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Khawaja Sara As The Chief Justice Of Lahore High Court

yasserlatifhamdani — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:34:28 +0000

We are cross-posting from the CriticalPPP blog.
(Disclaimer: The title is entirely mine, come get me for contempt -YLH): Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, Justice Khawaja Sharif, has spoken once again, with the hate speech and prejudice which are his usual characteristics. Justice Sharif is notorious for his unflinching support for PML-N and Taliban and for his hostility towards [...] Read the rest

An Article On Tahira Mazhar Ali

yasserlatifhamdani — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:21:09 +0000

I recently came across this brilliant feature by Shehar Bano Khan on Tahira Mazhar Ali – Tariq Ali’s mother and Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan’s daughter. It is a very interesting account coming from the daughter of one of the most influential politicians of Punjab. Her association with the Communist Party, her meetings with Nehru and Jinnah and [...] Read Full Post »

Addicted to sympathy and misery

Faisal Qureshi — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:57:09 +0000

I know what I need to do. I know what's holding me back. I even want to live better. I want to enjoy life. But I don't do it. I don't do what will get me there. Why? Because even though I want to live better, I want to enjoy life, I want to be happy. [...] Read the rest

Verbal diarrhoea of Shahbaz Sharif – by Fasi Zaka

Sarah Khan — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:21:04 +0000

Imagine a situation where you have to speak before a large crowd. Right there and then, even though you are not a cow, you discover you have foot-and-mouth disease. That is to say, you mistakenly put your foot in your mouth.
Shahbaz Sharif did that just recently, when he argued that the Taliban should not attack [...] Read the rest

Zaid Hamid and Ghuzwa-i-Hind — by Tayyab Shah

Sarah Khan — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:16:10 +0000

Zaid Hamid and his followers will not shy away from using religious texts of doubtful authenticity, with totally wrong and self-serving interpretations, to promote war. But the Pakistani youth is no more willing to be at the receiving end of this twisted interpretation of Islam
Zaid Hamid is the latest tool in the arsenal of the [...] Read the rest

Need for an operation clean-up against the IJT militia in Punjab University

Sarah Khan — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:12:12 +0000

Once again, the Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) is in the news for all the wrong reasons. Their list of offences is long and exhaustive, and their thug-like hold over the Punjab University (PU) has devastated this once premier institution. Their latest foray into the eradication of ‘vice’ has prompted these goons to barge into the [...] Read Full Post »