THE PATHANS: August 2012
DRONES ARE 'LIFE SAVERS' STUPID...!!!
Drama Queen of Pakistani politics, Imran Talib Fake Khan is going to stage a new drama,this time he is going to demonstrate against unmanned predators conducting airstrikes in Pakistan.Drama Queen is going to lead a 100,000-strong rally from various parts of the world to Waziristan in its protest against remotely-controlled airstrikes in Pakistan’s tribal region,this is a wrong choice and will endanger many people, but In Pakistan, Politicians don't think about the consequences.Although I am sure that Imran Talib Fake Khan and his top party men would be getting fool proof protection from all militant groups including Al Qaida who are stationed in NWA.I am not sure whether this (mis)adventure would translate into more votes for PTI,but one wonders who is sponsoring this march…your guess is as good as mine, desperate Khan, I bet won’t be able to stop the Drones, but just another political gimmick to get his vote bank stronger.
Unfortunately Pakistanis are very Simple,they can be fooled by these idiots easily,it will be just another political stunt by imran fake khan and his jihadi buddies sponsored by their big bosses in the GHQ.Majority of locals in Waziristan support the attacks and see the drones as their ‘liberators’ from the clutches of Taliban and Pakistan’s Intelligence agencies. The people of Waziristan are suffering a brutal kind of occupation under the Taliban and al Qaeda. It is in this context that they would welcome anyone, Americans, Israelis, Indians or even the devil, to rid them of the Taliban and al Qaeda.We need to wake up to the reality that the enemy has grown very strong in the years we temporized and tried to do deals with them. Clearly, we need allies in this fight. Howling at the moon is not going to get us the cooperation we so desperately need. A solid case can be made for more drone attacks, not less.Most people in FATA think, the drone attacks were accurate and did not lead to anti-American sentiment and were effective in damaging the militants. In addition the locals wanted the Pakistani forces to also target the militants but the problem is the Pakistani forces play double game and don’t target many jihadi groups who are on ISI payroll, locals usually appreciate drone attacks when they compare it with the Pakistan Army’s attacks.So instead of protesting against life savers,pro-taliban Imran fake khan should protest against his buddies in the ranks of Taliban,Opposition to American policies in the region does not mean, however, that the people of FATA embrace either Al-Qaeda or the Taliban. More than three-quarters of FATA residents oppose the presence inside their region of Al-Qaeda and over two-thirds the Pakistan Taliban (60 percent oppose the Afghan Taliban led by Mullah Omar).But the problem is,Pakistani Govt does not have any writ in those areas,Pakistani security forces are living in denial and not taking strong action against these religious Islamist who are making lives of poor Pashtoons miserable then there is only one option left and that is Drone strikes in that region where Islamist hiding in their rat holes.
If you happen to talk to the people from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), you will find that most of them actually favour drone attacks, because lets accept it, most of the time they do manage to get the enemies who have disrupted their peace.Drone strikes are very successive against these ignorant militants, it is undeniable that many lives are being saved by eliminating terrorists one after the other.Drones are doing a better job than Pakistani military.The fact is,The tribal people fear the Pakistan Army’s aerial bombardment in FATA. The IDPs from all over FATA accuse the Pakistan Army of deliberately bombing innocent civilians while avoiding Taliban centres,so this means,Drone strikes are better.
The rising support for Imran Khan, especially among the youth, might be a good thing but the way Imran Khan has been supporting the Taliban and tribal justice is dangerous for future politics in Pakistan. This all seems like Imran will disappoint the people ,the youth and there will be no change in Pakistan
By Jahanzeb Hussain & Jannat Majeed
Dr.Abdus Salam: Pakistan refuses to own its 'heretic' scientist
Salam's crime was that despite being a genius in the field of science, he was a member of the Ahmadiyya minority. The sect was declared non-Muslims by the Pakistani legislators in the 1973 constitution as part of its Islamization process. Thus, Pakistan disowned its only Nobel laureate."The Pakistani right wing is silent about Salam and the Higgs boson connection because it believes the discovery would support the scientist and the Ahmadiyyas," Amin Mughal, a London-based scholar, told DW.
The Islamization of Pakistan, which began during former Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's government in the 1970s, culminated in the 1980s under the former military dictator General Zia-ul-Haq's Islamist regime. It was during Haq's oppressive rule when Ahmadiyyas (also known as Qadianis in Pakistan) were banned from calling themselves Muslim and building their mosques in the Islamic Republic. Their places of worship were shut down or desecrated by hard-line Islamists with the support of the state.
Ahmadiyyas, who believe the messiah Ghulam Ahmed lived after the Prophet Muhammad, insist they are Muslim and demand as much right to practice their faith in Pakistan as other people.Baseer Naveed, senior researcher at the Asian Human Rights Commission in Hong Kong, told DW that the Pakistani state did not want to upset the fundamentalist sections of society by associating itself with an Ahmadiyya scientist.
However, Mughal believes the issue is more political than religious.
"Until recently, Ahmadis were a relatively strong group within the Pakistani establishment. The dominant Sunni groups felt threatened by them and axed them out of the state affairs," said Mughal.
'The Islamic bomb'
Naveed pointed out that it seemed impossible for academics, scientists, writers and researchers to be declared national heroes in Pakistan.
Pakistan's "science hero" happens to be the infamous Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan's atomic bomb - referred to by Pakistani right-wing groups as the "Islamic bomb."
Dr.Abdus Salam: Pakistan refuses to own its 'heret...
THE PATHANS: August 2012
DRONES ARE 'LIFE SAVERS' STUPID...!!!
Drama Queen of Pakistani politics, Imran Talib Fake Khan is going to stage a new drama,this time he is going to demonstrate against unmanned predators conducting airstrikes in Pakistan.Drama Queen is going to lead a 100,000-strong rally from various parts of the world to Waziristan in its protest against remotely-controlled airstrikes in Pakistan’s tribal region,this is a wrong choice and will endanger many people, but In Pakistan, Politicians don't think about the consequences.Although I am sure that Imran Talib Fake Khan and his top party men would be getting fool proof protection from all militant groups including Al Qaida who are stationed in NWA.I am not sure whether this (mis)adventure would translate into more votes for PTI,but one wonders who is sponsoring this march…your guess is as good as mine, desperate Khan, I bet won’t be able to stop the Drones, but just another political gimmick to get his vote bank stronger.
Unfortunately Pakistanis are very Simple,they can be fooled by these idiots easily,it will be just another political stunt by imran fake khan and his jihadi buddies sponsored by their big bosses in the GHQ.Majority of locals in Waziristan support the attacks and see the drones as their ‘liberators’ from the clutches of Taliban and Pakistan’s Intelligence agencies. The people of Waziristan are suffering a brutal kind of occupation under the Taliban and al Qaeda. It is in this context that they would welcome anyone, Americans, Israelis, Indians or even the devil, to rid them of the Taliban and al Qaeda.We need to wake up to the reality that the enemy has grown very strong in the years we temporized and tried to do deals with them. Clearly, we need allies in this fight. Howling at the moon is not going to get us the cooperation we so desperately need. A solid case can be made for more drone attacks, not less.Most people in FATA think, the drone attacks were accurate and did not lead to anti-American sentiment and were effective in damaging the militants. In addition the locals wanted the Pakistani forces to also target the militants but the problem is the Pakistani forces play double game and don’t target many jihadi groups who are on ISI payroll, locals usually appreciate drone attacks when they compare it with the Pakistan Army’s attacks.So instead of protesting against life savers,pro-taliban Imran fake khan should protest against his buddies in the ranks of Taliban,Opposition to American policies in the region does not mean, however, that the people of FATA embrace either Al-Qaeda or the Taliban. More than three-quarters of FATA residents oppose the presence inside their region of Al-Qaeda and over two-thirds the Pakistan Taliban (60 percent oppose the Afghan Taliban led by Mullah Omar).But the problem is,Pakistani Govt does not have any writ in those areas,Pakistani security forces are living in denial and not taking strong action against these religious Islamist who are making lives of poor Pashtoons miserable then there is only one option left and that is Drone strikes in that region where Islamist hiding in their rat holes.
If you happen to t
alk to the people from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), you will find that most of them actually favour drone attacks, because lets accept it, most of the time they do manage to get the enemies who have disrupted their peace.Drone strikes are very successive against these ignorant militants, it is undeniable that many lives are being saved by eliminating terrorists one after the other.Drones are doing a better job than Pakistani military.The fact is,The tribal people fear the Pakistan Army’s aerial bombardment in FATA. The IDPs from all over FATA accuse the Pakistan Army of deliberately bombing innocent civilians while avoiding Taliban centres,so this means,Drone strikes are better.
The rising support for Imran Khan, especially among the youth, might be a good thing but the way Imran Khan has been supporting the Taliban and tribal justice is dangerous for future politics in Pakistan. This all seems like Imran will disappoint the people ,the youth and there will be no change in Pakistan
By Jahanzeb Hussain & Jannat Majeed
Dr.Abdus Salam: Pakistan refuses to own its 'heretic' scientist
Salam's crime was that despite being a genius in the field of science, he was a member of the Ahmadiyya minority. The sect was declared non-Muslims by the Pakistani legislators in the 1973 constitution as part of its Islamization process. Thus, Pakistan disowned its only Nobel laureate."The Pakistani right wing is silent about Salam and the Higgs boson connection because it believes the discovery would support the scientist and the Ahmadiyyas," Amin Mughal, a London-based scholar, told DW.
The Islamization of Pakistan, which began during former Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's government in the 1970s, culminated in the 1980s under the former military dictator General Zia-ul-Haq's Islamist regime. It was during Haq's oppressive rule when Ahmadiyyas (also known as Qadianis in Pakistan) were banned from calling themselves Muslim and building their mosques in the Islamic Republic. Their places of worship were shut down or desecrated by hard-line Islamists with the support of the state.
Ahmadiyyas, who believe the messiah Ghulam Ahmed lived after the Prophet Muhammad, insist they are Muslim and demand as much right to practice their faith in Pakistan as other people.Baseer Naveed, senior researcher at the Asian Human Rights Commission in Hong Kong, told DW that the Pakistani state did not want to upset the fundamentalist sections of society by associating itself with an Ahmadiyya scientist.
However, Mughal believes the issue is more political than religious.
"Until recently, Ahmadis were a relatively strong group within the Pakistani establishment. The dominant Sunni groups felt threatened by them and axed them out of the state affairs," said Mughal.
'The Islamic bomb'
Naveed pointed out that it seemed impossible for academics, scientists, writers and researchers to be declared national heroes in Pakistan.
Pakistan's "science hero" happens to be the infamous Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan's atomic bomb - referred to by Pakistani right-wing groups as the "Islamic bomb."
Dr.Abdus Salam: Pakistan refuses to own its 'heret...