Army soldiers carry their injured comrade from an ambulance to a hospital after the suicide bomb blast some 80 kilometers from Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani-administered Kashmir on January 6, 2010. – Photo by AFP. Police yet to record statements of blast survivors For the most part, Azad Jammu and Kashmir managed to escape the violence that has engulfed Pakistan in recent years. But the last six months or so have seen a spike in terrorist activity, the most recent being Wednesday’s deadly suicide attack outside a military barracks in Tararkhel. Security forces in AJK were earlier targeted by a … Continue reading Mullahs spreading terror in Azad Kashmir

Farhat Taj Rich Arabs in the Middle East are ‘earning’ a place in paradise in the life hereafter through never ending generous donations to the Taliban and the madrassas producing foot soldiers and a jihadi mindset on the Pakhtun land. They do not even care to consider that their ‘pursuit’ of a place in paradise is causing so much death and destruction This column is about the lack of action of the Pakhtun diaspora on its most important role in the cultural, economic, social and political survival of their ethnic brothers and sisters in their native land. I am referring … Continue reading Rich Arabs wanting a ticket to heaven by sending Pakistanis to hell

Heroic animals more common than thought, say scientists Heroic behaviour among animals is far more common than previously thought, according to scientists. By Richard Alleyne, Dolphins are capable of heroic behaviour Photo: AP Creatures including dolphins, monkeys, fruit bats and even ants are all capable of selflessly coming to the rescue of others, researchers found. Dr Elise Nowbahari, from the University of Paris, said there is mounting evidence that willingness to go to the aid of others at personal risk is common in a range of species and far from a solely human trait. Related Articles Dogs can be jealous, … Continue reading Heroic animals more common than thought

In preparing demonstrators for execution and proposing to revive a judicial police force, the Tehran regime further shames itself Massoumeh Torfeh guardian.co.uk, A new phase of political killings is set to begin in Iran with the trial of five demonstrators charged with being mohareb – a description for someone who fights against Islam. Tehran’s “general and revolutionary” prosecutor, Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi, told the Iranian news agency, IRNA, that those who “set fire to vehicles and committed other crimes” could be regarded as mohareb and will be dealt with in revolutionary courts. He said the cases against them had been “prepared … Continue reading Iran’s judiciary takes a military colour

Ayaz Amir Our national anger, of which we have an unusually large store, should be directed at clearer targets. Before working ourselves into a lather of excitement, which we do all too readily given the slightest provocation, we should be clear in our minds what we are getting angry about. What did Indian army chief Gen Deepak Kapoor really say that has us so upset? His reported remarks were that India was modifying its military doctrine to include the possibility of a two-front war — that is, against China and Pakistan. What’s wrong with this? From India’s point of view … Continue reading Cultivating brevity and calmness – General Kapoor is an honourable Indian patriot

No doubt as long as man and all other animals are viewed as independent creations, an effectual stop is put to our natural desire to investigate as far as possible the causes of expression. By this doctrine, anything and everything can be equally well explained; and it has proved as pernicious with respect to expression as to every other branch of natural history. With mankind some expressions, such as the bristling of the hair under the influence of extreme terror, or the uncovering of the teeth under that of furious rage, can hardly be understood, except on the belief that … Continue reading The three principles – Charles Darwin