Category: History

Malicious narrative of 1971 war must now be brought to reckoning  

December 16, 2015

  Hussain Saqib Left-leaning media men, intellectuals and politicians were made to believe that India-funded insurgency against the “imperialism” of Punjab was a genuine home-grown revolutionary movement. This enticed the poets like Faiz to sing praises of “freedom-fighters”. Unaware of the tactics of War of Perceptions used by India, he and others unwittingly walked into … More Malicious narrative of 1971 war must now be brought to reckoning  

Role of MQM in Making of Pakistan; Myths and Realities

March 3, 2015

By: Hussain Saqib Mohajir Qaumi Movement or Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) claims to be a representative party of Mohajirs, or refugees, who moved to Pakistan after 1947. According to MQM definitiojn, Mohajirs are those refugees who speak Urdu as their mother tongue. They refuse to accept refugees of other ethnicities as Mohajirs. They insist on … More Role of MQM in Making of Pakistan; Myths and Realities

1971: Massacre of Bengalis and non-Bengalis by RAW and Mukti Bahini….

December 14, 2012

Hussain Saqib The 1971 war with India was internationally known as India-funded armed separatist movement, yet Pakistanis failed to press the point that RAW and its veritable arm, so-called Mukti Bahini, massacred around a million Pakistanis including pro-Pakistan Bengalis and non-Bengalis. Pakistan’s government and its establishment have consistently lost the War of Perceptions. The 1971 … More 1971: Massacre of Bengalis and non-Bengalis by RAW and Mukti Bahini….

Doctored history, national suicide and the harvest of hatred…..

November 15, 2011

HUSSAIN SAQIB For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. Bible Those who play with history to sow hatred will reap hatred many times over. This is exactly what is happening in Pakistan, a country whose raison d’etre has been a subject of periodic revisions, each time suiting vested interest or powerful … More Doctored history, national suicide and the harvest of hatred…..