Manmohan Singh should save his own nuclear weapons
Lahore: Daily Ausaf/ Jasarat, April 19, 2010. Indian political leaders and the media have made a habit out of defaming Pakistan. Instead they should introspect the reasons behind the growing Naxal movement spread over 124 districts. India continues to suffer from a variety of violent movements - 'Hindu' terrorism, social anarchy and widespread political violence. India has been unable to prevent the smuggling of uranium and the death of its scientists due to radiation. In spite of all this, Manmohan Singh chooses to fear the safety of Pakistan's nuclear assets. He should know that Pakistan has a command and control system to secure its nuclear assets, while India has failed to save 76 of its paramilitary troops who were killed by Maoist warriors.
Pakistani students unfairly treated in SAARC University
Lahore: Daily Jasarat, April 23, 2010. Chief of Jamiat-Tolaba (Pakistan Islamic Students Union) Abdu Rashid accused India of mistreating Pakistani students in the South Asian University of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC), scheduled to begin courses from August 2010. According to him, India wants to reserve half of the seats for its citizens and permit students from the other six member countries - Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Bhutan - to compete for the remaining half. The Government of Pakistan has in fact, written a letter to the steering committee of SAARC University, protesting against the gross inequity in national representation. He also demanded that India quit the practice of unfairly harassing Pakistani citizens who visit India.
Pak Army commences war games
Islamabad: Daily Ausaf/ Jang: April 20, 2010. Pakistan Army has started extensive war gaming in response to India's Cold Start doctrine. Both the Army and the Air Force, under the leadership of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani, are taking part in the military exercise. Speaking on the occasion, Kiyani said that Pakistan is capable of defending its borders against all contingencies, and in fact, is better prepared than India. Kiyani also said that Indians are well aware that both the Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Air Force are superior to their Indian counterparts.
International Islamic Think Tank launched
Islamabad: Deenislam.com April 18, 2010. Members of Islamic clergy and scholars have started the Islamic Think Tank. Chief of the International Khatm-i-Nabuwat Conference, Mawlana Abdul Hafeez Mecci presided over first Think Tank conference held at Mecca. Mecca chief Mawlana Mohammad Mecci Hejazi, scholar at Madrasa Saulatiya Saudi Arab, had inaugurated the event last year. Internationally known Islamic Scholars like Mufti Kifayatullah (Bangladesh), Mawlana Rashid Ahmad (Sri Lanka), Mufti Aslam (Britain), Mawlana Raza ul-Haqu (South Africa), Advisor to the Kuwait Minister for Religious affairs, Maulana Badrul Hassan Qasmi, among others, attended the conference and spoke about the need to start an Islamic banking and economic system. The scholars also agreed the need for an Islamic TV channel that could provide an alternative to western media sources. The channel is expected to launch in the first week of May 2010.
America behind Benazir's assassination: Hamid Gul
Islamabad: Daily Ausaf/ Jasarat.online, April 22, 2010. Former ISI chief, Lieutenant General Hamid Gul has accused America of being involved in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. According to him, Bhutto remained unwilling to play the part of a puppet leader, and hence, was assassinated by US agents.
UN report blames Pervez Musharraf in Benazir's assassination
Islamabad: Daily Jasarat, April 18, 2010. The recently released United Nations report on the assassination of Benazir Bhutto has revealed the failure of Pervez Musharraf's government to provide adequate security to the two-time Prime Minister. Further, a detailed postmortem of the slain leader was not carried out, and the crime scene was washed off immediately, destroying evidence crucial to the investigation. The report also casts doubts over the involvement of the officers in charge of Bhutto's security on the fateful day. PPP's leader Makhdoom Amin Faheem, in the meantime, criticized the government of diverting the six billion dollars allotted to carry out the investigation.
Ruling parties using terrorists
Islamabad: Daily Ausaf, April 21, 2010. The entire Urdu media has blamed the United States for masterminding the suicide attack against a protest rally led by Jamaat-i-Islami, a staunchly anti-American political party. Even though the rally was organized against the ongoing energy crisis, many believe that the US intentionally targeted the JI. Some analysts also suspect that PML-N and PPP might also have been involved in the attack.
JI leaders refuse to believe that the Taliban could mount attacks against them, since the both share similar ideologies. JI chief, Munawwar Hussain, also blamed the present incumbents of fighting fellow Pakistanis in order to extract financial benefits from the US.
Shahid Raheem is a media researcher with ORF |
