Archive for January, 2009

Insurgency in Swat – An analysis

January 27th, 2009 by Saad Comments

For the last year and a half, the fast-escalating crisis in Swat has gripped the attention of the entire nation of Pakistan. We have all been reading, mostly in awe, about the on-going insurgency in Swat, bombings of girls’ schools, high-handedness of Pakistan Army and FC personnel, in dealing with such militant elements and about [...]

Pakistan’s War on Terror: What CNN, FOX and GEO won’t tell you. [2]

January 11th, 2009 by Saad Comments

As the fallout from November’s bloody siege in Mumbai focuses the world’s attention on Pakistan’s ability to control enemy fighters within its own borders, Al Jazeera investigates Pakistan’s role in the so-called war on terror.

Pakistan’s War on Terror. What CNN, FOX and GEO won’t tell you. [1]

January 11th, 2009 by Saad Comments

It’s a two episode series and a must watch for those who would like to educate themselves. By those, I refer to people who think that Pakistan is not doing enough in the war against terror and those who think that militants are godsend warriors and that PA shouldn’t be fighting them.
As the fallout from [...]

Terrorism and the Pakistani mindset

January 9th, 2009 by Saad Comments

“A Muslim can never conduct a suicide attack against his fellow Muslims; it has to be a Zionist cum American cum Indian conspiracy”.
How many times have you heard your friends say that, in a gathering whenever you get to discuss the terrible phenomenon i.e. Terrorism? Yet, they fail to cite a single such example [...]