Amir Mir Archive

حکیم الله محسود کی ہلاکت میں نواز شریف حکومت کا کردار اور سیاست بازی – از سلیم صافی: معاف کیجئے لیکن حکیم اللہ محسود کے معاملے پر حکومتی احتجاج سیاست بازی کے سوا کچھ نہیں۔ شواہد بتاتے ہیں کہ حالیہ دورہ امریکہ میں صدر ابامہ کے ساتھ وزیر اعظم نواز شریف کی ملاقات میں اس بات پر
Why did a Pakistan army officer’s son kill Benazir Bhutto murder-case prosecutor? – by Amir Mir: ISLAMABAD: Abdullah Umar Deobandi, the alleged assassin of a senior prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfiqar, who was handling sensitive cases, including the Benazir Bhutto assassination, had joined the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as a reaction to avenge the alleged humiliation his father
Sipah Sahaba ASWJ leader who fixed bounty on Salmaan Taseer given PML-N ticket – by Amir Mir: ISLAMABAD: Besides fielding the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi-linked Chaudhry Abid Raza from NA-107 (Gujrat), the PML-N has awarded another party ticket to Sardar Ebaad Dogar from NA-178 (Muzaffargarh) despite his being an ardent disciple of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) who had announced
Thanks to CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry and CM Najam Sethi, 55 charged sectarian terrorists allowed to contest polls from Punjab – by Amir Mir: Source: Adapted with some changes from The News, April 24, 2013 ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), led by Justice (retired) Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, has simply failed to prevent 55 candidates from the Punjab, belonging to 10 different
In caretaker CM Najam Sethi’s Punjab, Sharifs continue to rule the roost – by Amir Mir: Source: The News, April 04, 2013 Related post: Why did rightwing Nawaz Sharif accept liberal Najam Sethi as caretaker CM of Punjab? – by Nusrat Javeed Lahore, 4 April 2013: Two weeks after the dissolution of the Punjab government,
Anti-Christian violence in Lahore further blemishes Shahbaz Sharif govt’s record on minorities – by Amir Mir: Related post: Exposed: PML-N MNA Malik Riaz led the attack on Christian community in Lahore Source: The News, March 11, 2013 LAHORE: The anti-Christian violence in Lahore where 100-plus houses and shops were ransacked, looted and finally set ablaze
#ShiaGenocide: Chotoo group of Deobandi militants key suspect in Abbas Town carnage in Karachi – by Amir Mir: Source: The News, 6 March 2013 Despite the absence of a responsibility claim for the March 3 bombing in the Shia-dominated Abbas Town area of Karachi, the investigating agencies are certain that the deadly assault was carried out by
Takfiri militants of Taliban-ASWJ release video of beheading of 6 Pakistani soldiers: Source: The News, 6 March 2013 ISLAMABAD: Barely four days after an All Parties Conference convened by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Maulana Fazlur Rehman Deobandi Group) announced its support to the dialogue process with the Takfiri Deobandi militants and asked
Pakistan army rejects dialogue with Taliban, says no difference between TTP and LeJ -by Amir Mir: ISLAMABAD: While an All Parties Conference has supported talks with the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, the security establishment believes that holding a dialogue with the TTP would be like negotiating with the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) since there was barely any difference between
Banned terrorist outfit SSP (ASWJ-LeJ) chief Ludhianvi confirms talks with PML-N – by Amir Mir: The cat is finally out of the bag. What was vehemently being refuted by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has actually been confirmed by none other than the chief of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ — defunct Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan-SSP) Maulana
ASWJ-LeJ terrorist Malik Ishaq Deobandi’s arrest is a face- saving exercise by PML-N govt in Punjab – by Amir Mir: Although, the founder of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Malik Mohammad Ishaq has finally been detained by the Punjab government under mounting pressure from the federal government and security establishment, the Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) strongly believes that his detention is a
CM Shahbz Sharif will not act against LeJ because PML-N has political alliance with ASWJ – by Amir Mir: Punjab govt may not act against LeJ as PML-N has seat adjustments with defunct SSP While the federal government wants the Punjab government to launch a massive crackdown on the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) and defunct Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP, currently operating
#ShiaGenocide is making the land of the pure more pure: A Comment from Social media By God for the first time in my life I have realized what Bangalis went through in 71 and what it means to be isolated when your government, armed forces and other state actors
#ShiaGenocide in Quetta was avoidable had ASWJ-LeJ’s Kurd Deobandi been nabbed – by Amir Mir: The February 16 carnage of 90 more Shia Hazaras in Quetta could have been prevented had the Frontier Corps (FC) and the police made concerted efforts to arrest a coterie of terrorists belonging to Usman Saifullah Kurd faction of
Usman Saifullah Kurd Deobandi, the LeJ terrorist who caused fall of Raisani government in Balochistan – by Amir Mir: Adapted and edited from multiple sources by LUBP It was mainly the failure of Balochistan administration to counter the deadly anti-Shia Hazara terrorist activities by Usman Saifullah Kurd faction of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and the consequent reaction shown by the
Contrary to Pakistan Army’s claims, Pakistani Taliban (TTP) are not USA’s puppets – by Saleem Safi: Pakistan Army generals and their affiliates and proxies in right-wing (e.g., PML-N, PTI, JUD, JI, ASWJ-LeJ etc) and pseudo-liberals (e.g. Rehman Malik, Ejaz Haider, Sherry Rehman, Mosharraf Zaidi etc) want us to believe that Tehreek-e-Tailban Pakistan (TTP) and Afghan
Blood of Shia Muslims flows freely in Pakistan – by Amir Mir: Source: Asia Times ISLAMABAD – The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ – Army of Jhangvi), a Pakistan-based, al-Qaeda-linked, anti-United States, Sunni Deobandi sectarian-turned-jihadi group, has let loose a reign of terror against the Shi’ite minority. In its latest attack, the LeJ on
Kidnappers of Taseer’s son want release of Mumtaz Qadri – by Amir Mir: Related posts:  Bold statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on Shia massacres in Pakistan under the patronage by Pakistan army In support of Shahbaz Taseer ****** Expressing grave concern over the release of Malik Mohammad Ishaq, one of
Hiring of Pakistani fighters for Bahrain angers Iran – by Amir Mir: Related articles: Sectarianism and racism: The dishonest narratives on Bahrain – by Hasnain Magsi Recruitment of Bahrain National Guards in Lahore to kill Shia protesters in Bahrain Racist Shia Arabs lynching Pakistanis in Bahrain? – by Ram Alamdar Hussain
Video of General Tariq’s abducted son-in-law emerges – by Amir Mir: Related article: General Tariq Majid’s son-in-law kidnapped by extremist Deobandis Here is a rude reminder to Generals Kayani, Pasha, Tariq Majeed and others who still believe in the Good Taliban theory and the Strategic Depth theory. Investing in jihadi
In the name of God, you are dead – by Amir Mir: When Punjab Governor Salman Taseer stepped out of the Table Talk restaurant in Islamabad, after having lunch with his hotelier friend Sheikh Waqas on January 4, he was most likely aware of the possibility of religious extremists lurking around
Qari Saifullah Akhtar, ISI’s most valued asset, resurfaces in Punjab: About Qari Saifullah Akhtar is a senior al Qaeda military leader who operates in Paksitan. Akhtar is the influential leader of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami and commands Brigade 313, a unit in al Qaeda’s Shadow Army. Akhtar has direct links with
Why Benazir Bhutto’s killer can’t be taken to task – by Amir Mir: Three years after Benazir Bhutto’s tragic assassination in Rawalpindi and almost nine months after the United Nations Inquiry Commission released its report, carrying broad hints about her probable assassins, the actual mastermind of her murder still remains at large.
Pushtun, Shia, Ahmadi and Barelvi: main victims of terrorism in Pakistan in 2010 – by Amir Mir: Source: The News, December 24, 2010 The year 2010 has proven to be the bloodiest for the people of Pakistan since 2001 as the unending spate of lethal suicide bombings in almost every nook and corner of the country
Just who is not a kafir? – by Amir Mir: Related post: Kafir factory: Shia kafir, Qadiani kafir – by Mohammed Hanif Source: Outlook India War On The Kafirs The broad Sunni-Shia division does not explain all of it Most Sunnis adhere to the Hanafi school of jurisprudence. Only
Sipah-e-Sahaba responsible for Khalid Khwaja’s murder – by Amir Mir: Killers of Khwaja wanted custody of Afghan Taliban, not release Sunday, May 02, 2010 By Amir Mir LAHORE: The Asian Tigers’ demand for the release of some key commanders of the Afghan Taliban, including Mulla Omar’s second-in-command, in exchange
Who if not Baitullah? By Amir Mir: The United Nations Inquiry Commission report into Bhutto’s murder has put Musharraf regime in the dock The three-member United Nations Inquiry Commission has almost absolved the slain Ameer of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Commander Baitullah Mehsud of the Bhutto murder
Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi of ASWJ leads a grand rally in Jhang with the help of PML-N’s Punjab government: We at LUBP proudly present to our readers the latest specimen of good governance of PML-N’s government in Punjab. Residents of Jhang (central Punjab) are currently experiencing an incredible surge in the presence and public activities of Sipah-e-Sahaba, a
Punjabi Taliban belonging to Sipah-e-Sahaba responsible for the Lahore’s Model Town suicide attack – by Amir Mir: Police and rescue workers stand near a crater, which was made from a suicide bomb targeting the Special Investigation Agency in Lahore. A suicide car bomb attack on a police intelligence unit in Lahore killed at least 12 people
Judicial activism may lead Pakistan towards a military intervention – by Amir Mir: LAHORE, 15 February 2010: A fresh tussle between the Pakistani President Asif Zardari and the Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry over the appointment of the superior court judges has snowballed into a major political crisis which may lead to yet
366 killed in 7 attacks targeting mosques in 2009 – Report by Amir Mir: 7 December 2009 LAHORE: At least 366 innocent Pakistanis have been killed and 901 injured in the first 11 months of year 2009 in seven bloody incidents of terrorism across Pakistan, targeting mosques with the help of suicide bombers
Book Review: Talibanisation of Pakistan – By Amir Mir: Talibanisation Of Pakistan: From 9/11 To 26/11 By Amir Mir Pentagon Press | 422 pages Introduction of the review by Abdul Nishapuri Amir Mir, unlike the pro-Taliban and pro-conspiracy theory tendencies of his brother Hamid Mir, has truly maintained
Why did Taliban-US talks fail? By Amir Mir: LAHORE: The American initiative to hold talks with the Afghan Taliban through Saudi and Pakistani intelligence agencies has failed to produce the desired results so far primarily due to the trust deficit between the two sides and the obstinacy
Pakistan’s Top 10 Militant Commanders: By Amir Mir In a recent article, prominent Pakistani journalist Amir Mir warned that the killing of Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud was “unlikely to give Pakistan a reprieve” in its fight against the Islamic
Aik jihadi bhai ki shahadat (‘martyrdom’ of a jihadi brother). May his soul burn in hell.: Ilyas Kashmiri had planned to attack COAS Friday, September 18, 2009 (The News)By By Amir Mir LAHORE: The reported death of the Ameer of the Azad Kashmir chapter of the Harkatul Jehadul Islami (HUJI) Commander Ilyas Kashmiri in a
A comprehensive review of the ISI money, Nawaz Sharif, IJI and MQM Pandora Box: PML-N’s losing grace ISI money case to reopen old wounds, hurt many Situationer Saturday, August 29, 2009By Amir Mir LAHORE: Former chief justice of Pakistan Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui’s statement that the Inter Services Intelligence dished out millions of rupees to
Pakistan extradites ten Taliban terrorists to China – by Amir Mir: 10 terror suspects extradited to China By Amir Mir LAHORE: Pakistan has extradited 10 arrested terrorists belonging to the pro-independence Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) to China, an Interior Ministry spokesman confirmed to The News on Friday. The spokesman
Amir Mir: Punjabi and Pushtun militants behind Manawan attack: Monday 30 March 2009 LAHORE: The Pakistani authorities investigating the 30/3 bloody assault on the Police Training School in Manawan on the outskirts of Lahore believe the highly trained and equally equipped terrorist squad involved in the Monday attack
Amir Mir: Peace deal in Swat a high-risk affair: Govt-TNSM deal a high-risk affair Tuesday, February 17, 2009 By Amir Mir LAHORE: Islamabad’s decision to sign a peace deal with the Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi by enforcing the ‘Sharai Nizam-e-Adl Regulation’ in the Malakand division of the NWFP,
Amir Mir: Has Swat fallen to the Taliban?: Wednesday 21 January 2009 LAHORE: Fifteen months after the launching of a military operation in the lush-green picturesque valley of Swat by the Pakistan army to dismantle the militant network of Maulana Fazalullah, a major part of the mountainous