Original Articles Archive
Am I a Zionist? – by Irfan Qadri: Dear LUBP editors: I will really appreciate if you could publish the following note and the exchange. Thank you. Irfan As a Pakistani Muslim of Sunni Barelvi origin, I have always supported human rights of Pakistan’s persecuted and target
We appreciate Israeli President’s Ramadan message: Related post: Am I a Zionist? – by Irfan Qadri Israeli President Shimon Peres has released a video message wishing the Muslim world “Ramadan Kareem”, meaning “have a blessed Ramadan (or Ramzan)”. During the month of Ramadan, which begins this year (2012)
A boxing champion’s letter to Imran Khan – by Ahsan Shah: To, Imran Khan alias Taliban Khan alias Writ Khan Chairman Tehrek e Be Insaf Islamabad, Pakistan Dear Mr Khan Hope you would be “Crying and Dying” in grief for the poor Pakistanis while living in your 400 Kanal House
Dual nationals right to contest election: During the hearing of a writ petition filed by a US national of Pakistani origin in 2002 , Umar Ahmad Ghumman, for permission to contest the election a question arose about eligibility of former PM Moeen Qureshi . Moeen Qureshi through his
Hamid Mir’s atrocious behavior with an actual legal expert, Dr. Osama Siddique: Hamid Mir once again exposes his bully tactics, intellectual dishonesty and a complete lack of journalistic ethics on ARY’s “Agar” show hosted by Aamir Ghauri. This show (July 20, 2012) was yet another example of utterly disgraceful behavior by Hamid
Participate in international campaign to stop #ShiaGenocide in Pakistan: Sample letters: Dear LUBP readers in Pakistan, Europe, North America and other countries, We have now decided to start an international campaign to build pressure on Pakistan government and army to take urgent measures to stop the ongoing genocide of Shia
Judicial coup is the only solution now! – by Ahsan Abbas: Hell be upon the people of NA151 who broke all the hopes of an “Improved IJI” The “Pious and Patriot” Jihadi coalition of PMLN, PTI, JI, SSP, under the leadership and command of “Leader of the Faithful” Chief Justice
We condemn target killing of president of Jamaat Ahmadiyya’s Orangi Town chapter: LUBP condemns the brutal murder of Mr. Mukarram Naeem Ahmad Gondal in Karachi on Thursday, 19 July 2012. This is the second target killing of an Ahmadiyya Muslim in Karachi and 7th in Pakistan this year. Approximately 300 Shia
Shia Genocide Database: A detailed account of Shia killings in Pakistan from 1963 to 31 December 2018 – by Abdul Nishapuri: Related posts: Posts on Shia genocide database 95% of sectarian violence worldwide focused on Shias only, reveals report Is Shia genocide an adequate term to describe the plight of Pakistan’s Shia Muslims? Shia genocide in Pakistan: Some guidelines for
Outcome of Multan by-elections and establishment’s next move – by Shaheryar Ali: According to news reports, Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Abdul Qadir Gilani has won the NA-151 Multan by-elections with 64,628 votes (19 July 2012). Independent candidate Shaukat Hayat Bosan, who was supported by all right wing parties including PML-N, PTI,
عبد القادر گیلانی کی جیت اور تھوتھا چنا: Related posts: سپریم کورٹ الیکشن دھاندلی منصوبہ Judicial coup is the only solution now! – by Ahsan Abbas Outcome of Multan by-elections and establishment’s next move – by Shaheryar Ali تحریر: امام بخش (imamism@gmail.com) ابھی ابھی خبر آئی ہے
Let’s write a letter to Swiss authorities – by Arbab Zaheer: I as a common Pakistani demand that the letter to Swiss Authorities be written demanding the reopening of cases against those who have “plundered” the nation as per our chief justice and his henchmen across the country. With the
“Get’em through Interpol”, whispers Beena Sarwar to Rehman Malik – by Ismail Effendi: Recently, two Pakistani bloggers who are based in North America have informed me that noted “liberal” activist and coordinator of Jang Group’s Aman Ki Asha project, Beena Sarwar, is running a concerted campaign to locate and harass bloggers associated
President Zardari must break his silence on Shia genocide: Personally I disagree with a harsh word used for Asif Zardari which in my opinion compromised the otherwise valid arguments presented in Ikhtiar Hussain’s post (now voluntarily edited by the author). But that’s my personal opinion. Every author has
An open letter to the leadership of PPP and MQM on continuous Shia genocide in Pakistan – by Ahsan Abbas: Dear Pakistan Peoples Party and Muttahida Quami Movement: As a Pakistani citizen and a voter, I am sending this letter to both parties and their officials in federal and Sindh governments. Pakistan’s Shia Muslim community has given a lot
Is Shia genocide an adequate term to describe the plight of Pakistan’s Shia Muslims?: Related posts: Misrepresentation of Shia genocide Shia genocide: what’s in a name? – by Dr. Taqi “If this isn’t Shia genocide, what is?” – by Zofeen Ebrahim Participate in international campaign to stop Shia genocide in Pakistan: Sample letters
سپریم کورٹ الیکشن دھاندلی منصوبہ: قومی اسمبلی کی سیٹ این اے ١٥١ پر ١٩ جولائی کو ہونے والے الیکشن میں عبدل قادر گیلانی کی ممکنہ کامیابی کے پیش نظر سپریم کورٹ نے ایک جامع حکمت عملی ترتیب دی ہے- اس کے تحت قائم مقام الیکشن
Extremists using Shia Genocide to defame and destroy Government and Pakistan – by Farhad Jarral: Related post: Asif Zardari and the Shia genocide – by Ikhtiar Hussain No doubt the genocide of Shia community in Pakistan is an alarming situation for all Pakistanis who are patriotic, who respect religions or believe in Inter-faith Harmony
Hujjaji’s wisdom dump: Save the Burmese Ummah, love Kashmir and thank the ban on Shia website: Dear Ghairatmand (honourable) Bakistanis as well as the liberal fascist scum, Please note that Rafzi (Shia) are crying bloody murder these days. They are playing the victim card and wanting us to cry for them. Don’t they know that we
Shia genocide and the Urdu media: by Ikhtiar Hussain If you read newspapers or watch TV, the good news is that over thirteen hundred years of sectarianism in the Islamic world have come to a marvelous conclusion. No Shias are being killed anymore. Do not
Fiction and omissions in Safdar Mehmood’s ‘dil phaink’ – by Dr. Zulfiqar Ali: It is true that we have historians like Mubarak Ali who (should) make us proud. But it is also true that main arena has been occupied by military establishment’s flunkey fictorians. Fictorians are those who mix facts and fiction
LUBP Special: Interview with US Congressman Keith Ellison: Western policy makers should also consult alternative media of Pakistan The following is an interview conducted by Ali Abbas Taj with US Congressman Keith Ellison (D). Keith Ellison the first Muslim Congressman in United States House of Representatives. The interview
Ban on Shia website: Police violence against peaceful protesters in Karachi: KARACHI: Police officials resorted to using intense teargas and aerial firing to disperse a protest rally by the Shia Action Committee (SAC) near Numaish Chowrangi in Karachi, Express Newsreported on Tuesday. The protesters wanted to go to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
Cafe Jhangvi and Lashkar-e-Jang: Pakistan’s “Principled” and “Independent” Media Now that Pakistan’s notorious televangelist, anti-Ahmadi bigot has returned to (the equally notorious) Jang group, one should re-evaluate Café Pyala’s defense and hero-ization of those Jang Group journalists who were upset at the return of
Shia-Sunni unity and the trails to blow it off – by S. Batool: Whatever is happening in Pakistan is not a Shia-Sunni battle, it is a doubt and our mistake and incorrect analysis. Though from both sides attempts are made in full flow to turn this into a Shia Sunni battle but
Shia Hazaras of Quetta must beware of their internal enemy – by Ahsan Abbas: I have spent considerable time in researching why the Hazara Shia community well known for its bravery throughout the history is not only failing to defend itself, rather they are unable to do a proper protest as well I
Asif Zardari and the Shia genocide: Related posts: Pakistan’s Shia Muslims reject President Zardari’s false assurances Extremists using Shia Genocide to defame and destroy Government and Pakistan – by Farhad Jarral By Ikhtiar Hussain The contemporary wave of Shia pogroms in Pakistan started with the
Fake historian Dr Safdar Mehmood caught lying once again – by Ali Taj: While browsing through Facebook Groups concerned about yellow journalism I came across the following comment: Zulfiqar Ali : Fake PhD and Fake Historian Mr Safdar Mehmood !!Please check the facts before you lie. You write that Iqbal’s father had started job at Bank.
Regulation to curb militancy in social media: Social media is an emerging territory where citizens are communicating and they have access to alternative sources of information such as blogs, online search engines and social networking sitess. The social media offers a wide array of opportunities of
Pakistan bans Shia genocide watch website too close to the truth – by Rusty Walker: In the aftermath of increasing violence, terrorism, beheadings, missing persons, brutal killings of members of the Shia community, the Websites that carry factual information are more necessary than ever. The mainstream press either plays down the genocidal constituency of
#ShiaGenocide: When the State kills – by Khaled Ahmed, Naziha Syed Ali: Editor’s note: Here is a collection of three articles from 2001 and 2002 to remind LUBP readers of the state of Shia genocide in Pakistan almost a decade ago. Not much has changed in terms of Pakistan army and
Did Ali Dayan Hasan (of HRW) recant statement against ISI?: The newly appointed Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) may have attained an understated and unsung victory for his intelligence agency considering the recent and highly surprising statement by Human Rights Watch’s Pakistan head Ali Dayan Hasan that
SCBA follows Supreme Court in making a laughing stock of itself: Sends notice to Khurshid Khan: It is indeed a very embarrassing development that Supreme Court Bar Association has followed the foot steps of Supreme court and Lahore high court by issuing a notice to Deputy Attorney General Khurshid Khan for the alleged defamation of
Unchallenged Hatred: Neither Hindu nor Muslim Sacrificing pride, let us sit together. Neither Sunni nor Shia, Let us walk the road of peace! (Bulleh Shah) But things don’t look like so among us proud Pakistanis. We see God as the one
Baba Abdul Ali Mazari – A Shia Hazara but a Global Father – by S.Batool: Related post: Remembering Baba Abdul Ali Mazari – by Abdul Nishapuri A never tiring majestic personality, audacious explorer, a brave warrior, a revolutionist and consistent Leader, a baronial individual, a spiritual Jihadist, a ray of hope for the innocents
Fresh recruits for Taliban? Imran Khan will lead Tsunami to Waziristan – by Ahsan Abbas: (Imran Khan’s Statment) Source: Express 14 July 2012 PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) will take a peace caravan to Waziristan, a place engulfed by militancy and security operations, by late September, announced party chief Imran Khan during a rally in
State-sponsored Shia genocide or Sunni violence against Shia community? A response to Sadanand Dhume: Related post: ISI-sponsored #ShiaGenocide in Pakistan or Sunni-Shia sectarian violence? ‘Sectarian Violence’ or Gradual Genocide of Shia Muslims? – by Dr. Nakvisson Raza Rumi’s discourse on Pakistan’s Shia Muslims Is Shia genocide an adequate term to describe the plight of
Protest outside Saudi Consulate in Los Angeles – by Ali Taj: Just came back from protesting outside Saudi Consulate in Los Angeles. It was a small protest comprising my 8 year old son, by 12 year old niece, my loving wife and my brother. I thank the Almighty for such a loving
The Indigenous: We are a people of different faces of dreams unique of expectations calling for dignity. We are a people of different colors of love we seek of recognition we want We are a beautiful people like an orchestra of
Internet censorship enters new phase: ShiaKilling.com banned in Pakistan: Related post: Ban Shia Killing in Pakistan, #DontBanShiaKillingWebsite – by Ehtisham Rizvi The Government of Pakistan has banned the website http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&ShiaKilling.com (access denied in Pakistan) that provided the timeliest, most accurate and complete information on the ongoing Shia Genocide in Pakistan.