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The Evil School of Thought! By Mehwish Zia

The Evil School of Thought!

The start of military operation ZarbEAzb, June 2014 against the terrorists in North Waziristan took Pakistan into the last round against the terrorism. The Pakistan Army is steadily clearing all the areas where terrorists have established major footholds. It has been months; since operation has started Pakistan Army has achieved massive success, by destroying many weapon factories killing more than 1000 terrorists and destroying many weapon factories. Zarb-e-Azb is progressing successfully, and it has been expected that operation will end up in rooting up terrorism from Pakistan.

images-4But.. But the question is that How eliminating TTP, or killing all the terrorists would eliminate terrorism from Pakistan? The answer might be No. because crushing Taliban’s is not the only solution. The need of hour is to eliminate the mindset that has been working behind TTP, it’s not just about Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, it’s about “what” is behind Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, which theory or which perspective has driven Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan to such violence that they started using religion for their activities. It’s not about TTP, it’s about extremism, in our society. Now, the question is who is promoting that extremism? What comes to your mind? Mullah! Yes. Mullah and their Madrissa’s are the extremist factories in Pakistan. Clearly, Mullahs have hijacked our religion. They have made a wretched rendition of Islam that fits neither in the past nor in the present. They modified religion for their own purposes. Mullahs assumed control, politicized and adulterated religion, and brought it to this peculiar stage that it is in now. The presence of a Mullah relies on upon weak debates like how covered/veiled a lady ought to be, how long Muslims must have beard, ladies should not drive, girls should not be educated and others of same sort. These Mullahs sold out their God and headed his followers off track.

TTP is a Tehreek, pounding Tehreek won’t have any effect, unless what that is behind TTP is smashed. Terrorism will be disposed of, if that school of thought is dispensed with that is raising those brains. Unlawful groups, Madrissa’s, jamats, still get awards underneath money related help. To kill the bases of terrorism, these groups ought to be banned from promoting feeling of violence and roughness against state. There ought to be some check about these Deeni Madrissa’s, and they ought to be observed in order to recognize their fund and to verify that they’re not promoting terrorism.

So for making Pakistan a terror free country, we must take a step to eradicate the actual cause of terrorism and that means to check around, in our surroundings, about the extremist Mullah’s and madrissa’s. Zarb-e-Azb is a fight, and we have to stand with our military.

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INDIA SPONSORED TTP Again Targets Innocent Persons by Sajjad Shaukat

                                               TTP Again Targets Innocent Persons

                                                            By Sajjad Shaukat

 

 

 

More than 65 people were killed in a suicide attack on November 2, this year near a paramilitary soldiers’ checkpoint at Wagah in Lahore when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) again targeted the innocent persons through its affiliated militant outfits, Jundullah and Jamaat-ul-Ahrar which claimed responsibility for the incident. The victims also include several women and children, while more than 120 people have been injured. The bombing took place on at least 500 meters from the Pak-Indian border.

 

A regards the bombing, TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan, based in Afghanistan, said that it was carried out by one of their men—some other groups’ claims are baseless. We will soon release the video of this attack.” He elaborated, “This attack was revenge against the military operation in North Waziristan.

 

While, spokesman of Jundullah Ahmed Marwat also pointed out that the attack was a reaction to military operation Zarb-i-Azb.

 

B1if-8FCYAAoT_RIn fact, like other linked militant outfits such as Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, Lashkar-e-Janghvi including other Taliban organistaions, Jundullah and TTP share common tactics and agendas. They often claim responsibility for the terror-assaults separately to divert attention and to deceive the security forces and law-enforcing agencies. For example, on September 22, 2013, a twin suicide bomb attack had killed 127 people at a Peshawar church. Jundallah accepted responsibility of that attack too. But, TTP had condemned that brutal assault. Afterwards, its spokesman had remarked that it was in accordance with Sharia (Islamic Jurisprudence) which indicated that TTP was behind that ruthless incident. So, ambivalent statements of the TTP-led Taliban have endorsed that it has been playing double game.

 

However, in the recent years, militants of the TTP and its affiliated outfits have been using suicide bombing as their main weapon by targeting innocent civilians, women and children, Armed Forces and government functionaries, anti-polio workers, airports, markets, schools, parks, mosques, Imambargahs, churches, temples, shrines, bus stops, railway stations, passengers’ trains and so on. They conducted various terror-activities like ruthless beheadings of tribesmen. They also attacked the female teachers in order to deny education to girls, and even did not spare burial places of the Sufi Saints, and disgraced dead bodies. Their nefarious acts resulted into killings of several innocent persons in Pakistan.

 

Undoubtedly, in our country, the victims of terror attacks and suicide bombings have been innocent men, women and children. Their families mourn and raise a question asking for what crime their loved ones were punished in a way. Regrettably, those militant entities like TTP, which try to justify terrorism and suicide bombings in the name of Islam are misguiding the people, while these brutal acts are clearly against the teachings of Islam.

 

In this context, Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti (Mufti-e-Azam),Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh issued a Fatwa (Religious verdict) asserting that suicide attacks are illegal and illegitimate (Haram).” He explained, “Such acts fall under the category of crime and suicide bombers or attackers are destined to go to Hell…they represent an adversary of Islam and enemy of Muslims and they commit crimes against humanity, while misguiding other Muslims, especially the innocent youth.”

 

From time to time, while condemning the TTP insurgents’ inhuman activities, undemocratic and un-Islamic practices, various Ulema (Islamic scholars) have clarified in their joint fatwa, and separate statements that “killing of innocent people, target killings and suicide bombings including sectarianism are against the spirit of Islam…the terrorists’ self-adopted interpretation of Islam was nothing but ignorance and digression from the actual teachings of the religion. They elaborated that Islam does not forbid women’s education.

 

While, Islam is a religion of universal application, as it emphasises peace, democracy, moderation and human rights including tolerance of political groups, religious communities and sects which are in minority in a country. It also permits periodic reinterpretation of Islamic teachings which is called Ijtihad.

 

The Constitution of 1973 which was unanimously adopted, clearly states that Pakistan is basically a democracy guided by the Islamic principles and values—no law would be made contrary to Quran and Sunnah.

 

Notably, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in his sermon at Hajjatul Wida issued directions for protection of life, property and dignity of the whole mankind. The sermon became a charter of democracy which was included in the constitutions of the western elected governments in one way or the other.

 

As a matter of fact, Islam and democracy have co-relationship with each other. Diversified people and Ulema participate in the system of representatives, which does not exclude or discriminate any one on basis of caste, creed and sect. It does not confine religion to mosque.

 

Here, it is mentionable that within four months, Pakistan’s Armed Forces have almost defeated the ferocious terrorists of the TTP by clearing more than 80 percent of the areas of North Waziristan Agency by military operation Zarb-e-Azb which has broken the backbone of the insurgents, and is rapidly been achieving its objectives. The operation has full support of the civil government, opposition parties and Ulema including all other segments of society and general masses who are united against terrorism. In this regard, DG, ISPR Directorate, Major-Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa had stated, “Armed forces of Pakistan have launched the operation against foreign and local terrorists…who had been waging a war against the state of Pakistan by disrupting our national life in all its dimensions…with the support of the entire nation, these enemies will be denied space across the country.”

 

Regarding terror-attack at Wagah border, Maj-Gen. Asim Bajwa stated on November 3 that the massive attendance with fervor during the flag ceremony at Wagah border has proved that nation was not afraid of these terrorists and it was united in its fight against terrorism.

 

Nonetheless, Islam considers killing one innocent person equal to murdering the entire humanity, while Jihad is a sacred obligation, but its real spirit needs to be understood clearly, as killing innocent women and children is not Jihad. By playing in the hands of anti-Pakistan foreign countries, especially Indian secret agency RAW, the TTP and its banned affiliated groups are defaming Islam, and are weakening our country by targeting the innocent persons like those of the Wagah border incident.

 

Sajjad Shaukat writes on international affairs and is author of the book: US vs Islamic Militants, Invisible Balance of Power: Dangerous Shift in International Relations

 

Email: sajjad_logic@yahoo.com

 

 

 

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FIRST PICTURE POSTED ON PAKISTAN THINK TANK : Captures The Spirit of Pakistani People

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Why Mubashir Lucman Was Banned?He Exposed Nawaz Sharif Jiayalas Lewd Acts Alamdar Qureshi (MPA) NA-177 Secret Mujra Video

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ISI – THE BEST INTELLIGENCE AGENCY IN THE WORLD

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Pakistan Army Chief Names New Head of ISI
Pakistan Gen. Raheel Sharif Names Rizwan Akhtar as New Head of Inter-Services Intelligence Agency

By SAEED SHAH
Updated Sept. 22, 2014 5:17 p.m. ET

Lt. Gen. Rizwan Akhtar, shown in 2012 with sunglasses, will have a role in internal security and dealings with neighbors. European Pressphoto Agency
ISLAMABAD—Pakistan army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif strengthened his authority on Monday as he named a new head of the Inter-Services Intelligence agency, a key political and security post, and made a raft of other senior appointments.

Gen. Sharif became army chief in November, and the new appointments—made to replace retiring generals—allow him to put his own men in crucial positions as a political crisis continues to grip the civilian government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif amid protests demanding his resignation.

ISI Chief General Rizwan Akhtar

ISI Chief General Rizwan Akhtar

The new head of the ISI will be Lt. Gen. Rizwan Akhtar, who has just completed a stint as head of the paramilitary Rangers force for the southern province of Sindh. As the Rangers chief, he has won praise for his leadership of the operation launched a year ago to clear Karachi of the militants and criminals who have turned Pakistan’s biggest city into a chaotic and dangerous place.

The army is engaged in an operation, launched in June, to fight Taliban and al Qaeda militants in the North Waziristan tribal areas along the Afghan border.

Gen. Sharif and the prime minister, elected in May 2013, aren’t related. Relations between the two have become strained over the prime minister’s goal of rapidly making peace with traditional enemy India and his determination to prosecute former army chief Pervez Musharraf for treason. Mr. Musharraf ended Mr. Sharif’s previous stint as prime minister with a coup in 1999.

Officials in Mr. Sharif’s government believe that the military—or elements within it headed by the outgoing ISI chief—support the antigovernment protests, which are led by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and cleric Tahir ul Qadri.

In a meeting Monday with Gen. Sharif, the prime minister “commended the armed forces for the sacrifices given by them in making Pakistan a safer country,” according to a statement from his office.

The new head of the ISI was among six appointments made Monday by Gen. Sharif, all promoted from major-general rank to lieutenant-general. The six include a new commander for the army corps in Peshawar, which runs operations in the militant-plagued tribal areas, and a commander for the India-facing strike corps at Mangla.

Previously, Gen. Sharif’s top commanders were his near-peers, many of whom had joined the army about the same time as him and had been appointed by the previous army chief.

“These appointees are taking key positions and they owe their jobs to Raheel Sharif,” said Hasan Askari Rizvi, a defense analyst. “This is Raheel’s first set of senior appointments and it strengthens his position.”

The ISI chief, in particular, is a crucial player in both internal security and Pakistan’s dealings with its neighbors, especially Afghanistan and India.

The ISI has long been accused by U.S. officials of supporting some jihadist groups active in Afghanistan and India, including the Haqqani network,—accusations the Pakistani government denies.

The ISI head is also considered an important operator in the country’s domestic politics. Although democracy was restored in Pakistan in 2008, both the outgoing head of the ISI, Lt. Gen. Zaheer-ul-Islam, and his predecessor, Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha, were accused of meddling in politics.

Relations between the government and the military were further strained in April, when Geo, Pakistan’s leading news channel, broadcast accusations that Gen. Islam was behind the shooting of its star news anchor. The military protested against the allegations, while the government was seen to side with Geo over the affair.

According to some senior aides of Mr. Sharif, Gen. Islam is backing the political protest, along with some other outgoing generals. Gen. Sharif, however, has told the prime minister that he isn’t involved, these aides say. Many security analysts believe it would be impossible for an ISI chief to run such an initiative without the army chief’s consent.

The information minister, Parvaiz Rashid, has publicly alleged that former ISI chief Mr. Pasha is “advising” protest leader Imran Khan. Mr. Pasha, who retired from the ISI in 2012, hasn’t responded to the charge. Mr. Khan has denied any links with the military.

In a press briefing on Sept. 12, the military’s spokesman, Maj. Gen. Asim Bajwa, said that “the army has nothing to do with the ongoing political crisis.” He also said that “the army strictly follows the directions of the army chief.”

The new ISI chief, Gen. Akhtar, has also previously served in the tribal areas, as an infantry-division commander, giving him experience of both counterinsurgency and, with his experience in Karachi, counterterrorism.

Political parties are deeply involved in Karachi crime, including extortion and land-grabbing, police say. Security forces come under intense pressure from politicians not to arrest their supporters in the city. However, Gen. Akhtar is credited with carrying out an operation in the giant metropolis that didn’t favor any side. The operation, in its later stages, also tackled the presence of Pakistani Taliban militants, who had come to dominate Karachi’s fringe areas.

“He’s honest, straightforward, but very tough when needed,” said Shahid Hayat, a senior Sindh police officer and Karachi’s former city police chief who worked closely with Gen. Akhtar. “There is no compromise as far as the enforcement of the law is concerned—he will take whoever breaks it to task. He’s totally committed to that.”

Gen. Akhtar’s training includes a 2008 course, as a brigadier, at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. There one of his research papers entitled “U.S.-Pakistan Trust Deficit and the War on Terror”—said that Pakistan “must reform its governance, improve the economy, confront and eliminate Islamic extremism, and create a more tolerant society. Most important, it must aggressively pursue rapprochement with India.”

—Syed Shoaib Hasan contributed to this article.

Write to Saeed Shah at saeed.shah@wsj.com

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