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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Star Wars Day: ‘may the fourth be with you’, say fans in tribute to cult films Star Wars fans on Tuesday said “may the fourth be with you” in tribute to the Hollywood films, on the unofficial day honouring the cult movies. By Andrew Hough telegraph.co.uk Star Wars fans dressed as storm troopers during a parade in America. Photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES Yoda, a Jedi Master, was famous for his inverted speech patterns. Photo: REUTERS Carrie Fisher was Princess Leia in the original trilogy. Photo: LUCASFILM George Lucas, the director behind the franchise, is thought to be wanting to make the … Continue reading Star Wars Day: ‘may the fourth be with you’

Suspect Faisal Shahzad, who had been US citizen for a year, appears to have fallen victim to recession Andrew Clark guardian.co.uk Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-American suspected of driving a car bomb into New York’s Times Square. Photograph: Reuters Described by a neighbour as “a little bit strange”, the alleged Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad kept a low profile in his suburban neighbourhood and, like many, had faced the loss of his family home to bank repossession. Originally from Pakistan, Shahzad, 30, pledged allegiance to the Stars and Stripes in April last year during a citizenship ceremony in Hartford, Connecticut, having … Continue reading Faisal Shahzad: profile of the alleged Times Square bomber

President says terrorists’ ‘murderous agenda’ will not scare Americans as officials question chief suspect Faisal Shahzad Andrew Clark in New York and Declan Walsh in Islamabad guardian.co.uk Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-American suspected of driving a car bomb into New York’s Time Square. Photograph: Staff/Reuters President Barack Obama vowed that Americans would not be cowed by the “murderous agenda” of violent extremists today as a US citizen of Pakistani origin, Faisal Shahzad, confessed to planting a car bomb intended to cause carnage in Times Square, New York. Federal prosecutors tonight charged Shahzad with five criminal counts including transporting an explosive device … Continue reading Times Square bomb: We will not be cowed, says Barack Obama

Opaque and unaccountable counter-terror thenews.com.pk Mosharraf Zaidi The murder of Pakistan’s international man of mystery, Khalid Khawaja, should awaken Pakistanis on all points in the political, religious and social spectrum to the depth and complexity of the terrorists’ challenge to Pakistan. Khawaja was, what many investment bankers would call, a relationship manager. Along with a small group of others, he helped manage Pakistan’s various and increasingly complex relationships with terrorist groups. That he had spent an increasing share of his time in recent months trying to cool down and temper the responses of terrorists to the Pakistani state’s full-scale war … Continue reading Even apologetic Extremist Mullahs will be Takfiri Mullahs victims

At the edge of an abyss By Shahid Javed Burki dawn.com Unless the government takes stock of the current situation and carefully assesses the future, there is a real possibility that we will fall behind all the countries in the region if not into the abyss itself. — Photo by PPI Pakistan PML-N to act against energy crisis, price hike: Nawaz PML-N to act against energy crisis, price hike: Nawaz Pakistan’s current economic situation calls for a fundamental change in the way the economy has been managed over the last couple of decades. Much has been said and written about … Continue reading Either Pakistan modernises or destroys itself in Mullahism