5/12
May 12, 2007 - In remembrance
Pakistan stood stunned almost a year back on May 12th 2007 when the city of Karachi was held hostage in the hands of terrorists who went on a killing spree. The culprits were caught on tape and much was said about bringing these culprits to justice, but unfortunately nothing has come out, despite our [...]
About 200,000 people Arrested in Sindh
There are reports which are coming in for the past few days that a major crackdown is underway in Sindh specially targeting the workers of Pakistan People Party to an extent that there are official reports of around 0.2 million people that have been arrested for their involvement and activities in the rioting following the [...]
Was yesterday’s carnage in Karachi all PPP’s doing or did MQM have a hand in it? - An Eyewitness Report
I would like to share with you an email sent to me just now narrating the experience of a person who tried to get home yesterday amidst the rioting and the chaos. The government and the media continues to point fingers at emotionally charged PPP supporters but instead we kind of forget that this [...]
May 12th HRCP Report - Carnage in Karachi but the Saga Continues
A few days back Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (blog) has published a fact finding report on the events of May 12th 2007 which is without doubt a tragic day in the history of Karachi (DOWNLOAD). It was a day when goons were deliberately let loose on the streets to enforce their concept of [...]
George Galloway’s Speech on Pakistan
I have long since been a fan of George Galloway, this time he works tirelessly to arrange for a session titled “Restoration of democracy in Pakistan” in the UK House of Commons. George Galloway first made his remarks and it was later followed by a response by the Minister of State, Mr. Geoff Hoon.
I [...]
Imran Khan vs Imran Farooq
A must see dialog between Imran Khan of PTI and Imran Farooq of MQM on View Points from London. The discussion should have been good, but it seems that Imran Farooq did not prove to be a good rival, he mumbled and stumbled through the show without much substance.
The most hypocritical comment [...]
Kick the Killer out of UK Petition
A group of Pakistanis have started this online petition to convince the British Prime Minister that enough people care that this Karachi Killer should be sent out of the UK. We all know that Imran Khan is there in the UK discussing with lawyers about preparing the case to file in the UK courts, [...]
Musharraf: I Command You to Praise Me
I COMMAND YOU
TO PRAISE ME
Well my fears continue to be realized with time and yet again we were not surprised when the President of Pakistan, the so-called upholder of the free press, went ahead to ink the new PEMRA ordinance which gives President Pervez Musharraf more authority in controlling the electronic media. Quite [...]
Sheikh Rasheed with Talat Hussain on AAJ.tv
It has always been a pleasure to watch Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed give an interview on TV. His unique sense of humor ensures that there can never be a dull moment throughout the interview. One must also note that throughout his political career it has been an observed fact that which so ever position [...]
Q & A with Salman Ahmad
Here is a Question and Answer response by Salman Ahmad in light of his recent email where he shared his ongoing problems with the MQM reign of terror
Q1: You recently stated in the press that MQM leader Altaf Hussain has threatened you on a number of occasions. Have you ever taken a legal action against [...]
Expatriate Pakistanis react with Passion
Ever since the Massacre of May 12th in Karachi which sadly claimed the lives of over 50 people, the world is abuzz with astonished outrage. The people living in Pakistan naturally go through hell with the day-to-day incidents but what people often tend to forget are the emotions of those Pakistanis living outside Pakistan [...]
Salman Ahmed speaks out against MQM
An open letter by Salman Ahmed, a famous Pakistani singer, to all Pakistanis
Altaf Hussain and his murdering accomplices deserve to be tried for their crimes against Pakistan. I’ve been threatened by them on many occasions in the past 15 years. One particular time was when I refused to perform at Altaf’s marriage function in Karachi [...]
Eyewitness: Karachi, May 12, 2007
A narrative of the events of “Black Saturday and the “stop-the-blame-game argument
Guest Post by Beena Sarwar
article also published in The News on 27th May
“Here in Karachi, we avoid name calling and finger pointing due to fear of having our knees drilled
ON May 12, 2007, Karachi witnessed orchestrated mayhem. Such carnage is hardly unique to Karachi [...]
Pakistanis, Be a Part of the Change
The political situation in Pakistan is literally in an uproar these days and its getting worse, its time that Patriotic Pakistanis have to step up and be a part of the change, we cannot continue to live behind closed doors and hope that ‘someone‘ would come along to change Pakistan for the better - No [...]
The 5/12 Massacre
For the past few days I have been writing quite openly on Karachi Metroblogs about the carnage served up by on the fateful day of 12th May 2007. The more I logically try to reason what happened I continue to fall deeper into the corner of laying the blame squarely on Musharraf who used [...]
