Monthly Archive:: January 2009
Differentiate between martyrs and assassins….Don’t misinterpret Imam Hussain and the Battle of Karbala.: Martyrs and martyrdom —Syed Mansoor Hussain The sad thing is that young men who frequently have never lived in a loving home, never have been married or have become fathers are prepared for terrorism. These men have never known
Differentiate between martyrs and assassins….Don’t misinterpret Imam Hussain and the Battle of Karbala.: Martyrs and martyrdom —Syed Mansoor Hussain The sad thing is that young men who frequently have never lived in a loving home, never have been married or have become fathers are
Prince Harry and ‘royal racism’: “Anyone else here … ah, our little Paki friend, Ahmed,” ““You look like a raghead.”: Prince Harry apologises over ‘Paki’ remark LONDON: Britain’s Prince Harry apologised on Saturday after a newspaper website published video footage showing him calling an Asian army colleague a ‘Paki’, saying he had used the term without ‘malice’. The top-selling
Prince Harry and ‘royal racism’: “Anyone else here … ah, our little Paki friend, Ahmed,” "“You look like a raghead.”: Prince Harry apologises over ‘Paki’ remark LONDON: Britain’s Prince Harry apologised on Saturday after a newspaper website published video footage showing him calling an Asian army colleague a ‘Paki’, saying he had used the term without ‘malice’. The top-selling
In Balochistan Taliban supporters, both covertly and overtly, help extremism against the secular parties: The hinge Monday, January 12, 2009Once again eyes turn towards Balochistan – the largest, least populated, poorest and, by a terrible irony, most resource-rich province of the federation. Concerns are growing that the process of Talibanisation which has created
In Balochistan Taliban supporters, both covertly and overtly, help extremism against the secular parties: The hinge Monday, January 12, 2009Once again eyes turn towards Balochistan – the largest, least populated, poorest and, by a terrible irony, most resource-rich province of the federation. Concerns are growing that the process of Talibanisation which has created
Declare FATA part of Afghan war theatre: CSIS: LAHORE: The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan have been ranked among the ‘most dangerous’ places in the world, according to the Press Trust of India that cited a report by a US think-tank – which has called
Declare FATA part of Afghan war theatre: CSIS: LAHORE: The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan have been ranked among the ‘most dangerous’ places in the world, according to the Press Trust of India that cited a report by a US think-tank – which has called
Benazir Bhutto’s UN murder probe —Khalid Hasan: A UN source who wished to remain anonymous said that he doesn’t know what goes on in meetings between Foreign Minister Qureshi and Ban or Zardari, but from the papers the impression at the UN is that the Pakistani
Benazir Bhutto’s UN murder probe —by Khalid Hasan: A UN source who wished to remain anonymous said that he doesn’t know what goes on in meetings between Foreign Minister Qureshi and Ban or Zardari, but from the papers the impression at the UN is that the Pakistani
Bomb blasts in Lahore and the problem of ‘sympathetic’ terrorism: Lahore experienced five low-intensity “timed explosions” on Friday, the first day after Ashura, targeting theatres at Al Falah and on Ferozpur Road near Mozang. They were planted on the premises, implying that little or no watch was set up
Mingora’s ‘Khooni’ chowk and the rise of Fauji Taliban in Swat – By Baela Raza Jamil: Saturday, January 10, 2009 The emerging lexicon of ’emergencies and violence’ in the name of religion such as ‘Khooni chowk’ ‘Fauji Taliban’ etc., trigger the urgency for redefining our belief and value systems and what we mean by civil
Mingora’s ‘Khooni’ chowk and the rise of Fauji Taliban in Swat – By Baela Raza Jamil: Saturday, January 10, 2009 The emerging lexicon of ’emergencies and violence’ in the name of religion such as ‘Khooni chowk’ ‘Fauji Taliban’ etc., trigger the urgency for redefining our belief and value systems and what we mean by civil
Acting on the Mumbai dossier – By Praful Bidwai: Saturday, January 10, 2009 (The News) Six weeks after the Mumbai attacks, the Indian government is still groping for a strategy to get Pakistan to crack down on Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and other extremists. The Pakistani government has finally admitted
Acting on the Mumbai dossier – By Praful Bidwai: Saturday, January 10, 2009 (The News) Six weeks after the Mumbai attacks, the Indian government is still groping for a strategy to get Pakistan to crack down on Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and other extremists. The Pakistani
Rauf Klasra: Nawaz Sharif moving in the wrong direction….: Qadam barhao Nawaz Sharif, traitors are with you, once again…. Jang, 11 Jan 2009
Terrorists of Sipah-e-Sahaba and the Taliban kill a number of Shias in Hangu and Sibbi….26 dead, 50 wounded: Daily Jang, update 10 Jan 2009 …. Fierce battles in Hangu leave 26 deadBy Abdul Sami Paracha KOHAT, Jan 10: A fierce gunbattle between rival sects in Hangu continued on Saturday amid efforts to broker an early truce to
Terrorists of Sipah-e-Sahaba and the Taliban kill a number of Shias in Hangu and Sibbi….26 dead, 50 wounded: Daily Jang, update 10 Jan 2009 …. Fierce battles in Hangu leave 26 dead By Abdul Sami Paracha KOHAT, Jan 10: A fierce gunbattle between rival sects in Hangu continued on Saturday amid efforts to broker an early truce
Robert Fisk’s World: Wherever I go, I hear the same tired Middle East comparisons: On both sides of the Atlantic the experience has been weirdly repetitive Saturday, 10 January 2009 (The Independent) It all depends where you live. That was the geography of Israel’s propaganda, designed to demonstrate that we softies – we
Robert Fisk: Wherever I go, I hear the same tired Middle East comparisons: On both sides of the Atlantic the experience has been weirdly repetitive Saturday, 10 January 2009 (The Independent) It all depends where you live. That was the geography of Israel’s propaganda, designed to demonstrate that we softies – we
Children of Auschwitz, have mercy on children of Palestine…: This site has moved to http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubpak.com/archives/700, click this link if you are not redirected
Children of Auschwitz, have mercy on children of Palestine…: Remembering our Jewish brothers and sisters, victims of the Holocaust
Two Qaeda Leaders including the mastermind of the Marriott Hotel Bombing Killed in U.S. Strike in Pakistan: By ERIC SCHMITTJanuary 8, 2009 WASHINGTON — An American missile strike on Jan. 1 in Pakistan’s tribal areas killed two senior leaders of Al Qaeda, including one militant suspected of overseeing last September’s deadly suicide bombing at a Marriott
Two Qaeda Leaders including the mastermind of the Marriott Hotel Bombing Killed in U.S. Strike in Pakistan: By ERIC SCHMITTJanuary 8, 2009 WASHINGTON — An American missile strike on Jan. 1 in Pakistan’s tribal areas killed two senior leaders of Al Qaeda, including one militant suspected of overseeing last September’s deadly suicide bombing at a Marriott
PPP and PTI (Imran Khan) join hands to support Ziaur Rehman Advocate….: Aitzaz, Hamid in all-out efforts to win LBA polls PTI Vice Chairman Hamid Khan and PPP lawyers jointly supporting Ziaur Rehman against Tariq Javed a candidate jointly supported by Kurd and Aitzaz Ahsan in LBA elections PTI VC and
PPP and PTI (Imran Khan) join hands to support Ziaur Rehman Advocate….: Aitzaz, Hamid in all-out efforts to win LBA polls PTI Vice Chairman Hamid Khan and PPP lawyers jointly supporting Ziaur Rehman against Tariq Javed a candidate jointly supported by Kurd and Aitzaz Ahsan in LBA elections PTI VC and
Why did Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani dismiss his National Security Adviser Major General (retd) Mehmud Ali Durrani?: Durrani, a mysterious character? (By Abbas Ather) Indiscretion cost Durrani his job By Our Staff Reporter (Dawn, 8 Jan 09) ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday summarily dismissed his National Security Adviser Major General (retd)
Why did Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani dismiss his National Security Adviser Major General (retd) Mehmud Ali Durrani?: Durrani, a mysterious character? (By Abbas Ather)
Jinnah, Ayesha Jalal, Safdar Mehmood, Irshad Haqqani, Khurshid Nadeem – an interesting debate: also read: An unlikely Indian admirer of Jinnah: Jaswant Singh of BJP
From Swat – with no love — The main town of Swat, Mingora, has now virtually fallen to the militants.: From Swat – with no loveZubair Torwali The main town of Swat, Mingora, has now virtually fallen to the militants. The police are escorted by army officials and come out from their ‘hide-outs’ only for a couple of hours.
India provides evidence of the Mumbai terrorist attacks to Pakistan….: A page from the dossier given to PakistanDossier: handlers used virtual number to contact a mobile with one of the terrorists Siddharth Varadarajan (The Hindu, Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009) New Delhi: Amidst the clutter of telephone calls the Indian