Fear grips Pakistani-Americans By Anwar Iqbal dawn.com FBI investigators remove evidence from the former home of Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad on Sheridan Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, May 4, 2010. Shahzad admitted to trying to detonate a bomb in New York’s busy Times Square and receiving bomb-making training in a known Taliban and al-Qaeda stronghold in Pakistan, US prosecutors said. — Reuters Pakistan Faisal Shahzad: ‘modern boy’ from liberal Pakistani village NY BOMB SUSPECT Faisal Shahzad: ‘modern boy’ from liberal Pakistani village WASHINGTON: A Pakistani-American girl, only 12, refused to go to school on Tuesday, saying she fears other students will ask … Continue reading The US media also needs to show that many American Pakistanis are against these fanatics

Faisal Shahzad: ‘modern boy’ from liberal Pakistani village dawn.com A policeman sits in the rear of a pick-up as a donkey and cart pass in front of the locked residence of Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad in Peshawar on May 5, 2010, after his arrest in New York for an attempted car bombing at Times Square. — AFP International Fear grips Pakistani-Americans DREADING BACKLASH Fear grips Pakistani-Americans MOHIB BANDA, Pakistan: In his home village in Pakistan, shocked residents remember Faisal Shahzad as a modern father of two from a good family who showed no hatred of America or sympathy with radical Islam. … Continue reading Faisal Shahzad radicalised in the United States?

Taliban seek comeback in Swat dawn.com While military assaults in the northwest near the Afghan border have clearly hurt the Taliban, militants have a knack of melting away when the heat is on, only to pop up in other spots. — Photo by AP Pakistan Pakistan doubts Taliban Times Square claim Pakistan doubts Taliban Times Square claim MINGORA: Taliban militants are pushing to make a comeback in Pakistan’s Swat Valley a year after being routed there, challenging government assertions that several army offensives have broken the al-Qaeda-backed movement. Although Swat officials vow to keep Taliban militants away, heightened security measures … Continue reading Why are there still Political Mullahs in Swat?

VIEW: Americans against American policies —Ishrat Saleem When the US indulges in military adventures abroad, it is not free of reaction at home. People within the US have been influenced by an increasing appreciation of what their country represents to the outside world Despite boasting a highly sophisticated security apparatus, the US continues to be haunted by the spectre of terrorist attacks on its soil. Today, an attack within the US without the involvement of Americans looks like a farfetched idea. In spite of having within their grasp the ‘American dream’ of a better, richer and happier life, that has … Continue reading Americans against American policies

WASHINGTON DIARY: Stave off a military intervention —Dr Manzur Ejaz If some circles of the Pakistani intelligentsia believe that a new military government can reverse the country’s devastating trends, they are sadly mistaken. The military, as an institution, is not structured to run a complex state and if they try again, the outcome will be even more disastrous The US’s promises of assistance, passage of the18th Amendment, the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and many other high sounding claims have not delivered much to the common citizen. Police brutality and violence against women and the poor are continuing unabated despite … Continue reading Would a military government be better for Pakistan?

COMMENT: War and peace: additional thoughts —Munir Attaullah The keys to a better future, as always, are to be found in bringing about the right cultural changes. We need to inculcate in the younger generation compassion not passion; magnanimity not hostility; and the spirit of generosity, compromise and moderation rather than insularity, hatred, and aggressiveness I think I need to expand somewhat on my column ‘War and peace’ (Daily Times, April 28, 2010). After all, one cannot do justice in one short column to this great issue that has attracted the attention of the finest social philosophers and historians over … Continue reading War and Peace – letting go of the Mullah

With a tentative UK launch window of “late May”. However, if you just couldn’t wait to get your hands on Apple’s next big thing and you’ve done what any true Apple-fan would – import an iPad 3G from the USA – here’s a brief guide on how to get it up and running using an existing UK SIM card. As you’ll no doubt be aware, the iPad 3G is compatible only with newer Micro SIM cards. The gulf in size should mean that your existing UK SIM won’t fit your “magical” new device. But speaking of magic, there’s possibly a … Continue reading Its easy to modify a UK SIM card for Apple’s iPad 3G

German militant killed in Pakistan Eric Breininger A militant wanted by the police for his affiliation with a group convicted of plotting attacks on US facilities in Germany has been killed in Pakistan. The 22-year-old Eric Breininger was killed on April 30 in an armed conflict between Pakistani troops and militants near Mir Ali town in Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan, German weekly Der Spiegel cited a statement by the Taliban-inspired Taifatul Mansura group. In March 2008, Breininger told his sister in an e-mail that he was on the mountains of Pakistan and planned to travel to Afghanistan. He had … Continue reading Eric Breininger killed

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