Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Sept 05, 2015

Avinash R · Post by **Avinash R** » 17 Oct 2015 21:52

Pakistan's former dictator Pervez Musharraf was responsible for Benazir Bhutto's assassination: Mark Siegel

Avinash R · Post by **Avinash R** » 17 Oct 2015 21:53

Iran fires mortar across border in Pakistan

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 17 Oct 2015 22:20

Pakistan-US ties may sour again following Kunduz allegations

ISLAMABAD: Ties between Islamabad and Washington could sour once again after US intelligence officials tried to implicate Pakistan in the recent takeover of Afghanistan’s strategically important city of Kunduz by the Taliban.

A security official was furious over the ‘deliberate campaign’ to malign Pakistan. The official, who asked to remain anonymous because he was not authorised to speak to the media, said the latest story was just an attempt to deflect the pressure US had been facing for ‘its reckless’ use of force on a hospital.

Officials in Pakistan believe that certain elements hostile to Islamabad are trying to implicate the country’s security establishment in recent Kunduz attack. Officials said Pakistan had done more than any other country to help Afghanistan establish peace and stability.

“This is just an attempt by the US and Afghanistan to cover up their own failures,” remarked another official. The official said there seemed emerging a familiar patron to blame Pakistan for every failure in Afghanistan. The official warned that such approach could negatively affect its cooperation with the US to stabilize Afghanistan.

The development comes just days before PM Nawaz is all set to undertake a bilateral trip to Washington where he will hold talks with US President Barrack Obama.

Obama said that he would urge the Pakistani premier to persuade Afghan Taliban to come to the negotiating table.

Cheers

partha · Post by **partha** » 17 Oct 2015 22:23

^
It looks like an ISPR report to blackmail US on the eve of NS visit: if you keep bringing up Kunduz attack, our ties will sour and your life will become difficult in Afghanistan.

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 17 Oct 2015 22:42

Reduction of conventional weapons necessary for disarmament, says Pakistan
Buffoon's Cocoon

WASHINGTON: Following recent reports in international media about an offer by the United States to Pakistan for restrictions on the latter’s nuclear program,(poor) Pakistan said a balanced reduction of armed forces and conventional armaments is a necessary prerequisite for meaningful disarmament.The statement, submitted by Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva, which is available with Dawn, comes amidst an animated debate in the US media about a reported US offer to Islamabad for a nuclear deal.The proposal – first reported by the Washington Post and then by The New York Times – says that the US is ready to help Pakistan join the Nuclear Suppliers Group if it accepts certain restrictions on its nuclear program.“There is also an urgent need for the balanced reduction of armed forces and conventional armaments,” says the document, adding that these negotiations should be conducted with particular emphasis on “militarily significant states.”Other such “fundamental prerequisites,” as explained by (beggar)Pakistan, are:
“The principle of equality of security for all states … is an essential prerequisite for progress in areas of non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament.
“The motives, which drive states to acquire weapons to defend themselves, need to be addressed. These motives include perceived threats from larger conventional or non-conventional forces, the existence of disputes and conflicts with more powerful states and discrimination in the application of international norms and laws.“Evolving a universal and non-discriminatory agreement for addressing concerns arising from the development and deployment of anti-ballistic missile systems that are inherently destabilising, while being of dubious reliability.“Strengthen the international legal regime in order to prevent the militarisation of outer space by undertaking negotiations to this effect in the CD.“Halt the production and elimination of all existing stocks of fissile material or at least bring them under international safeguards.“Check the development and use of cyber weapons, armed drones and Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems to bring them under international regulations.“The regional issues that touch on nuclear and missile aspects require approaches that go beyond the traditional framework of disarmament and non-proliferation. Pakistan supports the fulfillment of international obligations by all states. It also supports the creation of a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East.”

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 17 Oct 2015 22:55

partha wrote:^
It looks like an ISPR report to blackmail US on the eve of NS visit: if you keep bringing up Kunduz attack, our ties will sour and your life will become difficult in Afghanistan.

partha Ji:

Indeed. I regret that the Undisputed Stupid falls for the Cwapistani ploys so as to limit India's Rise. Not to worry. India shall - eventually - prevail.
Cheers

member_22733 · Post by **member_22733** » 17 Oct 2015 22:56

Peregrine wrote: If you were the Builder I would be your Assistant. This wall should be at least Twenty Feet Thick-Deep, with Six Inch Armour Steel Plates at least Twenty Feet Deep with Sensor Rods up to a further 50 Feet Depth to keep the Foaming at the Mouth Cwapistanis.

If possible the Machine Guns provided should be fully Armed and provided with Sensors that would enable the machine gun to have a continuous Fire for a sufficient period to provide he Troops in the Bunkers to man the Defences.

Not being a Military Strategist one may have asked for the impossible.

Cheers

Donald Trump, the greatest standup comedian in the US presidential election (and my candidate of choice), said that he will build a wall to prevent Mexicans from crossing the porous US mexico border (Bakis: There is your chance to catch unkil by the balls). There were a bunch of structural engineers who proved that it is a near impossible task, economically and ecologically.

A wall maybe impossible in India too. There are alternatives: a high density sensor network including continous seismic activity monitoring, HALE weaponized drones and robotic patrolling of the border. There is one plausible way on top of all of this for added security : Build a trench and make it completely hazardous to cross with barbed edges, rusty sharp edged trash. etc.

The border we have right now cannot possibly withstand a mass of 10 - 20 million people pushing into it (which will happen once Bakistan goes down). Additional protections are much needed.

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 18 Oct 2015 01:23

Destroy Paki Textile, Destroy Paki Terrorism
15 Million x7=105 Million Roaches relying on India. Pani Bhi Bandh Karo

Anujan · Post by **Anujan** » 18 Oct 2015 02:22

Peregrine wrote:Pakistan-US ties may sour again following Kunduz allegations

So in Massa the FDA allows 9 Miligrams Or More Of Rat pakistaniyat Per Kilogram of wheat and about 60 Or More Insect Parts Per 100 grams of Chocolate. It is because they realize that making wheat rat-dropping free, or making cocoa insect free is an impossibility.

Someone should lobby for allowing Pakistan upto 20 terror attacks per year. It is impossible to make Pakistan stop terrorism. So an acceptable solution should be found.

Badmash should strongly bring this up with his meeting with Ombaba. Why this double standards? If Americans can pay for and eat upto 9 milligrams of rat Pakistaniyat per 100 grams of chocolate, why cant they realize the reality and stop insisting for 100% compliance for Pakistan to not sponsor terror?

In fact I am going to agree strongly and this is the strong argument I am going to put forward whenever WKKs insist on talks.

Falijee · Post by **Falijee** » 18 Oct 2015 03:22

CPEC group forecasts energy shortfall to increase to 10,844MW

LAHORE:
At a time when the focus of the federal as well as the provincial governments is to minimise the gap between energy demand and supply before the next general elections, the energy planning expert group of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has forecast electricity shortfall to further increase to 10,844MW by 2020.

“The annual growth rate of electricity demand between 2013 and 2020 would be about 7.8%, which would push the overall power demand to 27,840MW by 2017 and 31,900MW by 2020,” said the energy expert group in a report based on the statistics provided by the Ministry of Water.

For obvious reasons, the Chini blothers are not relying on Paki statistics and want some input in generating the estimates, after all, 46 Billion is at stake here

The experts said Pakistan had to invest heavily on its transmission system as the current system is in a dilapidated condition.

What is the guarantee that this new project (s) will not meet the same fate within a few years of its completion, if (and it is a big IF ) it is ever completed.

The rest of the farticle is based on a lot of assumptions - realistic or not !

Falijee · Post by **Falijee** » 18 Oct 2015 03:39

Plot To Kill Imran Khan Foiled By Counter Terrorism Dept

RAWALPINDI - An alleged plan to assassinate Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan was unearthed when a team of Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) recovered PTI flags and a large number of caps from the house being used as a hideout by the terrorist family killed in intelligence agencies and police commandoes’ raid in Iqbal Town, Dhamial two days ago.

The evidence included pictures of alleged terrorist ladies Sumaira Qaisar and Malqa Mustafa, the wife and mother of alleged terrorist Qaisar Mustafa respectively, picture of a small child that clicked somewhere in Karachi, schoolbooks and copies of children, passport of alleged terrorist and other stuff.
“The terrorists residing in the house and killed during raid were executing their plan to hit PTI chief Imran Khan in the guise of PTI activists in any public gathering,” disclosed a CTD investigator, requesting this scribe not to mention his name in the news story.
He said the terrorists had earlier also made a plan to kill Imran Khan which was detected by the intelligence agencies.
“Imran Khan is a lucky leader and God has saved him once again from terrorists,” he said.
He informed that CTD had recovered evidence from the crime scene for further investigation.

No further details provided ?

The CTD investigator revealed that they found a cupboard in the room decorated with stickers mentioning “Long Live Daesh”, “Long Live TTP”, “Long Live Al-Qaida” and “Long Live Sipah-e-Sahaba”.

So the implication is that the ISIS is now targeting Kaptaan

An officer of country’s top security department on request of anonymity shared with The Nation how the police commandoes faced the terrorist family inside the house.
According to him, the police commandoes entered in the house from the SKS Montessori School through ladders and had caught Qaisar Mustafa alive and asked the ladies to sit calmly. However, Sumaira ran towards the cupboard and picked a bottle of explosive foam and sprayed in the room.
Then she hurled a grenade which detonated with a big bang causing huge fire in the house killing SI Irshad and injuring other three commandoes.
Qaisar was killed by police, he said.
“The raiding team was not expecting any resistance in presence of children and ladies in the house,” he said.

The report seems too far-fetched to be believed; right off a James Bond Novel !

She said that the terrorist family comprised Mustafa, the head of family; Malqa, the wife of Mustafa; their siblings Qaisar, Usama, Awais, Itrat and Aqsa; Sumaira, the wife of Qaisar and their two sons Muhammad, aged 2 and half years and Azan, aged 7; Khaqan a 7-year-old child who was told to be nephew of Mustafa and studying in APS at Bakra Mandi.
She said that Mustafa told her once that he had factories of nimko and chips in Karachi and in Adiala.

Gagan · Post by **Gagan** » 18 Oct 2015 05:15

Quote by someone online...

Pakistan was created by a Gujarati, supported by a Gujarati and would be broken up by a Gujarati...

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 18 Oct 2015 05:48

Gagan wrote:Quote by someone online...
Pakistan was created by a Gujarati, supported by a Gujarati and would be broken up by a Gujarati...

Alhamdolillah!! Gaard Diya Killah.
Destiny of Pakistan, Ik Gujarati ki Mutthi Mey.

habal · Post by **habal** » 18 Oct 2015 08:46

Al-Bakistan has finally found an answer to Indian Dove.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK448d5yLro

On a serious note, they plan to appoint a retired crore commandu to post of NSA in place of Sartaz Aziz in order to confront the Indian NSA. In this specific case their plan is to appoint Commander, Southern Command, TSPA, Lt. Gen. Nasser Khan Janjua (Retd) as replacement for Sartaz Aziz.

No more humiliation of Sartaz Aziz at hands of Indian Dove, no more ..

Altair · Post by **Altair** » 18 Oct 2015 10:43

http://www.dawn.com/news/1213905/raw-ma ... unjab-govt

RAW may try to kill PM, warns Punjab govt
INTIKHAB HANIF — UPDATED ABOUT AN HOUR AGO

LAHORE: The Punjab home department said on Saturday it had received intelligence reports warning that RAW could carry out attempts on the lives of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed.

An official of the home department said on Saturday the warning was received two days ago that RAW (Research and Analysis Wing), India’s intelligence agency, had already tasked its agents to kill the prime minister and the JuD chief.

According to a letter issued by the home department, RAW has made plans to attack “high-value targets” in Pakistan to create chaos on a wide scale.

Consequently, Mr Sharif and Hafiz Saeed had been conveyed the warning.

The agencies concerned and the prime minister’s staff had been asked to ensure Mr Sharif’s security, especially during his public appearances.

RAW officials were planning to portray the (said) actions as retaliatory strikes by the banned extremist groups like Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan to avenge recent counter-terrorist actions.

The letter said that RAW had also tasked its agents to gather all possible addresses of Hafiz Saeed in Punjab.

According to the letter, officials concerned had been directed to adopt precautions, besides exercising extra vigilance and taking heightened security measures at all tiers.

Police’s security wing said that the JuD chief had also been asked to ensure his security.

India has been after Hafiz Saeed since the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, which it alleged was orchestrated by him.

Special Assistant to Prime Minister Musadik Malik was quoted by Geo TV as terming it a conspiracy. He said `we know how to protect our prime minister’.

Published in Dawn, October 18th , 2015

Altair · Post by **Altair** » 18 Oct 2015 10:48

http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-20103 ... -disclosed

RAW’s plan to assassinate PM Nawaz Sharif disclosed

- October 17, 2015 - Updated 2053 PKT - From Web Edition

RAW’s plan to assassinate PM Nawaz Sharif disclosed

LAHORE: The Punjab Home Department has issued a high-alert to the security institutions over an assassination threat to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from Indian intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).

According to a circular issued by the provincial Home Department here on Saturday, RAW has weaved a plan to assassinate PM Nawaz Sharif while a number of other prominent personalities in Pakistan are also in RAW’s cross-hairs.

In view of the latest threat arising from RAW, the circular carries strict orders for the law enforcing departments to take all necessary measures to ensure fool-proof security of the PM and others.

PM Nawaz Sharif’s special assistant Musadik Malik when contacted told Geo News that it was a conspiracy but ‘we know how to protect our Prime Minister’.

Altair · Post by **Altair** » 18 Oct 2015 10:54

This is the next level of escalation. Now that engineering riots in India have failed since past year despite the best efforts from Rajdeep Sardesai, Barkha Dutt, Sonia Gandhi and their friends, spiking Modi is even more important. It appears that Paki Military and ISI feel that Sharif is a worthy bali ka bakra so that RAW can be blamed for the assassination. Wah re gaddar Media, Please host "Should RAW be disbanded?" in your "We the People" and invite Musharraf to the talk show!

Paul · Post by **Paul** » 18 Oct 2015 10:56

Paul · Post by **Paul** » 18 Oct 2015 10:57

Master Tara Singh! u r free to choose.Bt mark my words.u ve seen Hindu as a slave.u ve not seen him ruler yet-jinnah

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 18 Oct 2015 11:19

Gagan wrote:Quote by someone online...

Pakistan was created by a Gujarati, supported by a Gujarati and would be broken up by a Gujarati...

That is one good quote!

Vikas · Post by **Vikas** » 18 Oct 2015 12:30

Gagan ji, What is your twitter handle. I have tweeted it but want to credit it to you.

VKumar · Post by **VKumar** » 18 Oct 2015 12:44

TSP wants to equate with India but India has moved on (equality of conventional weapons) . TSP is now left to equate itself with Afghanistan, to ensure which, they are making all efforts to install the Taliban in government in Kabul. If they fail in that, then they will implode.

Already the opposition in Baluchistan, Gilgit/Baltisthan is drawing world attention. Baluchisthan and Gilgit are Bangladesh in the making. If that happens, expect Sindh and Pakhtoonistan to demerge too, leaving the rat hole in TSP Punjab as the only remnant.

At the present trajectory, give this about 5 years to happen.

Now only if India create a wall on the border, and seriously backs industries like textiles, rice, cotton, that compete with TSP, this can be ensured.

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 18 Oct 2015 14:30

Gagan wrote:Quote by someone online...
Pakistan was created by a Gujarati, supported by a Gujarati and would be broken up by a Gujarati...

Jhujar wrote:
Alhamdolillah!! Gaard Diya Killah.
Destiny of Pakistan, Ik Gujarati ki Mutthi Mey.

Gagan Ji and Jhujar Ji,:

Here is the corrected Statement :

Pakistan was created by an Indian Gujarati, supported by an Indian Gujarati and Begorrah those from the Pakjab Districts of Gujarat and Gujaranwala i. e. Pakistan would be broken up by all Five Gujarati Peoples...

Glory Glory Hellelujah, Glory Glory Hallelujah Pak Lady went into the Water and got her Feet All Wet.... but,... not yet!

Cheers

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 18 Oct 2015 14:40

Altair wrote:http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-20103 ... -disclosed

RAW’s plan to assassinate PM Nawaz Sharif disclosed

Ladies and Gentlemen :

Please be upstanding for the announcement from the Indian Side :

Nawaz Sharif is not Worth Assassinating by India!

Cheers

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 18 Oct 2015 14:52

Pakis should know one thing about India:

We never shoot the Saree Delivery Boy, unless the Saree was a damaged piece!

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 18 Oct 2015 15:09

RajeshA wrote:Pakis should know one thing about India:

We never shoot the Saree Delivery Boy, unless the Saree was a damaged piece!

RajeshA Ji :

Wow!

For your Private Information Only :

The Pakistan Army always shoots the Saree Delivery Boy whether the Saree was a damaged piece or not!

Cheers

Altair · Post by **Altair** » 18 Oct 2015 16:46

Saars.
Regarding Nawaz's life in danger,
This only means Pakistani Army cannot guarantee the safety of Nawaz Sharif any more and he will get the lamp post or sun roof lever shortly. India is the patsy.

Falijee · Post by **Falijee** » 18 Oct 2015 17:05

US should refrain from fanning S. Asian instability: Sartaj

Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz while speaking to BBC Urdu on Saturday said the United States (US) should refrain from fanning instability in South Asia.

The National Security Advisor's (NSA) statement follows international media reports which claim the US is ready to help Pakistan join the Nuclear Suppliers Group if it accepts certain restrictions on its nuclear programme.

Additionally, a US media report last Thursday claimed that American special operations analysts ─ just days before the Oct 3 US air attack on a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital in Kunduz ─ were gathering intelligence on the facility because they believed it was being used by a Pakistani operative to coordinate Taliban activity.

The reports have surfaced just days before Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's October 20 visit to Washington, where he is expected to discuss the nuclear issue with US President Barack Obama.

Sartaj Aziz rejected the notion that allegations regarding the Pakistani operative's presence in the hospital would impact talks with the super power.

He said Pakistan had already denied allegations implicating a Pakistani operative in Kunduz, adding that "the world knows Pakistan is committed to peace and prosperity in Afghanistan".

The NSA said that the purpose of talks between Pakistan and the US during Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's visit to Washington later this week will not be to reach a compromise on the extent of Pakistan's defence capabilities, but to discuss nuclear safety.

Sartaj said "Our main priority is to protect national interest and security, and we will not compromise on this."

He said efforts were under way to make Pakistan a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), and expressed hope that both Pakistan and India would be accepted as members of the NSG together.

Sartaj Aziz said the US can maintain whatever kind of relations it wishes to with India, but at a time when Pak-India relations are tense, the super power should not increase strategic and conventional imbalance in the region to the extent that there is a threat to regional security.

He said that many countries, including the US, wanted Pakistan and India to resolve their issues through dialogue, but for that it was important there was no regional imbalance.

The NSA said that Pakistan would welcome the steps the US took in order to improve the situation in Afghanistan.

He said US leadership had indicated an interest in dialogue with Afghanistan, but the decision ultimately rested with Afghan leadership. If the US wanted Pakistan to mediate the process, they would be ready to cooperate.

Sartaj said core issues to be discussed during the upcoming talks with the US include Pak-India relations, restoration of peace in Afghanistan and trade and investment opportunities.

The gist of the article, IMHO, is that the Pakis want = = with India, in all respects, irrespective of their pathetic internal situation, their rogue and pygmy status in world affairs,denial of interference in Afghan affairs in spite of irrefutable evidence, their "condition" in "bringing" Taliban (which the Afghan people have already rejected) to the talking table ;SA is saying that they will accept nothing else, and hence this outburst on the eve of Ganja's visit

Falijee · Post by **Falijee** » 18 Oct 2015 17:12

Indian producer Rakesh Upadhyay set to make Imran Khan biopic

The reason for the producer's visit was earlier misreported as a collaboration with Reham Khan for a film. which he has clarified: "I'd like to clarify that I am not producing any movie with Reham Khan. Although I do want to work in Pakistani film industry in near future."

Why in the first place, this closet Islamist and publicity seeker politico and ex playboy , being glorified by the Indian Film Industry; is there any legal way it can be nipped in the bud

Falijee · Post by **Falijee** » 18 Oct 2015 17:19

DG ISI meets US intelligence officials ahead of Nawaz's Washington trip
This in itself tells you where the real levers of power in Pakiland lie ; Ganja Sharif, although nominally PM is just a figurehead ; Ombaba, also probably understands this, but will go with the charade anyway, welcoming NS & his entourage to DC ; does not want to "upset" their closest Non-Nato ally

Falijee · Post by **Falijee** » 18 Oct 2015 17:34

Inviting Arabs to hunt is pillar of foreign policy: govt

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has asked the Supreme Court to reconsider a ban on hunting houbara bustard by foreign dignitaries, saying the restriction was adversely affecting the country’s already-weakened relations with the Gulf states in the wake of turmoil in the region.

Code word for decision not to send troops to SA

A three-judge Supreme Court bench, headed by then Chief Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, had ordered the federal and provincial governments not to grant licences or permits to hunt the endangered bird in the future.

But the federal government argued that the matter concerned the country’s external affairs, matters the superior courts usually avoided interfering with.

The review petition pleaded that falconry is a significant feature of Pakistan’s relations with Middle Eastern countries. Falconry is not merely a sport for Arabs, but also one of their most cherished customs and recognised as a cultural heritage by Unesco.

How sycophantic can you get ; where is their Enchedee in light of the treatment being meted out to them by their Gulf Ummahs

Since inviting Arab dignitaries to hunt in Pakistan was a “cornerstone of foreign policy”, in continuance of past practice, foreign dignitaries were invited to Pakistan for the 2014-2015 hunting season.

Moreover, the foreign dignitaries brought with them considerable finances which were exclusively used for the development of the people in the areas where they hunted. Locals are also persuaded to arrangement for the breeding of the species and, often, a large number of the birds are released.

Are they not violating UN Conventions when they allow this practice; why are they not taken to task for this

Falijee · Post by **Falijee** » 18 Oct 2015 18:01

US- Pakistan Ties Are Basically A Transactional Relationship - Paki Anal-ist
A working transaction

THE ally from hell. The desi mother-in-law. They’re our enemy. No, we’re their enemy. It’s that time again — Pak-US is in the news.

As of Sept 30, the US has transferred $31.3 billion in all types of aid, military and civilian, to Pakistan since 2002. That’s a little more than $2bn a year.

But what, really, has the US paid Pakistan for? Basically, since 9/11 and the US-led war in Afghanistan that began in Oct 2001, the Americans have engaged with us for three reasons.

So the author confirms Pakistan's status as a "rent boy" for Massa - contracted to do the "dirty work"

One, to help them wage war in Afghanistan. Two, to help wage war on Al Qaeda in the Af-Pak arena. Three, to keep terrorists away from our nuclear weapons.

In all these cases, the "work" is conducted with reluctance/ alienation and hence the friction !

Ah, but there’s that business of Osama, you’re thinking. Sure, we had him. But once they found him, we also watched them walk in, take him out and walk out again — and soon enough went back to doing business with them.

But does this "entity" have any other option, due to its pathetic status and in spite of "nuclear status"

Three, the boys love their nukes more than life itself. It is their one ticket to permanent relevance. It is also a genuinely scary story — it’s just not a good idea to hug both nukes and militants close.

That alone merits a two-billion-dollar-a-year transactional relationship between the US and Pakistan — the Americans need access to Pakistan if they’re to prevent their worst nightmare from coming true.
And do they get access. Maybe not to the nukes themselves, but definitely to the programme’s managers — and to the military at large.

Nuclear status milked to the hilt !

The dirty little secret of the Pak-US relationship is that it works — for the US and the boys, anyway.

But not apparently for the Aam Abduls

A_Gupta · Post by **A_Gupta** » 18 Oct 2015 18:57

Shots fired across the bow for Nawaz Sharif prior to his visit to Washington D.C.

1. ISI is ready to assassinate him and to blame it on RAW.

2. Munir Akram in the Dawn: http://www.dawn.com/news/1213810/the-wa ... -challenge

Under the circumstances, it would have been wiser to postpone the prime minister’s Washington trip. During the visit, he will be obliged to give a firm response to the unacceptable US demands. He cannot afford another Ufa.

To me, that "cannot afford" sounds like an explicit threat. I mean, what will Akram & co do, reduce Sharif's parliamentary majority????

IMO, Pakistan's establishment is worried that Nawaz Sharif, outside the confines of Pakistan, might do or say something that they don't like/want, and so all this is Washington-visit preparation.

arun · Post by **arun** » 18 Oct 2015 18:59

Indian origin Dhruva Jaishankar of the German Marshall fund has written an op-ed in Foreign Policy titled “The Definition of Insanity Is U.S. AfPak Strategy”.

On the central problem in the Af-Pak Fak-Up, namely the Uniformed Jihadi’s of the Punjabi dominated Military of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan:

The central problem confronting the United States in the region is no longer al Qaeda or the Taliban. It’s the Pakistan Army, which has always pursued its own objectives over those of the country it is meant to defend. The Army has a 40-year history of supporting terrorists against Afghanistan, India, and (more recently) Americans. Even in the absence of a smoking gun, there is little doubt that the Army and its intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) directorate, sheltered Osama bin Laden and protected Taliban leader Mullah Omar. This policy of supporting terrorism has been driven by a warped ideology, political imperatives, and corporate interests. The Army has long used Islamism and imagined foreign threats to consolidate its political primacy and shore up its commercial interests, which range from cement to telecommunications.

On the US plan to provide an India type nuclear deal to the US’s Major Non NATO Ally, the nuclear weapon technology proliferating Islamic Republic of Pakistan:

The proposed agreement to mainstream Pakistan’s nuclear program and the failure to address the Pakistan factor in Afghanistan are, in Trump’s parlance, just dumb, dumb, dumb. The White House seems completely removed from South Asia’s political and security realities. It’s quaint, almost funny, that U.S. officials and experts still worry about a “rogue commander” with “radical sympathies” seizing control of a Pakistani nuclear bomb. The Pakistan Army radicalized and went rogue many years ago.

From here:

The Definition of Insanity Is U.S. AfPak Strategy : The central problem confronting the United States in the region is no longer al Qaeda or the Taliban. It’s the Pakistan Army.

A_Gupta · Post by **A_Gupta** » 18 Oct 2015 20:22

Not sure how I missed this:
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2 ... in-Sahiwal

The Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered suspension of the establishment of a coal power project in Sahiwal district of Punjab.

Vayutuvan · Post by **Vayutuvan** » 18 Oct 2015 20:33

How much influence Munir Akram has in Pakistan? He is not even a citizen. Army family?

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 18 Oct 2015 22:29

Falijee wrote:Indian producer Rakesh Upadhyay set to make Imran Khan biopic
The reason for the producer's visit was earlier misreported as a collaboration with Reham Khan for a film. which he has clarified: "I'd like to clarify that I am not producing any movie with Reham Khan. Although I do want to work in Pakistani film industry in near future."
Why in the first place, this closet Islamist and publicity seeker politico and ex playboy , being glorified by the Indian Film Industry; is there any legal way it can be nipped in the bud

Faleeji :

It all depends on who is Financing Rakesh Upadhyey!
Cheers

A_Gupta · Post by **A_Gupta** » 18 Oct 2015 22:36

^^^Why won't Rakesh Upadyay's film crews be infiltrated with RAA agents?

Anujan · Post by **Anujan** » 18 Oct 2015 22:53

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0SC0TP20151018

Pakistan to appoint ex-general as new national security advisor

Pakistan is about to appoint a former general as national security advisor, tightening the powerful military's control over security policy and negotiations with arch rival India, officials said Sunday. Lieutenant General Naseer Khan Janjua, who retired from the military this week, will be appointed national security advisor soon and will accompany Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on his trip to the United States next week, one military official and two civilians said. Two senior government officials said that Janjua was respected for his previous posting in Baluchistan, a poverty-stricken province with a raging separatist insurgency and widespread reports of human rights abuses by security forces.

So Sartaj Aziz is not NSA anymore. This could point to one of many things

1. Pak Army wants to avoid another Ufa. The Janjua fella is going to take care of Balochistan dossier
2. Nuke negotiations with US is gaining steam. The Army wants to directly negotiate instead of sending a civilian.

A_Gupta · Post by **A_Gupta** » 18 Oct 2015 23:15

Since it was in response to a question about Pakistan:
http://newsworldindia.in/india/defence- ... ma/138723/

The defence relationship between India and US “stands on its own” and the impact of this association from a strategic point of view besides others is to “increase peace and stability and prosperity,” a top envoy of that country said on Sunday.

“I think the US and India defence relationship stands on its own… when we think about our shared values — rule of law, constitutional democracy (and) peaceful resolution of disputes — and that the real impact of our two nations coming together from a strategic point of view, an economic point of view, political point is actually to increase peace and stability and prosperity,” US Ambassador to India Richard Verma told a press meet here.

His response came to a scribe’s question on Pakistan national security adviser Sartaj Aziz’s reported remarks that US-India strategic collaboration should not increase so much that it should become a “threat” to the integrity of the region.

“I remember what (US) Vice-President (Joe) Biden said a few years ago that if the US and India are the closest friends and partners, the world will be a safer place. That is the heart of this relationship,” he added.