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Posts Tagged ‘Operation Siraat-e-Mustakeem’

Don’t Cower in Front of Coward Terrorism

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

Quaid-e-Azam said to the British governor of the FATA upon skirmish from Afghanistan in the tribal region, “Tell them in the language of guns and bullets that Pakistan is going to live forever. ” These words needs to be the crescendo of every citizen of Pakistan in the face of coward terrorism.
It’s true that inferno-like [...]



War On Terror - Part 2: Political Parties and Media

By Mudassar Jawad • Oct 17th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

In Part 1 of this article, I talked about public support in Pakistan for our role in “war on terror” and gave reasons for which Pakistanis – in general – do not confirm Pakistan’s role in this war. Today, I will talk about our Political forces and role of our media and its support to [...]



The Way Forward

By Muskan Hina • Oct 13th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

No matter how many Friends of Pakistan, our beggar rulers manage to accumulate under the roof over the years, and no matter how many billion dollars they manage to receive in alms, even the $700 billion in bailout would be like drops in the desert for the Pakistani economy.
Never a beggar becomes independent and financial [...]



Terrorist Won : Islamabad Becomes Non Family Station

By Muskan Hina • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Well, the terrorist all across the tribal belt and elsewhere must be patting themselves on the back while having a ball out there as the United Nations and other foreign missions and embassies windup their businesses and affairs in the country and cutting down on the personnel while calling back the families from Pakistan.
One [...]



Spiral Downward

By Salman Mugsi • Oct 4th, 2008 • Category: Politics

US President George W. Bush has met with the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, General David McKiernan, with 2008 already the bloodiest year for international troops in the war-torn country since the 2001 invasion. Both men have said that their war in Afghanistan is spiraling downwards due to the support to Taliban from across [...]



How Funds Are Being Arranged For Suicide Bombers

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Oct 4th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Suicide attacks are damaging the very core of Pakistan and they have arrested the whole nation into a thick cloud of despair and misery and disappointment. There are only handful of the terrorists are out there and they have taken the whole of the system and state hostage, and it seems that there is no [...]



Eid Mubarak, Don’t Forget Our Troops

By Gul Raiz • Oct 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics

On This Eid, remember to share our moments of happiness with the poor and destitute in keeping with the spirit of Islam. Eidul Fitr signifies the culmination of the holy month of Ramazan and is a gift of Allah Almighty for his faithfuls for fasting with devotion during the holy month.
Sectarianism, terrorism and militant activities [...]



We Won’t Be Happy on Eid, If We Were a Nation

By Ghazala Khan • Oct 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

More than 40 suicide attacks have already happened in Pakistan alone this year in which hundreds of people have died and thousands have got injured, affecting hundred of thousands of people all around the country for ever. For these families, life will never be the same. The remains of suicide attacks and bomb blasts are [...]



War On Terror (Part1) : Public support in Pakistan

By Mudassar Jawad • Sep 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Pakistan decided to align with US after 9/11 and became the frontline-state in War on Terror. We were (probably) aware of the fact the war in the neighboring country – Afghanistan – will affect Pakistan as well, however, we did not anticipate that this war will become our own war. A war where our own [...]



America Supporting Baitullah Mehsud

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Sep 29th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Right now America, India and Afghanistan are working against the Pakistan. India has more than ten thousands troops on the grounds near the Pakistan Afghan border and they have got 107 intelligence units and 14 consulates on the Pakistan Afghanistan border from Torkhum to the Chaman border.
America has gathered it’s literally thousands of terrorism experts [...]