Listen… I am Prime Minister of Pakistan It seems that the country once again headed towards a stressful crisis. Pakistan’s most horrible covert was out in the open; the army and ISI (Inter Services Intelligence) have been out of control by the civilian government. Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani lost his temper while speaking […]
Dec 23 2011 | Posted in
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Bravo Prime Minister Gillani! Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, seeing your speech the other day certainly reminded me of the days Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was the PM. Even though I was not physically there at the time, seeing his videos and reading the speeches certainly boosted my confidence and morale for being a citizen of […]
Pak Army moots the alleged federal government takeover Pakistan’s military has been forced to issue an extraordinary public denial that it was plotting against the country’s beleaguered president in the days after Osama bin Laden was shot dead. The generals have seized power three times in the country’s short history and there is intense speculation […]
Pakistan to quit financial aid for war on terror from the US The US Navy Seals raid on May 2, when Osama bin Laden was found and killed on Pakistani soil, cost Pakistan in terms of pride and reputation. It has also proved costly in terms of finance. Since the operation in Abbottabad, the Pakistani […]
US hold drone attacks in the aftermath of NATO attack on Pakistan Army The CIA has stopped firing missiles at militants in Pakistan since last month’s deadly NATO airstrikes along the Afghan border so as not to “aggravate” already strained ties with Islamabad, the chief of Pakistan’s senate defense committee said Tuesday. The 33-day pause […]
Last chance to holdback Balochistan; says Sardar Attaullah Khan Mengal Senior Baloch nationalist leader and former Balochistan chief minister, Sardar Attaullah Mengal, made it clear that the situation is reached at point of no return. He, however, stated that the province would not be part of Pakistan if atrocities against the Baloch people were not […]
Dec 20 2011 | Posted in
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Pakistan has restored liaison officers at coordination centres on the Afghanistan border, Nato said on Monday, in a slight easing of tensions, after Nato air strikes last month killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers and provoked fury across the country. But the US-led coalition’s supply lines that run through Pakistan remain closed since the Nov. 26 […]
President Zardari and Gen. Kayani agree to hold country’s interest supreme President Asif Ali Zardari and Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani agreed that the country’s interests were supreme, in a teleconference on Satuday. Kayani had called Zardari to inquire about his health, while he recovers at his residence in Dubai. Earlier on […]
Prime Minister sees no clash between institutions Islamabad (December 17), while rejecting threats regarding the expected clash between the institutions (the government, army or judiciary), Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said today that he was confident about the fact that both judiciary and military were pro-democracy and were not going to derail the democratic […]
Dec 17 2011 | Posted in
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Nature has blessed Pakistan President, Asif Ali Zardari, with some more years to live, but his political obituary is about to be written within a few days as Pakistan Army is not likely to spare him if the ongoing case of ‘Memogate’ scandal goes against the incumbent government. Irrespective of Pakistan’s history, culture and traditions, […]
Dec 17 2011 | Posted in
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Revisiting the creation of Bangladesh The creation-day of Bangladesh and dismemberment of Pakistan is mourned as routine every December 16, during which most of the mess for what happed, is put on external forces. It is a well-formed habit as we are projecting our essentially intrastate conflicts and declaring others responsible for it. It is […]
Dec 17 2011 | Posted in
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NATO Attacks were pre-planned, says Senior Pakistani Military Official A senior Pakistani military officer said a NATO air strike killing 24 Pakistani troops on the Afghan border last month was pre-planned and warned of more attacks, comments likely to fuel tension with the United States. Major General Ashfaq Nadeem, director general of military operations, was […]