The Pakistani Spectator

By Rahimullah Yousufzai in Jang

Make Hakimullah Mehsud, the chairman of Pakistan Cricket Boad, Qari Younis the coach of the team and Qari Waliur Rehman, the manager. The whole shura of the Taliban will be deciding upon the selection of the players and this redoubtable selection shura will make sure that nepotism doesn’t count in.
The word of Hakimullah Mehsud will [...]

Abdul Samad Khan, 65, a farmer from the Spinkai Raghzai area, a freshly-turned IDP in the gritty town of Dera Ismail Khan says, “Fight hard, fight strong Pakistan. This is where the real war on terror is waged. I hope you throw down with serious might upon those who have bombed your civilians.”
The [...]

How easy and quick it is to strike in the heart of Islamabad that a suicide bomber, clad in F.C uniform sauntered into the reception areas of the World Food Program of United Nations and blasted himself into the face of the poor receptionist who was mildly amazed to see a security person into the [...]

It was us who created the boogie of Baitullah Mehsud. Our security forces struck accords with him again and again and he slipped from the net many a times. Our media over-projected him and made him some kind of supernatural hero. It was our collective fault and negligence that Baitullah Mehsud became a unifying force [...]

Then we all are screwed up and what else. On a more serious note, this whole happening about the death of Terrorist chief Baitullah Mehsud in an American drone attack and then the reaction of Pakistani people has given a strong signal to the Pakistani government, security forces of Pakistan, NATO, US and the whole [...]

Killing of Baitullah Mehsud, the ruthless chief of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, and also the death of Qari Hussain, another heavy weight terrorist of TTP in the Drone Attack near Makeen district. Then the clash between Taliban commanders and killing of more leaders.
TTP’s Shura meeting was underway to appoint successor of Baitullah Mehsud after his reported killing [...]

Perhaps first time in the whole war against terror, US has struck spot on to the target and the attack has helped Pakistan Army’s operation Rah-e-Nijat immensly as the master mind and master trainer of suicide bomber Qari Hussain has been killed in the attack along with many under training suicide bombers and various handlers.
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The Taliban and Al Qaeda in the North West of Pakistan are a myth being perpetuated to serve interests of specific elements. There is no truth to the claims that Pakistan’s own senior officials and intelligence agencies now have developed a vested interest in seeing militancy thrive in Pakistan. There is no truth in blaming [...]

Is really that the case about the suicide attacks that they cannot be stopped? Well, when the suicide bomber is on your head, just some yards away then, its virtually impossible to stop him by blowing himself. Though with proper measures, the damage can  be controlled. But as a whole is it really impossible to [...]