Pakistan’s neutrality: A heavy price to pay? – Kaneez Fatima:   The Pakistani parliament’s resolution calling for neutrality vis-à-vis the Saudi-led aggression against Yemen (Operation Decisive Storm) came as a relief in many quarters. For many, the decision didn’t come as a surprise. For others, it did leave a

شور برپا ہے خانہ دل میں – عمار کاظمی: بچوں اور بیگم کو جمعہ کے روز ایک دو دن کے لیے پنڈی نانا نانی کے پاس جانا تھا۔ ان کا پروگرام دیکھ کر سوچا کہ میں بھی دو ایک دن آوارگی کر لوں گا۔ دوستوں کی طرف جا

Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif, not his army, the world’s most dangerous – Kamal Alam: No country has had more written about its army in the past decade than Pakistan.  Every three years, there is more global speculation about who will be Pakistan Army Chief than there is on the appointment of the head

Jamaat-e-Islami collaborator executed in Bangladesh: Pakistan is all too familiar with the crimes against humanity by religious extremists. Close to 70,000 Pakistanis have been killed by ISIS-affiliated and inter-connected  Takfiri Deobandi groups like ASWJ-LeJ, Taliban, Jundullah and Jamaat ul Ahrar. Aside from a section

A game-changer for the Pakistani public – Murtaza Haider: The Metro bus projects in Lahore and Rawalpindi have been criticised by politicians and the news media. Some question their high capital costs, others question if we needed such transit in the first place, and still others would like

33% stronger: A Pakistan without terrorism – Murtaza Haider: If incompetence and corruption of the ruling elite were not enough to derail the economy, Pakistan’s sustained bout with terrorism did the rest. Recent research shows that in the absence of terrorist violence, Pakistan’s economy would have grown much

PTI in Karachi: It is Punjabi business as usual – Laleen Ahmad: Other than the gullible idealists, upper middle class fops, and Ivy League dandies, everyone knew that Imran Khan’s “New Pakistan” was a metonym for the Punjabi Army-directed political stage show as usual. It was a clever ploy hatched and

Talking peace: (Are we) All the Saudi king’s men? – Shahzeb Ahmed: KARACHI: The National Assembly has decided Pakistan will not partake in the Yemen conflict. We will only play a mediatory role, declared the lawmakers. The motion came after five days of debate on the Yemen crisis, in which the majority

Condolences to the House of Nawaz Sharif for failing to defend his Masters at the House of Saud – Syed Riaz Al-Malik: Condolences to the House of Nawaz Sharif for failing to defend his Masters at the House of Saud. You see, the “anti establishment” Nawaz Sharif did his best to drag Pakistan into Saudi Arabia’s aggression on Yemen. (Refer to https://lubpak.com/archives/334712 for

Fanaticism: From Peshawar to Paris – Murtaza Haider: If their agenda is to put a wedge between Muslims and the rest, the Jihadists are doing a pretty fine job. The attack in Paris that killed 12 journalists and police at the office of the newspaper Charlie Hebdo

Say hello to iJihad – Murtaza Haider:     Not to be outdone by the rest in the Internet age, the Jihadists have readily embraced modern communication technologies. From their recruitment videos on YouTube to timely tweets of their vicious attacks on civilians, the Jihadists are

حضرت کبھی انسان اور انسانیت کا بھی سوچ لیا کریں – عمار کاظمی:   حضرت کبھی انسان اور انسانیت کا بھی سوچ لیا کریں مسلمان اگر مینار آسمان تک لیجانے، مساجد کو ماربل سے بھرنے اور دو دو حج کرنے کی بجائے غریبوں کو پانچ مرلے کی چھت مہیا کرنے لگیں تو

گرمی میں چائے، سردی میں برف – عمار کاظمی: چند روز پہلے سنا تھا کہ پاکستان کی اسٹیبلشمنٹ، ایران، ترکی اور چین کے ساتھ مل کر [سعودی عرب کے بغیر] نیا اتحاد بنانے جا رہی ہے۔ اگر یہ درست ہے تو قومی اسمبلی کی تقاریر اسی طرف اشارہ

Going KSA – Marvi Sirmed: There are several apprehensions and arguments about whether or not Pakistan should send its troops to support Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in its offensive against Yemen. According to the prevalent narrative, Saudi Arabia, a brotherly Muslim country having long-term

Saudi Establishment stooge, PM Nawaz Sharif, still unsuccessful in dragging Pakistan into Saudi aggression on Yemen: Clearly, things are changing in Pakistan. While a section of Pakistan’s s0-called “liberal intelligentsia remains ossified in their thinking, their pro-Taliban “anti-establishment” icon, Nawaz Sharif, has once again failed so far, in dragging Pakistan completely into the Saudi camp.

Pakistani “liberals” largely silent on Saudi bombing against Yemeni children: Husain Abbas “curiously i am not finding updates about the saudi invasion and bombardment of yemen from those who cry from rooftops about drone attacks in afghanistan and bombardment in syria! aren’t civilians dying in yemen?” That is because some

بھٹو کی پھانسی – پنجاب کی شہری کلاس اور پسماندہ عوام – عامر حسینی: چار اپریل 1979ء کو جب جنرل ضیاء الحق کے حکم پر ایک جعلی عدالتی فیصلے کے زریعے سے زوالفقار علی بھٹو کو پھانسی دی گئی تو اس پھانسی کے حق میں سب سے زیادہ رائے عامہ پنجاب کے شہری

مملکت قھر اور الاخبار – آل سعود کی جگہ تاریخ کے کوڑے دان میں ہے – عامر حسینی: مجھے معلوم ہے کہ بھلے دنوں میں لوگ حقیقت سے آنکھیں چار ہونے پر برا مانتے تھے ، برافروختہ نہیں ہوا کرتے تھے ، آل سعود میں کیوں کہ برداشت کا مادہ کم ہے اور ان کے ہاں بدوی

Saudi-Israeli anti-Iran nexus – Pervez Hoodbhoy: A WAR-TORN world heaved a sigh of relief on Thursday night after success was declared at the Iran nuclear talks in Lausanne, Switzerland. Months of tortuous negotiations have ended for now, while a fuller agreement is to be finalised

پاکستان، یمن اور چار اپریل کی وہ رات – شعیب میر: جس رات دو بجکر بارہ منٹ پراس وقت کی فوجی حکومت، عدلیہ، مذہبی پیشواؤں، سیاسی مخالفین، میڈیا اور مقتدر پنجابی اشرا فیہ نے مل کر وہ کام سرانجام دیا، جس میں بقول سرکا ری مؤرخ پاکستان کے تمام مسائل