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Distancing ourselves equally from the Taliban and the US is not as great a contradiction as may appear at first. by Ayaz Amir: Degrading… but do we have a choice?Islamabad diary Friday, December 12, 2008by Ayaz Amir Is the Lashkar-i-Taiba – or the organisation it has morphed into, Jamaat-ud-Dawa – guilty of terrorism? Did it have a hand in the Mumbai attacks?

Islamabad to demand 35 most wanted terrorists from Delhi: M A Kaiserimam London—Islamabad has prepared a list of some 35 top terrorists, involved in a number of terror activities in Pakistan and is set to hand over the names to Delhi seeking an early arrest and handing over

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UN Security Council sanctions Pakistani terrorist groups (Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jamaatud-Dawa). But is that enought?: However, sanctioning is not enough. The UNSC must constitute a high-level team to tbe stationed in Pakistan, to continuously monitor and implement the closure of all forms of Jihadi activities in Pakistan, Azad Kashmir and also in tribal areas.

Interview with a terrorist: General (Retired) Hamid Gul. What does he think about 9/11, Taliban, Osama Bin Laden, and democracy?: “The attacks on New York and Washington were an Israeli-engineered attempt at a coup against the government of the United States”General Hamid Gul General Hameed Gul was director general of the Pakistani Intelligence Services ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) and a

Interview with a terrorist: General (Retired) Hamid Gul. What does he think about 9/11, Taliban, Osama Bin Laden, and democracy?: “The attacks on New York and Washington were an Israeli-engineered attempt at a coup against the government of the United States”General Hamid Gul General Hameed Gul was director general of the Pakistani Intelligence Services ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) and a

Rozgar Technology Programme: An Open Letter to The Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif: To: The Chief Minister Punjab7 Club Road, G.O.R-1, LahoreSubject: “Rozgar Technology Programme” Sir, Respectfully,I present to you the Rozgar Technology Programme for your kind study. Please approve this programme to make not only the province of the Punjab but

Names and pictures of terrrorists involved in the Mumbai attacks. All of them belonged to Lashkar-e-Toiba & also Sipah-e-Sahaba from D.I.Khan: India releases names, details on Mumbai gunmen By MUNEEZA NAQVI – (The Associated Press) MUMBAI, India (AP) — Police in India said Tuesday they had identified the nine suspected Islamic militants killed during the three-day siege of Mumbai and

Names and pictures of terrrorists involved in the Mumbai attacks. All of them belonged to Lashkar-e-Toiba & also Sipah-e-Sahaba from D.I.Khan: India releases names, details on Mumbai gunmen By MUNEEZA NAQVI – (The Associated Press) MUMBAI, India (AP) — Police in India said Tuesday they had identified the nine suspected Islamic militants killed during the three-day siege of Mumbai and

Mumbai Attacks: An Al-Qaida attempt to provoke India-Pakistan War?: Farooq Sulehria9 December 2008 The butchery unleashed on Mumbai by a team of 10 black-hooded terrorists came to an end on November 29 at around 8.30 am. This is the sixth time Mumbai has come under some kind of

Pakistan on tightrope with militant raid: Pakistan on tightrope with militant raidIt targeted a camp of the group linked to the Mumbai attacks Sunday. By Mark Sappenfield – | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitorand Issam Ahmed – | Contributor to The Christian Science

The Terrorists Want to Destroy Pakistan, Too – Asif Ali Zardari’s article in The New York Times: Op-Ed Contributor By ASIF ALI ZARDARIPublished: December 8, 2008 Islamabad, Pakistan THE recent death and destruction in Mumbai, India, brought to my mind the death and destruction in Karachi on Oct. 18, 2007, when terrorists attacked a festive homecoming

Pakistan arrests suspected mastermind of Mumbai attacks: Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a terrorist of Lashkar-e-Taiba /Jamatud Dawa arrested.: Pakistan arrests suspected mastermind of Mumbai attacksZaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, named by sole surviving attacker as ringleader, held after raid on militant camp in Pakistani Kashmir * Saeed Shah in Islamabad * guardian.co.uk, Monday December 8 2008 16.56 GMT Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi

Pakistan arrests suspected mastermind of Mumbai attacks: Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a terrorist of Lashkar-e-Taiba /Jamatud Dawa arrested.: Pakistan arrests suspected mastermind of Mumbai attacksZaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, named by sole surviving attacker as ringleader, held after raid on militant camp in Pakistani Kashmir * Saeed Shah in Islamabad * guardian.co.uk, Monday December 8 2008 16.56 GMT Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry versus Chief Justice Abdul Hamid Dogar – A letter sent to Abbas Ather: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry versus Chief Justice Abdul Hamid Dogar Who is a hero and who is a zero? Why? Are we passive recipients of what media is injecting

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry versus Chief Justice Abdul Hamid Dogar – A letter sent to Abbas Ather: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry versus Chief Justice Abdul Hamid Dogar Who is a hero and who is a zero? Why? Are we passive recipients of what media is injecting into our veins? (By Abbas Ather) ……. (By Nazir

Pakistan army raids Laskhar-e-Toiba /Jamaatud Dawa compound in Kashmir.: Army raids LeT compound in Kashmir, say witnessesTariq Naqash and Syed Irfan RazaMonday, 08 Dec, 2008 (Dawn) MUZAFFARABAD/ISLAMABAD: Security forces have launched a ‘quiet’ crackdown on activists belonging to the banned jihadi outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba in different parts of the

Mumbai terrorist came from Pakistan, local villagers confirm – Ajmal Amir Kasab: * Saeed Shah in Faridkot, near Depalpur * The Observer, Sunday December 7 2008 An Observer investigation has established that the lone surviving gunman caught by Indian police during last week’s terrorist attacks on Mumbai came from a village

Did you know that over the past 14 years 54,969 Indians have been killed by Indian militants? Incredibe India – by Dr Farrukh Saleem: Capital suggestionIncredible India Sunday, December 07, 2008 (The News)by Dr Farrukh Saleem Did you know that over the past 14 years 54,969 Indians have been killed by Indian militants? Incredible. That translates into roughly 4,000 Indians getting killed per

An interesting dialogue between an educated Jihadi Pakistani and an educated ordinary Pakistani…: Ghost of TK: Says:December 6th, 2008 at 10:40 pmcomment-top Islamic Crazies! The goose that lays a strategic golden egg unwittingly for its imperial masters every few decades! When will our youngsters realize that they need to educate themselves and

The loneliness of Manmohan Singh and a war worth fighting and winning…: Friday, December 05, 2008by Aakar Patel On December 13, 2001, India’s parliament was attacked. Twelve people died, including six policemen and the five attackers. The next day Pakistan’s High Commissioner Ashraf Qazi was summoned to South Block and told

Violence in Karachi: The hell that is hate: The hell that is hateSaturday, December 06, 2008Samina Wahid Perozani It all started when the driver and the conductor of a bus were beaten up by an angry mob in Moosa Colony. Soon enough, news of this incident spread

A typical supporter of Imran Khan and Qazi Hussain Ahmed: This is the picture of a typical supporter of Imran Khan and Qazi Hussain Ahmed. These people gathered in the University of the Punjab to demand the restoration of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, and also to eulogize “the great

A typical supporter of Imran Khan and Qazi Hussain Ahmed: This is the picture of a typical supporter of Imran Khan and Qazi Hussain Ahmed. These people gathered in the University of the Punjab to demand the restoration of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, and also to eulogize “the great

At least 20 killed in bomb blast near Shi’ite centre in Peshawar: Al-Qaeda, Taliban and Sipah-e-Sahaba strike again…: At least 20 killed in powerful blast in Peshawar Islamabad, Dec 5 (PTI) At least 20 people, including three children, were killed and about 40 others injured in a powerful bomb blast targeting a prayer hall of the minority

A 6-year-old boy thrown into a hot water tub in Sargohda, Pakistan. His crimes? Hunger, Poverty,Helplessness: 6-year-old hungry boy died after being thrown in boiling water In Sargodha Pakistan, a hungry young boy, Tassawar, was thrown in a tub of hot water when he approached for food at the cooking area of a wedding in

The BJP’s election plank will be Mumbai. This is understandable of a party which thrives on divisions and disruption – By Kuldip Nayar: Road that leads nowhere By Kuldip Nayar IT is difficult to say whether the assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, Delhi and Mizoram are the semi-finals. The voters were agitated and angry over the terror

The Mumbai attacks, Pakistani hawks versus Indian hawks, the old Indo-Pak bilateral venom at work? Media on both sides making good money?: Let us not isolate PakistanPresident Asif Ali Zardari has told an American talk-show host that if there is “concrete evidence” against any Pakistanis for the Mumbai attack, the suspects would not be handed over to India but tried in

Consequences of Mumbai attacks – By Talat Masood: Unfortunately, whenever a terrorist attack takes place, the Muslim community of India also comes under pressure, despite its unflinching loyalty to the state. There is always a lingering fear that they may once again be subjected to communal violence

Profile of a terrorist: Mohammad Ajmal Amir Imran (Kasab) of Laskhar-e-Toiba, a recruit from Faridkot: The capture of the terrorist Mumbai massacre story unfolds in terrorist’s interrogation Praveen Swami — PHOTO: AFP Prize catch: Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman, the only terrorist arrested in Mumbai, is undergoing treatment at an undisclosed location in the city.

Profile of a terrorist: Mohammad Ajmal Amir Imran (Kasab) of Laskhar-e-Toiba, a recruit from Faridkot: The capture of the terrorist Mumbai massacre story unfolds in terrorist’s interrogation Praveen Swami — PHOTO: AFP Prize catch: Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman, the only terrorist arrested in Mumbai, is undergoing treatment at an undisclosed location in the city.

Lashkar-e-Taiba – By Steve Coll: THE NEW YORKER December 1, 2008Lashkar-e-TaibaSteve Coll Indian and American officials are now reporting that the Mumbai attackers seem to have connections to Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistan-based Islamist organization. Among other analytical clues, over the weekend, one anonymous American official

Mourning a hero: Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare: Hemant Karkare Born 1 July 1954Nagpur, Maharashtra, IndiaDied 26 November 2008 (aged 54)Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaNationality IndianOccupation Indian Police Service officerSpouse(s) Kavita Karkare Hemant Karkare (Marathi: हेमंत करकरे) (1 July 1954 – 26 November 2008) was the chief of the

Mourning a hero: Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare: Hemant Karkare Born 1 July 1954Nagpur, Maharashtra, IndiaDied 26 November 2008 (aged 54)Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaNationality IndianOccupation Indian Police Service officerSpouse(s) Kavita Karkare Hemant Karkare (Marathi: हेमंत करकरे) (1 July 1954 – 26 November 2008) was the chief of the

The Mumbai terror attacks and the jingoistic media – by Asma Jahangir: A turning point — Asma Jahangir The recent Mumbai terror attacks should be the turning point. Governments of the region are challenged to support an open and transparent investigation in order to identify and prosecute the masterminds behind such

Extremist Salafis and Deobandis versus Extremist Hindus: The new face of terrorism in India? The simmering in Bombay – By Aakar Patel: A few men with guns Saturday, November 29, 2008 (The News)By Aakar Patel The writer is a former newspaper editor who lives in Bombay. Among the papers he has edited is Mid-day, an afternoon paper that is published from

Eid ul-Adha: The Feast of Sacrifice in Islam; Who should you donate your charities or the animal hide (qurbani ki khaal) to?: Please do not donate your charities or animal hide to a potentially militant, terrorist or sectarian organization. Do not offer your charities to political, ethnic, religio-political, sectarian organizations or jihadi madrassahs of any sect. The best organizations worthy of

Eid ul-Adha: The Feast of Sacrifice in Islam; Who should you donate your charities or the animal hide (qurbani ki khaal) to?: Please do not donate your charities or animal hide to a potentially militant, terrorist or sectarian organization. Do not offer your charities to political, ethnic, religio-political, sectarian organizations or jihadi madrassahs of any sect. The best organizations worthy of