Takfiri ASWJ-TTP terrorists trying to infilitrate MQM: Altaf Hussain has asked Rabita Committee (C) to clean up party of Takfiris “We have to check which elements have managed to infiltrate our ranks who are causing conflict between Shia and Sunnis. Once they are found then they

Top 5 contradictions in Obama’s emerging ISIL strategy – by Juan Cole: In the past week, Secretary of State John Kerry has marshaled support of some sort from both European nations and from countries in the Middle East for the US push against ISIL. Unfortunately, the resulting coalition is riddled with

Islamic State: ‘US failure to look into Saudi role in 9/11 has helped Isis’ – by Patrick Cockburn:   The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) has been aided by the continuing failure of the US Government to investigate the role of Saudi Arabia in the 9/11 attacks and its support of

Robert Fisk on Isis campaign: Bingo! Here’s another force of evil to be ‘vanquished’:   Resurrection, reinvention and linguistics. Barack Obama did the lot. And now he’s taking America to war in Syria as well as Iraq. Oh yes, and he’s going to defeat Isis, its “barbarism”, “genocide”, its “warped ideology” – until

Islamic State group issues new curriculum in Iraq – by Sinan Salaheddin & Vivian Salama: The extremist-held Iraqi city of Mosul is set to usher in a new school year. But unlike years past, there will be no art or music. Classes about history, literature and Christianity have been “permanently annulled.” The Islamic State

What does a Deobandi atheist or secular sectarian look like? The case of Faraz Quraishi: While it is easy to confront and deal with the blatant Deobandi and Wahhabi takfiri bigots because of their naked hatred of Sunni Sufi and Shia Muslims, it is relatively hard to spot a closet Deobandi or Wahhabi bigot,

Pakistani Shias need to discontinue the idea of political allegiance to an external authority figure – by Nabeel Jafri:   Where do the Twelver Shias of Pakistan go from here? The violence this group has been subjected to in recent times has been discussed increasingly in mainstream media. The solutions being offered to this problem range from being

More than 160 Shia Muslims have been targeted in Karachi alone during Jan-Sep 2014 – by Huma Yusuf: Perhaps it is the shocking violence in Iraq. Or it might be the growing brutality of the attackers, who now pursue the relatives of previous victims and do not hesitate to slay women and children. It could also be

Dawn’s editorial on the renunciation of violence by Punjabi Taliban:   In certain national security circles, the renunciation of violence inside Pakistan by the leader of the TTP Punjab aka the Punjabi Taliban, Asmatullah Muawiya, will be greeted with satisfaction, even glee. Luring the Punjabi Taliban back towards the

شریف برادران کی گڈ گورننس کا ایک جائزہ – عمار چودھری: Source: http://e.dunya.com.pk/colum.php?date=2014-09-16&edition=LHR&id=37070_61284902

Imran Khan and Tahir-ul-Qadri’s sit-ins in Islamabad are now an exercise in extended boredom – Ayaz Amir:   There’s something like too much of a good thing. Have the twin bozos of the Reverend Qadri and Imran Khan – for this is the title their over-stretched antics are earning for them – not heard of the

Shia Killing (SK) web site deliberately hides the Deobandi identity of Shia killers: The above status update by the Shia Killing (SK) facebook page is yet another example of deliberate obfuscation and dishonesty by a facebook page which was initially set up to spread awareness about Shia genocide in Pakistan. Even a

In the name of the people: Rehman Malik has been off loaded – by A Z: There was minor incident today (15th September, 2014) that warmed the cockles of my heart. It was encouraging to see common man rising spontaneously against his/her own exploitation. Today (15-9-2014), Mr Rehman Malik kept PK-370 delayed for 2 hours

PM Nawaz Sharif – Unbecoming, Unfit, Unsteady – by Shoaib Mir:   It was a scene worth seeing the way he was drinking water in conditions that did not warrant any such liquid intake, and the way he was fumbling with his written notes when he was supposed to speak

About PTI’s performance in KP – by A Z:   Many people have talked about the PTI’s performance in the KPK. It has been far from optimal and surely should have been better. However, there has been palpable progress in the past 15 months frustrating the people who

Would you invest here? – by Nadeem Ul Haque:   Whether there is a Dharna, a flood, or a leaky Fawcett, ‘analysts’ are quick to point out economic consequences. When the flood of 2010 happened, the FM would sing this story of how Pakistan has suffered and the

Club Med for Terrorists – by Ron Prosor:   THE hostilities in Gaza between Israel and Hamas persist and the diplomatic war at the United Nations continues, also without resolution. While there is no shortage of opinions on the way forward, the most obvious solution is strikingly

Dawn: Dharna survey: ‘Sit-ins show deep-rooted discontent’: LAHORE: The persistence of the sit-ins reflects that the roots of the discontent are potentially deep and the government cannot remain oblivious to its causes. “For almost a month, women, youth and aged people belonging to the poor and

عمران خان – اقبال کا بندہُ مومن – از طالب حق: اقبال کے افکار میں ”مرد مومن“ یا ”انسان کامل“کا ذکر جا بجا ملتا ہے۔ اس کے لئے وہ ” مرد حق“ ”بندہ آفاقی“ ”بندہ مومن“ ”مرد خدا“ اور اس قسم کی بہت سی اصطلاحات استعمال کرتے ہیں حقیقتاً یہ

فوج کے خلاف نواز شریف حکومت کے وزرا کی خفیہ مہم اور کشمیر تا سرگودھا گو نواز گو کے نعرے – بابر اعوان: Sargodha flood victims yelled Go Nawaz Go… by awaztoday-tv   &nbsp Chants of ‘Go Nawaz, go!’ as PM Nawaz Sharif… by zemtv MULTAN GO NAWAZ GO 15-09-14 on Vimeo by faizanmaqsood1010