College Loan Consolidation

Michael Jackson - Islam in my Veins Hamad

Give Thanks To ALLAH By Michael Jackson "Mikaeel".

Post Your Comments!

Story of a brave FC soldier who died fighting in Swat

PESHAWAR: "I am dying, take my gun and deliver it to General sahib," were the last words of Sepoy Gul Farosh as he lay critically injured near Manglawar village in Swat on October 28, 2007.

His surviving colleagues from the Frontier Corps conveyed his words and delivered his gun to their officers. Maj General Mohammad Alam Khattak, Inspector General of the Frontier Corps, was subsequently informed about Sepoy Gul Farosh's dying words. In his meetings with FC soldiers and visitors, the general often mentions the brave Jawan as someone who fought till the end and didn't lose control of his gun even after being fatally wounded.

There was a background as to why Gul Farosh uttered those memorable last words. He had heard Maj General Alam Khattak, himself a Pashtun from Nowshera, telling a darbar, or soldiersí meeting, that losing one's gun amounted to abandoning oneís wife. There cannot be a greater insult to a Pashtun than to lose his wife. And it is common to hear the Pashtuns telling each other that abandoning one's gun was just as dishonourable as losing a wife.

Gul Farosh, a typical Pashto name meaning flower seller, later succumbed to his injuries. It took time to retrieve his body and transport it to his village, Shamozai, in Mardan district for burial. Three days after his death, the young bearded soldier was buried in his ancestral graveyard.

His death shocked his old father, Dervesh Khan. The tragedy made him ill and one could see that life was slowly ebbing away from this frail and poor farmer. He had spent almost all his life tilling other people's land as tenant and fetching firewood from the mountains to sell to villagers. Like his name, he was a Dervesh in the real life. Simple and honest, he couldn't even properly count the currency notes. And even though he was desperately poor, Dervesh Khan always carried sweets in his pocket to give to children. One does come across sweet persons in life and he definitely was amongst them.

About two and a half months after Gul Farosh's death, Dervesh Khan quietly bid farewell to the world. On January 10, 2008 he was buried close to the grave of his dear son. It was a double tragedy, which deprived the family of its breadwinners.

Gul Farosh's mother and wife would have coped better with the grief of his death if he had children. The couple remained issueless during the seven years of marriage. In August 2007, Gul Farosh was injured in action in Thall. But he recovered and continued to serve the FC with distinction. He had also qualified an anti-terrorism course at the FC training centre at Mir Ali in North Waziristan.

After his recruitment in FC Khyber Rifles wing on April 1, 1997, he served at a number of places, including Ali Masjid in Khyber Agency, Ghallanai in Mohmand Agency, Thall, Regi Lalma, Peshawar and Torkham. He also took part in rescue and rehabilitation activities for the earthquake-affected communities at Battagram in Hazara. That was the kind of work in which the deeply religious and kind-hearted Gul Farosh found satisfaction.

Help The Refugees Of Swat
Related Topics

Mardan, Pakistan – Pakhtoon Kamar writhes on his hospital bed, feeling the wound of his missing brother more than his missing toes. The teenager lost both 10 days ago on a trip to the store, caught in the crossfire between the Taliban and Pakistani security forces now fighting again in Swat Valley.

His father, Shamsul, comforts Pakthoon but doesn't flinch from finishing his family's story.
For him and some of the thousands of others who recently fled here, the misery of the military counteroffensive doesn't overshadow the terrors of life under the Taliban.

As the Taliban moved freely around Matta earlier this year, Mr. Kamar stopped carrying his work badge since he worried that the Taliban would harass any security forces, even private guards like himself at the local sugar mill.

But they found out anyway, and in February they visited his sister's home and abducted his nephew. The next day, they came back and killed her and her daughter. The thugs ultimately freed the nephew after they took the family's car and shot dead the grandmother who had gone to his captors to plead for the boy.
"Taliban means students, but they are not students of Islam," says Kamar. "They are all criminals, and robbers, and ransom takers."

A handful of other fleeing Swat echo the same impression of Taliban rule: It proved to be more criminal than righteous. Whether that represents an opening for the government's battle to win hearts and minds is still uncertain – especially as Swat refugees suffer under the military's counteroffensive.

"This is a sensitive point for the Army, that it doesn't want to get on the wrong side of the population. And unfortunately this is the price that sometimes you have to pay" when force is used against insurgents, says Gen. (ret.) Talat Masood, a security analyst.

In one week, 360,000 refugees
As the counterstrike neared its second week, the military claimed it had killed some 700 Taliban fighters. Trucks filled with infantry moved to the front on Sunday. Boots on the ground will be needed to go house by house to clear the area of militants, says Mr. Masood.

Meanwhile, displaced people poured into new refugee camps and private homes of acquaintances in nearby towns like Mardan. The UN estimates that some 360,600 refugees have fled Swat and neighboring Buner and Dir Districts since the offensive began last week.

Related Topics!
Help The Refugees!

Hi Everybody, Here are some pictures of displaced people of Swat, Pakistan and they need your help and food for their daily life. About 1.2 million people left their homes to save their life and families. They are homeless, no food, and no other necessary things for their daily usage. Please help them.
Note: These picture are taken from different newspapers.

PEOPLE are pouring out of Swat and they must be housed and fed without delay. Refugees who have fled other conflict zones in the country’s northwest also need to be provided with basic necessities such as tents, food, water and healthcare.

Updated at: 2220 PST, Thursday, May 07, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Thursday said the armed forces have been called in to eliminate the terrorists in Swat and Malakand Division.

In a televised address to the nation, the Prime Minister also said that one billion rupees have been provided for the rehabilitation of the internally displaced persons.

He announced employment will be provided to one member of a family which has lost any of its member at the hands of terrorists.

The Prime Minister said the above decisions were taken after holding consultations with the political parties and other stakeholders.

He said although the government adopted the path of talks and negotiations to resolve Swat issue the terrorist elements continued to challenge the writ of the government.
“We went ahead and implemented Nizam-e-Adl Regulation in the Malakand Division in line with the long standing demand of the locals,” he said and added that later President Asif Ali Zardari also signed the NAR.

However, he said, all these steps failed to bring about peace in the region as terrorists kept targeting the set ups of paramilitary forces and other security personnel.
“This situation required taking of some decisive steps,” the Premier said.

He appealed to the nation to stand united and extend its complete cooperation to the government in the fight scourge of terrorism.

Good News!!! (Atleast for me)

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
Updated at: 1029 PST, Thursday, May 07, 2009 DIR: A son of Maulana Sufi Muhammad has been killed during security forces shelling in Maidan area of lower Dir.
The spokesman of Tehrik-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi(TNSM) Ameer Izzat Khan confirmed that Maulana Kifayatullah, son of Maulan Sufi Muhammad, was killed and his aide injured during security forces action against militants in Maidan.

Dawn news and Aaj Tv reporting that Govt has decided to scrap peace deal in Swat officially and Start an Opertaion very soon... Govt officials will announce it very shortly!!

Long Live Pakistan!!!

O! My Pakistan I Love You!!!

What these extremist elements A.K.A Talibans are doing in PAKISTAN, are they helping us? No!!! They are just killing us.. They think only they are muslims, but i am sure they even don't know the basic of ISLAM.

What THE QURAN Says About Talibans Like People.
Sura / Chapter Al-Baqara, verse 8 to 12!!

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأَخِرِ وَمَا هُم بِمُؤۡمِنِينَ (٨) يُخَـٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَمَا يَخۡدَعُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمۡ وَمَا يَشۡعُرُونَ (٩) فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ۬ فَزَادَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مَرَضً۬ا‌ۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمُۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكۡذِبُونَ (١٠) وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ لَا تُفۡسِدُواْ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَا نَحۡنُ مُصۡلِحُونَ (١١) أَلَآ إِنَّهُمۡ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡسِدُونَ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا يَشۡعُرُونَ (١٢)

Urdu Translation:

English Translation:

And of mankind are some who say: We believe in Allah and the Last Day, when they believe not. (8) They think to beguile Allah and those who believe, and they beguile none save themselves; but they perceive not. (9) In their hearts is a disease, and Allah increaseth their disease. A painful doom is theirs because they lie. (10) And when it is said unto them: Make not mischief in the earth, they say: We are peacemakers only. (11) Beware ! They indeed the mischief-makers. But they perceive not. (12) .

Now I want Talibans to Come up and Answer!!

You know you grew up in Pakistan in the 90’s when:

• Evenings on STN/NTM were the highlight of your day.

• The Jetsons, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Captain Planet were dubbed in Urdu.

• You played “Kings” in school (the game where the first person to yell “Kings” would try to step on someone’s foot. Then that person would try to step on someone else’s foot and so forth).

• Playground feminism took form in the shape of “Queens” (essentially the same thing as “Kings”) and “Kish,” that weird jumping game that involved two teams and a loop of elastic (usually made out of a few shalwars’ worth of elastic tied together, snuck secretly because the mums would get sick of their daughters wasting a perfectly good roll of elastic.)

• Guys only ever played cricket and football, depending on what world cup was going on at the time.

• The only co-ed sport that was ever played was dodgeball (called Dodge the Ball) and girls were actually pretty good at it.

• You played Dark Room, Tilo-Express, Oonch Neech, Chor-Sipahi and Chupan Chupai.

• You decided conflicts not by rock-paper-scissors, but by Pugan-Pugaai, In Pin Safety Pin, or Akar-Bakar-Bambay-Bo.

• 5 words: Assoo-Panjoo-Haar-Kabootar-Doli.

• Anyone owning a real Barbie or Hot Wheels was a source of envy and admiration.

• “Bil Patori naasa chori aadhi mithi aadhi kori I’m sorry I’m sorry” means something to you. As do “ZAAAAAYYYMEEENAAAA!!!” and “Mein kon hoon, mein kya karoon, mein kiss ko khaaon” and “Ulloo ulloo hello, ulloo ulloo hello.”

• You wished you were Imran or Moattar from Ainak Waala Jin.

• You had nightmares about Bil Patori and Haamoon Jadoogar.

• You drank Frost juice with Super Crisp chips. And then when you were done, you’d chuck the juice box on the floor and jump on it to burst it.

• "Idiot," "Shut Up" or "Badtameez" was your first cuss word.

• There was never a line at the canteen. Instead everyone drove the canteen wala mad by screaming at the top of their lungs.

• You were cool if you could finish a whole pack of Crunchies or Slanties without showing any signs of weakness, including drinking water afterwards.

• You picked out only the chips from your mum’s Nimco.

• You remember RC Cola and how no one liked it.

• It was taboo for guys to drink Mirinda/Fanta because it was a GIRL’s drink.

• You idolized Imran Khan even though he was retired when you were 2 or 3, and wiped your face with your Pepsi bottle or Frost juice because he did it in that ad.

• Wasim Akram's "mein cigarette nahi peeta" ad made half ur generation vow to never smoke (the other half just missed out on good stuff).

• You had to ask “Ma’am/Miss may I come in” before entering a class, and you had to stand up to answer questions during a lesson.

• Cordless phones were the coolest things.

• You went crazy when your dad bought his first ever mobile, and you wouldn’t shut up about it to your friends.

• You carried around a cordless phone in your bag/pocket pretending it was a mobile phone, because heck, they both looked the same back then didn’t they?

• You begged your parents for a walkman and then bought tapes of Junaid Jamshed, or if you were really cool, Junoon.

• You went to a Junaid Jamshed concert in a PAF building or a Junoon concert in PC.

• You remember Fakhr-e-Alam hosting the Top Ten on NTM and his “Bhangra Rap” was always #1.

• #2 was “Jaadoo Ka Charagh” by Awaz and #3 was “Dohlna” by Shehzad Roy.. #4 was “Mann de Moaj” by Hadiqa Kayani, the only cool female-singer in Pakistani (and that was her only song for a long time, till she sang Dupatta Mera Malmal Ka.”)

• You were really sad when Awaz split up. And later you took sides between Haroon and Fakhir, and if you liked one you had to hate the other.

• You remember celebrating when they changed the weekends to Saturday and Sunday because it meant Friday was a half-day.

• You remember crying because of it if you were older, since the schools would make you come on Saturday for a full day anyway.

• You played Sega-Mega Drive, Atari and Super Nintendo.

• You played Mario Brothers like there was no tomorrow.

• You remember the Nintendo game where you had to shoot ducks with an actual gun-shaped joystick and thought it was the most amazing thing ever.

• Your life was never the same again when your first Windows 95 was set up in your house.

• You played Dave 1 and thought level three was the hardest thing in the world. Then you upgraded to Lion King (probably from a Power Games CD bought out in the street).

• You shafted Polka Ice Cream when Walls became popular. And yes, admit it, you used to wait for the Ice Cream wala in the afternoon and bought Paddle Pops from him.

• Walls wasn't as good as the Challi Walla (end there were rumors that people loved them so much because there was chars in the masala).

• The boys watched Captain Majid (some daring girls did too) and the girls watched Jem
(so did some guys, for that matter, and hid their interest under the pretext of making fun of their sisters).

• Cartoon Network showed good stuff like Johnny Bravo and Johnny Quest before crap like Cow and Chicken ruined everything.

• You had "kutti" (pinkie finger) with your enemies and "sulli" (index+middle finger) with your friends.

• Our idols were either the guys from Alpha Bravo Charlie or the guys from Teen Bata Teen.

• It's "copy," "rubber," and "dustbin." Or rather, "duss-bin." And "desk" was once "dex."

• Your childhood was over when they made you stop using pencils and start using fountain pens. And you always made a mess filling the ink.

• You wanted to be on the Crystal Maze, The Legends of the Hidden Temple and such game shows.

• The coolest clapping games were "Cham Cham Cham," "O Pillar," "Zig Zag Zoo."

• You were on the top of the food chain if you were made monitor (and you very easily abused the power too, by chucking chalk and dusters at people).

• Sit/Stand, Murghi, and sitting in the bad-kid section was the usual punishment. And the good girls would sit with the bad boys in a vain attempt to civilize them.

Here is another interesting video of three 2nd year students from Sir Syed Science College, Tipu Road, Rawalpindi. They have devloped a hovercraft, that can lift 350 KG of weight.

Project is sponsored by Intel, under the name of Intel ISEF Awards. These students are nominated to visit United States to participate in International Science and Engineering Fair in May, where they will be exhibiting their project.

Let’s join Saad Hamid of Sizlopedia, who is with Mohammad Naeem Khan, Zaki Hussain and Mohammad Qasim, to know about their project, its demonstration and the benifits.



By the way, ISEF, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair happens to be the only global science competition for students in grades 9-12. It is a program of Society for Science & the Public to represent the pinnacle of high school science fairs.

This year’s program will include a record number of 1,557 high school students from 51 countries presenting 1,241 projects. Female students comprise 48% of those entered in the competition.

Finalists are selected annually from more than 550 affiliated fairs around the world. Each affiliated fair can send its top two individual projects and one team project to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

By Asima Nisar

O' My land of love Swat,
I Miss you by my Heart..

Around twelve years ago,
I enjoyed wonderful colours of mother nature,
With its pure and perstine form,
That plains, hills, mountains, river crossings,
Mountain slopes, lush green fertile plains.
Aaahhh.. I miss all by my heart, yet...!!

I can feel that outstanding attraction,
Air of peace and serenity,
Majestic greenish peaks and glaciers,
Sparkling ice cold water flowing down from mountainsides,
Aaahhh.. How can I forget all..??
Never, never and just never...!!

O' My land of love Swat,
I can't forget that mind-blowing beauty,
Which I can feel even yet,
And love to think again and again...
Though living far away for miles from you,
From so many years but still.. I miss you...!!

I can imagine clearly that melodious sound of waterfalls,
That passionate crystal clear River Swat,
All is saved in my mind forever,
That irresistible memories.. often strike my mind,
And whisper carelessly, "wana come again to see Swat..??"
But, I've no any single word to answer...!!

O' My land of love.. help me to reply it,
Can I come to see you again with air of peace?
My eyes want to see that heavenly dreams again,
Which I saw during my stay in Swat..!!
Though I know, reality of my love dreams has been flawn away,
But, still my eyes're waiting to see and feel that 'Sweet Dreams'...!!

O' My Land of Love Swat,
I miss you by my Heart...!!!

Friday, April 17, 2009
Author: Sehar Tariq

Eight years ago I boarded a plane to the United States to come to college. I was 17. As I left, my father hugged me and told me to never come back because he believed that soon Pakistan would not be a country fit for me to live in. I told him he was trying to save money by not having to buy me tickets to come home. We laughed it off. I hugged him goodbye and that day my father and I began our great debate about the fate of Pakistan . Abba told me to stay away. I defied him every time. I came home twice a year. I only flew PIA. I refused to do an internship in the US I worked every summer in Pakistan . I moved back when college ended. I started work in Pakistan . I worked two jobs because there was so much to do and not enough time to do it in. I was inspired and energised. I was hopeful and optimistic.

Today I am neither. And I have lost the debate with my father about the fate of Pakistan. The Parliament by endorsing the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation (NAR) has heralded the end of Pakistan as I knew and loved it. Today, the elected representatives of the people turned Pakistan into Talibanistan. Today we handed over a part of the country to them. I wonder how much longer before we surrender it all.

Today we legislated that a group of criminals would be in charge of governing and dispensing justice in a part of Pakistan according to their own obscurantist views. They have declared that the rulings of their courts will be supreme and no other court in the land can challenge them. They have also declared that their men that killed and maimed innocent civilians, waged war against the Pakistani army and blew up girls schools will be exempt from punishment under this law. A law that does not apply equally to all men and women is not worthy of being called a law. Hence today we legislated lawlessness.

What was most disturbing was the quiescence of the Parliament to this legislation. The utter lack of debate and questioning of this ridiculous legislation was appalling. The decision was not informed by any independent research or expert testimony, and to my knowledge none of the parliamentarians are authorities on matters of security, rule of law or regional conditions in Swat. This signals disturbing possibilities. Either our politicians are too afraid to stand up to criminals or maybe they don't possess the foresight to gauge the national impact of this action. There is no hope for a country led by cowards or fools.

How can one be hopeful about the political future of a country where the will and the wisdom of politicians becomes hostage to the threats of barbarians? How can I be optimistic about a country where doyens of the media like Ansar Abbasi hear the collective silence of the parliamentarians as the resounding support of the people of Pakistan , but are deaf to the threats issued by the Taliban to anyone opposing the legislation? How can I feel secure in a country where the army, despite receiving the largest chunk of our resources, cannot defeat a bunch of thugs? How can I expect justice when there are different laws for different citizens, and I as a woman am a second class citizen? How can I be inspired by a country where there is no culture, no music, no art, no poetry and no innovative thought?

How can I be expected to return to a country where women are beaten and flogged publicly, where my daughters will not be allowed to go to school, where my sisters will die of common diseases because male doctors cannot see them? How can I be expected to call that country home that denies me the rights given me by my Constitution and religion? I refuse to live in a country where women like me are forced to rot behind the four walls of their homes and not allowed to use their education to benefit the nation. By endorsing the NAR and giving in to the Taliban, Parliament has sapped my hope and optimism. Parliament has dealt a deathly blow to the aspirations of the millions of young Pakistanis who struggle within and outside the country, fuelled by sheer patriotism, for a peaceful, prosperous and progressive Pakistan .

When there is no hope, no optimism, no security, no justice, no education, no progress, no culture � there is no Pakistan . Maybe it is because I am the grandchild of immigrants who was raised on stories of hope, patriotism and sacrifice that even in this misery I cannot forget that Pakistan was created to protect the lives, property, culture and future of the Muslims of the Subcontinent. It was not established to be a safe haven for terrorists. We fought so that we could protect the culture of the Muslims of the Subcontinent, not so that we could import the culture of Saudi Arabia . Our ancestors laid down their lives so that the Muslims of the Subcontinent � both men and women - could live in a land free of prejudice, not so that they could be subjected to violent discrimination of the basis of sect and gender.

Maybe it's because I'm competitive and I don't want to lose the debate to my father, maybe I am afraid to lose the only home I have, or maybe because I love Pakistan too much to ever say goodbye � I hope we can remember the reasons why we made Pakistan, and I hope we can stand up to fight for them. I hope we can revive the spirit of national unity of 1947 and lock arms to battle the monster of the Taliban that threatens our existence. Talibanistan is an insult to my Pakistan . I want my country back. Pakistan Paaindabad!

By All-green
I was not going to write anything since i am that much disappointed by both what is happening around us and the views held by many despite the carnage that is there for us to see.. Still i will write once more because i can say openly here what i feel today. Who knows what will happen to people like me tomorrow?

Accepting their demands has meant that all they did is justified...something i shall never ever accept as a staunch Muslim and Pakistani.
I will never legitimize the atrocities committed by TTP.
Look at the TNSM and TTP reps, do they feel ashamed for the way they have waged war on Pakistanis/Muslims?
Do they look embarrassed at all for destabilizing this country?
Do they accept the atrocities they have committed?
They gave a blanket statement that no innocent has been killed by TTP...My god do we really expect such rascals to uphold any value of Islam?
How can we expect anything from their kind but cosmetic Bullshit only, like ceremonial punishments and implementation of utterly nonsense things as mandatory beards?

What TTP is fighting for is not Islam and i strongly disagree that we are to blame only for lack of knowledge...We are to blame more for lack of action!!!

I am not that ignorant of Islam and its values. I have read a lot of history as well but what good is it when i raise my voice and they will call me an infidel...who the hell has given them the right to declare who is infidel?
Anyone who opposes their demands is an infidel?
What is in someone's heart is known only to Allah and to call someone an infidel for opposing their views is a forte of TTP and their supporters.

What have the Taliban brought upon the land?
Suicide bombings, butchering of all opponents, forced submission of influential families, open threats to all citizens of Pakistan, ban on woman's education, woman's confined role in society.
Are we that dumb and helpless that anyone can say Islam and Shariat and we shall vacate our motherland for them???

Their holier than thou attitude alone is enough to boil my blood but to carry out all sort of atrocities in the name of Islam is something that is unbelievable and unacceptable, at least to me.

TTP are really nothing more than an army of destruction who are abusing the name of Islam and forcing it down our throat.

We were free to practice our religion but now it shall be their way or the highway.
It is the era of mandatory beard, regulated hair cuts, mandatory shalwar above the ankles, burqa clad women and all shall be enforced by the loving hands of the Taliban.

Regarding equality.. who gives a damn.. certainly from Islamic law, justice and equality perspective the TTP shall have to be publicly executed for that is the penalty for spreading such mischief in a Muslim State and trying to rebel against a government which has the support of the majority.
As the Prophet (PBUH) said.
You are organized under the rule of a person and someone tries to break your collectivity apart or disrupt your government, kill him. (Muslim: No. 1852)

Only two sort of people are mentioned in the Quran who should be seen as killers of humanity and by both accounts TTP fully qualify...

AlQuran:
He who killed a human being without the latter being guilty of killing another or of spreading disorder in the land should be looked upon as if he had killed mankind altogether, and he who saved a human being should be regarded as though he saved all mankind. (5:32)

Moving forward...
Hadd punishment is fixed by Allah or Allah’s Messenger and hence cannot be reduced or waived or enhanced by the Imam or the Qadi. However, if the crime is not proved according to the standard of Islamic Shariah (which is very strict and foolproof), then the judge would award Tazir or discretionary punishment according to the nature and extent of the crime and the evidence available.
The punishment of Tazir is not fixed by the law-giver but is left to the discretion of the Head of the State or Qazi.

Punishment for drinking in Prophet's (PBUH) time was kicking and punching, it changed to 40 stripes in Abu Bakar's (RA) time and 80 stripes in Umar's (RA) time when the situation demanded.
It was only the prerogative of the Prophet (PBUH) to regard something as part of the Shariah and if he had done so in a particular case then Abu Bakar and Umar (RA) would never have altered the punishment!
The Prophet (PBUH) did not punish the drinkers as part of divine punishment but as a Muslim ruler and the same was carried on by his successors who saw different punishments to fit this act, had this punishment been as per a divine law, why would it be altered?
Consequently, it can be concluded that the punishment of drinking is not a Hadd; it is a Tazir and therefore the parliament of an Islamic State can legislate afresh in this regard.

Allah has defined certain boundaries clearly and the rest is up to the state to decide and implement, if people are not happy with the state they can protest but no one has the right to start an armed rebellion and commit atrocities in the name of Shariah and Islam!

Tell me then under which Shariah does the beard length,hair cut, shuttle **** Burqah and shalwar above the ankle fall under???
Under which Shariah is it legitimate to sanction abduction/killing of government employees of a Muslim country?
Under which Shariah is it ok to kill those who oppose your views?
Under which Shariah is it ok to sanction suicide attacks?
Under which Shariah is it ok to blow girls school and restrict women to the confines of their homes?
Under which Shariah is it permissible to terrorize all the citizens of a Muslim country in the name of Islam?

Clearly either i have become incredible dull or something is drastically wrong in our understanding of Islamic values and Shariah, to cause people to perceive TTP struggle as one for the true Shariah.

A sad day indeed to see such hesitancy and doubt in the hearts and minds of the populace.
What hope is left for Pakistan if its sons and daughters do not know where they stand?

A similar damage was done by Arabs who waged war within the Muslim state and bickered about how the Ottoman government was not pious enough, look what happened in the long run?

Long Live PAKISTAN!!!

Related Posts:
Some Questions to Talibans From Me
Extremists TALIBANS want to impose their agenda on people: President Asif zardari
I want my country(Pakistan) back

1. Tell me under which Shariah does the beard length, hair cut, shuttle **** Burqah and shalwar above the ankle fall under???
   
2. Under which Shariah is it legitimate to sanction abduction/killing of government employees of a Muslim country?
   
3. Under which Shariah is it ok to kill those who oppose your views?
   
4. Under which Shariah is it ok to sanction suicide attacks?
   
5. Under which Shariah is it ok to blow girls school and restrict women to the confines of their homes?
   
6. Under which Shariah is it permissible to terrorize all the citizens of a Muslim country in the name of Islam?

by ahmer!

How long before they realize they have killed 300000 for their 3000, and that too courtesy a charade they nearly pulled off and now its Marriott. Lets go down memory lane and see how others have been effected. Figures double to what I narrated. We still have hope, lets wake up. We could well be next, we are, they say it all day, we choose to ignore.
Try tallying all losses, civilian, three countries, and this number is less. And besides we live the 911 they experienced once. Our children aren’t safe, our families face the real heat. And unfortunately when buildings melt, transponders melt, we have never found a passport miraculously un-burnt that leads us to a war in some third country, from blood sucking vermin’s we enjoyed in Looney tunes, we dread the Oil sucking vermin’s that would go to any length to rape and victimize our nations, our generations all in the name of relief.

IT ALL STARTED FROM MY STATUS UPDATE ABOVE:
We elect, we re-elect, taken for a ride, memory spans trip like a counter every two years, new faces (revamped) new memories, new mistakes, new consequences, or is it? It’s a chain. We are the only nation that believes in refurbished leaders, sent packing courtesy contractual obligations, or self exile; they all end up at the same factory. Striking new deals, selling us long before selling their campaigns to us. Common man doesn’t know, nor will he, but why? For half the nation chooses not to make them selves heard. We hear the newly transplanted hair duo and third rated self acclaimed martyrs who have to sell out their fathers name to become a sellable commodity amidst the masses, make claims, of restoration of judiciary, electricity, food, shelter and you name it, they have a slogan for any problem, like FDA has a pill for every symptom. They keep on advertizing till you one day say, yeah I have that, I should go get it.

Common man, what does he do? Where does he go? Me, you, the people next door, or that distant bystander. Where does he go? Who does he go to? You choose not to support each other. Those I mention above throw the “160 million’s support” (Sola Crore Awam)slogan at you a dozen times a day and you believe it. Wake up. Half the nation doesn’t vote. That gives us a simple majority in the parliament if we were to stand for each other. The rest of the vote being divided amongst various parties, we would in fact have more than that.

How many more explosions do we need, how many more. Don’t look towards the west, don’t run there either. They are going down as the educated and privileged there are no less illiterate than us when it comes to policies, their leaders, their banks. The Federal Reserve Bank there isn’t owned by them. Its 16 people, wonder why the policies happen to be inclined towards one country. They themselves are hostages, how and why would they help? Can they? They have printed more bills than the gold required and are a century ahead of the deficit on the printing front. They suck Oil today for they need another collateral. FROM THE BLOOD SUCKING VERMINS WE ENJOYED FROM LOONEY TUNES, WE HAVE AN ALL NEW BREED OF OIL SUCKING VERMINS, MOLESTING AND VICTIMIZING OTHER NATIONS FOR THEIR (FAILED POLICIES) IN THE NAME OF RELIEF.

Claims of not negotiating with terrorists shall remain claims. They are a personal aide to the real terrorists, economic in nature or otherwise. Back in the day these were referred to as the middlemen for the fairer gender that were on the market. Today popular belief leads you to believe its some man wearing a velvet coat and driving a burgundy car with gold rims, but really it is who we see, telling us, trying to educate us, as to how badly we need their services to sort our misery.

So come to think of it we aren’t all that different from the majority there, so they would understand too if we rise today. They are as much hostages to their captive leaders as we are to ours. We have something in common. The mere difference being we are acquainted to grain and they are to waffles. They drive thru a franchise, it is thrown from planes here, 60kilo bag on a 40 kilo man. We are next.

Take a look below, visit the site as well. See what’s coming our way. Hell. Just tell me you are with me, lets stand, lets make our own fate, please, this time wont return. We are the only ones that stand a chance, if at all. We need each other, not these cancerous elements. Unite. Let’s show them we can rise above the divide they plant in the name of language, ethnicity, race, caste creed and religion.
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD. I PRAY THAT ALLAH HELPS US START SOMETHING. A CHANGE TAKES GENERATIONS, A REVOLUTION A GENERATION; TO EVOKE A REVOLUTION REQUIRES A SPARK. LET’S TRY AND DO OUR BIT. LET’S CREATE THAT SPARK AND SEE IF IT CATCHES FIRE. IF YOU ARE WORRIED TODAY WHO WOULD BELL THE CAT, WHO WOULD TAKE THEE BULLET, WHO WOULD TAKE A CHANCE ON BEING TORTURED, MY ANSWER IS, I WOULD. NOW WE HAVE ONE. I HAVE FOUND ONE BELIEVER IN ME, CAN YOU DO THE SAME.

____________________________________________________

At least 687,079 people have been killed, and1,318,163 seriously injured in Afghanistan and Iraqsince the U.S. and coalition attacks, based on lowest credible estimates.
Casualties in Afghanistan Casualties in Iraq
Most recent update: September 5, 2008.This page is updated monthly.
More than 98 times as many people have been killed in these wars and occupations than in all terrorist attacks in the world from 1993-2004. About 229 times as many people have been killed in Afghanistan and Iraq than in the ghastly attacks of September 11, 2001.
Sources and methodology Notes about varying casualty counts cited elsewhere

No. of Casualties in Afghanistan:

Afghan troops killed: 8,587

Afghan troops seriously injured: 25,761

Afghan civilians killed: 3,485

Afghan civilians seriously injured: 6,273

U.S. troops killed: 513

U.S. troops seriously injured: 1,539

Other coalition troops killed: 433

Other coalition troops seriously injured: 1,299

Contractors killed: 75

Contractors seriously injured: 2,428

Journalists killed: 6

Journalists seriously injured: unknown

Total killed in Afghanistan: 13,099

Total injured in Afghanistan: 37,300

No. of Casualties in Iraq:

Iraqi troops killed: 30,000
Iraqi troops seriously injured: 90,000
Iraqi civilians killed: 638,579
Iraqi civilians seriously injured: 1,149,442
U.S. troops killed: 4,154
U.S. troops seriously injured: 30,324
Other coalition troops killed: 176
Other coalition troops seriously injured: 528
Contractors killed: 917
Contractors seriously injured: 10,569
Journalists killed: 154
Journalists seriously injured: unknown
Total killed in Iraq: 673,980
Total injured in Iraq: 1,280,863

Sources and methodology: (Source) All other relevant links are available there,

U.S. and coalition authorities rarely provide any public estimates of Afghan or Iraqi troop or civilian casualties or injuries. In this absence of official data, we present the latest and lowest credible estimates we’ve found. Where a range is estimated (for example, 2,500-4,000), the lower figure is always cited.

• Afghan troops killed: Based on an unpublished November 2003 estimate by Mark Herold, Ph.D at the University of New Hampshire, augmented by Dr. Herold’s tracking of media reports since. See Dr. Herold’s website for more information.

• Afghan troops seriously injured: Posted number reflects our estimate, using a conservative, historically-based ratio of 3:1 (serious injuries to fatalities) for troops during wartime.

• Afghan civilians killed: Based on estimate and tracking by Dr. Herold through May 2003, and augmented from media accounts since then, as listed at Dr Herold’s website. Deaths since Dr Herold’s latest update (July 2004) are not included.

• Afghan civilians seriously injured: Posted number reflects our estimate, using a conservative, historically-based ratio of 1.8:1 (serious injuries to fatalities) for civilians during wartime.

• U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan: US military deaths in Afghanistan are announced by US Department of Defense and CENTCOM, and tallied at Wikipedia, which notes that “the American figure is for deaths ‘In and Around Afghanistan’ which, as defined by the U.S. Department of Defense, includes some deaths in Pakistan and Uzbekistan, the death of a DoD civilian employee, and the deaths of four CIA operatives.” According to Wikipedia, “As of September 3, 2008, there have been 884 coalition deaths in Afghanistan as part of ongoing coalition operations (Operation Enduring Freedom and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)) since the U.S. invasion in 2001. In this total, the American figure is for deaths “In and Around Afghanistan” which, as defined by the U.S. Department of Defense, includes some deaths in Pakistan and Uzbekistan[1], the death of a DoD civilian employee, and the deaths of four CIA operatives; and the Italian figure includes the death of an intelligence agent. In addition to these deaths in Afghanistan, 62 Spanish soldiers returning from Afghanistan were killed in Turkey on May 26, 2003 when their plane crashed.”

• U.S. troops seriously injured in Afghanistan: To the best of our knowledge, this data is not publicly tracked (if you know a reliable source for this information, please let us know). Posted number reflects our estimate, using a conservative, historically-based ratio of 3:1 (serious injuries to fatalities) for troops.

• Other coalition troops killed in Afghanistan: Coalition military deaths in Afghanistan are announced by US Department of Defense and CENTCOM, and tallied at Wikipedia, which notes that “In addition to these deaths in Afghanistan, 62 Spanish soldiers returning from Afghanistan were killed in Turkey on May 26, 2003 when their plane crashed.” We have included these 62 dead.

• Other coalition troops seriously injured in Afghanistan: To the best of our knowledge, this data is not publicly tracked (if you know a reliable source for this information, please let us know). Posted number reflects our estimate, using a conservative, historically-based ratio of 3:1 (serious injuries to fatalities) for troops.

• Contractors killed in Afghanistan: Based on this July 2007 Reuters article, which cites US Department of Labor statistics obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. The article reports that 75 private contractors had been killed in Afghanistan from the beginning of hostilities in 2001 through July 2007.

• Contractors seriously injured in Afghanistan: Based on the same article, 2,428 private contractors had been seriously wounded in Afghanistan from the beginning of hostilities in 2001 through July 2007.

• Journalists killed in Afghanistan: Based on numbers tracked by Wikipedia.

• Journalists seriously injured in Afghanistan: To the best of our knowledge, this data is not publicly tracked (if you know a reliable source for this information, please let us know).

• Iraqi troops killed: Based on an estimate of 30,000 deaths, offered by US Gen. Tommy Franks, cited by the Washington Post on Oct. 23, 2003. No estimate has been made publicly since that time.

• Iraqi troops seriously injured: Posted number reflects our estimate, using a conservative, historically-based ratio of 3:1 (serious injuries to fatalities) for troops during wartime.

• Iraqi civilians killed: Based on this study [pdf], published in the British medical journal The Lancet in October 2006. The study concluded that at least 392,979 Iraqi civilians had been killed in the occupation, in addition to deaths expected from Iraq’s normal death rate, through July 2006. The study’s mid-point estimate was 654,965, and its high estimate was 942,636. U.S. authorities, including President Bush himself, have loudly complained that the study is based on “flawed methodology” and “pretty well discredited,” but as often happens when Bush speaks, that’s simply untrue. The study was conducted by Johns Hopkins University, and used standard, widely accepted, peer-reviewed scientific methodology. Explained very briefly, Iraqi respondants in numerous randomly selected locations were asked about recent deaths in their households, and family members were able to show a death certificate to document 80% of the deaths they described. Results from these interviews were extrapolated nationwide, the same way political opinion polls extrapolate a few hundred interviews to reflect nationwide opinions. It’s the same method used by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to estimate deaths from disease outbreak anywhere in the world, the same method routinely trusted by the U.S. and U.K. when counting deaths from warfare, civil unrest, or other situations anywhere in the world. From the study’s lowest estimate of 392,979 deaths occurring over the first 40 months of occupation, we have extended this rate of civilian deaths (9,824 deaths per month) over subsequent months of the occupation since the study was published.

• Iraqi civilians seriously injured: Posted number reflects our estimate, using a conservative, historically-based ratio of 1.8:1 (serious injuries to fatalities) for civilians during wartime.

• U.S. troops killed in Iraq: Based on numbers announced by US Department of Defense and CENTCOM, and tracked by the good folks at Iraq Coalition Casualty Count.

• U.S. troops seriously injured in Iraq: Based on numbers announced by US Department of Defense and CENTCOM, and tracked by the good folks at Iraq Coalition Casualty Count. (According to this article by Salon reporter Mark Benjamin, an additional 25,289 service members had been evacuated from Iraq and Afghanistan for injuries or illnesses, but not included in the official numbers and not included in the numbers presented on this page.)

• Other coalition troops killed in Iraq: Based on numbers announced by US Department of Defense and CENTCOM, and tracked by the good folks at Iraq Coalition Casualty Count.

• Other coalition troops seriously injured in Iraq: To the best of our knowledge, this data is not publicly tracked (if you know a reliable source for this information, please let us know). Posted number reflects our estimate, using a conservative, historically-based ratio of 3:1 (serious injuries to fatalities) for troops.

• Contractors killed in Iraq: Based on this July 2007 Reuters article, which cites US Department of Labor statistics obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. The article reports that 933 private contractors had been killed in Iraq from the beginning of hostilities in 2001 through July 2007.

• Contractors seriously injured in Iraq: Based on the same article, 10,569 private contractors had been seriously wounded in Iraq from the beginning of hostilities in 2001 through July 2007.

• Journalists killed in Iraq: Based on numbers tracked by Iraq Coalition Casualty Count.

• Journalists seriously injured in Iraq: To the best of our knowledge, this data is not publicly tracked (if you know a reliable source for this information, please let us know).

__________________________________________________________