Where the Jihad Lives Now

Comment: Mr. editor
Its really disappointing to read this baseless story in such a reputed magazine. I am really very much surprised and shocked to read all the stuff containing no deep reality inside. No doubt Pakistani politics is right now in a tense situation but it can happen anywhere in the world. How come Pakistan could be compared with Iraq where so many people are being killed everyday. Where 2-3 American soldiers are killed, 100-150 Iraqi innocent people are killed everyday and whare there is no certain conditiond of life even.
Please try to avoid such fake stuff which contains no realistic data, no statistics no proof. At least try to avoid it for the sake of your magazines repute. Otherwise it seems to be a try to provoke a nation.

It is amazing to see how a known news reporting entity is using such obsolete perception manipulation techniques. In todays new media age such childish and obviously biased propaganda against a fast growing and boldly emerging "Muslim" nation only goes against the ones who initiate such designs.

As we see in this case the two writers of this article have used false information and have made a poor attempt to mold perceptions.

It is amazing to see how a known news reporting entity is using such obsolete perception manipulation techniques. In todays new media age such childish and obviously biased propaganda against a fast growing and boldly emerging "Muslim" nation only goes against the ones who initiate such designs.

As we see in this case the two writers of this article have used false information and have made a poor attempt to mold perceptions.

The whole article sounds similar to those during the time of Iraq invasion, constructing fears based on digressions from militant commanders anecdotes, who by the way, specialize in instilling fear in people's minds. By printing articles like these, NEWSWEEK does the job for them and demands an action based on fears, rather than strong facts. Things like, Pakistan's Atomic Agency ads, showing awareness might have been be published to indeed increase awareness and not to signal a leak of nuclear material. And it is extremely immature to assume that every decision maker of the Government of Pakistan would know what and where the militants eat.
Furthermore, even if these fears have some grounds, the US and its allies, have already lost their resources and capability to fight another war, which is apparent from United States falling economy. It is about time the US dropped its club-bouncer-of-the-world attitude and learnt to manage with the situation. So it is important to understand that if any government tries to fully crack down the militants, it would no longer be the government of that area. Also that the hatred against Bhutto was only natural, given that she is, indeed, an agent of the west, trying to cease power through opportunism and below-the-table deal with Musharraf with the help of the US. The matter, therefore, needs to be tackled carefully, keeping in mind the limitations, and not with brute force as in Iraq and Afghanistan, the results of which are naked before the world. Nor should widely circulated printed materials like NEWSWEEK irresponsibly instill fear based on ungrounded comments from self-proclaimed militant commanders and hypothetical assumptions made over them.

It is disgusting to read such a biased account of what really happens in Pakistan. As a citizen of this country I can declare that we would never support killing of innocents. We would never support suicide bombing. In addition to that, Islam never supports this act. Hence calling the criminals 'Islamic militants' is like portraying Islam in a bad light. A very irresponsible act, if I may say so. This seems to be a worldwide propaganda against a religion which is only USED in a bad way by people whoo WANT their own advantages. Truly sad.

The whole article sounds similar to those during the time of Iraq invasion, constructing fears based on digressions from militant commanders anecdotes, who by the way, specialize in instilling fear in people's minds. By printing articles like these, NEWSWEEK does the job for them and demands an action based on fears, rather than strong facts. Things like, Pakistan's Atomic Agency ads, showing awareness might have been be published to indeed increase awareness and not to signal a leak of nuclear material. And it is extremely immature to assume that every decision maker of the Government of Pakistan would know what and where the militants eat.
Furthermore, even if these fears have some grounds, the US and its allies, have already lost their resources and capability to fight another war, which is apparent from United States falling economy. It is about time the US dropped its club-bouncer-of-the-world attitude and learnt to manage with the situation. So it is important to understand that if any government tries to fully crack down the militants, it would no longer be the government of that area. Also that the hatred against Bhutto was only natural, given that she is, indeed, an agent of the west, trying to cease power through opportunism and below-the-table deal with Musharraf with the help of the US. The matter, therefore, needs to be tackled carefully, keeping in mind the limitations, and not with brute force as in Iraq and Afghanistan, the results of which are naked before the world. Nor should widely circulated printed materials like NEWSWEEK irresponsibly instill fear based on ungrounded comments from self-proclaimed militant commanders and hypothetical assumptions made over them.

Respected Editor Newsweek
I m really surprised, sad , depressed, how is it possible for Newsweek to publish such a nonsense story,
this story is totally baseless, nothing is true in this story. There is no way to compare Pakistan with Iraq.
This story writter should be banned and i hope Newsweek will not publish such a baseless story in future.
Thanks

If you are really looking for a nation more dangerous than Iraq and one that is a real threat to the world peace and existence then this has to be USA followed by Israel. The former country is responsible for creating terrorism and the latter has well established methods of fighting wars by proxy. I challenge you to publish my comments if you are interested in freedom of speech and if you would like to explore whether mine is just an isolated voice or a sentiment shared by millions around the world today.

all i can say about this is dat da reports dat hav been made is absolutely rubbish!! this is all propaganda against pakistan. america jus needs a new target n now deyr tryin 2 make pakistan that. da biggest terorist is america. without any proof dey sould not b able to report such baseless information.

It is disgusting to read such a biased account of what really happens in Pakistan. As a citizen of this country I can declare that we would never support killing of innocents. We would never support suicide bombing. In addition to that, Islam never supports this act. Hence calling the criminals 'Islamic militants' is like portraying Islam in a bad light. A very irresponsible act, if I may say so. This seems to be a worldwide propaganda against a religion which is only USED in a bad way by people whoo WANT their own advantages. Truly sad.

It is disgusting to read such a biased account of what really happens in Pakistan. As a citizen of this country I can declare that we would never support killing of innocents. We would never support suicide bombing. In addition to that, Islam never supports this act. Hence calling the criminals 'Islamic militants' is like portraying Islam in a bad light. A very irresponsible act, if I may say so. This seems to be a worldwide propaganda against a religion which is only USED in a bad way by people whoo WANT their own advantages. Truly sad.

i m really surprised by this story, most of things are not true , i am living there for last 25 years and no such things exist. there are some areas where situation is tense but its not worse like Iraq.
How is it possible to compare Iraq with Pakistan , i cant believe how Newsweek published such a story which is just a fiction and is't based on facts.

Respected Editor
NEWSWEEK.


The story published in your magazine on Pakistan is looking completely baseless. The ground facts are completely different.
I believe that the theory of BRITRENDRESL is still in progress.
Newsweek is going to spoil its reputation to published such a low class philosophy.

Pirzada S. T. Gilani
Riyadh.
KSA.

i really doubt the writer of this article has ever visited pakistan. But what i m amazed is that its in newsweek. i cant stop laughing after i read ... a newsweek reporter had dinner with taliban leader in quetta...now just imagine if a newsweek reporter can reach a taliban leader so easily then why pak army couldnt even catch them. why that reporter didnt give clue to law enforcement agencies. why pak army is losing their soldier fighting local taliban and on the other hand newsweek could reach them so easily. i really doubt now who is with taliban and who is fighting against. there are still more than 70 soldiers of pak army missing as they were kidnapped by taliban. but this reporter was so brave he met taliban leader and interviewed him. ROFL

truly speaking..i am trying my best to be neutral ... but you know what, this issue is makes to loose the sense, there is the dire need to make the common people of pakistan and america to understand each other then being made puppet in the hands of our politicans....

Posted By: Zain@ 10/25/2007 11:48:19 PM
Its rediculious. The way this fiction was concocted by the writer has elaborated the partiality of the renowened magazine"The Newsweek". I cannot see, the writer has ever tried to know the ground reality of the Pakistan. The undemocratic so called rulers of Pakistan are trying to impose "enlightened moderation" - i.e. vulgarity on the people of Pakistan. The situation is being posed to scare people in and outside Paistan. To my point of view, another side extremism is being imposed by the General. Islam is a moderate and modern Deen. The people of Pakistan are moderate and friendily. However, The certain mind set has his own western interest in the region. They want to see unstablity and uncertainity in Pakistan. They have always been trying to pose Pakistan's negative image. There is no comparsion between Iraq and Pakistan's situation. I as reader of this megazine reject this article. Its based on writer's own dreams without any facts and figures. Newsweek is loosing its impartiality.

newsweek should pay apology to pakistani nation for such a distorted report . they should apologise for their irresponsible comments about their great leader.it should realise that reports like this will not help excusing their nation or government failures and atrocities in iraq. the search for scapegoat for their failure in war on terrorism will not help them to avoid the nightmares of their future policy failuers

Possibly the most ridiculous thing I have heard all week.

WHY THEY ARE PURSUING THAT BHUTTOS ARE CLEAN.WHY DIDNT THEY MENTION IN FIVE PAGES THAT WERE CORRUPT TO INFINITY. THEY ROBBED THIS COUNTRY.PLEASE CHECK ONLY WITH SWISS COURTS.PAKISTANIS ARE NOT TALIBAN, MAY BE SMALL MINORITY OF TWO PERCENT BUT WHO RAISED THEM.IT WERE THE AMERICANS TO FIGHT THE SOVIETS. WE PAKISTANIS ARE THE SUFFERERS. PLEASE LEAVE THEM ALONE , THEY WILL VANISH SOON, PROVIDED THE AMERICANS LEAVE AFGHANISTAN.JAMAL