American president Barack Obama has called for a much neutral stance of language for the ongoing war (War On Terror) within his government and his country's media. He aims to separate Islam from terrorism so the people fighting this war on both ends will not confuse the two. This will also help neutral forces who are viewing the war (Muslims and westerners). Indeed, this is a very good step forward by the Obama administration, who is still suffering by and fixing the mistakes of it's predecessor. While the Bush administration lacked proper vocab and misguided the entire world into chaos, the Obama administration wants to do the exact opposite and is now making it happen. By this action, Obama also hopes to clear the doubts of Muslims all over the world. He wants them to see America as a friend and not as a nation who is out to harm them. If looked at by the war point of view, this tactic is also great against al-qeada and other anti-american groups who relied on washington's earlier mistakes to recruit and brainwash people into their alliance. I support this move dearly. By doing this, the public (the american as well as western) will be well aware of the real situation of the war. Except for being all about words and having no major action involved, it is very similar to Pakistan's tactic back in 2007. In order for the government and army to make the people of Swat and Pakistan realize the taliban were not really all about Islam like they claimed to be, they allowed taliban's control to be placed in Swat by the public demand. They hoped in the future the people themselves will realize their mistake and turn against the taliban. That's exactly what happened and it was a very successful move which helped Pakistan advance greatly in the war. This is nonetheless a very big step forward, not only for America and the war, but for the entire world.
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With the
killing and arrests of over a dozen taliban commanders, the taliban have become an extinct force in Pakistan. Just late last year, they rocked our nation with barbaric suicide attacks that ripped through our nation. They harmed our lives and made it impossible for us to live, the way we wanted to live, in our own country. But today they are on the run and have no land, no support, and barely any force or power left in them. What caused their downfall? Lets just say they messed with the wrong people. In a nation where we don't let political leaders complete their terms in office [
Shaukat Aziz being the only exception as he is the only Prime Minister in Pakistani history to complete his term in office] just because we THINK they might not want the best for us, What makes you think we would let some bastards who kill our women and children and attack our masjids to even breathe on our land. We are the descendants of the ruling families of south asia who created and controlled some of the greatest empires this world has ever seen. We will not tolerate any evil or scumbags like the taliban. The taliban might think that the attack on the FIA [Federal Investigation Agency] building in Lahore would weaken our will but they are mistaken; because we are only getting stronger with each scar they give us. We have secured Swat, South Waziristan, Bajaur,
and now the city they turned into hell; Peshawar. And we will not stop till every bit of our nation is cleansed from horrific disease. For more than 62 years, we have been searching for the truth, seeking excellence, and beating every threat that comes our way. What makes the taliban think that they, a bunch of misguided infidels, will come in the way of our true destiny. The destiny that Jinnah saw, the destiny that God has planned for us, the destiny that God himself will one day hand to us when we are deserving enough. But until that day comes, no one will be able to dismay us. And we will crush every evil that comes our way; whether it is from the east or the west, or in this case
both...
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Today several indian made IEDs were recovered in South Waziristan. IEDs are improvised explosive devices. Called "flowers" by taliban leaders, they are laid on a street or pathway and blow up when a poor civilan or a military personnel steps on them. But how are we so sure they are made by india? Well the IEDs recovered from a suspected militant base in South Waziristan have "Reliance Industries Ltd, Jamnagar, Gujrat, India" printed on them. How obvious can india be?!? Hopefully the army and our government takes advantage of this discovery and delivers the truth about india to the international community. Until then; shame on you india...shame on you!
Our nation is in critical condition right now. This is the first time in Pakistani history that Pakistan is both internally and externally in chaos. Usually corruption is the only problem inside Pakistan, and India the only problem outside. But now it is more than that. Outside, Both Afghanistan and India are Pakistan's problem, as well as the intentions of our "frenemy" (friend and enemy); the United States. Inside, power, gas and sugar shortages are only adds to the chaos. While Karachi is going into flames, the rest of the nation is being rocked by the India supported taliban suicide attacks. And yet with everything going against us we are still strong as a nation and still the most successful country fighting the war on terror. The war on terror is definitely the most expensive war for Pakistan and yet the most rewarding. I mean we get the chance to eliminate the cancer in our society that has being growing in our culture since the early 90s. We have a chance to get rid of the flawed thinking that exists within our society and I see the Pakistani army and the Pakistani public taking full advantage of that. Now that my friend is
priceless. For the friends, enemies, and "frenemies" of Pakistan, just remember one thing; no matter how deep shit we get into, we always did and always will find a way back out. You know why? Because Allah will always be on our side.
Pakistan Zindabad
First and foremost, i'm sorry i havent been able to put up a new post yesterday and the fact that i'm posting late than usual today. And to the people that emailed me asking if i disappeared again;don't worry i'm still here lol. I've been busy with some academic related issues that couldn't be ignored . Anyway with the little time I have, I'm going to share with you guys a story of a brave patriot named Bilal Omar Khan. He was one of the victims killed in the terrorist attack in the army residential masjid in parade lane [Rawalpindi].
RAWALPINDI, Dec 5: In Maj-Gen Bilal Omar Khan’s death the country lost a dynamic and intrepid Armoured Corps officer known by his acquaintances as a friend of friends.
Late Maj-Gen Bilal was amongst the victims of a terrorist attack which took place at the Army residential mosque in Parade Lane.
One of the eyewitnesses told Dawn: “His last brave action will always be remembered as instead of ducking for safety he tried to overpower one of the terrorists inside the mosque and lost his life when hit by a bullet from point blank.”
Known to his friends as ‘Billy’, late Gen Bilal was born on February 3, 1954 and got commission in the Army in 1973 in the 19th Lancers.
He was also the president of the Pakistan Polo Association and Equestrian Federation and had represented Pakistan in 2007 Polo World Cup in New Zealand.
“Maj-Gen Bilal was an excellent polo player, mostly playing in the forward line. He was a very aggressive polo professional playing the game with passion and sincerity,” said Col Raja Nadeem, one of his close associates.
“He was also a good hunter and used to go for shooting along with me in the toughest terrains of the northern region,” he said.
“Once we were in the mountains for hunting and the temperature there was -10 degrees centigrade. I was amazed to see Billy making ablution even in the freezing temperature of the north,” Col Nadeem said.
Polo had always been his passion and that was why Maj-Gen Bilal was attached to the game.“He used to play for Marco Polo Club mainly because he was the winner of the Marco Polo Sheep Trophy,” Col Nadeem said.
Marco Polo Sheep hunting is one of the toughest and most thrilling trophies in the world for renowned hunters played in the mountains of central Asia.
Col Nadeem recalled that Gen Bilal was a brave and upright man.
“It was Bilal’s style as he did not escape from the mosque during the attack and instead stayed there to fight the terrorists,” he said.
For Brig Sikander, another friend of Gen Bilal, it was a tragic loss.
He said: “Late Bilal belonged to a respectable family (Burki) and was a well mannered and whole hearted gentleman.”
“I cannot forget the day when I left the command of a brigade in Kharian and Gen Bilal took over from me. I sent him the staff car that very day, but Gen Bilal called me in the evening to inform me that he will use his personal car until I make some arrangements and sent the staff car back to me,” Brig Sikander said.
Gen Bilal was not only a mentor to junior army officers at Rawalpindi Polo Club but to the Air Force polo players alike.
“You people (Air Force players) ride horses like you are flying jets. They are not jets they are your horses,” Wing Cdr Shafiq said while taking a walk down memory lane.
Wing Cdr Shafiq said: “After Maghrib prayers Gen Bilal used to guide us on polo and gave us tips to play better and to win crucial fixtures.”
Gen Bilal left behind a widow, two sons and a daughter. He was laid to rest with full military honour at the Army Graveyard in Rawalpindi.
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Enraged people set several vehicles on fire in reaction to a power blast that ripped through Karachi’s main Ashura procession, killing at least 20 people. Angry mobs set ablaze a Light House building located at the MA Jinnah Road with several people still stranded in it. Several vehicles have also been set on fire including ambulances, and police mobiles. Several police stations were also attacked. I can understand what the karachites are going through, but what good will it do if they cause damage to their own selves. The Karachi public has to be much smarter with the way they handle with these attacks. I mean setting ambulances and police vehicles on fire is going to help no one and will in fact hurt the karachites even more. In a big city like Karachi people really need these resources and by destroying them you really are just causing more chaos. Look how many times Peshawar got bombed this year, and they barely rioted because they know doing something like this is only going to hurt them and benefit the attackers. Also, the Karachi authorities have prevented more terrorist plots than any other city in the nation so you have to give them a little respect and forgive them for one mishap. All i have to say is that; Karachi you have to stay more united because that's the only way we are gonna beat the bastards that started this mess.
Our Armed Forces are ready to eliminate the root of all evil and the guy that brought hell to Pakistan; baitullah mehsud. The face of the army, Major General Athar Abbas has just announced that the army is about to launch a full scale operation to hunt down baitullah mehsud and his taliban network in South Waziristan. Even before the press conference, the troops, backed by helicopter gunships and artillery, attacked militant hideouts in South Waziristan last week, killing a number of terrorists. This operation will be a turning point in the war as without mehsud [the talibani leader] and his headquarters, the taliban network in Pakistan will collapse. Currently the taliban have no where to turn to as the people have risen against their injustice and formed a Lashkar [fighting force - and concluding from recent news; very effective], and the army won't rest till the people of our nation are safe. My words to the taliban are go back to where you came from: HELL!
The United States House of Representatives have just passed a bill in which Pakistan will get a total of $1.3 billion [includes military and economic aid] each year for the next 5 years. That is 3 times as much as Pakistan is getting right now! The motivation to pass this bill is the nation's ongoing operations against the taliban. So basically we're getting paid to kill the cancer from our society! Well kinda, because we end up spending all the money on getting them killed, but that's only $400 million from the whole funding, the rest we can spend on schools, government, the economy etc. Hopefully this advancement will help us in our battle and help us revive our once great economy.
After the unislamic bombing of a Masjid during Juma prayers by the self-proclaimed "Muslim" fighters [the Pakistani taliban] in Upper Dir, the locals have had enough. As many as 1,600 locals got together and formed a Lashkar [a fighting force] to avenge the death of 33 worshippers. One resident of Upper Dir was quoted saying“We are Muslims … we don’t want them, they have to go. Attacking a mosque is not Islam. They’re not Muslim.” Over the weekend 13 militants have been killed by the Lashkar as well as 5 villages known to be taliban strongholds have been attacked. Also 25 homes of taliban commanders and their fighters were destroyed by the group. The Pakistani people have realised the enemy within their nation and the taliban's influence in Pakistan is dropping rapidly. The days of the miscreants in our nation is numbered...
India always claims to be the biggest democracy in the world but yet it's actions against it's minorities and against the people of Kashmir say something else. There have been many protests in the Indian Held Kashmir [IHK] but the most recent one differ from the rest. The Kashmiris are protesting the "mystery deaths" of 2 women, aged 17 and 22. Their families have accused Indian security forces of abducting, raping and subsequently killing them. If you wonder why this is the first conclusion their families came to then i'll let you know that the indian troops are responsible for gang raping/molesting over 9,864 Kashmiri girls since 1989 [even young girls of the age of 13]. India is responsible for even more horrors in the region. My heart bleeds when i read these news and i feel saddened for my Kashmiri brothers and sisters. Inshallah one day when we win our war against the taliban we can concentrate on freeing the rest of Kashmir from the brutal indians...
While the army is successfully whopping the taliban's behind in northern Pakistan, the taliban fearing it's end is trying it's last efforts to scare the nation. Over the last few days the taliban is responsible for 5 deadly attacks throughout the country [the lahore being the most deadliest]. While the casualties of the blasts are far less than what the taliban is facing, a death is a death. But our nation should understand that we are not going against our muslim brothers but animals who have no value for human life whatsoever so we should not feel scared or terrorized but yet more motivated in our cause and struggle. I ask all of my Pakistani brothers and sisters to unite and fight this disease before it becomes capable of threatening our survival and Inshallah victory will be ours!
PAKISTAN ZINDABAD
The sacrifices of the IDPs [Internally Displaced Persons] has been noticed by our government and it has announced a 8 billion Rupees package for them. A cash grant has been allowed for the 125,000 displaced families and each family will get Rs25,000 for making extreme sacrifices for the survival of their country. Also, Students of Malakand/Swat studying in other parts of the country will be exempted from payment of tuition fee while relief goods and equipment donated for the IDPs will be allowed duty free import. The PIA will also airlift relief goods free of cost. The government has also decided that it would ensure that essential medicines are available for the IDPs in the camps and off camps. With international and domestic support Pakistan will be able to overcome this situation and soon these IDPs will be able to return to their homes [some districts have been completely freed from the militants and the army allowed the IDPs of those districts to return home]. May God help us in our struggle and may the victory be ours...
Pakistan Zindabad
According to the military, since the beginning of the operation against the militants [which started in april 26th], over 700 militants were killed and 20 soldiers laid down their lives for their country. NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!! This has been the most productive and most effective operation in the whole War On Terror [which started back in 2001]. As you know the on going operation started when the government agreed to appoint Islamic judges under the peace agreement made with the militants and instead of laying down their arms as demanded by the government, militants advanced to within 100 kilometers (60 miles) of Islamabad provoking the military to take action. With the public's support and the U.S's military and financial assistance the Army can wipe out militancy easily! Once again, Hooray for our soldiers and our support and Duas' [prayers] are with them.
This is one complicated topic. To truly understand War On Terror [WOT] you have to look back in Afghani history.
The Start Of The War And It's Origin
When Afghanistan was being taken over by the Soviet forces, the Pakistani ISI and the American CIA got involved in the war to defeat the Soviets from succeeding. They trained groups like the Afghani Mujhadeen and Taliban so they can stop the Soviets and stabilize the country. Among those men being trained was Osama Bin Laden. The war caused much damage to Afghanistan as over 1 million Afghanis were killed, 5 million Afghanis fled to Pakistan and Iran, Another 2 million Afghans were displaced within the country. In the 1980s, one out of two refugees in the world was an Afghan. After the soviets were defeated, the U.S. left and Afghanistan was left with a civil war in it's hand [between the Afghani government and the Taliban] in which the Taliban took over Afghanistan. On September 11, 2001, the U.S. was attacked on it's own soil. The person behind the attacks was said to Osama Bin Laden who had differences with the U.S. and Saudi government because following the Soviet Union's withdrawal from Afghanistan,
Osama bin Laden returned to Saudi Arabia. The
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 had put the country of Saudi Arabia and its ruling
House of Saud at risk as Saudi's most valuable
oil fields (Hama) were within easy striking distance of Iraqi forces in Kuwait, and Saddam's call to pan-Arab/Islamism could potentially rally internal dissent. In the face of a seemingly massive Iraqi military presence, Saudi Arabia's own forces were well armed but far outnumbered. Bin Laden offered the services of his Mujhadeen to
King Fahd to protect Saudi Arabia from the Iraqi army. The Saudi monarch refused bin Laden's offer, opting instead to allow U.S. and allied forces to deploy on Saudi territory. The deployment angered Bin Laden, as he believed the presence of foreign troops in the "land of the two mosques" (
Mecca and
Medina) profaned sacred soil. After speaking publicly against the Saudi government for harboring American troops, he was quickly forced into exile to Sudan. On April 9, 1994 his Saudi citizenship was revoked. His family publicly disowned him. With the political conflict Afghanistan was trapped in the picture again as the U.S. claimed that Osama was residing in Afghanistan. The invasion took place and U.S. dragged Pakistan along stating that "If you don't help us then you will be blown back to the stone ages" [true statement admitted by then Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf].
The Horrors Of The Taliban
When Pakistan got involved in the war it started realizing the Taliban's horrible ways. Although the Taliban and Al-Qaeda claim to be Islamic groups they kill innocent people no matter what they're religion, race, age, or gender is. People to this day are being brainwashed to believe that they are fighting for the cause of their religion but are in fact being used for the political needs of their groups. Using Islam to meet your political needs is not only Haram [forbidden] but killing Muslims, women, children, the elderly, innocent people, and committing suicide are all unislamic but are daily practices of the Taliban. Also the money being made for such groups are made through the sales of drugs throughout the world [evidence backs it up]. The real Muhjadeen have not mostly distanced themselves with these groups but the younger generations have unfortunately grown into them. There have been evidence that supports India's involvement in Afghanistan and Tribal Areas of Pakistan to strengthen the Taliban and destabilize both countries.
Pakistan Fighting A Different War
Although going by the same name Pakistan is fighting a different war. Not following the U.S.'s flawed war Pakistan is using the war as a way to remove unislamic and dangerous groups such as the Taliban from its soil. It has been quite successful as the local tribes in Pakistan's tribal areas have been educated on the evils of the Taliban and are helping the Pakistani army defeat them. Pakistan is going through a revolution as well as every other muslim in the world.
Success Story And Unequal Treatment
Pakistan is the only country who is winning the WOT even though having world powers like the U.S. and Britain involved in the war. Pakistan have killed, arrested, destroyed and brought the most damage to the Taliban more than any other country. It even has the most victories [recently eliminated
ALL the militants in the Bajaur Agency in Pakistan]. Even with such success Pakistan is being treated unequal by it's allies and is being told to do more than it is currently doing even though the Pakistani people are being affected badly by the war.
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