Articles tagged with: Lal Masjid
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The Scorpion’s Tail is a well-argued plea for a critical appraisal of the current efforts to defeat and eliminate Al-Qaeda and Taliban forces.
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We were all shocked when Benazir was killed but how many were surprised?
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The decentralised networks of militant groups have many sources of generating funds, including local and foreign Islamic charities, bank robberies and kidnappings for ransom, mainly in Karachi.
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Although a novice journalist, Nicholas Schmidle provides precise details of his two years in Pakistan. He also manages to humanise a complex nation like Pakistan in his narrative.
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With a vast number of news channels competing for coverage and breaking news, each feels the need to outdo the other – often resulting in some outrageous journalistic embarrassments
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Chinese nationals are targeted in Pakistan as China attempts to rein in its own jihadis.
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As their 10-month-old peace accord with the government collapses, the local Taliban inflict heavy losses on the Pakistan Army in Waziristan.
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The Musharraf government’s claims of instituting madrassah reforms seem more far-fetched than ever
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Should the media be playing the role of mediator in a confrontational situation, asks Huma Yusuf, as she critiques the electronic media’s coverage of the Lal Masjid crisis?
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Where is a sexagenarian Pakistan headed? One of Pakistan’s core problems is too much faith and not enough food, says Mahir Ali, an expat columnist based in Melbourne, who is a yearly visitor to the country he left behind.
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