Original Articles Archive
The fable of the gold mines -by Saria Benazir: Balochistan is the largest among Pakistan’s four provinces, comprising 43 percent of land area of the country. Balochistan is fundamentally a clannish society possessing its own history, culture, behavior and norms. Balochistan became part of Pakistan as a consequence
British double standards–by Shiraz Paracha: Last week, hundreds of the BBC World Service employees gathered outside the Bush House in London to demonstrate against the detention of one of their colleagues, Urunboy Usmonov, in Tajikistan for his alleged links with an extremist militant group,
AJK election: PPP victory is actually a defeat for extremist parties -by Ammar Kazmi: No electricity. No gas. No jobs. No security. And sky high prices of all commodities including electricity, gas & food. But still a victory for Pakistan Peoples Party is actually a defeat for pro-extremist parties. People of AJK have
Waah Salim Safi Waah!!! – by Danial Lakhnavi: جب میں نے سلیم صافی کے بارے میں اپنا پہلا آرٹیکل لکھا تو کچھ دوستوں کو عجیب بھی لگا کہ ایک صحافتی نابالغ کو اتنی اہمیت دینا ایں چہ معنی دارد؟ لیکن سلیم صافی حالیہ کالمز میں کیمبرج اور
MQM Leaves Government Yet Again: Related Article: The Pseudo-liberals strike back Muttahida Qaumi Movement has announced, yet again, that it is leaving the Federal Government, Provincial Government and the coveted position of Governor Sindh. This time the announced reason for parting ways has
FIR against Mrs. Arif Nizami: A specimen of moral bankruptcy of media owners in Pakistan: Here is a copy of an FIR (First Investigation Report) which has been provided to LUBP through a reliable source. Our source claims that the report is 100% authentic. Overall, the FIR highlights the moral and ethical bankruptcy of
Those little girls on the street! -by Dr. Shazia Nawaz: You love Pakistan when you live in Pakistan, but you love Pakistan even more when you do not live in Pakistan anymore. You do not love those poor children on the streets of Pakistan when you live in Pakistan,
Jamaati goons misbehaved with woman professor in Punjab University – by Aamir Hussaini: پنجاب یونیورسٹی میں خواتین سے بد سلوکی کب تک؟ فلاسفی ڈیپارٹمنٹ پنجاب یونیورسٹی کی لکچرار سہرین بخاری کے ساتھ اسلامی جمعیت طلبہ کے غنڈوں نے اس وقت بد سلوکی کی جب وہ نوٹس بورڈ پرایک احتجاج کا نوٹس چسپاں
Who’s role was it in renaming NWFP? – A Rebuttal to Saleem Safi: Saleem Safi wrote renaming of Pakhtunkhuwa was never PPP/Zardari agenda . Truth is it was PPP who wanted to move a renaming resolution in NWFP assembly in 1988. And later on I think was Akbar Khan of PPP who
Shia Hazaras of Queta: Entrapped in deep state’s delinquent and obedient proxies – by Farrukhzad Ali: Initially, I was amazed at the media attention Syed Ibrar Hussain’s recent assassination in Quetta received, but I could rationalize it quickly – it wasn’t Syed Ibrar Hussain (or Ibrar Agha as he was known) who was being eulogized
Democracy is the path and solution – by Naveed Ali: “خدا لگتی” کسی نے ایک لطیفہ سنایا تھا “بعد از مرگ ایک شخص جسےجنّت لے جایا جا رہا تھا اس نے فرمائش کی کے اگر جنّت میں داخلے سے پہلے اسے جہنّم کی سیر کرا دی جائے، فرشتوں نے
Benazir Bhutto: a visionary – By Shahid Hasan Khan: The incoming PPP–led coalition will face the task of overcoming gruesome economic challenges that their predecessors have left the country with. It is rather ironic that a PPP government should find itself in this position. This was precisely the
Book Review: A thousand and one tales of terror- by Dr Mohammad Taqi: The book is a news reporter’s entry into the world of analyzing current affairs and to an extent geopolitical forecasting. Off the bat, the author rejects the prevailing western understanding of al-Qaeda being on the ropes Book review: Inside
Trust: Military’s biggest challenge—by Shiraz Paracha: The incompetency and dual standards of the some in the Pakistan Armed Forces have shattered the myth of the military might and its manufactured moral superiority. A disaster after disaster has put the military and it’s Chief General Ashfaq Pervez
Zia’s lagacy: Radicalization of Pak Army: The Pakistan army has extended an investigation into officers with links to the Hizb-ul-Tahrir, a spokesman said on Wednesday, in what analysts said was a long overdue move to root out sympathizers of the banned Islamist group. The military,
Kaddu sharif se Mazrat ke sath – by Danial Lakhnavi: پچھلے دنوں سوشل نیٹ ورکس پر کدو شریف کے فضائل اور اس سے تیار کئے جانے والےحلوے اور دیگر ڈشز کی تراکیب کے حوالے سے ایک وڈیوزیربحث رہی، کدو کے ساتھ شریف کے اضافے کا شان نزول کچھ
Mussali (A slave) – by Ali Sher Mussali: White Muslims from various parts of India had migrated in territories of Pakistan during early and mid of 19th century to restructure a land from non-pure to a pure land for Wahabi Muslims. The White Wahabi Muslims Migrants (WWMM)
Wikileaks – President Zardari, Iran and US Pressure: Related Articles: Shahbaz Sharif was willing to remove CJP after restoration General Kayani wanted more US drone strikes in Pakistan US blames Jang Group of publishing ‘false, inflammatory’ stories I have been meaning to write on the recent Wikileaks
Political Supreme Court gets a taste of Awami backlash! Man tries to self-immolate in Court Premises: The supreme court of Pakistan which has increasingly become a Supreme League of Pakistan – Chaudhry wing over the last few years got a taste of “awami” backlash when a person who has been visiting the Supreme Court
My Benazir lives -by Saria Benazir: BENAZIR – I screech out to top of the volume, as much as my larynx could afford. Engraving the name “Benazir” – it fills my eyes with tears & breaks my heart into trillions. I ramble here and there,
‘Where is bin Laden?’ Asked Benazir Bhutto—by Shiraz Paracha: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto had enemies in the Pakistani military, Saudi Arabian ruling classes and the U.S government. Benazir had equipped the Pakistani military with missile technology, which she had successfully obtained from North Korea, and supported
What an egomaniac our CJP is! Appoints same judges as Commission heads!: To say our Chief Justice, Iftikhar Chaudhry is an egomaniac would be an understatement. While he remains trigger happy to humiliate the sitting government over one thing after another, either through his suo-moto notices or through his “spokesmen” in
Benazir Bhutto – A shining example for the younger generation- By A.L: 21st June is one of the longest day of the year. It is also that day of the year when a great leader of Pakistan was born 58 years ago. Benazir Bhutto was a brave and dauntless leader.
Islamabad based Jihadi Women Group and their support in mainstream media: It’s been more than a week that a story appeared on page 2 of Dawn. It was a four column report about a mother whose son has been missing for nearly three years now. Though not known how
LUBP Interview with Amna Paracha: Related : Revisiting Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s trial – by Amna Paracha Amna Paracha was Begum Nusrat Bhutto’s political secretary through the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s trial. Her husband (late) Saleem Zulfiqar Khan was on the original defence bench. Mr Khan was
Pakistan: Ladder and freedom: Pakistan is a blessed country to have a written constitution enshrined human rights guarantees, with diverse political representation and a respect for difference of opinion. The media in Pakistan are enjoying freedom of expression, political parties and civil society
Extremism thrives under dictatorship -by Saria Benazir: A number of interrogations about the causes of extreme radicalism & terrorism in Pakistan occupy every psyche – from a lay man to the ruler of the state, no one considers his life secure in this country. Indeed, that
Missing Daniel Pearl – Jang Group’s dirty role: While our entire nation reels under the influence of extremism, with no one’s life safe, our journalists have been at the receiving end of targeted killings and terrorism like all of us. With the mushrooming of electronic media in
Urdu text of Amn Tehrik’s Peshawar Declaration: A comprehensive strategy to eliminate terrorism: Amn Tehrik (Peace Movement) is an emerging and dynamic movement of concerned individuals and organizations from the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the promotion of peace in the troubled regions of the province. Amn Tehrik has been regularly organising
Hamid Mir Wars – by Danial Lakhnavi: کہتے ہیں کہ حج کے موقع پر منٰی میں شیطانوں کو کنکریاں مارنے کی موقع پرضعیف العمر بڑے میاں کنکریوں کے بجائے شیطانوں کے ٹیلے کوچپّل اٹھا اٹھآ کے ماررہے تھے کسی نے کھا ابّاجی! چپّل نہیں کنکریاں ماریں؟
Jihaad Kahani By Azar Naqvi: ستر کے عشرے کے اواخر میں امیریکہ کو بڑے پیمانے پر کرائے کے خچروں کی ضرورت تھی۔۔۔۔۔۔ ہمارے مَردِ مومن نے حامی بھری۔۔۔۔۔۔ ایک قیمت مانگی گئی۔۔۔۔۔۔ امیریکہ نے حامی بھری۔۔۔۔۔ سودا طے ہوگیا۔۔۔۔۔۔ پوری دنیا سے کرائے کے
The Good Old Days of Fatwas and Anita Ayub – by Dr. Shazia Nawaz: I was reading an article the other day in which a female writer explains that how women too are going to get male virgins in heaven. While I found the article interesting and entertaining, it reminded
ڈرائنگ روم – by Naveed Ali: گھر میں ڈرائنگ روم کی وہی اہمیت ہے جو برات میں دولہا کی، دونوں کی آن بان اور سج دھج الگ ہی ہوتی ہے اور اس پر خاص خرچہ کیا جاتا ہے، ہمیں اپنے بچپن کو وہ زمانہ یاد
In case 3 million Pakistani social journalists want to know about Balochistan – by Ejaz Baloch: In a much hyped Pakistan Social Media Summit, it was noted that “Pakistan has over 3 million social journalists and the number is increasing with the passage of every day with 6.2 million users on microblogging site Twitter and
The Kufi Shia sellouts of the military establishment – by Laibaah: Syed Mushahid Hussain, Nasim Zehra, Ejaz Haider, Mosharraf Zaidi, Syed Talat Hussain, Shireen Mazari, Meher Bokhari and Abbas brothers: Take a bow in front of your Yazid Masters! While the massacre of Shias in Pakistan continues unabated, these establishment apologists
The demise of the world’s most wanted: The future of Pakistan US relations – Ali Asghar Poonawala: Editor’s Note: This post does not reflect the views of LUBP in general The rise of Osama Bin Laden to the last circle of hate previously reserved for states (Cuba, USSR), and statesmen (Castro, Stalin), by the global media
Poem in honor of Taliban Khan and Taliban – by Junaid Orakzai: جرات کی بات کہو، تم سب جئے عمران کہو جئے ملا کا جھاد، جئے القاعدہ، جئے طالبان کہو کیا کہنے ہوں گے، جب شراب کر دیں گے حلال کون ہو گاپھر شریعت سے پریشان ،کہو؟ وہ ہیں اتحادی ہمارے
Dr. Shireen Mazari knows revenge! -by Dr Shazia Nawaz: One thing is certain about Pakistan these days: If you are following all the news coming from Pakistan, you’re not going to have a dull moment in your life. Either they will make you cry by shooting innocent people
Budget illiteracy – by Aakar Patel: Related Articles: Budget coverage misses the mark: What on earth is ‘relief’? – By Farooq Tirmizi In a very good roundup of how budgets are reported in Pakistan, Aakar Patel has rounded up how people who do not understand