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By Rasul Bakhsh Rais The burning of Ziarat Residency,a national heritage and symbol of honour for many of us,which was the last place where the founder of the country rested before death,came as a big shock. For those who understand the character of the several streams of violent groups,some of which are . . . →Read More:Questioning the problem of national heritage With an olive green head scarf poking out from her helmet,Ayesha Farooq flashes a cheeky grin when asked if it is lonely being the only war-ready female fighter pilot in the Islamic republic of Pakistan. Farooq,from Punjab province’s historic city of Bahawalpur,is one of 19 women who have become pilots in the . . . →Read More:Pakistan flaunts first female fighter pilot ready for war  Leave a comment  Achievers  Area 14/8,Ayesha Farooq,Islamic Republic of Pakistan,LESS OF A TABOO,Mushaf base in north Pakistan,Pakistan Air Force,Pakistan flaunts first female fighter pilot ready for war,Punjab province's historic city of Bahawalpur,sectarian violence,Taliban militancy,terrorism,war-ready female fighter pilot HE’S LOST 819 OF HIS PARTY COLLEAGUES TO TERRORISM,AND SURVIVED AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN 2008. WE RECENTLY SPOKE WITH ASFANDYAR WALI KHAN,CHIEF OF THE TALIBAN-THREATENED AWAMI NATIONAL PARTY,WHICH GOVERNED KHYBER-PAKHTUNKHWA PROVINCE UNTIL MARCH,ABOUT SATURDAY’S ELECTIONS AND MORE. EXCERPTS: The ANP has been mercilessly attacked by the Taliban in the run-up to . . . →Read More:ASFANDYAR WALI KHAN –till the last man standing Leave a comment Law &Order 2013 Pakistan elections,ANP,Asfandyar Wali Khan,ASFANDYAR WALI KHAN - till the last man standing,ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT,Hakimullah Mehsud,Karachi,Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa,MQM,Muttahida Qaumi Movement,Pakistan elections 2013,PPP,Taliban,TALIBAN-THREATENED AWAMI NATIONAL PARTY,terrorism Over the past few months an ongoing debate about opening the borders to our next door neighbor has engulfed drawing room discussions,economics and politics lectures,the industrialist,the Mazdoor (wage laborer),and of course the talk shows. Those in favor of this upgrade in India’s status have brought to notice a need for better . . . →Read More:Lip Service to Goodwill Leave a comment Vent it Out! 1971 partition,Aman ki Aasha,anti-Zia rhetoric,Bhutto,CIA,conflict,Green revolution,industrialist,Lip Service to Goodwill,literary festival,Mazdoor,Operation Endgame,Pakistan Army,sectarian and religious strife,TAPI,terrorism,unstable governance,wage laborer,war against the Soviets,World’s largest and most multicultural democracy Last time I checked,terrorism had no nationality or religion. It was defined as the senseless slaughter of innocents by perpetrators of violence. No matter what causes these terrorists claim to endorse,the damage they inflicted was not supposed to represent the teachings of the religion they identified with or the country they hailed from. . . . →Read More:Does Muslim=Terrorist? Leave a comment Speaker's Corner,Vent it Out! 9/11,Area 14/8,Boston Marathon blasts,Does Muslim=Terrorist?,holy Quran,Islam,killing innocent people,majority of Muslims across the world do not believe in violence,Muslim Americans,No matter what causes these terrorists claim to endorse,terrorism,terrorism had no nationality or religion,When we hear of attacks and blasts by violent groups Badami Bagh is no less than a ravaged town awaiting life once again. Along the sides of the roads are little yellow tents set up for the Christian families who lost their homes when an angry mob set fire to the entire residential area. These little tents are filled with people. It is as if . . . →Read More:Conversations with Badami Bagh residents Leave a comment Law &Order,Speaker's Corner Badami Bagh,Badami Bagh incident,Badami Bagh residents,Blasphemy allegations,blasphemy law,christian blasphemy,Christian families,Christian residents,Christians,Conversations with Badami Bagh residents,human rights,Muslims,PPP conspiracy to break the PML-N vote,terrorism At least 60 bags of blood and one million rupees arrived in donations for the survivors of the Abbas Town bomb blasts barely 24 hours after the terrorists struck. Fortunately though,by Monday night all needs were met. . . . →Read More:Nation steps up to help Abbas Town victims Leave a comment Law &Order Abbas Town bomb blasts,Aga Khan University Hospital took in the most number of patients,al least 60 bags of blood and one million rupees arrived in donations,Area 14/8,Nation steps up to help Abbas Town victims,National Hematology Centre and Blood Bank at Imambargah Yasrab,Sitting on the footpath with a dozen other girls,six people died and 60 are still admitted,Sunni or Shia,terrorism,terrorists struck,We are silent majority and fighting a peaceful war against terrorists Quetta was still recovering from the heart wrenching January attacks when it suffered another tragedy last week. A Sunni militant organization,Lashkar-e-Jhangvi,planned a horrific bomb blast which left at least 80 people dead and more than 200 people injured. Their targets were the Hazaras. Sectarian violence against the Hazara community goes backs to the . . . →Read More:Standing strong with our Hazara brothers Consumed with weapon purchases,maritime capabilities and external threats from China and Pakistan,India has it seems neglected to peek at the state of affairs within its own boundaries. In the past few months,multiple incidents infringing the right of freedom of speech have occurred which has prompted writer Salman Rushdie to smear India with . . . →Read More:Who will provide affirmative action in India? Leave a comment Oppression Bal Thackeray,Bharatiya Janata Party,BJP,China,cultural emergenc allegation,Incredible India,India,law and order,Muslims,no freedom of speeck,Pakistan,Rajpal Meena,Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh,RSS,Salman Rushdie,Tamil film called Vishwaroopam,Tamil film called Vishwaroopam was condemned by Muslim religious groups,Tamil Nadu,terrorism,Who will provide affirmative action in India? Though western media have a soft corner for India,as they consider it a largest democracy of the world and a secular state,reports abound that India’s security forces use torture and rape as a weapon to punish,intimidate,humiliate and degrade the victims in Kashmir and elsewhere in India. The pattern of Army’s misconduct . . . →Read More:The Amazing Indian Army Leave a comment Vent it Out! Bhai Satnam Singh Chheena,Bibi Amandeep Kaur,Bibi Gurdev Kaur,Bibi Kulbir Kaur Dhami,Humiliation,Incredible India,Indian Army,Indian army rape cases,Indian atrocities in Kashmir,Indian soldiers,Inhuman Torture,Karamjit Kaur,Kashmir,Khalistan,KP Gill,rape,rape by indian army,rape cases in India,Shaheed Bibi Amandeep Kaur,shudhee karan,Sikhs,terrorism,The Amazing Indian Army,The Story of Bibi Gurmeet Kaur,Victim of Police Torture,Woman alleges inhuman torture by police | |||
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