Posts Tagged ‘Jama’at-ud-Da’wah’

The floods are devastating. They have been called the most unprecedented disaster due to natural causes in recent years. Although there are some analysts who argue that this is not a natural disaster but a man-made one since the natural flood area of the Indus was encroached upon, this discussion perhaps needs to be postponed for now. [...]

Many of our critical readers know that Malik Riaz, mafia chief of the notorious Bahria Town project, has been able to build his property empire with the help of greedy generals in Pakistan Army and Pakistan Navy. However, not many know that Malik Riaz has active links with certain jihadi and sectarian organisations. For example, after the [...]

Activists from Jamaat-u-Dawa, a charity widely viewed as a front for the banned Islamist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, rally during an anti-India protest in Lahore last month. Arif Ali / AFP Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), potentially one of the most dangerous militant groups in Pakistan and one which is suspected to be behind a number of attacks conducted [...]

An exterior view of the mosque where Hafiz Saeed, leader of Jamaat-ud-Dawa preached every Friday, in Lahore, Pakistan. – AP Jamaat-ud-Dawa easily evades ban Wednesday, 24 Feb, 2010 LAHORE: Long-haired jihadis toting automatic weapons patrolled a mosque last week as the cleric who heads the militant network blamed for the Mumbai attacks [...]

Activists of the JuD hold aloft weapons during an anti-India protest rally in Lahore on Friday

Islamabad hands over Mumbai probe report to New Delhi Mumbai attacks partially planned in Pakistan: Malik * Interior adviser claims arrest of main operator in attacks, five others * Says Pakistan needs more information from India * System of several countries used to launch attacks By Sajjad Malik/Tahir Niaz ISLAMABAD: Pakistan [...]

If international humiliation and domestic depression is what the Taliban wanted, they have found the device with which to do it in Swat. They have released a list of 43 people whom they have declared “wanted” and liable to punishment under the Taliban sharia. People on the list include former and (more...)

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Zeenia Satti Just like the Afghan war was allowed to turn into Pakistan's civil war, similarly, the Mumbai attacks are likely to usher in civil unrest in Punjab. While events in neighbouring countries adversely impact Pakistan's domestic politics, the same are cited internationally as the manifestations of Pakistan [...]

Saturday, January 10, 2009 (The News) Six weeks after the Mumbai attacks, the Indian government is still groping for a strategy to get Pakistan to crack down on Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and other extremists. The Pakistani (more...)

A page from the dossier given to PakistanDossier: handlers used virtual number to contact a mobile with one of the terroristsSiddharth Varadarajan (The Hindu, Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009)New Delhi: Amidst the clutter of telephone calls the Indian intelligence agencies were monitoring into and out of the Taj Mahal hotel on the night of the November 26 [...]

There is no military optionby Praful BidwaiUltimately, it wasn’t superior firepower, sophisticated interception methods or commando training that explains how one of the Mumbai attackers was arrested alive. The key to that feat lies in the great courage shown by the city’s policemen in overpowering Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman (Kasab) with nothing [...]

As the world worries about India and Pakistan going to war over the Mumbai attack of November 26, 2008, Pakistan is all set to take on India if it attacks. Defence ministry officials in Islamabad, responding to an intelligence report saying India had prepared for a war with Pakistan, were quoted by the press Saturday as saying “Pakistan is not [...]

This Pakistani nailed Pak Government’s lie on Kasab (more...)

In our own interest — Talat MasoodStrategies and policies have to change in accordance with current realities. It may have been expedient to pursue foreign and defence policy through the use of proxies in the 1980s and 1990s, but not any moreThe Mumbai attacks, if not handled properly, could shake the very foundations of the Indo-Pak peace [...]

Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (Urdu: جمعات الدعوہ) is an organisation launched in Lahore, Pakistan in 1985. Previously called Markaz Daw'a wal Irshad, the organisation changed its name after the United States Department of State declared Lashkar-e-Taiba to be a terrorist organisation. It also (more...)

Everyone at fault, except usIn the national interestMonday, December 15, 2008by Kamal SiddiqiThe writer is editor reporting, The NewsOne can only wonder at the collective amnesia that Pakistanis suffer, and how the various quarters are quick to exploit our insecurities. One look at our television chat shows makes you wonder which world we live in, [...]

Ansar Abbasi, the unofficial spokesperson of the Taliban and Hizbut Tahrir, writes a column in support of Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jamatud-Dawa... We have a question. If the Government of Pakistan is sincere in the war on terror, if President Zardari and General Kayani are sincere in their drive against (more...)

The monster in the mirrorThe Mumbai attacks have been dubbed 'India's 9/11', and there are calls for a 9/11-style response, including an attack on Pakistan. Instead, the country must fight terrorism with justice, or face civil warArundhati Royguardian.co.uk, Saturday 13 December 2008We've forfeited the rights to our own tragedies. As the carnage [...]

Pakistan's newspaper Dawn establishes Faridkot link to Mumbai terror attack; Ajmal Kasab's father (more...)

Cleaning up the act with convictionThe government of Pakistan, together with the leaders of the armed forces, and the main opposition party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN), have done Pakistan a great service by heeding the voice of the international community in general, and China in particular, by taking action against the organisations [...]

Ex-DG ISI Javed Ashraf justifies raids on DawaLAHORE: Former Inter-Services Intelligence director general (DG) Lt Gen (r) Javed Ashraf Qazi on Friday justified the government’s crackdown on Jamaatud Dawa (JD), saying Pakistan would have been isolated by the world if it had not acted. Talking to a private TV channel, Qazi said Pakistan did ‘the [...]

Between a rock and a hard placeFriday, December 12, 2008by Shafqat MahmoodWe have been in trouble for so long that sometimes we do not recognise the intensity of our new difficulties. The Mumbai tragedy may not lead to open hostilities between India and Pakistan but it has certainly created serious problems for us internationally.Whether the [...]

However, sanctioning is not enough. The UNSC must constitute a high-level team to tbe stationed in Pakistan, to continuously monitor and implement the closure of all forms of Jihadi activities in Pakistan, Azad Kashmir and also in tribal areas. Such camps are supported by retired and serving military (more...)

Pakistan arrests suspected mastermind of Mumbai attacksZaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, named by sole surviving attacker as ringleader, held after raid on militant camp in Pakistani Kashmir * Saeed Shah in Islamabad * guardian.co.uk, Monday December 8 2008 16.56 GMTZaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi speaks during a rally in April 2008 Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi speaks [...]

The capture of the terroristMumbai massacre story unfolds in terrorist’s interrogationPraveen Swami— PHOTO: AFPPrize catch: Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman, the only terrorist arrested in Mumbai, is undergoing treatment at an undisclosed location in the city. This handout photo has been released by the police.MUMBAI: For the past week, newspaper [...]

Hafiz Mohammed Saeed: Pakistan's heart of terrorHafiz Muhammad Saeed is the head (ameer) of Jama'at-ud-Da'wah Pakistan. He was a professor in Islamic Studies department of University of Engineering and Technology (more...)