The Peoples Party and its Populist-Fascist Politics
The People’s Party is aboard the very boat
from which it is enjoying the benefits of government,
while simultaneously drilling holes in it.
When the boat sinks, they will say:
‘We had already said that this boat could not reach the shore.’
This is the true democratic standing of these political parties!…
Mohsin Naqvi: an offshoot of the collapsed system
The system in Pakistan has collapsed many times. It is the power-starved politicians who always offer their services to arrest this collapse.
The greatest collapse of the system occurred the day the Establishment, with the complicity of politicians, launched “Project Imran Khan.” During that puppet show of an Imran Khan-led government, nothing remained intact. Everything collapsed.
The PML-N and the PPP once again seized the opportunity. Mohsin Naqvi’s career is an offshoot of that very collapse.
So it is this collapse that is now being unveiled bit by bit. It is the same collapse that is dragging down with it those non-political elements who never accept their responsibility, though constitutionally and politically the whole burden of responsibility lies on the complicit politicians.…
What is happening in Azad Jammu & Kashmir?
What is happening in Azad Jammu & Kashmir?
The print media, electronic media, social media, private media, state media…
nothing remains credible anymore.
Everyone has stirred up so much dust
that even the trace of truth has been lost.…
Shehbaz Sharif: Remove Mohsin Naqvi
The incumbent Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, must expel Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi
from the Cabinet, remove him from his ministerial portfolio,
and have his Senate seat revoked
for unleashing a tirade against the PML-N and PPP-P coalition government.
He is a Trojan Horse.
He is biting the very hands — PML-N and PPP-P —
that elevated him to Caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab,
and later made him Federal Interior Minister and a Senator in the upper house.…
Where did Mohsin Naqvi get this authority from!
Who is Mohsin Naqvi?
Who made him the caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab?
Who made him the Federal Interior Minister?
Who made him a Senator?
Was he not part of the government when he lectured politicians?
Who is he to give such lectures?
Insensitive and unscrupulous politicians should think, introspect,
and ask Mohsin Naqvi where he got this authority from?…
A state that ate up its society
The state of Pakistan
ate up the richness of its society
and its hunger is still insatiable.…
The dominance of social politics over national politics
The focal point of Pakistan’s social politics is envy,
and it is this social politics that largely determines the country’s politics.
The day this dynamic changes,
the situation will automatically start to transform.
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Needed: a Build, not a Destroy movement
People are waiting for a movement
like those in other countries to take place in Pakistan.
But we don’t need a movement that devastates and destroys things.
Several such political movements and parties have already
spread chaos and discord in the country.
Pakistan needs a movement that builds, constructs, and unites people.…
The Pakistani press: for citizens or for the government?
The front pages of newspapers are almost entirely filled with government advertisements.
Even if there are no government advertisements,
99 percent of the news is about the government.
For Pakistan’s press and media, the society here does not exist.…
Acid-throwing: match the crime
Men throw acid on women, and women throw acid on men.
The solution lies in meting out the same treatment to the perpetrators:
whoever throws acid on another person should be subjected to the same act.
A non-humanitarian act warrants a similarly non-humanitarian punishment.…
Who they think they are…
Some people do not read the lines.
They read between the lines.…
Cockroach Janta Party, Be discreet!
In India, the Cockroach Janta Party must accept PM Narendra Modi’s invitation for negotiations,
without calling off their protests.
No one knows the travails that the next moment may hold.
The CJP’s leadership must act wisely, not like power-drunk politicos.…
Defense Agreement with Saudi Arabia
Defense Agreement with Saudi Arabia:
Implications and Consequences
The defense agreement with Saudi Arabia was not entered into
with long-term implications in mind.
The hunger for dollars prevailed.
Now, just weigh it on the scales and see:
In the event of war escalating,
how much lighter the country is about to become.…
East Pakistan or Real Pakistan?
Could East Pakistan have kept the name Pakistan instead of Bangladesh?
It had a larger population and more seats in the National Assembly.…
Two elections, two conflicting outcomes
Pakistan itself came into existence as a result of the 1945-46 elections.
At that time, the administrators and power-brokers were the British.
Bangladesh also came into existence as a result of the 1970 elections.
But at that time, the administrators and power-brokers were
the Pakistan Army and Pakistani politicians.
The difference is obvious!…
The real culprits are the politicians
Will Maulana Fazlur Rehman ask the political parties,
and his own party,
why they coalesce with the military?
The real responsibility lies with the politicians,
who involve the military in political games
and share power with them.…
Pakistan is changing…
Previously, politicians used to patronize thugs.
Now, thugs are patronizing politicians.
Or politicians themselves have become thugs.
Pakistan is changing!
Or has it changed?…
مولانا فضل الرحمان نے کیا غلط کہہ دیا؟
سپاہی کبھی “جہاد” کے نام پر مارے جاتے ہیں
اور کبھی “جہاد ” کرنے والوں کے خلاف
“جہاد” کے نام پر ۔
تو مولانا فضل الرحمان نے کیا غلط کہہ دیا؟
لڑنے والوں سے پوچھ لیں
کونسا ’’جہاد‘‘ کرنا چاہتے ہیں وہ؟…
Capital’s whereabouts
Capital isn’t nationalist.
Profit is its beloved.
That makes it unique — it brings prosperity
wherever the profit margin is tantalising.
That’s its logic.
All else depends on the views and beliefs of people in the market,
be they producers, traders, or consumers.…
Pakistan’s three anarchies
Pakistan has been passing through
three disintegrations for ages:
Constitutional anarchy
Institutional anarchy
Political anarchy…