Newspaper Articles Archive
Pakistani media’s somersaults on air – By Nadeem Paracha: Somersaults on air Posted by Nadeem F. Paracha (Dawn Blog) Talking to DawnNews, veteran journalist Agha Murtaza Poya called America, India, and Israel an ‘axis of evil out to destroy Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan.’ There is absolutely nothing new
An analysis of Takfiri thought and actions in Pakistan: Wusatullah Khan of BBC Urdu offers an analysis of the Takfiri (Khariji ) thought and actions in Pakistan. Some renowned (notorious) Takfiris (Kharijis) include (some of them are hidden Takfiris): Ayman-al-Zawahiri Osama Bin Laden Mullah Omar Qazi Hussain Ahmed
Understanding the nature of Taliban and Al Qaeda in Pakistan – By Ayesha Siddiqa: The nature of the beast By Ayesha Siddiqa The series of recent terrorist attacks call for a close analysis of the militant threat and the formulation of a strategy to ward off such tragedies. At the moment, we seem
From jihadi Taliban to media Taliban – By Sohail Qalandar: Our own monsters Political leaders, intellectuals, influential media personalities and the military leadership of the country have to be united on a single-point national agenda: the elimination and total destruction of all militant organisations and their
Slaughterhouse in mad house – Taliban in Pakistan: Pagal khanay mein zabah khana – by Mohammed Hanif پاگل خانےمیں ذبح خانہ محمد حنیف بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، کراچی ’تو پھر کیا تمام پنجابی طالبان، وزیرستان ہجرت کر جائیں گے یا ایک چھوٹی سے خلافت ملتان
Death toll from Peshawar blast rises to 104: Extremism, whatever the historical reasons that are bent around trying to understand it and place it in our national and cultural context, now envelops all of us in a deadly and debilitating cloud. There will be the usual cries
Car bomb kills 117 in Meena Bazar in Peshawar, and Imran Khan’s stance on Taliban: Car bomb kills 91 in Pakistani city of Peshawar By RIAZ KHAN (AP) PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A car bomb tore through a busy market in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 91 people as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Frankenstein’s Monster and General Zia-ul-Haq’s jihadis: Frankenstein’s Monster revisited —William B MilamI was struck that the Pakistani government seemed unable to formulate or articulate a public argument for a bill clearly meant to strengthen Pakistan’s democracy and foster the many common goals that should unite
LHC orders police to book Khawaja Asif in kidnapping case: LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered Sialkot police to register a criminal case against PML-N MNA Khawaja Asif and five others on charges of kidnapping Sialkot Executive District Officer (Colleges) Rana Zulfiqar and obtaining
Then they came for me – the advance of the Taliban Nazis in Pakistan: Fly on the wall Tuesday, October 27, 2009Zafar Khalid Farooq Martin Niemölle was a German pastor and theologian in 20th-century Germany. Arrested and imprisoned by the Nazis before the war, his most famous work was a poem he wrote
Beware of the unholy nexus of civil and military establishment in Pakistan: A fine mess what, gentlemen By Kamran Shafi Tuesday, 27 Oct, 2009 Interior Minister Rehman Malik, left, talks to his Iranian counterpart Mostafa Mohammad Najjar during their meeting in
Death of DG Khan – Rasul Bakhsh Rais: The first line of defence against encroachments and occupation of public spaces, and corruption in public projects are the citizens of the towns. But they are not organised or motivated enough to challenge widespread corruption and mismanagement We often
Imperatives of the Waziristan operation: Monday, October 26, 2009Farhat Taj This is primarily in response to Roedad Khan’s piece of Oct 21 titled “Forgotten lessons of history.” Mr Khan has misrepresented the history and current realities of Waziristan. True, there was a resistance movement
Taliban’s psywar in Pakistan: Capital suggestionThe psywar Sunday, October 25, 2009Dr Farrukh Saleem On Oct 23, a suicide bomber attacked the aeronautical complex in Kamra. On Oct 22, gunmen shot-dead an army brigadier. On Oct 20, two suicide attackers bombed the International Islamic
Lal Masjid is still training militants in the heart of Islamabad?: By Azaz SyedSunday, 25 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) The capital police and law enforcement agencies are looking into GF involvement in different acts of terror, for example the killing of a brigadier i ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: It seems that the
A perspective on anti-Americanism found in Pakistan today: Smokers’ Corner: Bogey nation Nadeem F. ParachaSunday, 25 Oct, 2009 (Dawn Blog) Anti-Americanism today is an obligatory part of populist rhetoric.— Photo from File Recently the monthly Herald published the results of an elaborate survey that it undertook to
A view on Jamaat-e-Islami’s referendum on the Kerry-Lugar Bill: Asadullah Ghalib’s Analysis: PML-Q backs JI in ‘referendum’ ISLAMABAD: The PML-Q extended support to the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) in a “referendum” the latter held against the Kerry-Lugar legislation. PML-Q leaders Kamil Ali Aga and Marvi Memon also voted against the
Defending the NRO – An extensive analysis by Abbas Ather: While many constitutional and legal experts as well as politicians of the PPP government have either shied away from or miserably failed in defending the rationale and necessity of the National Reconciliation Ordinance between Benazir Bhutto shaheed and General
7 Months, 10 Days in Taliban’s Captivity: Story of David Rohde: Here is a five-part series “Held by the Taliban” offering a first-person account by David Rohde of his seven months as a captive of the Taliban in Pakistan. Mr. Rohde, a New York Times reporter, was kidnapped with two
The future government of Pakistan – by Nazir Naji: Related post: صحافیوں کی نگران حکومت: ندیم سعید کا کالم Nazir Naji identifies some possible names for a future idealistic government of Pakistan comprising some of the ‘most capable’ persons as identified in various TV talk-shows. President: General Hamid
This is our war – An analysis by Ayaz Amir: A make-or-break moment for Pakistan Islamabad diary Friday, October 23, 2009Ayaz Amir Kashmir 1947-48 was the only necessary war we fought. It gave us the parts of Kashmir now in our possession. The 1965 war was a delusional general’s
The attack on Islamic university in Islamabad: From General Zia to Imran Khan: IIU, me and you The Pakistan report card Thursday, October 22, 2009Fasi Zaka Several months ago, I was invited to speak at a seminar at the women’s campus of the International Islamic University (IIU). It was, to say at
LUMS cited in the Christian Science Monitor for all the wrong reasons: Top Pakistan university to ban kissing The Lahore University of Management Sciences promises to prohibit public displays of affection after a highly publicized peck on the cheek exposed deep fissures in Pakistani
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
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
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
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
Is there any evidence of an Islamic State in Islam?: Hamid Akhtar critiques the Khariji perspective on Islamic
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
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
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
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
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
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