Pakistan

Day of carnage

Source: ET In the very last tweet Irfan Khudi Ali sent out before he was killed in a blast in Quetta, he said, “Hazara families of Machh, Khuzdar finally succumbed to the genocidal pressure and are moving out. Sad day for diversity in Balochistan.” Later that day, Irfan was one […]

Pakistani Media’s Glorification of Militancy: The Case of Qazi Hussain Ahmad

Pakistanmediawatch: The News Projects Sympathy For Militants In Report on JI Leader A report on the life of former Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmed in The News (Jang Group) projects sympathy for religious extremism and militancy. The report terms Qazi Hussain Ahmed as ‘a man of valour and courage’ and uses as evidence his relationship with Hizb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. […]

Halt hate speech now

Source: ET SSP rally had spread hate speech against Shias. PHOTO: EXPRESS/IRFAN ALI We are our biggest enemies. This is something many fail to see because they believe external forces are to blame for Pakistan’s problems but the recent filing of a first information report (FIR) in Multan against members […]

YouTube ban — Yasser Latif Hamdani

Daily Times: No state, modern or ancient, secular or religious, has successfully managed to exercise thought control on its citizens. The government’s flip-flop last week over the YouTube ban has once again exposed the misplaced priorities and a profound lack of logical and rational decision making on its part. YouTube […]

Khilafat Ki Barkat Say Hum Sab Yahan…

  KHILAFAT To those who oppose US This poem was read in Toronto on Khilafat Day Mushaira Khilafat ki barkat say ham sab yahan Khilafat hamaray liyay misl-e maan Khilafat hamaray liey thandi chaan Tum kaho is ko barbadi islam ki? Yeh ilzam jhoota nahin manatay Ham agar mantay hain […]