Myth of the Mandate

Dear Sajjad Ahmad There exists a very wrong notion among the politicians each one of whom claims the support of 16 crore (some now say 17 crore) people of Pakistan. For almost everything that they want for themselves – essentially the power – they attribute it to the cause of the 16 or 17 crore [...]

Vande Mataram – An Enduring Legacy of Vitriolic Hate

All national songs are meant to rally and unite nations, but one keeps wondering as to what is embodied in Vande Mataram, the Indian national song that has become such an unceasing source of friction and acrimony between the Hindus and the remaining communities in India, particularly once its title means; Salute to the Mother? [...]

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

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. [...]

Could Taliban become real Islamic force for Islamization? by Nadia Khan

 Source: http://www.markthetruth.com Nadia Khan Beside the hardest hitting media campaign by secularists against Taliban -though the real target is religious forces- this question remains there, “Could Taliban be cleansed to become a true source for Islamization in Pakistan?” To find out the answer we need to review the status of present day Taliban and yester [...]

US & NATO Forces Silence over Terrorist’s Border Crossing

  Source: http://www.markthetruth.com Zaheerul Hassan Pakistan Security Forces are successfully fighting an enforced battle all along her western boundaries since 2001. In the on going operation, the Security forces killed more than 1300 militants till May 27, 2009 and taken over the control of eight Mingora city intersections after intense clashes with the Taliban. As [...]

Failure of religious forces in Pakistan – Part II by Nadia Khan

  Source: http://www.markthetruth.com Nadia Khan Earlier, we had discussed as why religious forces lost ground in Pakistan in last five decades – how and where? Here we will analyse as how many opportunities brought up for religious forces to move back the nomenclature of the country towards Islam. A country, where 91% population (according to [...]

Failure of religious forces in Pakistan – Part I by Nadia Khan

  Source: http://www.markthetruth.com Nadia Khan Pakistani citizens, in or out of the country, as a nation, are quite religious (probably conservative) in all aspects of life. However, failure of religious forces in Pakistan is also quite obvious. The formation of Pakistan is based on “two nation’s theory” as Hindus & Muslims were two distinct nations [...]

Bhasha Dam and Foreign Involvement

  Source: http://www.markthetruth.com Zaresh Khan Dams are an instrument of development, yet every dam small or large carries inherent risks of failure. In the case of a larger dam it could be catastrophic for life and property down the valley. Large dams are therefore planned and designed with utmost care to preclude as far as [...]

Beginning From The Middle – Let’s give it a new start

  Source: http://www.markthetruth.com Sajjad Ahmad Ah! Both things are not easy. Neither you can convince others nor you could be convinced by others. The tragedy is that this story does not end here. Both of you never tried to think about the reasons that why this happens to both of you each time, you come [...]

Taliban Militancy – Pak Security Forces Means Business

  Source: http://www.markthetruth.com Zaheerul Hassan According to the media reports and credible sources, Pakistan Security Forces has killed more than 1000 militants, hundred of insurgents suffered serious injuries and many arrested too in the recent anti militancy drive of Swat and FATA areas. During the ongoing operations, huge quantity of ammunition, latest weapons, number of [...]

Slogans of MQM by Nadia Khan

Source: http://www.markthetruth.com Nadia Khan In Pakistan, political slogans convey the facts of life and are sometimes revealing the hidden information of meaningful nature. Post partition number of slogans had made their way in our society. Ayub Kutta Hai Hai, during the days of former President Ayub Khan became quite famous even after his resignation and [...]

Pakistan – at the verge of chaos? by Nadia Khan

  Source: http://www.markthetruth.com Nadia Khan There are many elements and factors making the situation worse for Pakistan especially in FATA and Swat divisions. Double game of US or Allied forces: Taliban has emerged in those areas and now fighting with Pak Army fiercely. Many times analysts have asked this question as how a professionally trained [...]

POOH-POOHING PAKISTAN

  Source: http://www.markthetruth.com Mohammad Sa’ad Fox News reported that Gen David Petraeus, Commander of US Central Command, had told US officials the next two weeks are critical to determining whether the Pakistani government will survive. United States believes, given earnest will, two weeks’ time is sufficient for Pakistan to eliminate talibaan operating from its turbulent [...]

Pak Taliban Movement & US Agenda

  Source: http://www.markthetruth.com Zaheerul Hassan Pakistan president signed Swat peace pact as demanded by parliament, NWFP government, locals of Swat and Malkand Agency. Government and Armed Forces fully endorsed the pact with the hope of establishment of permanent peace in the area. The political leadership has favored the government steps towards restoring of peace but [...]

Karachi and a Champion of Muhajirs – Part 2 by Nadia Khan

  Source: http://www.markthetruth.com By Nadia Khan Reading his press statements which talk about his self-claimed love for the country or listening his speech is always a fun! His body language, if you are able to watch him, indeed through the news channels clips, you might feel that Bollywood actors are far behind him in exploiting [...]

The Hidden Agenda – disintegrating Pakistan? by Nadia Khan

  Source: http://www.markthetruth.com By Nadia Khan When common people use to say that, “America’s hidden agenda is to counter the nuclear program of Pakistan and take it under their control,” it was termed as the height of fanaticism & slogans of religious fanatics. Since when US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has said, “Pakistan’s government [...]

Hanging between two extremes? by Nadia Khan

  Source: http://www.markthetruth.com By Nadia Khan Sufi Muhammad, the spiritual leader of TNFM, and a central figure who is working to bring peace, in Swat or Malakand division, back with the induction of Nizam e Adl regulation, yesterday in his maiden speech to people of Swat & adjoining areas, has talked about number of controversial [...]

Dividing the religious forces!

Source: http://www.markthetruth.com By Nadia Khan Unlike his late younger brother Ghazi Abdul Rasheed, the safe return of Maulana Abdul Aziz, former Imam of Lal Mosque and patron in chief of Jamia Hafsa, famous religious seminary for girls in the heart of Islamabad, has raised number of questions: Was his apprehension, during Lal mosque operation by [...]

Remembering the past – 12th May 07 & MQM

  Source: http://www.markthetruth.com By Nadia Khan On 12th May 2007 with the help of press & electronic media, the real face of MQM was exposed. Some analysts say that PTI Chairman, Imran Khan’s unsuccessful efforts to try Altaf Hussain in British courts under cross-countries terrorism charges could have barely exposed him than the collective efforts [...]

Troika Storming Terrorism

Source: http://www.markthetruth.com By Zaheerul Hassan The major population of the world has strong perception that growing militancy particularly in Asia is the outcome of hated and subjective policies of America India and Israel. Most of the US leaders deceived their nation on the name of expansion of communism, socialism and Islam. Jewish, western and Hindu [...]

Defending the Ideology

Source: http://www.markthetruth.com Pakistan was not a one-man show. Though, Tahreek e Pakistan was led by Quaid e Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. But the path All India Muslim League was following was exactly what the Musalmanan e Hind had dreamed for. However, the leadership is not only supposed to lead the people. But it is also [...]

USA is looking for “safe entry” in Pakistan

By Sajjad Ahmad 09 January 2008, Rawalpindi Especially after the assassination of Benezir, Pakistan derived into serious troubles. The situation indicates that the Plan A is working so far. After her assassination, the protest by the nation has been transformed into bloody agitation. The transformation process could not be completed without prior planning. Otherwise, how [...]