PMLN Archive
NAB chief closes eyes to ‘illegal’ appointments – by Amir Jalil Bobra: ISLAMABAD – Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Qamar Zaman Chaudhry instead of ratifying the illegal and unlawful acts of his predecessor Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bokahri has closed his eyes on appointments of four lucky director generals (DGs) in Grade-21
Editorial: Nawaz Sharif, the Saudi poodle with a nuclear button: The Saudi support for Nawaz Sharif has been no secret in Pakistan or abroad. Politically speaking, it was General Zia who created Nawaz Sharif during the so-called Afghan Jihad in the 1980s. The Jihad was a Saudi-CIA war against
تحریک انصاف ، نواز لیگ اور طالبان ہمدردوں کا شیعہ مخالف تکفیری پروپیگنڈا – از حق گو: پاکستان میں یوں تو کیی مذہبی اور سیاسی تنظیمیں کام کر رہی ہیں مگر جس سیاسی جماعت کا نوجوانوں کی ایک بہت بڑی تعداد پہ کافی اثر ہے اور اسی جماعت کی وجہ سے پاکستانی نو جوان دور حاضر کے
Why no ten-day mourning period for Hakeemullah Mehsud Deobandi? – by Ayaz Amir: And why hasn’t a ten-day mourning period been declared for Hakeemullah Mehsud Deobandi ? To hear the tearful reaction from some of our politicos, Deobandi clerics (Taqi Usmani, Fazlur Rehman, Ludhyanvi, Munawar Hasan etc) and television pundits it
Hakeemullah Mehsud’s death and Pakistan’s reaction: a State that harbors terrorism?: One couldn’t believe his eyes and ears upon seeing the reaction of PML-N government functionaries and PTI leadership all the way down to the trolls condemn the US Drone attack that killed Hakimullah Mehsud on Friday, November 1, 2013.
Only registered Majalis and Muharram processions will be allowed: A Facebook discussion: C1 : Only Registered Majalis And Muharram Processions Will Be Allowed Govt. Just Like the Registered Terrorists Are Allowed to Massacre Shias. C2 : Get registered so that Rana Sanaullah can forward the list to his friends so that security arrangement can
Ten Obvious Policy Changes That Pakistan Needs to Make – Ali Hashim: If one was to ask what are the main policy changes that Pakistan needs to make to take itself out of the security, economic, and social morass that it finds itself in today, I would list the following: (1)
Pakistan’s Internal Security Policy- Stop Playing Favorites When it comes to Terrorist groups – Ali Hashim: Pakistan’s internal security policy should be based on only one criterion. A particular group or organization should be classified as militants or terrorists if the basic objectives of the group are not compatible with our national interest. Please
Comrade Shareefa Al Jalib Wal Faiz – by Syed Riaz Al-Malik Hajjaji: Look at the Defiant, athletic proud pose of Comrade Shareefa Al Jalib Wal Faiz, the “Anti-Establishment” “Mature Statesmen” who is supported by both Good Liberals and Sipah Sahaba Taliban. See how he has forced Sadr-e-Amerika into a servile pose.
Balochistan: Who’s saving the doctors? by Syed Ali Shah: In the past three years alone, at least 21 doctors have been kidnapped in Balochistan. “I was blindfolded and my hands and feet were chained together for 17 days in a mud-walled room,” Dr. Ghullam Rasool; a renowned psychiatrist
The indecisive PM – by Aziz-ud-Din Ahmad: The man at the helm is letting the country drift Over the last four months, Nawaz Sharif has failed to take a number of important decisions creating the perception that he is indecisive. Major cabinet posts remain unattended. The
State Owned Enterprises- What To Do With Them? – by Ali Hashim: When I hear that the new Government is developing a policy for Management and Restructuring of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) once again, I am reminded of Einstein’s definition of insanity- “the act of doing something over and over again
Prospect for Peace between India and Pakistan – by Ali Hashmi: It is expected that the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan met last week on the sidelines of the ongoing UN General Assembly meeting in New York. Could this be a real opportunity for forwarding the peace agenda between
To Negotiate or Not to Negotiate That is The Question – by Ali Hashmi: In the wake of the carnage at the church in Peshawar and the killings of Maj. Gen. Sanaullah, fellow officers and soldiers last week, Pakistan’s press and TV shows are once again crowded with discussions on whether the
نواز لیگ اور کرپشن – از حق گو: جنگ نیوز کے رپورٹر عثمان منظور کے مطابق حکومتی سطح پر کرپشن میں ملوث افراد کو نہ حمایت دی جا رہی ہے بلکہ ان کو قانونی چارہ جوئی سے بچانے کے لئے حکومت اوچھے ہتھکنڈوں سے بھی دریغ نہیں
Nawaz Sharif makes childish statements supporting Taliban and blaming ‘foreign hand’: The statement that since Taliban have not claimed responsibility for one out of perhaps a hundred bomb blasts, one would be compelled to think that “foreign hand” is at work is comical and childish. There is nothing more to
دہشت گردوں سے مذاکرات اور دہشت گردی – از حق گو: پاکستان کے صوبہ خیبر پختونخوا کے دارالحکومت پشاور میں سرکاری ملازمین کی بس میں دھماکے میں کم از کم 17 افراد ہلاک اور 20 سے زیادہ زخمی ہوگئے ہیں۔ پشاور پولیس کا کہنا ہے کہ یہ دھماکہ جمعہ کی
حکومت زلزلہ متاثرین بلوچ بھائیوں کی بحالی کے لئے جلد سے جلد اقدامات کرے – لیٹ اس بلڈ پاکستان: کل سہ پہر تقریباً چار بج کر انتیس منٹ پر بلوچستان کے دور دراز علاقے آواران میں آنے والے زلزلے سےاب تک کی اطلاعات کے مطابق دو سے پچاس سے لے کر تین سو تک افراد جاں بحق ہو چکے ہیں
دہشت گردی اور ہمارا قومی رد عمل: ہزارہ شیعہ پہ حملہ ہوا تو سب سے پہلے احتجاج کے لئے نکلنے والے شیعہ تھے – آج عیسائی بھائیوں پر حملہ ہوا تو سب سے پہلے احتجاج کے لئے نکلنے والے عیسائی تھے – گو کہ شیعہ کے
Editorial: Taliban, APC, and the State of Pakistan: The recent events in Pakistan have shown that the state of Pakistan is entering a new phase which may be called “the Takfiri State of Islam”. You may replace “Islam” by “Islamism” or “Islamofascism,” but it will be a
گورنر صاحب ، اقلیتیں انصاف کی منتظر ہیں – از حق گو: پنجاب کے نیے گورنر جناب چودھری محمد سرور نے اقلیتوں کے حوالے سے ہونے والی ایک تقریب میں اپنے جذبات کا اظہار جن الفاظ میں کیا وہ یقیناً لائق تحسین ہیں اور اس میں کوئی شک بھی نہیں کہ
Why Salman Taseer is Not Just a Super-Hero – by Marziyeh: Super heroes are known usually to have extraordinary or superhuman powers, and are recognized for their services in protecting and defending society. These larger than life characters are brilliant, their extraordinary abilities – in the case of Spiderman his
Pakistan: Crisis and the Political Feats – by Irfan Tramboo: Important political changes on ground are taking place in Pakistan. For the first time in the history this year a democratically elected government completed its term in the office. General elections were held and new government led by Mian
طالبان سے مذاکرات : اندیشہ ہائے دور و دراز۔۔ از علی ارقم: پاکستان کے عسکری اورسیاسی حلقوں میں تحریکِ طالبان پاکستان کے ساتھ مُذاکرات کی شدید خواہش دراصل ریاستی سرپرستی میں پروان چڑھائے گئے اُس جہادی نیٹ ورک سے وابستہ نہٹوٹنےوالی اُن اُمّید وں کا اظہار ہے جن کے تحت یہ
Father of Taliban Maulana Sami-ul-Haq Deobandi (Mullah Sandwich) says: “Mullah Umar is like an angel, give all power to Taliban”: Molana Sami ul Haq Deobandi AKA Mullah Sandwich has spoken to support his favorite and most notable student the one eyed Mullah Umar, leader of the Afghan Taliban. Speaking from the founding University of Global Terrorism “Dar ul Uloom Haqqania
The APC’s ‘document of surrender’ – S Iftikhar Murshed: The participants in the All-Parties Conference convened by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday in Islamabad were probably not even aware of the symbolical significance of the day. On September 9, 2001, suicide terrorism, which was extremely rare
Pakistan begs Taliban for peace: An ugly narrative – by Cyril Almeida: HOT off the Taliban press: the Islamic Emirate of North Waziristan has been approached, cap in hand, by the illegitimate and unlawful Democratic Republic of Pakistan suing for peace. Benevolently, the Islamic Emirate has agreed to consider the
Under Sharif brothers Shia Genocide continues – by Mahpara Qalandar: Once again the Takfiris of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi-ASWJ have visited a Shia household and left after cutting down the entire family. On the evening of 6 September, LeJ-ASWJ assassins riding on three motorcycles went to a house belonging to a prominent
Murderers must not be released: TTP hands over list of prisoners to govt – by Zulfiqar Ali/Tahir Khan: “We feel that certain secular elements, some retired generals and security personnel, are opposing the talks and are making attempts to foil the process,” says Taliban leader Ehsanullah Ehsan. PHOTO: AFP/FILE ISLAMABAD / DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
203 incidents of sectarian violence in 18 months – by Amar Guriro: * 635 Shias dead among 717 KARACHI: In the last 18 months, 203 incidents of sectarian violence in Pakistan resulted in 1,800 casualties, including 717 deaths, of which 635 were Shia. Sectarian and religious violence in Pakistan is on
APC: peace consensus or sell-out? – by Zahid Hussain: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chairing the All Parties Conference (APC) in Islamabad on September 9, 2013.— File photo Published 2013-09-11 06:03:15 THE resolution emanating from Monday’s all-parties conference seems more of a document of surrender than an expression of a
Letter to Uncle Sam: Hajjaji Congrats on your Union with ISI and Al Qaeda – by Syed Riaz Al-Malik Hajjaji: Hear Ye Hear Ye The Ghairatmand Taliban Supportors are on the rise! Until last year, whenever we -PML N, PTI, JI, ASWJ, ISI/Pakistan Army, Media, Shia Mullahs- used to say that America is supporting the Taliban and Al Qaeda,
Growing sectarianism in Balochistan : Govt shunning clampdown against LeJ – by Kiyaa Qadir Baluch: ISLAMABAD: While the Balochistan government is looking for support and help of the central government to bring an end to growing sectarian violence in Quetta, the federal government seems to control the violence with composure. Well informed circles in
Pathetic reign of a decaying society – by Lal Khan: A majority right wing government is a provocation for the oppressed masses that are being tormented with this avalanche of socioeconomic onslaught The maiden speech by the third time prime minister, Mian Nawaz Sharif, was no different from the
Pakistan 2013: The uncertainty is real – by Omar Ali: The first thing that strikes you on landing in Pakistan after a few years is how much more “modern” it is and how dramatically (and frequently, painfully) it is changing with every passing day. One is reminded that
Nawaz Sharif: a sloppy start to national security – by Dr Mohammad Taqi: Without a holistic strategy addressing Afghanistan, India and also the United States, Mr Sharif cannot even begin to solve the domestic terrorism problem Two months into his third stint, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his core team’s handling
The government of Nawaz Sharif has decided to do away with the Ministry of Human Rights: The newly elected government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to do away with the Ministry of Human Rights and merged it with the Ministry of Law and Justice. Through this act of federal government the human
Chaudhry Nisar obfuscates Shia genocide in Pakistan – by Mahpara Qalandar: On the evening of 13 August, just a few hours from the 66th anniversary of Pakistan, Chaudhry Nisar held a nationally televised press conference in which he explained his government’s plans on how to tackle “militancy” in Pakistan. Yes,
No checks on banned militant organisations collecting donations – by Ammar Shahbazi: KARACHI: Camouflaged under different names, a number of banned militant organisations are operating in Karachi with impunity — ravenously pocketing Zakat and other Ramazan-related charities in the country’s financial hub. The banned al-Rasheed Trust and Al-Akhtar Trust and the
Pakistan’s number one threat – by Farahnaz Ispahani: For the last few days, Pakistan’s capital has been on high alert due to the threat of a possible terrorist attack. Police and military vehicles have paraded around the city, commandos and snipers have been posted on Islamabad’s