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Posts Tagged ‘South Waziristan’

Living on American Peanuts : How Long?

By Muskan Hina • Jul 20th, 2009 • Category: Politics

After much ado, a favor has been bestowed upon Pakistan from The Hill. US has generously agreed to shower $1.5 billion upon Pakistan for the next five years, but that too will depend upon the performance of the minnows. US will evaluate the performance of its peasant army and the fawning politcos and then release [...]



Return of Swat IDPs

By Fatima Tassaduq • Jul 18th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Operation ‘Rah-e-Rast’ against the militants in Malakand Division is continuing unabated, while in different areas of Shangla, Swat and Lower Dir curfew is in the relaxing mode. Security forces heavy guns are carrying on shelling overnight and in the daytime the militants’ hideouts in different areas of Lower Dir including the upper areas of Swat’s [...]



Should Pakistan Drop Atom Bomb on South Waziristan ???

By Gul Raiz • Jul 14th, 2009 • Category: Politics

I was agaped yesterday, when an acquaintance of mine suggested that Pakistan should finish off this menace of terrorism once and for all by firing a nuke at the South Waziristan area. Period. He was of the view that as the army has stretched from Swat to Waziristan to FR Bannu and to other FATA [...]



Return of Heroes : Salute to IDPs

By Maria Sultan • Jul 13th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

There are many ills and evils in our society. Our country is the most corrupt in the Asia just after Afghanistan, our lawless neighbor. It goes without saying that many of our leaders are corrupt and morally deficient. They cannot set an example because they themselves know no better. But when one sees the magnitude [...]



Extension of Deadline in Swat for IDPs Return

By Mohsin Sehgal • Jul 10th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Pakistani security forces have broken the  back of terrorists in the Swat and FR  Bannu. With the terrorists of Swat on the run and Janikhel tribe of FR Bannu pleading for forgiveness, things also look hopeful in the South Waziristan,where security forces have started a massive operation.
With the summer of heat on cruel rise, the [...]



Subah-e-No : When Sun Will Shine for Swat IDPs ?

By Ghazala Khan • Jul 5th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Pakistan Army has devised a new plan for the settlement and return of the Malakand operation victims. This plan seems to be comprehensive so far. This plan is going to be supervised and carried out by the emergency response unit. This plan aims at speedy and safe return of the people from the camps and [...]



Terrorism Looms Large

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Jul 5th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Taliban are the residue of long and bloody Afghan wars, where all the major regional and world power fought like hell and polarization took its toll on the Afghan soil, and now the boogies of old times have come back to haunt the masters in extremely grim fashion.
Masters are stunned and shocked and at times [...]



Taliban’s Internal Clashes : Origin of Baitullah Mehsud

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Jul 4th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Right now Pakistani establishment is hard at work in propping up Qari Zainuddin Mehsud against the chief terrorist of Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) Baitullah Mehsud. Qari Zainuddin is busily trying to gather support against Baitullah, and establishment is helping him in this regard.
It all started when a militant Abdullah Mehsud returned from Gitmo in 2005 and restarted [...]



No Operation in North Waziristan

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Jul 3rd, 2009 • Category: Politics

It is a wise step indeed to assure the Wazirs and Mahsuds of the North Waziristan that there will be no operation in their areas. Baitullah Mahsud and his terrorists are operating in the South Waziristan and this is considered an epicenter of terrorism in the whole region. In the previous operation Baitullah slipped to [...]



5000 Terrorists in South Punjab !!!! Failure of Operation ???

By Salman Mugsi • Jul 2nd, 2009 • Category: Politics

Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has given a terror shock to the nation by disclosing that more than 5000 terrorists have entered into the South of the Punjab province through D.I. Khan and Mianwali and these terrorists are scattered throughout the area. These terrorists are those who have fled from the Swat and South Waziristan [...]