Pakistan Elections 2013 Archive
To ‘Khan’ or not to ‘Khan’?: The Election Dilemma – by A Z: Imran Khan is an institution of cricket. Not just because of his extraordinary prowess as a player but also because of his excellence as a leader of men on the field. After retiring from cricket, he did some tremendous
The Fight Must Go on – by Waseem Altaf: May 3, 2013, Chaudhary Zulfiqar, the public prosecutor in Benazir murder case was shot dead by unknown gunmen while he was on his way to the court. He had vital information. A message was conveyed to the conscientious. May
جو جذبہ پیپلزپارٹی کے نوجوانوں میں ہے کوئی اور پارٹی اس کا مقابلہ نہیں کر سکتی: شہزادی توصیف چیمہ ایڈوکیٹ: لاہور: شہزادی توصیف چیمہ ایڈوکیٹ ( امیدوار برائے مخصوص نشست پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی) نے پیپلزپارٹی یوتھ میٹنگ سے خطاب کرتے ہوے کہا کہ جو جذبہ پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی کے نوجوانوں میں ہے کوئی اور پارٹی اس کا مقابلہ نہیں کر سکتی۔
Pakistan, an unfortunate country? – Riaz Ali Toori: Terrorists are giving a very clear message to the people of Pakistan to either vote for those who want to see a stable country or vote for those who want us to perish How unfortunate is Pakistan that is
Election Commission and Lahore High Court must not favour corrupt Sharif brothers of PML-N – by Ali Asad: An advertisement being shown on TV channels with former Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif asking a Judge Malik Malik Qayum to spare an MNA of PML-N on behalf of the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been banned by the
Imran Khan to Ahmadis: ‘I want your votes, not your dirty name’: In a press release published on PTI’s official website, Imran Khan has unabashedly chickened out in wake of criticism from Mullahs and right-wing parties and not only distanced himself from Ahmadiyya Muslims (an off-shoot of Sunni Islam) but also
PMLN-SCP-ASWJ i.e. Nawaz, Iftikhar, Ludhianvi alliance remains intact: Anybody saying it’s ‘fake’ should know that based on this evidence the SCP overturned a LHC decision and acquitted Benazir Bhutto and Asif Asif Zardari, famously stating that the “bias is floating on the surface of the decision.” Resultantly
ASWJ/LEJ (Sipah Sahaba) is the political face of Taliban – by Ejaz Haider: Editor’s note: LUBP commends Ejaz Haider for clearly stating that ASWJ (aka Sipah Sahaba or Lashkar-e-Jhangvi) is the political face of Pakistani Taliban (TTP). However, we also noted that as usual Ejaz Haider has declined to mention their true
Elections 2013: An analysis of PB-2 provincial seat in Quetta – by Khan Mohammad: The April 23 bomb blast was another reminder for the Shia Hazara residents of Alamdar Road that security and peace is a distant dream. After two months of tense calm, the blast shattered all the hopes of peace for
Labour rights and Election 2013: Pakistan is one of the largest countries with respect to its labour force. More than 40% of labour force belongs to agriculture, around 20% in industry and rest to other services. It is a shame that farmers, fishermen, ordinary
Saudi-sponsored ISI using Takfiri Deobandi militants to hijack Pakistan elections: PPP, ANP and MQM’s press conference: KARACHI (30 April 2013): The political parties, which are being targeted by the Pakistani Taliban for having ‘secular views,’ late on Tuesday (30 April) said the coming May 11 polls are being hijacked by “local and international establishment,” DawnNews
Free fair and impartial elections 2013: It is clear as sunlight that for the banned extremist outfit Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the next best thing to eliminate Democracy or what they call “kufr ka nizam” is to throw their full illegal militant weight behind
PMLN’s shameless shenanigans continue nevertheless – by Sadiq Ameen: A lot has been written on this forum condemning the mainstream parties’ collaboration with the extremists in the forthcoming elections. We have also explained how these elections have paved the way for the extremists in the mainstream politics. Having
The inspiration behind PTI’s Hum Dekhain Gay – by Riaz Malik Al Hajjaji: My Dear Mummy Daddy Khanistas, May 11 is approaching faster than the latest intellectual nugget to emerge from Dr. Shahid Bin Al-Masood Al-Haq. Are you as energized as me after seeing PTI’s advertisement “Hum Dekhain Gay”? Here’s a link
اسان ڪنهن کي منتخب ڪيون؟ شاهد شاه: هاڻوڪي ڏينهن ۾ جتي هڪ طرف مون جهڙا وائٽ ڪالر مڊل ڪلاسي ايئرڪنڊيشن ڪمرن ۾ ويهي هن سوال تي ٻڏتر جو شڪار آهن ته11 مئي تي جيڪڏهن اليڪشن ٿيا ته پولنگ بوٿ تي وڃي مهر ڪهڙي
بلاول بھٹو – روشن آواز: اس وقت انتخابی بخار پورے زور و شور سے جاری ہے-سیاسی منظر نامے پر عمران خان کے”اوئے میاں نواز شریف”کہنے اور شہباز شریف کی جانب سے “اوئے بلے باز”کہنے کی باز گشت گونج رہی ہے-اب ایسے میں کوئی میرے
Pakistan’s Election Commissioner is blind: Banned terrorist group freely participating in elections in Balochistan: لاسیوں، بھوتانیوں کی سرزمین پر سپاہ صحابہ اہلسنت والجماعت احمد ولی مجیب بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام جس پل پر گذر کر کراچی سے حب کا راستہ بنتا ہے اس کے دونوں جانب پاکستان کے جھنڈے لگے ہوئے
No surrender: PPP, MQM, ANP show unity against Taliban and affiliated Takfiri terrorists: Karachi (29 April 2013): The three centre-left political parties part of the previous federal coalition government, namely the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Awami National Party (ANP), vowed to fight terror and brave targeted attacks by
دین ملّا فی سبیل اللہ فساد: پاکستان کے تین صوبے اور فاٹا میں آگ اور بارود کی بارش برسنے کا سلسلہ جاری ہے-یہ آگ اور بارود تحریک طالبان پاکستان کی جانب سے برسائی جارہی ہے-آگ اور بارود کی بارش برسانے کا سبب یہ کہ طالبان
وطن یا کفن – سیکولر پارٹیوں کے لیڈر دہشت گردوں کی شناخت بتانے سے گریزاں کیوں؟: سیکولر پارٹیز تکفیری دیوبندی دہشت گردوں کا نام لینے سے گریز کرتی ہیں پاکستان میں گزشتہ چند ہفتوں میں سیکولر پارٹیز پر دہشت گردوں کے حملوں میں اضافہ ہوا ہے خاص طور پر عوامی نیشنل پارٹی، پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی
Grotesque Insensitivity: A face of Neo-Nazism in Pakistan? – by A Z: I am shocked by a lack of sensitivity in the election campaign to manifestations of terrorism, instigation of religious hatred, and apparent displays of Neo-Nazism. The extremists have exploded twelve bombs during the last twenty four hours to thwart
Secular parties under attack by Deobandi militants ahead of Pakistan polls – by Saroop Ijaz and Javed Aziz Khan: The Cost of the Show – by Saroop Ijaz The Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) has issued a Fatwa that it is a religious obligation on everyone to vote. Should one be happy at the fact that the Ulema Council is
Dr. Fayyaz, ASWJ-MDM’s candidate in Karachi, is a car thief: Dr. Fayyaz of banned sectarian outfit Sipah Sahaba (currently operating as Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat ASWJ) is contesting elections from NA-241 Karachi where the bomb attack on ANP worker took place. Dr. Fazyaz is involved in car lifting and
Elections 2013: Maryam Nawaz Sharif is an emerging star campaigner – by Raza Rumi: Context: Is Nawaz Sharif “a statesman”? A Jiyala’s response to Raza Rumi – by Khawar Butt Exposed: Raza Rumi and Rezaul Hasan Laskar behind the fake story about Bilawal’s tiff with Zardari A comment on Raza Rumi’s Qaseeda-e-Khadim-e-Aala –
Hudson Institute: Pakistan elections 2013, any hope for a secular government?: Elections run by a caretaker government in May will mark the first successful transition from one democratically elected Pakistani government to another without an intervening military coup or implementation of martial law. Given the importance of Pakistan to U.S.
The Last Bastions of Secularism in Pakistan under attack – by A Z: It is a shame that while the only two secular parties of any significance –ANP and MQM- are being slaughtered by the fanatics, parties like PMLN and PTI smugly continue to hold large election rallies without a murmur. Many
Mushtaq Minhas’s War!: Analyzing Pakistani politics through the prism of conventional political lens is an extremely difficult and fruitless task, matter of fact same holds true for India. Unlike these two South Asian neighbors ,What people living in developed countries experience ,
پاکستان ، پارلیمنٹ اور تکفیری جمہوریت – از حق گو: حیرت کا مقام ہے ، کچھ سمجھ میں نہیں آرہا کہ شروع کہاں سے کروں اور ختم کہاں پر ، ایک ایسا ملک جہاں نام نہاد آزادی کے پینسٹھ سال آمریتی جمہوریت اور جمہوری آمریت کے ثمرات سمیٹنے میں
Terrorists contesting elections to scar democracy – by Sadiq Ameen: The campaign workers of the SSP and some other sectarian parties in the fertile agricultural heartland of Pakistan must be thrilled that Election Commission and the courts have not barred any of their dreaded leaders from contesting in the
Shia blood continues to be spilled even in the time of election – By Mahpara Qalandar: Yesterday’s suicide bomb blast near Alamdar Road in Quetta killed eight men including two security personnel. The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) has once again proudly owned up to its misdeed. Khaliq Hazara’s supporters were too quick to say that he was
Thanks to CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry and CM Najam Sethi, 55 charged sectarian terrorists allowed to contest polls from Punjab – by Amir Mir: Source: Adapted with some changes from The News, April 24, 2013 ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), led by Justice (retired) Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, has simply failed to prevent 55 candidates from the Punjab, belonging to 10 different
Is Nawaz Sharif “a statesman”? A Jiyala’s response to Raza Rumi – by Khawar Butt: The media sycophancy and servility for Pro-Taliban politicians knows no bounds. Whether it is the Islamist dominated Urdu media or the pseudo-liberal dominated English Babu types, the trend is the same in the last few months – suck up
PMLN’s granting ticket to an SSP activist unfolds an appalling vista – by Sadiq Ameen: LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has issued a party ticket to Sardar Ebad Dogar, an alleged supporter of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, to contest the general election from the NA-178 constituency, Khangarh, a tehsil in Muzaffargarh.A hot debate
Elections 2013: PMLN issues party ticket to Sardar Ebad Dogar Deobandi of Sipah Sahaba: PML-N banks on a sectarian leader? By Kashif Hussain Source: Adapted with some additional information from Daily Times, 22 April 2013 LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has issued a party ticket to Sardar Ebad Dogar, an alleged supporter
امید بہار – از کاشف نصیر: ملکی تاریخ میں پہلی بار ایک اسمبلی آئین میں متعین اپنی معیاد کو پورا کرنے میں کامیاب ہوئی ہے گو اس سے پچھلی قومی اسمبلی نے بھی اپنی معیاد پوری کی تھی لیکن ایک فوجی آمر کے تسلط کی
پاور پولیٹکس ، جمہوریت اور خدشات – از عامر حسسینی: ڈاکٹر خاور علی شاہ سے میری یاد اللہ برسوں سے ہے-اور میں نے ان کو ہمیشہ دیانت دار،خدا ترس اور صاف گو انسان پایا ہے-ان کا پیغام ملا کہ ملاقات ہونی چاہئے-میں ملاقات کے لیے گیا تو اس دوران
Pakistan Deobandi militant Ludhianvi tries hand at elections in Punjab, striking fear in Sunni Sufi and Shia Muslims: Jhang, Punjab: April 20, 2013. (Reuters, with some editing and additional information by LUBP) – When Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi Deobandi greets supporters on the Pakistan election trail, he opens his pitch with the kind of promises to the poor
Taliban and ECP/SCP are fulfilling Gen Kayani’s dream by killing and disqualifying liberal candidates: In Army dominated Pakistan, intelligence agencies and their affiliates play a major role during election times. As general elections 2013 are scheduled to be held on May 11, these dark forces have once again started using all their resources
PK-69 Tank: Gullana Bibi withdraws from election race following security threats – by Zulfiqar Ali: People inspect damages resulting from the attack on the house of Pakistan Peoples Party’s NA-1 candidate, Zulfiqar Afghani. As the polls draw closer, militants have increasingly targeted election candidates. PHOTO: INP DI KHAN: Gullana Bibi, 62, stepped down as an
Pashtun Genocide: Taliban’s relentless terrorism against ANP: While pro-Taliban parties like PTI, PML N and JUI F campaign freely, Pakistan’s oldest secular party, ANP is the daily victim of terrorist attacks. Two ANP leaders, dozens of its activists have been killed and scores wounded in the