Jihadi and Jihadi Camps Archive
President Obama, please send one drone to the Jihadi / sectarian hub in South Punjab please!: Fears rise over militants in Punjab Tuesday, 06 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Despite the ban, and repeated vows by
Beards: a trim history: Beards: a trim history By Nadeem F. Paracha Sunday, 04 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) It seems after all these years of searching for some kind of identity, many young Pakistanis
Taliban cannot be defeated unless their Wahhabi funders from Kuwait, Saudia Arabia and the UAE are arrested!: Taliban funding may be ‘impossible’ to dry up: officials * US officials say foreign donations largest source of cash for Taliban * Military estimates Taliban collect $70 million from drug traffickers every year Daily Times Monitor WASHINGTON: The Taliban-led
Pakistan’s Top 10 Militant Commanders: By Amir Mir In a recent article, prominent Pakistani journalist Amir Mir warned that the killing of Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud was “unlikely to give Pakistan a reprieve” in its fight against the Islamic
Aik jihadi bhai ki shahadat (‘martyrdom’ of a jihadi brother). May his soul burn in hell.: Ilyas Kashmiri had planned to attack COAS Friday, September 18, 2009 (The News)By By Amir Mir LAHORE: The reported death of the Ameer of the Azad Kashmir chapter of the Harkatul Jehadul Islami (HUJI) Commander Ilyas Kashmiri in a
Stop the jihadi and sectarian militancy in Pakistan’s prisons: Militancy in prisonBy Huma Yusuf Sunday, 27 Sep, 2009 (Dawn) IN July, the ISI released a dossier describing the connection between madressahs and militant networks. To illustrate the issue, the dossier presented the case of Fidaullah Yousufzai, a 24-year-old
What is the ideology of Pakistan’s military?: The military’s ideologyBy Ayesha SiddiqaFriday, 25 Sep, 2009 (Dawn) PAKISTAN observers often wonder what the Pakistan military’s
Maulvi Umar: Ye Ghazi Ye Teray Pur-israr Banday: Maulvi Umar Thursday, 20 Aug, 2009 THE capture of Maulvi Umar, a success hot on the heels of the killing of Baitullah Mehsud, is another blow for the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. Umar is the most high-profile of TTP leaders captured
Pakistan extradites ten Taliban terrorists to China – by Amir Mir: 10 terror suspects extradited to China By Amir Mir LAHORE: Pakistan has extradited 10 arrested terrorists belonging to the pro-independence Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) to China, an Interior Ministry spokesman confirmed to The News on Friday. The spokesman
Taliban commanders of Swat: From much sought after to ‘most wanted’ – by Zahid Hussain: The faces of militant commanders for whose capture the government has announced millions of rupees seem all too familiar. Just three weeks before the start of the latest round of military operation in Swat I met most of them
Architect of infamous “Operation Midnight Jackal” Major Amir joins PPP ???: Return of the ‘Midnight Jackal’?By Shahzad RazaWednesday, 08 Apr, 2009 ISLAMABAD, April 7: Major Amir, who allegedly conspired and collaborated with others to topple the first Benazir Bhutto government, is said to have developed close relations with the Pakistan
70% of religious seminaries (madrassahs) in Pakistan belong to the Deobandi school of thought: Report: According to a report appeared in today’s Daily Express more than 1.9 million students are enrolled in 17000 religious seminaries (madrassahs) of which around 70% i.e. 12000 belong to Deoband school of thought, around 20% i.e. 3500 belong to
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
Mapping the Madrasa Mindset: Political Attitudes of Pakistani Seminaries: Muhammad Amir Rana24-3-2009 Pakistani madaris are perceived as a catalyst factor promoting orthodox views. Many analystsview that their role in shaping the views of the masses and their students is a serious concern
NYT: Pakistan is supporting Afghan militants?: Afghan Strikes by Taliban Get Pakistan Help, U.S. Aides Say By MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT Published: March 25, 2009 WASHINGTON — The Taliban’s widening campaign in southern Afghanistan is made possible in part by direct support from operatives
Maulana Sami-ul-Haq Deobandi, Madam Tahira and the long road to Shariat: Swat, Shariat and the Bastard Children of Mullah-Military Alliance in Pakistan JUI-S for enforcement of Sharia across country Updated at: 1810 PST, Sunday, March 22, 2009 SARGODHA: Father of the Taliban, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-S chief Maulana Sami-ul-Haq said on Sunday
ICG Report: ‘Radical Deobandi groups source of Pakistan terror’: “The international community, particularly the U.S., must … help strengthen civilian control over all areas of governance, including counter-terrorism, and the capacity of the federal government to
A dangerous void in Pakistan. The Taliban are unlikely to stop with Swat. – by Ahmed Rashid: A dangerous void in Pakistan —Ahmed Rashid The crisis in Pakistan leaves the US with few policy options. Large injections of cash are desperately needed to give the government the time to re-establish the writ of the state and
Prisoners of a jihadi past and our hall of shame: Prisoners of a jihadi past By Syed Irfan Ashraf & Faizullah JanTuesday, 24 Feb, 2009
Farrhat Taj responds to Shireen Mazari: FATA: some more fantasies: FATA: some more fantasies Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Farhat Taj This is in response to articles by Shireen Mazari on these pages on Feb 4 and 11. She has written that the Iranians are upset over the presence of
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
Drone attack on a terrorist camp in Kurram agency kills at least 30: Why do not our own intelligence agencies / ISI / Army/ Air Force / Police route out such terrorist / jihadi/ sectarian camps? Thank you Obama for cleaning the dirt of the ISI/Taliban duo in Pakistan.
Mumbai terrorist attacks partially planned in Pakistan: Islamabad hands over Mumbai probe report to New Delhi Mumbai attacks partially planned in Pakistan: Malik * Interior adviser claims arrest of main operator in attacks, five others * Says Pakistan needs more information from India * System of
Taliban are not a unified group. It is an umbrella of sectarian terrorists, global jihadis and criminals.: Are they foreign agents…? Then, so must be the so called “shayukh-ul-Islam” who have sowed the very deep seeds of sectarian hatred and puritanism in our understanding and perspectives on Islam. Life in Orakzai Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Farhat
Saleem Safi: Confessions of an ex-Jihadi: Afghan Jihad, Taliban, ISI and Our Hypocrisy: Related post: Pakistani State’s ambivalent policies on Taliban – by Saleem Safi A must read article by Saleem Safi exposing the hypocritical and misleading notions of jihad and Islam concocted and used by the ISI, the so called Afghan
Mr. Holbrooke, in order to understand the situation in Pakistan, you need to have a grip on the Mullah-Military Alliance in Swat….: A dangerous trend — Talimand Khan Why has the security apparatus failed to cut the militants’ supply lines; how come random journalists can talk to Fazlullah but security forces are unable to track him down; and if the state’s
Kashmiris and Tamils: Violence will get them nowhere: Violence will get them nowhere By Kuldip Nayar IN a way, what has happened to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka is similar to what has happened to the Hurriyat in Kashmir. Both of them,
Swat: the other view. A tale of how Military & Mullahs facilitated Taliban in spreading their tentacles in Swat: Swat: the other view By Syed Irfan Ashraf THE ongoing insurgency in Swat has spawned a heated debate in the media. For some it is a class war between the landless and the land-owning elite. Others believe it to
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
Swat, o Swat! Could it be that the former "assets" of the state are now turning their guns on their former benefactors?: Thursday, January 29, 2009 Kheyam Khan The people of Swat are confused. They wonder how the might of the Pakistan Army cannot subdue the Taliban of Swat. The Swat insurgency and the “counter-insurgency” must be given priority attention by
Jihad by the State vs Fasad by the non-State Actors: Asadullah Ghalib offers an authoritative account of the real jihad versus the fasad (mischief) created by the non-state jihadi and sectarian organisations.
Derailed de-radicalisation: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Zeenia Satti Just like the Afghan war was allowed to turn into Pakistan’s civil war, similarly, the Mumbai attacks are likely to usher in civil unrest in Punjab. While events in neighbouring countries adversely impact
Is it our war or not? and the divisions in Pakistani society?: Is it our war or not? Saturday, January 24, 2009 Majid Abdullah What does it mean when politicians argue that we have terrorism in the country because General Musharraf committed the country to the Afghan war in 2001? We
The true heroes and true martyrs of Pakistan: Do you want to know who are the true jihadis (mujahideen) and true martyrs (shaheed) in Pakistan? They are our brave policemen and soldiers from Pakistan Army who are sacrificing their lives to save the Pakistani nation from the
Sectarian/Jihadi/Taliban terrorists released in Pakistan due to lack of evidence: ‘Terrorists released in Pak due to lack of evidence’ New Delhi (PTI): The failure of the Pakistani police and security agencies to gather sufficient evidence has led to the release of a large number of dreaded terrorists of outfits
The Taliban Militants in Mohmand – manufactured by the ISI, versus the Pakistan Army; The story of the ‘reverse’ jihad: Militants in Mohmand Tuesday, January 13, 2009The fierce clash between militants and security forces in the Mohmand Agency, in which 40 militants and at least six troops were killed, offers evidence that the Taliban and other elements continue to
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