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Saudi Arabia Funds Mossad Anti-Iran Operations – by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu: An article posted by a former CBSNews producer Barry Lando claims that none other than Saudi Arabia helps fund Israeli Mossad operations against Iran. “A Strange Alliance: Are the Saudis Bankrolling Israel’s Mossad?” appears on his blog. Lando’s source is named
Leaked memo: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif’s letter to Saudi King Abdullah – by Hakim Hazik: There are pockets of resistance where the burger fitna is still alive and the mummy daddy jihadis are waging a war against the Ummah. Very soon, inshallah they will be brought under the control of the righteous Punjab Police
پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کے جیالوں نے تیر کو بوسہ دے کر بلے پر مہر کیوں لگائی – منو بھائی: جیالے – نئے اور پرانے – منظور اعجاز
Over 100 militants of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi released by CT Chief Minister Najam Sethi in Punjab – The News: Source: The News, 22 May 2013 http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-178892-Over-100-activists-of-banned-outfits-released-in-Punjab ISLAMABAD: Over a hundred activists of banned sectarian organizations Lashkar-e-Jhangvi aka Sipah Sahaba Pakistan, who were arrested by the former PML-N government as a part of crackdown against these outfits
Empty polling stations in Balochistan – by Juma Baloch: Pakistani election 2013 in Balochistan, have been widely viewed by international and local political analysts as a referendum between those who ask for Baloch rights within Pakistani framework and those who seek an independence Baloch state. Baloch nationalist political
میاں نواز شریف اور اسٹبلشمنٹ: میاں نواز شریف اور اسٹبلشمنٹ میاں محمد نواز شریف چند دنوں کے بعد اس ملک کے وزیر اعظم ہوں گے-ان کی جماعت تیسری بار حکومت سنبھالے گی-اس دوران ان کی حکومت کی پالیسیوں کے بارے میں پورے ملک کے
Christian student killed by firing of Muslims in native village of Shahbaz Bhatti: Faisalabad: May 20, 2013. (PCP) A Christian village named Khushpur in sub-district Samundari of Faisalabad district came under attack of Muslims on May 19, 2013, killing one Christian student of 10th Grade and injuring many Christian by firing.Father Felix,
Every party’s hardcore supporters view the supporters of other parties as ignorant, irrational and malicious, with an ethnic/cultural stereotype to boot – by Saroop Ijaz: The writer is a lawyer and partner at Ijaz and Ijaz Co in Lahore [email protected] The chief minister (CM)-designate for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) has already made the silliest statement for the next few years, or at least, let us hope so;
Balochistan: Nawaz Sharif directly in partnership with the ISI – by Amir Mateen: PML (N)’s Balochistan Chief, Sanaullah Zehri’s electoral alliance with ISI-backed Shafiq Mengal group has thrown Balochistan politics into a tailspin. This may have seriously threatened the security and political stability of the already violence prone province. This also
The uncertain “Nawaz Sharif” adventure that now begins – by Ayaz Amir: So most of us got it wrong…I certainly did, expecting an Imran Khan surge that did not come. Just a fortnight before the voting the received wisdom on most pundit lips was hung parliament. Goes to show how conventional
افغان نواز شریف سے خائف -از داؤد اعظمی: پاکستان کے عام انتخابات میں نواز شریف کی فتح کو افغانستان میں تشویش کی نظر سے دیکھا جا رہا ہے اور بعض لوگوں کا خیال ہے کہ اس سے وہاں میں مزید عدم استحکام پھیلے گا۔ طالبان نے نواز
PPP, R.I.P? – by Irfan Husain: An old Native American saying gives this sage advice: “If you are unfortunate enough to find yourself on a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount immediately.” Sadly, I did not follow this wise counsel and found myself
The agony and esctasy of PTI – by Maheen Usmani: m ‘’It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was
My party, PPP, lost because it forgot about the people – by Malik Zameer Hassan: Let’s accept it; we kept playing the footage of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto’s assassination to grab sympathy votes. PHOTO: REUTERS One factor which always made me proud to be a part of thePakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was the its representation in
پیپلز پارٹی کی شکست کے بعد رہنماؤں کے استعفے: پاکستان کی سابق حکمراں جماعت پیپلز پارٹی کی گیارہ مئی کے عام انتخابات میں غیر متوقع انتخابی کارکردگی کے بعد پارٹی رہنماؤں کے مستعفی ہونے کاسلسلہ جاری ہے۔ گیارہ مئی کے اب تک غیر حتمی انتخابی نتائج کے مطابق
IMU suicide bomber targeted top police commander in Quetta – by Bill Roggio: The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan claimed credit for yesterday’s suicide attack in Quetta that targeted the chief of police in the southern Pakistani city. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan took credit for the attack, in a statement that was
Democracy wins, federation loses – by Farahnaz Ispahani: AP CHALLENGES AHEAD: Nawaz Sharif is not the only one facing challenges. While Nawaz Sharif has won the election decisively, he faces the challenge of reaching out beyond his main base in Punjab to the rest of Pakistan Pakistan achieved
Death mandate: Mehsud sanctions polling day attacks – by Nasruminallah: Referring to poll candidates and the democratic system, Mehsud expressed hope that the Taliban commanders would be busy working against the agents of an “infidel system.” PHOTO: FILE WANA / MIRANSHAH: Taliban commanders have been issued a mandate to carry
پاکستانی سیاست میں موقع پرستی کا عروج: تحریر: امام بخش یہ بات اب بالکل واضح ہو گئی ہے کہ”صادق وامین” فرشتوں پر مشتمل اسٹیبلشمنٹ پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی سے جان چھڑانے کے لیےاپنےمن پسند ابنِ الوقت قسم کے جمورے وجود میں لاتی رہی ہے ۔ 1988ء میں الیکشن
Call to vote, PUC urges imams: LAHORE: The Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) has once again urged citizens to vote on May 11, calling it a religious obligation. “Pakistan Ulema Council believes and wholeheartedly supports the view that a vote is a religious obligation so
Non-Muslim candidates largely absent in Pakistan’s election: Few non-Muslims are running in Pakistan’s planned election, which critics say reinforces non-Muslims’ status as a poor underclass there. by Aamir Saeed, written for UPI.com Pakistan’s major parties are ignoring Christians, Hindus and other minorities as potential candidates —
Possible outcomes in Pakistan elections 2013 – by Ayesha Siddiqa: Naya Pakistan, an old fable Source: Based on excerpts from Kafila There is the ideal scenario that the Imran Khan ‘tsunami’ sweeps the elections. Although, it is not likely to happen, we must shudder at the thought of what
Pawns and prisoners of manufactured hatred – by Beena Sarwar: Screenshot of Sanaullah from a TV report last year, on Indian and Pakistani prisoners participating in a kite-flying festival together. “It’s really nice, I feel like a child myself,” Sanaullah told the reporter.b Tragically, Sanaullah, the Pakistani prisoner
LHC admits petition on PML-N rare tiger’s death – by Sana Saif: LAHORE: Animal rights activist and actor Faryal Gauhar has filed a petition in Lahore High Court against the Pakistan Muslim Lesgue-Nawaz (PML-N) for the death of a rare tiger which they brought to many of their rallies. The
Eections 2013: Pakistan’s hard right turn – Dr. Mohammad Taqi: It may be counterintuitive to say it now, but the chances are that once the desired rightwing polity has been eased in, the violent spree may actually subside Electioneering in Punjab is in full swing while elsewhere in Pakistan
Shiites reel at desecration of holy shrine – by Lauren Williams: Photos on SANA and social media websites showed the shrine before and after. BEIRUT: The destruction of a holy Shiite shrine near Damascus and exhumation of the body within, allegedly at the hands of Sunni rebels, was met with fury and
Sipah Sahaba ASWJ leader who fixed bounty on Salmaan Taseer given PML-N ticket – by Amir Mir: ISLAMABAD: Besides fielding the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi-linked Chaudhry Abid Raza from NA-107 (Gujrat), the PML-N has awarded another party ticket to Sardar Ebaad Dogar from NA-178 (Muzaffargarh) despite his being an ardent disciple of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) who had announced
I will not vote for Imran Khan – by Shahryar: I might be starving for a leader that is attempting to change the face of my country for the better, but I will not vote for PTI. PHOTO: REUTERS In less than a week’s time Pakistan reaches a historic
Over 900 Pakistani Hindus eligible for Indian citizenship: report: A Hindu woman weeps while seeing off a relative at the railway station. – Photo by INP KARACHI: Officials in India’s western state of Rajhasthan say around 919 Pakistani Hindus there have become eligible to apply for Indian citizenship,
Azizabad Blasts: When MQM Puts Your Life Before Theirs: Recently, I was out with my cousin shopping for ingredients to bake a cake. Soon after we reached home, there was a loud bang and suddenly everything became silent for a few minutes. I could hear a roar of bikes
Elections 2013: Convicted LeJ terrorist Chaudhry Abid Raza Deobandi contesting on PML-N ticket from Gujrat – by Amir Mir: Source: The News, 6 May 2013 ISLAMABAD: A Lashkar-e-Jhangvi-linked alleged terror suspect who has already spent five years in jail on murder charges and had known links with a slain al-Qaeda linchpin Amjad Hussain Farooqi is running for a
18 politicians named in ISI funds scam contesting polls – by Amir Mir: ISLAMABAD: At least 18 politicians belonging to several mainstream political parties, including Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif, who had been named in the Mehrangate scandal as the alleged recipients of millions of rupees dished out by the ISI before
Imran Khan says his Deobandi militant brothers (Taliban) didn’t kill Benazir Bhutto: In a startling claim, Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan has said that former prime minister Benazir Bhutto was not killed by the Taliban. Speaking in an interview with British newspaper The Daily Telegraph, the PTI chief said that Bhutto had been “clearly
Pakistan, an unfortunate country? – Riaz Ali Toori: Terrorists are giving a very clear message to the people of Pakistan to either vote for those who want to see a stable country or vote for those who want us to perish How unfortunate is Pakistan that is
Indo-Pak Cricket: Why The Grass is Greener in Kashmir: Kashmir shuts down when India and Pakistan play a cricket match, with Kashmiris always rooting maniacally for Pakistan. Syed Zafar Mehdi on the political roots of this attitude Cricket is a fascinating game in more ways
Too little, too late – by Zarrar Khuhro: The writer is senior staffer at The Express Tribune [email protected] It’s great to see the PPP, the ANP and the MQM standing together on
Right Needs Wise Counsel: “AL QAEDA hardly exists here,” he said, “and what are called the Taliban are [our] own tribal people. The more we kill them, the more militants we produce.” Thus spoke PTI leader Imran Khan to BBC’s Islamabad reporter Orla