Taliban & TTP Archive
The future of Taliban – by Abbas Zaidi: The future of the Taliban is bright in Pakistan. They will not take over Islamabad from where they can deal with the world. No. This will not suit them The very abbreviation TTP (Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan) and the concept behind
سلفی نظریات دنیا بھر میں دہشت گردی کا محور ہیں – از حق گو: وولوچ میں جو دل دہلا دینے والا واقعہ پیش آیا وہ بلکل بھی غیر متوقعہ نہیں تھا ٠ مسلمانوں کے بیچ میں شدت پسندوں سے نبٹنے کی وہ قوت دیکھنے میں نہیں آتی ہے اور شدت پسند برطانیہ میں
JUI-S chief Sami keen to mediate, but clueless about TTP – by Ismail Khan: AKORA KHATTAK: His back leant on a cushion against the wall, eyes half-closed, he gave some quick lesson to one of the disciples in waiting while another massaged his leg and in-between managed incessant phone calls for him. A
Shia Genocide and our reaction to it – by Sabah Hasan: During, and more so, just after the countrywide four-day sit-in in January against Shia Genocide, my friends had questioned and commented on certain aspects of the event. I had promised my daughter (one of the persons who asked some
The grandest of all goof-ups OR going according to plan – by Yin & Yang: Yin : The grandest of all goof-ups around the corner. 1. The Govt has acknowledged the TTP as a force and has ‘offered’ talks from a position of weakness 2. The TTP does not consider a democratic setup legit.
Patronage of sectarian terrorists by Punjab’s CT Chief Minister Najam Sethi – by Sadiq Ameen: The caretaker Punjab government has released 112 Sipah-e-Sahaba (ASWJ-LeJ) terrorists who were unwillingly detained under Shahbaz Sharif’s government in the aftermath of Shia genocide in Quetta and Karachi and were held in various prisons across the province. This probably
کیا شیعہ ہونا جرم ہے ؟ – از حق گو: کراچی کے ایک گھر سے صبح سویرے اپنے والد کے ساتھ سکول کے لئے نکلنے والے عون و محمد نے کبھی سوچا بھی نہیں ہوگا کہ وہ اپنی ماں سے آخری بار مل رہے ہیں – سوچا تو کسی
50th Anniversary of the Therhi Massacre – by Mohammad Alo: In Remembrance Thursday, June 6, 2013 On June 6, 1963, at least 116 Shia Muslims were massacred in the village of Thehri in the Khairpur district of Sindh province in Pakistan while taking part in the Juloos (procession) of
For India, worries of another 1989 moment in the region – by Shivam Vij: With NATO pulling out of Afghanistan in 2014, foreign policymakers in New Delhi are concerned that Pakistan may refocus militants on Kashmir. As NATO troops solve the logistical challenges of a draw-down from Afghanistan, there is a sense
دہشت گردوں کا فرار اور رہائی – سیکورٹی اداروں اور نگران حکومتوں کا کردار – از حق گو: انتخابات کے بعد ہونے والی پیش رفت میں یہ بات تو سامنے آگیی کہ وفاق اور پنجاب میں حکومت بنانے والی نواز لیگ بلوچستان میں حکومت سازی کے لئے بھی ایڑی چوٹی کا زور لگا رہی ہے اس کے
Pakistani mainstream media turns a blind eye to LeJ ‘escapees’ and Aiwaz Ali’s assassination in Quetta – by Mahpara Qalander: The mainstream Urdu-English media has not reported that the caretaker government of Baluchistan has facilitated the escape of two top terrorists of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) from a Quetta prison (http://islamtimes.org/vdccopqi12bqe48.c7a2.html). Muhammad Umar Lehri and Mir Ahmed Lehri ‘escaped’ from Quetta
Woolwich Beheading: Educating the West about the Wahhabi brand of terror – by Rusty Walker: Photo: Proof of Salafist connections to terrorists are often missed, as the press use generic terms like, “Jihadist.” The Wahhabi connection is more evident in this photo of Anjem Choudary, British-based Wahhabi-Deobandi hate preacher, pictured with the Woolwich terrorist
سلفی دہشت گردوں کی بربریت – مغرب کو سعودی عرب سے تعلقات پر نظر ثانی کرنا ہوگا – از حق گو: لندن میں دو سلفی وہابی دہشت گردوں کے ہاتھوں برطانوی فوجی کا سر کاٹنا بلا شبہ ایک بہت سنگین اور دل دہلا دینے والا واقعہ ہے – ماضی کے واقعیت کی طرح یہ دونو قتل بھی سعودی سلفی نظریے
الیکشن کے بعد کا پاکستان – از حق گو: گیارہ مئی کے الیکشن ملکی تاریخ کے پہلے الیکشن تھے جن میں اقتدار ایک منتخب شدہ جمہوری حکومت سے ایک منتخب شدہ جمہوری حکومت کو منتقل ہوا – ایک ایسا ملک جہاں سیکورٹی اسٹیبلشمنٹ جمہوری حکومتوں کو گھر بھیجنے
What the PPP failed to do, and what we should expect from the PMLN – by Rusty Walker: The PML-N has won. We can no longer blame the PPP for what they did not do, when they had the chance. Political parties ran on what the PPP was unable to do. Let us celebrate then, what the Pakistani
Romancing the devil: Understanding Nawaz Sharif’s advocacy of the Taliban – by Mahpara Qalandar: Quite a few liberals including some of us at LUBP are unhappy with Nawaz Sharif for calling for a dialogue with the Taliban. It has been said that by desiring to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table, he
Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan must beware of negotiations with the Taliban – by Ejaz Haider: Editor’s note: A rare piece of Ejaz Haider that one may largely agree with. Although Ejaz Haider continues to describe Taliban as TTP (ISI’s preferred discourse to distinguish between good (Afghan) Taliban and bad (Pakistani TTP) Taliban, his arguments
The uncertain “Nawaz Sharif” adventure that now begins – by Ayaz Amir: So most of us got it wrong…I certainly did, expecting an Imran Khan surge that did not come. Just a fortnight before the voting the received wisdom on most pundit lips was hung parliament. Goes to show how conventional
Imran Khan’s deliberate obfuscation: ASWJ, and not MQM, murdered Zahra Shahid Hussain – by Mahpara Qalandar: Yesterday, 18 May, two motorbike-riding terrorists shot Zahra Shahid Hussain, the vice-president of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf, Sindh, in front of her house. She was shot twice and died immediately. The immediate reaction of pro-Taliban politician Imran Khan was to blame
Pakistani Taliban, drones and Saudi funded seminaries – by Sohail Butt: Taliban represent an obscurantist philosophy and violent mindset practising atrocities and brutalities of a worst kind. They are involved in heinous crimes against humanity killing 50000 Pakistanis so far including our troops. These armed stronger than the state criminals
افغان نواز شریف سے خائف -از داؤد اعظمی: پاکستان کے عام انتخابات میں نواز شریف کی فتح کو افغانستان میں تشویش کی نظر سے دیکھا جا رہا ہے اور بعض لوگوں کا خیال ہے کہ اس سے وہاں میں مزید عدم استحکام پھیلے گا۔ طالبان نے نواز
Lost identity: The incredible story of Kamran Rizvi – by Anirvan Ghosh: MAY 9, 2013 Kamran Rizvi is 55 and looks a decade older. It has taken a while to meet him. He has a day job at a Hess gas station, and during the evening he works at a department
Two Right turns makes it a U turn for Pakistan: It has come full circle. Islamofascism is now in command and looking for prey. Three decades ago General Zia ul Haq forced the country from a secular liberal model to a right wing Islamofacist model. His death and the
Fake jehadi – by Waseem Altaf: From 1987 till 1989 he was Director General ISI and was fully involved in Afghanistan. However after the withdrawal of the Soviet troops in 1989 and establishment of a friendly regime, he looked towards East, for he had a
Post-elections 2013: What Pakistani nation expects from PML-N – by Marvi Sirmed: Congratulations to PML-N for overwhelming victory in the Punjab and in National Assembly. Now that we are almost sure that it will make federal government hopefully without alliances with smaller groups, there comes a heavy responsibility on PML-N.
شیعہ نسل کشی اور سعودی فنڈنگ – از حق گو: سعودیہ میں اربوں رپے پاکستان میں لگائے ھیں صرف مدارسے کھولنے میں کوئی سے بھی دو پرجیکٹ بتادیں جس سے پاکستان کو بہت فائدہ ھوا ھو۔ دو بار مفت تیل دے دیا اور ساتھ میں ۳۲۰۰ مدرسے کھولدئے
On U.S. approach to Syria: Enemies of your enemies are not necessarily your friends – by Rusty Walker: A video shows the Syrian rebel Abu Sakkar, taking a bite from the heart of a dead soldier. This act is a violation of the laws of international war and has been widely condemned. The main Syrian opposition coalition
IMU suicide bomber targeted top police commander in Quetta – by Bill Roggio: The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan claimed credit for yesterday’s suicide attack in Quetta that targeted the chief of police in the southern Pakistani city. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan took credit for the attack, in a statement that was
اور روشنی اندھیروں میں ڈوب گیی – از حق گو: پاکستان میں نام نہاد آزاد میڈیا کی تاریخ اتنی پرانی نہیں ہے لیکن اس کے باوجود اس میڈیا کے غیر ذمہ دارانہ اور جانب دارانہ کردار کے حوالے سے عوام میں جلد ہی شعور اجاگر ہوگیا ، اس کی
Blood-soaked triumph of Islamofascism – by Mahpara Qalandar: As we have been predicting at LUBP, Islamofascism has won as planned. So much blood of liberal elements was spilled under the wink of the Judiciary and the Army that the triumph of pro-Taliban parties like the PML-N and
NIA Pakistan – by Sohail Butt: PMLN is only a few steps away from getting a simple majority in National Assembly the lower house of our parliament to form the next government Mr. Nawaz Sahrif is expected to be our next prime minister, energy crisis, terrorism,
Soldiering on: Ruqayya Hashmi fights for Shia Hazara community in Balochistan – by Waqas Naeem: Undaunted by terrorist threats, Dr Ruqayya Hashmi fights for the Shia Hazara community in Balochistan. ISLAMABAD: In several cities across Pakistan, political parties and candidates have faced threats and deadly attacks on the basis of political ideology. But, in Quetta,
Death mandate: Mehsud sanctions polling day attacks – by Nasruminallah: Referring to poll candidates and the democratic system, Mehsud expressed hope that the Taliban commanders would be busy working against the agents of an “infidel system.” PHOTO: FILE WANA / MIRANSHAH: Taliban commanders have been issued a mandate to carry
Pakistan’s hardliners’ political clout protecting them from the law – by Jon Boone: ‘It is against the most basic fundamental rights to have to go to a police station each day,’ says Maulana Ahmad Ludhianvi Deobandi Photograph: Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images Editors’s note: We are cross posting an important article by The Guardian
Do cast your vote! – by Syed Salman Mohiuddin: “Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” (Abraham Lincoln).. Do vote !! vote anti-Taliban,
Abduction, extortion, assassination: LeJ/ASWJ Islamofascism must triumph at all costs! – by Mahpara Qalandar: The latest acts of Islamofascist violence staged by the LeJ/ASWJ aka Taliban is the abduction of Ali Haider Gillani. The LeJ/ASWJ criminals attacked his political meeting, killed his secretary, seriously wounded his supporters, and carried him away. The kidnapping
Eections 2013: Pakistan’s hard right turn – Dr. Mohammad Taqi: It may be counterintuitive to say it now, but the chances are that once the desired rightwing polity has been eased in, the violent spree may actually subside Electioneering in Punjab is in full swing while elsewhere in Pakistan
طالبان کو سیاسی حمایت اور حثیت فراہم کرنے والی تحریک انصاف اور مسلم لیگ نواز – از حق گو: پنجاب میں الیکشن مہم پورے عروج پر ہے جب کہ باقی ماندہ پاکستان میں تین روشن خیال اور ا عتدال پسند جماعتیں دیوبندی تکفیری دہشت گردوں کے عتاب کا نشانہ بنی ہوئیں ہیں – پیپلز پارٹی ہو متحدہ قومی
Who are the Taliban proxies? PTA banned Shia Killing watch site produces remarkable video: Excellent compilation by #ShiaGenocide watchdog website ShiaKilling.com which is now banned by Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA). This video clearly shows where the political parties stand. This video is about the elections and the divide. On one side, PPP, ANP and MQM on
عمران خان صاحب اپنی روش کو بدلیں : طالبان ہم سب کے دشمن ہیں – از حق گو: :ایڈیٹر نوٹ عمران خان کی جلد صحت یابی کی دعا اور ان کے لئے نیک خواہشات کہ وہ جلدی سے صحت یاب ہو کر میدان سیاست میں دوبارہ واپس آسکیں – کل پیش آنے والا حادثہ اک نہایت افسوس