Lex Solo's Political Rantings

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#LahoreBlast

27th March 2016 around 1700 hours GMT, Lahore was rocked with an explosion. The explosion took place in Iqbal park. Due to weekend and Easter, the park was crowded with families when a suicide bomber blew himself up near gate no. 1. Chaos ensued afterwards as the injured and the dead began to pour into all the hospitals of Lahore. Ambulances fell short and people heaved the injured and the dead…

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International Sufi Conference in #India

International Sufi Conference in #India

Originally written for Operation Pakistan by Danial Ahmed.

  For those of you who missed it, here is the latest development from the Muslim world. India hosted the International Sufi Conference, a global gathering of Islamic scholars from the Arab and Non Arab world. The conference was aimed at providing a counter narrative against…

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A century of Revolutions-1915-2015

Prof. Asher Susser is the Andrea and David Stein Professor of Modern Israel Studies at the University of Arizona, in this lecture he discussed and analysed how and why, since the WW1 the Arab world has been shaped in the way we see it today.

At best, this lecture can be termed as a Zionist way of looking at the land we now refer to…

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How advertising strategies affect human psyche.

How advertising strategies affect human psyche.

Advertising is itself as old as basic economic activity. Earliest forms of advertising can be traced back to Egyptian civilization, however in the recent past origins of modern advertising can be traced to the 18th and 19th century. Since then the science of advertisement has gone on to become one of the most researched and pivotal…

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Winter on Fire

I don`t know much about Ukranian or European politics, came across this documentary which is based on the Ukranian Revolution. While viewing such documentaries one has to be careful because both sides of the story are not always covered. This documentary too is one sided but it has wonderfully captured the 92 day stand of the…

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Auto Chaos

Terrorism is defined as “the unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.” (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/terrorism)

The key word is “political”. It is sad to see that in this age of “information” everyone has missed this key aspect of terrorism. In today’s world a mental association has been made by the mainstream media between Islam and…

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#BadaberAttack | Attack on PAF camp in Peshawar.

#BadaberAttack | Attack on PAF camp in Peshawar.

Khoon mein nahaye huay in jismon se pucho

Is zameen pe jaan lutane ka maza hai kia!

(Ask the corpses drenched in blood and sweat how it feels to be sacrificed for this pure land)

On 18th September 2015 at the time of dawn prayers, the Badaber PAF camp in the suburbs of Peshawar was attacked by almost 14 armed terrorists dressed in FC uniforms. According to preliminary reports, the terrorists…

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Pakistan clamping down upon terror financing.

Pakistan clamping down upon terror financing.

Originally written for Operation Pakistan

Times are changing, new alliances are being forged between the East and the West, old enemies are becoming friends and international boundaries are being altered. Amidst all the chaos and panic which seems to have gripped Asia, Pakistan a country which was for a long time seen as the hub of terror is now turning a new page.

Those of you who have been…

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The world may be dark, but there is hope! There will always be hope!

It is true that the world is getting darker. Things aren`t good, we hear about death, destruction and hatred every day. Every part of the world is going through an apocalypse of its own. But remember, it might be dark, it might be scary but this doesn`t mean that there isn`t hope! There will always be hope. Don`t wait for it though, if you can`t find anyone who gives you hope, anyone who gives…

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My personal experience of facing corruption and threats.

Pakistani society is falling apart socially and morally. Perhaps one of the most corrupt institution in the country is of police which has been politicized and criminalized. Police is regularly used to threaten and silence political opponents. The prime example of this was 17th June 2014 Model Town massacre in Lahore, where 16 people were shot dead and another 100 received bullet wounds. The long…

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Extreme Weather Phenomenon

This article is not going to be like my usual articles, full of geo-political stuff, no. It`ll be about weather and a very very grave news, which has been, I believe shown on international media networks like CNN and BBC.

Karachi, the biggest metropolitan city and the economical hub of Pakistan, suffered an extreme heatwave in the past 3-5 days. Temperatures went up to 45 C (113 F) in the port…

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#Yemen conflict

The Middle East in the last few years has turned into a ring of fire, with countries spontaneously falling into unrest and bloodshed. In the last few weeks, the scenario in the region has taken yet another turn. Saudi Arabia, which always remained behind the scenes has all of a sudden emerged as direct aggressor in the Yemeni conflict. To understand Saudi Arabia`s role in Yemen conflict, we first…

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#Yarmouk Refugee Camp

This post is not going to be long. It`ll be short very short. For it is on a topic I cannot find words to write upon. I myself feel guilty, I remained oblivious to this all this time, only when the media showed a few glimpses of what life is inside Yarmouk refugee camp, did I realise that this world is burning all because of the silence of few good people.

Yarmouk Refugee Camp was established in…

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Plight of Syrian refugees.

It has been over 4 years since the Syrian civil war started. Although the Arab Spring took the whole Middle East by a storm, but the Syrians were the most affected.

KS3 #migration There are now 3.9 million #refugees from #Syria. This is where they've fled @Oxfam #geographyteacher pic.twitter.com/TFEQpQk73b

— Teachit Geography (@TeachitGeog) March 18, 2015

An estimated 9 million Syrians have…

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Popeye the Sailor Man

Popeye the Sailor Man #TonyAbbott #FreeSpeech by Gert Loveday

You know how Popeye’s muscles bulge when he eats spinach? We’re seeing the same thing these days in Prime Minister Tony Abbott, whose testosterone levels, always high, have rocketed to brain-shattering levels. In the words of one journalist usually more sympathetic to him, Abbott’s recent parliamentary performances are those of “a punch-drunk right-wing pugilist”.

http://www.theage.com.au/federal…

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Do Prisoners Deserve Rights?

Do Prisoners Deserve Rights? #Prison #HumanRights

In my travels, I had the fortune (or misfortune) of meeting and interviewing a recently released political prisoner in one of the leftist-ruled countries in Latin America. Due to security reasons he shall be called P in this interview.

Normally, we tend to associate all criminals as worthy of punishment and in most cases (at least in the developed world) they are. However does that mean that they…

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State of Chaos in Pakistan.

Sorry for the long absence folks, I have exams coming up next month so I have been on a really tight schedule.

Things in Pakistan haven`t been really good. In fact they haven`t been good at all, they have been really bad instead. You remember the Army Public School massacre which happened on 16 Dec 2014? When Taliban terrorists attacked a military school and massacred 150+ young innocent…

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