The War within Islam 31 Mar 2010, NewAgeIslam.Com Pakistan: In Search of Strategic Death Old Eskimos had a clever technique for hunting wolves. They would plant a bloody knife in the snow. Lured by the smell of blood, the wolves would approach the knife and lick the blade, cutting their tongues. Without realizing that they were drinkng their own blood, wolves would continue licking until they had bled to death. Back in 1980s, Pakistan military adopted a doctrine of strategic depth. This doctrine is proving Eskimos' knife for Pakistan. The doctrine implies that Pakistan needs Afghanistan as backyard beyond India's reach. The Afghan-India nexus dominating military's mind is evident from a recent interaction General Kayani had with media...

Books and Documents 31 Mar 2010, NewAgeIslam.Com Munir Commission Report-Part 20: Two Ahmadis were stabbed and the houses of three others looted by the mob. Khushi Muhammad tell it himself:— “One of the men, who came out dancing with knives, offered his chest to receive a bullet, but I told him that so long as he remained on the other side of the tape, he would get no bullet ; but that the moment he crossed the tape, he would get one. When the firing began, I did not see this man at all. He had disappeared in the crowd. After the first firing a maulvi came up and started abusing the army and the police describing them as kafirs. I told the bugler to blow the bugle. As soon as he heard the bugle, ho rushed back, jumping over the crowd.” In the afternoon an A. S. I. and a constable were...

Urdu Section 31 Mar 2010, NewAgeIslam.Com OBJECTIVES RESOLUTION AND SECULARISM—PART 4 By Wajahat Masood After the arrival of the British in the sub-continent, their educational, technical and administrative supremacy outplayed the intellectual depth, political vision and administrative capabilities of the Muslim religious leaders. For centuries, the religious scholars had closed the paths of human possibilities by putting a lock of heavenly revelations on knowledge, governance and distribution of resources. The changes rekindled the desire of renaissance of their pomp and retinue in the past among the religious leaders. The arrival of the European colonialists destroyed the interests of the local peshwas. As a result of the scientific...

Islamic World News 31 Mar 2010, NewAgeIslam.Com Twelve killed by twin bombings in Russia's Dagestan Maliki will follow law on election: US envoy Missing Iranian scientist defects to US Now, US target of Christian militia Obama wants new nuclear sanctions on Iran within 'weeks' UK Muslims fear being spied on by govt scheme Alleged U.S Jihadis on Trial in Pakistan Call to bar Iraq election winners 'connected to Saddam' Fear of anti-Muslim backlash in Russia French govt told to limit burqa ban Women refusing to remove niqab in Canada will be charged Verdict set as Mumbai attacks trial concludes Muslim scholars issue fatwa... on jihad 170 J&K temples vandalised in 20 years, admits Govt Temple pays respect to a departed Muslim Anti-Muslim riots in India's IT hub continue...