Tag: Terrorism
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Judiciary is restored! What’s next?
Guest Blog by Naeem ur Rehman Lawyers have achieved their historic objective after the restoration of the Judiciary on March 16, 2009 and now they can get on with their lives and profession. The question is what lies ahead of PML-N, PPP and us as a nation. As we are quite aware that this is…
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Rafia Zakaria: Swat, Somalia and Sharia
Guest post by temporal from Baithak Blog Speaking of the former rickshaw and truck driver’s reincarnation as PakTaliban Rafia Zakaria writes in today’s News: The hijacking and effective recasting of sharia as a populist tool meant to convert the poor into accepting violence and barbarity as emblematic of Islamic justice is a tragedy. Viewing it…
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Musharraf’s Stanford Gig – Hardball
Ex-President of Pakistan General Pervaiz Musharraf was featured at the University of Stanford as the ‘Big Speaker‘. As predicted it was bound to be hot event both in terms of the attendance as well as the discussion that followed. According to the press release issued by University of Stanford Pervaiz Musharraf discussed his eight year…
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Stop, Think, Cry, Love: A young girl’s thoughts on the Madness in Mumbai
This article was written by a 14 year old girl who discusses the Mumbai incident, worth a read Written by Payoshi Roy (Class XI) Bishop Cottons Girls School (Bangalore). The siege on Mumbai left the most experienced of us stunned. Even those who have become immune to grief and tragedy stopped for a second. The…
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Why is India behaving like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)?
Guest Blog by Azhar Aslam India today is considered by the world to be an established state. Indians think they are on the brink of acquiring super power status. LeT on the other hand is a banned organization considered to be a terrorist non-state actor. So why is it that the belligerence and jingoism Indian…
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A Blessing in Disguise
Guest Post by Temporal from Baithak Blog The UN Security Council Committee condemning LeT and its parent JD should be a blessing in disguise for the political leadership of Pakistan. They could use this powerful international nudge to clamp down on the ISI and the terrorist breeding factories masquerading as madaris and religious charitable organizations.…
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Omar Sheikh plots to assassinate Musharraf
In a stunning revelation it seems the Army has successfully foiled a bid to assassinate General (R) Pervaiz Musharraf by none other then the killer of Daniel Pearl. Omar Sheikh has been imprisoned in Hyderabad Central Jail and was allegedly running a campaign to stalk and kill Musharraf either in Karachi or Islamabad. What was…
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Response to Thomas Friedman’s article “Calling All Pakistanis”
Guest Blog by Asim Khan Dear New York Times Editors Response to Mr Friedman’s article “Calling All Pakistanis“..He wanted ordinary citizens of Pakistan to protest. Well here is the protest in words, from an ordinary Pakistani which is more effective rather than being on the streets. Mr Friedman must realise that his statements cannot be…
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Mumbai vs Karachi: is the blame game ever going to end?
Before I begin this rant, I must out-rightly condemn all terrorism activities, be it from a ruthless terrorist in India or even in Pakistan wherever there is loss of life it must be condemned regardless of who is suffering The Mumbai attacks were shocking for everyone, for the three days the killers were on rampage…
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Strategic Motivations for the Mumbai Attack
STRATFOR: Strategic Forecasting Inc. In its weekly series of articles has discussed the motivations behind the attacks in Mumbai, I think its definitely worth reading to better understand the issue with a more neutral perspective without getting embroiled in a heated Indo-Pakistan debate Last Wednesday evening, a group of Islamist operatives carried out a complex…
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Amaresh Misra talks about the Mumbai tragedy
ABN Chicago on Sunday did an interview with Amaresh Misra, a renowned historian, an activist who witnessed the tragic events in Mumbai. He has a very different view of the things occurred. He is one the few voices who were not given much coverage by the “Pseudo Secular” Indian media and brought some interesting insights…
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Zardari calls up Sonia Gandhi !!!
This news report was just too good to miss. It seems that President Asif Ali Zardari called up Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday night and condemned the terrorist attacks in Mumbai which has left over 160 people dead and many more injured. Anyone having a Deja Vu of the Zardari-Sarah Palin encounter a few…
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Hindu Terrorism touching Great Heights
Guest Post by Yaseen Khawar of pakistanic Reuters, The biggest news agency of the world published a report on 17th November “India wonders how deep “Hindu terrorism” goes This story was consequentially published in all the leading newspapers and magazines of the world the next day While earlier terrorism was usually connected with Islamic terrorism…
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Mumbai Under Attack & Pakistan to blame
Since last night when hell broke loose in Mumbai, I, like millions of people across the world remained in a state of shock watching the events unfold on TV, it for many may have been like a prime time blockbuster film being recorded on the streets of Mumbai, a coordinated attack in seven locations seemed…
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Swat
Wrapped up in million stars this old sky, As they stare from little windows of existence From the wooden bridge, in the mountains As the mist rises in its colors of remembrance, There lies the valley, where beauty is suicidal There lies home, where protection is nature All in there, fleeting glance or permanence The…