tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141Sun, 03 May 2026 22:38:20 +0000PakistanTalibanTerrorismSecurityJudiciarypoliticsFundamentalismPakistan ArmyGeneral MusharrafJusticeSwatZardariIslamIslamic lawSharia lawcivil societyCivil libertiesmediaCricketIFMCHInternational Foundation for Mother and Child HealthLaw and OrderTerrorist attacksUSYousuf Raza GilaniGeneral Zia-ul-HaqTalebanBenazir BhuttoCharityCorruptionDemocracyHuman rightsLahorePakistan PoliticsPoetryPoliceWomen's rightsAfghanistanAidFreedom of expressionIDPsIndiaInternally displaced personsNawaz SharifPoetsArtsGovernanceJudicial ActivismLiteratureSri LankaUKUrduYouthBaluchistanBritish CouncilColonel ImamEducationFloodsISIKashmirMuhammad AsadMuslim convertPhotographyQur'anRamadanShahzad YousufAll Pakistan Muslim LeagueAltrinchamAmnesty InternationalBilawal ZardariCIAConsulate GeneralFiqhHijaabIsraelLal MasjidLiberal DemocratsMaternal healthMaulana Abdul AzizMurad HofmannMusharrafNext Generation reportPakistan People's PartyPeshawarQassim AfzalSpot bettingTalal BugtiWajid Shamsul HassanYBQYousuf Bashir Qureshiinfidelspolitical struggle#PrayForLahoreABC NewsAbdul Sattar EdhiAhmadi Massacre in LahoreAid FlotillaAir travelAl-Muhajiroon "Muslims Against Crusades" Muslims in BritainAl-QaedaAllama Mohammad IqbalAnthemsAppleBBCBaby namesBagramBarbara HepworthBlackLivesMatterBlasphemyCanalCanal LocksCensorshipCharles Le Gai EatonChristina LambClintonCommonwealth gamesCouncilCrimes against humanityDaily StarDamien HirstDavid CameronDengue FeverDiamond JubileeDoctorsDr Muhammad Ali ShahDr. Aafia SiddiquiDr. Abdul Qadeer KhanEconomic PolicyEdhiEgyptEidElizabeth Barrett BrowningEnglishFacebookFaiz Ahmad FaizFashionFatwaFrithjof SchuonGazaGeneral Ayub KhanGeorge FultonGeorge ka PakistanGirlsGordon BrownGrey lady of BagramHabib JalibHadithHeather SchmidHenry MooreHindu FundamentalismHumourI am MalalaIndus Water TreatyInternational Criminal CourtIqbal AsharIqbal BanoIslam4UKIslamabadIslamic calendarJamshed DastiJannahJihadJunaid JamshedKarzaiKhyber-PakhtunkhwaLashkar-e-JhangviLashkar-e-TayyibaLife StrawLotaMP expensesMalalaManchesterMaria BMark ZuckerbergMarmaduke PickthallMarpleMarple LocksMartin LingsMashal KhanMatch fixingMessagesMian Shahbaz SharifMohsin NaqviMoon sightingMuhammad Ali JinnahMusicMuslims in BritainNRONWFPNasir KazmiNational Reconciliation OrdinancePIAPPPPakistan International AirlinesPalestinePaul MurphyPeacePeak Forest CanalPerson of the yearPolandPolygamyPrayForPakistanQayyum reportQuaid-e-AzamRAWRHS Tatton Flower Show Tatton ParkRefugeesRehman BabaRehman MalikRené GuénonRichard PeppiattRobert GatesSMS messagesSajjad Haider KarimSardar Akbar BugtiSaudi ArabiaSculptureShah Rukh KhanSharmeen Obaid-ChinoyShiv SenaShujauddin MalikSpeechesSteve JobsStockportStudentsSufi Ghulam Mustafa TabassumSwine FluTIMETony LloydTraffordUS Drone AttacksVigilante justiceWater issuesWisdom of the crowdYYorkshireYousufzaiZiauddin Yousufzaiibtisam Barakatmobile phonesnuclear weaponsnukessportsspot fixingWorld from the eyes of a British Pakistanihttp://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/noreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)Blogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-2764019814306997501Thu, 04 Jun 2020 17:24:00 +00002020-06-04T18:25:24.199+01:00BlackLivesMatter ©MIA COLEMAN, the Atlantic It is half a century ago, a six year old boy, holding the hand of a young woman, my mother,&nbsp; I was walking towards my maternal grandfather's village in Pakistan. Journey used to be long and tedious, and I being a six year old city slicker hated these travels to country. I asked my mum why she puts me through this torment - her response was she felt safe http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2020/06/a-world-where-your-child-is-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-4326931008676894170Tue, 07 May 2019 08:15:00 +00002019-05-07T09:15:34.080+01:00CharityRamadan According to reports Muslims in the UK donated over 100 million to charities last Ramadan. This was a conservative estimate that did not include donations to local mosques, private charity and donations to non-Muslim charities. Unfortunately, not every penny given for charity reaches the deserving. Whilst most of the charities are legitimate and work hard to make your charitable pennies http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2019/05/donate-safely-this-ramadan-check-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-5972975097847428024Mon, 06 May 2019 11:09:00 +00002019-05-06T12:16:14.524+01:00ArtsBarbara HepworthDamien HirstHenry MooreSculptureYYorkshire Yorkshire Sculpture Park is a free open air art exhibition of works by major UK and international artists. It sprawls over 500 acres in West Bretton near Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. Damien Hirst, Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth are among a vast selection of artists represented. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'} It is a great place for a http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2019/05/yorkshire-sculpture-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-3704966974029624645Fri, 14 Apr 2017 10:33:00 +00002017-04-14T11:45:59.912+01:00BlasphemyMashal KhanPakistan p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545; min-height: 14.0px} "First they arrested the Communists - but I was not a Communist, so I did nothing. Then they came for the Social Democrats - but I was not a Social Democrat, so I did nothing.&nbsp; Then they http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2017/04/at-last-they-came-and-me-and-there-was.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-6366074725247887737Thu, 31 Mar 2016 17:10:00 +00002016-04-08T04:45:46.724+01:00IslamPakistan Recent religiously motivated protests across Pakistan made visible a new breed of mostly bearded protestors who knowingly or unknowingly were caught on camera using the filthiest possible language full of unthinkable profanities directed at the government officials and those who do not agree with their political views. Videos recordings of these foul tirades have hit the social and other http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2016/03/in-defence-of-mullah-maulvi-and-maulana.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-5811382986140610420Wed, 30 Mar 2016 16:23:00 +00002016-03-30T19:48:51.608+01:00#PrayForLahoreConsulate GeneralPakistanPaul MurphyPrayForPakistanSajjad Haider KarimTerrorismTerrorist attacksTony Lloyd Cowardly terrorist atrocity on Easter Sunday evening of 2016 at a children park Gulshan-e-Iqbal Allama Iqbal Town in Lahore left over 70 children, women and men dead and scores injured. A candlelight vigil was organised by citizens in the North West of the UK to show solidarity with the victims and mourn the unnecessary loss of life. I was humbled by the number of people from across http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2016/03/prayforlahore-candlelight-vigil-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-6753218781510791538Sun, 27 Mar 2016 10:28:00 +00002016-03-27T12:04:37.482+01:00FundamentalismJunaid Jamshed The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict - Martin Luther King, Jr. Junaid Jamshed might be a misogynistic moron and many of his views abhorrent for liberal feminists and religious fanatics alike, but to direct physical violence at him to show your dislike is stone age attitude - and that is where exactly the land of pure is heading tohttp://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2016/03/attack-on-junaid-jamshed-violence-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-6675854214130392603Sat, 26 Mar 2016 10:35:00 +00002016-03-26T10:35:24.809+00:00CanalCanal LocksMarpleMarple LocksPeak Forest CanalStockport A photo diary of a beautiful walk down the Marple Locks. Sixteen locks raise the canal by 209 feet over the course of about a mile. Right next to Marple Town centre this is a gem of a place for family walks with well maintained paths and picnic spots on the way. http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2016/03/marple-locks-great-place-for-family-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-4127305472739635322Fri, 26 Jun 2015 14:54:00 +00002015-06-26T16:06:56.708+01:00EducationGirlsPakistanWomen's rights A recent report on state of education in Pakistan titled “25 Million Broken Promises” highlights that there are currently 25 million boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 16 who are not in school. Girls make up more than half of all out of school children. Education is one of the most critical areas of empowerment for women. It is also an area that offers some of the clearest http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2015/06/help-educate-girls-in-pakistan-zarina.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-807227278507133118Sun, 01 Feb 2015 20:32:00 +00002015-02-01T20:44:03.816+00:00civil societyConsulate GeneralDoctorsManchesterPakistan A very organised campaign on murdering medical doctors is being carried out in Karachi Pakistan. Majority of the murdered doctors belong to Shia minority who have been and are a target of ethnic cleansing being carried out by well known religious extremist outfits. There is no evidence that law enforcement agencies in Pakistan are capable of dealing with this menace and provide security to thosehttp://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2015/02/ethnic-cleansing-of-doctors-in-pakistan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-2412186907548363082Sat, 20 Dec 2014 15:11:00 +00002014-12-20T15:15:45.503+00:00PakistanPakistan PoliticsPeshawarTalibanTerrorism Lest we forget: we were given (not forced) money to breed snakes. When the money ran out, we continued to feed and breed the snakes thinking it will only bite whoever we ask it to bite. Snakes are now a large family living in our house which they think is legitimately theirs and want us to leave or become snakes ourselves. Doesn't help dwelling upon who paid for making these snakes. We have http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2014/12/lest-we-forget-we-are-responsible-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-4820055857900443147Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:21:00 +00002014-12-16T11:21:10.925+00:00PeshawarTerrorismTerrorist attacks What is a bigger tragedy: Brutal massacre of 126 school children and their teachers, or that the nation of 200 million immediately pointing fingers at Arabs, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Indians, and others. Still not looking into the mirror to look at the real terrorist and dealing with it. Every single one of us has contributed to this day with our apathy. Only victims today are the 126 deceased and their http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2014/12/brutal-massacre-of-school-children-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-1447179474917447236Sat, 05 Jul 2014 11:59:00 +00002014-07-05T12:59:10.128+01:00ibtisam BarakatPalestinePeace Found these verses on Palestinian peace so very haunting: “To Alef, the letterthat begins the alphabetsof both Arabic and Hebrew-two Semitic languages,sisters for centuries.May we find the languagethat takes usto the only home there is -one another's hearts....Alef knowsThat a threadOf a storyStitches togetherA wound.”―&nbsp;Ibtisam Barakat,&nbsp;Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2014/07/tasting-sky-palestinian-childhood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-2994782152609254230Mon, 30 Jun 2014 20:12:00 +00002014-06-30T21:12:06.430+01:00CharityIslamRamadanUK According to reports Muslims in the UK donated over 100 million to charities last Ramadan. This was a conservative estimate that did not include donations to local mosques, private charity and donations to non-Muslim charities. Unfortunately, not every penny given for charity reaches the deserving. Whilst most of the charities are legitimate and work hard to make your charitable pennies workhttp://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2014/06/is-your-charity-reaching-right-people.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-3073098975226085491Sun, 16 Mar 2014 10:52:00 +00002015-02-01T20:52:37.188+00:00Baby namesSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia's interior ministry has issued a ban on a range of baby names because they are deemed to be against the Kingdom's cultural, religious and moral codes. Names banned include foreign names, names that might be misconstrued as royal lineage, and those with potentially blasphemous connotations in line with Saudi religious school of thought. There are certain oddities in the list as http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2014/03/50-baby-names-banned-in-saudi-arabia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-1004921355816005104Sun, 03 Nov 2013 11:53:00 +00002013-11-03T21:18:58.182+00:00Christina LambI am MalalaMalalaPakistanPakistan ArmyPakistan PoliticsSwatTalibanYousufzaiZiauddin Yousufzai Malala Yousufzai and Taliban - two faces of Pakistan Not many personalities have divided Pakistan the way Malala Yousufzai has managed to do in her young life. Not many books have sparked such a vitriolic criticism in Pakistan as the book "I am Malala: girl who was shot by Taliban" by Christina Lamb. I was encouraged to read and comment on the book after I witnessed a heated debate on a http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2013/11/i-am-malala-book-that-malala-yousufzai.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-3324554516902410947Tue, 22 Oct 2013 21:40:00 +00002013-10-22T22:40:27.488+01:00Air travelPakistanPakistan International AirlinesPIA I recently had the pleasure of flying from UK to Islamabad on Pakistan International Airlines. After over twenty five years of flying experience with almost every airline worth flying with (and yes, not long ago PIA used to be one of those) I am able to list that my fellow passengers are able to do and get away with only on Pakistan International Airlines. Here is my list of top ten: No http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2013/10/ten-things-you-can-get-away-with-only.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-6473443882039249403Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:58:00 +00002013-09-17T16:58:41.029+01:00Elizabeth Barrett BrowningEnglishPoetry One of the most beautiful love poems ever... How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of everyday's Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. I love thee freely, as men strive for Right; I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise. I http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2013/09/how-do-i-love-thee-let-me-count-ways.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-2695305923401276847Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:59:00 +00002013-09-10T12:05:51.889+01:00 Pakistani community in Manchester is bidding farewell to Mr. Ehsan Ullah Batth, the intellectual diplomat. Having spent three and half years in Manchester Mr. Ehsan Ullah Batth is due to take up post of Ambassador of Pakistan in Burma. With a quarter of a century experience in diplomatic services, Mr Batth belongs to that rare breed of career diplomats who have been gifted with a creative, http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2013/09/farewell-intellectual-diplomat-mr-ehsan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-3959846700991833800Sun, 25 Aug 2013 14:31:00 +00002013-08-25T15:32:55.941+01:00Mohsin NaqviPoetryUrdu قتل چھپتے تھے کبھي سنگ کي ديوار کے بيچ اب تو کھلنے لگے مقتل بھرے بازار کے بيچ اپني پوشاک کے چھن جانے پہ افسوس نہ کر سر سلامت نہيں رہتے يہاں دستار کے بيچ سرخياں امن کي تلقين ميں مصروف رہيں حرف بارود اگلتے رہے اخبار کے بيچ کاش اس خواب کي تعبير کي مہلت نہ ملے شعلے اگتے نظر آۓ مجھے گلزار کے بيچ ڈھلتے سورج کي تمازت نے بکھر کر ديکھا سر کشيدہ مرا سايا صف اشجا ر کے بيچ رزق، ملبوس ، مکان، سانس، مرضhttp://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2013/08/urdu-poetry-dekhay-jatay-na-thay-aansoo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-984516077456365004Sat, 17 Aug 2013 14:49:00 +00002013-08-17T15:50:09.511+01:00Nasir KazmiPoetryUrdu گئے دنوں کا سراغ لے کر کدھر سے آیا کدھر گیا وہ عجیب مانوس اجنبی تھا مجھے تو حیران کر گیا وہ بس ایک موتی سی چھب دکھا کر بس ایک میٹھی سی دھن سنا کر ستارۂ شام بن کے آیا برنگِ خوابِ سحر گیا وہ خوشی کی رت ہو کہ غم کا موسم نظر اُسے ڈھونڈتی ہے ہردم وہ بوئے گل تھا کہ نغمۂ جاں مرے تو دل میں اتر گیا وہ نہ اب وہ یادوں کا چڑھتا دریا نہ فرصتوں کی اداس برکھا یونہی ذرا کسک ہے دل میں جو زخم گہرا تھا بھر http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2013/08/urdu-poetry-gaye-dinon-ka-suragh-lay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-7786511461562902727Sat, 17 Aug 2013 14:27:00 +00002013-08-17T15:33:27.963+01:00PoetryPoetsSufi Ghulam Mustafa TabassumUrdu سو بار چمن مہکا سو بار بہار آئی دنیا کی وہی رونق دل کی وہی تنہائی اک لحظہ بہے آنسو اک لحظہ ہنسی آئی سیکھے ہیں نئے دل نے انداز شکیبائی یہ رات کی خاموشی یہ عالمِ تنہائی پھر درد اٹھا دل میں پھر یاد تری آئی اس عالم ویراں میں کیا انجمن آرائی دو روز کی محفل ہے اک عمر کی تنہائی اس موسمِ گل ہی سے بہکے نہیں دیوانے ساتھ ابرِ بہاراں کے وہ زلف بھی لہرائی ہر دردِ محبت سے الجھا ہے غمِ ہستی کیاکیا ہمیں http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2013/08/urdu-poetry-sau-baar-chaman-mehka-sau.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-1143261090825437745Thu, 15 Aug 2013 10:12:00 +00002013-08-15T11:54:18.029+01:00AnthemsHeather SchmidMusicPakistan <!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 0 1 20 120 British Council 1 1 139 14.0 <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2013/08/pehlay-hum-pakistani-hain-heather.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-6319743147683858528Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:33:00 +00002013-08-13T16:20:59.467+01:00civil societyEconomic PolicyPakistanPakistan PoliticsSecurity Muhammad Tariq Waseem is a former Chief Economist of Punjab Industrial Development Board.&nbsp; There is not a single instance, example or precedent in the economic history of the world that a country like Pakistan goes on to become a progressive, prosperous and developed country in a reasonable period of few decades which faces multiple kinds of problems, issues, obstacles and http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2013/08/pakistan-unprecedented-economic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196286702817351141.post-2772281942438625315Sat, 18 May 2013 16:52:00 +00002013-05-18T17:52:47.946+01:00 There are those in Pakistan who are asking president Zardari to resign - grow up, he was elected by your representatives for five years.&nbsp; There are those who are angry at MQM winning again in Karachi - swallow it, MQM has a (a bit dented, but still) healthy vote bank in urban Sind.&nbsp; There are those unhappy at PTI getting into bed with Jama'at Islami in KPK, suck it - its their http://www.chaudhryjavediqbal.net/2013/05/accept-democracy-warts-and-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaudhry Javed Iqbal)0