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Al Qaeda’s Re-launch in South Asia and the role of Deobandi militants – C. Christine Fair: Lost in the hubbub over the rise of the Islamic State and the Obama administration’s move to war in Iraq was the Al Qaeda core’s declaration of a new affiliate in South Asia—long a home to jihadist activity. C.
Media Discourse on Deobandi Terrorism – 05 – 21 Sep 2014 –: Why are Muslims Fighting Against Each others ? Tunde Agara There are thousands of current practitioners of Wahhabism. Most citizens of Saudi Arabia, including hundreds of members of the royal family, practice Wahhabism. According to Stephen Schwartz in an
Dawn: Senior Pakistan army commander calls for curbing takfiri ASWJ-LeJ network in Southern Punjab and Balochistan: ISLAMABAD: A senior military commander called on Wednesday for action against terrorist groups in southern Punjab and Balochistan, saying the successful Zarb-i-Azb operation was not enough to end the terrorist threat in the country. “Terrorism cannot be eliminated
The lone warrior: An interview with Sheikh Waqas Akram: “He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.” When Sheikh Waqas Akram speaks about the state’s shortcomings in combating sectarianism and militancy, he speaks as part of the resistance, as someone experienced and battle-hardened; he
Mufti Naeem says that target killing of Deobandi ASWJ-TTP clerics and activists part of international conspiracy: Administrator Jamia Binoria Aalmia Mufti Muhammad Naeem Deobandi while strongly condemning the assassination of Jamia Taleemul Quran Rawalpindi Deputy Administrator Maulana Mufti Amanullah Deobandi said that the government had miserably failed in protecting lives of the people and eminent scholars. He
Bilawal tours Punjab: This little kid wants to snatch every single inch of Kashmir from India. Moreover, he makes fun of tens of thousands of people currently protesting against PM Nawaz Sharif government in Islamabad. Claims that he will not hand
Dawn’s editorial on the renunciation of violence by Punjabi Taliban: In certain national security circles, the renunciation of violence inside Pakistan by the leader of the TTP Punjab aka the Punjabi Taliban, Asmatullah Muawiya, will be greeted with satisfaction, even glee. Luring the Punjabi Taliban back towards the
پروفیسر ڈاکٹر حافظ محمد شکیل اوج کی شہادت اور تکفیری اساتذہ و مدرسہ کا کردار – خرم زکی: پروفیسر ڈاکٹر شکیل اوج کو خانہ فرہنگ ایران جاتے ہوۓ شہید کر دیا گیا. پروفیسر شکیل اوج جامعہ کراچی کے کلیہ اسلامی علوم کے رئیس تھے اور خانہ فرہنگ ایران اپنے اعزاز میں رکھے گئ ایک تقریب میں شرکت کے
From Ukraine to ISIS, the design is the same – Dr Abbas Zaidi: President Bashar al-Assad defied all odds, and al-Malliki, despite his incompetence and the practically US-backed independent Kurdistan, kept Iraq in one piece. It was not easy to withstand the collective US-EU-UAE-Turkey-Saudi Arabia assault. We must not forget Australia
Open letter to new ISI Chief Lt. General Rizwan Akhtar: To: Lt. General Rizwan Akhtar, new DG ISI On the continued progress of the Zarb-e-Azb operation, which resulted in the death of a senior Taliban terrorist this weekend, we congratulate the appointment of Lt. General Rizwan Akhtar to the
Shahbaz became Punjab CM because of defunct SSP – Amir Mir: ISLAMABAD: Feeling clearly upset over Nawaz Sharif-led PML-N’s changing tone and tenor towards Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (defunct Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan – SSP), the central leadership of ASWJ has reminded Shahbaz Sharif that he owes his present chief ministership
PPP needs Imran Khan to come out of its downward spiral – Kamal Hyder: Being a jiyala but having no interest in the current political set up, it pains me when I see people like Imran Khan and Tahir ul Qadri demanding a “revolution” in the name and face of change of
Saying goodbye: my brother, Ali Akbar Kumaili – by Y.G.: The following piece has been written by a close cousin of Ali Akbar Kumaili (son of Shia scholar Abbas Kumaili), who was shot dead in a sectarian attack in Karachi recently. The night he was shot, I sat
Dawn’s editorial on the renunciation of violence by Punjabi Taliban: In certain national security circles, the renunciation of violence inside Pakistan by the leader of the TTP Punjab aka the Punjabi Taliban, Asmatullah Muawiya, will be greeted with satisfaction, even glee. Luring the Punjabi Taliban back towards the mainstream
To crush ISIS, make a deal with Assad – Ahmad Samih Khalidi: LONDON — LAST week, President Obama virtually declared war on the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. But it is hard to reconcile the seemingly urgent need to confront the threat posed by this organization with the chosen
Pakistan only 36 polio cases short of global humiliation – Shahina Maqbool: Islamabad: With another six children crippled by polio on Thursday, Pakistan is now only 36 cases short of being the world’s only recipient of the ‘Global Humiliation and Reprimand Award.’ It took no more than a year of
Top 5 contradictions in Obama’s emerging ISIL strategy – by Juan Cole: In the past week, Secretary of State John Kerry has marshaled support of some sort from both European nations and from countries in the Middle East for the US push against ISIL. Unfortunately, the resulting coalition is riddled with
Islamic State: ‘US failure to look into Saudi role in 9/11 has helped Isis’ – by Patrick Cockburn: The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) has been aided by the continuing failure of the US Government to investigate the role of Saudi Arabia in the 9/11 attacks and its support of
Robert Fisk on Isis campaign: Bingo! Here’s another force of evil to be ‘vanquished’: Resurrection, reinvention and linguistics. Barack Obama did the lot. And now he’s taking America to war in Syria as well as Iraq. Oh yes, and he’s going to defeat Isis, its “barbarism”, “genocide”, its “warped ideology” – until
Islamic State group issues new curriculum in Iraq – by Sinan Salaheddin & Vivian Salama: The extremist-held Iraqi city of Mosul is set to usher in a new school year. But unlike years past, there will be no art or music. Classes about history, literature and Christianity have been “permanently annulled.” The Islamic State
Pakistani Shias need to discontinue the idea of political allegiance to an external authority figure – by Nabeel Jafri: Where do the Twelver Shias of Pakistan go from here? The violence this group has been subjected to in recent times has been discussed increasingly in mainstream media. The solutions being offered to this problem range from being
More than 160 Shia Muslims have been targeted in Karachi alone during Jan-Sep 2014 – by Huma Yusuf: Perhaps it is the shocking violence in Iraq. Or it might be the growing brutality of the attackers, who now pursue the relatives of previous victims and do not hesitate to slay women and children. It could also be
Dawn’s editorial on the renunciation of violence by Punjabi Taliban: In certain national security circles, the renunciation of violence inside Pakistan by the leader of the TTP Punjab aka the Punjabi Taliban, Asmatullah Muawiya, will be greeted with satisfaction, even glee. Luring the Punjabi Taliban back towards the
شریف برادران کی گڈ گورننس کا ایک جائزہ – عمار چودھری: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-09-16&edition=LHR&id=37070_61284902
Imran Khan and Tahir-ul-Qadri’s sit-ins in Islamabad are now an exercise in extended boredom – Ayaz Amir: There’s something like too much of a good thing. Have the twin bozos of the Reverend Qadri and Imran Khan – for this is the title their over-stretched antics are earning for them – not heard of the
PM Nawaz Sharif – Unbecoming, Unfit, Unsteady – by Shoaib Mir: It was a scene worth seeing the way he was drinking water in conditions that did not warrant any such liquid intake, and the way he was fumbling with his written notes when he was supposed to speak
About PTI’s performance in KP – by A Z: Many people have talked about the PTI’s performance in the KPK. It has been far from optimal and surely should have been better. However, there has been palpable progress in the past 15 months frustrating the people who
Would you invest here? – by Nadeem Ul Haque: Whether there is a Dharna, a flood, or a leaky Fawcett, ‘analysts’ are quick to point out economic consequences. When the flood of 2010 happened, the FM would sing this story of how Pakistan has suffered and the
Club Med for Terrorists – by Ron Prosor: THE hostilities in Gaza between Israel and Hamas persist and the diplomatic war at the United Nations continues, also without resolution. While there is no shortage of opinions on the way forward, the most obvious solution is strikingly
Dawn: Dharna survey: ‘Sit-ins show deep-rooted discontent’: LAHORE: The persistence of the sit-ins reflects that the roots of the discontent are potentially deep and the government cannot remain oblivious to its causes. “For almost a month, women, youth and aged people belonging to the poor and
عمران خان – اقبال کا بندہُ مومن – از طالب حق: اقبال کے افکار میں ”مرد مومن“ یا ”انسان کامل“کا ذکر جا بجا ملتا ہے۔ اس کے لئے وہ ” مرد حق“ ”بندہ آفاقی“ ”بندہ مومن“ ”مرد خدا“ اور اس قسم کی بہت سی اصطلاحات استعمال کرتے ہیں حقیقتاً یہ
فوج کے خلاف نواز شریف حکومت کے وزرا کی خفیہ مہم اور کشمیر تا سرگودھا گو نواز گو کے نعرے – بابر اعوان: Sargodha flood victims yelled Go Nawaz Go… by awaztoday-tv   Chants of ‘Go Nawaz, go!’ as PM Nawaz Sharif… by zemtv MULTAN GO NAWAZ GO 15-09-14 on Vimeo by faizanmaqsood1010
جمہوریت کو خطرہ ڈی جے بٹ سے ہے – از رؤف کلاسرا: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-09-14&edition=LHR&id=36968_75922971 DJ Butt arrested in Islamabad
اسلام آباد دھرنا اور وزیر اعظم نواز شریف کی ہٹ دھرمی: صدر ممنون صورتحال کی نزاکت دیکھتے ہوۓ سپریم کورٹ کو ریفرنس بھجوائیں – از کنور دلشاد: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-09-14&edition=LHR&id=36976_89841730
تصویری نمائش اور مقابلہ کہانی نویسی – از عامر حسینی: عمران خان ،ڈاکڑ طاہر القادری اور حامد رضا نے شیعہ نسل کشی پر بہت واضح موقف اختیار کیا اور ساته یہ وہ تصویریں جن میں شیعہ اور صوفی سنی نسل کشی کی طرف اشارہ کیا گیا ہے اب تک
Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent – an imminent threat to India? – by Michael Duffy: The vulnerable Muslims of Burma, Bangladesh, Assam and Gujarat and Ahmadabad and Kashmir, have a new saviour, one that has been two years in the making, Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri’s recent announcement of a new affiliate Al-Qaeda in
Roaring back at the Dinosaurs – by Fahd Husain: The writer is Director News, Express News. He tweets @fahdhusain [email protected] Party workers are picked up in the dead of night, blindfolded, handcuffed, bundled into caged vans and driven to unknown locations. There they are maltreated, harshly interrogated, booked
انقلاب و آزادی مارچ اور پاکستانی لیفٹ – از عامر حسینی: پاکستان میں بائیں بازو کے حلقوں میں پاکستان تحریک انصاف اور پاکستان عوامی تحریک کے دھرنے اور مارچ کے بارے میں زور و شور سے بحث و مباحثہ جاری ہے اس بحث کا سب سے بنیادی مرکز ان دو
Lakes in Pakistan, a paradise beyond Imagination – by Farhan Khan Virk: Pakistan is home to a large number of lakes and water reservoirs, Being a Scorpio and a water sign, I myself am a big fan of lakes and places full of water, I wanted to make a list of