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Punjabi Taliban or Pukhtoon Taliban or Foreign Taliban

By Irfan Waheed • Oct 29th, 2009 • Category: Politics

The reason why the war against terror in FATA is so difficult and taking so long to finish by the security forces of Pakistan is that it is multi-pronged and very complex. Not only the terrain is unfamiliar, ultra-hostile and complex, the people who have taken refuge there are also very complex.
Waziristan is acting as [...]



Time to Change Driver

By Irfan Waheed • Oct 27th, 2009 • Category: Politics

In a longer journey, all the passenger get to know after a while about the competency of the driver. An adept driver navigate the vehicle superbly on a bad road in bad weather, but an incompetent driver cannot drive a new vehicle, on a new road under bright light.
Zardari regime is desperate to legitimize the [...]



When Circus Will Leave the Town?

By Irfan Waheed • Oct 17th, 2009 • Category: Politics

This world’s a a studio which presents old dramas with new sets every day. In Pakistan, such characters are in no dearth. All over the world, the might is right. In Pakistan, there is no exception. In Pakistan, who spilled the blood and who abrogated the constitution have been honored and given guard of honor.
Barack [...]



Amjad Farooqi Group of Tehreek e Taliban Involved in GHQ Attack

By Irfan Waheed • Oct 10th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Pakistani security forces must understand that the margin of error for them is zero. Back to back terrorist attacks in Peshawar and the Rawalpindi are the start of yet another bloody battle in this war on terror. Amjad Farooqui group of TTP has accepted the responsibility of the GHQ attack, in which four terrorists were [...]



An ounce of Honour, a slice of Pride

By Irfan Waheed • Jul 25th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Hurdles aplenty in their way, They were determined, come what may