Hail Shoukat Basra: The Punjab deputy opposition leader is attacked by police of Chief Minister who consider attending assembly session not worth enough. Deputy provincial opposition leader was attacked when he went to show solidarity with protesting young doctors who were facing brutal crackdown from police
A comment on Raza Rumi’s Qaseeda-e-Khadim-e-Aala – by Ali Arqam: My friend, Pakistani blogger and columnist, Raza Rumi has written an article in Express Tribune (10 Dec 2012 “Shahbaz Sharif and his admirable running of Punjab”) in appreciation of the Punjab’s Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. Raza Ruumi’s Qaseeda-e-Khadim-e-Aala is
PML-N, Judiciary, ISI and LeJ gang-up in Punjab; 100 Shias arrested: Malik Ishaq, the head of al-Qaeda affiliate notorious terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Jhangvi visited Chiniot, Punjab, on 7th August (Tuesday) and ranted against Shias from the Siddiq Akbar Mosque while his terrorist supporters (belonging to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Sipah-e-Sahaba also known as ASWJ)
Do you need a laptop? – by Hina Khan: Those who believe themselves to be the champions of educational reforms are the most ignorant members of our society. Out of their sheer stupidity and for their own vested interests, they attempt to impose on us Western ways, techniques
Justice for Qudoos: On 30 March 2012 a well-known and much loved Ahmadi Muslim, Mr Master Abdul Qudoos Ahmad (43), died after succumbing to injuries inflicted during brutal torture by local police in Rabwah, Pakistan. He was a well known government school
The Joker Named Shahbaz Sharif: While it is amusing to see the fake revolutionary in Shahbaz Sharif most of the time, but this time he has gone out of his mind. In his desperation and hatred for the PPP and it’s targeted leadership of
Difa-e-Pakistan Council will support PML-N in general election?: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz PML-N’s president and the chief minister of Pakistan’s most populous province Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif once proudly claimed that PML-N and Taliban share same ideological background. He publicly requested the Taliban to stop targeting the
Sharifia Aalu Anday: It’s not Zardari’s corruption they are after, Sharifs want to save their skin In a case of instant justice to the high and mighty, the Lahore High Court has restrained an accountability court from proceeding with references filed against
Left homeless ‘just on a day’s notice’: Homes of around 800 Christians living in slum situated along Rohi Nullah demolished by Nishtar Town TMA; Model Town AC says operation was carried out after residents ignored notice to vacate land. LAHORE – Over 800 poor Christians from
Pakistan and the Search for Identity (Part 1) – by Rusty Walker: About the author: Rusty Walker is an Independent Political Analyst, educator, author, Vietnam veteran-era U.S. Air Force, from a military family, retired college professor, former Provost (Collins College, U.S.A.), artist, musician and family man. Rusty Walker is an ardent
PML-N promises senatorship to Maulana Ludhianvi: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz government in Punjab is not only protecting banned terrorist organization, but also gearing up for electoral alliances with Sipah-e-Sahaba(a Deobandi terrorist organization), which was officially banned in 2001, though still active’ energetic and spreading terror
Malik Ishaq wielded clout in jail; helped Pak army: Related Articles: LeJ’s Malik received monthly stipend from Punjab govt Jab Pakistan per firqawariyat ka saaya tha -by Ali Suleman Malik Ishaq, the chief of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), who has been set free on bail after 14 years
LeJ’s Malik received monthly stipend from Punjab govt: Related Articles: Malik Ishaq wielded clout in jail; helped Pak army Thank you, ISI-backed Supreme Court, for releasing Malik Ishaq By Asad Kharal Malik Ishaq enjoyed Punjab government’s financial assistance ever since the Sharif’s came to power in 2008,
A tale of N-League somersaults -by Raja Riaz: Sharif brother’s recent move is aimed at toppling the democratic setup. The grand alliance in the offing, led by Sharifs of Punjab, is based on one-point agenda – getting rid of Asif Ali Zardari-led PPP administration, another change in
Politics of self-discredit -by Khaled Ahmed: President Zardari called Nawaz maulana, with multiple innuendos: that he was the illicit political offspring of General Zia, that he was a covert abettor of jihadi elements in Punjab, and that he was aligning with Jamaat Islami in the
In Punjab, a Christian can’t present the provincial budget: LAHORE: Several provincial legislators in Punjab belonging to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have objected to Punjab cabinet member Kamran Michael presenting the budget on grounds that he is Christian, sources within the party told The Express Tribune.
Awami leader, Ch. Nisar and his PML-N tone down in NA: Pakistan’s very own awami leader, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan almashoor (aka) Mr. Bean began the budget session on Monday, June 6, 2011 after his “threat” that he may not do so in “protest”. He also felt that his party’s
Shahbaz Sharif was willing to remove CJP after restoration: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz group which prides in being a principled party has been badly exposed in a new series of Pakistan exclusive Wikileaks release. Dawn and Wikileaks , have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the exclusive first use
Isolationistan: Pakistani Parliament’s recent sovereignty-obsessed-resolution clearly illustrates power of the establishment in an important arena of domestic and foreign policy making. The resolution also manifests the unwillingness of our real decision makers to permit change in our military dominated, flawed