Newspaper Articles Archive
Why does not Ayaz Amir resign from the PML(N)’s membership and then stage his ‘neutral’ criticism on the war on terror?: Ayaz Amir is the latest spokesman of the Taliban in the parliament. While pretending to be a neutral columnist, he always makes it a point to play to the gallery by criticizing the Pakistan’s war on terror. Why does
The so-called Jihadis (fasadis) of Taliban, Al-Qaeda, Sipah-e-Sahaba and their supporters in politics & media are worse than beasts – Haroon-ur-Rashid: In his op-ed in Daily Jang, Haroon-ur-Rashid describes how terrorist cells of Taliban, Al-Qaeda, Sipah-e-Sahaba and other fasadi (wrongly known as jihadi) and sectarian organization recruit and brain wash young boys, and prepare them for suicide attacks against innocent
How did Imran Khan react to terrorist attacks on Benazir Bhutto and PPP rallies in Karachi and elsewhere?: Editor’s Note and update on 7 May 2013: LUBP wishes Imran Khan a quick recovery so that he can re-enter the political arena after his accident earlier today (May 7th, 2013). This was an unfortunate accident as opposed to
Right at the Edge: New York Times analyzes situation of Taliban in Pakistan: By DEXTER FILKINS (New York Times)First Published: September 5, 2008 Late in the afternoon of June 10, during a firefight with Taliban militants along the Afghan-Pakistani border, American soldiers called in airstrikes to beat back the attack. The firefight
New peace agreement in Kurram Agency and Parachinar: The Jirgah is silent about the presence of terrorists belonging to Taliban and Sipah-e-Sahaba: Agreement kindles hope of peace in Kurram By Bakhtawar Mian ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: A grand jirga of Kurram Agency has brokered a peace deal between warring sectarian groups in the region. Under the agreement, the two sides agreed to
ISI Rogues, Real or Imagined?: Friday, August 1, 2008 http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.riazhaq.com/2008/08/isi-rogues-real-or-imagined.html Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was alleged to be involved in the recent deadly bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, according to a report in the New York Times. In response to the
ISI WITHIN ISI: EMPIRE STRIKES BACK – By B. Raman: On July 26,2008, the Pakistan Government placed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) under the direct control of the Interior Division. 2.A notification issued before the departure of Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani for Washington for
India ‘not a threat to Pakistan’ [President Zardari drops a bomb on the unholy Mullah-ISI alliance in Pakistan]: By Barbara Plett (BBC News, Islamabad) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari says India has never been a threat to Pakistan, and that militants in Indian-administered Kashmir are terrorists. The unorthodox views run counter to those held by Pakistan’s military,
Taliban being crushed by the Pakistan Military and NATO forces on both sides of the border want to buy time to reorganize their terrorist cells: Taliban ready to give up arms? One hopes that Maulvi Umar of the Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) knows how credible he sounds when he says that the Taliban are ready to lay down arms. He says: “We are sensible
JUI-F opposes use of force in Tribal Areas: Fazlur Rehman emerges as ‘Taliban spokesman’ in parliament: JUI-F chief opposes use of force in Tribal Areas: Fazl emerges as ‘Taliban spokesman’ in parliament * Offers mediation between govt and Taliban* PML-N calls for fresh anti-terror policy* Wants any secret US-Musharraf deals made public By Irfan Ghauri
Ansar Abbasi and Rauf Klasra are biased and dishonest journalists – An Advice by Haroon-ur-Rashid: COMMENTS: Anonymous said… Well i don’t think Haroon-ur-Rashid said these two are dishonest. it is very harsh word. what these two are doing i think they are speaking the language of many Pakistanis. 21 OCTOBER 2008 11:49 Anonymous said…
Shame on Asif Zardari: Time to reform judiciary including restoration of the deposed CJ – INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP REPORT: INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP – NEW REPORT Reforming the Judiciary in Pakistan Islamabad/Brussels, 16 October 2008: Return to civilian rule in Pakistan offers an opportunity to restore the rule of law and to reverse state-driven Islamisation, which has empowered Islamist
Dangers in the north – An analysis of Pakistan’s war with Talibans by I. A. Rehman: Dangers in the north By I.A. Rehman A SERIES of developments in the tribal areas and in Afghanistan over the past couple of weeks has greatly heightened ordinary Pakistani citizens’ anxieties about their future. And their expectations of reassurances
Pakistani nation: Get rid of the martyr syndrome. The militants, being very powerful, are pursuing an independent agenda. An analysis by Talat Masood: Fighting for the future —Talat Masood Pakistan is a pivotal country which can be a source of great strength to the region and the world. Equally it can be the most dangerous country. It is for us to decide
Sarfraz Naeemi and other scholars’ fatwa against suicide bombings: Fatwa against suicide bombings A powerful group of clerics has gathered in Lahore and issued a fatwa against a freewheeling concept of jihad and the use of suicide-bombing in Pakistan. As if in exchange, it has also asked the
The Taliban terror hits Lahore. Where is Shahbaz Sharif? Psychological implications on everyday life: Hamid Akhtar offers an overview of the psychological implications of the Taliban’s threat on everyday life in Lahore. Is Lahore under siege by Taliban? Where is Shahbaz Sharif and his PML (Nawaz)?
Irfan Siddiqi, a low-grade servant and speech writer for Mullah President Rafiq Tarar rememebrs 12 October 1999 but not 4 July 1977.: Irfan Siddiqi, the notorious Taliban supporter, and a low-grade servant and speech writer for the Mullah President Rafiq Tarar remembers 12 October 1999 but not 4 July 1977. Abbas Ather identifies this dichotomy in the attitudes and behaviors of
General Aslam Beg (and other supporters of terrorists e.g. General Hamid Gul, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Hamid Mir) are sick people. An analysis: General Aslam Beg (and other supporters of terrorists e.g. General Hamid Gul, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Hamid Mir) are sick people. They want Pakistan to be destroyed on the pattern of Mullah Omar’s Afghanistan and Saddam Hussain’s Iraq. The Pakistani
Mullah’s half-hearted condemnation of suicide bombing (in the form of a Fatwa) – Haroon-ur-Rashid: In this op-ed piece, the pro-Imran Khan journalist Haroon-ur-Rashid criticizes the hypocritical and half-hearted Fatwa of some Mullahs who, while condemning the suicide bombings by terrorists, also tried to confuse the ordinary Pakistani citizens by claiming that the Government
Is PML (Nawaz Sharif) a new friend of Taliban? Terrorists in the Parliament…: Inviting terrorists into parliament? The JUIf chief and one of the leaders of the ruling coalition, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has demanded that the people who are called terrorists by the government should be allowed to present their point of
Talks, development, operation — Pakistan Government spells FATA strategy: * Parliamentary heads convey dissatisfaction over second briefing* Gilani calls back national security adviser to assist Info minister By Irfan Ghauri and Muhammad Bilal ISLAMABAD: The government is following a three-pronged strategy to combat Taliban in FATA – political
Suicide bombing un-Islamic, only state can declare jihad: fatwa by Hafiz Saeed and Maulana Naeemi: Suicide bombing un-Islamic, only state can declare jihad: fatwa * Muttahida Ulema Council demands parliament formulate its policy on anti-terror war* Government welcomes edict LAHORE: Only the state has the authority to call for jihad (holy war), and individuals
The war on terror and the war on drugs (What is Nato doing in Afghanistan? Ensuring that the Taliban get due share in the drug business.: The war on drugs By Jerome Starkey NATO and the US are ramping up the war on drugs in Afghanistan. American ground forces are set to help guard poppy eradication teams for the first time later this year, while
Terrorists of SSP-TTP-LeJ are a threat to Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif – by Cyril Almeida: The terror of this war By Cyril Almeida SUB-OPTIMAL. That’s probably the most generous way to describe statecraft in Pakistan. A week of debate on the debate in parliament and I’m ready to run to the hills. Or perhaps
Modifying the FCR in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas: A Long Term Strategy to Fight Terrorism: “WE cannot rein wild horses with silken braids,” wrote John William Kaye, secretary of the political and secret department of the India Office, justifying the special set of laws he helped draft to control the unruly tribesmen of Fata.
Intellectual terrorists (Dehshat Nigar) – This column criticises the supporters of Taliban & Sipah-e-Sahaba e.g. Ansar Abbasi, Mushtaq Minhas etc: Dehshat Gard and Dehshat Nigar By Asadullah Ghalib (Express) Perhaps, this column is also a criticism on Aftab Iqbal for his unwarranted anti-India
Mr and Mullah – Haroon–ur-Rashid (Taliban’s misguided notion of Islam): We must be able to distinguish Islam from the misguided concepts of Islam of Mullahs who are concerned with Zahir (appearance) not Batin (essence), who are concerned with Ibadaat (prayers) not Mua’milaat (ethics of everyday life). In this op-ed
Suicide attacks in Pakistan are haram and najaaiz: Ulema’s decree: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 LAHORE: Muttehadda Ulema Council (MUC) has said in its unanimous decree (fatwa) that suicide attacks in Pakistan are haram and najaaiz. According to sources, a meeting of the Muttehadda Ulema Council was held in Lahore
PML(N), JUI, Imran Khan, Qazi – Friends of Taliban in Pakistan: Friends of the TalibanTuesday, October 14, 2008 As the joint session of parliament, called to create consensus on the issue of terrorism and the battle against it, continues, it seems evident the Taliban have friends in high places. The
Qazi Hussain Ahmed and Imran Khan, State Your Position…: State your position THE quest for a consensus on the war on terror must continue, though it remains to be seen whether the in-camera briefing by the military to the MPs leads in that direction. Whatever little bit has
The Taliban war in Karachi: The Taliban war in Karachi As student wings of political parties kill each other in Quaidabad, and Nazimabad, Karachi gradually becomes the theatre of a war between religious and secularist forces; the leader of Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM), Mr
Son of the soil, great Pakistani leader Asfandyar Wali Khan, and the supporters of terrorists in Pakistani media e.g. Mushtaq Minhas: While the terrorists of Taliban/Al-Qaeda/Sipah-e-Sahaba are actively involved in acts of terror in various areas in Pakistan, their supporters in politics and media are busy in dirty disinformation campaign against those great sons and daughters of Pakistan who are
The beginning of the Talibanization of Lahore? Hall road traders burn CDs after being threatened by terrorists of Sipah-e-Sahaba/Taliban: Monday, October 13, 2008by Ahmad Rafay Alam A significant event passed by relatively unnoticed last week when media reported that traders on Lahore’s Hall Road deliberately set alight thousands of pornographic VCDs and DVDs. The Anjuman-e-Tajiran had resolved to
The supporters of Taliban e.g. Imran Khan, Hamid Gul, Ansar Abbasi, Mushtaq Minhas, Kashif Abbasi are mentally sick…: In his column in today’s Jang, Masood Ashar criticizes those elements of the Pakistani society who are explicitly or implicitly supporting the terrorist activities by Taliban/Al-Qaeda/Sipah-e-Sahaba and other jihadi and sectarian organizations.
Pakistani Fatwa Against Suicide Bombing: Amir Mir is a brother of the renowned TV anchor Hamid Mir.………. By Amir Mir (2005) A group of 58 religious scholars from Pakistan representing all major schools of Islamic thought issued a Fatwa (edict) on May 19, 2005