He-couple of BaghbanpuraAs reported in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, in Baghbanpura a gay man killed his 36 year old lover for marrying a girl. According to reports, Shahbaz, the groom-to-be, had relations with a local man named Babar for ten years. A month before Shahbaz got married, Babar invited him to his place, intoxicated him and then tortured and killed him.
Politicians are easy victims of criticism
In daily Nawa-e-Waqt, columnist Atta ur Rehman wrote that Aitzaz Ahsan, lead counsel of the Chief Justice, argued that if we criticise the Army we could get a jail sentence, as Javed Hashmi did. If we say something against judges, they have the power to imprison us for six months. If we criticise the religious parties, we are afraid of fatwas of apostasy from them. But itÂ’s very easy to criticise the politicians. He said that politicians are the most criticised group, though there is also no doubt that politicians are not innocent either.
Taliban forced 6 year old to carry suicide belt
As reported in Daily Pakistan, a six year old boy alleged that the Taliban tried to force him to wear a suicide belt to attack American forces in Afghanistan. The Taliban have denied the allegations. Six year old Juma Gul, from District Andhar, said that the Taliban took him to southern Afghanistan and sent him to the district office wearing the suicide belt.
PakistanÂ’s ideology vs HindusÂ’ 33 crore gods
In daily Nawa-e-Waqt, columnist Allama Choudhry Asghar Ali Kausar Warriach wrote that intelligent students of Karachi visited Data Darbar to pray for the future of Pakistan. They were invited by Majid Nizami, chairman of the Ideology of Pakistan Foundation (IPF). The president of IPF, Dr Rafiq Ahmad, said that the reason for the creation of Pakistan was that Muslims, who believe in one God, should live separately from the Hindus, who pray before 33 crores of gods.
Jihadi butcher kills shrine keeper
As reported in daily Express, in Farooqabad the keeper of the darbar Bhoori Wali Sarkar, Ghulam Sarwar, was slaughtered by a butcher, Mohammad Irfan, in front of hundreds of devotees and a police contingent. The culprit said that he is waging jihad against evil, and he wanted to kill Naseebo Lal, who was coming to perform there. He said the keeper of the shrine arranged these gatherings at the shrine and invited women of bad reputation. He also wanted to target cable operators, who are spreading obscenity in every household.
Ume Hassan claims 80 corpses were inside Jamia Hafsa
As reported in daily Express, the Lal Masjid administration claimed that 80 dead bodies are lying in Jamia Hafsa. Ume Hassan, wife of Maulana Abdul Aziz, told a private TV channel that 30 dead bodies of girl students are lying in Jamia Hafsa and 50 students are lying in Lal Masjid. Omar, a student of Jamia Faridia who was present in Lal Masjid told a private TV channel that there were 300 armed warriors inside the mosque and 1,200 female students inside Jamia Hafsa before the operation.
Pakistan style of transition of power
In Daily Pakistan, columnist Tanveer Qaisar Shahid wrote that he saw a peaceful transition of power from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown that we can only dream of in Pakistan. In our beloved county we see big fights, allegations and scandals before the transition of power. Ayub Khan was removed by agitated crowds, and Zia ul Haq was removed by fire. Bhutto was removed by a noose, and Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif were dragged from office.
Historical burqas of Lal Masjid
In daily Jang, columnist Nazir Naji wrote that the historical burqa shall be placed in a museum for future generations to remember the golden period when a maulvi of a government mosque occupied illegal property. He turned the mosque into a fortress and then tried to impose his self-styled Islam on the 16 crores of Muslims in Pakistan. They pushed the children of others for martyrdom but tried to escape in a burqa when their time of martyrdom came.
Copy of Quran safe inside burnt floor
As reported in daily Jang, a picture of the mausoleum of Prophet Mohammad (
Cursed billboards of Karachi
According to daily Jang, the Chief Minister of Sindh, Arbab Rahim, expressed his grief for the people killed by falling hoardings. He said that it was the wrath of God Almighty, because every advertising company was displaying nude girls on the hoardings for the promotion of their products, which is not according to sharia and Islam in our Islamic society.
Blasphemy by Sikh religious leader
As reported in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, Indian PunjabÂ’s High Court has granted bail before arrest to Sikh religious leader Baba Gurmait Singh Ram Rahim and ordered him to hand over his passport. The tension between Akali Takht and Dera Sacha Soda arose when Gurmait Singh published an advertisement showing him in the style of the 10th guru, Guru Gobind Singh. Akali Takht said that Gurmait Singh blasphemed against Guru Gobind Singh.
50 percent of imams in England are Pakistani
Daily Jang, quoting from BBC report, wrote that only 6 percent of imams of mosques in England have English as their first language. 45 percent of imams have spent less than 5 years in England. 50 percent of the imams are from Pakistan, 20 percent from Bangladesh, and 15 percent from India. 66 percent speak Urdu and 51 percent deliver their Friday sermons in Urdu. Only 23 percent have lived in England for more than 10 years.
Burqa couldnÂ’t hide the walk
In daily Jang, columnist Nazir Naji wrote that if Abdul AzizÂ’s escape in a burqa was successful then Ghazi Abdul Rashid would have followed his brother. Before them a bearded friend escaped from the security forces in a burqa. Two security officers got suspicious because the walk of that veiled lady was different. When they removed his veil they found Maulana Abdul Aziz.