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Posts Tagged ‘Khyber Agency’

America: Our Ultimate Nanny?

By Maham Javed • Sep 6th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Ever since the Creation of Pakistan, a need for an ally was one that was deeply felt. Pakistan, suffering from the loss of her leader and founder, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, was still teetering on dangerous grounds. India was yet again to be seen happily contemplating the moment when Pakistan would take a tumble or […]



Pakistanis Be Prepared For American Attack

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Sep 5th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Have you seen the footages of American marines breaking into the homes of Iraqi people, dragging the ladies and children out and killing their men in the heads and then taking away the ladies while leaving children behind? Is there any need to refresh your memory with the pictures of Abu-Gharib, or would you like […]



Ahmad Mukhtar Defends US Attack on Pakistan

By Fatima Tassaduq • Sep 4th, 2008 • Category: Politics

United States launched it’s first and surely not the last ground operation in the Pakistani territory with a killing spree, and didn’t even mention it let alone showing any remorse or regret. What Pakistani authorities did is the spectacle of climax of shamelessness and disgrace.
According to the media sources, United States-led North Atlantic Treaty Organisation […]



United States Starts Attacking Pakistan

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Sep 3rd, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

After sending their Predator drones and missiles in the Pakistani territory of FATA, U.S first time sent it’s marines in the area who killed at liberty and played “holi” with the blood of Pakistani women and children. They not only murdered the innocent people, they also abused them before killing.
According to the news pouring in […]



Time to Turn Around

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Aug 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics

We have reached on the brink of the drop-off point and now it’s time to turn back if we are not to commit mass suicide as a sovereign nation. The final clash is on and the time is running our for making crucial decisions in regard of law and order situation in the FATA and […]



Sleeping With The Enemy

By A Khokar • Aug 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Part 1
India is a vast country and it is also the world’s biggest democracy. It happens to be the major emerging power in South Asia which lies in the heart of the eastern sphere. This country, for its progress and to keep its industrial wheel turning is in dire needs of mineral energy resources, […]



Declaration of War on Growing Islamic Militancy

By A Khokar • Aug 27th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The ever growing forces of Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters in Pakistan’s border region pose a grave threat to American and NATO troops in Afghanistan as well as to Pakistani people. Pakistan’s Taliban militias (PTT), like their Afghan counterparts, are trying to impose their harsh medieval version of Islamic law. They are looking for a […]



Very Alarming FATA

By Altaf Khan • Aug 23rd, 2008 • Category: Politics

Literally thousands of people are daily leaving the Bajaur and Mahmand Agency due to the infighting between Talibans and the clashes of them with the security forces. Just within two days, more than 50 people have died and many are injured.
Now the reports are that in the Bajaur Agency, the group of Maulvi Faqir Mohammad […]



Exodes, Blowing Up, Operations and FATA/Swat

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Aug 18th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Militants blew up the office of a tehsildar, a girls’ school and 46 shops in Swat. Shor, Namal, Gut and Peuchar areas of Matta and Deolai, Manja and Taran areas of Kabal are seeing worst clashes between security forces and the Talibans and the life has come to a virtual standstill, and people of the […]



Costly Parting Shot

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Aug 16th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The outgoing George W. Bush is more belligerent in his pursuit of some parting glory than the GOP, his party which is sure to take the back seats, come next elections in the United States.
Bush along with his three acolytes; Condoleeza Rice, US defence secretary, Robert Gates, and Dick Cheney is trying hard to gain […]