No end in sight
The final outcome of the Islamabad sit-in doesn’t come as a surprise. The reason for this outcome is simple. What else can you expect from a visionless, confused and directionless…
Tag: Extremism
Breaking the foreign grip
The leaders of five emerging markets that are categorised as Brics countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – met in Xiamen to discuss trade, economic cooperation, the…
War of ideas
As the political jugglery and circus around the Panama leaks and corruption in Islamabad continued, a terrorist attack in Lahore left 26 people including, eight policemen, dead and more than…
Donald Trump, mass shootings and terrorism
Right wing whipping up anti immigration and anti Muslim propaganda Donald Trump has launched vicious propaganda campaign against immigrants and Muslims soon after the mass shooting in Orlando gay nightclub,…
Now Beginning the Rise of Barelvi Extremism
By Khalid Bhatti 02/05/2015 Rise of Barelvi Extremism Since the hanging of Mumtaz Qadri, the killer of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, different religious-political groups belonging to the Barelvi school of…
Religious Extremism, Military Operations and Increased Intolerance
Revolutionary movement of the working class needs to finally defeat religious extremism and intolerance Pakistan’s armed forces launched massive military operations against the Pakistan Taliban and other reactionary, violent religious…
Hundreds take part in the rally organised by Socialist Movement Sindh against religious extremism and increased intolerance in Mir Pur Khas
Rally organised by Socialist Movement Sindh More than 400 including women and children participated in the rally organised by Socialist movement in Mir Pur Khas Sindh against religious extremism and…
It’s Not Revolution Or Change But An Effort By The Power Hungry Politicians To Grab Power
Working class will bring the real revolution and change Pakistan is once again in the grip of another political crisis. In last few days the political instability and chaos has…
Punjab governor’s assassination silences another liberal voice
By Khalid Bhatti 11/01/2011 Religious extremism on the rise The brutal murder of Punjab Governor, Salman Taseer, by a staff member of Punjab’s supposedly professional elite force, has exposed every…
Baluchistan at tipping point
By Khalid Bhatti 11/11/2009 No end to the violence Among the maladies that inflict Pakistan at this time, the crisis in Baluchistan is, arguably, the most critical. Some analysts might…