Newspaper Articles Archive
Death toll in Pakistan mosque blast may reach 70: The Taliban and their jihadi and sectarian associates attack mosques, imambargahs, funerals, schools, army, police, political leaders alike. Sometimes they openly claim the responsibility of their heinous crimes. On other occasions, they remain silent for their own strategic gains.
Who is funding Taliban in Swat through emerald mines?: Taliban take over Swat’s emerald mines The Taliban take one-third of the yield from all miners and the costs are shared equally by the Taliban and the miners. – Reuters/File photo. TALIBAN in Swat have taken over emerald mines
Imtiaz Gul: Expansion of war theatre: In an interview with The Washington Post, Kilcullen warned that if Pakistan went out of control, it would ‘dwarf’ all the crises in the world today. “Pakistan. Hands down. No doubt,” he said when asked to name the central
How Saudi Arabia has stayed immune from terrorist attacks all this while?: An expat’s question By Muhammad Ali Pakistan’s dictators have never been as brutal as those in other parts of the world – File photo. MUNA Khan, a former Dawn hand, now abroad and working for a news agency, emailed
Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia: Reports by BBC and Financial Times: Saudi Arabia’s Shia press for rights By Anees al-Qudaihi BBC Arabic Service Underlying tensions between Sunni and Shia in the Middle East have escalated to full-scale crises in the past few
Who broke Pakistan? – by Hamid Mir: The grandson of late Bengali leader Abul Hashim wrote me a letter about my last article on Lahore Resolution published in this newspaper on March 23. Abul Hashim was the Secretary General of Muslim League in United Bengal before
LUBP supports the "Preventing Violent Extremism" program: No matter which way we turn in these troubled times it seems there is always somebody pointing an accusatory finger at us. Today it is the turn of the British, the country with which we have perhaps the closest
Mapping the Madrasa Mindset: Political Attitudes of Pakistani Seminaries: Muhammad Amir Rana24-3-2009 Pakistani madaris are perceived as a catalyst factor promoting orthodox views. Many analystsview that their role in shaping the views of the masses and their students is a serious concern
NYT: Pakistan is supporting Afghan militants?: Afghan Strikes by Taliban Get Pakistan Help, U.S. Aides Say By MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT Published: March 25, 2009 WASHINGTON — The Taliban’s widening campaign in southern Afghanistan is made possible in part by direct support from operatives
US offers $5m reward for Baitullah Mehsud: WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday offered up to $11 million in rewards to find and capture three Al Qaeda terrorists, including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud. The US announced a $5 million bounty for the location or arrest
Asif Zardari, Journalists, Terrorists and Ansar Abbasi: Tahir Sarwar Mir, in the following op-ed, seems to offer an advice to Ansar Abbasi (and his likes) based on Habib Jalib’s poetry.
Shafeeq-ur-Rahman: the inimitable humorist: By Rauf ParekhTuesday, 24 Mar, 2009 (Dawn) Despite having not written for such a long time, Shafeeq-ur-Rahman did not fade out and new editions of his books were
Long March 2009 and Sauce for the Goose: Zafar Hilaly: Sauce for the goose Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Zafar Hilaly The ongoing auction for votes in the Punjab Provincial Assembly, so soon after the restoration of the judges, is further proof that the federation is dysfunctional. As the politicians
Quetta appears to be Taliban headquarters: Holbrooke: Peshawar, Mar 24 (ANI): US special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke has said that Quetta, the capital of Pakistans Balochistan province, appears to be the Talibans headquarters. Holbrooke made it clear that the number one problem in
From Jamea Hafsa to Rahman Baba – by Farhat Taj: Attack on Pakhtun culture Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Farhat Taj In February this year someone circulated an email on one of the email lists I am a member of and was talking about the possibility of any attacks by
Taliban in Swat: Crippled and blind: Crippled and blind Tuesday, March 24, 2009 The media should have been reporting – and celebrating – the eradication of polio from Pakistan years ago. We were almost polio-free as recently as three years ago, whereas today this dreadful
What about lawyers’ cause in Swat?: A new lawyers’ movement may be needed to address the crisis created for the legal profession in Swat after the Tehreek-e Nifaz-e Shariat-e Muhammadi (TNSM) banned the lawyers from the qazi courts set up under the tutelage of its
PPP and PML-N, New lines of friendship?: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, left, seen with opposition leader Nawaz Sharif, during a press conference after their meeting in Raiwind. — AP Lines of friendship Tuesday, March 24, 2009 (The News) The post-long march shape of the political
A group photo of would-be suicide bombers: A group of supporters of Taliban’s commander Baitullah Mehsud – Reuters/File photo. One of the above will attack a police station in Lahore, killing 20 cops and 10 ordinary citizens. Another will attack the house
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi carried out the Lahore Cricket Attack: Who did the 3/3 attack? According to a front-page report in a national daily on Sunday, it was revealed that the intelligence agencies have finally told the government that Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) was behind the March 3 attack on the
Talat Masood: Revisiting the Swat deal with the Taliban: Revisiting the Swat deal Monday, March 23, 2009 Talat Masood The Swat peace agreement, signed between the Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat Mohammadi (TNSM) and the ANP-led government of the NWFP, seems to be running in serious difficulties. Broadly, the agreement aims at
Maulana Sami-ul-Haq Deobandi, Madam Tahira and the long road to Shariat: Swat, Shariat and the Bastard Children of Mullah-Military Alliance in Pakistan JUI-S for enforcement of Sharia across country Updated at: 1810 PST, Sunday, March 22, 2009 SARGODHA: Father of the Taliban, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-S chief Maulana Sami-ul-Haq said on Sunday
Taliban militancy in Pakistan enabled through balck economy: Militancy & black economy By Syed Irfan Ashraf Sunday, 22 Mar, 2009 (Dawn) WHILE analysts cite ‘ideology’ as the chief factor responsible for the rising militancy in the country, it is unfortunate that little attention is being paid to
US drone strikes hurt Al-Qaeda in Pakistan: Sunday, 22 Mar, 2009 (Dawn) A six-month campaign of Predator strikes in Pakistan has seriously damaged the Al-Qaeda structure. — Reuters LOS ANGELES: A six-month campaign of Predator strikes in Pakistan has seriously damaged the Al-Qaeda structure there, forcing
Sufi Muhammad’s judicial system in Swat: Is it really Islamic?: Daily Express, 22 March 2009 .. Ill-judged Saturday, March 21, 2009 We have never seen the detail of the agreement made between the government of NWFP and the TNSM, if indeed any such detail exists. For all the world
Liberals, Hardliners and Imran Khan: Illiberal liberals The Pakistan report card Saturday, March 21, 2009 Fasi Zaka Imran Khan’s recent address at the Rawalpindi District Bar Association demonstrates how far he has come as an orator. Had he chosen to participate in these elections,
Pakistan’s Jundullah and the plaint from Iran: The plaint from Iran… The Iranian ambassador to Pakistan, Mr Mashallah Shakeri, has complained about the activities inside Iran of a terrorist organisation called Jundullah that is reportedly located inside Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The organisation has appeared a number
D.I. Khan update 21 March 2009: Two more Shias killed by the Taliban / Sipah-e-Sahaba.: D.I.Khan: Prominent Nauha Khwan Asghar Martyred. SFP NEWS :March 18, 2009 :D.I.Khan: Asghar, 30, a prominent Nauha Khwan of D.I. Khan was killed in the early hours of 18 March 2009, when supporters of Dr. Zakir Naik and Dr.
Long March fails: Qazi Hussain Ahmed says: Friday, March 20, 2009 By Our Correspondent LAHORE – JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI Pakistan ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad reiterated that long march had failed to achieve its prime objectives because judiciary was not restored at Nov 2, ‘07 state and Justice Abdul
Washington Post: CJ should teach restraint to politicians: By Anwar Iqbal Friday, 20 Mar, 2009 (Dawn) Mr Chaudhry is seen by many middle-class Pakistanis as representing the rule of law: Washington Post.—Reuters WASHINGTON: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry could set an example for the political leaders by
Harris Khalique: Awami Party, an alternative, popular political force?: Side-effect Divided we stand Friday, March 20, 2009 Harris Khalique My friend and comrade-in-arms, Ayub Malik is the publisher and one of the editors of Badalti Dunya, a monthly magazine in Urdu with serious social and political content contributed
Who will lead a Long March against horse trading in Punjab?: An interesting op-ed by Asadullah Ghalib in which he appeals to the people of Punjab to start a Long March against the politics of horse trading in Punjab. If Nawaz Sharif is a man of principles, he must not