Newspaper Articles Archive
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claims responsibility for the attack on Jan Muhammad Dashti in Quetta: (SANA News): Bloch Student Organization (BSO) Islamabad Zone will hold protests demonstration on Wed, 25 February against the attack on Secretary of Mines and Minerals Jan Muhammad Dashti here on Wednesday (today) before National Press Club Islamabad. He was
Dubious role of Police Chief Nawabzada Humayun Jogezai in Shia killing in Quetta: 4 Shias Killed in Quetta QUETTA, Feb 24, 2009 (APP): Four welders, a father and his three sons were killed and their two colleagues were seriously injured when two armed assailants opened fire at them in their welding shop
What exactly were the ex-servicemen doing while in service?: All the X-men What exactly were the ex-servicemen doing while in service? Shahzada Irfan Ahmed and Aziz Omar Air Chief Marshal (R) Asghar Khan Former Air Chief Martial Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Asghar Khan was the first politician to
Militants in Swat: Can we negotiate with them from a position of weakness?: No, a thousand times no! Tuesday, 24 Feb, 2009 Taliban militants holds several men prisoner in Swat in this file photo. – Reuters YOU never negotiate from a position of weakness: not in business; not in banking; not while
Pakistani Taliban united against Al Qaeda’s three enemies: “Obama, Zardari and Karzai”: Taliban’s unity and our disunity Under instructions from Mullah Umar and “sheikh” Osama bin Laden, the three feuding warlords of Waziristan have announced reconciliation and merger under the rubric of Shura Ittehad Mujahideen (SIM). Heretofore, known as the divided
SOS from Parachinar: Taliban adbuct 14 Shia in Hangua after attacking a Parachinar-bound passenger coach…: PARACHINAR: Unidentified armed men [belonging to Taliban/Al Qaeda/Sipah-e-Sahaba] first fired at the tyres of a Parachinar-bound passenger coach in the Tut Kas area on Monday and later kidnapped 14 travellers. Sources said the kidnappers left behind three women travelling
A resident of Swat writes: What the people of Swat really wanted: What the people of Swat really wanted Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Lakhkar Khan The writer is a resident of Swat who had to flee his home and is currently living in Lahore. The Feb 16 agreement hasresulted in the
Farrhat Taj responds to Shireen Mazari: FATA: some more fantasies: FATA: some more fantasies Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Farhat Taj This is in response to articles by Shireen Mazari on these pages on Feb 4 and 11. She has written that the Iranians are upset over the presence of
Radio Schools for children: Well done, Radio Pakistan…: Radio Pakistan takes a revolutionary step After a three-day conference of its station directors, Radio Pakistan has decided to initiate some reforms that clearly promise to revolutionise its role in society. It has decided to launch a special project
Two divergent perspectives on the Swat deal with Taliban – by Kamal Siddiqi and Ansar Abbasi: Two perspectives on the Swat agreement with Taliban. The first one is by a pro-Taliban right-wing journalist Ansar Abbasi. The second op-ed by Kamal Siddiqi offers a critical, dialectical analysis of the situation on ground.
Report: Kidnapped UNHCR official John Solecki killed in Pakistan: Update: UNHCR official is alive: BLUFUpdated at: 1350 PST, Monday, February 23, 2009 QUETTA: The Balochistan Liberation United Front (BLUF) has denied the reports of making phone call to press club regarding killing of abducted United Nations High Commission
Taliban, Khmer Rouge and the Shining Path – By Wusatullah Khan: An interesting, thought provoking article by Wusatullah Khan, on BBC Urdu dot com, in which he compares the Taliban with Khmer Rouge of
A Shia backlash in the offing in Pakistan?: A Shia backlash in the offing? After a suicide bomber killed at least 30 Shias and injured another 157 who were attending the funeral of an already murdered Shia leader in the southern district of Dera Ismail Khan in
Troop surge in Afghanistan and the Great Game.: Capital suggestion2009 Sunday, February 22, 2009by Dr Farrukh Saleem 2009 is going to be about four things: the Af-Pak War Theater, Global Financial Crisis, a resurging Russian Bear coming out of its 20-year hibernation and NATO Supply Routes. The
Rauf Klasra: Wrong policies of appeasing the Mullah….: Huma Yusuf and Rauf Klasra write against supporting Mullahs
Hamid Mir: Taliban are killing ‘non-conforming’ jorunalists by declaring them as spies…: Musa’s slaying scares reporters away from Swat Saturday, February 21, 2009 (The News) By Hamid Mir MINGORA: “The pen is mightier than the sword” is a phrase we learnt at school. Unfortunately, the dangerous situation in Swat has changed
ANP deal with TNSM in Swat: A critical perspective: Can ANP afford to offer more sacrifices against a ruthless enemey (ISI-Taliban allaince)?
ANP deal with TNSM in Swat: A critical perspective: Can ANP afford to offer more sacrifices against a ruthless enemey (ISI-Taliban allaince)?
Imran Khan’s PTI vows to follow the Mullah Fazullah militancy model…: Govt. will be accountable if it disrupts long march: CheemaUpdated at: 2325 PST, Friday, February 20, 2009 (The News) LAHORE: Secretary Information Tehrik-e-Insaaf Umar Sarfaraz Cheema said the government will be held responsible if it tried to disrupt long
The newly forged Taliban alliance in Waziristan against the war on terror: Top militant commanders resolve rift Saturday, February 21, 2009 By Mushtaq Yusufzai Mullah Nazir Baitullah Mehsud PESHAWAR: In a dramatic development, three prominent Pakistani militant commanders — Baitullah Mehsud, Hafiz Gul Bahadur and Maulvi Nazeer ñ on Friday set
The ISI forges the Taliban alliance in Waziristan against the war on terror…: Top militant commanders resolve rift Saturday, February 21, 2009 By Mushtaq Yusufzai Mullah Nazir Baitullah Mehsud PESHAWAR: In a dramatic development, three prominent Pakistani militant commanders — Baitullah Mehsud, Hafiz Gul Bahadur and Maulvi Nazeer ñ on Friday set
Rahimullah Yusufzai: Swat: signs that inspire hope: Swat deal raises questions about the definition and concept of sharia to be implemented.— Reuters/File Photo Swat: signs that inspire hope Saturday, February 21, 2009 by Rahimullah Yusufzai Maulana Sufi Mohammad has once again been tasked to perform a
Rubina Saigol: Some myths vs facts about fundamentalism in Pakistan: Myths vs facts about fundamentalism Part I Saturday, February 21, 2009 by Rubina Saigol Religious fundamentalist movements of all shades and hues have gripped large parts of the world and have posed a threat to the prevalent political, economic
Irfan Hussain: Terms of Surrender in Swat: Terms of Surrender By Irfan HusainSaturday, 21 Feb, 2009 This is the second time the govt has surrendered to Maulana Sufi Mohammad; the first was under the last PPP administration in the
Mr. Holbrooke, you got it right. Pakistan’s No. 1 challenge is to control rogue elements: Internal divisions? Saturday, February 21, 2009 In his first detailed comment on the situation in Pakistan after his recent fact-finding and get-to-know mission, Special Envoy of President Obama, Richard Holbrooke has revealed more than anyone in Pakistan could have
SOS from D.I.Khan: Save Shia Muslims from terrorists of Taliban and Sipah-e-Sahaba: Why has Police and Army failed to protect Shias in D.I. Khan? Since the State of Pakistan has failed to protect innocent Shias in D. I. Khan, we request the international community, human rights groups, and the United
32 Shias killed, more than 150 wounded. Taliban, Sipah-e-Sahaba attack Shias in D.I. Khan once again: Pakistani Shias, along with other religious and ethnic minorities, as well as secular forces in Pakistan are paying a heavy price of saving the country from the extremist, violent ideology of (the so-called) Islamists, known as Taliban and Al
Implications of the Swat deal —Najmuddin A Shaikh: Implications of the Swat deal —Najmuddin A Shaikh It is a sad but almost foregone conclusion that this agreement will be no more effective than the ones concluded in the past, and that while there will be a welcome
Taliban killed Musa Khankhel. Will Sufi Muhammad provide Shar’i justice to Musa Khankhel’s family?: Omens against peace in Swat… As if in response to the Tehreek-e Nifaz-e Shariat-e Muhammadi (TNSM) leader Sufi Muhammad’s “peace march” from Mingora to Matta in Swat, a gang of Taliban kidnapped journalist Musa Khankhel on Wednesday and then
Ansar Abbasi: Indian agents to be wiped out from Swat: Ansar Abbasi’s following op-ed needs a critical examination. Who are the Indian agents in Swat? Those who blew up girls and boys schools? Those who broadcast sectarian and violent sermons on FM Radio? Those who behead innocent men and
‘Pakistan had no choice but make a deal in Swat’ – Rahimullah Yusufzai: Sheela Bhatt in New DelhiFebruary 19, 2009 “Zameeni haqeeat alag hain. Swat ke log to aman aane se bahut khush hai! (The ground realties are different. The people of Swat valley are very happy to have peace!),” Rahimullah Yusufzai,
Ayaz Amir: Swat: doctrine of necessity (in its purest form): Swat: doctrine of necessity (in its purest form) Islamabad diary Friday, February 20, 2009 by Ayaz Amir Those armchair warriors — and there’s no shortage of them out here — who are wringing their hands over the Swat accord
Geo TV reporter Musa Khan Khel had 32 bullet wounds.: Slain Pak TV reporter had 32 bullet wounds Thursday, 19 February , 2009, 12:19 Islamabad: Thirty two bullets were pumped into TV reporter Musa Khan Khel in Pakistan’s Swat Valley two days after Islamabad allowed the Taliban to impose
Sufi Muhammad’s contradictory charisma: Maulana Sufi Muhammad of Tehreek-e Nifaz-e Shariat-e Muhammadi (TNSM) is now the hinge on which the peace of Swat revolves. He has committed himself to a number of things in his agreement with the NWFP government that he may
Journalist Imtiaz Alam attacked in Lahore: The price of writing/speaking against Taliban and their sympathizers….: SAFMA secretary general Imtiaz Alam attacked * Assault followed by threatening phone call * Veteran journalist says will not stop speaking out against terror By Adnan Lodhi LAHORE: Unidentified men attacked senior journalist Imtiaz Alam late on Wednesday. Imtiaz
Capitulation in Swat: Sharia?: Capitulation in Swat Thursday, February 19, 2009 Sayed G B Shah Bokhari The words in the preamble to the Adl Regulation that “All laws against Sharia will be abolished and Sharia will be enforced under this justice” show that
"Royally screwed": Pakistan (Army) has essentially abandoned Pakistani citizens in Swat and thrown them to the mercy of the TNSM and the Taliban: Raptus regaliter Hit and run Thursday, February 19, 2009 Shakir Husain Latin and Punjabi have a lot in common. For starters there are some choice words in both languages, which simply cannot be found in other languages, nor do
Aitzaz Ahsan, PPP and Long March: A critical perspective – by Abbas Ather: Related articles: PPP suspends Ch Aitzaz Ahsan as member of Central Executive Committee (CEC) You too Aitzaz Ahsan, the leader of the legal community? Pakistan’s left tilts towards right. Partners in crime? Abbas Ather offers a critical perspective on
Swat: Sufi Muhammad says: Democracy is anti-Islam and anti-Quran.: Swat: The latest saviour of Pakistan and Islam, engineered by the ISI-Jihadi Alliance, Mullah Sufi Muhammad says: Democracy is anti-Islam