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Posts Tagged ‘Terrorism’

Growing Threat of Talibanisation: The Enemies Within

By Guest Blogger • Apr 10th, 2009 • Category: Politics

“When a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be from enemies from without, but rather because of enemies from within.”
The above thought provoking statement is an excerpt from a famous speech by an American politician, who was warning his nation of the dangers posed by communism. Even though, Pakistan is still a long way from [...]



Who are the Suicide Bombers?

By Guest Blogger • Apr 9th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

95% of all suicide bombers are known to be young boys aged between 10 to 18 years. Why are the  terrorists using teenagers to commit such horrendous crimes? The reason is that it is relatively easy to brainwash teenagers, owing to their immature state of mind.
History shows that the use of children to commit terrorism and atrocities is not a new phenomenon. Child soldiers have [...]



War Against Terror and We the People of Pakistan

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Apr 8th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The scrooge of terrorism is now touching everyone’s life. The war which earlier seemed far away in the rugged mountains of FATA and Swat is now knocking strongly at the doors of people in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. The successive suicide attacks in the multiple cities in this short time has thrown the country into [...]



Under Attack

By Talal Hussain Malik • Mar 5th, 2009 • Category: Politics

MARCH 3, 2009 would be written in the long list of the darkest days in the history of our country when a foreign cricket team was attacked by terrorists killing members of the escort and injuring six players. Whereas the incident itself is pathetic having no precedent in our country’s history, what makes the situation [...]



Feverish FATA on Placebo

By Dr RazaHaider • Feb 2nd, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Up till now it is as clear as truth that the composite actions in conductivity, are the typical acts of subversions recipes, as practiced by Indian RAW. Bridges, schools, shelters, offices, resorts and pumps and any thing that may distort economy and move and reversion to peace, is almost destroyed.



Window of Opportunity for India and Pakistan

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Jan 27th, 2009 • Category: Politics

India wants to do what America is doing with the Pakistan. India wants to do whatever it wants at will. India has already gained a lot from the Mumbai terror attacks. Pakistan is playing on the backfoot, but India should be very careful, as it is playing with fire and if Pakistan is pushed to [...]



Charade of Swat

By Ali Yar Khan • Jan 22nd, 2009 • Category: Politics

Charades and subterfuge are no longer applicable in the current on going fight against terror in our North. The problem is far bigger than we think. The magnitude of the problem not only widening, it is also increasing in it’s intensity and as once lovely place Swat is in total surrender to the Taliban of [...]



Crisis Management in Swat

By Mohsin Sehgal • Jan 22nd, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Taliban who rose from the ashes of Afghan war now pose some very serious and alarming threat to the Pakistan. The Taliban gave up the peaceful struggle for enforcement of Shariah that was being waged earlier by Maulana Sufi Mohammad’s black-turbaned Tanzim Nifaz Shariat-i-Mohammadi (TNSM) and resorted to the use of force to accomplish their [...]



Democracy Promotion and Islam — Part 1

By Prof. Michael Brenner • Jan 15th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The moment is propitious to take a hard look at the efficacy of strategies designed to promote liberal political values in Islamic societies. The metaphoric democratic wave that gained impetus from the Soviet Union’s breakup has registered successes in most of the world. The Islamic world, the Arab Middle East in particular, still stands out [...]



India Desperately Needs a War

By Farid Masood • Dec 21st, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

When disintegration of a state becomes out of control then creating an international issue is need of the time. If things are settled with it then its far better to have a bigger step that could lead up to a war
with the neighboring state.
In case of India, her relation with its neighboring states remained super-natural. [...]