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Posts Tagged ‘Punjabi Taliban’

We Should Welcome America to Attack FATA

By Gul Raiz • May 30th, 2010 • Category: Politics

It is no secret now for us and for the world that the tribal region of the Pakistan has become a safe heaven for the terrorists, which are a threat not only to the Pakistan but also for the whole world. Recent most glaring example is the ties between Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad and [...]



To Beat Al Qaeda, Look to the East

By Guest Blogger • Mar 29th, 2010 • Category: Politics

In testimony last week before Congress, the American ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry, insisted that President Obama’s revised war strategy will “build support for the Afghan government,” while Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top American commander there, vowed that it will “absolutely” succeed in disrupting and degrading the Taliban.
Confidence is important, but we also have to [...]



Shahbaz Sharif Pleads with Taliban

By Rohail Butt • Mar 15th, 2010 • Category: Politics

If you beg from your enemy for mercy and if the enemy is like Taliban terrorists then it only means that they would be more bolder to carry out there evil attacks.
And why  only Punjab?
Yes, Shahbaz Sharif is the chief minister of Punjab, but his party claims to be the national party and his brother [...]



Is There a Way Forward?

By Maria Sultan • Feb 23rd, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

It is mind-boggling to believe that with such a vast operation going on at our North West border, the war will be over with in weeks or even within months. Can we afford to carry on this operation for even two more weeks? Or in other words, can we afford twice-a-day suicide attacks?
It sounds like [...]



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 [...]