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Real Identity of Americans Who Got Killed in Lower Dir

By Guest Blogger • Feb 4th, 2010 • Category: Politics

The three US soldiers who lost their lives on Wednesday in a school bombing incident in Dir Lower were members of the Army Special Forces, which has been training the Frontier Corps to improve its intelligence and combat tactics to effectively fight al-Qaeda and the Taliban insurgents in the Pak-Afghan tribal belt.
It is for the [...]



Uptill The Last Terrorist

By Haris Hashmi • Jul 4th, 2009 • Category: Politics

This is the last chance for us to wipe out the militancy and terrorism once and for all from the country. It’s good that our security forces are not caving in and they are chasing the terrorists all over the place; from Swat to FATA to Bannu. The fact is that unity and coordinated efforts [...]



Salute to the Courage of Dir Lashkar

By Rohail Butt • Jun 12th, 2009 • Category: Politics

People have risen against the terrorists throughout NWFP and in rest of the Pakistan, people have also recognized the evil of terrorism and now everyone is supporting the military forces in his own way. The brave people of NWFP are at the forefront of this war against terror. They are sacrificing most. Many of them [...]



Type SWAT and Send it to 4361 to Help Displaced People

By Ghazala Khan • May 11th, 2009 • Category: Politics

In order to send Rs. 10 to the Internally Displaced People of Swat, Buner, Lower Dir and FATA through Mir Khalilur Rehman Foundation, please type Type SWAT and Send it to 4361 to Help Displaced People.



Vanish Taliban And Free Pakistan Now

By Tipu Sultan • May 7th, 2009 • Category: Politics

We were never this weak as a Nation yet that strong in our resolve and courage to fight everyone for our sovereignty.
We voted for a civilian government and we achieved our desired goal,a civilian government with the backing of a daring Nation yet one year has elapsed but no sign of change which we [...]



Where Children Take Bombs as Toys

By Shayan Khan • Apr 26th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Toys are the most important and decisive tools that help foster the mental, physical, emotional and social development of kids in their tender age. Toys are the world for the children. They yearn for them, they play with them, they ask for them, they fight over them and they protect their toys and feel protected [...]



After Swat, Dir is in Danger

By Ali Yar Khan • Apr 3rd, 2009 • Category: Politics

District Dir’s lower area is adjacent to the Swat valley which has drawn world attention as the Nizam-adl regulation has been issued in the area though the president of Pakistan hasn’t approved it yet. A fragile and ominous peace hobbles in the Swat, while the militants lurk on the sidelines.
As situation in Swat remains alarming, [...]



What Talibans Want? Should We Crush Them?

By revo • Jan 27th, 2008 • Category: Politics

What in the hell these Talibans want now? They want to just wipe the only nuclear Islamic country from the face of world? Ok, Pakistan created, supported, used and then discarded them. It was very bad, and we, the common Pakistanis are fully sympathetic to them in that regard.
But does that mean that they start [...]