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Timeline of American Aggression in Pakistan

By Ali Suleman • Nov 30th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

§ 1 January 2011: US drones launched 3 separate strikes killing 18 civilians. No reaction from Pak military, political leadership.
§ 7 January 2011: According to anonymous Pakistani officials, a USA drone strike in North Waziristan killed at least 4 civilians. No reaction from Pak military, political leadership.
§ 12 January 2011: US drones fired 4 missile [...]



Emirates of North Waziristan

By Gul Raiz • Oct 10th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Just imagine what would happen when Americans would leave Afghanistan and would leave a trail of destruction and restiveness behind. This isn’t that much far, as the Obama has already announced the withdrawal time line and at maximum within couple of years, they would leave this devastated country.
Whether Americans leave Afghanistan now, two years later, [...]



APC & Pakistan - Must Declare Holy War

By Adnan Arshad Mansoori • Oct 1st, 2011 • Category: Politics

No Big surprise! Knew it was just a Political Stunt! Big Burning Issue is Zardari & Co. who is an ESTABLISHED deputed American tool! Of course, it’s a political fake Show. Asif Zardari is so desperate to bring attention to his campaign against whatever his stance upon WoT plus his ASSETTS which are SITUATED at [...]



Pakistan’s Dilemma: To Defy or Get Defiled

By amicus • Jul 1st, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Some facts are bare; some obscure or in the realm of conjectures.
That the United States wants to eliminate the safe havens of Al-Qaeda and its allies from Pakistani territory is very much clear; what is not manifest is the American agenda for Pakistan in the context of the new ‘Great Game’ that is being played [...]



Caution! Black Hole Ahead

By Air Cmdre (r) Khalid Iqbal • Jun 8th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Towards the fag end of his unenviable military career, a representative of the Bush legacy Admiral Mike Mullen was recently overwhelmed by  pre-retirement syndrome and though it fit to assume the title of supreme commander of the Pakistani armed forces while declaring it to the American media that Pakistan is about to launch an offensive [...]



North Waziristan Operation

By Ali Yar Khan • May 11th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Faisal Shahzad’s failed terror attempt has provided a formidable niche to the United States to force Pakistan to start the long pending North Waziristan operation. The Pakistani forces have carried out operation in Swat and almost every agency of the tribal regions and has so far confined to carry out targeted and limited activities in [...]



Beheadings in FATA start Again

By Umer Toor • May 8th, 2010 • Category: Politics

While our media is quick to condemn and highlight the US drone attack in North Waziristan Agency and elsewhere in the FATA region, it fails to project properly the aggravating situation in the region. It’s not to say that the horrendous attacks by the surveillance planes which mostly kill innocent civilians is justified and shouldn’t [...]



Atrocious action against the people of Gurgurri Karak

By Guest Blogger • May 8th, 2010 • Category: Politics

he government  often  does  affirm    that providing prompt justice  to the  people  is  the responsibility of government and  also  admit   that if it failed to provide  justice  then  people  naturally  develop anti government feelings  It  claim that for   eradication  of   extremism and terrorism  it(government ) will   provide  justice  to the  people  at their  doors   However [...]



South Waziristan — Failure is not an Option

By Dr. Huma Mir • Feb 20th, 2010 • Category: Politics

‘Operation Rah-e-Raast’ in Swat has been a great success not only for the Army but also for the elected government which took the risk of ordering a military operation in settled areas. Alhamdolillah, the Army came out with flying colors having decimated those who audaciously challenged the writ of the government. In our history, this [...]



Pakistanis Shoot Down First US Drone Plane in North Waziristan

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Jan 24th, 2010 • Category: Politics

In Hamzoni, Tehsil Miranshah, North Waziristan, the tribal have shootdown American spy drone which was hovering in the area in the quest of target. The incident happened when five or six drones were flying very low in the aera, and the tribal opened fire at them.
It should be remembered that though these drones have killed [...]