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by arun
30 Nov 2008 10:02
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Terror Attacks in Mumbai - III
Replies: 1969
Views: 322198

Re: Terror Attacks in Mumbai - III

X Post : India has tell-tale evidence of Pak connection, say agencies 30 Nov 2008, 0000 hrs IST, TNN NEW DELHI: Pakistan's foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday promised to help India unearth the hand behind the Mumbai attack. Well, he will not have to work hard. For, Indian agencies hav...
by arun
30 Nov 2008 09:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism
Replies: 1911
Views: 355767

Re: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism

Pakistani connection to the Terrorist attack on Mumbai: India has tell-tale evidence of Pak connection, say agencies 30 Nov 2008, 0000 hrs IST, TNN NEW DELHI: Pakistan's foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday promised to help India unearth the hand behind the Mumbai attack. Well, he will ...
by arun
28 Nov 2008 19:00
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Terror Attacks on Mumbai-II
Replies: 1918
Views: 309716

Re: Terror Attacks on Mumbai-II

BakPak involvement reported. Bit confusing though. Thought only one terrorist has been captured and he was plain old Pak : CNN confirmed that their 'intelligence' sources had informed them of British Born angle 6 hours into the crisis. And that information was given to them but they could not broad...
by arun
28 Nov 2008 18:21
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Terror Attacks on Mumbai-II
Replies: 1918
Views: 309716

Re: Terror Attacks on Mumbai-II

BakPak involvement reported. Bit confusing though. Thought only one terrorist has been captured and he was plain old Pak : Mumbai gunmen 'were BRITISH': Indian authorities say two of arrested militants are from UK By Justin Davenport , Rashid Razaq and Nicola Boden Last updated at 12:12 PM on 28th N...
by arun
28 Nov 2008 18:11
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Terror Attacks on Mumbai-II
Replies: 1918
Views: 309716

Re: Terror Attacks on Mumbai-II

Lahori logic on display in the comment section.

Some of BR’s members might want to take a tilt :

Bombay gunmen resist commando assault
by arun
17 Nov 2008 07:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism
Replies: 1911
Views: 355767

Re: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism

A lengthier version of CIA Director Michael Hayden's comment: " Let me be very clear: Today, virtually every major terrorist threat that my agency is aware of has threads back to the tribal areas. Whether it's command and control, training, direction, money, capabilities, there is a connection ...
by arun
16 Nov 2008 09:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism
Replies: 1911
Views: 355767

Re: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism

Dawn : November 15, 2008 Saturday Ziqa'ad 16, 1429 Every major terror threat involves Pakistan: CIA By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Nov 14: CIA director Michael Hayden has warned that every major terrorist threat confronting the world has ties to Pakistan. In a speech to the Atlantic Council on Thursday...
by arun
12 Nov 2008 20:06
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Missile Technology Discussion
Replies: 518
Views: 63627

Re: Indian Missile Technology Discussion

Photo of the Shourya from the PIB website :

Shourya Pic

Guess this is national property and thus free to use :wink: .
by arun
27 Oct 2008 08:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indus Water Treaty
Replies: 3257
Views: 733288

Re: Indus Water Treaty

What stance ....... that disputes need to settled under the IWT? Monday, October 27, 2008 ‘India accepts Pak stance on Chenab water’ Daily Times Monitor LAHORE: The Chenab water issue with India will be resolved in accordance with the Indus Basin Treaty, ARY OneWorld quoted Foreign Minister Shah Meh...
by arun
23 Oct 2008 22:41
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Chandrayan-1 moon mission
Replies: 1807
Views: 504945

Re: Chandrayan-1 mission launched succesfully

X Post. Tariq Alhomayed , Editor-in-Chief of Asharq Al-Awsat contrasts India and Pakistan. News of India’s Chandryaan mission on the one hand contrasted with Pakistan’s placing a begging bowl in front of the IMF on the other : Caught Between the Moon and the “Begging Bowl” Thursday 23 October 2008 B...
by arun
23 Oct 2008 22:06
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Chandrayan-1 moon mission
Replies: 1807
Views: 504945

Re: Chandrayan-1 mission launched succesfully

ISRO Release on First Orbit Raising :

Chandrayaan-1 Spacecraft’s Orbit Raised
by arun
22 Oct 2008 18:58
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Chandrayan-1 moon mission
Replies: 1807
Views: 504945

Re: Chandrayan-1 mission launched succesfully

Guessing it has something to do with the lightening protection system.

The towers pricnciple purpose is to protect the launch vehicle and launch pad from lightening strikes.
by arun
22 Oct 2008 18:52
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Chandrayan-1 moon mission
Replies: 1807
Views: 504945

Re: Chandrayan-1 mission launched succesfully

ISRO has put up PSLV-C11 launch pictures on it's website:

1. Ignition

2. Lift off, launch pad not cleared

3. Launch pad cleared
by arun
21 Oct 2008 20:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism
Replies: 1911
Views: 355767

Re: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism: 25 May 2007

Moving from Denmark to the UK. At least one of the terrorists, Mohammed Shabir has a Pakistani link. In this case Pakistan born : Five men arrested on suspicion of terrorism in dramatic dawn raids By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:30 PM on 21st October 2008 Five men have been arrested on susp...
by arun
18 Oct 2008 07:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation
Replies: 497
Views: 92203

Re: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation: 10 May 2007

Nuclear scientist blasts HEC’s outgoing chairman Friday, October 17, 2008 By By Rauf Klasra ISLAMABAD: The detained nuclear scientist, Dr AQ Khan, has in a dramatic move made public a long charge-sheet against the outgoing chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr Attaur Rehman, saying h...
by arun
18 Oct 2008 07:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation
Replies: 497
Views: 92203

Re: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation: 10 May 2007

Is it halal for an Islamic Republic to bar a Muslim from offering prayers in the nearby mosque ? : Dr Khan tells Islamabad HC - "Musharraf told me to confess to N-proliferation role" Karachi News.Net Friday 17th October, 2008 (ANI) Islamabad, Oct 17 : Disgraced Pakistan nuclear scientist D...
by arun
15 Oct 2008 23:13
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Chandrayan-1 mission launched succesfully
Replies: 200
Views: 127445

Re: Chandrayan-1 mission discussion

X Post.

The ground segment of the Chandrayaan mission is 400% functional 8) :

Indian Deep Space Network tracks the Koguya and Rosseta space missions
by arun
15 Oct 2008 23:00
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Space Program Discussion
Replies: 518
Views: 59661

Re: Indian Space Program Discussion - 23 April 2008

The W2M satellite is manufactured by ISRO. I think the W2M will the first Indian manfactured satellite bought by a non-Indian entity : News Date: 2008-10-15 06:33 pm Arianespace Flight 186 with Eutelsat's Hot Bird and W2M satellites Paris, France - For end November "Arianespace and Eutelsat Com...
by arun
15 Oct 2008 22:54
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Space Program Discussion
Replies: 518
Views: 59661

Re: Indian Space Program Discussion - 23 April 2008

Indian Deep Space Network tracks the Koguya and Rosseta space missions news 14 October 2008 Bangalore: As preparation for its own lunar mission, Chandrayaan-I, the Indian Space Reserach Organisation's communications infrastructure, the Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN), set up to transmit and receiv...
by arun
14 Oct 2008 08:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indus Water Treaty
Replies: 3257
Views: 733288

Re: Indus Water Treaty

S. Sridhar, Is there anything in the IWT or Raymond Lafitte’s Baglihar judgment that obliges India to ensure that Pakistan receives 55,000 Cusecs of water from the Chenab :?: Looking forward to your views. TIA : October 14, 2008 Tuesday Shawwal 14, 1429 Pakistan to press India for ‘stolen’ water By ...
by arun
10 Oct 2008 13:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism
Replies: 1911
Views: 355767

Re: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism: 25 May 2007

Pakistani’s, the Islamic world’s preferred Jihadi terrorists. Con Couglin in the UK’s Telegraph : If Pakistan goes bust, the Taliban will rule the roost there as well By Con Coughlin Last Updated: 12:01am BST 10/10/2008 …… So far as Britain is concerned, all roads in the war on terror inevitably lea...
by arun
05 Oct 2008 21:34
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indo-UK: News & Discussion
Replies: 3938
Views: 818747

Re: Indo-UK: News & Discussion

Mother is denied pill by Muslim pharmacist

A woman was refused the "morning-after pill" by a supermarket's duty pharmacist because it was against his religious beliefs. ……….

Telegraph
by arun
05 Oct 2008 11:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism
Replies: 1911
Views: 355767

Re: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism: 25 May 2007

Three arrested for setting ablaze a publisher for blasphemy Is it related to the above ? Could they be Pakistanis ? Any confirmation ? TIA. Going by the names Abrar Mirza and Abbas Taj, very likely to be of Pakistani origin. The third name, Ali Beheshti, seems to me to indicate an Iranian origin in...
by arun
02 Oct 2008 13:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: ISI-History and Discussions
Replies: 510
Views: 122775

Re: ISI-History and Discussions-1

The article from the Spanish radio station that scooped the story is available at the below link. The document in question is reproduced on the link. Both are in Spanish :

El espionaje español acusa a los servicios secretos pakistaníes de colaborar con Al-Qaeda y los talibanes
by arun
29 Sep 2008 18:57
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments
Replies: 397
Views: 51607

Re: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments

X Post. Rakesh may not after all have the expensive responsibility of distributing Mithai in tonnage quantities :wink: : Defense chief says Russia does not export nuclear submarines 29/09/2008 16:55 NEW DELHI, September 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has no plans to export nuclear submarines, the country...
by arun
23 Sep 2008 09:00
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
Replies: 3959
Views: 1276495

Re: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc

MESMA equipped Agosta 90 B commissioning on Sept 26th :

Another Agosta submarine ready
by arun
12 Sep 2008 19:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation
Replies: 497
Views: 92203

Re: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation: 10 May 2007

The IAEA has released a “restricted” report on Libya's attempt to get nuclear weapons which Associated Press and separately Deutsche Presse-Agentur have gotten hold of. Pakistan is naturally found to be neck deep in proliferating to Libya. From AP via IHT : IAEA: Black market nuke network had top-no...
by arun
10 Sep 2008 22:39
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments
Replies: 397
Views: 307057

Re: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments

Thanks for the heads up. The Taiwanese for USD 125 Million are getting (LINK) : ... 60 AGM-84L HARPOON Block II missiles, 2 HARPOON guidance control units, 30 HARPOON containers, 30 HARPOON extended air-launch lugs, 50 HARPOON upgrade kits from AGM-84G to AGM-84L .... The South Koreans for USD 125 M...
by arun
10 Sep 2008 08:19
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments
Replies: 397
Views: 307057

Re: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments

US Congress notified that India will buy the AGM-84 L Harpoon Block II. For the Jaguar IM :?: : India - HARPOON Block II Missiles WASHINGTON, September 9, 2008 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to India of HARPOON Block II Missiles as wel...
by arun
05 Sep 2008 08:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism
Replies: 1911
Views: 355767

Re: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism: 25 May 2007

Another Pakistani indulging in the Pakistani national passtime of terrorism : German-Pakistani charged with al-Qaida membership The Associated Press Published: September 4, 2008 A German man of Pakistani heritage suspected of raising money and recruiting fighters for al-Qaida has been charged with m...
by arun
04 Sep 2008 08:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism
Replies: 1911
Views: 355767

Re: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism: 25 May 2007

Sridhar, One more for your collection. X Post from Dawn : September 04, 2008 Thursday Ramazan 3, 1429 ISI behind abduction of Japanese worker, alleges Afghanistan KABUL, Sept 3: Afghan intelligence claimed on Wednesday it had arrested a Pakistan national who said he was paid by his country’s spy age...
by arun
04 Sep 2008 08:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: ISI-History and Discussions
Replies: 510
Views: 122775

Re: ISI-History and Discussions-1

From Dawn : September 04, 2008 Thursday Ramazan 3, 1429 ISI behind abduction of Japanese worker, alleges Afghanistan KABUL, Sept 3: Afghan intelligence claimed on Wednesday it had arrested a Pakistan national who said he was paid by his country’s spy agency to help abduct a Japanese aid worker who w...
by arun
03 Sep 2008 21:31
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: India nuclear news and discussion - 1 sep 2008
Replies: 679
Views: 143679

Re: India nuclear news and discussion - 1 sep 2008

Will the waiver go through now? Then we can buy from Russia and France anyway. Was this doen to kill it before we could do so? The letter is here: The answers to questions on the N deal given to the foreign affairs committee is here: http://www.hcfa.house.gov/110/press090208.pdf The letter from Jef...
by arun
03 Sep 2008 14:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism
Replies: 1911
Views: 355767

Re: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism: 25 May 2007

Moving on from Germany and the US to the UK ......... Pakistani origin, most likely. The Hindu previously had identified the earlier three arrested as being of Pakistani origin ( Click Here ) I call on all those of Pakistani origin to stand up for Jinnah and the Two Nation Theory and demand that the...
by arun
03 Sep 2008 13:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism
Replies: 1911
Views: 355767

Re: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism: 25 May 2007

The much touted hypothesis that the root causes of terrorism is poverty and illiteracy is bunkum. Here we have a highly educated Pakistani woman being indicted for terrorism. Educated at MIT , I understand , which even on a generous scholarship is not within the means of the poverty stricken. There ...
by arun
03 Sep 2008 13:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism
Replies: 1911
Views: 355767

Re: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism: 25 May 2007

In the end if it is terrorism a Pakistani link will most likely emerge. No matter this plot was in Germany, no matter that it involved an Uzbek terrorist group, there is a Pakistani link. The terrorists were trained in Pakistan : Three Men Charged in German Terror Plot By Bloomberg News | September ...
by arun
19 Aug 2008 00:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation
Replies: 497
Views: 92203

Re: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation: 10 May 2007

X Post. Foreign Policy and the Center for American Progress have released this years “Terrorism Index”. Pakistan naturally has an appropriately titled section all to itself :rotfl: : The Breeding Ground Also recommended for reading is the survey result of “experts” which naturally is peppered with r...