Monthly Archives: July 2007

How To Squeeze Jihadi Culture Out of Pakistan - Vali Nasr

July 22, 2007 – 10:10 am

Vali Nasr, a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School and a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, presented a view of how the US could “help” Pakistan wipe out its jihadi problem in the Christian Science Monitor. He is also the author if “The Shia Revival: How Conflicts with Islam Will Shape the [...]

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Problem, Not Solution - Dr. Hasan-Askari Rizvi

July 22, 2007 – 9:39 am

Dr. Hasan-Askari Rizvi, a noted defense and political analyst in Pakistan, shared an interesting insight into Pakistan’s extremist problem in today’s Daily Times.
The military is drawing flak for its expanded role in the political and other non-professional domains. The intensity of anti-army feeling and the frequency of its expression are unprecedented in post-1971 Pakistan.
The slogans [...]

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Bomb Defused Outside Potter Launch In Pakistan

July 22, 2007 – 9:34 am

Pakistan police say they have defused a bomb outside a shopping center where the latest Harry Potter book was scheduled to be launched.
Karachi police investigation chief Manzoor Mughal says the man behind the “immature” bomb plot phoned police after having an apparent change of heart because of the many children at the site.
“Police have foiled [...]

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A Defining Moment for the Judiciary - Sajjad Ali Shah

July 21, 2007 – 9:18 am

Sajjad Ali Shah, one of my favorite ex-judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, who was relieved of his duties as Chief Justice by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in an unconstitutional manner, provided this analysis in today’s DAWN.
I HAVE been following with great interest the proceedings of the case of the Chief Justice of [...]

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Emerging Political Situation - Mir Jamil ur Rahman

July 21, 2007 – 8:57 am

Mir Jamil ur Rahman provides an interesting perspective into the political environment in Pakistan with the fast emerging Talibanisation movement.
The flurry of suicide bombings following the Jamia Hafsa operation strongly indicates that Taliban has declared war on Pakistan. The organized pattern of the bombings points to the fact that al-Qaeda is providing Taliban with logistic [...]

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The Order That Restored The Chief

July 21, 2007 – 8:40 am

The following is the text of short order of the 13-member full court of the Supreme Court issued Friday regarding restoration of Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry as chief justice of Pakistan:
ORDER
For detailed reasons to be recorded later, the following issues arising out of this petition are decided as under:-
(I) Maintainability of COP No 21 OF [...]

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A Reminder

July 14, 2007 – 1:38 pm

CAIR, a very controversial Muslim organization in the United States, has started a great ad series that emphasizes that all Muslims are not bad people and EVERY religion struggles with extremists in different forms.

It’s not just the American Muslims that condemn all acts of terrorism, but Muslims around the world. Don’t judge our religion [...]

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The America We Used To Know

July 14, 2007 – 1:33 pm

A sad commentary on the state of the United States…

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Hell… Too Good for Some…

July 14, 2007 – 1:29 pm

This is a hoarding for a pizza place in New Zealand that says it all…..

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Dealing with Siege and Hostage Situations - Farhatullah Babar

July 14, 2007 – 9:30 am

This Op-Ed piece was printed in today’s The News, written by former Pakistan People’s Party Senator Farhatullah Babar, it provides an interesting look into dealing with sieges and hostage situations and what the government needs to do.
According to some newspaper accounts the number of hard-core militants holed up in Lal Masjid were no more than [...]

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