I am very keen to visit Pakistan, and see the beautiful places and meet the wonderful people there. But I know this will remain only a dream https://www.sunrisetoday.pk/single/315 https://indicanews.com/justice-katju-my-dream-of-visiting-lahore I am particularly keen to see Lahore, with which I have a strong 125 year old connection from the time of my revered grandfather D KNContinue Reading
Being a Kashmiri myself, I salute the Kashmiris who are holding massive protests and agitations in the Pakistan army occupied Kashmir against inflation, particularly huge rise in electricity bills and prices of foodstuffs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzY8RTO61xk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5alTsyD2Uk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cUM8vI_YZQ&t=15s&pp=ygUka2FzaG1pcmkgcHJvdGVzdG9ycyB3YXZlIGluZGlhbiBmbGFn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQe6gZNNJx4&pp=ygUka2FzaG1pcmkgcHJvdGVzdG9ycyB3YXZlIGluZGlhbiBmbGFn To many it seem that such protests will achieve nothing, but to myContinue Reading
6 Judges of the Islamabad High Court have written a letter to the Supreme Court Judicial Council of Pakistan, whose head is the Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, complaining of the interference in their work, threats, and snooping on them by Pakistan’s Intelligence Agencies The lawyers have called aContinue Reading
Holi, the festival of colour, is falling on 25th March this year. I appeal to Pakistanis and Bangladeshis of all communities to celebrate it together. Before 1857 Hindus would participate in Eid and Muharram, and Muslims in Holi and Diwali together, and there was no communal feeling among them. ThereContinue Reading
Unprecedented media suppression in Pakistan as journalist’s critical interview is silenced amid a government crackdown. Concerns rise over threats to free speech and expression. A disquieting thing happened yesterday. Three days back a Pakistani journalist Ali Hasnain Shah, who works as researcher/producer with Khabarhar Team of Aftab Iqbal, called me on whatsappContinue Reading
There are today two stormy centres of turbulence, crisis, and confrontation in the world today, Gaza and Pakistan. As regards Gaza I have already written several articles and posted a video interview on the origin and nature of the events leading upto the events of 7th October, so I am not repeatingContinue Reading
I was sad to see on youtube many Pakistani’s celebrating India’s defeat in the World Cup Cricket final by Australia, as if Pakistan had won the World Cup. Many Pakistanis distributed sweets, danced, and did other foolish things These silly and misguided people did not realise that it was their ownContinue Reading
I had written articles recently predicting that a people’s guerrilla war will begin soon in Pakistan against the Pakistan military, since the latter have inflicted horrible atrocities on the people, and tried to choke the people’s mouths by unleashing a reign of terrorhttps://indicanews.com/justice-markandey-katju-terrible-times-are-coming-to-pakistan/ https://indicanews.com/justice-katju-nawaz-sharifs-return-will-set-the-pakistani-prairie-on-fire/ It seems the people’s guerilla warContinue Reading
The Election Commission of Pakistan has announced that elections to Pakistan’s Parliament will be held in the last week of January, 2024. The question is whether they will be free and fair ? Presently 90-95% of Pakistanis support former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his PTI party ( as allContinue Reading
I was very happy to note that the Pakistan cricket team got a rousing welcome from the Indian public on their arrival in Hyderabad, India to play in the World Cup. The Pakistani media, which is largely anti Indian, and many Pakistanis, were pleasantly surprised at the hearty welcome given to theContinue Reading