Archive for November, 2009

A fighter and a financier (TALIBAN)

Afghanistan’s troubled recent history, which spans the Soviet occupation in the 1980s, the vicious post-Soviet civil war and then Taliban rule, has thrown up a number of men who have obtained “legendary” status – whether through their tribal followings or from connections with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) . These mujahideen resistance figures include Jalaluddin HaqqaniGulbuddin [...]

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Anti Media Activities of MQM

Altaf and his MQM were asked by the government to renounce its policy of press censorship, and publicly declare that it will not use threats and direct or indirect pressure to influence the print media. Altaf’s MQM is perhaps the first “political ” party in the world which clamped an across the board censorship on [...]

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Karkare Rewarded for Honesty

After the Mumbai Blasts, the whole life in India began to revolve around this horrible incident. One can find the after shocks of this quake even after so many months. Certainly it was the worst episode in the Indian history of terrorism. The democratic people of India were of the opinion that the matter would [...]

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Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) of 1986

MQM came into being on March 18, 1984 from “All Pakistan Mohajir Students Organisation” (APMSO) but politically it got activated in 1986. And from that year politics and history of Karachi took a bloody turn. The year wise details about the regime of terror which started in 1986, and about the story of horror, and [...]

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A Poem on Aafia Siddiqui Based on Points of Dr. Fowzia Siddiqui

A Poem on Aafia Siddiqui Based on Points of Dr. Fowzia Siddiqui It is about a year ago that I was here The judges were freed and reinstated Much has happened but went nowhere The case of missing persons was not restored We paid tributes to Aafia But her condition is worse than before The [...]

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Edhi wins prestigious UN prize

According to an announcement in Paris, Abdul Sattar Edhi of Pakistan and Frantois Houtart of Belgium were awarded the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)-Madanjeet Singh Prize on the unanimous recommendation of an international jury to UNESCO Director-General Konchiro Matsuura. They will receive the award on 16 November, the International Day for Tolerance, and [...]

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