Deobandi cleric from a high profile
Why does Express Tribune continue to obfuscate the truth? – by Ali Taj: ” Again ‘sectarian violence’? Why can’t they just call it violence against Shia Muslims. Since when have the Shia Muslims been violent.” This was a comment by a very disturbed reader of this piece of news in the Express Tribune.
Shia Hazaras of Quetta reject misleading report on #ShiaGenocide by New York Times’ Declan Walsh – by Jafar Hazara: In his interview to the PBS News Hour, Mr. Declan Walsh (Pakistan bureau chief of the New York Times), has provided some details which obfuscate the county-wide Shia genocide. Here’s a link to his interview: In essence, Declan Walsh:
Maulana “The Moderate” Tahir Ashrafi’s intellectual stand against Zionist website LUBP – by Riaz Al-Malik Hajjaji: Dear Ghairatmands, I applaud the move by my moderate Maulana and intellectual stud, Tahir Ashrafi, for criticizing liberal fascist Zionist Indian website LUBP (www.lubpak.com). Upset by a “fake video” posted on LUBP, attributed to holy Jihadist warriors of Sipah
Can we combat terrorism without identifying the terrorists?: Sunni militants or Takfiri Deobandi militants? Raza Rumi’s recent article in Express Tribune (Great expose of the unelected) touched upon the ongoing Shia Genocide in Pakistan and we appreciate him on highlighting this important issue. The same article, probably unwittingly,
Malicious article in the Frontier Post on Sunni Shia differences:   Editors Note : We have come across a malicious article in the Frontier Post which misrepresents historical and ideological differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims. Written by Mr. Saeed Qureshi, the articles maligns not only Shia Muslims but also
After the massacre of 20,000 Shias, Nasim Zehra denies existence of Shia genocide in Pakistan – by Ali Aqeel: Related post: Name and Remind: Nasim Zehra’s silence on Shia massacres in Pakistan – by Mustafa – See more at: https://lubpak.com/archives/72597 As I write these lines, dozens of Shia families in Lahore, Jhang, Multan and other parts of Pakistan are
Of “good” Shia mullahs and “bad” Shia activists: A response to Ali Murtaza Zaidi: Pakistan’s military establishment and its media proxies have created a most disengenuous classification to protect their Taliban assets – a fake classification of “Good Taliban” for all those killers who they consider as assets.  This confusion is reinforced not just
“Not enough Shias killed in Pakistan yet to describe it as genocide”, says Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy: Source: World Shia Forum In 2012 alone, more than 600 Shia Muslims of diverse ethnic backgrounds have been killed in Pakistan at the hands of Deobandi militants using varioius aliases and labels including Sipah-e-Sahaba (ASWJ aka LeJ), Taliban (TTP), Jundallah
Social media activists of ISI-infected Shia mullahs say thank you to LUBP – by Shehla Jafri: In this brief post, I show case some of the most acrimonious comments against LUBP by some Shia (yes Shia) activists of Shia religio-political parties MWM and SUC. It is my considered opinion that were it not for the
Hate archive: Shia-phobia of daily Ummat: In Pakistan’s history, no other newspaper has published pro-Islamist terrorism and inciting to violence reports than daily Ummat. The Ummat is an Urdu-language, Islamist newspaper published From Karachi, Pakistan. The Daily Ummat was first published by Salahuddeen, a pro-Jamaat-e-Islami
#ShiaGenocide 17Dec12: 5 killed, 2 injured, mosque demolished, all within 24 hours: List of Shias killed or injured in last 24 hours by Deobandi militants of Sipah Sahaba Taliban: 1. Mirza Khadim Hussain Noori, Deputy Director Public Relations, Government of Balochistan, killed in Quetta. (Note: His elder brother Mirza Riaz Hussain
BBC Urdu continues to obfuscate #ShiaGenocide as an ethnic issue: Related post: #ShameBBCUrdu: An account of BBC Urdu’s misrepresentation of Shia genocide in Pakistan BBC Urdu has published a report on 17 December 2012 (written by Ahmed Wali Mujeeb) in which Shia genocide in Quetta has been misrepresented as
The Guardian mischaracterizes Sunni Muslims’ role in terrorism – by Ali Taj: Catriona Luke has written a good piece on the role of Saudi Arabia in funding global terrorism and providing ideological support. Kabul’s $100m mosque: a sign of a heavyweight battle for post-2014 Afghanistan However, there are a few mis-characterizations:
Testimonial from New York: Thanks to LUBP on its efforts to highlight Shia genocide – by S.M. Zaidi: One of the first things I do during my early morning routine is to scan Pakistani news websites.  This is not to check cricket scores or see the latest socio-political development in my country of origin – this is
The myth of Pakistan’s Shia President Zardari: Asif Zardari and the Bhuttos are moderate Sunni Muslims, not Shia Muslims. Contrary to the carefully crafted and propagated urban legend (misleading propaganda by the Takfiri Deobandi (Sipah Sahaba Taliban) lobby, their apologists and the PPP-phobes), PPP’s co-chairman President
Takfiri Deobandis, not Sunnis, are responsible for Shia genocide in Pakistan – by Ali Taj: Pakistani and International media often report Genocide of Shia as sectarian violence, where Sunnis are accused of Killing Shia and vice versa. Nothing could be further from the truth, sectarian means both sides are killing each other thereby implying
Iran’s Fars News Agency misrepresents anti-Taliban rally in New York as anti-drone rally: On Friday 7 December 2012, thousands of Shia and Sunni Muslims staged a peaceful protest in New York against Shia genocide in Pakistan by Saudi-sponsored Takfiri Deobandi terrorists namely Sipah Sahaba Taliban. The anti-Shia genocide rally was given prominent
World Shia Forum rejects The New York Times misleading report on Pakistani Shias – by Dr Mukhtar Askari: On 3 December 2012, The New York Times published an article titled “Pakistan Reels With Violence Against Shiites”, by Declan Walsh, NYT Pakistan Bureau Chief. The previous title of the article (changed afterwards) was “Pakistan’s Hazara Shiites under siege”
A Pakistani liberal blogger Ali Chishti praises ASWJ’s Ludhianvi, wants tighter blasphemy laws against Shia Muslims: Related posts: ISI-sponsored anchors are promoting Takfiri terrorists to boost Shia genocide in Muharram Let’s deflect tattoo scandal from Deobandis to Shias: Liberal blogger Ali Chishti and Sipah Sahaba in action Onward march of an agency-connected propagandist A few
World Shia Forum condemns the shooting of Malala Yousafzai – by Ali Taj: Malala was a symbol for resistance against the oppression and school burning by Talibaan. A beacon of hope for young girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan desiring empowerment and education. Much has been written about this in Pakistani and international
Comrade Lal Khan continues to obfuscate Shia genocide: We have previously highlighted how various right-wing and (pseudo-)liberal analysts in Pakistani media and society remain silent or, worse, misrepresent Shia genocide in Pakistan at the hands of State-sponsored Takfiri Deobandi-Salafi militants by dishonestly giving it Hazara ethnic or
Will HDP social media team show some decency, please? – by Muhammad Murtaza: A few days ago, LUBP posted an article by Raza Changezi on Hazara Democratic Party’s (HDP) questionable role in multiple events. (HDP is an ethnocentric party with limited influence in Quetta’s Hazara community.) The article angered HDP activists on
Another View: Imran Khan’s insidious obfuscation of Shia Genocide:   Ajeeb teri siyasat, ajeeb tera nizaam Yazid sey bhi marasim, Husain (a.s) ko bhi salaam  (Translation: Your politics and conduct are bizzare; you mantain ties with both Yazid and Hussain) How does one treat Imran Khan’s recent and
BNCHR report misrepresents Shia genocide in Balochistan: The Baloch National Council for Human Rights (BNCHR) has released a report titled “Sorry Saga of Baloch Miseries” highlighting Baloch Genocide. Previous reports by HRW, HRCP etc have documented that hundreds of Balochs have been killed by Pakistan Army
Imran Khan must not offload the entire blame of Shia genocide on foreign conspiracies – by Zeeshan Haider: Speaking at a recent television talk show, PTI chief Imran Khan tried to draw parallels between sectarian killings of Shia Muslims in Pakistan and conflicts in Iraq, Bahrain and Syria, saying he was convinced that the sectarianism in these
Urgently required: Holocaust deniers for obscuring propaganda about Shia genocide in Pakistan – by Riaz Malik Hujjaji: Dear Ghairatmands, We urgently require good quality Holocaust Deniers. The powerful liberal fascist lobby is doing its best to spread propaganda that there is a Shia Genocide going on in Pakistan. Look at this baseless article: Is Shia genocide
Takfirism, not sectarianism, is right construct to describe and fight Shia genocide in Pakistan: Related posts: LUBP Archive on Takfiri Deobandis Takfirism is an ideology which permits killing everybody who disagrees with Takfiris. In this post, I explain that Takfirism or Takfiri terrorism is a better word than sectarianism (or sectarian violence) to
An example of how Pakistan’s English press blindly follows foreign news agencies: LUBP has previously reported that, barring one or two exceptions, the quality of foreign correspondent in Pakistan is really disappointing. We explained that many foreign correspondents in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi etc remain surrounded and influenced by a tight club
Baloch Jundullah-LeJ terrorists kill Shia judge, guard, driver in Quetta: Radicalized Deobandi-Wahhabi militants of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Balochistan (also operating as Jundullah and Sipah-e-Sahaba) shot dead a Shiite judge, his bodyguard and driver in a yet another anti-Shia attack in Quetta city of southwest Pakistan today (30 August 2012). Only four
Amnesty International and HRW are constantly remiss in reporting Shia genocide in Pakistan – by Dr. Muhammad Taqi: Related posts: An open letter to Amnesty International from concerned citizens of Pakistan Pakistani Shias and other rights activists protest the misrepresentation of Shia massacres by Human Rights Cartel “If this isn’t Shia genocide, what is?” – by Zofeen
Marvi Memon’s insensitive discourse on ‘sectarian killings’: Marvi Memon condemns killings of ‘Sunnis’ in Gilgit. Accompanied by PML-N Gilgit-Baltistan Coordinator Siddiqul Farooq and Central Media Coordinator Asim Khan, she said that the Punjab chief minister had announced an education package for the children of victim families.