Monthly Archive:: October 2008
Religious extremism: fringe or mainstream?: Suroosh Irfani Three men who led the anti-Ahmedi movement (including Maulana Maududi, then head of Jamaat-i-Islami) were tried by a military court and sentenced to death, later commuted under pressure from Muslim countries, to life imprisonment. Even so, the
Sectarian war in Parachinar: A Sunni-Shia clash has killed 30 and wounded 130 in Parachinar, the major city of the Kurram Agency on the border with Afghanistan. The Sunnis accused the Shia of having hurled a hand-grenade at their central mosque in Parachinar
Taliban-backed Bangash tribesmen attack Toori tribe in Parachinar: 95 killed in Kurram Agency clashes * More than 200 injured as Taliban-backed Bangash tribesmen attack Toori tribe * Tooris retaliate with support of local tribal militia, capture opponent headquarters in Bugzai * Taliban launch suicide attacks on tribal
Parachinar and Kurram Agency: A human disaster: A human disaster As the electronic media intensely debates issues like probable candidates for the presidency and restoration of judges, the people of Kurram agency continue to be besieged by Taliban and Al Qaeda militants who want nothing short
Who is supporting the Taliban’s imposed blockade of the innocent people of Parachinar.: Please watch the following two programs on Parachinar and Kurram Agency. The people in Parachinar are desperately begging the Pakistan Government to send its security forces to save them from the genocide they face at the hands of Taliban
Intra-Sunni conflict: Deobandi Takfiris of Sipah-e-Sahaba have killed many Sunni Barelvis: The War Within? Intra-Sunni conflict adds yet another dimension to Karachi’s war with itself. By Massoud Ansari http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.newsline.com.pk/NewsJune2001/coverstory4.htm Tension gripped Karachi and life in the city came to a grinding halt on Friday, May 18,when stick-wielding, turban-clad students from
Did the State support Lashkar-i-Jhangavi and Sipah Sahaba in killing Shias in Pakistan: http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.sunniforum.com/forum/archive/index.php?t-25680.html Usman30-08-2007, 11:40 PM During his student years, when Mufti Taqi Uthmani sahib got to know that Izhahul Haq Jhangvi was coming to meet him at his house, Mufti sahib used to open the door without even wearing his
An overview of Taliban’s sectarian terrorists activities in D.I.Khan in 2008. attacks on hospital, namaz janazah, masjid and imam bargah…: Taliban are sectarian terrorists – an extremist cult defaming the Deobandi tradition of Islam – They attack hospitals and kill innocent men, women and children indiscriminately. Suicide bomber kills 30 in D I Khan, Taliban claim responsibility Tuesday, August
Safe havens were provided to Taliban, Jihadis, and sectarian terrorists in Pakistan’s tribal areas: ANP Provincial Chief stresses need for curbing militancy Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Says issue more important than restoration of judges By Khalid Kheshgi PESHAWAR: Provincial President of Awami National Party (ANP) and Peace Envoy to NWFP government Afrasiyab Khattak
Time for Sunni-Shia unity: An interesting debate between a tolerant Musilm and a sectarian Taliban apologist: Traffic Says: i bet this molvi (Hamid Saeed Kazimi) is shia, like that other munafiq aamir liaqat hussain who has keeps his faith hidden on his tv-show but gets filmed cursing the sahabah in a shia majlis. shame on
Taliban supported by ISI Besiege Pakistani Shiites in Parachinar: The New York Times Report PESHAWAR, Pakistan — It was once known as the Parrot’s Beak, a strategic jut of Pakistan that the American-backed mujahedeen used to carry out raids on the Russians just over the border into Afghanistan.
Taliban Besiege Pakistani Shiites in Parachinar: The New York Times Report PESHAWAR, Pakistan — It was once known as the Parrot’s Beak, a strategic jut of Pakistan that the American-backed mujahedeen used to carry out raids on the Russians just over the border into Afghanistan.
State supporting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda in the siege of Parachinar: There is ample evidence that certain pro-Taliban elements in the State of Pakistan are supporting the siege of innocent people of Parachinar by the Taliban and Al-Qaeda terrorists. The Shia and Sunni population of Parachinar is being punished because
Genocide of indigenous people of Parachinar, Kurram Agency in Pakistan by Taliban: Source: ZEEST Development Organisation 2008/5/11 18:19code:108632 Currently, over half a million of people residing in Kurram Agency of tribal areas of Pakistan are facing a catastrophic genocide due to the complicity or ineffectiveness of the Government of Pakistan to
Genocide of indigenous people of Parachinar, Kurram Agency in Pakistan by Taliban: Source: ZEEST Development Organisation 2008/5/11 18:19 code:108632 Currently, over half a million of people residing in Kurram Agency of tribal areas of Pakistan are facing a catastrophic genocide due to the complicity or ineffectiveness of the Government of Pakistan
The genius of Jhang: Dr Abdus Salam: (Zahida Hina, 23 Nov 2008, Express) …….The genius of Jhang: Dr Abdus SalamBy Ahmad Faruqui (Daily Dawn) EVERY October, the Nobel Academy announces the names of individuals whose genius has earned them its coveted prize. The winners are awarded
The genius of Jhang: Dr Abdus Salam: …….The genius of Jhang: Dr Abdus SalamBy Ahmad Faruqui (Daily Dawn) EVERY October, the Nobel Academy announces the names of individuals whose genius has earned them its coveted prize. The winners are awarded the prize by the King of
Crackdown on militants by tribal volunteers in Tribal Areas: By Anwarullah Khan KHAR, Oct 5: Hundreds of tribal volunteers marched in Mamond and Wara tehsils, strongholds of militants in Bajaur Agency, on Sunday and warned pro-Taliban elements to either surrender or leave the area. The armed tribesmen did
Local action against Taliban: ‘Outsiders’ banned in Orakzai: * Jirga decides to shoot locals harbouring ‘outsiders’, bans bearing of arms, men hiding faces, forms lashkar against Taliban LAHORE/KHAR: A tribal jirga in Orakzai Agency has decided that ‘outsiders’ will not be allowed to enter the area, and
ISI and other national security agencies operating in NWFP must follow the instructions of the NWFP government: In his column in daily Jang today, Hamid Mir reveals how the current ANP/PPP government in the NWFP is helpless because of the dubious role of ISI and other national security agencies. Mir also reveals the dubious role of
ISI and other national security agencies operating in NWFP must follow the instructions of the NWFP government: In his column in daily Jang today, Hamid Mir reveals how the current ANP/PPP government in the NWFP is helpless because of the dubious role of ISI and other national security agencies. Mir also reveals the dubious role of
Pakistan Must Root Out MI6 Elements from the ISI, or Perish: Sept. 21, 2008 (EIRNS)—Bodies are still being pulled out from under the rubble that the Islamabad Marriott Hotel has become, following the truck-bomb attack by a suicide bomber on the evening of Sept. 20, when the faithful were breaking
Why does not Imran Khan condemn terrorist activities by the Taliban and Al-Qaeda?: Why does not Imran Khan condemn terrorist activities by the Taliban and Al-Qaeda? Is he being blackmailed by Mullahs for his
Understanding the insurgency: Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi This state of affairs did not develop in a year, but gradually since 2001. The Musharraf regime and the MMA government in the NWFP allowed these elements to entrench themselves and expand their influence The October
Who is protecting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda terrorists in FATA: This TV report suggests that instead of hunting down and killing the Taliban and Al-Qaeda terrorists in Pakistan’s tribal areas, Pakistan Army has been unable to avoid the the collateral (i.e. innocent civilians) while
Bhuttoism – By Dr. Farid A. Malik: By DR FARID A. MALIK September 12, 2008 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) emerged on the political horizon as a member of the Iskander Mirza cabinet. Since then there was no looking back. He was young and charismatic. After the
ISI in question: Some comments by ordinary Pakistani citizens: By Jamshed Khan: The problem in Baluchistan, FATA and Swat is very simple. Pakistan is ruled by ISI and Military. 95 % of the Army is Punjabi and the rest urdu speakers MQM. Punjab elites and ISI has colonized
The lion of Pakhtunkhwa, Asfandyar Wali Khan, attacked by Taliban terrorists.: Unhurt Asfand vows to hit back, establish govt’s writ 5 killed in attack on Wali’s house Staff Reporter/Agencies PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber blew himself up as he tried to run into the house of Awami National Party President Asfandyar
The lion of Pakhtunkhwa, Asfandyar Wali Khan, attacked by Taliban terrorists: Unhurt Asfand vows to hit back, establish govt’s writ 5 killed in attack on Wali’s house Staff Reporter/Agencies PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber blew himself up as he tried to run into the house of Awami National Party President Asfandyar
Restructuring the ISI — Part I By Shaukat Qadir: By Shaukat Qadir There is little doubt that the entire intelligence and security system in Pakistan needs revamping, but not the way the Americans want it After a series of accusations against Pakistan’s premier intelligence organisation, the Inter-Services Intelligence
Hamid Karzai’s appeal to the Taliban leader Mullah Umar that he should “return home” under guarantees of safety and “help bring peace to Afghanistan”: What should one make of Afghan president Hamid Karzai’s appeal to the Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Umar that he should “return home” under guarantees of safety and “help bring peace to Afghanistan”? President Karzai says he has been “sending
Hamid Karzai’s appeal to the Taliban leader Mullah Umar that he should “return home” under guarantees of safety and “help bring peace to Afghanistan": What should one make of Afghan president Hamid Karzai’s appeal to the Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Umar that he should “return home” under guarantees of safety and “help bring peace to Afghanistan”? President Karzai says he has been “sending
Taliban are funded by Islam’s and Pakistan’s enemies- by Abbas Ather: By Abbas Ather Read this column; Taliban drink alcohol; they take money and weapons from Pakistan’s enemies to conduct suicide operations against innocent Pakistani and foreign citizens in Pakistan. This group does not represent Islam. Pakistan’s war against Taliban
Taliban are funded by Islam’s and Pakistan’s enemies; their supporters in Pakistani media & politics are agents of Pakistan’s enemies. By Abbas Ather: By Abbas Ather Read this column; Taliban drink alcohol; they take money and weapons from Pakistan’s enemies to conduct suicide operations against innocent Pakistani and foreign citizens in Pakistan. This group does not represent Islam. Pakistan’s war against Taliban
Imran Khan, Hamid Mir, Ansar Abbasi, and other supporters of Taliban, read this column…: Imran Khan says: Terrorist activities in Pakistan are a reaction to the USA and Pakistan’s military action in FATA. Really? What about those people whose dear and nears ones were killed or injured in suicide bombings in Islamabad, Wah
Imran Khan, Hamid Mir, Ansar Abbasi, and other supporters of Taliban, read this column…: Imran Khan says: Terrorist activities in Pakistan are a reaction to the USA and Pakistan’s military action in FATA. Really? What about those people whose dear and nears ones were killed or injured in suicide bombings in Islamabad, Wah