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The following is a selection of entries from daily reports over the past few months.
Billboard: Pakistan Will Prove To Be A Grave For United States
The above billboard, prepared for the August 14 Defend Pakistan Conference, is posted on the website of Jamatud Dawa, the new name of banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. The billboard reads: Defend Pakistan Conference, Jamatud Dawa Lahore; Pakistan will prove to be a grave for the United States.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/9314.htm
Pakistani Leader: Need For Control On Inter-Services Intelligence
Pakistan's ruling party leader Asif Zardari, nearly certain to be elected the country's president on September 6, has said that the country's military-led Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was not involved in the July attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul, the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Khabrain reported.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/9398.htm
'Roznama Jang': CIA, Mossad, MI6, RAW Meet Over Pakistan's Nuclear Program
Pakistan's mass-circulation Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jang reports that senior experts from the CIA, Israel's Mossad, the U.K.'s MI6, and India's RAW intelligence agencies are holding a conference in India on Pakistan's nuclear program.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/9373.htm
Security Meeting Called To Review Talibanization Of Karachi
Pakistani prime-ministerial internal security adviser Rahman Malik has called a meeting of intelligence and security agencies, slated for August 25, to chalk out a plan to combat the Talibanization of Karachi, according to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jasarat.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/9369.htm
Pakistan Bans Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan
The government of Pakistan has outlawed the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (the Movement of the Pakistani Taliban) and frozen their assets, according to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Khabrain.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/9315.htm
Pakistani Taliban Take Over Coal Mines
The Taliban have taken over control of coal mines in the tribal area of Dar Adam Khel, some 40 km south of Peshawar. The mines had been closed for three years over the issue of distribution of royalties between local tribes and the government. According to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Mashriq, 22 truckloads of coal was mined on the first day under Taliban control. Five thousand people are employed in the coal mines in the area.
Source: Roznama Mashriq, Pakistan, August 19, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/9266.htm
In Karachi, Jamaat-e-Islami Holds Rally Against U.S. Detention Of Al-Qaeda Microbiologist Dr. Afia Siddiqui
Source: Roznama Express, Pakistan, August 18, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/9255.htm
Pakistani Taliban Deputy Emir Killed In Bajaur District
Maulana Faqir Muhammad, deputy emir of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, has been killed, along with eight other Taliban militants, according to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Khabrain. The paper said that Pakistani officials confirmed that Maulana Faqir Muhammad was killed in fighting between the Taliban and Pakistani security forces in the tribal district of Bajaur Agency.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/9207.htm
Jamaat-e-Islami Leader Warns Of Jihad From Karachi To Chitral
Maulana Siraj-ul-Haq, the Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, has warned of a nationwide jihad if the U.S. forces attack the Pakistan's tribal region in the pursuit of the Taliban militants. According to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jasarat, Maulana Siraj-ul-Haq said that if the U.S. attacks the tribal region, jihad will be launched in the region from Karachi through Chitral in the NWFP on the Afghan border.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/9204.htm
A First In Islam: Woman Solemnizes Nikah (Marriage) In India
Perhaps for the first time in the history of Islam, a Muslim woman has solemnized nikah, or the marriage ceremony, of a Muslim couple in India's northern city of Lucknow. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Siasat reported that Dr. Syeda Hameed, a member of India's Planning Commission, performed the nikah of Naish Hasan and Imran Ali. All the witnesses were also women.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/9179.htm
Top Indian Official: 800 Terror Units Active In India
India's National Security Adviser M K Narayanan has said that 800 terrorist units are active on Indian soil, according to a report in the New Delhi-based newspaper The Economic Times. The report quoted Narayanan as saying: "We are concerned that there is a great deal of external inspiration and support, and are looking at a mastermind within the country."
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/9176.htm
Al-Qaeda Commander Abu Saeed al-Masri Killed In Bajaur District
Al-Qaeda commander Abu Saeed al-Masri and three other foreign militants were among 23 people killed during the fighting between the Taliban and Pakistani security forces in the tribal district of Bajaur Agency. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Mashriq reported that Abu Saeed al-Masri was Al-Qaeda commander in Afghanistan and had previously been in charge of financial affairs for Osama bin Laden.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/9151.htm
Red Mosque Martyrs Conference Demands Shari'a For Pakistan
In the image above, madrassa students attend a conference of clerics in the Pakistani city of Lahore, organized by the Red Mosque Martyrs Conference. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Nawa-i-Waqt reported that the conference demanded shari'a rule in Pakistan and the release of Red Mosque cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/9117.htm
Pakistani Daily: Militant Commander Killed In Indian Kashmir
An operational commander of the Al-Badr militant group was killed during an armed confrontation in the Indian Kashmir, according to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Nawa-i-Waqt. The paper said that Sultan Bhatt was killed in the shootout with the Indian soldiers in the Baramulla district of Indian Kashmir. Two civilians were also killed.
Source: Roznama Nawa-i-Waqt, Pakistan, August 11, 2008; Roznama Express, Pakistan, August 11, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/9081.htm
Taliban Occupy Key Areas In Pakistan's Bajaur District
The Taliban have occupied several areas in Pakistan's tribal district of Bajaur Agency. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jang reported that the Taliban have taken control of the surrounding areas of Khar, the main town of Bajaur Agency. According to the report, eyewitnesses spoke of the Taliban establishing security checkposts and controlling all routes to Khar. The previous day, Pakistan abandoned the fighting in the Loisam areas after 150 security personnel were surrounded by the Taliban. The paper also said that some 100 Taliban militants have been killed during four days of military operation in the Bajaur district.
Source: Roznama Jang, Pakistan, August 11, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/9079.htm
Bajaur Agency: Dozens Of Taliban Militants Killed
Pakistani security forces have killed 35 Taliban militants in the tribal district of Bajaur Agency, situated on the border with Afghanistan. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jasarat reported that at least six Pakistani security personnel were also killed during the fighting that began on Thursday. According to the report, Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar claimed that the number of security men killed was 16. Pakistan has begun a military operation against the Taliban in Bajaur Agency's Loisam and surrounding areas. According to the report, more than 100 Pakistani security men were surrounded by the Taliban militants who denied them water and food supplies.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/9069.htm
Taliban Spokesman: We Can Take Control Of Karachi Anytime
Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar has said that Pakistan's commercial capital of Karachi is a Taliban stronghold. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Nawa-i-Waqt quoted Maulvi Omar as saying, "Karachi is extremely important for our movement." According to the report, Maulvi Omar said that Taliban fighters are present in all parts of the Sindh province, including Karachi. He said that once the Taliban take over Karachi, foreign interference in the city will stop.
Source: Roznama Nawa-i-Waqt, Pakistan, August 6, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/9011.htm
Former PM: ISI Is Important Institution, Do Not Discuss It
Former Pakistani prime minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that the ongoing debate on the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in the national and international media should stop. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Khabrain quoted Shujaat Hussain as saying: "It is regrettable that we are giving our enemies an opportunity to criticize us [by asking questions about the role of the ISI]."
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8993.htm
Pakistan Accuses India Of Aiding Baluch Insurgents
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has accused India of providing weapons and money to the Baluch insurgents fighting against Pakistan in its Baluchistan province. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Khabrain quoted Musharraf as saying that he is 100% certain of India's involvement in the deteriorating situation in Baluchistan.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8965.htm
Al-Qaeda Links: Pakistani Microbiologist In Detention In Afghanistan
U.S.-educated Pakistani microbiologist Dr. Afia Siddiqui is reported to be in detention in Afghanistan for alleged links to Al-Qaeda. According to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Express, Dr. Siddiqui's U.S. lawyer has quoted the FBI as confirming that she is at a U.S. detention center in Afghanistan.
Source: Roznama Express, Pakistan, August 4, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8930.htm
Pakistani Envoy: ISI's Links With Taliban To Be Probed
Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani has said that the civilian government in Islamabad will probe allegations of ISI officers' links with the Taliban, according to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jasarat. The ISI is Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence. The U.S., Afghanistan, and India have recently accused ISI officials of having organized the July attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8929.htm
Report: British Muslims Aiding Taliban In Afghanistan
A report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jasarat quoted commander of British troops in Afghanistan, Brig. Ed Butler, as saying that British Muslims are aiding the Taliban in Afghanistan. According to the report, Brig. Butler said that terrorist groups also are planning attacks in Britain. He said that individuals with British passports have been seen in Afghan cities such as Kandahar.
Source: Roznama Jasarat, Pakistan, August 4, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8927.htm
Taliban Spokesman: Baitullah Mehsud Has No Contacts With India
The Taliban have rejected Pakistani Interior Security Adviser Rahman Malik's allegation that Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud, head of the Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, is working with India. Malik had said that Baitullah Mehsud has contacts with India. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jasarat quoted Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar as saying that Baitullah Mehsud has no contacts with India.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8904.htm
Roznama Ausaf: New Taliban Organization Surfaces In Southern Punjab
According to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Ausaf, Taliban have reached the Muzaffargarh district in the Pakistani province of Punjab. The Punjab province is adjacent southeast to the North West Frontier Province where the authority of the Pakistani government is being challenged by the Taliban. According to the report, a hitherto unknown organization called Tehreek-e-Islami Taliban Muzaffargarh has distributed pamphlets in the Muzaffargarh district in southern Punjab, warning of acid attacks on women who are not suitably dressed.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8868.htm
Pakistan Army Launches Operation Against Taliban In Swat District
In the image above, armed Taliban militants move to take up positions in the Swat district of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Mashriq reported that the Pakistan army on Wednesday launched a decisive military operation against the Taliban fighters in the Swat district. According to the report, 25 Taliban fighters, including a senior commander, were killed during the fighting on Wednesday. Five Pakistani security men, including two officers of the Pakistan army, were also killed. According to the report, the Taliban claimed to have killed 30 Pakistani security men.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8867.htm
U.S. Strike Kills Al-Qaeda Chemical Expert
Al-Qaeda chemical weapons expert Midhat Misri Al-Sayid Umar has been killed in a U.S. strike in Pakistan's tribal district of South Waziristan, according to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Express. The paper said that a U.S. missile hit a madrassa in Azam Warsak, a village in the South Waziristan district, killing seven people. Among those killed were three foreign militants, including Al-Sayid Umar, who is an Egyptian.
Source: Roznama Express, Pakistan, July 29, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8802.htm
Sindh Province Minister: Madrassas In Sindh Are Involved In Terrorism
Sindh Province Minister of Law Ayaz Soomro has said that some madrassas in the province are involved in terrorism and anti-government activities. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Pakistan quoted Ayaz Soomro as saying that the provincial government has collected information about the madrassas involved in terror activities. According to the report, the minister said the government would soon take action against these madrassas, and stated that the madrassas' role is to impart teaching of religion, not to propagate terrorism.
Source: Roznama Pakistan, Pakistan, July 29, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8801.htm
Taliban Leader Maulana Fazlullah Warns Of Suicide Attacks Across Pakistan
In the image above, leader of the Taliban in the Swat district of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province Maulana Fazlullah speaks to the media in a remote mountainous region of the province. According to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Mashriq, Maulana Fazlullah warned of suicide attacks across the country if the Pakistani government ordered a military operation against the Taliban in the Swat district. According to the report, Maulana Fazlullah claimed to have a large number of suicide bombers, and also said that suicide attacks would follow any military operation in Swat.
Source: Roznama Mashriq, Pakistan, July 28, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8785.htm
Madrassa Leader: Students Must Defend Pakistan's Ideological Borders
According to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jang, Qari Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari, secretary-general of Wafaqul Madaris Al-Arabia Pakistan, has said that Pakistan's ideological and geographical borders are threatened and that students and ulema should defend them. Wafaqul Madaris Al-Arabia Pakistan is a body that controls a network of madrassas in the country.
Source: Roznama Jang, Pakistan, July 15, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8756.htm
Photo: Taliban Fighters In Mosque In Tribal District of Mohmand Agency
Text on the wall: "Long live Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan"
Source: Roznama Express, Pakistan, July 22, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8755.htm
Taliban Commander Arrested in The Pakistani City Of Quetta
Mullah Rahim, Taliban's operational commander in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, has been arrested in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's Baluchistan province. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Khabrain reported that Mullah Rahim was held by Pakistani security forces on Saturday. The Taliban has appointed Mullah Nayeem in his post.
Source: Roznama Khabrain, Pakistan, July 24, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8728.htm
Pakistani Leader: People See Taliban As Alternative Leadership
Former speaker of Pakistan's Sindh Legislative Assembly Abdullah Husain Haroon said that the Taliban are finding growing acceptance among people in Pakistan and are being seen as an alternative to the country's current leadership. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jasarat quoted Haroon as saying that the common people, reeling under rising prices and joblessness, are increasingly looking to the Taliban as an alternative leadership option for the country.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8727.htm
Key Eyewitness In Benazir Bhutto Assassination Case Killed
Khalid Shahenshah, key eyewitness in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case and chief security officer to Asif Zardari, Bhutto's husband and leader of the ruling Pakistan People's Party, has been shot dead at the door to his Karachi home. According to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Nawa-i-Waqt, assailants in a car shot him six times. In the image, Shahenshah stands next to Benazir Bhutto as she addresses her last public rally just before the assassination.
Source: Roznama Nawa-i-Waqt, Pakistan, July 23, 2008; Roznama Khabrain, Pakistan, July 23, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8706.htm
Iran, Pakistan To Set Up Joint Ulema Committee
Pakistan and Iran have agreed to set up a joint committee of Shia and Sunni scholars to help resolve the Shia-Sunni conflict in Pakistan. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Mashriq reported that the two countries have also agreed to set up a joint working group to monitor and stop terrorists' cross-border movement. According to the report, an agreement to this effect was reached during a meeting between Internal Security Adviser Rahman Malik and Iranian Interior Minister Syed Mehdi Hashmi in Islamabad.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8705.htm
Baluch Nationalist Leader: Integrity Of Baluchistan, Not Pakistan
Underground Baluch nationalist leader Brahamdagh Bugti has said that Pakistan is using U.S. military aid against the Baluch nation. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Pakistan quoted Brahamdagh Bugti as saying that the U.S. had provided military aid and weapons for use in the war on terror but the same is being used against the Baluch people. Bugti, grandson of veteran Baluch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti who was killed in a military operation in 2006, heads the underground Baluch Republican Army organization.
[To read the rest of the report, visit the fill blog post]
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8703.htm
'Roznama Jang' Report: 8,000 Foreign Fighters In Pakistan's Tribal Districts
A report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jang has put the number of foreign fighters active in Pakistan's tribal districts at about 8,000. The paper reported that the government would not confirm the figures in the report, which were presented to Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in advance of Gilani's visit to the U.S. next week. However, Pakistani Internal Security adviser Rahman Malik put the number at about 1,000. According to the report, during a cabinet meeting on July 20, Rahman Malik said that the government would need to use force against the foreign fighters if the conflict in the tribal districts was not resolved through talks.
Source: Roznama Jang, Pakistan, July 21, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8693.htm
Jamaat-e-Islami Youth Leader: Washington D.C. Will Not Be Safe
Leader of Shabab-e-Milli in Karachi Muhammad Yusuf Munir has said that Washington D.C. would not be safe if NATO and U.S. troops deployed in Afghanistan attacked Pakistan's tribal districts. Shabab-e-Milli is the youth wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan's largest religious political party. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jasarat quoted Yusuf Munir as saying: "Pakistan is not Iraq or Afghanistan. It is an atomic power. If Pakistan was targeted, Washington, D.C. too will not be safe."
[To read the rest of the report, visit the full blog post]
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8655.htm
Cleric: U.S. Cannot Break Up Pakistan At Jews' Behest
Qari Saeed ur Rehman, the head of the Red Mosque Action Committee, has said that the U.S. and India are directly involved in the terror attacks in Pakistan. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jasarat quoted Qari Rehman as saying that the U.S. and India are working to break up Pakistan. According to the report, Qari Rehman said that Pakistan is Islam's fort that cannot be broken up at the Jews' behest by the U.S. and its allies.
[To read the rest of the report, visit the full blog post]
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8633.htm
India Contemplates Sending Troops To Afghanistan
India has said it is considering sending troops to protect its embassy and consulates in Afghanistan. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jang quoted India's National Security Adviser M K Naraynan as saying that India is concerned over the security of its embassy and consulates in Afghanistan. A powerful car bomb attack at the Indian embassy in Kabul killed more than 40 people last week. According to the report, Narayanan said the government is considering how to protect Indian reconstruction firms and consulates in Afghanistan.
Source: Roznama Jang, Pakistan, July 15, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8590.htm
Clerics: End U.S. Involvement In Pakistan, Enforce Islamic System
A conference of Pakistani clerics has demanded an end to U.S. involvement in Pakistan's internal affairs and enforcement of shari'a in the country. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jang reported that the clerics demanded that Pakistan evolve its own independent foreign policy and end U.S. and Western involvement in Pakistan. The conference was organized by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F).
[To read the rest of the report, visit the full blog post]
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8561.htm
Fazlur Rahman: Militants Can Capture Any Part Of Pakistan
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rahman has said that Pakistan is confronted by dangerous situations and that Islamic militants can take over any part of the country, according to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jang. The paper reported that Fazlur Rahman said that the government's authority in Pakistan has ended due to its role in the U.S.-led War on Terror, and that militants can capture any part of the land. Fazlur Rahman said he has told Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani that the country's problems can be dealt with only if all the political parties are united on national issues.
Source: Roznama Jang, Pakistan, July 16, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8560.htm
Pakistani Prime Minister: Threat of 9/11-Like Plan From Tribal Districts
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that there is a threat of another 9/11-like plan being developed by jihadists in Pakistan's tribal districts. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Khabrain quoted Gilani as saying that foreign terrorists in the tribal districts could plan another 9/11. According to the report, Gilani also said Pakistan is an independent country and knows how to defend itself against internal and external threats. He was responding to a question about recent U.S. attacks on militants in the tribal districts.
Source: Roznama Khabrain, Pakistan, July 15, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8523.htm
Top Pakistani Official: Taliban – New Face Of Al-Qaeda
Rahman Malik, adviser on homeland security to the Pakistani prime minister, has said that the "mask-clad Taliban are the new face of Al-Qaeda." The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Ausaf quoted him as saying that the war against the terrorists will not end until peace is established in the North West Frontier Province. According to the report, Rahman Malik said that Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud is receiving help from the militants based across the border in Afghanistan. He said the government will not sign any kind of agreement with the Taliban in the tribal districts, which are controlled by Baitullah Mehsud.
Source: Roznama Ausaf, Pakistan, July 14, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8522.htm
Leader: Making Kashmir Part Of Pakistan Is Essential To Pakistan's Existence
Pakistani Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Atiq Ahmad Khan has said that making Kashmir part of Pakistan is essential to the existence of Pakistan. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jang quoted Sardar Atiq Khan as saying that Kashmir is important from the defense and economic viewpoint. According to the report, Sardar Atiq Khan said: "Pakistan has defended Kashmir for the past 60 years, and now we are ready to defend Pakistan."
[To read the rest of the report, visit the full blog post]
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8521.htm
Turkey Arrests 75 Pakistanis En Route To Europe
The Turkish military has arrested 75 Pakistani nationals who were preparing to enter Europe. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jang reported that the 75 Pakistanis were among a large number of illegal migrants from Afghanistan and Bangladesh. According to the report, the migrants were planning to go to different cities of Europe via Greece. The Turkish military handed over the 75 Pakistanis and others to the local police in Turkey after an initial inquiry.
Source: Roznama Jang, Pakistan, July 9, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8519.htm
Police Chief: Um-e-Hasan Is Training Girls As Suicide Bombers
According to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jasarat, the inspector-general of Police in the Pakistani province of Punjab, Shaukat Javed, has said that Um-e-Hasan, the wife of Islamabad's Red Mosque cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz, is training girls to be suicide bombers. Um-e-Hasan is also the principal of the women's madrassa Jamia Hafsa, which is adjacent to the Islamabad's Red Mosque. In 2007, Jamia Hafsa students backed by fighters loyal to Maulana Abdul Aziz occupied a government building in the Pakistani capital for several months, leading to a military operation. The paper quoted Shaukat Javed as saying that Um-e-Hasan is training her students to be suicide bombers, but gave no further details.
Source: Roznama Jasarat, Pakistan, July 8, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8495.htm
Containers With Radioactive Material Seized In Karachi
Two unclaimed sealed containers containing radioactive material have been seized from the Korangi area of Karachi, according to the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Khabrain. The paper said that the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority had ordered an investigation into the incident and quoted unnamed sources as saying that the material could be used in making nuclear bombs.
Source: Roznama Khabrain, Pakistan, July 11, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8463.htm
'Roznama Mashriq': Young Madrassa Students 'Disappearing' In Swat
The trend of young students disappearing from madrassas in the Swat district of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province is continuing, according to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Mashriq. According to the report, "more than eight children have disappeared" from madrassas in the Kabal area of the Swat district.
[To read the rest of the report, visit the full blog post]
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8446.htm
Um-e-Hasan: Caliphate, Not Democracy, Will Bring Islam To Pakistan
Um-e-Hassan, wife of Red Mosque cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz whose fighters occupied a government building in Islamabad for several months leading to military action last year, has said the current system of governance is the biggest obstacle to implementation of an Islamic system in Pakistan.
[To read the rest of the report, visit the full blog post]
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8445.htm
Militant Leader: If Kashmir Jihad Fails, We Will Fight In Islamabad
The Muttahida Jihad Council, a Pakistan-based network of over a dozen militant groups, has warned the Pakistani government against showing flexibility in its dealings with India on the Kashmir issue. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jang quoted council chairman Syed Salahuddin as saying that if Pakistan changed its policy of supporting Kashmiri movements and "if the jihad in Kashmir failed, the fighting will start in Islamabad and Muzaffarabad," the capital of Pakistani Kashmir.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8404.htm
India Promotes 17 Muslim Women To Top Ranks In Armed Forces
The Indian government has approved the promotion of 17 Muslim women to top ranks in the country's army, navy, and air force. According to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jang, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh approved the promotions during a meeting of chiefs of armed forces, top bureaucrats, and government ministers.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8390.htm
U.S. Bans Two Pakistani Organizations
According to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jang, the United States has banned two blacklisted Pakistani organizations which began working under new names. According to the report, the blacklisted groups Al-Rashid Trust and Al-Khair Trust had begun working under new names of Al-Ameen Welfare Trust and Azmat-e-Pakistan, respectively.
Source: Roznama Jang, Pakistan, July 3, 2008
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8306.htm
Jamaat-e-Islami Criticizes Zardari For Remarks On Madrassas
Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Qazi Hussein Ahmad has criticized Pakistan People's Party chief Asif Zardari for calling madrassas hotbeds of religious politics and Islamic fundamentalism. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Khabrain quoted Qazi Hussein as saying that Asif Zardari has adopted President Pervez Musharraf's pro-U.S. "thought, tongue and agenda."
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8305.htm
Asif Zardari: Mosques, Madrassas Becoming Centers Of Islamic Fundamentalism
Leader of the ruling Pakistan People's Party Asif Zardari has said that mosques and madrassas in Afghanistan and in Pakistan's tribal districts and North West Frontier Province are turning out month after month to be strongholds of politics and Islamic fundamentalism.
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http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/8290.htm
