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بنیاد پرستی کا سبب کم علمی ہے – از ڈاکٹر مجاہد مرزا: Source : http://www.jehanpakistan.com/epaper/detail_news.php?news=%2Fepaper%2Fepaper%2Flahore%2F270614%2Fpage13-5.jpg#sthash.1NpqY7DV.dpbs
Obama’s Disastrous Iraq Policy: An Autopsy – by Peter Beinart: Mourners in Najaf carry the coffins of Iraqi Special Forces soldiers killed in clashes with Wahabi militants in Ramadi, in January 2014. (Ahmad Mousa/Reuters) Yes, the Iraq War was a disaster of historic proportions. Yes, seeing its architects
وزیر اعلی شہباز شریف نے رانا مشہود کو سات وزارتیں دے رکھی ہیں – از سید احسن عباس رضوی: مسلم لیگ (ن )کے پاس اہل اور قابل اراکین صوبائی اسمبلی کی کمی یا نوازنے کا سلسلہ جاری ۔وزیر اعلیٰ پنجاب نے رانا مشہود کو 7وزارتوں کا قلم دان دے رکھا ہے۔رانا مشہود احمد قانون،تعلیم،سپورٹس،یوتھ افئیرز،انفارمیشن اور کلچر،ٹوارزم اورآرکیالوجی
Now we see how his doctrine turns enemies into ‘allies’ – by Robert Fisk: How do they get away with these lies? Now Tony Blair tells us that Western “inaction” in Syria has produced the Iraq crisis. But since bombing Syria would have brought to power in Damascus the very Islamists
ANP’s discourse on Pashtun genocide – by Abdul Nishapuri: Jang’s reporter Khalid Khan reports that ANP leader Ghulam Ahmed Bilour (the blasphemy murder reward fame) alleges “Pashtun genocide is ON” in North Waziristan, criticizes callous attitutde of Punjab and Sindh governments etc. While we don’t deny that in
Airlines Halt Flights to Pakistan City After Attack on Plane – by Ismail Khan and Declan Walsh: PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two major airlines suspended their service to Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, after a gun attack on a crowded airliner here that killed a passenger and raised fears of a concerted militant campaign against the
How US and Britain were warned of Isis advance in Iraq but ‘turned a deaf ear’ – by Richard Spencer: Five months ago, a Kurdish intelligence “asset” walked into a base and said he had information to hand over. The capture by jihadists the month before of two Sunni cities in western Iraq was just the beginning, he
Protest Against Terrorism in Front of the White House – by Daniyal Zaidi: I would say Saddam, but Saddam was quite successful in fooling the world and making them believe that he was a secular and not a religious Salafi/Wahabi fanatic leader. And Bandar Bin Sultan is not a religious figure either,
How to control prices in Ramzan? – By Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad: All the provincial and district governments must ensure that the government approved rate lists of each and every item, must be BOLDLY and PROMINENTLY displayed at each and every shop, Khokha and Rehri; and must also be advertised
Massacre of Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri’s followers by the Shahbaz Sharif govt: Was this Lahore or Occupied Kashmir? – by Ayaz Amir: If this was Srinagar, and the Indian army had been trying to quell a crowd of Kashmiri demonstrators, we would have understood. We would have shaken our heads but we would have understood. Although even there the savagery
It’s Not Shias Vs Sunnis in Iraq – by Ali Khan Mahmudabad, Cambridge University: The current conflict in Iraq is not a battle between Sunnis and Shi‘as as most news agencies and analysts are claiming. The Islamic State for Iraq and Shaam or ISIS as they are popularly referred to are
Evil vs evil: Salafi Wahhabi militants in Afghanistan hang Deobandi Taliban militants – by Hasan Khan: ISLAMABAD – Militant groups adhering to different ideologies are battling for ground, particularly in eastern and north-eastern Afghanistan, according to observers in Pakistan and Afghanistan. A video of unidentified militants in Nuristan Province hanging Taliban insurgents appeared online
تکفیری دیوبندی سپاہ صحابہ کے ہاتھوں سنی بریلوی نسل کشی اور میڈیا کی پر اسرار خاموشی – از عثمان قادری: شیعہ مسلمانوں کے بعد بریلوی سنی مسلمان دہشتگردوں کے نشانہ پر. کالعدم تکفیری خارجی دہشتگرد تنظیم تحریک طالبان/انجمن سپاہ صحابہ/لشکر جھنگوی کا اسلام آباد میں عرس کی محفل پر دیسی بم سے حملہ. سینتالیس سے زائد افراد زخمی.
Fomer CJ’s son appointed vice chairman Balochistan Investment Board : A Facebook Discussion: Congratulations to Honda Civic Society and Sipah Sahaba in their Joint Struggle to Restore Grade 22 Bureaucrat PCO Chaudhary. The Liar’s, ooops, Lawyer’s movement has finally bourne fruit! “Doctor” Arsalan Ibne Iftikhar, son of Hazrat Iftikhar Chaudhary PCO
Takfir and terrorism – by Tahir Kamran: Like khalafah, umma, jihad and shahadat, takfir has attained a wide currency in modern day Muslim discourse. For analysts, takfir has a peculiar specificity, especially when referring to modern day proponents of revivalist Islam. Takfir denotes excommunication or
Good statement by Grand Ayatollah Khamenei on Takfiri terrorism and Sunni-Shia unity against Takfiris and their imperialist mentors: The great danger of the #Takfiri forces is not about killing the innocents, although that is a #crime, a big crime, but the greater danger is that Takfiris make Sunnis and Shias distrust one another; this is a
Fatwa declares Zarb-i-Azb a jihad: ISLAMABAD: Over 100 ulema from various schools of thought declared on Sunday Zarb-i-Azb, the military operation being carried out against terrorists and militants in North Waziristan Agency, as jihad. The decree [fatwa] was issued after a meeting
ایک درد دل رکھنے والے پاکستانی کی جماعت اسلامی سے اپیل: جماعت اسلامی کی قیادت سے ایک گزارش!! میں اتحاد بین المسلمین کا داعی ہوں اور عملاً اس کی ترویج کرتا ھوں اور حقیر نے ھر ایسے فورم پر اتحاد کی آواز اٹھائی ھے کہ جس نے جب بھی جہاں
مسلم لیگ نواز ، لشکر جھنگوی کے رانا ثنا اللہ کی اصل طاقت اس کے تایا زاد افتخار چودھری تھے – از مجیب الرحمان شامی: Source : http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-06-22&edition=LHR&id=32284_92198901
ISIS Advances in Iraq Echoed in Bahrain: Top Bahrain government officials took to Twitter to show what is being perceived as support to the advances of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a splinter group of the terror organisation Al Qaeda, in Iraq.
10 Myths about the Crisis in Iraq: The ongoing Iraq crisis has upended many assumptions about Iraq and US policy in the Arab East (al-mashriq) and Persian Gulf. Unfortunately Western media reporting is filled with much erroneous information on the crisis. Sectarian politicians, who seek
Enough – by Arif Ahmad: Done and dusted Left for dead We are back up on our feet Kicking, fighting Showing our resolve, our grit That stuff we are made of And the oomph we got left Besides our lingering fears Beyond
سپاہ صحابہ لشکر جھنگوی کے دہشت گرد آزاد – آپریشن ضرب ازب کس کے خلاف ہو رہا ہے ؟: ایک طرف جہاں پاکستانی آرمی وزیرستان میں دیوبندی اور وہابی دہشت گردوں کے خلاف آپریشن کرنے میں مصروف ہے وہاں دوسری طرف کراچی سے تعلق رکھنے والے سپاہ صحابہ لشکر جھنگوی کے دیوبندی دہشت گرد ہنگو میں آزادی سے
Army’s bogus operation in North Waziristan – by Laleen Ahmad: The Army spokesman has said, “We are launching operation Zarb-e-Azb to “eliminate these terrorists regardless of hue and colour, along with their sanctuaries” and laudatory voices have filled every space in Pakistan. The voices are noticeable for their monotony,
نفرت اور تشدد، پاکستانی احمدی اقلیت کی چین کو ہجرت: پاکستان میں تفریق اور تشدد سے تنگ آ کر احمدی اقلیت سے تعلق رکھنے والے درجنوں افراد اور خاندان چین ہجرت کر رہے ہیں، تاہم وہاں بھی ان کے لیے مشکلات کچھ کم نہیں۔ چین میں پناہ گزین، پاکستان
Some inconvenient questions about Pakistan army’s LeJ ties – by Marvi Sirmed: Editor’s note: We appreciate Marvi Sirmed’s article in the Nation about the terrorist ties of the Pakistan Army. There is plenty of evidence including but not limited to Carlotta Gall’s book, the Wrong Enemy: https://lubpak.com/archives/311475 https://lubpak.com/archives/312805 https://lubpak.com/archives/312576
سبق سکھائیں ، منہاج القرآن سیکریٹریٹ پرپولیس کی چڑھائی کی اندرونی کہانی سامنے آگئی: ۔ سانحہ ماڈل ٹاﺅن کے ذمہ دار قرار دیئے گئے ڈی آئی جی آپریشن اور سی سی پی او کو معطل کرنے کی بجائے او ایس ڈی بنائے جانے کی وجوہات سامنے آ گئی ہیں۔ باخبر ذرائع نے انکشاف
عراق : سعودی حمایت یافتہ وہابی دہشت گردی کا شکار – از ڈاکٹر لال خان: ایڈیٹر نوٹ : پاکستانی قوم کا ایک المیہ یہ بھی ہے کہ جب بات دیوبندی اور وہابی دہشت گردی کی آے تو ملا ہو یا لبرل ، ملحد دانش ور ہوں یا بائیں بازو سے تعلق رکھنے والے سب
Facebook refuses to take down ISIS terror group fan page – by Rahat Hussain: [UPDATE: Facebook removed this page from its website about an hour after this article was posted Monday.] Users of Facebook have reported this week that the website is refusing to take down a known ISIS terror group
Radical Salafi and Deobandi autumn, not Arab spring – by Chris Cork: The writer is editorial consultant at The Express Tribune, news junkie, bibliophile, cat lover and occasional cyclist. The Arab Spring was never aptly named — for one thing it is a coinage of the West rather than
Iraqi Shi’ite, Sunni political leaders call for national unity: (Reuters) – Iraqi Shi’ite and Sunni political leaders made a joint call for national unity on Tuesday after a closed-door meeting called after a week of sectarian violence that saw Sunni militants seize northern cities. The leaders,
Youth, women among seven killed in PAT supporters’ clash with police – by Arif Malik & Nadeem Haider: LAHORE: Members of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) were among the seven people killed during a clash between PAT protesters and policemen in Lahore on Tuesday. According to initial reports, one of the deceased PAT supporters is
شیعہ نسل کشی کے بعد نواز لیگ کی سرپرستی میں بریلوی نسل کشی کا آغاز: لاہور میں ڈاکٹر طاہر القادری کی رہائش گاہ اور منہاج القرآن کے گرد کھڑی رکاوٹیں ہٹانے کا معاملہ سات بیگناہوں کی جان لینے کے بعد ایک نیا رخ اختیار کر چکا ہے – پولیس کی جانب سے نہتے
Pak Army should take out all Taliban not just “bad” Taliban all over Pakistan – M Ilyas Khan: Pakistan’s military operation to clear al-Qaeda and Taliban militants from its side of the Afghan border has long been demanded by Kabul and Washington. Troops are now on alert in Pakistan’s towns and cities after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Saudi Salafi inspired and funded Al Shahaab kill at least 50 people in a Kenya – by Drazen Jorgic: (Reuters) – Somali-linked Islamists have killed at least 50 people in a Kenyan coastal town, executing men in front of their families and killing others who had gathered to watch World Cup soccer on television. The al Shabaab
Iraq blowback: Isis rise manufactured by insatiable oil addiction – by Nafeez Ahmed: Following the bulk of western reporting on the Iraq crisis, you’d think the self-styled ‘Islamic State of Iraq and Syria‘ (Isis) popped out of nowhere, took the west completely by surprise, and is now rampaging across the Middle East
Ahmadiyya persecution in Pakistan – by Khaled Ahmed: On May 27, this appeared on the front page of the Pakistani daily, Dawn: “Gunmen shot dead a doctor from the minority Ahmadi community in Chenab Nagar town in Punjab. Mehdi Ali, a 50-year-old heart surgeon from
ISIS: Ankara’s spoiled child? – by Mahir Zeynalov: It was Dec. 25, 2013. A week after a major raid against suspects implicated in a corruption investigation in Turkey, including the sons of three ministers and pro-government businessmen, prosecutors ordered another wave of raids. Police chiefs appointed
US prepares for talks with Iran to stop Iraq militants, says official: Volunteers to fight Wahabi militants gather in the streets in Al-Fdhiliya district, eastern Baghdad on Sunday. Photograph: Thaier Al-sudani/Reuters The United States is preparing to open a direct dialogue with Iran about how to deal with the Sunni
Anti-al-Qaeda Sunni Group Backs Iraq’s Shiite Government – by Zaid Sabah and Caroline Alexander: A key Sunni Muslim tribal leader said his forces are helping Iraq’s Shiite-led government battle Islamist militants and called for urgent U.S. military intervention to help stop their advance. “We’ve been fighting al-Qaeda in Anbar for the past