Pakistan
Losing My Jihadism - Mansour al-Nogaidan
I missed this the when it first ran in the Washington Post, but stumbled on it the other day when I was catching up on old emails from friends.
BURAIDAH, Saudi Arabia: Islam needs a Reformation. It needs someone with the courage of Martin Luther.
This is the belief I’ve arrived at after a long and painful [...]
Pakistan - Who’s Fault?
I stumbled across this in Cairene’s blog about an article in National Geographic about Pakistan, which is quite interesting. While I think they have some interesting comments, I am more interested in what you all have to say after reading the two articles.
Struggle for the Soul of Pakistan
I look forward to the comments that [...]
I Still Love Pakistan, Do You
With our Independence Day just around the corner, I was really surprised to get an email from Buzzvines about a new campaign called “I Do Love Pakistan, Do You?” Being a patriotic Pakistani that loves this country, with all its faults and problems, I signed up.
After 60 years of existence, we need to find our [...]
How To Squeeze Jihadi Culture Out of Pakistan - Vali Nasr
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 [...]
Problem, Not Solution - Dr. Hasan-Askari Rizvi
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 [...]
Bomb Defused Outside Potter Launch In Pakistan
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 [...]
A Defining Moment for the Judiciary - Sajjad Ali Shah
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 [...]
Emerging Political Situation - Mir Jamil ur Rahman
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 [...]
The Order That Restored The Chief
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 [...]
Dealing with Siege and Hostage Situations - Farhatullah Babar
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 [...]
