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Quranic Concept of Jihad Forbids Violence by Non-State Actors, Terrorism

By Iftikhar Hussain JazibIn the Quran, the uses of the word “Jihad” relate to a broad range of concepts. Having a literary meaning to...

The question of trial of civilians in Military Courts and bleeding national security

Islamabad, Pakistan: On December 12, 2023, at least 23 soldiers were martyred when terrorists rammed an explosive-laden truck into a security forces post in...

A dangerous game of hateful narrative

By Agha Iqrar HaroonThree-time former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif when landed back from London to Lahore, declared the policy of restraint, forgiveness, and...

Ideological Fallacies, Personal Clashes in Salafi Jihadis, Al-Qaeda and ISIS

By Iftikhar Hussain JazibSalafi Jihadi ideologies are a thing of the 20th century, a deviation from 1400 years of knowledge tradition in Islam gave...

Imran Khan and illegal Afghans residing in Pakistan

Islamabad, Pakistan: On Thursday night, former Chairman PTI Imran Khan took to his social media account to tweet and oppose the Pakistan government's decision...

“Imran Khan’s Cypher Circus: Unraveling Deceit, Diplomacy, and the Cult of Followers”

By Shazia Anwer CheemaThe former prime minister Imran Khan wants the former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa and the...

Hostile politics flaring in Bangladesh ahead of national elections bypassing main opposition

Until 2018, Bangladesh observed 11 parliamentary elections including 1991 and 1996 polls under the neutral "Caretaker Government" system and interestingly all polls were tainted...

Militants’ Glorification of Suicide Bombings is the Betrayal of Islam

By Iftikhar Hussain JazibAllah says in Quran, chapter 4, verse 29: “And do not kill yourselves”, it declares suicide as “haram” in Islam and...

Pakistan is Strong and Resilient in Current Wave of Terrorist Attacks

By Iftikhar Hussain JazibTerrorist organisation Tehreek-e-Taliban-Pakistan (TTP has achieved resurgence with sharp increase in terrorist attacks in Pakistan, and some circles have got opportunity...

Guilt Ridden Militants and TTP’s Evasion of Civilian Killings

By Iftikhar Hussain JazibAl-Qaeda’s attacks on twin towers of World Trade Centre in New York on 11 September 2001 were the deadliest terrorist incident...

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