The attack on Chinese Consulate in Karachi was the first attack in the city that was owned by BLA. The press falsely reported it as the second suicide attack by BLA during the year, first being the one in Dalbandeen in Balochistan that had targeted a bus carrying Chinese and local staff of Saindak project. […]
The Muslim blasphemers
Two Muslims, Mashal Khan and Alimuddin Ansari alias Asghar Ali, hailing from different parts of the world became victim of mob lynching because of the rumors that they had committed blasphemy; one of them was lynched by the Muslims and the other by the Hindus. Both the accusations were later found to be false but, […]
The justice withheld
On 8th October 2018, the judgment on one of the most infamous blasphemy cases, popularly known as Asia Bibi’s case, was withheld by the Supreme Court for the reasons only known to the court as it specifically ordered TV channels not to make any speculation on the case. Asia Bibi, Christian and a poor working woman […]
PTI and the circular debt’s dilemma
Addressing a press conference recently, the Prime Minister Imran Khan lamented on being barraged with criticism, for the performance of his government at a time, when it is still too early for them. As they are still in the initial phase of reviewing, the various aspects of the governance and making policies that can address […]
Shameful exposures
The moment Farooq Bandial, a convicted robber and rapist, joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), social media unleashed its wrath on PTI so furiously that they were left with no option but to quickly change their decision and save themselves from bad press that could be a greater risk for them than carrying a stinking baggage. With […]
PTI’s inglorious journey
One little incident in Pakistan must have caused of more jubilation for the ruling party of India, BJP and its allies the RSS, than all those favours ousted Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif, is often accused of having conferred upon them. The cause of this jubilation was the desecration of a centuries old worship site […]
Democracy is the best revenge
All the bickering that went on after the Senate chairman’s election can be summed up in one slogan of former President Asif Ali Zardari, “Democracy is the best revenge”. Barring all the assertions and accusations made by the PML-N and other political leaders like Hasil Bizenjo and Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai, the game played in […]
The divided nation
The religion that had once galvanized a diversified populace to wage unified struggle for achieving a separate homeland now appears to have turned into a source that is constantly dividing the very country that was created in its name. The ideal of religious-based unity, revered and upheld as the hallmark of the country, has always […]
The new faces of crime
With the terrorist incidents going down, going up are the crimes committed by the people whose criminal tendencies remain undetected till the day they get caught. Three such recent incidents shook the nation when an eight-year girl, Zainab, was killed brutally in Kasur; a child student was beaten to death by a Madrassa (seminary) teacher, […]
War against secularism
For over a decade, we continued calling it a war imposed upon us until a bitter experience of children’s massacre at Army Public School made us realize that we were wrong. A new realization dawned upon us making us believe that it is our own war against terrorism. The patriotic calls began pouring in from […]