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    • 16 dead after vehicle plunges into ravine December 1, 2009
      At least sixteen people lost their lives after a vehicle plunged into a ravine in the Kahori area of Muzaffarabad, report said. Police said the vehicle was travelling to the Kander area when it crashed into a ravine. Eight persons were also injured in the accident, Rescue services are underway. The injured and dead have been shifted to the Combined Military […]
    • Poland to send 600 more troops to Afghanistan December 1, 2009
      A Polish official says the country will likely send 600 more troops to take part in the NATO-led force in Afghanistan next year. Government spokesman Pawel Gras said on Radio Tok FM on Wednesday that the decision still needs approval from Prime Minister Donald Tusk's cabinet and from President Lech Kaczynski, who is the supreme commander of the army. Ka […]
    • New Afghan policy must not hurt Pakistan: FO December 1, 2009
      US President Barack Obama's plans to boost troop numbers in Afghanistan need to ensure there is ‘no adverse fallout’ on Pakistan, foreign office said on Wednesday. ‘Pakistan looks forward to engaging closely with (the) US in understanding the full import of the new strategy and to ensure that there would be no adverse fallout on Pakistan,’ the ministry […]
    • Iran releases five Briton detainees December 1, 2009
      Iran has released five Britons who had been detained in the Gulf after their yacht apparently strayed into Iranian waters, state radio said on Wednesday. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki late on Tuesday and called for formal consular access to the men and their speedy release. They were deta […]
    • No conflict between President and PM: Gilani December 1, 2009
      Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said that there is no conflict over power issues between the Prime Minister and President in Pakistan. While addressing the Pakistani community in Germany, said the '73 Constitution gave a prop up to Pakistan after Dhaka fall, adding he and President Zardari are putting the Constitution back on the right track. If […]
    • NATO expects more than 5000 troops for Afghan war December 1, 2009
      NATO's chief is urging European and other allies to contribute more troops to the international force in Afghanistan, saying this is not just America's war. Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says he expects the allies to boost the NATO-led force by more than 5,000 soldiers. He spoke on Wednesday, hours after President Barack Obama announced t […]
    • 2 militants killed, 2 injured in Kurram operation December 1, 2009
      Two militants were killed, two injured and three arrested in a search operation in Kurram tribal region on Wednesday. In Khyber Agency the forces have arrested nine militants, destroyed six hideouts and three explosives packed vehicles. Jet fighters and gunship helicopters were also targeting the suspected hideouts of the miscreants in central region of the […]
    • Justice Asif Saeed refuses to hear NRO petition December 1, 2009
      Justice Asif Saeed Khosa of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday refused to hear a petition about NRO beneficiaries and returned the case to the Chief Justice of LHC. Barrister Javed Jaffrey had filed the petition, stating that NRO beneficiaries had been accused of looting national wealth, pleaded to declare the beneficiaries of the National Reconciliation O […]
    • Hajj flight with 329 pilgrims lands in Quetta December 1, 2009
      The first flight carrying a batch of 329 Hajj pilgrims landed at Quretta airport, two-and-half hour late than the scheduled time. Governor of Balochistan Nawab Zulfiqar Magsi had to receive the pilgrims but he couldn’t reach to Quetta airport in time. The returned pilgrims complained lack of guidance at Saudi airport and demanded of the government for proper […]
    • Services for disabled persons to be upgraded to int’l standards: Zardari December 1, 2009
      President Asif Ali Zardari has stressed the need to take urgent steps to address the needs of special people and said the government will upgrade the standard of services for disabled persons in similar to other civilized nations of the world. In his message on International Disabilities Day on Dec 3, President Zardari said the government fully realizes the […]
    • 1 killed, 10 injured in Islamabad suicide attack December 1, 2009
      A policeman was martyred and three persons including two Navy guards were injured in attack at Naval Headquarters in sector E-8 in Islamabad. A suicide bomber struck near the naval headquarters in Islamabad on Wednesday, police said, killing one navy official. The attacker apparently walked up to a checkpoint at the entrance to the heavily-guarded complex in […]
    • Exit strategy must not be dictated by time limits: Musharraf December 1, 2009
      Former President Pervez Musharraf says any exit strategy from Afghanistan must come after eliminating al-Qaeda and defeating the Taliban."The exit strategy from Afghanistan must not and cannot be time related," Musharraf wrote in a piece for The Wall Street Journal. "We must eliminate al-Qaida, dominate the Taliban militarily, and establish a […]
    • No more blank check for Afghanistan: Obama December 1, 2009
      The days of giving a blank check to Afghanistan are over, U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday night in outlining his strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.The United States will work with its allies, the United Nations and the Afghan people to pursue a more effective civilian strategy and ensure "the government can take advantage of improved securi […]
    • No covert operation for money laundering case papers: NAB December 1, 2009
      National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has clarified that NAB didn’t conduct any covert operation to get the documents in Swiss money laundering case. In a statement released here the bureau said the papers received by the NAB staffers from the Swiss lawyer were official documents. The money laundering case has been closed and the papers of the case were now o […]
    • Pakistan critical to Afghan success: Obama December 1, 2009
      A strategy in Afghanistan also must work in Pakistan to address a "cancer" that has taken root in the border region, US President Barack Obama said Tuesday as he ordered 30,000 more troops to the war-torn country by next summer to counter a resurgent Taliban before beginning a troop withdrawal in 18 months."We will act with the full recognitio […]

Taliban and Jihad – what’s the thought? by Nadia Khan

Posted on July 5, 2009 by pakcorruption

Source: http://www.markthetruth.com

What if we read Holy Quran and Hadiths of Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) without the context of Jihad, there could be number of people, both in West & East, who would feel happier than before? Because they feel that the root cause of today’s crisis is Jihadi approach of radical Muslims. If radicals could give it up then the world would be much safer!

This argument for world’s peace looks…

Read full article at http://www.markthetruth.com/pakistani-politics/68-taliban-and-jihad-whats-the-thought.html

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