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کس نے مارا، کیسے مارا اور کیوں مارا – رضا علی عابدی: خواب،مگر دیوانے کا نہیں… دوسرا رخ رضا علی عابدی میں نے ایک روز انٹرنیٹ پر ایک اخبار کھولا۔وہ اخبار ایک نام سے اردو میں اور مختلف نام سے انگریزی میں نکلتا ہے۔ میرے سامنے جو صفحہ کھلا اس کا
Airlines Halt Flights to Pakistan City After Attack on Plane – by Ismail Khan and Declan Walsh: PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two major airlines suspended their service to Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, after a gun attack on a crowded airliner here that killed a passenger and raised fears of a concerted militant campaign against the
How US and Britain were warned of Isis advance in Iraq but ‘turned a deaf ear’ – by Richard Spencer: Five months ago, a Kurdish intelligence “asset” walked into a base and said he had information to hand over. The capture by jihadists the month before of two Sunni cities in western Iraq was just the beginning, he
Key members of ISIS terrorists were trained by CIA and U.S. Special Forces – by William Engdahl: Key members of ISIS it now emerges were trained by US CIA and Special Forces command at a secret camp in Jordan in 2012, according to informed Jordanian officials. The US, Turkish and Jordanian intelligence were running a training
Massacre of Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri’s followers by the Shahbaz Sharif govt: Was this Lahore or Occupied Kashmir? – by Ayaz Amir: If this was Srinagar, and the Indian army had been trying to quell a crowd of Kashmiri demonstrators, we would have understood. We would have shaken our heads but we would have understood. Although even there the savagery
It’s Not Shias Vs Sunnis in Iraq – by Ali Khan Mahmudabad, Cambridge University: The current conflict in Iraq is not a battle between Sunnis and Shi‘as as most news agencies and analysts are claiming. The Islamic State for Iraq and Shaam or ISIS as they are popularly referred to are
Evil vs evil: Salafi Wahhabi militants in Afghanistan hang Deobandi Taliban militants – by Hasan Khan: ISLAMABAD – Militant groups adhering to different ideologies are battling for ground, particularly in eastern and north-eastern Afghanistan, according to observers in Pakistan and Afghanistan. A video of unidentified militants in Nuristan Province hanging Taliban insurgents appeared online
Takfir and terrorism – by Tahir Kamran: Like khalafah, umma, jihad and shahadat, takfir has attained a wide currency in modern day Muslim discourse. For analysts, takfir has a peculiar specificity, especially when referring to modern day proponents of revivalist Islam. Takfir denotes excommunication or
Fatwa declares Zarb-i-Azb a jihad: ISLAMABAD: Over 100 ulema from various schools of thought declared on Sunday Zarb-i-Azb, the military operation being carried out against terrorists and militants in North Waziristan Agency, as jihad. The decree [fatwa] was issued after a meeting
مسلم لیگ نواز ، لشکر جھنگوی کے رانا ثنا اللہ کی اصل طاقت اس کے تایا زاد افتخار چودھری تھے – از مجیب الرحمان شامی: Source : http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-06-22&edition=LHR&id=32284_92198901
ISIS Advances in Iraq Echoed in Bahrain: Top Bahrain government officials took to Twitter to show what is being perceived as support to the advances of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a splinter group of the terror organisation Al Qaeda, in Iraq.
10 Myths about the Crisis in Iraq: The ongoing Iraq crisis has upended many assumptions about Iraq and US policy in the Arab East (al-mashriq) and Persian Gulf. Unfortunately Western media reporting is filled with much erroneous information on the crisis. Sectarian politicians, who seek
Iraq government slams Saudi Arabia for creating false Sunni-Shia sectarian tensions and enabling Salafi-led genocide in Iraq: Baghdad slams Saudi Arabia for ‘encouraging genocide’ in Iraq The Iraqi government says that it holds Saudi Arabia “responsible” for the current crisis and has blamed Riyadh for encouraging “genocide” in the country through the backing of Sunni
نفرت اور تشدد، پاکستانی احمدی اقلیت کی چین کو ہجرت: پاکستان میں تفریق اور تشدد سے تنگ آ کر احمدی اقلیت سے تعلق رکھنے والے درجنوں افراد اور خاندان چین ہجرت کر رہے ہیں، تاہم وہاں بھی ان کے لیے مشکلات کچھ کم نہیں۔ چین میں پناہ گزین، پاکستان
سبق سکھائیں ، منہاج القرآن سیکریٹریٹ پرپولیس کی چڑھائی کی اندرونی کہانی سامنے آگئی: ۔ سانحہ ماڈل ٹاﺅن کے ذمہ دار قرار دیئے گئے ڈی آئی جی آپریشن اور سی سی پی او کو معطل کرنے کی بجائے او ایس ڈی بنائے جانے کی وجوہات سامنے آ گئی ہیں۔ باخبر ذرائع نے انکشاف
عراق : سعودی حمایت یافتہ وہابی دہشت گردی کا شکار – از ڈاکٹر لال خان: ایڈیٹر نوٹ : پاکستانی قوم کا ایک المیہ یہ بھی ہے کہ جب بات دیوبندی اور وہابی دہشت گردی کی آے تو ملا ہو یا لبرل ، ملحد دانش ور ہوں یا بائیں بازو سے تعلق رکھنے والے سب
Facebook refuses to take down ISIS terror group fan page – by Rahat Hussain: [UPDATE: Facebook removed this page from its website about an hour after this article was posted Monday.] Users of Facebook have reported this week that the website is refusing to take down a known ISIS terror group
Radical Salafi and Deobandi autumn, not Arab spring – by Chris Cork: The writer is editorial consultant at The Express Tribune, news junkie, bibliophile, cat lover and occasional cyclist. The Arab Spring was never aptly named — for one thing it is a coinage of the West rather than
پولیس میں منہاج القرآن کے پر امن لوگوں پر گولی چلانے کی ہمت نہیں، یہ حکم نواز شریف اور شہباز شریف نے دیا – نذیر ناجی اور ہارون الرشید: جس طرح نواز حکومت نے سانحہ بادآمی باغ میں مسیح برادری کے خلاف کالعدم سپاہ صحابہ و لشکر جھنگوی کے دہشت گردوں کا استعمال کیا بالکل اسی طرح سانحہ ماڈل ٹاؤن میں اہلسنت منہاج القرآن کے خلاف بھی نواز
Iraqi Shi’ite, Sunni political leaders call for national unity: (Reuters) – Iraqi Shi’ite and Sunni political leaders made a joint call for national unity on Tuesday after a closed-door meeting called after a week of sectarian violence that saw Sunni militants seize northern cities. The leaders,
Youth, women among seven killed in PAT supporters’ clash with police – by Arif Malik & Nadeem Haider: LAHORE: Members of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) were among the seven people killed during a clash between PAT protesters and policemen in Lahore on Tuesday. According to initial reports, one of the deceased PAT supporters is
Pak Army should take out all Taliban not just “bad” Taliban all over Pakistan – M Ilyas Khan: Pakistan’s military operation to clear al-Qaeda and Taliban militants from its side of the Afghan border has long been demanded by Kabul and Washington. Troops are now on alert in Pakistan’s towns and cities after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Saudi Salafi inspired and funded Al Shahaab kill at least 50 people in a Kenya – by Drazen Jorgic: (Reuters) – Somali-linked Islamists have killed at least 50 people in a Kenyan coastal town, executing men in front of their families and killing others who had gathered to watch World Cup soccer on television. The al Shabaab
Iraq blowback: Isis rise manufactured by insatiable oil addiction – by Nafeez Ahmed: Following the bulk of western reporting on the Iraq crisis, you’d think the self-styled ‘Islamic State of Iraq and Syria‘ (Isis) popped out of nowhere, took the west completely by surprise, and is now rampaging across the Middle East
Ahmadiyya persecution in Pakistan – by Khaled Ahmed: On May 27, this appeared on the front page of the Pakistani daily, Dawn: “Gunmen shot dead a doctor from the minority Ahmadi community in Chenab Nagar town in Punjab. Mehdi Ali, a 50-year-old heart surgeon from
ISIS: Ankara’s spoiled child? – by Mahir Zeynalov: It was Dec. 25, 2013. A week after a major raid against suspects implicated in a corruption investigation in Turkey, including the sons of three ministers and pro-government businessmen, prosecutors ordered another wave of raids. Police chiefs appointed
US prepares for talks with Iran to stop Iraq militants, says official: Volunteers to fight Wahabi militants gather in the streets in Al-Fdhiliya district, eastern Baghdad on Sunday. Photograph: Thaier Al-sudani/Reuters The United States is preparing to open a direct dialogue with Iran about how to deal with the Sunni
Anti-al-Qaeda Sunni Group Backs Iraq’s Shiite Government – by Zaid Sabah and Caroline Alexander: A key Sunni Muslim tribal leader said his forces are helping Iraq’s Shiite-led government battle Islamist militants and called for urgent U.S. military intervention to help stop their advance. “We’ve been fighting al-Qaeda in Anbar for the past
Different Salafi movements and the growth of ISIL in Iraq: Turkish intellectuals are largely ignorant about the new threat that is bordering Turkey. The so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is still an unknown entity for Turks. We have been hearing comments declaring that
Survival of the plural: A singular identity breeds violence – by Khaled Ahmed: An article in a Lahore Urdu monthly, Naya Zamana, of May 2014 by a friendly writer, Ubaidullah Ubaid — using a naming technique of the Taliban when they threaten someone with assassination — has upbraided me
Revolution in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? – by Bruce Riedel: The overthrow of the Saudi royals is finally a possibility. In an excerpt from a new Brookings Institution briefing book for Obama’s second term, Bruce Riedel on what a catastrophe it would be for Obama. Saudi Arabia
A guide to the bitter political fights driving the Iraq crisis – by Zack Beauchamp: The ongoing vicious fighting in Iraq is often characterized as a battle between the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) and the Iraqi government. Many people think of that as simply being a proxy war between
9 myths about Hinduism — debunked – by Moni Basu: Suhag Shukla knows that’s how some people outside Hinduism see her religion. As the head of the Hindu American Foundation, Shukla, 42, clarifies misconceptions all the time. Hinduism is ancient, though there is no specific date for
America’s Allies are Funding Deobandi/Wahabi ISIS – by Josh Rogin: The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), now threatening Baghdad, was funded for years by wealthy donors in Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, three U.S. allies that have dual agendas in the war on terror. The
Balochistan minority MPA shot dead in Quetta – by Syed Ali Shah: QUETTA/ISLAMABAD: Minority member of the Balochistan Assembly Handery Masieh was killed by his guard in Quetta on Saturday, an official said. He was killed in a firing incident in Nawan Killi — located in the suburbs of
سعودی حمایت یافتہ سلفی دہشت گرد تنظیم داعش کے ہاتھوں عراق میں سینکڑوں سنی اور شیعہ فوجیوں کا قتل عام: عراق میں موصل اور تکریت پر قبضہ کرنے والی سلفی و دیوبندی دہشت گرد تنظیم دولت اسلامی عراق والشام نے انٹرنیٹ پر تصاویر جاری کی ہیں جن سے ظاہر ہوتا ہے کہ اس کے جہادی جنگجو عراقی فوجیوں کا
A country of dead women – by Rafia Zakaria: Before Farzana Parveen was bludgeoned to death with bricks there was Shahida Parveen who was sentenced to be stoned. In early 1988, when democracy was new and a woman was about to take over the helm of the
The Invasion of Pakistan : The country created the Deobandi Taliban that now aims to destroy it.: Pakistan’s elites have spent decades fretting about an invasion from India, but it turns out they have invited their own invasion from within. By striking a Faustian bargain with the Taliban, the military and intelligence services have
عراق: وہابی شدت پسندوں کے کنٹرول کا دائرہ وسیع تر: عراق میں شدت پسندوں نے دو نئے قصبوں پر قبضے کے ساتھ اپنے کنٹرول کا دائرہ وسیع تر کر لیا ہے اور اب ایسا معلوم ہو رہا ہے کہ دارالحکومت بغداد کو بھی خطرہ لاحق ہو سکتا ہے۔ وہابی