Haqqanis new home: Parachinar – by Kahar Zalmay: Note by Senge Sering : May be Syed Faisal Abidi can shed some light on what his beloved army and good Taliban are doing in Kurram agency. Another comment on Faccebook: Pakistani military going at great length to eliminate/frighten/dysfunction Shia leadership
Thirty funerals and an Eid – Vaqar Amhed: Today is Eid, and I am dreading the day. For me it is a day that is dead, empty of meaning, and bereft of joy. Yesterday, 30 persons were killed in a funeral procession in Quetta. Thirty funerals
Ahmad Qureshi’s website justifies Shia genocide in Pakistan: This hate-Shia article published on Ahmed Qureshi’s website (PKKH) is a must read to understand why certain pro-Taliban elements are helping Deobandi Jihadist militants (of Deobandi Taliban and Deobandi Sipah Sahaba) to kill Shia Muslims in Pakistan. In the
Carnage in Kurram – by Dr Mohammad Taqi: The Pakistani security establishment needs to take a long and hard look to see how many Adnan Rashids are still hiding among its ranks Two synchronised bomb attacks wreaked havoc in the heart of Parachinar in the Kurram Agency
Helpless Shia Muslims of Pakistani Gaza, Parachinar: Parachinar is the capital of Kurram Agnecy and the largest city of FATA.Parachinar is situated on a neck of Peshawar is the closet point in Pakistan to Kabul and borders of ther Tora Bora. Parachinar was a peaceful and beautiful
Who were the suicide bombers in Parachinar and Quetta?: Pictures of two suicide bombers have been released by local sources in Quetta and Parachinar. In Parachinar, Deobandi militants of Sipah Sahaba (currently operating as Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat ASWJ-Taliban) killed at least 75 Shia Muslims on 26
Nowruz in Pakistan’s Parachinar valley – by Riaz Toori: Blossom is a sure sign that spring has arrived in the earthly paradise of Parachinar. Related post: Nowruz: The forgotten spring festival of subcontinent – by Shaheryar Ali Every year on 21 March, the festival of Nauroze (or Nowruz)
Muslims of Burma and lesser Muslims of Pakistan – by Nusrat Javed: In the following op-ed in Urdu daily Express, veteran columnist Nusrat Javed shames those (Imran Khan, Munawar Hasan, Nawaz Sharif, Hafiz Saeed, Ahmed Ludhianvi, Hakeemullah Mehsud etc) who are issuing statements and/or organizing protests in support of Muslims of
Who will speak for Qaisar Hussain? – by Maisam Ali: Here on the slopes of hills, facing the dusk and the cannon of time Close to the gardens of broken shadows, We do what prisoners do, Our losses: between two and eight martyrs each day. And ten wounded. And
Kurram: a paradise lost – by Farhat Taj: Kurram is a mixed Shia-Sunni agency in FATA. Despite occasional Shia-Sunni clashes, Kurram remained by and large a peaceful part of the British India state and later its successor, the Pakistani state. There are mainly two reasons for that.
Kurram operation: Last Saturday, the Pakistan Army formally launched a full-fledged operation in central Kurram Agency, two weeks after the government had notified 80 square kilometres of the area there as a conflict zone. This Friday alone, security forces backed by
The sham operation in Kurram —Dr Mohammad Taqi: Editor’s note: The following article that was originally posted in yesterday’s Daily Times is the typically bold and lucid piece written by Dr. Taqi. Along with Farhat Taj, Dr. Taqi has been the leading light in debunking the racist
A community under siege in tribal Pakistan: As US prepares troop withdrawal, Taliban’s strong hold on border regions reveals Pakistan’s vulnerability. By Mujib Mashal Parachinar, in Pakistan’s tribal north west, remains under siege. The only road connecting this district bordering Afghanistan to the rest of Pakistan
Faith in minorities as equals can only strengthen Pakistan: By Adnan Rehmat The primary function of a national constitution is to guarantee universal rights and to ensure all citizens of the state are dealt with equally in terms of these rights. The guarantees are supposed to be unambiguous.
Utter shame PM Gilani and Rehman Malik: It is utter shame how Prime Minister Gilani and Rehman Malik have been behaving like a ‘Devil’s Advocate’. More than two hundred young men from Parachinar have been camping outside the National Press Club in Islamabad for the past