Newspaper Articles Archive
Sectarian/Jihadi/Taliban terrorists released in Pakistan due to lack of evidence: ‘Terrorists released in Pak due to lack of evidence’ New Delhi (PTI): The failure of the Pakistani police and security agencies to gather sufficient evidence has led to the release of a large number of dreaded terrorists of outfits
Taliban/Sipah-e-Sahaba video claims Pakistan attacks: Taliban video claims Pakistan attacks Sun, Jan 18, 2009 AFP PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – Taliban militants on Sunday released a rare video of statements from purported suicide bombers and footage of deadly attacks they claimed to have perpetrated in
The fall of Swat: After a year of military operations in Swat, the territory controlled by the terrorists has reportedly increased from 25 percent to 75 percent. On Friday, the army killed 12 Taliban in different parts, but could not prevent the demolition
Score 2008: Taliban killed 6715 Pakistanis, Israel killed 1200 Palestinians….: This is General Zia-ul-Haq’s legacy in Pakistan Many bomb blasts, many dead Sunday, January 18, 2009 Dr Farrukh Saleem Muslims are killing Muslims in the name of Islam. In 2008, there were 599 bomb blasts and 6,715 Pakistanis lost
Ehud Olmert’s apology on the Gaza ‘accidents’ versus Yazid’s "apology" on the tragedy of Karbala…: After killing more than 1200 Palestinians with another more than 5000 wounded and about 20,000 houses and other infrastructure destroyed, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on 17 January 2009 announced a unilateral ceasefire; he also audaciously apologized for the
Why I miss Musharraf versus Why I don’t miss Musharraf – by Salman Chima and Samad Khurram: Why I miss Musharraf Part I Tuesday, January 06, 2009 (The News) Salman K Chima When General Musharraf seized power, I was not among those who welcomed him – although with Justice Tarrar as the President and Shariat Amendment
A confident Musharraf speaks in the USA….: A Confident Musharraf On Bin Laden It’s been a long time since a voice from Pakistan spoke with this authority. Here in this video clp, former President Musharraf, in Michigan for a speech, gives a solid response to those
Robert Fisk: When it comes to Gaza, leave the Second World War out of it: How do Holocaust survivors in Israel feel about being called Nazis? Exaggeration always gets my goat. I started to hate it back in the 1970s when the Provisional IRA claimed that Long Kesh internment camp was “worse than Belsen”.
Terrorism begs new laws —Shaukat Qadir: Interestingly, it was debated at the UN whether the International Criminal Court should be empowered to try international terrorists, which is actually the only genuinely workable solution to an international problem. The only reason a decision could not be
Imran Khan returns Hilal-e-Pakistan – an analysis by Asadullah Ghalib: Imran Khan returned the Official Award. Why?
The story of a picture, which tell us everything about Pakistani politics…: Aik hi saff main kharay hogay geelani o nawaz na koi liberal raha na koi mazhab bardar
Taliban kill another Barelvi Pir in Budaber, Peshawar: The terrorist of Taliban and Sipah-e-Sahaba (an alliance of extremist Deobandis and Wahhabis) slaughtered
Swat: Taliban ban girls schools…..: 80,000 female students bear brunt of Taliban ban in Swat * Govt, private schools unlikely to reopen after winter vacations* 8,000 female teachers go unemployed after closure By Saleem Athar (Daily Times) MINGORA: Government and private schools across Swat
Imran Khan vs Charles Darwin – By Irfan Husain: THIS year will see a large number of celebrations at campuses and scientific institutions around the world to mark the 200th year of the birth of Charles Darwin, and the 150th year of the publication of his seminal work.
PML-N’s confrontational politics hampering CM Shahbaz’s efforts: * Bureaucracy being shielded by federal govt, transferred officers being welcomed in other provinces* PPP ministers not being accommodated, only Raja Riaz being listened to By Amjad Warraich LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s efforts to leave his personal
Now, Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law asks Zardari to resign….: Nawaz’s son-in-law asks Zardari to quitKhwaja Hoti’s son ‘formally’ joins PML-N Friday, January 16, 2009by Our correspondent MARDAN: Captain (R) Mohammad Safdar, member of the National Assembly and son-in-law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Thursday asked President Asif
An unsung hero from Swat: The people’s cause Friday, January 16, 2009 The account of how a brave individual from Swat, even while aware of the risk, helped a kidnapped Chinese engineer to escape from Taliban kidnappers, is educative. The man was later killed
Ayesha Ijaz Khan: Between imperialism and extremism: On the one hand, Pakistan is the subject of a vicious and malicious international smear campaign, emanating from Washington and Delhi alike. On the other hand, internally we face out-of-control militant and misogynist groups whose aim is to terrorize
Punjab and the study of Ranjit Singh – by Ayaz Amir: Islamabad diary Friday, January 16, 2009 by Ayaz Amir At this juncture, when the seven tribal agencies along the Afghan frontier are lost to any form of government control, and Swat–once paradise on earth, now very much a picture
An advice to Asif Zardari: Respect the parliamentary system and the rule of law….Hamid Mir / Shafqat Mahmood: Power brooks no competitionReality check Friday, January 16, 2009by Shafqat Mahmood An immutable law
Islamabd High Court dismisses Farah Dogar case: Will Imran Khan, Qazi and Nawaz Sharif respect this verdict?: IHC dismisses Farah Dogar case Updated at: 1245 PST, Friday, January 16, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) today disposed off Farah Dogar case. In its verdict, the court termed the reassessment and rechecking of Farah’s marks correct. Earlier,
Mark LeVine: Who will save Israel from itself?: By Mark LeVine One by one the justifications given by Israel for its latest war in Gaza are unravelling. The argument that this is a purely defensive war, launched only after Hamas broke a six-month ceasefire has been challenged,
Robert Fisk: Tin-pot rockets won’t open a second front: Thursday, 15 January 2009 The “Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine–General Command” – the quotation marks are necessary since this outfit controls at most 500 cadres – is responsible for all the tin-pot rockets fired into Israel from
“Musharraf personally believed that there were many good Taliban who should be co-opted in the post-Taliban power dispensation in Afghanistan”…: Pakistan torn over how to handle Taliban * Analyst says Islamabad’s Taliban policy has suffered from indecisiveness, inconsistency and ambiguity ISLAMABAD: After years of allowing Taliban to operate in the Tribal Areas, Pakistan is now torn over how to
Desperate moves on to secure Swat — the lost valley: By Ismail Khan SWAT, known for its green meadows, gushing river and snow-capped mountains, has unfortunately come to relive its historic name, Suvastu — the white serpent — whose tenacity and viciousness has stung the political and military leadership
The 17th amendment: a perspective – By Asadullah Ghalib: What’s wrong with the 17th amendment?
Pakistan army is failing to protect the Pakhtuns against the atrocities of the Taliban militants – Farhat Taj: The Pakhtun, the Taliban and ignorant outsidersThursday, January 15, 2009 Farhat Taj The Pakhtun are caught up in one of the most difficult times of their history. The Taliban are aggressively attacking their lives, livelihoods, culture and history. Pakistan
Theatre Swat: A joint product of Mullah and the Military: Horror amid the hills Thursday, January 15, 2009 Vaguely, all of us know of the conflict raging in Swat. It is uncertain if the true extent of the horror that reigns there has dawned on us. The situation appears
Rahimullah Yusufzai: Afzal Khan Lala of ANP vows to stay in Swat despite fresh attack: Afzal Khan Lala vows to stay in Swat despite fresh attack Seeks arms for village militias to fight militants Monday, January 12, 2009 by Rahimullah Yusufzai PESHAWAR: Despite one more attack by militants on his house on Saturday, elderly
Sipah-e-Sahaba/Taliban attack and kill a Shia Police Officer in Quetta: (Reuters) – Following are security developments in Pakistan at 1130 GMT (6:30 a.m. EST) Wednesday. QUETTA – Gunmen on motorcycles killed four policemen, including a senior officer, in an apparent sectarian attack in the southwestern city of Quetta, said
On the trail of Pakistan’s Taliban – The vast majority [of suicide bombers] came from just one tribe, the Mehsuds of central Waziristan, aged 16-20…: The authorities in Pakistan have often seemed in cahoots with home-grown terrorists. Not any more. Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark report from Islamabad and the border badlands as a new intelligence unit gets serious about tackling the bombers.
Lahore High Court makes history by setting aside a sentence of the Field General Court Martial (FGCM): Lahore High Court makes history The Lahore High Court set aside on Monday a 1999 sentence of the Field General Court Martial (FGCM) against an army officer it found guilty of filing fake income tax returns, apart from other
The Israeli massacre of Gaza and Nawaz Sharif’s plans for deer hunting and yoga in Cholistan – Aftab Iqbal: Cholistan desert is a favorite hunting ground for deer hunting. Does Mian Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Islamic forces in Pakistan, care for the plight of the people in Gaza? What would have been the munafiqeen’s (Imran Khan,
The newly born well-wishers of the PPP – by Khurshid Nadeem and Asadullah Ghalib: Here are two articles on this topic:
Swat’s burning questions – by Nasim Zehra: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Nasim Zehra In Swat terror and fear are spreading. Government employees, including policemen, teachers and LHVs, walk around with resignations in their hands. In case they are accosted by armed militants opposed to the government
UN rights council condemns Israeli offensive in Gaza: GENEVA (AFP) — A divided UN Human Rights Council voted on Monday to condemn Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip and set up a probe into “grave” human rights violations by Israeli forces against the Palestinians. The resolution setting