Original Articles Archive
In support of a secular state in Muslim majority countries – by Hasnain Khan: The following is a short clip of an interview of the Lebanese Shia Muslim scholar Muhammad Hassan Al-Amin. He discusses the need for a secular state, which is quite rare in the Muslim world, particularly within what one would
Exaggerated and misunderstood: Z.A. Bhutto’s role in military operation in Balochistan: While ZAB’s role in the military operation in Balochistan has been criticized by many amongst his friends and foes, the following extract from ZAB’s book (cited in Hamid Mir’s article in daily Jang) suggests that more than ZAB, it
The bleeding sufi – by Suleman Akhtar: With the every bleeding Sufi the dream of tolerant and democratic Pakistan is fading away and the culture that may prove to be the final antidote to the militant Islam is slipping away into the abyss.
Socialism, the voice of the oppressed – By H.A. Khan: Today is the era of awakening and being aware of your rights as a citizens of your country and to fight for the mandatory rights from yours State without any prejudice and discrimination. The new wave which had emerged
Yemeni uprising and Saudi mediation – by D. Asghar: Is it me or has someone else read this thing with amazement, where GCC headed by Saudi Arabia, wants to broker a deal to get the Yemeni President Saleh ousted? Come to think of it, it looks quite hypocritical
Jihad against mushrik Muslims: from Maulana Mahmood to Omar Fidai: Related articles: Blackwater is the new name of Taliban Taliban/Sipah-e-Sahaba’s terrorists massacre 50 Barelvi and Shia Muslims at Sakhi Sarwar shrine The extremist Deobandi-Takfiri jihad against mushrik Barelvis and kafir Shias A blasphemy against Caliph Omar (RA)! پاکستان میں
Revolutionary Government Servants – by Sheikh Sarmad: During the historic and revolutionary lawyer’s movement, we were promised economic justice and 50 percent reduction of all our problems including terrorism, restoration of democracy, swift justice, reduction in price hike and recipes to get rid of piles and
Civil Society supports “Devolution of HEC” : A joint resolution from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Academia, Civil Society Organizations and youth from different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA passed a joined resolution on April 07 in favor of devolution of HEC under the 18th Constitutional Amendment and condemned all those anti-constitution and anti-democratic
In support of devolving HEC – by Humza Ikram and M Usama Kabbir: The Federal Government has transferred five ministries, including the Ministry of Education, to the provinces under the devolution plan in the 18th Amendment. The ministries of Education, Social Welfare and Special Education, Tourism, Livestock and Dairy, Rural Development and
Fourth April Nineteen Hundred and Seventy Nine – By Shoaib Mir: Editor’s Note: The following note and the accompanying informative comment is a short and sharp reminder of the way in which the power elites of Pakistan, the Military-Bureaucracy Junta and their Judiciary, Media and Fake Civil Society proxies treated an
Emotionalism, extremism and Pakistani media – by Rameez Karamat Ali: “I am standing in a victim’s house where YOU CAN SEE an eight year old and the only son of a local teacher is killed in suicide attack, yesterday. Now you can see the situation here and we are
Punjabi Islamofascist judicial mafia strikes Z.A. Bhutto again!: Related article: Chief Justice Ijaz Chaudhry: The new monkey in Lahore Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry has been an active member of Jamaat-e-Islami By Omar Khattab in Lahore former CPO Saud Aziz and former SP Rawal Town Khurram Shahzad
Fake criticism of military establishment: Related posts: Fake criticism of Pakistan army by a budding writer Fake critical letter to ISI chief by Ejaz Haider We have seen a new trend in the past few months that some people or forums known for supporting
After Salman Taseer now Jang Group is targeting Fauzia Wahab: Yeah, it’s a well known fact that the Spanish-American war in 1898 was a result of “yellow journalism”, and it is also established truth that ‘Jang Group’ played a leading role in Salman Taseer’s assassination. The Asia Bibi saga
“I did not kill that man” – By Furqan Riaz Ahmed: Editor’s Note: This initiative by President Zardari is a welcome one. If anything, the history of the current PPP government and those of the other two PPP governments headed by Benazir Bhutto highlight the stranglehold the security establishment has
Blood in the terrain – by Saria Benazir: Closing the observes to details is though, quite easier than moving forwards and accommodating the certainty and in actuality, most of the people are much used to fancy the first option over the other one. Opposed to it, when
r3v0LuT!0n: the Pakistan style! – by Ali Suleman: r3v0LuT!0n says : Hey! Revolusion says: Hello! r3v0LuT!0n says: Wana chat? Revolusion says: Yeah, sure. ASL? r3v0LuT!0n says: 19, Male, Pakistan. You? Revolusion says: 23, Male, Libya. r3v0LuT!0n says: Oh, you’re actually from Libya? That’s so cool man! I
Ansar Abbasi’s Angling on the reference on ZAB’s judicial murder: We all knew Ansar Abbasi is capable of angling news and information to his liking but he has left all of us to stand and applaud him. While the whole nation is recovering from the loss in the semi-finals,
Taliban/Sipah-e-Sahaba’s terrorists massacre 50 Barelvi and Shia Muslims at Sakhi Sarwar shrine in D.G.Khan, scores injured: Related articles: Taliban and Sipah-e-Sahaba’s attack on Eid Milad-un-Nabi rallies Sipah-e-Sahaba’s attack on Lahore’s Data Darbar, at least 37 killed, 175 injured Sectarian attack in D.G. Khan: 36 Shia killed, over 30 injured in DG Khan blast It is
Not just the daughter, but “Star of the East”: It was interesting to read the following article by Pakistan’s former Ambassador to Krgyzstan, Mr. Nazar Abbas in the current issue of the Friday Times. It is a matter of surprise that on one hand our establishment just doesn’t
Fickle Fans? – by Sindhyar Talpur: When Pakistan lost to India at Mohali, the initial reaction from Pakistan was that of sympathy. It was disappointing loss to arch-rivals, especially after all the hype created. But there was no such ill-will towards the whole team, minus few individuals
A ghazal against extremism – by Rameez Karamat: نہ چھپ کے مار اے قاتل، میں تیری فرار میں زندہ میں تیری راہ میں حائل، میں تیری تلوار میں زندہ یہ جسم و روح کا تعلق، تم سمجھو تو مٹا پاؤ تو میرے خون کا سائل، میں تیرے
Will Pakistan wake up to it? Apprehensions of Pakistani Hindus: LUBP has always voiced concerns over the deteriorating situation of minorities in Pakistan. This state of affairs has further aggravated during the past few months. From two high profile assassinations in the federal capital for their bold opposition to
We need a mature approach towards India-Pakistan relations – by Naveed Ali: پاکستان اور انڈیا کے حالیہ میچ سے پہلے اور بعد جو کچھ دیکھنے سننے کو ملا بہت غیر متوقع تو نہیں مگر تکلیف دہ پھر بھی ہے.دونوں طرف یار لوگوں نے ایک کھیل کو جس طرح سے انا کا
Young Doctors and Punjab Government – by Hafiz Soofi: نوحہ مسیحائی اگلے روز پنجاب اسمبلی کے سامنے جس بیدردی سے نوجوان ڈاکٹروں کو پیٹا گیا ہے اسنے “بلڈ پریشر” وزیر اعلی اور اسکی لولی لنگڑی طرز حکمرانی کا پردہ فاش کر دیا ہے- پرایویٹ ہسپتال اور حکومت عرصہ
Bhuttos never die – by D. Asghar: I have very clear memories of the day. Our class teacher was a bit shocked, a bit disturbed. But she held herself well. She was Christian and her voice had deep regret. All she did was without giving any
Mian Sahab, we’ll worry about the PPP, you take care of your N in the PML: The Pakistan Peoples Party is always under attack whenever we hear of some “leaders” dissenting from the line of the party. Our right wing media starts to call them the “real voice of the PPP” ignoring the fact that
Alone ZARDARI But So Many Enemies – by Chittan Janjal: As an impartial observer, I tend to feel sorry for many of those fellow countrymen, who are trapped in a sort of phobia—the Zardari phobia— and the most unfortunate thing is that there does not seem to be any
Jaali Voter Fehristein aur Tunno Ki Besharmi! – by Saad Mansoor (Roman Urdu): Har nayay din ke saath humaaray munsif-e-aala urf Tunno aik aisa tabsara kertay hain ke ke har jamhooriyat pasand shehri baithay bithhaye bilbila uthta hai. Lagta hai Musharraf ki kitab Kakkoo kay Kaarnamay (jisay baaz loag ghalti se In the Line
The military should apologize for Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s judicial murder – by Shiraz Paracha: Related posts: LUBP archive on Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Parrot writers and journalists in Pakistan always praise the position of a serving Army Chief. Those who have sold their souls tell us how great the military’s top brass is. It
The Mohali heart-breaker – by Bahadar Ali Khan: For Pakistani nation the moments of happiness have become a rarity in recent times. And in desperation they try to squeeze joy out of any minor/major event that comes across their way. The latest was the Cricket World Cup
Emotional Mosquito-ism – by Rameez Karamat Ali: “It was a straight ball and Razzaq did not have a very good technique to handle that ball“. Those were the exclusive comments by one of the “Emotional Mosquito” outside my room this morning, which forced me to come
Land for cricket team but no land rights for poor farmers: Shahbaz Sharif’s hypocrisy: Hypocrisy thy name is PML-N. While a cricket match between India and Pakistan has been transformed into a frenzy by the corporate media, the clueless leaders are of course not lagging behind in this race to earn short lived
Pakistani bloggers demand release of Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al-Yousif: Related article: Iranain blogger Omidreza Mirsayafi dies in prison. Time to support bloggers in Iran LUBP condemns the arrest of prominent Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al-Yousif by the martial law dictator (Bahraini King Hamad) and the Saudi invader (King Abdullah).
Enjoy the match guys – by Bahadar Ali Khan: March 30th, the day when sub-continent is scheduled to stand still on the eve of the clash of Cricket Titans e.g.; India and Pakistan. Naturally the emotions of Cricket fans across the divide are spouting to the new highs.
Goodbye Shoaib Akhtar: “I think I will donate the money to Mother Teresa or something like that.” Shoaib Akhtar Related : It’s the colour we remember, Shoaib – Osman Samiuddin Smokers’ Corner: Rough diamonds – Nadeem F. Paracha Pakistan cricket: great rivalries
Pakistan-India semifinal: A cricket match, for God’s sake! – by Ali Raja: In Punjabi we have a jolly good legend by the title “Satan’s Finger.” It narrates the story of a pious old fellow who had a habit of cursing the Satan after every prayer that he offered. He continued this
Pakistan: Failed state or Weimar Republic? – By Omar Ali: Editor’s Note: The following article is a excellent thought provoking piece (cross-posted from 3quarksdaily) by our valued contributer, Omar Ali. The author raises many interesting points which are then well argued. In its increasing Anti-Semetic attitudes atleast (as captured by this Nazi poster), Pakistan
1000 year old Hindu temple in Pak in desperate need of upkeep: Blog Cross Post : Hinduexistence Karachi , May 12 (ANI): Belying Pakistan governments tall claims regarding upkeep of Hindus worship places and other sites, a 1000-year-old Hindu temple – Shri Varun Dev Mandir – in Monora in Pakistan is