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The government ...believes that the deadly attacks which followed the talks offer were sponsored by hostile external elements who wanted to sabotage the initiative.

hostile elements from across the border may be providing support to some groups

the government had “indirect evidence” of external support for the terrorist groups

Defending the offer, Senile Aziz suggested that militancy was “a protest” by those opposed to the country’s involvement in America’s ‘war on terror’.

Terrorism in Pakistan, he said, was a result of “global fault lines”.

“The people funded and trained by the US to fight Soviet Union” had come back to unleash violence here, he said.

It is a fish that could give the great white shark competition as the most terror-inspiring creature of the deep. With the appearance of the piranha, but with teeth that look uncannily human, the pacu usually dines on a feast of insects, decaying plants and fruit that falls into the waters of the Amazon. But it has become more known for reportedly dining on another food: men's testicles.

As though destined to fulfil the script of a spoof horror flick, the pacu is now on the move, and has now been found as far from its South American home as Paris. Could it be making its way to the UK?

The small fish was found in European waters for the first time in August with experts warning men to keep their trunks on if swimming in the Øresund channel between Denmark and Sweden.

Now the pacu has been found in the River Seine, The Paris Prefecture of Police newsletter revealed on Tuesday. Although officers were skeptical of the tropical catch, its human-like teeth marked the species as the feared ‘testicle eating’ pacu.

Fish expert Henrik Carl told the Local earlier in August: “The pacu is not normally dangerous to people but it has quite a serious bite. There have been incidents in other countries, such as Papua New Guinea where some men have had their testicles bitten off.

"They bite because they’re hungry, and testicles sit nicely in their mouth."

The pacu, a relative of the piranha that is commonly found around the Amazon, can grow to up to 90cm and weigh in at a staggering 25kg. Fishermen in South America attacked by the pacu have reportedly bled to death after losing their testicles in the fish's vicious teeth.

The fish are found in most rivers in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America and have also been spotted in Papua New Guinea, where they are believed to have been introduced in order to boost fish stocks.

50 University students robbed in Karachi
Students of NED University of Engineering and Technology were robbed of their valuables in Nazimabad, Express News reported on Friday.
There were more than 50 students on the bus. The unidentified robbers managed to get away.
A similar incident took place in September when around 50 male and female students of University of Karachi were looted in broad daylight on their way to the varsity after five armed men intercepted the varsity’s bus on Bacha Khan Flyover in Banaras, Orangi Town.
After storming into the bus, the outlaws held the students hostage at gunpoint and took away their valuables, including their cell phones, cash, degrees and certificates.

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r_subramanian wrote:............

50 University students robbed in Karachi
.............After storming into the bus, the outlaws held the students hostage at gunpoint and took away their valuables, including their cell phones, cash, degrees and certificates.

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NED university must be really popular. They stole degrees and certificates as well!
link: http://tribune.com.pk/story/613435/assa ... n-ned-bus/

(Reuters) - One of Pakistan's most powerful men, General Ashfaq Kayani, is likely to stay head of the military with a new title when he steps down as army chief next month, government and security sources said, taking over some of the duties of his successor.

The expected move comes at a time when Islamist violence is on the rise in Pakistan, tension boils with arch rival India over disputed Kashmir and as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif seeks to shore up a stable government just months into his job.

And for the United States, it would mean continuity in Pakistan's approach ahead of a pullout of most foreign troops in neighboring Afghanistan at the end of 2014.

There has been speculation over who will take over as chief of the army, which has ruled the nuclear-armed South Asian nation for more than half of its history since independence in 1947, when Kayani steps down.

Sources and aides close to Kayani said Sharif wanted to make him head of a revamped and more powerful Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC). One senior intelligence official said Sharif planned to overhaul the JCSC, a largely ceremonial office, into a "central defense body" by restoring its command over the entire military establishment and giving it additional powers.

"The new JCSC chief will be in charge of the nuclear arsenal. He'll decide on action against terrorists," said the source, adding that new powers included the right to promote, post and transfer key military officers.

"Basically, the JCSC office will be what it was always supposed to be. The overall boss."

Dr Majorly PhD ‏@majorlyp
Pakistan is Taliban's strategic depth.

Anujan wrote:He could also be the ambassador to the US.

On a different note, after the Baluchistan earthquake, guess which "Charity organization" got exclusive access to provide "relief work" ?

There is nothing in Islam like 'practicing muslim', 'straight muslim' or even 'proud muslim'. There is only 'Muslim' in Islam. Anything more or less than that is not ISLAM! It can be a version of Islam. Like your version of Islam in which you can have love for gay people. But that is just a version my dear. Not Islam.

it is declared Haram by Prophet S.A.W ... that makes it haram. Sex is halal and haram both. Sex with wife is halal and anything outside marriage is haram... simple enough

Human is not allowed to determine the boundaries of logic. It is the Job of God. So, everything God commands is logical, no matter if understand it or you don't.

This is not mental illness this is just fahashi. No wonder why we are experiencing earthquakes everyday. May Allah help us all. Ameen

you really don't know that Earthquakes are of the forms of punishment from Allah as mentioned in the Quran and Ahadiths??

Is that you want to say that Gay community should be accepted in Pakistan socially and legally. I am sorry to tell you the land of pure wasn't for such people or activities.

We need to wake up to the fact that we are not a rival but a nuisance to India in the region
Despite many apprehensions and media-led hullabaloo the prime ministers of India and Pakistan held a high profile meeting in New York. As widely predicted no fireworks or breakthroughs resulted from the meeting whose importance lay in its symbolic value. The meeting was helpful in setting the tone for Paki-India relations after formation of new government in New Delhi next year.
Quoting the example of Serbia sometime back I advocated the need for redefining our relations with the international community in general and our neighbours in particular. Serbia’s past is much more bloodstained than ours, but in order to join the European Union (EU) and improve economically, the Serbian government, backed by its civil society, made a conscious decision of projecting a new image to the international community. Making a break with the jingoist past, the national heroes of the past were handed over to the UN war crimes court for trial. Nations — much bigger and stronger than us — made paradigmatic shifts in the past as well.

If we don’t like Western countries’ examples, we have an Asian example at hand as well. Japan, a military superpower in 1930s, also redefined its relationship with their arch foes in the changed realities of post World War II era.National doctrines or ideologies are not cast in stone. Ideologies are for people and not the other way round. This Darwinian principle of evolution is equally true in the realm of international affairs. When the external environment changes we have to adapt in order to survive. Unfortunately, hawks in Pakistan fail to understand that living beyond means not only destroys personal lives but it is also a destructive force at national level as well. As a part of our national mythology we assume that as Pakistan is India-fixated so is India and her military build-up is in competition with Pakistan. The reality is that China and India have historically been the regional powers of trade for European merchants for thousands of years. Today, both countries are 1.3 billion in population and are tipped as the future top two economic giants of the world. In this historical war of supremacy between two great regional powers other countries are either helpers or nuisance. If we just cast a glance at the GDP figures of India and Pakistan we find that Indian GDP is almost nine times bigger than ours. And with a steady growth rate that ranges from five to eight percent, while we are struggling around three percent, the wide gap between economic muscles is further widening. We need to wake up to the fact that we are not a rival but a nuisance to India in the region. If we keep this imagined rivalry status to cricket alone, we will do ourselves a great favour.
Smaller states in Europe have synced their economies with those of major powers of Europe. We have so far failed to recognise the importance of this lesson and have not integrated our economies with the economies of the region. The trade between China and India is much healthier than our trade volume with either of the two heavyweights. While the state of affairs is very dismal the only ray of hope is the right discourse of our prime minister. He recently aired his concern over poor trade figures with both China and India. His narrative is less about browbeating neighbours and more about boosting economic relations. In the past, when we were unable to gain recognition in the field of economic performance, we tried to compensate that by nursing terrorist outfits and earning nuisance value in foreign affairs. Both India and China, to a varying extent, have been complaining about this.
We are at a crossroad and choices are in front of us. We can continue playing the discourse on terrorism like a 20-20 match and feign ignorance about links of Pakistan with terrorist networks. Yes, Osama bin Laden was just holidaying in Abbottabad. Ajmal Kasab and other assailants were not brainwashed and trained in Pakistan. Employing offensive defence, we can utilise the services of the likes of Sheikh Rashids, Hamid Guls and Zaid Hamids to enjoy the state of blissful denial. But has this strategy worked so far? We have hardly impressed anyone in the world despite emotional outbursts of our hawks. And as a consequence, the Frankenstein’s monsters created to frighten others are now roaming our own streets and are holding the state to ransom.We need a complete disconnect with the past. Just as European nations and Japan did in 1940s and Serbia has done recently. Redefining our relationship with India, we should consider terrorism as a joint problem and should make trade the defining feature of our new relationship.

Employing offensive defence, we can utilise the services of the likes of Sheikh Rashids, Hamid Guls and Zaid Hamids to enjoy the state of blissful denial. But has this strategy worked so far? We have hardly impressed anyone in the world despite emotional outbursts of our hawks. And as a consequence, the Frankenstein’s monsters created to frighten others are now roaming our own streets and are holding the state to ransom.We need a complete disconnect with the past. [

Rana Tanveer received a one-page letter

Tanveer was termed as 'apostate' by accusing him of favouring minorities, especially Ahmadis and Christians What! No yindoos or yehoods?.

the letter started with "Allah-o-Akbar" read: "Rana Tanveer enough is enough. Your favour to Ahmadis and Christians is increasing and now it is my firm belief that you are not a Muslim. You have turned to be an apostate by writing against Islam and in favour of 'anti Islam'

'you will be hit from where you cannot even imagine'

anupmisra wrote:Paki reporter gets threatening letter for covering minorities

'you will be hit from where you cannot even imagine'

Peregrine wrote:'you will be hit from where you cannot even imagine'

Peregrine wrote:Waar and Peek
Cheers

Lilo wrote:^^Probable.
But one can always count on a Paki journo to pen their own threatening letter to get a Canadian vijja stamped under Asylum quota.

anupmisra wrote:Paki reporter gets threatening letter for covering minorities

At least three soldiers were killed and eight others injured in a bomb attack in Pakistan on Sunday. Unidentified militants attacked a security forces convoy near the Mirzail check post in Bannu district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, reported Xinhua. The bomb destroyed one army truck, killing three soldiers on the spot and injuring eight others. The injured were shifted to the nearby army medical camp before being taken to a hospital in Bannu city. Majority of them were reportedly in critical condition.

“We didn’t carry out the church attack. However, we believe it’s according to the Sharia”

"there are numerous component groups of TTP but the motives of all of them are same"

We are simply not the same country that we used to be

We are collapsing economically, socially, ecologically, and morally

Not so long ago, family was everything to us.

Today more and more kids are defining the boundaries rather than parents teaching core values, family customs, and patriotism.

I see a decline in traditional family values; sense of responsibility regarding making it on our own; belief in God; pride in our country and our workmanship.

Thirty Forty years ago we valued our grandparents, honesty and character. Now we value celebrities, vulgarity and unethical things.

We accept anti-social behavior

Courage, honesty and humility have been supplanted by disdain, selfishness and bravado.

The young care less about others and history and more about music, movies, sports, and entertainment.

There are no limits. There is no self-control. Right is wrong. Black is white. Good is bad. There really is no dark side of the moon

Our country is spinning out of control

The economy is in the tank.

More than ever before in our history, the people of Pakistan sense that something is very wrong in our country.

Have we ever asked ourselves why our country was so rapidly developing and prospering when it was in our Founding Father’s hands?

We must keep in mind a society based on an ideology of denial, falsehood, wishful thinking and self-deception cannot be saved.

we forgot about God

If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover our precious lost values

Anujan wrote:He could also be the ambassador to the US.

On a different note, after the Baluchistan earthquake, guess which "Charity organization" got exclusive access to provide "relief work" ?

kmkraoind wrote:Mian Nawaz Sharif ‏@PMNawazSharif: ISPR: Army Chief decided to take retirement on 28th Nov 2013

kancha wrote:No need to say anything else after seeing this tweet!