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Posts Tagged ‘swat’

Bajaur Victory; Pak Fauj ko Salam

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Mar 6th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Like other areas of the unsettled tribal region and the settled areas of Swat valley, the scenic Bajaur area is overflowing with lush green rolling fields and majestic peaks. It’s beauty was tainted with the terrorism, but now after perseverance of the Pakistan military, things are back to normal once again, and the locals are [...]



Rebuilding of Swat and FATA : A Forgotten Onus

By Mohsin Sehgal • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: Politics

The national community of Pakistan has got a great role to play in order to ensure a sustainable, lasting and fruitful framework to chalk out a well-structured economic development agenda for the war-torn FATA and PATA regions of Pakistan, which are rich in beauty but also in the ruthless grip of poverty and the remains [...]



How Injured Hakimullah Mehsud Reached to Multan

By Ghazala Khan • Feb 10th, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

All the way from North Waziristan, Hakimullah Mehsud, the chief terrorist of Pakistan, managed to reach near Multan, where he expired after succumbing to the injuries he received in US drone attack, as being claimed by one faction of Pakistani media which cite Taliban as source. Taliban said that they were taking their leader to [...]



Crack the Criminal Calm

By Aftab Alam • Dec 16th, 2009 • Category: Politics

By no stretch of imagination the ruthless killing of the innocent Pakistani security personnels & civilians can be termed as Jihad. It is fasad of very high grade and its committer must be called fasadi and they must not be called jihadi. Even during the real Jihad killing of aged persons, women and children is [...]



Aftab Alam, President District Bar Association Swat with Governor Avais Ghani

By Aftab Alam • Nov 25th, 2009 • Category: Misc

Some pictures of Aftab Alam, President District Bar Association Swat with Governor Avais Ghani.



Salam to NWFP

By Ali Yar Khan • Nov 24th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Our army is fighting the terrorists and the terrorists have the advantage to appear, attack and disappear from anywhere, unlike conventional warfare where the whereabouts of the enemy are known. Ironically, due to the negligency and lack of vision on the part of our army and the government, the terrorists have been fostering in this [...]



Are We Afraid or Confused?

By Haris Hashmi • Nov 18th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

It’s not to sprinkle salt on the wounds of the internally displaced people of Swat and the FATA, but it’s  a fact that these people are somewhat responsible of what they are reaping these days. Had they stood up to the raging Taliban earlier in their areas and had they not adopted collous and cynic [...]



Social Development Projects in Waziristan

By Anwar Jalal • Nov 17th, 2009 • Category: Politics

During his recent visit (14 Nov) to  South Waziristan  Chief of Staff General Ashfaq Kayani  has announced  that social developmental projects  be  undertaken  for  the welfare of common people  in the  area  under  Army supervision. This is really a  great news. It is well known that one of the main cause of Waziristan being abode [...]



Power Intoxication : Basic Reason of Terrorism

By Maria Sultan • Oct 27th, 2009 • Category: Politics

We have got to clear the misconception that the terrorists hailing from the South Waziristan were involved in Afghan Jihad. The terrorists mainly comprise of Uzbeks and the Mehsuds. These ara vagabonds, criminals and power hungry people, who are fighting for the power.
The time has come, when the terrorism has to perish. Operation in the [...]



In The Search Of Snow: Shooting Bridge, Shifa Water and Salajeet

By Rai Azlan • Oct 18th, 2009 • Category: Entertainment

It was (I don’t know it exist now, or not) the same great bridge on which the famous Ex-Film Star of Pashto Cinema “MUSARAT SHAHEEN” performed her art at multiple occasions. This is the reason it is called SHOOTING BRIDGE as Pashto films used to be shot here. Baba Umer also told us about Chasma-e-Shifa [...]