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Is PML (Nawaz Sharif) a new friend of Taliban? Terrorists in the Parliament…: Inviting terrorists into parliament? The JUIf chief and one of the leaders of the ruling coalition, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has demanded that the people who are called terrorists by the government should be allowed to present their point of
Talks, development, operation — Pakistan Government spells FATA strategy: * Parliamentary heads convey dissatisfaction over second briefing* Gilani calls back national security adviser to assist Info minister By Irfan Ghauri and Muhammad Bilal ISLAMABAD: The government is following a three-pronged strategy to combat Taliban in FATA – political
Suicide bombing un-Islamic, only state can declare jihad: fatwa by Hafiz Saeed and Maulana Naeemi: Suicide bombing un-Islamic, only state can declare jihad: fatwa * Muttahida Ulema Council demands parliament formulate its policy on anti-terror war* Government welcomes edict LAHORE: Only the state has the authority to call for jihad (holy war), and individuals
The war on terror and the war on drugs (What is Nato doing in Afghanistan? Ensuring that the Taliban get due share in the drug business.: The war on drugs By Jerome Starkey NATO and the US are ramping up the war on drugs in Afghanistan. American ground forces are set to help guard poppy eradication teams for the first time later this year, while
Terrorists of SSP-TTP-LeJ are a threat to Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif – by Cyril Almeida: The terror of this war By Cyril Almeida SUB-OPTIMAL. That’s probably the most generous way to describe statecraft in Pakistan. A week of debate on the debate in parliament and I’m ready to run to the hills. Or perhaps
Modifying the FCR in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas: A Long Term Strategy to Fight Terrorism: “WE cannot rein wild horses with silken braids,” wrote John William Kaye, secretary of the political and secret department of the India Office, justifying the special set of laws he helped draft to control the unruly tribesmen of Fata.
Intellectual terrorists (Dehshat Nigar) – This column criticises the supporters of Taliban & Sipah-e-Sahaba e.g. Ansar Abbasi, Mushtaq Minhas etc: Dehshat Gard and Dehshat Nigar By Asadullah Ghalib (Express) Perhaps, this column is also a criticism on Aftab Iqbal for his unwarranted anti-India statements. Aftab Iqbal wants all Pakistani to suffer from India-phobia exactly as per the wishes of
Intellectual terrorists (Dehshat Nigar) – This column criticises the supporters of Taliban & Sipah-e-Sahaba e.g. Ansar Abbasi, Mushtaq Minhas etc: Dehshat Gard and Dehshat Nigar By Asadullah Ghalib (Express) Perhaps, this column is also a criticism on Aftab Iqbal for his unwarranted anti-India
Mr and Mullah – Haroon–ur-Rashid (Taliban’s misguided notion of Islam): We must be able to distinguish Islam from the misguided concepts of Islam of Mullahs who are concerned with Zahir (appearance) not Batin (essence), who are concerned with Ibadaat (prayers) not Mua’milaat (ethics of everyday life). In this op-ed
Mr and Mullah – Haroon–ur-Rashid (Taliban’s misguided notion of Islam): We must be able to distinguish Islam from the misguided concepts of Islam of Mullahs who are concerned with Zahir (appearance) not Batin (essence), who are concerned with Ibadaat (prayers) not Mua’milaat (ethics of everyday life). In this op-ed
Post-retirement Musharraf: A God Fearing Pakistani Legend – LUMS and NCA Students Visit Musharraf: President Musharraf Receives Visitors At Army House In his latest appearance, former President Musharraf receives students from LUMS Lahore and NCA Rawalpindi. Here, one of the students, Amyn A. Ghulamali, says the former President was gracious and upbeat. He
Post-retirement Musharraf: A God Fearing Pakistani Legend – LUMS and NCA Students Visit Musharraf: President Musharraf Receives Visitors At Army House In his latest appearance, former President Musharraf receives students from LUMS Lahore and NCA Rawalpindi. Here, one of the students, Amyn A. Ghulamali, says the former President was gracious and upbeat. He
Suicide attacks in Pakistan are haram and najaaiz: Ulema’s decree: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 LAHORE: Muttehadda Ulema Council (MUC) has said in its unanimous decree (fatwa) that suicide attacks in Pakistan are haram and najaaiz. According to sources, a meeting of the Muttehadda Ulema Council was held in Lahore
PML(N), JUI, Imran Khan, Qazi – Friends of Taliban in Pakistan: Friends of the TalibanTuesday, October 14, 2008 As the joint session of parliament, called to create consensus on the issue of terrorism and the battle against it, continues, it seems evident the Taliban have friends in high places. The
Qazi Hussain Ahmed and Imran Khan, State Your Position…: State your position THE quest for a consensus on the war on terror must continue, though it remains to be seen whether the in-camera briefing by the military to the MPs leads in that direction. Whatever little bit has
How can Pakistan win the war on terror? Some suggestions: 1. The Government must keep a close eye on the extremists of Jaish-e-Muhammad, Sipah-e-Sahaba and the extremist Deobandi Madrassahs which have been actively involved in jihadi activities in Afghanistan and Kashmir. 2. The Government must ‘practically’ abolish all kinds
The Taliban war in Karachi: The Taliban war in Karachi As student wings of political parties kill each other in Quaidabad, and Nazimabad, Karachi gradually becomes the theatre of a war between religious and secularist forces; the leader of Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM), Mr
Son of the soil, great Pakistani leader Asfandyar Wali Khan, and the supporters of terrorists in Pakistani media e.g. Mushtaq Minhas: While the terrorists of Taliban/Al-Qaeda/Sipah-e-Sahaba are actively involved in acts of terror in various areas in Pakistan, their supporters in politics and media are busy in dirty disinformation campaign against those great sons and daughters of Pakistan who are