Posts Tagged ‘Kidnapping’
The will of a Sindhi journalist – by Laibaah
We are cross-posting a painful story (published by BBC Urdu) of Shahid Khaskheli, a Sindhi journalist who filed a report for KTN about Bashir Arisar, a Sindhi nationalist who was abducted and brutally tortured by Pakistan army's intelligence agencies in reprisal of his political activities. Shahid Khaskheli has been threatened by the intelligence [...]
Shamsul Anwar is waiting to receive pieces of daughter’s dead body
Related post: Shamsul Anwar’s fraudulent story has a few lessons for us Waiting to receive pieces of daughter’s dead body by Shakeel Anjum Source: The News, 10 January 2011 She was bitterly crying on phone begging for her life in the captivity, as she had seen her 16-year-old brother on a CD being slaughtered by kidnappers and [...]
The tragedy of Balochistan’s minorities -by Rahimullah Yusufzai
Related Article: Pakistani Hindu families seek political asylum in India Nine years and one month after her husband and former Balochistan minister Abadan Faridoun Abadan was kidnapped from his hometown Quetta, businesswoman Niloufar Abadan has met the same fate. It is the first time that a known woman has been kidnapped for ransom in [...]
Video of General Tariq’s abducted son-in-law emerges – by Amir Mir
Related article: General Tariq Majid’s son-in-law kidnapped by extremist Deobandis Here is a rude reminder to Generals Kayani, Pasha, Tariq Majeed and others who still believe in the Good Taliban theory and the Strategic Depth theory. Investing in jihadi (faith-motivated) violence is neither good for Pakistan nor it is of much service to [...]
Civil society’s appeal in support of Dr Ajmal Khan, the vice-chancellor of the Islamia College University – by Zalaan
وائس چانسلر اجمل خان کی رہائی کے لیہ طالبان کے نمائندوں سے اپیل اپیل ،اپیل ،اپیل وائس چانسلر اجمل خان کو کوئی دو ماہ پہلے کیمپس سے اس وقت نامعلوم افراد نے اغوا کر لیا تھا جب وہ گھر سے دفتر کے [...]
Breaking News: Latest video of Colonel Imam Sultan Amir Tarar kidnapped by the Sipah-e-Sahaba terrorists
Find: Laila Ebadi Here is an evidence of how extremist Deobandis (terrorists of the Taliban and Sipah-e-Sahaba) are now attacking the very institution, i.e., the ISI, which once groomed and nurtured them. Yet, Generals Kayani and Pasha are unable to liberate themselves from the God forsaken good Taliban and strategic depth theories. In the [...]
Updated: May God save Colonel Imam from the wrath of Hamid Mir and the Punjabi Taliban
Related articles: Secret audio tape of Hamid Mir’s conversation with a Punjabi Talib associate of Hakimullah Mehsud Latest video of Colonel Imam Sultan Amir Tarar kidnapped by the Sipah-e-Sahaba terrorists Update: We are reposting this article in view of some latest reports that Colonel Imam has been killed by his abductors (Punjabi [...]
Sipah-e-Sahaba responsible for Khalid Khwaja’s murder – by Amir Mir
Killers of Khwaja wanted custody of Afghan Taliban, not release Sunday, May 02, 2010 By Amir Mir LAHORE: The Asian Tigers’ demand for the release of some key commanders of the Afghan Taliban, including Mulla Omar’s second-in-command, in exchange for the freedom of two abducted former ISI officials, was apparently motivated by the hate [...]
Kidnapping for ransom: a family’s ordeal — by Farhat Taj
The Pakistan Army is conducting an operation in Bara, Khyber Agency. Thousands of people of Bara have become IDPs due to the operation. Despite the operation, the Mangal Bagh group is active and kidnapping people for ransom as usual Various jihadi outfits based in FATA generate revenues through kidnapping for ransom. One of them is Bara-based [...]
Where is justice for Constable Khalil, my lord? – by Abdul Nishapuri
I am writing this post in support of an unsung hero, Constable Khalil, a 26-year-old police constable who was abducted by the Punjab Rangers personnel on Wednesday (24 March 2010), while he was on duty at Lahore's Liberty Market. Khaleel was publicly thrashed and abducted by Rangers after he stopped a (more...)
For Pakistan’s Sikhs, a kidnapping – and a killing – reflect fears of nation’s minorities
In this photo made on March 19, 2010, Surjeet Singh, from Pakistan's Sikh community, sits with family members after his release in Peshawar, Pakistan. Singh, who had been kidnapped for ransom by alleged militants, was freed after 42 days as a result of a crackdown operation by security forces. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad) (Mohammad Sajjad, AP / [...]
Congratulations to the British boy’s family, however, local kidnapping cases go ignored in Pakistan
Pakistani woman Shamin Akhtar Butt, mother of kidnapped Mahnoor Fatima, 6, holds a placard and a picture of Mahnoor at a police office in Jhelum on March 16, 2010. – AFP JHELUM: When six-year-old Mahnoor Fatima disappeared, her mother's world collapsed. But she was too poor and abductions too common for Pakistani police to do much more than [...]
Taliban kill Jaspal Singh and the mullahs keep mum — by Ishtiaq Ahmed
Photo Source: BBC Urdu A time to humanise Islam There is a screaming silence from the custodians of Islam — the ulema — on the execution of Jaspal Singh, probably because he was not a Muslim. The Muslim masses have not taken to the streets in protest because they have been conditioned to protest only when something is perceived to be [...]
Taliban / Sipah-e-Sahaba kill Iran consulate official in Peshawar
Group responsible:The jihadi and sectarian alliance between Sipah-e-Sahaba and Taliban (who usually operate under various banners such as Jundollah, Lashkar-e-Jhangavi etc).Motives: To damage the inter-sectarian harmony in Pakistan (more...)
War Stories: Taliban punish the family who helped escape an abducted Chinese engineer
Zhang Guo is back in China while Jamaluddin and Liaqat were killed by TalibanJamaluddin Khan - an unsung hero of Pakistan-China friendshipIt was on October 17, 2008 that the two young Chinese engineers made their move to escape from Taliban’s custody. They reportedly sneaked out of the house where they were held during the night and ran for [...]
Jamaluddin Khan: An unsung hero of Pakistan-China friendship
Another Swati pays with life for saving Chinese engineerFriday, October 02, 2009By Rahimullah YusufzaiPESHAWAR: The bullet-riddled body of a Swati in whose house the kidnapped Chinese engineer had spent a night in October 2008 after escaping from Taliban captivity was found here (more...)
Terrorist pro-Taliban ex-MP Shah Abdul Aziz freed by judiciary in Pakistan. Shame on you, pro-Taliban judges!
Shah Aziz released on bailBy Khalid IqbalSourceRAWALPINDI: The former MNA Shah Abdul Aziz, allegedly involved in the kidnapping-cum-murder case of a Polish engineer, was released from Adiala Jail on Wednesday. The surety bonds of Rs1,000,000 by Shah Abdul Aziz deposited in the court, and Anti-Terrorist Court, Rawalpindi, issued releasing orders [...]
Hangu kidnapping of Shia School Students by Taliban
Hangu kidnapping Sunday, March 01, 2009 In what appears to be another act of sectarian violence in the Hangu area, which has seen over a year of conflict between tribes divided along the lines of sect, a van driver was killed and seven students abducted by armed men who ambushed the vehicle taking the pupils to their [...]
Militants swapped for Chinese engineer? Swapping militants for hostages is a gain in the short-term but a loss in the long-term…..
Swapping militants for hostages will not work, General Kayani. It it time to attack and eliminate the militant leadership, once and for (more...)
Militants swapped for Chinese engineer? Swapping militants for hostages is a gain in the short-term but a loss in the long-term…..
Swapping militants for hostages will not work, General Kayani. It it time to attack and eliminate the militant (more...)
Taliban kidnapping and Fatwas forcing journalists to toe pro-Taliban line…
Taliban’s ties with mediaBy Syed Irfan Ashraf TALIBANISATION is a carefully designed package comprising an assortment of soft and hard parts. Both are used as it is against the rules of the deadly game to nurture one category while ignoring the other. No one understands this better than journalists working in the north-western conflict zones of [...]
Kidnapping of John Solecki: A joint act of terror engineered by Taliban and ISI, disguised as Baloch nationalists?
Based on various media reports, mainly compiled by Malik Siraj Akbar: According to a recent internet survey in Pakistan, the majority of people do not believe that Baloch nationalists are involved in the kidnapping of John Solecki. http://gmcmissing.wordpress.com/tag/john-solecki/ A relatively new organization calling itself the Baloch [...]
Poland cancels visit of Pakistan senators. Polish officials charged that elements within the Pakistani government shared blame for the killing.
Daily Express...Poland cancels visit of Pak senators* Offers $290,000 bounty for killers of Polish hostageWARSAW/ISLAMABAD: Poland’s Senate on Tuesday called off a visit by Pakistani senators after their country’s (more...)
Lashkar-e-Jhangavi /Sipah-e-Sahaba involved in killing of Polish engineer in Pakistan
The following report suggests that the kidnapping and beheading of the Polish engineer was carried out by Lashkar-e-Jhangavi /Sipah-e-Sahaba, the local-sponsors of Al Qaeda and Taliban in Pakistan...Taliban Says It Killed a Polish Contractor in PakistanBy JANE PERLEZ and ISMAIL KHANPublished: February 7, 2009ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Polish [...]
Poland says engineer held by Taliban believed dead; Taliban’s Sipah-e-Sahaba / Lashkar-e-Jhangavi wing involved…
There are confirmed reports that the Polish engineer kidnapped by the Taliban near the Pindi Sultani area of Attock on Sept 28 has been killed. His driver and two guards were shot dead at the time of his abduction.The life of yet another innocent visitor to this (more...)
Constable Shah said: “Taliban have given us a new life. We had been under the siege for 36 hours and pleaded for reinforcements, but nobody helped".
30 security men freed after ‘promising to quit force’Dawn ReportMINGORA/TIMERGARA, Feb 4: The Taliban in Swat set free 30 police and paramilitary personnel in the presence of journalists in Kotli Dadhara area of Kabal tehsil on Wednesday, after securing written promise from them that they would quit their government jobs.“The hostages have [...]
Taliban’s strategy of kidnapping in Pakistan
Terrorism’s strategy of kidnappingThe Balochistan head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), John Solecki, was kidnapped on Monday when he was going unguarded in his car to his office in Chaman in Balochistan. Mr Solecki was an extremely “valuable” victim because of his status as a UN official and his American [...]
An unsung hero from Swat
The people's cause Friday, January 16, 2009 The account of how a brave individual from Swat, even while aware of the risk, helped a kidnapped Chinese engineer to escape from Taliban kidnappers, is educative. The man was later killed by the militants. His family today lives in fear of further reprisal. But the rather sad account of the fate of [...]
Director Colleges Sialkot Kidnapped by PML-N MNA Khawaja Muhammad Asif and his goondas of PML-N…. by Taufiq Butt
Shame on Khadim-e-Aala Punjab1. Shahbaz Sharif increases house rent of his advisers by 200 percent against the advice of the Treasury Department.2. PML-N's leader (Khawaja Muhammad Asif) along with his workers kidnapped the Director of Colleges in Sialkot, tortured him, and forced him to appoint 5 persons of PML-N's choice as lecturers, assistants [...]
Kidnappings of Afghan and Iranian diplomats as terrorist strategy – By Rahimullah Yusufzai , also Daily Times editorial
Kidnappings in NWFP - By Rahimullah YusufzaiSaturday, November 15, 2008Our fourth-floor office in a tall building gave us a vantage position to watch the fireworks in the nearby Qayyum Stadium, named after the NWFP's late chief minister and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's controversial interior minister Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan. It was a perfect setting. The [...]
The kidnapping of Farahi
By Rahimullah YusufzaiKidnapping for ransom is a flourishing business in Pakistan and not a day goes when a number of people aren't kidnapped in different parts of the country. But the issue is highlighted when someone important is snatched or the kidnappers make political demands such as release of people detained by the government.Due to the [...]
