One Maulvi Omar arrested; other "Maulvi Omars" still at large: Maulvi Omar was reportedly picked up while traveling in a tribal area by car close to the Afghan border. Senior Taleban officials captured in PakistanZahid Hussein in Islamabad From Times OnlineAugust 18, 2009 Pakistani security forces have captured a
14 August 2009: Pakistan celebrates its indepdence day: The PPP Government’s Gift to the Nation: Far-reaching Fata reforms unveiled By Syed Irfan Raza Friday, 14 Aug, 2009 After amendments to the law, the powers of arbitrary arrest and detention without the right to bail have been curtailed.
Taliban Leader Umer Khalid Alive And Well in Pakistan: [The Mullah-Military (ISI-Taliban) Alliance Remains Intact?] Monday August 03, 2009 Alex Crawford, Asia correspondent Sky News has obtained exclusive and conclusive proof that one of Pakistan’s most feared Taliban leaders is alive – contradicting government claims that he was
Good Taliban… Where are they?: A Formidable Enemy The Pakistan Army faces a tough battle ahead as the ‘good’ Taliban join forces with the ‘bad’ Taliban and scrap peace deals. By Rahimullah Yusufzai The two-month old military campaign against the militants in the NWFP
Rahimullah Yusufzai: Swat operation and the fallout beyond: Though the armed forces are carrying out operations against Taliban primarily in Swat, Buner and Lower Dir, the fallout of the action in neighbouring districts and beyond should remain a matter of concern. Dislocated from their bases and scattered
Mission Buner accomplished ! What’s next ?: A scenic view of beautiful Buner Valley. The above map shows Talibans are only 55 miles away from Islamabad. Buner falls into the hands of Swat Taliban BUNER: Taliban militants from Swat took control of Buner on Tuesday and
Who Rules Orakzai Agency: Talibans or Govt. of Pakistan ?: Map of FATA and NWFP (Source: FATADA) We’ve been hearing news of Talibanisation of Orakzai Agency for months and there were also statements from officials of Pak Army and Federal Government denying such news. However, a news item appeared
After Buner, what will be the next target of Talibans ??: Buner bagged — Editorial: Daily The News—12th April, 09 Buner, with a population of slightly over half-a-million according to the 1998 census, has fallen without a fight. Another piece of Pakistan, 1865 square kilometres to be precise, has disappeared
Does Pakistani State Really Control FATA, which is under CIA’s drones’ attack ?: According to Wikipedia —–“Sovereignty is the right to exercise, within a territory, the functions of a state, exclusive of any other state, and subject to no other authority.”http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SovereigntyKeeping aforementioned definition in mind, are we really justified to term drones’
Who rules Bajaur ?? Talibans or Govt. of Pakistan ???: Bajaur TTP declares amnesty for anti-Taliban elders !!! Suicide attacks to continue : Maulvi Umer KHAR: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Bajaur Agency on Monday declared amnesty for all anti-Taliban tribal elders and appealed to internally displaced persons (IDPs)
Target: terror secretariat in Miranshah – by Farhat Taj: The Taliban are a diverse mix of different groups, each led by its own leader, which support each other in militancy. Still, it is not uncommon to see two Taliban groups at cross-purposes with each other, and fighting. At
Whose war is it? —Salman Tarik Kureshi: Large swathes of the sovereign territory of our country have been taken through force by bands of violent insurgents fighting the authority of the Pakistan state. As things stand, despite an apparently spirited counter-insurgency mounted by the post-Musharraf armed
The internal jihadi politics in FATA: New Afghan policy & Fata politics By Syed Irfan Ashraf & Shaukat KhattakTuesday, 31 Mar, 2009 (Dawn) WHAT will be the outcome of the Obama administration’s new policy on Afghanistan and what impact will it have on the western
Can Mehsud be captured now? Rahimullah Yusufzai: By Rahimullah Yusufzai Baitullah Mehsud, a larger-than-life figure from the tribal region of South Waziristan, continues to draw attention on the world stage. Recently, Time magazine named him in its annual list of the 100 most influential persons in
Death toll in Pakistan mosque blast may reach 70: The Taliban and their jihadi and sectarian associates attack mosques, imambargahs, funerals, schools, army, police, political leaders alike. Sometimes they openly claim the responsibility of their heinous crimes. On other occasions, they remain silent for their own strategic gains.
US offers $5m reward for Baitullah Mehsud: WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday offered up to $11 million in rewards to find and capture three Al Qaeda terrorists, including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud. The US announced a $5 million bounty for the location or arrest
A group photo of would-be suicide bombers: A group of supporters of Taliban’s commander Baitullah Mehsud – Reuters/File photo. One of the above will attack a police station in Lahore, killing 20 cops and 10 ordinary citizens. Another will attack the house
Taliban militancy in Pakistan enabled through balck economy: Militancy & black economy By Syed Irfan Ashraf Sunday, 22 Mar, 2009 (Dawn) WHILE analysts cite ‘ideology’ as the chief factor responsible for the rising militancy in the country, it is unfortunate that little attention is being paid to
US drone strikes hurt Al-Qaeda in Pakistan: Sunday, 22 Mar, 2009 (Dawn) A six-month campaign of Predator strikes in Pakistan has seriously damaged the Al-Qaeda structure. — Reuters LOS ANGELES: A six-month campaign of Predator strikes in Pakistan has seriously damaged the Al-Qaeda structure there, forcing
Fata’s 35 Hindus migrate to India: To our Hindu brothers and sisters, we have only this much to say. “We are sorry. This is not Jinnah’s Pakistan. This is Mullah Omar’s, Qazi Hussain Ahmed’s and General Hamid Gul’s Pakistan.“ … More then 200,000 people
Hangu kidnapping of Shia School Students by Taliban: Hangu kidnapping Sunday, March 01, 2009 In what appears to be another act of sectarian violence in the Hangu area, which has seen over a year of conflict between tribes divided along the lines of sect, a van driver