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To Swat – with love [Why doesn’t Pakistan Army save the people of Swat from the Taliban?]: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Basil Nabi Malik ‘The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy’– Martin Luther King, Jr. I
Swat’s descent in ‘daur-e-jahiliyah’ – [and the role of pro-terrorist journalists]: Swat’s descent in ‘daur-e-jahiliyah’ Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Pir M Shah In my recent interactions with friends from Swat, I could infer that the situation in Swat is akin to the ‘daur-e-jahiliyah’. According to them, a large number of
Bajaur’s IDPs – stories of the silent victims of the Taliban brutalities….: Bajaur’s IDPs – our wretched of the earth Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Farhat Taj I spend a whole day with the internally displaced people, IDPs, from Bajaur in a camp near Peshawar. I went from tent to tent to
A Pakistani schoolgirl’s resistance to Taliban terrorists: LUBP’s compilation of Malala Yousafzai’s diary: Not 14 October 2012: Back in January 2009, when Deobandi right0wing Islamo-fascists and commercial or fake liberals were unanimous in abusing or/and ignoring Malala Yousafzai, LUBP published this post to give wider publicity to a Pashtun Sunni Sufi schoolgril’s resistance to takfiri
Swat: Women’s entry not allwed in markets in Mingora: From Tazeen’s blog: This photograph was initially published in Daily Times, January 12, 2009. The caption read: “Women are not allowed in the market,” reads a banner displayed at the entrance of a market in Mingora. Taliban have banned
Swat — towards a Wahhabi state?: Monday, January 19, 2009 by Khurshid Khan In his article, “Behind the crises in Swat” (Nov 27, 2008), Sartaj Khan described the conflict in Swat as a class struggle. Farhat Taj (Dec 18) responded with “No class war in
Shaheen Sardar Ali: Swat – For Whom Will the Gulai-Nargis Bloom this Spring in the Swat Valley: Rabia at Grand Trunk Road comments: A very sad article by Shaheen Sardari Ali, a Swati, and the first woman cabinet member of NWFP, which raises a lot of unanswered questions about the nature of the militancy in Swat
Swat:Taliban’s deadly ‘justice’ cows Pakistan: Note: Pakistan Army and the ISI are criminally silent on the Taliban atrocities in Swat. Their real objective is to pressurize the secular minded ANP Government
Taliban/Sipah-e-Sahaba video claims Pakistan attacks: Taliban video claims Pakistan attacks Sun, Jan 18, 2009 AFP PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – Taliban militants on Sunday released a rare video of statements from purported suicide bombers and footage of deadly attacks they claimed to have perpetrated in
The fall of Swat: After a year of military operations in Swat, the territory controlled by the terrorists has reportedly increased from 25 percent to 75 percent. On Friday, the army killed 12 Taliban in different parts, but could not prevent the demolition
Score 2008: Taliban killed 6715 Pakistanis, Israel killed 1200 Palestinians….: This is General Zia-ul-Haq’s legacy in Pakistan Many bomb blasts, many dead Sunday, January 18, 2009 Dr Farrukh Saleem Muslims are killing Muslims in the name of Islam. In 2008, there were 599 bomb blasts and 6,715 Pakistanis lost
Terrorism begs new laws —Shaukat Qadir: Interestingly, it was debated at the UN whether the International Criminal Court should be empowered to try international terrorists, which is actually the only genuinely workable solution to an international problem. The only reason a decision could not be
Taliban kill another Barelvi Pir in Budaber, Peshawar: The terrorist of Taliban and Sipah-e-Sahaba (an alliance of extremist Deobandis and Wahhabis) slaughtered
Swat: Taliban ban girls schools…..: 80,000 female students bear brunt of Taliban ban in Swat * Govt, private schools unlikely to reopen after winter vacations* 8,000 female teachers go unemployed after closure By Saleem Athar (Daily Times) MINGORA: Government and private schools across Swat
An unsung hero from Swat: The people’s cause Friday, January 16, 2009 The account of how a brave individual from Swat, even while aware of the risk, helped a kidnapped Chinese engineer to escape from Taliban kidnappers, is educative. The man was later killed
“Musharraf personally believed that there were many good Taliban who should be co-opted in the post-Taliban power dispensation in Afghanistan”…: Pakistan torn over how to handle Taliban * Analyst says Islamabad’s Taliban policy has suffered from indecisiveness, inconsistency and ambiguity ISLAMABAD: After years of allowing Taliban to operate in the Tribal Areas, Pakistan is now torn over how to
Desperate moves on to secure Swat — the lost valley: By Ismail Khan SWAT, known for its green meadows, gushing river and snow-capped mountains, has unfortunately come to relive its historic name, Suvastu — the white serpent — whose tenacity and viciousness has stung the political and military leadership
Theatre Swat: A joint product of Mullah and the Military: Horror amid the hills Thursday, January 15, 2009 Vaguely, all of us know of the conflict raging in Swat. It is uncertain if the true extent of the horror that reigns there has dawned on us. The situation appears
Rahimullah Yusufzai: Afzal Khan Lala of ANP vows to stay in Swat despite fresh attack: Afzal Khan Lala vows to stay in Swat despite fresh attack Seeks arms for village militias to fight militants Monday, January 12, 2009 by Rahimullah Yusufzai PESHAWAR: Despite one more attack by militants on his house on Saturday, elderly
Sipah-e-Sahaba/Taliban attack and kill a Shia Police Officer in Quetta: (Reuters) – Following are security developments in Pakistan at 1130 GMT (6:30 a.m. EST) Wednesday. QUETTA – Gunmen on motorcycles killed four policemen, including a senior officer, in an apparent sectarian attack in the southwestern city of Quetta, said
On the trail of Pakistan’s Taliban – The vast majority [of suicide bombers] came from just one tribe, the Mehsuds of central Waziristan, aged 16-20…: The authorities in Pakistan have often seemed in cahoots with home-grown terrorists. Not any more. Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark report from Islamabad and the border badlands as a new intelligence unit gets serious about tackling the bombers.
Swat’s burning questions – by Nasim Zehra: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Nasim Zehra In Swat terror and fear are spreading. Government employees, including policemen, teachers and LHVs, walk around with resignations in their hands. In case they are accosted by armed militants opposed to the government
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
Oppression of women and other ordinary citizens by Taliban and army in Swat – by Hamid Mir: Swat – valley of horror and terror Tuesday, January 13, 2009 by Hamid Mir The home of Hameedullah Khan in Shakardra village of Swat was destroyed by dynamite last week. He knows who the people who did this to
Differentiate between martyrs and assassins….Don’t misinterpret Imam Hussain and the Battle of Karbala.: Martyrs and martyrdom —Syed Mansoor Hussain The sad thing is that young men who frequently have never lived in a loving home, never have been married or have become fathers are
In Balochistan Taliban supporters, both covertly and overtly, help extremism against the secular parties: The hinge Monday, January 12, 2009Once again eyes turn towards Balochistan – the largest, least populated, poorest and, by a terrible irony, most resource-rich province of the federation. Concerns are growing that the process of Talibanisation which has created
Bomb blasts in Lahore and the problem of ‘sympathetic’ terrorism: Lahore experienced five low-intensity “timed explosions” on Friday, the first day after Ashura, targeting theatres at Al Falah and on Ferozpur Road near Mozang. They were planted on the premises, implying that little or no watch was set up
Mingora’s ‘Khooni’ chowk and the rise of Fauji Taliban in Swat – By Baela Raza Jamil: Saturday, January 10, 2009 The emerging lexicon of ’emergencies and violence’ in the name of religion such as ‘Khooni chowk’ ‘Fauji Taliban’ etc., trigger the urgency for redefining our belief and value systems and what we mean by civil
Terrorists of Sipah-e-Sahaba and the Taliban kill a number of Shias in Hangu and Sibbi….26 dead, 50 wounded: Daily Jang, update 10 Jan 2009 …. Fierce battles in Hangu leave 26 dead By Abdul Sami Paracha KOHAT, Jan 10: A fierce gunbattle between rival sects in Hangu continued on Saturday amid efforts to broker an early truce
Two Qaeda Leaders including the mastermind of the Marriott Hotel Bombing Killed in U.S. Strike in Pakistan: By ERIC SCHMITTJanuary 8, 2009 WASHINGTON — An American missile strike on Jan. 1 in Pakistan’s tribal areas killed two senior leaders of Al Qaeda, including one militant suspected of overseeing last September’s deadly suicide bombing at a Marriott
From Swat – with no love — The main town of Swat, Mingora, has now virtually fallen to the militants.: From Swat – with no loveZubair Torwali The main town of Swat, Mingora, has now virtually fallen to the militants. The police are escorted by army officials and come out from their ‘hide-outs’ only for a couple of hours.
Taliban rule the roost in Swat through FM radio – By Rahimullah Yusufzai: Taliban rule the roost in Swat through FM radio Monday, January 05, 2009 (The News) By Rahimullah Yusufzai PESHAWAR: Most people in Swat are becoming regular listeners of the FM radio channel run by the Maulana Fazlullah-led Swati
Taliban vs Israel: What do ordinary Pakistanis think? Ghost of TK says: The number of Dead in Buner reaches 41. 2 squadrons of F-16 killed 2001 suicide bomber killed 41 Our condemnations of Israeli actions do ring a bit hollow when we
Plight of women in Swat: Where are all the international and national human rights organisations and women rights groups?: Plight of women in Swat By Khurshid Khan THE current situation in Swat is such that any sign of peace in the valley has been washed away. The people are living through the most miserable phase of its history.
What is happening in Swat? A local Swati explains the whole story: By Afzal Khan:December 30th, 2008 I belong to Swat and have closely observed the present militant uprising in Swat two years back. The solution to present situation in Swat is very simple. It just needs sincerity from the government
Swat falls to Taliban militants – Associated Press – What do orindary Pakistanis think?: The Taliban in Swat ban girls schools and girls education (Where is the
Was Mumbai the Kargil 2? Joining the jigsaw puzzle: Was Mumbai the Kargil 2? What is Pakistan Army/ISI upto this time? Incriminating evidence against the unholy nexus between ISI and jihadi/sectarian forces in Pakistan Spare a few minutes in reading the following various reports. Pause and reflect for
What happened to Pir Samiullah’s body is a dangerous symbolism, to many people in Swat it was wilfully permitted by the Army: Hanging a dead pir Saturday, December 27, 2008 Farhat Taj Pir Samiullah of Swat was reportedly encouraged by the army stationed in Swat to raise a lashkar against