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Posts Tagged ‘Lashkar-e-Jhangvi’

Hazara Community of Balochistan Punished for Loving Pakistan

By Mateen Khalid • Oct 7th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

They stalked the buses, stop them along the way, step in the buses, open fire, shout slogans and then bolt. The repeated incidents of targeted killings of Hazara community in Quetta and around Baluchistan has become a routine and just another news for media and people, but the thing is that the biggest supporters of [...]



Al Qaeda Inviting America to Quetta

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Jul 31st, 2011 • Category: Politics

Where Pakistani forces and the security agencies are trying their utmost best to safeguard the interests of the Pakistan, the terrorists outfits who are being funded by the foreign powers are busy at damaging the Pakistan’s foundations and along with carrying out the attacks, they are providing apt opportunities to the CIA and NATO forces [...]



Are Taliban Returning?

By Maria Sultan • Mar 10th, 2010 • Category: Politics

With the recent horrendously terrible Lahore Suicide attack, the attention of the people has once again reverted to the wearingly familiar pattern of terrorism. After months of uneasy silence, a terrorist struck and killed humans and once again sent a very bad image of the Pakistan across the globe.
Things still remain undefined and potentially [...]



Lashkar-e-Zil behind Azad Kashmir suicide hits

By Umer Toor • Jan 11th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Investigations carried out by the Pakistani authorities into the rising incidents of suicide bombings in Azad Kashmir indicate the involvement of the Lashkar-e-Zil (LeZ) or Shadow Army, which is a loose alliance of the al-Qaeda and Taliban-linked anti-US militant groups active in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
According to those investigating the recent suicide bombings in Azad Kashmir, [...]



South Waziristan is Different from Swat

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Oct 19th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Operation Rah-e-Nijat will be very much different from the Operation Rah-e-Raast. The success and experience gained by the Pakistani security forces in Malakand region will come handy in Waziristan, but the war will be tough, as the enemy is fully prepared, deep-rooted and has garnered the support from across the border in Afghanistan.
Afghan Taliban have [...]



Are We Heading Towards Victory Against Taliban ?

By Mohsin Sehgal • Jul 2nd, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Fear, disappointment, confusion, irresolution, and apathy is which mark our struggle agaisnt the terrorism crisis. Has it ended now? I fear not. Though our military establishment has certainly ceased to wallow in the indecision and they are after the terrorists with full might, rest of the factions are either acting like a sheep or they [...]



Stop South Punjab Becoming Swat

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Apr 17th, 2009 • Category: Politics

As the world focusses on the FATA and Swat regions of Pakistan, and the Balochi areas of Quetta, Pashin and the Noshki are also not hidden from the world’s flashlight anymore, there is very serious and looming threat just standing at the door of the Southern areas of Punjab province of Pakistan, which borders with [...]



Complete Intelligence Failure

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Mar 31st, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

No laurels for the security forces, though they managed to contain the damage and the casualities remain under 15, but sadly enough it’s a total collapse situation as far as the security arrangements are concerned in the major cities of Pakistan. To add insult to injury, after every such tragedy, we come to know from [...]