Articles & Blogs

Moeed Pirzada | Egyptian Crisis is increasing! though by now there is little doubt that the US was behind creating this “military coup” (while US and EU are still trying to reinvent English language and dictionary by not admitting that...
What is happening in Pakistan? Why its happening the way it is happening and how can Pakistan change and become a genuinely democratic polity? Why politicians, educated middle classes and even intellectuals look towards the army to bring a...
Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog | Why it is vital for ECP to call Army to supervise Elections in NA-149 Multan on 16th October?- Given today's application by Punjab Govt to Election Commission to postpone/delay elections in Multan constituency for fear of...
When in September of 2021 (16-17 Sept), Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan dashed to Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to attend SCO’s 20th summit, there was another little-noticed activity going on beyond the glare of tv cameras. On Sept 14, Sixty-six Pakistani businessmen also...
Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog | Regarding the Program on Pakistani Cinema: First it was not only about newly released film 'Waar'; it was about the regeneration of Pakistani cinema and the phenomenal success of 'Waar' and its nationalistic theme was this...
Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog | I arrived at the director-general military operation’s briefing on November 29 traumatised and almost convinced that NATO may haveattacked the Pakistani posts in Mohmand Agency as part of “Operation Punishment”. But while Major-General Ishfaq Nadeem was...
Moeed Pirzada | Khaleej Times | No single event in Pakistan’s recent history, despite all its scars, has inspired more comment, more heated discussion and more disagreement than the terrorist destruction of the Hotel Marriott in Islamabad last week. And yet it...
Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog | It is unfortunate that how even United Nations Offices in Geneva were made to issue warnings to Pakistan for executing Children. Little did these NGO's realized or perhaps little did they care that how their false...
As I write these lines, in the early hours of 3rd October 2016, initial reports are pouring in of 'yet another fidayeen attack against a garrison' this time in Baramula, not far from Srinagar. Though its only logical to...
Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog | How many people have been arrested in Pakistan to curb this political movement? - Govt's strategy is to keep a tight lid so that no reliable figures are available. However in the last 3-4 days all...
Moeed Pirzada | NewsLine | There is a strong feeling of déjà vu and an admittedly perverse sense of satisfaction in writing this. It’s been almost two years since Newsline first asked me to analyse the media circus, then surrounding the controversy...
Moeed Pirzada | “When it was published, I think, during my period, someone came and said, look what’s written, what should we do? Should we get hold of the man, court martial him, issue a rebuttal? I said, there must...
Moeed Pirzada | Khaleej Times | Israeli cabinet has done a very interesting thing. Almost two years after the Second Lebanon war of 2006 it has approved a prisoner swap with Hezbollah. Remains of the two Israeli soldiers — Edud Goldwasser and Eldad...
Moeed Pirzada | PM Nawaz Meeting with President Obama – I just read Munir Akram’s piece, “Washington Challenge” and I genuinely felt sympathy for PM Nawaz Sharif. He is up against a huge challenge and needs our support. As per past...
Moeed Pirzada In the pure interest of 'common sense' every man & woman with average IQ should be able to see through the façade of 'Split Media'; let's pull the mask off this funny allegation and see the man cleverly hiding...