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in all these comments ,i can clearly see the intolerance, backwardness & patriarchal mindset of (some)muslims ,if u guys r hell bent on supporting Pakistani men,then please go to Pakistan ,becaz it’s a nation which is specifically made for u ,we don’t want u in india u stubborn fools !!!!!
OMG, Lot of talking about Women. Islam and women very shame this about Islamic prophet how many marriage where is the women respect. Some one says Islamic prophet help them ohhh really you can help like daughter sister friend etc it’s not necessaries you have have to married with all innocent woment. Don’t talk more that’s the answer about respect of Women.
Only these two ladies and some others fighting for rights other in millions dont need rights they are happily living with their families and also ruling. If you need more information or you wanna reality come to my village and find out truth but come with honesty dont come after eating some $$$….
Isi zinda bad
Pak Army zinda bad…
Keep your fine words for b oth these ladies with yourself. Both were nag e deen and mange dunya. If your sympathy has arisen look into your country in Kashmir. What brutality you are not coming there on helpless kashmiries. You and all world have to pay the price for this . Corona is just a small move. So be ready!
But a rubbish article, why are you spoiling image of our country??? These two women were not innocent, whatever they got was the fruit of their own actions.
This is a book I’m certainly going to read. There are skeletons piled upon skeletons, especially when it comes to women’s place, in Pakistani society. In my visits to the country, all you needed to do was scratch the surface of any living room conversation to discover this truth. I forget the titles now, but 2 European women have also written a book each on the subject. I consider it my life’s greatest fortune that my parents had the wisdom to leave Pakistan months before it was born.
Apni gandi khuahishat ko rights ka naam mat den…..in orton ko Apni zindgi mn jo jch krna hai kren ya ksi ese mulk chali jyn jahan hr trh ki gandgi ki ijazat hai( well ab unko b virus ne achi trh smjhadia hai k jism ka istamal kese krna hai) ???lekin apni gndi demnds ko public demand mt bolen… Na legal krny ki koshish.. Q k in the end buraai ka anjaam bura hi hota hai… Or aynda b asee orton ka yehi anjam hoga… “A proud muslim princess”
You need to be in touch with Psychiatrist immediately, before your mental condition deteriorates. Good Luck. CM Kalsi Ex-serviceman IAF.
Afzal guru was not a shaheed. He deserved that punishment. He was a terrorist and every terrorist is a disgrace and threat to the whole world. The non muslim population in Pakistan and the muslim population in India itself explains which country is more safer and secure.
Thank you for eye opening article, but its timing.
Why you open an old pandora box ?
Are you fully aware of their characters ?
Do you want to damage the Pakistani image ?
Do you want to hide something happening in our nabouring country ?
We are facing the worst health situation ever.
Bcoz of suppressing of women’s rights in most Islamic nations women r not willing to be born in Muslim countries in their next birth.. Lot of Male Female ratio imbalance in most Islamic nations… All Muslim women r willing to be born again as a Hindu women.. God willing… Shameless pigs will ignore this post…
Sunduram You should learn first what Islam has given status to woman then you may barkout about it compare it with your historical Hinduism where the wife was burnt alive with the dirty dead husband how dear you naked Hindu shouting at Muslim that he his heals are visible out of the shalwar? Pity on your dirty mind.
It’s you who need a lesson on on history before Islam was born women used to streets freely without hiding their faces it was thanks to you guys families made their to hide their faces in your fear.
Muslim women do not have equal property rights till date but no one is demanding it
OMG, Lot of talking about Women. Islam and women very shame this about Islamic prophet how many marriage where is the women respect. Some one says Islamic prophet help them ohhh really you can help like daughter sister friend etc it’s not necessaries you have have to married with all innocent woment. Don’t talk more that’s the answer about respect of Women.
Writer also belongs to Mera Jism Meri Marzi lolz ?? now look on this world who has the Supreme power, who has the real superpower? Your so called latest technology is going to big zero against a tiny virus which we cannot even see our eyes. Thats call the Allah’s power the one and only, always nd forever. Don’t make the stories for fame nd put inside masala for the readers. Allah knows very well each and everything.
Asma Jhangir was fake personality. If you look at her life she never stood up for poor and helpless people. She only used her position for rich elite and corrupt politicians. She was hired by all those leading politicians whose scandal published in all international news paper. So you need to do more research no copy paste please..
Nirbhaya got justice after 7 years and hope fully Asifa s rapists and murderers will be hanged soon.
Wow you only want click on your website with such kind of controversial characters headlines. Qandeel was. What I will say now to you. Did you forget Fatima Jinnah Bainazeer Bhutto Arfa Karim Aafia Siddiqui Nazia Hassan Noor Jahan Abida Parveen Parvin Shakir and many many more who got their rights and mulla was not “Naraz” from them… Only you wants clicks.
None got Rights equal to men Dont lie else Benazir wouldn’t have been killed
At least Pak courts need not to learn from Indian judiciary…..we all know the cases of BABRI MASJID, Where CJI was BESTOWED by an RS member chair….and he willingly gave the verdict against the law of natural justice….
By doing this not only verdict of Babri masjid was under criticism but entire judiciary of India was encircled….
Now if you have guts then take Babrimasjid case, Shaheed Afzal Guru, Maqbool bhat , Ishrat Jahan case, gujrat riots 2001 case to ICJ and see the result…..
India is the only country where the majority begging for justice whereas our adjacent country Pakistan which broken more than 408 temple after 1947. In Kashmir hundreds of temple are broken after 1947. The babri masjid and most of the masjid in my India Pakistan Bangladesh and Afghanistan were conducted after breaking the Temple with that same stone on the same place.
You can see nothing from a broader prospective.he did right Muslims in India have far more freedom and prospects than Hindus in your country.your media spells unnecessary hatred speeches which is advocated even by the educated
The massacre of HINDUS in Malabar, Malegaon,Barbanki n many others places (before n after Independence ) at the hands of ISLAMIC Jehadi s should be taken up
Why only babri mazid? Why are you silent about the temples demolished by Muslim rulers? Don’t you belong to the same religion who demolished 100s of temples?
At least Pak courts need not to learn from Indian judiciary…..we all know the cases of BABRI MASJID, Where CJI was BESTOWED by an RS member chair….and he willingly gave the verdict against the law of natural justice….
By doing this not only verdict of Babri masjid was under criticism but entire judiciary of India was encircled….
Now if you have guts then take Babrimasjid case, Shaheed Afzal Guru, Maqbool bhat , Ishrat Jahan case, gujrat riots 2001 case to ICJ and see the result…..
So you the men and in particular the illetrate mullahs, which she was right to say about, will decide her character. How many of you can claim the same about you. And of course his brother who was surviving on her earnings , did not commit suicide, on being fed with such a perceived dirty money. Hypocrate
I understand killing seem not a suitable but you tell if your sisters sleep with many peoples and bring defame to your family, and you try to make understand but she doesn’t listen you the what would you do?
Women must b allowed to enjoy various rights which some mullahs thought can’t b enjoyed by a Muslim women.
I will not going to support the murder of qandeel baloch on account of dishonouring her culture, she didn’t deserve death, but I will also not support the vulgarity she was spreading which is totally haram for a Muslim pious women. She or any other women can earn fame from any dignified work like our female army officers pilots lawyers and doctors. But doing naked nude shows on YouTube can’t b justified. This is not a women power. I don’t consider it a women power. Women power is not showing breasts and legs. Women power is something else. Beyond imagination. Be sad for her untimely and ruthless death but don’t acknowledge her work. Stop this non sense in name of women power. Should I count you who are the best examples of women power?
Her body, her will, who are you to dictate
A word of advice please…..never defend honour killings, never defend the actions of those who would take justice into their own hands. What right did he have to decide who lives and who dies? An uneducated,ignorant, thick headed, egotistical man. I do not defend her actions, but I do not support his, nor those of any so called man who chooses the path of murder.
in all these comments ,i can clearly see the intolerance, backwardness & patriarchal mindset of (some)muslims ,if u guys r hell bent on supporting Pakistani men,then please go to Pakistan ,becaz it’s a nation which is specifically made for u ,we don’t want u in india u stubborn fools !!!!!
So old what she want after 8 decade now she must be cold ice snow…ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ
OMG, Lot of talking about Women. Islam and women very shame this about Islamic prophet how many marriage where is the women respect. Some one says Islamic prophet help them ohhh really you can help like daughter sister friend etc it’s not necessaries you have have to married with all innocent woment. Don’t talk more that’s the answer about respect of Women.
Such articles masquerade the real plight of women in society by morphing non-issues.
One has got brain haemorrhage other got murdered by brothers as family dispute
Only these two ladies and some others fighting for rights other in millions dont need rights they are happily living with their families and also ruling. If you need more information or you wanna reality come to my village and find out truth but come with honesty dont come after eating some $$$….
Isi zinda bad
Pak Army zinda bad…
Keep your fine words for b oth these ladies with yourself. Both were nag e deen and mange dunya. If your sympathy has arisen look into your country in Kashmir. What brutality you are not coming there on helpless kashmiries. You and all world have to pay the price for this . Corona is just a small move. So be ready!
You pakis forget about kaishmir,go n beg china for underwear masks.
You need to be in touch with Psychiatrist immediately, before your mental condition deteriorates. Good Luck. CM Kalsi Ex-serviceman IAF.
Totally rubbish
Both are brave and strong womans. Collapsed fake society.
Hahahaha Ur mad
Yes!
Great reply
Very twisted story. Many parts are assumptions and to malign.
But a rubbish article, why are you spoiling image of our country??? These two women were not innocent, whatever they got was the fruit of their own actions.
This is a book I’m certainly going to read. There are skeletons piled upon skeletons, especially when it comes to women’s place, in Pakistani society. In my visits to the country, all you needed to do was scratch the surface of any living room conversation to discover this truth. I forget the titles now, but 2 European women have also written a book each on the subject. I consider it my life’s greatest fortune that my parents had the wisdom to leave Pakistan months before it was born.
Apni gandi khuahishat ko rights ka naam mat den…..in orton ko Apni zindgi mn jo jch krna hai kren ya ksi ese mulk chali jyn jahan hr trh ki gandgi ki ijazat hai( well ab unko b virus ne achi trh smjhadia hai k jism ka istamal kese krna hai) ???lekin apni gndi demnds ko public demand mt bolen… Na legal krny ki koshish.. Q k in the end buraai ka anjaam bura hi hota hai… Or aynda b asee orton ka yehi anjam hoga… “A proud muslim princess”
You need to be in touch with Psychiatrist immediately, before your mental condition deteriorates. Good Luck. CM Kalsi Ex-serviceman IAF.
Afzal guru was not a shaheed. He deserved that punishment. He was a terrorist and every terrorist is a disgrace and threat to the whole world. The non muslim population in Pakistan and the muslim population in India itself explains which country is more safer and secure.
U have RSS tum log Muslim or cris ko dabty.ho Pak main sub log azaad Hain kese ko problem nhi hai
But these women were evilest
One blamed a respectable religious personality for what he hadn’t done
Just to get famous
Other spoke against establishment,
Can any country have people which bark against army?
Can India have them?
Asma jahangir wasn’t killed ,
She died in a hospital
While qandeel baloch was killed by her own brother
Thank you for eye opening article, but its timing.
Why you open an old pandora box ?
Are you fully aware of their characters ?
Do you want to damage the Pakistani image ?
Do you want to hide something happening in our nabouring country ?
We are facing the worst health situation ever.
What a polemic point of view. We all forget how delhi is called the rape capital of the world
Bcoz of suppressing of women’s rights in most Islamic nations women r not willing to be born in Muslim countries in their next birth.. Lot of Male Female ratio imbalance in most Islamic nations… All Muslim women r willing to be born again as a Hindu women.. God willing… Shameless pigs will ignore this post…
Sunduram You should learn first what Islam has given status to woman then you may barkout about it compare it with your historical Hinduism where the wife was burnt alive with the dirty dead husband how dear you naked Hindu shouting at Muslim that he his heals are visible out of the shalwar? Pity on your dirty mind.
It’s you who need a lesson on on history before Islam was born women used to streets freely without hiding their faces it was thanks to you guys families made their to hide their faces in your fear.
Muslim women do not have equal property rights till date but no one is demanding it
You don’t know Islam
OMG, Lot of talking about Women. Islam and women very shame this about Islamic prophet how many marriage where is the women respect. Some one says Islamic prophet help them ohhh really you can help like daughter sister friend etc it’s not necessaries you have have to married with all innocent woment. Don’t talk more that’s the answer about respect of Women.
Writer also belongs to Mera Jism Meri Marzi lolz ?? now look on this world who has the Supreme power, who has the real superpower? Your so called latest technology is going to big zero against a tiny virus which we cannot even see our eyes. Thats call the Allah’s power the one and only, always nd forever. Don’t make the stories for fame nd put inside masala for the readers. Allah knows very well each and everything.
Asma Jhangir was fake personality. If you look at her life she never stood up for poor and helpless people. She only used her position for rich elite and corrupt politicians. She was hired by all those leading politicians whose scandal published in all international news paper. So you need to do more research no copy paste please..
May Modi should save them. He is sent by Allah for the sake of saving all of us.
Nirbhaya got justice after 7 years and hope fully Asifa s rapists and murderers will be hanged soon.
Wow you only want click on your website with such kind of controversial characters headlines. Qandeel was. What I will say now to you. Did you forget Fatima Jinnah Bainazeer Bhutto Arfa Karim Aafia Siddiqui Nazia Hassan Noor Jahan Abida Parveen Parvin Shakir and many many more who got their rights and mulla was not “Naraz” from them… Only you wants clicks.
None got Rights equal to men Dont lie else Benazir wouldn’t have been killed
At least Pak courts need not to learn from Indian judiciary…..we all know the cases of BABRI MASJID, Where CJI was BESTOWED by an RS member chair….and he willingly gave the verdict against the law of natural justice….
By doing this not only verdict of Babri masjid was under criticism but entire judiciary of India was encircled….
Now if you have guts then take Babrimasjid case, Shaheed Afzal Guru, Maqbool bhat , Ishrat Jahan case, gujrat riots 2001 case to ICJ and see the result…..
India is the only country where the majority begging for justice whereas our adjacent country Pakistan which broken more than 408 temple after 1947. In Kashmir hundreds of temple are broken after 1947. The babri masjid and most of the masjid in my India Pakistan Bangladesh and Afghanistan were conducted after breaking the Temple with that same stone on the same place.
You can see nothing from a broader prospective.he did right Muslims in India have far more freedom and prospects than Hindus in your country.your media spells unnecessary hatred speeches which is advocated even by the educated
The massacre of HINDUS in Malabar, Malegaon,Barbanki n many others places (before n after Independence ) at the hands of ISLAMIC Jehadi s should be taken up
Why only babri mazid? Why are you silent about the temples demolished by Muslim rulers? Don’t you belong to the same religion who demolished 100s of temples?
At least Pak courts need not to learn from Indian judiciary…..we all know the cases of BABRI MASJID, Where CJI was BESTOWED by an RS member chair….and he willingly gave the verdict against the law of natural justice….
By doing this not only verdict of Babri masjid was under criticism but entire judiciary of India was encircled….
Now if you have guts then take Babrimasjid case, Shaheed Afzal Guru, Maqbool bhat , Ishrat Jahan case, gujrat riots 2001 case to ICJ and see the result…..
Kandeel was killed by her brother for illegal relations with many people author of this article is making just stupid and nonsense news
So you the men and in particular the illetrate mullahs, which she was right to say about, will decide her character. How many of you can claim the same about you. And of course his brother who was surviving on her earnings , did not commit suicide, on being fed with such a perceived dirty money. Hypocrate
I understand killing seem not a suitable but you tell if your sisters sleep with many peoples and bring defame to your family, and you try to make understand but she doesn’t listen you the what would you do?
Women must b allowed to enjoy various rights which some mullahs thought can’t b enjoyed by a Muslim women.
I will not going to support the murder of qandeel baloch on account of dishonouring her culture, she didn’t deserve death, but I will also not support the vulgarity she was spreading which is totally haram for a Muslim pious women. She or any other women can earn fame from any dignified work like our female army officers pilots lawyers and doctors. But doing naked nude shows on YouTube can’t b justified. This is not a women power. I don’t consider it a women power. Women power is not showing breasts and legs. Women power is something else. Beyond imagination. Be sad for her untimely and ruthless death but don’t acknowledge her work. Stop this non sense in name of women power. Should I count you who are the best examples of women power?
Her body, her will, who are you to dictate
A word of advice please…..never defend honour killings, never defend the actions of those who would take justice into their own hands. What right did he have to decide who lives and who dies? An uneducated,ignorant, thick headed, egotistical man. I do not defend her actions, but I do not support his, nor those of any so called man who chooses the path of murder.