A Compendium of reports on the current War on Islam
Strong youth support for Shariah in Pakistan (AFP) – By AFP, Islamabad More than half of young Pakistanis believe democracy has not been good for their country and nearly 40 percent are in favor of having Islamic sharia rule, according to a survey published Wednesday. Pakistan goes to the polls in a historic general election […]
- By Amir Mir, The News International The Pakistani authorities investigating the March 18 fidayeen attack on the Judicial Complex in Peshawar which killed four people and injured 50-plus others have reported to the Ministry of Interior that it was the second act of terrorism which has been attributed to the Aafia Siddiqui Brigade. The […]
- By PressTV Local officials in Afghanistan say a young Afghan man has stabbed an American soldier to death in the eastern province of Nangarhar, Press TV reports. Haji Zalmai Khan, governor of the Ghani Khel District, said the 14-year-old assailant had fled the scene after approaching the solider and stabbing him. He added that […]
The Afghan ‘green-on-blue’ attacker seen as a hero (BBC) – By BBC An Afghan border policeman who killed two US soldiers in a so-called “green-on-blue” attack in 2011 has been venerated after his death by many in his community. His family have given the BBC’s Firuz Rahimi and Johannes Dell a rare insight into what […]
- By Bilal Khan, Revolution Observer The world is increasingly looking at Pakistan’s economic challenges as a key issue concerning global political stability and security.[1] With 90% of the country’s population knowing the current economic situation to be bad, and a majority believing it to only get worse in the future[2], it is clear that there is […]
- By Alice K Ross, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism The Pakistani government estimates at least 400 civilians have been killed in drone strikes – a figure close to the Bureau’s own findings. In evidence to Ben Emmerson QC, UN special rapporteur on counter-terrorism, the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that CIA drones have killed at […]
NATO’s ‘unwinnable’ Afghan campaign leaves Kabul unviable (RT) – By RT NATO troops in Afghanistan have unsuccessfully tried to impose a foreign ideology in a war unwinnable by military means, the UK military has said. The planned 2014 pullout is expected to leave Kabul unable to survive the Taliban onslaught. The Afghan mission of the […]
- By Associated Press MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan — An Afghan policeman gunned down two U.S. special forces on Monday in Wardak province, less than 24 hours after President Hamid Karzai’s deadline expired for them to leave the area where residents have grown increasingly hostile toward the Americans. Despite Karzai’s orders, the American special operations forces remain […]
- By The Bureau of Investigative Journalism Of more than 2,500 people so far thought to have been killed in the CIA’s Pakistan drone campaign, we’ve identified the names of perhaps 20%. Identifying the names of those killed can dramatically change our understanding of particular strikes, and bring more transparency to the debate on drones. Here are a […]
For a long period now, the invaders have been carrying out reprehensible activities, under a pre-drawn plan, aimed against the sanctities of Islam which unquestionably is very offensive and worrying for the Islamic world. For twenty days now, inmates in the notorious Guantanamo prison which is operated and controlled by America, have been protesting the […]
