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Tag Archives: Taliban
Where is the fountainhead of jihad?
REVIEWER: Dr Mohammad Taqi* The general elections in Pakistan scheduled in ten days from now are easily the bloodiest in the country’s history. The secular parties like the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the Pakistan People’s Party have come under deadly … Continue reading
Posted in AfPak region, Book Review
Tagged Afghanistan, China, Haqqani Network, Hillary Clinton, Jihad, Northern Waziristan, Pakistan, South Waziristan, Strategic Partnership, Taliban, terrorism, US, Zardari
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China s Central Asia Problem Not Unidimensional:ICG
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, China and its Central Asian neighbours have developed a close relationship, initially economic but increasingly also political and security. Energy, precious metals, and other natural resources flow into China from the region. Investment … Continue reading
Posted in AfPak region, News
Tagged Central Asia, China, NATO, power politics, Taliban, Uyghurs
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B’desh: Mir Quasem And His Failed Mission
By Malladi Rama Rao Finally, as the long arm of law is catching up with the largest fundamentalist party of Bangladesh, it is tempting to say, Well, Hubris falls. For forty years, the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) managed to survive with impunity, … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Badar, Bangladesh, Ethnic Minorities, Hasina, International war crimes tribunal, Jamaat-e-Islami, Junta, Khaleda Zia, Media Mughal, Mir Quasem, Nirvana, Taliban, terrorism
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US launches new drone attacks on Pakistan
By Bill Van Auken The Obama administration ordered new drone attacks on Pakistan over the weekend, killing at least a dozen people in the tribal area of South Waziristan. Sunday’s strike involved two drones, which fired two missiles each into … Continue reading
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Tagged Af-Pak, drone strikes, Haqqani net work, N Waziristan, Predators, Taliban, US
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NEW THREATS FROM MONSTER CALLED LeT
by SURENDER KUMAR SHARMA* American journalist Sebastian Rotella’s twin exposes in ProPublica – America’s botched chances to stop the American Lashkar operative David Coleman Headley behind India’s 9/11 and LeT operational head, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi’s jail life with all the trappings … Continue reading
Posted in AfPak region, ISI, LeT, News, Pakistan: Waziristan
Tagged Ethnic Minorities, Hillary Clinton, Junta, Kashmir, Pakistan, Strategic Partnership, Taliban, terrorism, US, Zardari, Zia
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Islamabad fiddles while Karachi burns
By Surinder Kumar Sharma* Karachi is once again bleeding driven by a complex web of ethnic, political and social tensions. Essentially a turf war between rival political groups and the heavily armed groups linked to them, the current wave of … Continue reading
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Tagged ANP, Gen Kayani, Karachi ethnic violence, MQM, Pakhtoons, Pakistan, PPP, Taliban, terrorism, Zardari, Zia
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10 killed in powerful blast outside Quetta mosque
A suicide blast destroyed Eid day peace in Quetta on Wednesday, Aug 31, killing at least 10 people. As many as 22 persons were injured in the blast on Gulistan Road in the Murriabad area of the city, local police … Continue reading
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Tagged Pakistan, Taliban, terrorism
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Action Against Haqqanis -Key to Success in Afghanistan
By Surender Kumar Sharma Columnist on South Asian affairs The US has given Pakistan time until July to capture Taliban supremo, Mullah Muhammad Omar and Operations Chief of the Haqqani Network, Sirajuddin Haqqani and has warned of military offensive in … Continue reading
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Another rigged election in Afghanistan, 14 killed in poll violence
Afghanistan Saturday Sept 18 voted in the election for the 249-seat Wolesi Jirga, or lower house of parliament. While officials claimed the ballot was a success, fourteen people were killed in sporadic violence on a day marked by large scale … Continue reading
Scripting a great suppression story in Kashmir
By MALLADI RAMA RAO Should the violence in places like Srinagar be judged by penalising the police and eulogising the ‘poor and defenceless youth’ in a faceless violent mob? This question demands attention since the police with all their faultlines … Continue reading
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Tagged human rights, India, Kashmir, Police, separatists, Taliban, unrest, violence
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