Monthly Archive:: February 2009
Constable Shah said: “Taliban have given us a new life. We had been under the siege for 36 hours and pleaded for reinforcements, but nobody helped".: 30 security men freed after ‘promising to quit force’ Dawn Report MINGORA/TIMERGARA, Feb 4: The Taliban in Swat set free 30 police and paramilitary personnel in the presence of journalists in Kotli Dadhara area of Kabal tehsil on Wednesday,
Gilani versus Zardari? “Sadar Zardari ko riha karo”.: An open letter to Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani – by Asadullah Ghalib
Gilani versus Zardari? "Sadar Zardari ko riha karo".: An open letter to Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani – by Asadullah Ghalib
The sectarian-ethnic scourge in Pakistan: The legacy of General Zia-ul-Haq: The sectarian-ethnic scourge The killing fields of Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP claimed more victims on Tuesday as a grenade attack killed one man and wounded 18 others inside a Sunni mosque. The attacker hurled the hand grenade
Taliban torch 10 NATO supply trucks: Taliban torch 10 NATO supply trucks * Alternate route opened in Khyber * Security camp attacked in Landikotal By Sajid Ali and Sudhir Ahmad Afridi JAMRUD/LANDIKOTAL: Army engineers on Wednesday built a temporary alternate route for traffic, including NATO
Ban announces UN commission on Benazir’s murder: Bad new for the jihadi-ISI alliance in Pakistan?: Can we hope to see criminals such as Hamid Gul, Baitullah Mehsud and other supporters/leaders of Taliban and Al Qaeda soon in a court of law? Ban announces UN commission on Benazir’s murder * Chile’s UN Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz
Ban announces UN commission on Benazir’s murder: Can we hope to see criminals such as Hamid Gul, Baitullah Mehsud and other supporters/leaders of Taliban and Al Qaeda soon in a court of law? Ban announces UN commission on Benazir’s murder * Chile’s UN Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz
Aid to Gaza: Hamas and Israel – What is the difference?: Israelis halt ship carrying aid toward Gaza From Nada HusseiniCNN BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) — Israeli warships halted a ship laden with 50 tons of aid for Gaza about 20 miles off the territory’s coast Wednesday, an activist said. The
“Peace in Swat was destroyed due to agreements signed by Awami National Party (ANP) with militants.”: Dialogue with Taliban? Amir Muqam blames ANP for Swat chaosUpdated at: 1830 PST, Wednesday, February 04, 2009 (The News) PESHAWAR: PML-Q leader Amir Muqam said Wednesday that peace in Swat was destroyed due to agreements signed by Awami National
"Peace in Swat was destroyed due to agreements signed by Awami National Party (ANP) with militants.": Dialogue with Taliban? Amir Muqam blames ANP for Swat chaosUpdated at: 1830 PST, Wednesday, February 04, 2009 (The News) PESHAWAR: PML-Q leader Amir Muqam said Wednesday that peace in Swat was destroyed due to agreements signed by Awami National
Taliban’s strategy of kidnapping in Pakistan: Terrorism’s strategy of kidnapping The Balochistan head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), John Solecki, was kidnapped on Monday when he was going unguarded in his car to his office in Chaman in Balochistan. Mr Solecki
One killed in DIK mosque blast: PESHAWAR: One man was killed and 18 others injured in a hand grenade attack on a Sunni mosque at Mohallah Joginwala in Dera Ismail Khan district on Tuesday evening, police said. The attacker hurled the hand grenade at the
Pakistan’s eight points for Holbrooke – How to restore peace in Afghanistan and FATA: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 Nasim Zehra The writer is an Islamabad-based security analyst Speaking in Washington to a conference sponsored by the Reserve Officers Association on Monday, Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen said, “I
Al Jazeera report on Swat: 2 Febaruary 2009: AlJazeera English The Swat Valley is an area few journalists are able to operate in and it appears that despite the presence of thousands of extra Pakistani troops the Taliban remain firmly in control. Policemen have been beheaded in
A Swati journalist writes an open lettter / appeal to Mullah Fazlullah: The writ of the state? ISI-Taliban Alliance? No Comments… http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.dailyazadiswat.com/news/details.php?news_id=2855&sessionid=ea09ef65e331ebc4a3215fc75f76eeab Also, you may wish to read the following op-ed describing how ISI/Pakistan Army allowed Mullah Fazlullah to regroup and train his Talibans in the Peochar region.
A Swati journalist writes an open lettter / appeal to Mullah Fazlullah: The writ of the state? ISI-Taliban Alliance? No Comments…
Pakhtuns protest in London against the atrocities of Taliban in uniform (ISI) and Taliban in civil dress (jihadis of Taliban and Sipah-e-Sahaba): Pakhtuns are a brave peace-loving nation. They mind their own business and hate acts of violence, religious, ethnic and sectarian terrorism. This was the message of a grand protest organized by the Pukhtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party. The demonstrators protested
Pakhtuns protest in London against the atrocities of Taliban: Pakhtuns are a brave peace-loving nation. They mind their own business and hate acts of violence, religious, ethnic and sectarian terrorism. This was the message of a grand protest organized by the Pukhtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party. The demonstrators protested
Taliban establish a new FM radio station in the Upper Dir area. Well done, ISI-Jihadi Alliance….: On 19 June 2008, The News reported that: Emboldened by their unchallenged activities in the troubled Swat valley, Maulana Fazlullah-led militants (Taliban) have started extending their sphere of influence and activities…. Turning to the upper parts of Swat, the
Taliban establish a new FM radio station in the Upper Dir area: On 19 June 2008, The News reported that: Emboldened by their unchallenged activities in the troubled Swat valley, Maulana Fazlullah-led militants (Taliban) have started extending their sphere of influence and activities…. Turning to the upper parts of Swat, the
The third phase of military operation in Swat: Will it be any different?: Will it be any different? THE third phase of Operation Rah-i-Haq underway in Swat has been talked up by the government and the Pakistan Army on the grounds of a ‘new strategy’. While we must wait to see the
The extremists – by Dr Muzaffar Iqbal: The extremists Quantum note Tuesday, February 03, 2009 Dr Muzaffar Iqbal The oxymoron “Muslim extremists” was obviously coined by those who have no idea of who a Muslim is. By definition, a Muslim is someone who follows the middle
Comparing Swat and the Hur uprising: "The real game is that Taliban are implementing a global Wahabi extremist agenda in Swat".: Comparing Swat and the Hur uprising Tuesday, February 03, 2009 Farhat Taj This is in response to Ayesha Ibrahim’s article of Jan 26 titled ‘Swat and the Hur uprising’. The people of Swat disagree with her comparison between the
Shahbaz Sharif: Is it your approach to ‘public service’? A dog in the manger…”The general public is suffering a lot at the hands of the PML-N.”: A dog in the mangerTuesday, February 03, 2009 Rawalpindi is currently plagued by a severe outbreak of dogs appearing in mangers. Mangers are for the hay that horses eat. Dogs do not eat hay. Dog frightens horse and does
Shahbaz Sharif: Is it your approach to ‘public service’? A dog in the manger…"The general public is suffering a lot at the hands of the PML-N.": A dog in the manger Tuesday, February 03, 2009 Rawalpindi is currently plagued by a severe outbreak of dogs appearing in mangers. Mangers are for the hay that horses eat. Dogs do not eat hay. Dog frightens horse and
Allama Iqbal: Is he relevant? – by Yasser Latif Hamdani: A very interesting, critical essay by Yasser Latif Hamdani Allama Iqbal: Is he relevant? By Yasser Latif Hamdani Is Allama Iqbal relevant to us?Given the current turmoil, which has made it abundantly clear that the people of Pakistan desire
Fighting Taliban and Stereotyping through Pakhtun Culture – In support of Eqbal Ahmad and Shaheryar Ali: In a Land Without Music Eqbal Ahmad [Dawn, 23 July 1993] I have seen the future as envisioned by contemporary Islamists. It horrifies and does not work – anywhere. Today we look at two towns in Afghanistan. Qandahar, an
Farhat Hashmi: The other side – The subtle rooting of extremism (Saudi version of Islam) in Muslim women…Facts, Fatwas and Videos…: This site has moved to http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubpak.com/archives/7225, click this link if you are not redirected
Extremism is a thin line (and the menace of Taliban and Farhat Hshmi): Extremism is a thin line By Afiya Shehrbano SEVERAL commentators have expressed their concern and disbelief in the media, over the growing violence and escalating socio-political changes observed in Swat in the past few months. While one can understand
Swat: Hardtalk: An interview with the NWFP Chief Minister: HARDtalk: “Our intelligence is not good enough” —Ameer Haider Hoti, Chief Minister NWFP Ameer Haider Hoti, chief minister of the NWFP, says the army’s “ground intelligence is not good enough” to get militant leader Maulana Fazlullah in Swat, though
Meeting of ex-servicemen: the Mullah Military Alliance repackaged and renamed?: Agents of ISI, perpetrators of violence and mischief in Pakistan and neighboring countries, exploiters of religion, are conspiring once again against the democratic people of Pakistan. Look at their names: Hamid Gul, Aslam Beg, Roedad Khan, Qazi Hussain Ahmad,