Terrorism Archive
چُپ ، بالکل چُپ ، ایک دم چُپ – از وسعت اللہ خان: اگر میں امیرِ جماعتِ اسلامی پاکستان سید منور حسن کی نگاہوں سے دیکھوں اور ان کے ذہن سے سوچوں تو پھر تو زندگی بہت سہل اور باایمان ہے۔ اگر منور صاحب کی بات کو نہ تسلیم کروں یا ان
Half of Syrian rebels are hardline Islamists: British study: Members of rebel brigades parade on September 13, 2013 at a former military academy north of Aleppo. (AFP Photo/Jm Lopez) Jihadists and members of hardline Islamist groups make up almost half of forces fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad,
Father of Taliban Maulana Sami-ul-Haq Deobandi (Mullah Sandwich) says: “Mullah Umar is like an angel, give all power to Taliban”: Molana Sami ul Haq Deobandi AKA Mullah Sandwich has spoken to support his favorite and most notable student the one eyed Mullah Umar, leader of the Afghan Taliban. Speaking from the founding University of Global Terrorism “Dar ul Uloom Haqqania
The APC’s ‘document of surrender’ – S Iftikhar Murshed: The participants in the All-Parties Conference convened by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday in Islamabad were probably not even aware of the symbolical significance of the day. On September 9, 2001, suicide terrorism, which was extremely rare
Pakistan begs Taliban for peace: An ugly narrative – by Cyril Almeida: HOT off the Taliban press: the Islamic Emirate of North Waziristan has been approached, cap in hand, by the illegitimate and unlawful Democratic Republic of Pakistan suing for peace. Benevolently, the Islamic Emirate has agreed to consider the
Murderers must not be released: TTP hands over list of prisoners to govt – by Zulfiqar Ali/Tahir Khan: “We feel that certain secular elements, some retired generals and security personnel, are opposing the talks and are making attempts to foil the process,” says Taliban leader Ehsanullah Ehsan. PHOTO: AFP/FILE ISLAMABAD / DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
Good bargain? Saudi Arabia sends 1,239 death row inmates to fight in Syria with full pardon: Editor’s note: We are publishing this story as it corroborates our earlier story about the release of terrorist prayer leaders to Pakistan. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia with French President Francois Hollande, who went to the desert kingdom in
Time Magazine: Sryian and Pakistan Army beheadings by Wahhabi and Deobandi terrorists: This barbaric act, where Saudi-backed Salafists terrorists are decapitating a Syrian soldier, must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. http://lightbox.time.com/2013/09/12/witness-to-a-syrian-execution-i-saw-a-scene-of-utter-cruelty/?iid=lb-gal-viewagn#6 If we compare both pictures, it is obvious who is doing the killing in Pakistan and Syria. Pakistanis
A Plea for Caution From Russia What Putin Has to Say to Americans About Syria – by Putin: MOSCOW — RECENT events surrounding Syria have prompted me to speak directly to the American people and their political leaders. It is important to do so at a time of insufficient communication between our societies. Relations between us have
The Intelligence Community’s Revolt Against Obama on Syria: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity have issued a memorandum to President Obama directly challenging his administration’s claims on Syria’s use of chemical weapons: MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: Is Syria a Trap? Precedence: IMMEDIATE We
APC: peace consensus or sell-out? – by Zahid Hussain: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chairing the All Parties Conference (APC) in Islamabad on September 9, 2013.— File photo Published 2013-09-11 06:03:15 THE resolution emanating from Monday’s all-parties conference seems more of a document of surrender than an expression of a
Seeking Legitimacy for Syrian WAR – by Alizeh Khaleeli: The reason Obama is waiting for Congress to consider the military strike is to appear to exhaust all avenues to legitimize the war on Syria.This begs the question as to why does approval matter to the US, after all
The World’s Red Line? – by Rusty Walker: Obama’s red line amounted to a “green light.” It was AFTER Obama drew a red line that Syria used chemical weapons, (or, al Qaeda used chems). Subsequently, Obama lied about his clear statement, and smoothly reframed it as a
In Focus: Why does the US want to attack Syria? – by Tahir Mehdi: The United States is at war once again and in its favorite battleground, the Middle East. This is despite the fact that they are facing a lot of trouble in withdrawing from Afghanistan in a respectable manner after
Veteran Pakistani journalist Nazir Naji weighs in on the Saudi-CIA war on Syria: In his Urdu column in daily Dunya newspaper, Pakistan’s senior columnist Nazir Naji writes on the situation in Syria in his usual eloquent and simple style. His column is translated and summarized here: Our sympathies for the Syrian people
Bravo Mr. President – by Riaz Ali Toori: I remember a man who was tortured inhumanly; who had spent a decade of his life in jail but emerged victorious and became the most powerful President of the country yet adopted a policy of reconciliation instead of
مجیب الرحمان شامی – اتنی سعودی غلامی؟ – از حق گو: میڈیا نے سعودی عرب کے خلاف کیمپین چلا دی ہے اس سے کیا تاثر بن رہا ہے : سارا خان شام کے معاملے میں بڑا شدید اختلاف ہے ہمارے دوستوں میں ، سعودی عرب ترکی اور تمام عرب ممالک
Hasan al-Banna: Brotherhood, Jihad and Nazism – by Raziq: The Muslim Brotherhood is the largest Islamist party in the world today. It also claims to be a democratic party. In this article I will be looking at its founder Hasan al-Banna, the reasons why he established the Muslim
Obama’s self-aggrandisement and potential victories for al-Assad – by Dr. M.R. Nakvisson: Avoiding single-factor explanations and taking into account Obama’s personal ambitions, one can see self-aggrandisement attempts in his decision to seek congressional approval for strike on Syria. As regards al-Assad, he may very well emerge victorious in the long-run. Much has
قبر سے واپسی – از حماد حسن: کیا آپ جانتے ہیں کہ آپ کے چاروں طرف پھیلی ہوئی مذہبی انتہا پسندی کی جڑیں کہاں ہو سکتی ہیں اور وہ کونسی فیکٹریاں ہیں جہاں یہ پروڈکٹ تیار ہو کر ملک کی کونے کونے میں سپلائی ہوتی ہے
Ahmadiya Muslim killed in Orangi Town Karachi: An #Ahmadi Ijaz Ahmad was shot dead in Orangi Town area of Karachi. Ijaz sahab was 36 year old. Ijaz Ahmad sahab left behind 3 children & his widow. His eldest daughter is 12 years old while 2 younger sons are
A Bleeding Parachinar – Diary of a Kurramwali – by Sibte Hassan: Parachinar, a small city on the Pak-Afghan border, is once again in the news as two suicide bombers exploded themselves on July 26, killing above 60 and injuring hundreds. This has been a fourth such blast after handing over
Jamat Islami: The Apex of Hypocrisy!: News Beat – 6th August 2013 by zemvideos Editor’s note: we are Cross posting an article by Hassan Amin from Pakistani Spectator. This article explains some of the points made by Shaher Bano Walajahi and Saleem Safi in the talk
Comment on Mehr Abbasi’s News Eye, August 13, 2013: It was a pleasant surprise to see Mehr Abbasi conduct a reasonable show against religious extremism and violence. The only guest who made any sense and highlighted the root of the issue was the independent scholar, Sherbano Walajahi. To
Saudi Arabia Sponsoring Terrorists Who Kill Muslims – by Finian Cunningham: August 19, 2013 “Information Clearing House – As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan came to an end this year, Saudi King Abdullah marked the occasion of Eid al-Fitr with a “generous” donation. The Saudi monarch revealed that the
Are Ismailis being dragged into the mayhem? – by A Z: Editor’s note: This incident highlights, yet again, the intellectually dishonest approach of Pakistan’s intelligentsia when the falsely misrepresent Shia Genocide is a Shia-Sunni war and Saudi-Iran Proxy war. The Ismailis, a Shia sub-sect are a low profile community who have made
The Forgotten Warrior for Justice: Justice Maqbool Baqar – by Haq Navees: On Wednesday 26th June early morning, as Sindh Assembly went into session, just a few metres away near SHC Karachi was rocked with a bomb blast that claimed nine precious lives of the law enforcement agencies and left several
Failed attempt of suicide bombing at Mosque in Islamabad exposes the security apparatus – by A Z: Here is the Video footage of a failed attempt of suicide bombing at Jamia Mosque Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib , in Barakahu, Islamabad, while prayers were in progress. CCTV footage shows that the assailant was walking on a path that
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
پاکستان میں نواز شریف اور عمران خان کی حکومت کے پہلے 60 دن، دہشت گردی کی 55 وارداتیں، 280 سے زیادہ شہری شہید: پاکستان میں میاں محمد نواز شریف کے وزارتِ عظمیٰ کا عہدہ سنبھالنے سے لے کر اب درجنوں شدت پسند حملے ہو چکے ہیں۔ ان میں سے چند اہم حملوں کی فہرست مندرجہ ذیل ہے۔ جیو نیوز کے معروف صحافی
Attacks on Pakistan’s Minorities: Jan 2012 – Jun 2013 – by Omar Waraich: Last Friday, hundreds of shoppers were gathered in Parachinar’s main bazaar. In this main town of Pakistan’s Kurram tribal agency, located along the Afghan border, the local residents were buying food items for the looming evening Ramadan meal,
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
Will CJ Abu Arsalan continue to support ASWJ? – by Syed Riaz Al-Malik Hajjaji: Will Abu Arsalan and Chacha Supremes of Holy Judicial Empire continue to support their allies of ASWJ aka LeJ aka SSP aka Swad-e-Azam? Will LeJ continue to get positive coverage in The Friday Times? Surely, the admission of guilt
Al Qaeda frees 500 killers in Iraqi Jail break – by Ijaz Shah: I should think the guards were thinking about their iftar, after a long day spent without water in the Iraqi summer. Ramadan is not the best time for concentrating on one’s duties. However, I won’t be idiotic to assume
How Taliban brought new terror to Pakistan’s Killer Mountain – by Jason Burke: Pakistani air force officers carry a coffin of one of the climbers killed by a Taliban faction on Nanga Parbat in June. Photograph: MD Nadeem/EPA The sun had long gone down. Sher Khan, a Pakistani climber on his
LUBP Exclusive: Proposed Counter Terrorism Strategy of Pakistan – July 2013: LAHORE: The Centre for Peace and Security Studies (CPSS) has proposed changes in the National Counter Terrorism Strategy (NCTS) and sent its draft proposals to the premier and the interior minister, The Express Tribune has learnt. The proposed strategy
European Parliament identifies Wahabi and Salafi roots of global terrorism: Source: Dawn Author: Murtaza Haider It is not merely the faith or oil that flows out of Saudi Arabia. The oil-rich Arab state and its neighbours are busy financing Wahabi and Salafi militants across the globe. [In Pakistan and
40 government employees in Rawalpindi have links to banned terrorist groups – Dawn’s report: Despite being put on the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) watch list, 40 individuals having links to outlawed organisations (of Takfiri Deobandis and Wahhabis) are working in different government departments in the Rawalpindi division. This was disclosed in an intelligence report
More Shia genocide on the way? Punjab govt agrees to release most dangerous LEJ terrorists – by Abdul Manan: The gang of some 50 to 60 bandits had taken the police hostages a week ago when they stormed pickets on islands in the riverine region in Rajanpur. PHOTO: FILE LAHORE: The government has agreed to release three members of
An Unnecessary Debate: Mehdi Hasan Obfuscates the Terrorist Problem both sides Danced Around – by Rusty Walker: These are the sites to observe an Oxford Union debate on: “Is Islam a Peaceful Religion, or a Non-Peaceful Religion?” Anne-Marie Waters | Islam Is Not A Peaceful Religion | Oxford http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQjZHFnmADQ Mehdi Hasan | Islam Is A Peaceful