Tag: Altaf Hussain

  • The Silence of Friends

    Guest post by Salman Ahmad “In the end, what we will remember is not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends – Martin Luther King Jr The Chinese proverb goes May you live in interesting times and the past week has been nothing if not that. The openly accusatory e-mail exchange…

  • October 17 Court Decision – Don’t Expect Much

    October 17th is being trumpeted by many as a critical day in the history of Pakistan, it is a day which can be earmarked as a day to make or break one too many political giants of the present era. Two highly important political cases will be discussed while the Pakistani community holds it breath…

  • 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 law…

  • Nigerian 419, Pakistani Style Scam

    Having been on the Internet for a long time one tends to receive a lot of junk mail, a lot does get caught in the netting via spam filtering but occasionally a few sneak through. Yesterday I was in receipt of such an email. A usual email that sneaks through these spam filters are the…

  • 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…

  • 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, rumors…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 5/12

    This article was published on Karachi Metroblogs here, I republish it on my own blog so as to preserve this article for my own blog In the recent past, specially after 9/11, it has become a routine to disambiguate specific dates with numbers. I feel yesterday, 12th May 2007 was such a date on which…

  • A wolf among donkeys will always be the KING

    Analyzing the method behind the madness in Karachi Guest Blog by Munib Part – 1 Whether or not the final score goes against Musharraf or CJP, The possible clash tomorrow & if continued in coming weeks will make sure the President stays in power forever fooling all players,including lawyers, MQM, opposition & definitely the civil…

  • Geo the Drama Queen

    Barely an hour ago I was up in arms trying to break the new about the nonavailability of Geo.Tv and Aaj.tv in a number of localities of Karachi. A number of reports have come through some claiming it to be blocked while others saying Aaj is on the air but Geo is blocked. Puzzling reports…

  • Bring out the Vote

    As they say every vote counts, be it a national election or the Local bodies, I think its our duty to ensure that the right people are elected into office who can better serve our city is for you to decide. I assure you this post is not a plug for any party but comes…

  • Wanted: Altaf Hussain

    I would strongly recommend you to read this post on KO’s Blog. The western world is at present running chicken-shit scared of terrorist all over the world but sadly they continue to turn a blind eye to a terrorist living right under their nose. Altaf Hussain the founder leader of the MQM has ruled Karachi…