Newspaper Articles Archive

A Proven Security Strategy to End Crisis in the Middle East – by Gen. Kulwant Singh and Dr. David Leffler: A new technology of defense is now available that has been scientifically shown to prevent war and create peace by harnessing the deepest level of nature’s functioning. War is ultimately a human problem requiring a human solution. Experts in
کوئی بتاے کہ امریکا کراچی میں ہے یا ڈرون کراچی سے آپریٹ ہوتے ہیں – یہ کون سا جہاد ہے؟: کراچی: قائد آباد میں حساس اداروں نے کارروائی کرتے ہوئے کالعدم تحریک طالبان کراچی کے امیر کو 4 ساتھیوں سمیت گرفتار کرکے 2 ٹن دھماکا خیز مواد اور بھاری مقدار میں اسلحہ برآمد کرلیا۔ ذرائع کے مطابق کراچی کے علاقے
Shia genocide by Saudi-backed ASWJ-LeJ terrorists: This Muharam could be a dangerous one for Pakistan’s Shia Muslims – by Lord Avebury: The Islamic new year 1435 begins this week. Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which fighting is prohibited. Muharram is derived from the word
امام حسین کے عزادار ہندو حسینی برہمن: خبرٹی وی (رپورٹ) ہندوؤں میں ایک خاندان یا فرقہ حسینی برہمن بھی کہلاتا ہے جن کے آباؤ اجداد میں سے کوئی ہندوستان سے جا کر میدانِ کربلا میں حضرت امام حسین علیہ السلام کے شانہ بشانہ لشکر یزید سے
Taliban called hypocrites for using sex to recruit suicide bombers – by Zahir Shah: Bilal, 13, from the Bar Qambarkhel area of Bara, Khyber Agency, sits in a police van after authorities rescued him on the outskirts of Peshawar November 20 before he could complete a suicide mission. Police arrested his alleged handler
سعودی عرب شام میں دہشت گردوں کی ٹریننگ پہ لاکھوں ڈالرز خرچ کر رہا ہے: سعودی عرب شام میں دہشت گردوں کی ٹریننگ پہ لاکھوں ڈالرز خرچ کر رہا ہے جس سے وہ شام میں غیر ملکی دہشت گردوں کی ایک نیی فوج تیار کر کے شام کے صدر بشار الاسد کی حکومت کو
Sunnis, Shias urged to offer Friday prayers together: QUETTA, Nov 9: Sunni and Shia ulema here have appealed to members of their communities to offer Friday prayers together on Yaum-i-Ashur and ensure peaceful passage of Ashura processions to frustrate the designs of conspirators who wanted to divide
Taliban threaten US for killing leader in drone strike – by Bill Roggio: The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan threatened to avenge the death of Hakeemullah Mehsud, its former emir, who was killed by the US in a drone strike last week. The al Qaeda-linked Taliban group also praised Hakeemullah for
حکیم الله محسود کی ہلاکت میں نواز شریف حکومت کا کردار اور سیاست بازی – از سلیم صافی: معاف کیجئے لیکن حکیم اللہ محسود کے معاملے پر حکومتی احتجاج سیاست بازی کے سوا کچھ نہیں۔ شواہد بتاتے ہیں کہ حالیہ دورہ امریکہ میں صدر ابامہ کے ساتھ وزیر اعظم نواز شریف کی ملاقات میں اس بات پر
Why no ten-day mourning period for Hakeemullah Mehsud Deobandi? – by Ayaz Amir:   And why hasn’t a ten-day mourning period been declared for Hakeemullah Mehsud Deobandi ? To hear the tearful reaction from some of our politicos, Deobandi clerics (Taqi Usmani, Fazlur Rehman, Ludhyanvi, Munawar Hasan etc) and television pundits it
حکیم الله محسود دیوبندی شہید اور اس کے پیروکار – از نزیر ناجی: Source: Dunya newspaper
پانچ برسوں میں 2160 دیوبندی دہشت گرد اور67 عام شہری ڈرون حملے کا نشانہ بنے- پاکستانی وزارت دفاع کی رپورٹ: پاکستان کی وزارت دفاع کا کہنا ہے کہ گُذشتہ پانچ سالوں کے دوران پاکستان میں امریکی ڈرون حملوں میں اب تک صرف 67 عام شہری ہلاک ہوئے ہیں جو کہ کُل ہلاکتوں کا تقریباً تین فیصد بنتا ہے۔ یہ
’بلبلِ صحرا‘ ریشماں انتقال کر گئیں:  پاکستان کی معروف لوک گلوکارہ ریشماں چھیاسٹھ برس کی عمر میں لاہور میں انتقال کر گئیں۔ پاکستان کے سرکاری اور مقامی میڈیا کے مطابق وہ طویل عرصے سے گلے کے کینسر میں مبتلا تھیں اور گزشتہ ایک ماہ سے
طالبان دہشت گرد کسی رحم کے مستحق نہیں – نذیر ناجی:   Source : http://e.dunya.com.pk/news/2013/November/2013-11-03/LHR/colum_img/x18990_22169997.jpg.pagespeed.ic.dBsSV3o0zu.jpg
کیا دیوبندی طالبان نے نواز شریف، عمران خان، فضل الرحمن اور منور حسن کو مفت میں انتخابی فائدہ پہنچایا؟ – نزیر ناجی:   Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2013-11-05&edition=LHR&id=19068_50709524
اولیا الله کے مزارات پر حملے کرنے والے دیوبندی طالبان دور حاضر کے خارجی ہیں – ہارون رشید:  
زندہ ہے گوئبلز زندہ ہے – از وسعت اللہ خان: ہٹلر کے وزیرِ اطلاعات جوزف گوئبلز کو جدید پروپیگنڈے کا باوا سمجھا جاتا ہے۔ ایک جگہ فرماتے ہیں کہ لوگوں کی نفسیات اور کمزوریاں سمجھ کے ایک ہی بات کی تکرار سے چوکور کو دائرہ ثابت کرنا کوئی مشکل
The $120,000 farmhouse where Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud died:   MIRANSHAH: With marble floors, lush green lawns and a towering minaret, the $120,000 farm where feared Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud died in a US drone strike was no grubby mountain cave. Mehsud spent his days skipping around
TTP Power Struggle intensifies – by Amir Mir: ISLAMABAD: As the internal power struggle in the TTP between various factions to grab the top slot of Ameer began, loyalists of Hakimullah Mehsud have chosen Sheharyar Mehsud alias Shahbaz as the new Ameer of their faction in North
Saudi Arabia is the nation most responsible for Islamic Salafi-Wahhabi militancy around the world – by Fareed Zakaria: America’s Middle East policies are failing, we are told, and the best evidence is that Saudi Arabia is furious. Dick Cheney, John McCain and Lindsey Graham have all sounded the alarm about Riyadh’s recent rejection of a seat on
The Taliban will never talk – by Abbas Zaidi:   Pakistan as always is divided between Talk or Not Talk with the Taliban. But this is not an equal division. If you take a hard look, you will find that the entire parliament, the Army, the media, and
Calling Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy ‘jahil’ can only happen in Pakistan – by Nayyar Afaq: After reading the correct phrases from the book myself, it was easy to see that the thesis prepared by Orya and Abbasi against Malala, for allegedly ‘supporting’ Rushdie and Ahmadis, was all based on fabrications. A few days ago,
Pakistani Sunni and Shia leaders sign historic anti-sectarianism declaration in Turkey: Muslim scholars from Pakistan have signed a historic agreement condemning sectarianism. and vowing to remove it as a cause of conflict in the violence-stricken country. Meeting in the Turkish seaside resort of Bodrum under the auspices of the UJN
The invisible enemy – by Rasul Bakhsh Rais: The writer is a security and political analyst and works at the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad Pakistan is one of the three countries in the world where poliovirus continues to infect everyone, crippling the most vulnerable sections of
Al Qaeda core was in Karachi on 9/11: WASHINGTON: On Sept 11, 2001, the core of Al Qaeda was concentrated in a single city: Karachi. At a hospital, the accused mastermind of the bombing of the USS Cole was recovering from a tonsillectomy. Nearby, the alleged organiser
How the Salafi-Wahhabi agenda is dividing the Muslim world – by Robert Fisk: LUBP Editor’s note: We are cross-posting a valuable analysis of the current geopolitical situation in the Middle East by veteran journalist Robert Fisk. We have made some minor changes in the cross-posted article to reflect the fact that Saudi
Malala Yusufzai: Heroine, Victim, Patsy, Spy – by Omar Ali:   Let me start with my preferred version of the Malala narrative, just so that people know where I am coming from: Malala Yusufzai is a 16 year old from Swat, the daughter of a left-leaning Pakhtoon educationist and
ISIS launches 3 more suicide attacks against Iraqi security forces – by Bill Roggio: The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (or Levant) executed three more suicide attacks against Iraqi security forces today. One took place in the western province of Anbar, another occurred in Mosul in the northern province of Ninewa,
Dronophobia – by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid: The irrational, abnormal and persistent fear of drone strikes Dronophobia is a case of specific phobia, the irrational, abnormal and persistent fear of drone strikes. A dronophobe believes that drone strikes causes more harm to a state than suicide
A Christian Family Threatened As They Participated In Protest Against Church Bombings – by Madeeha Shakeel: A Christian family faces life threats as they remain hiding since they reportedly participated in protests held against the twin suicide blasts at a local Church. They have been reportedly receiving death threats for protesting against twin suicide attacks;
Shia Hajji to be beheaded by Saudis for crying on the graves of Prophet’s (PBUH) Ahlul Bait in Baqi cemetery: SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Foreign relations committee of Iraqi parliament condemned the arrest of one of its citizens and the ruling for him to be beheaded. The committee said with such rulings Saudi Arabia showed their enmity towards
“Strong evidence” Pakistan military approved US drone strikes: UN report – by Sajjad Haider: A recently released UN report suggests there is “strong evidence” that top Pakistani military and intelligence officials approved US drone strikes on Pakistani soil during 2004 and 2008. The study says in some cases, even “senior government figures” gave
Balochistan: Who’s saving the doctors? by Syed Ali Shah: In the past three years alone, at least 21 doctors have been kidnapped in Balochistan. “I was blindfolded and my hands and feet were chained together for 17 days in a mud-walled room,” Dr. Ghullam Rasool; a renowned psychiatrist
Legal drones The ever-awake and perpetually-petitioning Lawyers’ Front acts as the uber protector of the constitution – by Osama Siddique:   As a Pakistani I keenly anticipate the truly happy days we rarely get to enjoy. For instance, my heart goes all aflutter when I hear that the Wukala Mahaz Barai Tahafaz Dastoor (hereinafter ‘The Lawyers’ Front for protecting
The Persecution of Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia – by Syed Jaffar:  Saudi Arabia, the holy place of Islam, has become a humiliating place for Shias living in there or who come to pay a visit to the holy cities of Makah and Medina. The so called Wahabi Muslims in Saudi
Let us dare to speak for persecuted Christians – by Nasir Saeed: On October 10 the European Parliament passed three separate resolutions, one of them condemning violence and persecution against Christians in Syria, Pakistan and Iran. MEPs expressed concern for Christians in Syria, condemning the attacks on the historically Christian town
Takfiris kill Shia drivers execution-style in Syria: Video: The unverified footage shows a group of al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front Takfiris blocking a main road near the Iraqi border. The militants stop a number of heavy trucks and start interrogating the drivers about their religion. The frightened drivers claim
As The Hajj Begins, The Destruction of Mecca’s Heritage Continues – by Oliver Wainwright: The Grand Mosque in Mecca, teeming with pilgrims for the start of Hajj this week. Photograph: Amr Nabil/AP Two million Muslims have flooded into Saudi Arabia’s Mina Valley from Mecca for the start of the Hajj pilgrimage this week.
2003-2011: Half million Iraqis died in war, occupation: Iraqis gather at the site of a car bomb explosion in Baghdad’s al-Sadriyah neighborhood, 18 April 2007, in which over a hundred people were killed. (AFP Photo / Ahmad al-Rubaye) Almost half a million deaths in Iraq between 2003
Free Syrian Army continues to fracture as more units defect – by Bill Roggio: More than 60 units of the Free Syrian Army that operate in the south recently broke off from the main military and political command, which is backed by the US and the West. At least one of the defecting