A few days ago I came across an article written by Robert Fisk published in The Independent. The article was titled “If Alawites are turning against Assad then his fate is sealed”. Interestingly, there was nothing in the article to
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July 21, 2012
Good liberal Hamid Mir takes on liberal fascist Dr Osama Siddique – by Riaz Malik Hajjaji
Dear Ghairatmands,
If you are still mourning over the loss of the PMl N-PTI-JI-Supreme Court-Sipah Sahaba-backed candidate, the Independant Bhosan, dry your tears like the Righteously Guided Super Journalist, Hamid Mir did. Two days ago, Hamid Mir sahib was upset that his prediction of a Bhosan victory did not
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July 20, 2012
Urgently required: Holocaust deniers for obscuring propaganda about Shia genocide in Pakistan – by Riaz Malik
July 19, 2012
In appreciation of Rehman Malik and condemnation of fake IDs – by Beena Sarwar
Good eggs: Rehman Malik with Beena Sarwar, Marvi Sirmed and other bloggers at #Socmm12.
[Rehman] Malik had flown into Karachi where he addressed some of the Indian and Pakistani delegates of the groundbreaking first Pakistan India Social Mela 2012 (SMM2012) that took place on July 13-14, organised by Peaceniche [sponsored by the US Consulate]. It wasn’t a press conference or an organised media event, but the media turned up in full force – those that got wind of it, that is. An
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July 15, 2012
Ali Dayan Hasan (HRW Pakistan) recants statement against ISI
Ali Dayan Hasan at IPSMM2012
The newly appointed Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence may have attained an understated and unsung victory for his intelligence agency considering the recent and highly surprising statement by Human Rights Watch‘s Pakistan head Ali Dayan Hasan that the ISI may not be involved in the Saleem Shahzad murder AT ALL!
Mr Hasan made this statement at the recently concluded India-Pakistan Social Media Mela held at a local hotel in Karachi. He was invited as a speaker for the session titled ‘Negotiating complexity: human rights and social media.’
Apart from his condemnation of ‘trolls’ (read his notoriously egotistical irritation on being questioned by critics in general and Twitter activist @Laibaah1 Marri in particular) on social media, Mr Hasan said “My position and HRW position is clear. We never say that he was killed by the ISI. Who killed him has to be determined by an independent probe.” Could we be correct in considering this latest statement by Mr Hasan a recanting of the previous allegations that HRW has made, all but implicating the ISI in carrying out the Saleem Shahzad murder?
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July 13, 2012
#SOCMM12 in pictures: Urban elites and their wannabe middle class flatterers at Social Media Mela 2012
Related posts: A critical assessment of #SOCMM12 – Social Media Mela 2012 – by Wusatullah Durrani
#SocMM12: Social Media Mela or Twitterati Kitty Party? – by Imaan Sheikh
Here are a few interesting pictures of Social Media Mela – First India-Pakistan Social Media Conference organized by the US Consulate in Karachi and PeaceNiche (an anonymous NGO from Pakistan) on 13th and
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July 12, 2012
Shamshad Junejo (1927-2012) – The Story of My Grandfather
At London Bridge; July 1998.
Adapted from: http://accordingtoraj.blogspot.com/2012/07/shamshad-junejo-1927-2012-story-of-my.html
My maternal grandfather (referred to as ‘Nana’ in South Asian languages) Shamshad Ahmed Junejo, Advocate, Sindh High Court, passed away on March 26 this year. Nana was survived by his three sons and two daughters, the youngest of whom is my mother. Both his wives died when he was still alive.
Since a very young age, I had learned that my Nana had lived a very interesting life. A member of a Sindhi freedom fighter’s organisation in his school days, he went on to become a successful lawyer and a local leader of the PPP at the invitation of its founding Chairperson himself, and many more interesting people in between! I shall now put down here all that I can remember about my Nana and his life that I learnt from him.
These rememberances have been reproduced chronologically.
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July 10, 2012
Adil Gilani of Transparency International Pakistan condemns new contempt of court bill
July 8, 2012
Ahmadiyya Islamic sect has appealing message for U.S. politicians but has global enemies – by Dan Merica, CNN
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, presides over a sermon to his followers in suburban Washington, D.C.
Washington (CNN) – You’ve almost certainly never heard of him, but Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad drew some serious star power at a recent Capitol Hill reception in his honor.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Republican Sen. John Cornyn were
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July 4, 2012
ASWJ-JI extremists in Bahawalpur kill a man accused of blasphemy and burn dead body
July 1, 2012
Raja Nasir Abbas of MWM and nation’s mazloom daughter Aafia
ڈاکٹر عافیہ صدیقی اس وطن کی بیٹی ہے ھم علی کے ماننے والے ہیں اور مظلوم کے ساتھ ہیں ھم بھر پور مطالبہ کرتے ہیں کہ اس وطن کی بیٹی کو واپس لایا جائے۔
ناصر ملت علامہ راجہ ناصر عباس جعفری کا قرآن و سنت کانفرنس سے خطاب
Source: https://www.facebook.com/PoliticalShiaPakistan/posts/10150900820283059
عافیہ صدیقی کے حوالے سے بات کرتے ہوئے علامہ ناصر عباس جعفری کا کہنا تھا کہ اگر عافیہ صدیقی ہندو بھی ہوتی تو بھی ہم اس کی حمایت کرتے۔
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