Original Articles Archive

Quaid’s residencey to be rebuilt but who will rebuild Quaid’s Pakistan? – by Nasir Saeed: There has been an understandably strong reaction to the burning of Quaid e Azam’s residence in Ziarat, near Quetta, and the destruction of most of his belongings. Every Pakistani has grieved whether they are Muslim, Christian, Parsi, Hindu or

بیچارہ چاند – از وسیم الطاف: سعودی عرب میں آج سلفی چاند دیکھنے کی کوشش کی جاۓ گی – اس سلسلے میں مرد حضرات اپنی شہادتیں نزدیکی عدالت میں جمع کرائیں گے – معلوم نہیں اس معاملے میں خواتین کی شہادت ہوتی بھی ہے کہ

Saudi Iran proxy war is one of key reasons for Pakistan’s unending terrorism – by Nasim Zehra: On 8 July 2013, Pakistan’s senior journalist Nasim Zehra who also happens to be a regular speaker at Sherry Rehman / Raza Rumi’s Jinnah Institute and Beena Sarwar’s Citizens for Democracy stated that Saudi-Iran proxy was was one of

Respect of Sahabas a reason to kill Muslims: Kharijites?: Editors note: The following discussion took place on Facebook. Most comments are sarcastic. It underscores that the people using the respect of Sahabas as a reason to kill Shia Muslims, have no credible argument. Today the want respect for those

جہانگیر ترین کا انصاف, دو سو سے زائد ملازمین کو بغیر نوٹس فارغ کر دیا: چار روز قبل سرائیکی خطے کی آواز روہی ٹی وی کو بند کر دیا گیا۔ دو سو سے زائد ملازمین کو بغیر نوٹس دیے فارغ کر دیا گیا۔دو سو ملازمین کا مطلب ہے دو سو گھر۔یاد رہے کہ روہی

Messy Madhouse – by Shiraz Paracha: The level of manipulation is astonishing in Pakistan. Information and even knowledge is not based on plane facts or stated in a simple way. No scientific or logical explanation of events, things, actions or reaction is given. Most messages,

No respite for Egyptian Christians in the new Salafist Fake Liberal Alliance taking lessons from Pakistan: This will become INCREASINGLY clear in next two weeks Salfist are in power in Egypt. They (Noor party) will have veto power to make interim government and all other matters, only fake liberals will be acceptable. This is the same

PPP regrets proposing Najam Sethi’s name for caretaker CM Punjab, condemns his role in rigging in elections: PPP Punjab senior leader Raja Riaz Ahmed has demanded fresh elections under an impartial Election Commission and neutral caretaker up. Exposing the alleged role of former caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Najam Sethi behind rigging in the province, Raja Riaz

PML-N and PTI leaders leave thousands to die slowly – by Shiraz Paracha: Dust, dirt and danger of death—slow death—are conditions in which hundreds and thousand of people live near Islamabad. These people are voters of Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan of PMLN and Ghulam Sarwar Khan of PTI. On Friday, I was

Riaz Al-Malik Hajjaji appreciates Ejaz Haider’s eloquence, takes LUBP to task for supporting Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa: On Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa : Damn you LUBP cowards for asking questions from Pious supporters of Oppressed underpaid Pakistan Army. LUBP cowards stand against the truth of Ghairat studs like Comrade Ejaz and Colonel Leiven. LUBP cowards stand with

Why do anti-establishment activists use pen names in Pakistan?: In Pakistan, the fate of anti-establishment writers and activists is very clear. Just refer to how prominent Asia Times correspondent Syed Saleem Shahzad was killed and dumped for being critical of the ISI due to its supports to Jihadist

You SoB, get out of your anonymity and be a man! – by Ejaz Haider: Context: Ejaz Haider, a blogger at Express Tribune and former director of Islamabad-based thinktank Jinnah Institute was criticizing Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa’s critical tweets about bloggers and media persons whose narrative is generally close to that of ISI. At that

Demoting Democracy in Egypt – by Shadi Hamid: Editors Note: We are posting the Nytimes article and youtube clip which shows disgruntled Muslim Brotherhood crowd turning to violent means. This is a valid point, despite all of the poor decisions by Moorsi the military intervention with a

Iran and US have common ground on where Morsi went wrong: Editors note: We are posting two interesting perspectives one from the vocal Iranian Parliamentarian Ahmad Khatami and another form Robert Fisk of The Independent. There seems to be a lot of common ground between the Iranian and American perspective

Did LUBP publish hatred and lies against Salmaan Taseer before his murder?: A certain group of establishment-friendly liberals is currently busy in circulating a baseless slander against LUBP website that LUBP published hatred against Shaheed Salmaan Taseer a few days before his murder. According to da vincian @evo8X8, a close friend

Sindh Government must protect indigenous communities of Karachi: Sindh government must protect life and property of indigenous Kutchi Memon and Sheedi community of Karachi. According to some news reports, the Peoples Aman Committee has captured houses of Kutchi Memon community . If its true , the

LUBP condemns bullying of Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa by pro-establishment media persons and thinktanks: LUBP condemns systematic bullying of Pakistan’s prominent anti-establishment scholar Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa by pro-ISI journalists and thinktanks via social and mainstream media. On Twitter, facebook and other forums, various pro-establishment persons including Ejaz Haider, Mosharraf Zaidi, Adil Najam, Huma

A Coup, Dear Friends, is a Coup! By A Z: That Morsi was incompetent is beyond question. The political charge sheet against him is long, compelling, and detailed. The fact is, Morsi couldn’t unite the country and people were really hacked off. Morsi was given the opportunity to be

مارشل لاء اور بھٹو مائتھالوجی: مارشل لاء اور بھٹو مائتھالوجی آج پانچ جولائی ہے-یہ وہ تاریخ ہے جس میں “آپریشن فئیر پلے “کے نام پر پاکستان کی تاریخ کا سب سے ان فئیر اپریشن پلے کیا گیا-پاکستان کے عوام آج تک اس فاؤل کے

تکفیری دیوبندی سب کے دشمن ہیں – از حق گو: یوں تو فیس بک پر تکفیریوں کے سینکڑوں پیجز ہیں مگر علما دیوبند نام کا تکفیری پیج تقریباً تمام ہی پاکستانی غیر دو بندی افراد کے خلاف دن رات غلیظ پراپگنڈہ کرتا رہتا ہے ، چاہے وہ شیعہ

Pakistan Christian Congress condemns CM Pervez Khatak statement on cleaning jobs for minorities: Editors Note: LUBP strongly condemns the use of insensitive language and an openly discriminatory approach towards non Muslim Pakistanis by the PTI government in KPK. We demand that the PTI Chief Minister Pervez Khatak should offer an immediate unconditional apology.

Similarities between Egypt’s Morsi and Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif: There can be no justification for the current subversion of democracy in Egypt which resulted in a coup against the Muslim Brotherhood’s Morsi. However, it is even more difficult to feel any sympathy for the brutal Morsi regime that

Is Egypt Looking for its Next Pharaoh? – by A Z: While I may support liberal ideas and politics and be dead against all forms of theocracy, I have no choice but to call a spade a spade; it just is what is. July 3, 2013 was no different from

Mehran Bank Scam Part 2: Is ISI pumping money into Jinnah Institute via Tameer Bank?: In the light of increasing evidence, it would be a grave sin of omission to ignore the connections between the powerful ISI, Tameer Bank and the Jinnah Institute. (ISI has infiltrated US thinktanks, Pak scholar says) Now a former

Discrimination and hatred: the church and civil society take stock of the problems concerning Christian minorities: Lahore – Becoming aware of the discrimination, injustice, prejudice of whom Christians in Pakistan face and are victims, about 3% of the population, and the necessity to report these issues to the new government: with this intent Christian leaders

Geo TV’s Beena Sarwar obfuscates Shia genocide: On 30 June 2013, at least 40 Shia Muslims including women, men and children were brutally murdered in a Shia mosque in Quetta, Pakistan at the hands of Takfiri Deobandi terrorist of Sipah-e-Sahaba (ASWJ-LeJ). While Pakistani and international media

Saudi media rejects false lies spread by Pakistan’s Ulma-e-Deoband terrorists – by Sidq Maqaal: Related: Ulma-e-Deoband hate site is moderated by Aamir Saeed Deobandi who is promoted by pro-ISI fake liberals: #ShiaGenocide: Moderator of Al Qaeda affiliated Takfiri Deobandi hate site is supported by pro-establishment #FakeLiberals The speed at which this post is

Addressing a Question About Human Evolution – By A.Z: A friend sent me the below picture seeking my views. While the question is quite unscientific and I avoid ‘nontechnical’ discussions in most matters, particularly science, I find it apt to comment on this to address the doubts it

Do Shia Muslims have to convert to Sunni Muslims to earn the right to life?: Jang Group’s Geo TV’s Islamo-evangelical anchor Aamir Liaquat Hussain has proposed that Pakistan’s Shia Muslims should participate in the Yom-e-Farooq (celebration of the birthday of second Caliph Hazrat Umar Farooq) in order to escape the ongoing Shia genocide and

تحریک طالبان کا اہل تشیع کو دھمکی آمیز خط -مجاہد حسین: Editor’s note: We are cross=posting an Urdu article by Mr. Mujahid Hussain which discusses Takfiri Deobandi terrorists’ threatening letter to Pakistan’s Shia Muslims asking them to convert to Sunni Islam or be ready to face dire consequences. The letter

Quaid’s residencey to be rebuilt but who will rebuild Quaid’s Pakistan? -by Nasir Saeed: There has been an understandably strong reaction to the burning of Quaid e Azam’s residence in Ziarat, near Quetta, and the destruction of most of his belongings. Every Pakistani has grieved whether they are Muslim, Christian, Parsi, Hindu or

شیعہ اپنی وجہ سے ہی قتل ہو رہے ہیں: عامر لیاقت کی شیعہ نسل کشی کو جواز فراہم کرنے کی مذموم سازش: حامد میر کے معروف پروگرام “کیپیٹل ٹاک” میں بدنامِ زمانہ عامر لیاقت کو بھی مدعو کیا گیا تاکہ وہ بھی فرقہ واریت کا حل پیش کرے۔ اس نے کہا کہ میں یہ نہیں مانتا کہ پاکستان میں فرقہ واریت

نیل کے ساحل سے لے کر تا بہ خاک کاشغر شیعہ نسل کشی – از حق گو: قاہرہ سے پشاور تک شیعہ مسلمان تکفیری دیوبندی اور سلفی دہشت گردوں کے نشانے پر ہیں – ان تکفیری دہشت گردوں نے بلا مبالغہ ہزاروں شیعہ شہید کر دیے ہیں جب کہ باقی لوگ خاموش تماشائی بنے ابھی یہ سب

Takfiri Deobandi Taliban officially declared Kharijites by consensus Fatwa of Sunni Ulema: In a major and bold statement today, main stream Sunni muslim scholars issue a religious decree against Takfiris today in Pakistan, calling them Kharjites (out-cast) of modern era. The clarity of words in the decree show the intent is

شیعہ نسل کشی اور پاکستانی حکومت اور ایجنسیوں کی بے حسی – از حق گو: سی این بی سی چینل پہ شیعہ نسل کشی کے حوالے سے ہونے والے ایک پروگرام میں علامہ حسن ظفر نقوی نے ملت شیعہ پاکستان کے مسائل کو اجاگر کرنے کے ساتھ ساتھ پاکستان کی سیاسی جماعتوں اور ایجنسیوں کی

PTI in defense of Taliban – by A Z: While our national ranks may be swollen with the abundance of apologists for terrorism, nobody does it with such purpose and consistency as the PTI. Here is another lawmaker from the party waxing eloquent how the terrorists have no

Cross-party group of MPs in the UK condemn bomb attack as over 30 are killed in Quetta, Pakistan: Editors Note: LUBP appreciates the call for action on the issue of Shia Genocide in Pakistan with special attention to the Shia Hazara community by cross-party British MPs’ Iain Stewart and John Denham. The Chair and Secretary of the Hazara

Why Quetta suicide attack has already been forgotten – by Mahpara Qalandar: One teenage mourner crying over the killing of his father raised his head up towards the sky and cried: “Ya Allah, what crime did my father commit for which he had to die like this?” Certainly, there cannot be

Hazara Shias lose all hope in Pakistan – By Farahnaz Zahidi: Shabana Khan* speaks from behind a screen put up to protect her identity at a recent women’s assembly. I cannot see her. I do not know what her age is. I have no way of observing her non-verbal

Stopping terrorist attacks in Pakistan – by Omar Ali: There was a one ton bomb in Badaber (Peshawar) today. Then a suicide bomber struck a shia imambargah in Quetta. And a remote controlled bomb struck a military convoy in North Waziristan. About 60 people have been killed, many