Jamaat-e-Islami – From Zia-ul-Haq to Musharraf: Tahir Sarwar Mir:

The enigma of Sonia Gandhi: Sunday, September 20, 2009Aakar Patel No leader in the world is like Sonia Gandhi. She is a European leading a major Asian power. A Roman Catholic, and perhaps a practising one though she makes no display of her faith,

Hamid Mir exposes the unholy nexus between Pakistan Army and jihadi and sectarian terrorists.: While certain details of Hamid Mir’s story (next) may need further investigation, a few conclusions can be drawn: 1. There is an unholy alliance between Pakistan Army (including ISI) and sectarian outfits such as Jaish-e-Muhammad (reincarnation of Sipah-e-Sahaba as

Jinnah’s Choice of National Anthem for Pakistan: اے سرزمینِ پاك ذرّے ترے ہیں آج ستاروں سے تابناك روشن ہے كہكشاں سے كہیں آج تیری خاك اے سرزمینِ پاك Another time, another anthem By Beena SarwarSaturday, 19 Sep, 2009 Jinnah wanted the national anthem to be written

Taliban cum sectarian terrorists kill the district mayor (Nazim) of Hangu in Etekaf: ‘Anti-sectarian violence’ Pakistani official killed Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:11:06 GMT The aftermath of the mosque explosion which killed Haji Khan Afzal and injured three others. A bomb explosion at a mosque in northwest Pakistan has killed a popular

Terrorists of Taliban / Sipah-e-Sahaba kill 30 Shia Muslims in Kohat: Huge blast kills 30 Shia Muslims in Pakistan Fri, 18 Sep 2009 A suicide bomber has blown up an explosives-laden car at a market in a Shia dominated town in the northwest Pakistan, killing at least 30 people and

Too much politics, too much hypocrisy — Ayaz Amir: Islamabad diary Friday, September 18, 2009Ayaz Amir How many doom-and-gloom stories can any reasonable person endure? More than a nation at war we are a nation in perpetual crisis, vaguely discontented if there is no real crisis at hand.

Rogue elements of the ISI and the Al Qaeda connection: Ilyas Kashmiri’s death In the latest round, American drones have killed two important men in the hierarchy of Al Qaeda. On August 14, Uzbek commander Nizamuddin Zalalov, and leader of Harkatul Jihad Islami, Ilyas Kashmiri, were successfully targeted somewhere

For and against Blasphemy Law in Pakistan: The real issues Dawn EditorialFriday, 18 Sep, 2009 (Dawn) Deadly attacks against Christians, in particular, are on the rise in Punjab. —AP Photo PEOPLE are dying queuing for grain in Pakistan. This is a country where food inflation is

Zardari is the most corrupt president Pakistan ever had…: An analysis by Mubashir Lucman exposing yellow journalism prevalent in the Pakistani media. Asadullah Ghalib wonders if PML-N is really serious in Musharraf’s trial under Article 6. Can we move on, please? By Irfan Husain Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009

Wha did Taliban do to Pir Samiullah’s deadbody?: ’پیر سمیع اللہ کی لاش کا اب تک نہیں معلوم‘ عبدالحئی کاکڑ بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، پشاور پاکستان کے قبائلی علاقوں اور صوبہ سرحد میں پچھلے کئی سالوں سے جاری تشدد کی لہر نے نہ صرف لوگوں

Kashmala Tariq versus Firdous Ashiq Awan: Solve a puzzle.: Please watch this video, and decide: Who are the two worst persons in this talk-show out of the following four: Javed Chaudhry, Shireen Mazari, Fridous Awan and Kashmala Tariq Kashmala Tariq & Firdous Ashiq in Aaj TV’s Kal Tak

Virginia synagogue serves as mosque during Ramazan: Thursday, 17 Sep, 2009 People participate in Ramazan prayers held at the Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation in Reston, Va. The prayers are organized by the All Dulles Area Muslim Center, who rent the space in the synagogue for the

The knives are out — Kamran Shafi: By Kamran ShafiTuesday, 15 Sep, 2009 (Dawn) One has noticed with alarm the tenor of most TV anchors, and some analysts too, when they heap praise only upon the army for doing a good job in Swat with no

March of the skeletons: By Mahir Ali Wednesday, 16 Sep, 2009 (Dawn) The plethora of talking heads on private television channels has yielded a few intriguing insights. —File Photo GOING by the rate at which former operatives from a plethora of military and

Most Pakistanis want democracy: By Amin Ahmed Thursday, 17 Sep, 2009 About 62 per cent of Pakistanis feel it’s ‘very important’ to live in a democratic country.—Photo by AP RAWALPINDI: After decades of dictatorial rule in the country since independence, a majority of

Militancy and the law: Dawn Editorial Thursday, 17 Sep, 2009 It is essential that militants be prosecuted successfully and not walk free. —Reuters Photo ACCORDING to a report in this paper, the government is preparing to amend anti-terrorism laws to eliminate loopholes that

President Zardari’s China diplomacy and the Pakistani media: Talking to the Chinese newspaper Guangming Daily, President Asif Ali Zardari has detailed the results of his frequent working visits to China, saying he had identified more than 50 new initiatives and signed three dozen MoUs during one year

Is Nawaz Sharif willing to apply Article 6 to General Kayani and also some of his cronies within PML-N?: Article 6 can’t just apply to one man: Gilani * PM says those who supported Musharraf are in cabinet and some of them have also joined PML-N* Musharraf not given indemnity, convicted or pardoned, no question of deal By

Country for sale?: Dawn EditorialMonday, 14 Sep, 2009 Farmers harvest their wheat crop at a farm on the outskirts of Lahore. According to a recent study, Pakistan is at ‘extreme risk’ in terms of food security. -Photo by APP PROVINCES ‘Agriculture reforms