Taliban & TTP Archive
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
Mr. Holbrooke, you got it right. Pakistan’s No. 1 challenge is to control rogue elements: Internal divisions? Saturday, February 21, 2009 In his first detailed comment on the situation in Pakistan after his recent fact-finding and get-to-know mission, Special Envoy of President Obama, Richard Holbrooke has revealed more than anyone in Pakistan could have
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
Taliban killed Musa Khankhel. Will Sufi Muhammad provide Shar’i justice to Musa Khankhel’s family?: Omens against peace in Swat… As if in response to the Tehreek-e Nifaz-e Shariat-e Muhammadi (TNSM) leader Sufi Muhammad’s “peace march” from Mingora to Matta in Swat, a gang of Taliban kidnapped journalist Musa Khankhel on Wednesday and then
Ansar Abbasi: Indian agents to be wiped out from Swat: Ansar Abbasi’s following op-ed needs a critical examination. Who are the Indian agents in Swat? Those who blew up girls and boys schools? Those who broadcast sectarian and violent sermons on FM Radio? Those who behead innocent men and
Ayaz Amir: Swat: doctrine of necessity (in its purest form): Swat: doctrine of necessity (in its purest form) Islamabad diary Friday, February 20, 2009 by Ayaz Amir Those armchair warriors — and there’s no shortage of them out here — who are wringing their hands over the Swat accord
Geo TV reporter Musa Khan Khel had 32 bullet wounds.: Slain Pak TV reporter had 32 bullet wounds Thursday, 19 February , 2009, 12:19 Islamabad: Thirty two bullets were pumped into TV reporter Musa Khan Khel in Pakistan’s Swat Valley two days after Islamabad allowed the Taliban to impose
Sufi Muhammad’s contradictory charisma: Maulana Sufi Muhammad of Tehreek-e Nifaz-e Shariat-e Muhammadi (TNSM) is now the hinge on which the peace of Swat revolves. He has committed himself to a number of things in his agreement with the NWFP government that he may
Capitulation in Swat: Sharia?: Capitulation in Swat Thursday, February 19, 2009 Sayed G B Shah Bokhari The words in the preamble to the Adl Regulation that “All laws against Sharia will be abolished and Sharia will be enforced under this justice” show that
"Royally screwed": Pakistan (Army) has essentially abandoned Pakistani citizens in Swat and thrown them to the mercy of the TNSM and the Taliban: Raptus regaliter Hit and run Thursday, February 19, 2009 Shakir Husain Latin and Punjabi have a lot in common. For starters there are some choice words in both languages, which simply cannot be found in other languages, nor do
Swat: Sufi Muhammad says: Democracy is anti-Islam and anti-Quran.: Swat: The latest saviour of Pakistan and Islam, engineered by the ISI-Jihadi Alliance, Mullah Sufi Muhammad says: Democracy is anti-Islam
Taliban / Sipah-e-Sahaba kill a Barelvi scholar in Quetta: Leaders of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP), a religion-political organization representing Barelvis/Sufi Muslims in Pakistan has protested against the brutal killing of Allama Habibi by sectarian terrorists. …. Sunni leader gunned down in Quetta QUETTA: Unidentified men killed Jamaat Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal
Geo news correspondent killed in Swat: The gruesome murder of Musa Khankhel, a correspondent of The News and Geo News in Swat, on Wednesday has sent a wave of shock, indignation and grief all over the country. He was brutally killed in Matta while covering
Amir Mir: Peace deal in Swat a high-risk affair: Govt-TNSM deal a high-risk affair Tuesday, February 17, 2009 By Amir Mir LAHORE: Islamabad’s decision to sign a peace deal with the Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi by enforcing the ‘Sharai Nizam-e-Adl Regulation’ in the Malakand division of the NWFP,
The advancing enemy – the Taliban regime in Pakistan…: The advancing enemy — Dr Manzur Ejaz Rulers averse to an independent judiciary and an equitable socio-economic order; an economic upper class hostile to paying its fair share in taxes; self-obsessed intellectuals and media persons; and a poverty-stricken population
Army as victim? – An analysis of Musharraf’s concerns: Ex-President and General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf said on Monday that “there is a global conspiracy to malign the armed forces and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in an attempt to weaken Pakistan”. He was responding to allegations levelled in a
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
Sufi Muhammad rules Swat: Sufi Muhammad-led Peace March kicks off in Swat Updated at: 1035 PST, Wednesday, February 18, 2009 SWAT: Tahrik-e-Nifaz Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM) Peace March led by its chief, Maulana Sufi Muhammad has kicked off here. Sources said that a large
Shariat peace deal in Swat and other aspects of the Talibanisation: Nizam-e-adl: what next for the Taliban? Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Asad Munir Only time will tell whether the peace deal signed in Swat bears fruit and brings lasting peace to the valley. In this regard, however, it may be
MQM versus Taliban / Jamaat-e-Islami: An interesting dialogue between an Imran Khan lover and a secular Pakistani: A relevant op-ed by Abbas Ather
Text of "Talibani" Shariat Agreement between the NWFP Government and Taliban’s TNSM: Whose Pakistan? His? (Muhammad Ali Jinnah) Or his? (Maulana Soofi Muhammad) معاہدے کا متن مندرجہ ذیل ہے۔ ’مولانا صوفی محمد بن الحضرت حسن اور صوبائی حکومت کے کامیاب مذاکرات کے بعد صوبائی حکومت نے فیصلہ کیا ہے کہ آج
Militants swapped for Chinese engineer? Swapping militants for hostages is a gain in the short-term but a loss in the long-term…..: Swapping militants for hostages will not work, General Kayani. It it time to attack and eliminate the militant
Militants swapped for Chinese engineer? Swapping militants for hostages is a gain in the short-term but a loss in the long-term…..: Swapping militants for hostages will not work, General Kayani. It it time to attack and eliminate the militant leadership, once and for
Benazir Bhutto and the Taliban — Zafar Hilaly: Bhutto, who was by instinct a fighter, believed that the battle had to be a no holds barred contest and one that was to be fought to the finish. Casualties of all types, collateral or targeted, would be high.
Are Taliban inevitable? Our response: from apathy to concern…: Are Taliban inevitable? Monday, February 16, 2009 by Saba Gul Khattak The targeted killing of an MPA in Peshawar sadly is not the last in a long chain of murders and violence in NWFP. Many councillors and high-profile politicians
Taliban kidnapping and Fatwas forcing journalists to toe pro-Taliban line…: Taliban’s ties with mediaBy Syed Irfan Ashraf TALIBANISATION is a carefully designed package comprising an assortment of soft and hard parts. Both are used as it is against the rules of the deadly game to nurture one category while
Sharia "Justice" comes to Swat again? Two divergent perspectives: Here are two divergent perspectives; the first one by Najam Sethi, a progressive, secular journalist, and the second one by Ansar Abbasi, a conservative, pro-Taliban journalist. Sharia “justice” comes to Swat again? Shara’i Nizam-e-Adl Regulation is about to be
Kidnapping of John Solecki: A joint act of terror engineered by Taliban and ISI, disguised as Baloch nationalists?: Based on various media reports, mainly compiled by Malik Siraj Akbar: According to a recent internet survey in Pakistan, the majority of people do not believe that Baloch nationalists are involved in the kidnapping of John Solecki. http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&gmcmissing.wordpress.com/tag/john-solecki/ A
Jane’s Swat holiday – By Masood Hasan: Jane’s Swat holiday Sunday, February 15, 2009 Masood Hasan (Jane and Harry, two American tourists, decided to take a holiday in Swat recently. Their reasons were simple. Harry has been a member of the AA and not made much
Taliban kill two women in Kohat: Is it the kind of Shariah which Imran Khan is promising this nation? PESHAWAR: The Taliban on Friday killed two burqa-clad women in Kohat district and dumped the bodies by a roadside, officials said. It was not immediately clear
South Waziristan: US drones kill 26; most of them Uzbek Taliban / Al-Qaeda operatives..: S Waziristan: US drones attack toll reaches to 16 Updated at: 1140 PST, Saturday, February 14, 2009 WANA: The death toll of US missile attack in Ladha area of South Waizirstan has reached to 16. According to sources, US
Zardari committed to continue the military operation in Swat for elimination of militancy and restoring writ of the state…: Govt decides to continue Swat operation Updated at: 1930 PST, Friday, February 13, 2009 ISLAMABAD: A high level meeting presided over by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has decided to continue the military operation
So, Pakistan does not have technology to jam an illegal FM radio station in Swat?: 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/2009/02/090210_swat_fm_radio_sz.shtml A relevant comment: Ghost Of TK said: The mystery of illegal FM transmitters in FATA. I wonder how “Pak” Fauj will react once the “Islamic Emirate of Seraikistan” starts its FM transmissions
Our salute to the martryrs of ANP in the war on terror – by Tanvir Qaiser Shahid: It is not only Taliban but also the so called Ulema (scholars), who have kept quiet on the atrocities of their fellow Mullah brethren, who are responsible
ANP needs support by all Pakistanis; They are fighting our war against Taliban….: TTP threatens to kill more ANP leaders * Baitullah aide claims responsibility for attack on ANP lawmaker Staff Report PESHAWAR: A close aide of Baitullah Mehsud and senior commander of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Thursday claimed responsibility
Ayaz Amir: Missing the essence of Talibanism – Talibanism is a form of radicalisation. The only way to fight it is through radical leadership.: Missing the essence of Talibanism Islamabad diary Friday, February 13, 2009 by Ayaz Amir I think we are not getting it. Talibanism in Afghanistan is a revolt against the American occupation. Those who can’t see this deserve an extended