Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 1 Feb 2015

K Mehta · Post by **K Mehta** » 04 Mar 2015 19:39

gagan
50% of baki budget goes for debt and interest payments
40% for defense.
remaining 10% or less for remaining public.

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 04 Mar 2015 20:02

Pakistan must give up its 'ideological obsession' with Kashmir: Hussain Haqqani

LONDON: Former ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani said on Wednesday that Pakistan no longer enjoys the support of the international community over the Kashmir issue and must give up its “ideological obsession”, The Economic Times reported.

“Pakistan needs to have the kind of approach China has over Taiwan. It doesn’t need to give up its claim but it needs to move on other issues first,” Haqqani said, speaking at the Royal Institute of International Affairs at Chatham House in London.

He added that Pakistan no longer has the support of the international community on the Kashmir issue.

“We need to take a more pragmatic approach rather than making it an ideological obsession,” he said.
Haqqani pressed for a “decisive shift” in Pakistan’s approach towards Kashmir. He said that issues around 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, its alleged mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, and Jamaatud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed could be stumbling blocks to lasting peace between the neighbouring countries.

The former ambassador described Pakistan and India’s relationship as a “bad marriage”.

Commenting on India’s Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar’s visit to Pakistan, Haqqani said, “It’s a good thing that India and Pakistan are resuming talks but unfortunately the fundamentals of the relationship are yet to be addressed.”

“After initial bonhomie, the Indians will want to know what is happening with the Lakhvi trial; what is happening with Hafiz Saeed; why is Lashkar-e-Taiba still openly operating as Jamaatud Dawa,” he added.

When asked how the impasse between India and Pakistan could be broken, Haqqani said: “Pakistan is part of the international community that has agreed that terrorism is not acceptable; so there are several aspects where responsibility can be fixed.”

Osama Bin Laden’s assasination

Haqqani was Pakistan’s ambassador to the US when al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden was assassinated in Abbottabad. He believes the event had a lasting impact on the Pakistan’s image.
“I was ambassador in the US when Bin Laden was shot in Pakistan. I think we owe an explanation to the world as to why he was there,” he said.

On India-Afghanistan relations

Haqqani said that Indian presence in Afghanistan is based on trade, aid and education ties and does not necessarily pose an inimical threat to Pakistan’s interests.

Calling India “an imaginary threat,” Haqqani said, “Parity with India is not an attainable objective, as quite simply size matters. India’s economy is 10 times larger. It is a kind of psychological and political insecurity that has held Pakistan back. The best strategy would be to focus inward.”
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KJo · Post by **KJo** » 04 Mar 2015 20:24

Haqqani seems to get it.
The only way forward is to phase out the terrorism strategy and focus on vikas. I am sure they can benefit a lot of India is on their side.
But knowing the Mohammedan mind, this will never happen. They continue to think that the skinny Hindoo is weak and afraid and any hand of friendship is weakness.

Long term, only Ghar Wapsi will work.

Virendra · Post by **Virendra** » 04 Mar 2015 20:47

The only sane voices among Pakis are the ones that either aren't heard anymore or that don't have the power to effect a big change.

saip · Post by **saip** » 04 Mar 2015 20:53

Why would a plane from Dubai over fly India before they land in Pakistan? This is not making sense.

214 Pakis stranded at Delhi airport
Link

Virendra · Post by **Virendra** » 04 Mar 2015 21:00

I hear it was diverted for some reason.

Nandu · Post by **Nandu** » 04 Mar 2015 21:41

It is from two days ago, I think. I don't see why Delhi would be closer than Lahore to their flight path.
Anyway, it is overhyped whining. It is the airline that kept them in the plane for a long time, and they were eventually let out into the terminal. Of course they were not allowed to leave the terminal and enter India, which is as should be, but they are whining about that too.

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 04 Mar 2015 21:43

Two dead as PAF Mirage aircraft crashes in DI Khan

PESHAWAR: A Pakistan Air Force (PAF)Mirage aircraft crashed Wednesday afternoon in Miran area of D I Khan district.

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Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 04 Mar 2015 21:57

Nandu wrote:It is from two days ago, I think. I don't see why Delhi would be closer than Lahore to their flight path.
Anyway, it is overhyped whining. It is the airline that kept them in the plane for a long time, and they were eventually let out into the terminal. Of course they were not allowed to leave the terminal and enter India, which is as should be, but they are whining about that too.

Nandu Ji :

Au contraire Mon Ami!

Stranded Pakistanis arrive in Lahore after PM sends special flight to New Delhi
ISLAMABAD: After Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif took notice of over 200 passengers stranded at New Delhi Airport due to some technical fault in a Gulf Air aircraft, a special flight was sent for their evacuation, which arrived in Lahore on Tuesday.
Gul Air’s flight GF-766, that took off from Bahrain at 4am on Sunday, was supposed to arrive at the Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport the same day at 9am. However, due to a thunderstorm, the aircraft developed some technical fault and had to be diverted to New Delhi. But passengers have since been stuck in India.
Speaking to Express News some of the passengers expressed their gratitude to India and the PM for their support and help in the situation.
“We had to sit in the plane for eleven hours. There were initially no facilities and we posed as a security threat to India,” said one of the passengers.
The premier, while taking notice of the situation, directed his advisor on aviation Shujaat Azeem to contact concerned authorities and, if needed, arrange a special flight of PIA to bring back the stranded passengers.
He also directed the Pakistan High Commissioner in New Delhi to look after the well being of stranded passengers.
After the premier took notice of the situation, the stranded Pakistanis said they had been treated very well and felt like they were home.
“We were provided with hotel rooms and food and they took very good care of us. We did not even feel like we were anywhere else, it felt like we were in Pakistan and they (India) treated us like family,” another passenger informed

I bet whilst they were I the hotel a couple of "Sleepers" were "Relieved" and new ones took their place.

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Nandu · Post by **Nandu** » 04 Mar 2015 22:09

^Ah, I hadn't kept up with the latest on that. Thanks.

kancha · Post by **kancha** » 05 Mar 2015 00:44

Peregrine wrote:Two dead as PAF Mirage aircraft crashes in DI Khan

From the above

In a statement, the PAF identified the pilots as Air Commodore Shafqat Mushtaq and Flight Lieutenant Sohaib Rasheed

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 05 Mar 2015 03:03

They don't trust their junior officers to fly the planes!!

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 05 Mar 2015 03:04

Lal Mullah any insights on good Haqqani's speech in Londonabad?

Vipul · Post by **Vipul** » 05 Mar 2015 03:30

Thanks Pergrine for the info regarding the Track II publicity seekers from India. (Prem Shankar Jha, Jayant Prasad, Amit Singh Chadha, Sushhobha Barve, Suhasini Haidar, Jyoti Malhotra, Aakar Patel, Shubhra Chatturvedi and Omair Ahmed.)

Half of these assh**es are seen on various Paki talk shows (always agreeing to whatever pro-paki views expressed/ statements are made).No doubt the other half is waiting in the wings to prove their worth to their paki masters.

One other thing to note is that Second Generation of RAPES are now firmly a part of the the Track II circuit. PTI leader Asad Umar's father was a part of the Neemrana Dialogue process from which the Track II program emerged.

On a lighter note who do you think Sherry Rehman would have personally attended to? My Guess - Prem Shanakar Jha.

Vipul · Post by **Vipul** » 05 Mar 2015 03:37

ramana wrote:They don't trust their junior officers to fly the planes!!

I think with the restricted hours of flying that the Paki Pilots get, the Air Commodore must have pulled his rank to be able to fly himself on the juniors hours.

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 05 Mar 2015 03:58

Vipul wrote:Thanks Pergrine for the info regarding the Track II publicity seekers from India. (Prem Shankar Jha, Jayant Prasad, Amit Singh Chadha, Sushhobha Barve, Suhasini Haidar, Jyoti Malhotra, Aakar Patel, Shubhra Chatturvedi and Omair Ahmed.)

Half of these assh**es are seen on various Paki talk shows (always agreeing to whatever pro-paki views expressed/ statements are made).No doubt the other half is waiting in the wings to prove their worth to their paki masters.

One other thing to note is that Second Generation of RAPES are now firmly a part of the the Track II circuit. PTI leader Asad Umar's father was a part of the Neemrana Dialogue process from which the Track II program emerged.

On a lighter note who do you think Sherry Rehman would have personally attended to? My Guess - Prem Shanakar Jha.

Vipul Ji :

I hope Prem Shanksr Jha has his Life Vest on!

Cheers

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 05 Mar 2015 04:09

^^^ Look, if straus-kahn could have his 4 parties a year, I have nothing against the SDREs recreating roman traditions. Why should it be a TFTA preserve?

arun · Post by **arun** » 05 Mar 2015 06:07

Vipul wrote:On a lighter note who do you think Sherry Rehman would have personally attended to? My Guess - Prem Shanakar Jha.

Depends

. Former Minister and Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the US, present Chair of Jinnah Institute and Chief High Priestess of Track II diplomacy, Shehrbano “Sherry” Rehman is on unwitting videographed record of describing Indian Ministers at least as “wall to wall ugliness”

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Former Pakistan Minister Sherry Rehman calls Indian Ministers ‘Ugly’

The Sherry Rehman video is available on You Tube:

[Leaked Video] Former Pakistan Minister Sherry Rehman calls Indian Ministers 'Ugly'

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 05 Mar 2015 07:20

Disapproval: China objects to shelving of coal-fired power projects
M&D Saved

OSAMAMABAD: The abandoning of many coal-fired power projects including the Gadani Power Park has not gone down well with the Chinese government, which has strongly protested against the dwindling interest of Pakistan in such energy schemes.The Chinese objection comes in the backdrop of putting the massive Gadani Power Park costing an estimated $14 billion on the back burner. Some planned coal-based power plants in Punjab have also been shelved because of coal transportation constraints and the government’s focus has turned to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants from the coal plants.According to officials, participants of a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy, held on February 12, told Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that the Chinese ambassador had aired concern over reports that the government had decided to abandon coal-fired power projects.They said the ambassador argued that Beijing had done a lot of work on these projects and was expecting progress from the Pakistan side.Water and Power Secretary Younus Daga insisted that up to 7,000MW coal-based power projects were still being processed on a fast-track basis.A representative of the Punjab government sought guarantees for the transportation of coal to the power projects including the Sahiwal plants, saying in the absence of guarantees the projects would not be feasible.He asked the energy committee to direct the Ministry of Finance to take responsibility of the default in case of failure to transport coal on the basis of the letter of comfort it had already issued to the Chinese investors.Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi briefed the committee on the 3,600-megawatt LNG-based power plants.He said open-cycle LNG projects would be completed in April 2017 whereas combined-cycle projects would be ready in February 2018.

Vipul · Post by **Vipul** » 05 Mar 2015 08:06

arun wrote:
Vipul wrote:On a lighter note who do you think Sherry Rehman would have personally attended to? My Guess - Prem Shanakar Jha.
Depends . Former Minister and Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the US, present Chair of Jinnah Institute and Chief High Priestess of Track II diplomacy, Shehrbano “Sherry” Rehman is on unwitting videographed record of describing Indian Ministers at least as “wall to wall ugliness” . :

Former Pakistan Minister Sherry Rehman calls Indian Ministers ‘Ugly’

The Sherry Rehman video is available on You Tube:

[Leaked Video] Former Pakistan Minister Sherry Rehman calls Indian Ministers 'Ugly'

Well Mehr Tarar is there to take care of the ugly Indian Ministers. Sherry does not have any issues with ugly Indian journalists.

Aditya_V · Post by **Aditya_V** » 05 Mar 2015 08:43

Regarding PAF crash, considering it was Air commodore, any chances an F- Solah crash has been converted into a Mirage Crash?

habal · Post by **habal** » 05 Mar 2015 09:10

Shoiab Akhtar, has pricked many a pakistani bubble by appearing on an Indian comedy show "Comedy Nights with Kapil" with Harbhajan Singh and imitating many pakistani cricketers, ex and present, and the previous cricket board chairman to the chagrin of his fans in Pakistans. That comedian Umar Sharif even made a program on it .. check it out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUoTeJwkgv8

this is the offending comedy show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBQPAZ_7HsY

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 05 Mar 2015 15:57

WHO extends travel restrictions for Pakistan after poliovirus export

ISLAMABAD: Before the health ministry and the Prime Minister’s (PM) Polio Cell had recovered from Bill Gates’ phone call to PTI chief Imran Khan appreciating the polio programme in his province, the World Health Organisation (WHO) unleashed another surprise by extending international travel restrictions.

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Mihaylo · Post by **Mihaylo** » 05 Mar 2015 17:42

Aditya_V wrote:Regarding PAF crash, considering it was Air commodore, any chances an F- Solah crash has been converted into a Mirage Crash?

Any chance this was a sabotage...

-M

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 05 Mar 2015 23:22

Indian foreign secretary's visit icebreaker between countries: FO
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesperson Tasneem Aslam said on Thursday that Pakistan would not characterize Indian foreign secretary’s visit as a failure, rather it is an ‘ice breaker’ between neighbouring countries.
“I would not like to characterize it as failure. India had characterized it as a visit in the context of Saarc. We said that it is a visit that is taking place in lieu of the August visit as an ice breaker,”Aslam said while briefing media persons in Islamabad.
On Tuesday, Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said ensuring peace and tranquility along the Line of Control and Working Boundary is vital.
“This visit is part of the SAARC yatra to improve relations among SAARC countries as part of the initiative taken by the Indian PM,” Jaishankar had said while addressing the media.
She said the meeting was held in a constructive and positive atmosphere but did not provide further details.
Aslam said terrorism is a menace that any country cannot fight alone and requires cooperation from all countries.
“The entire region is affected by terrorism and Pakistan has suffered the most from it,” the spokesperson said, adding that Pakistan has done a lot more than any other country to counter terrorism.
The country expects similar role and cooperation from other countries,” Aslam said.
There are reports and also investigations about the number of terror incidents that took place in India, the spokesperson said.
“However, to immediately blame others on terror incidents is not the solution. First investigations should be conducted.”
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Tuvaluan · Post by **Tuvaluan** » 06 Mar 2015 00:42

Nice one by the Indian govt. -- so this SAARC is just a foil to get rid of bilateral meetings which result in all the paki-loving morons in India creating unrealistic expectations and the pakis using that to create diplomatic pressure. This SAARC visit is "in lieu of" a bilateral visit in August, according to the EAM Dr.J. No paki whining about bad relations etc. etc.

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 06 Mar 2015 03:44

Pakistan’s energy crisis could topple government, warns expert

Harami Linkami

Pakistan has been gripped by severe energy shortages for some years with parts of the country facing electricity cuts for up to 20 hours a day. The country has an installed electricity capacity of 22,797 megawatts (MW), but production stands at a dismal 12,000 MW. In recent years, electricity demand has risen to 19,000 MW.“Energy may well be the government’s undoing,” Michael Kugelman,
The Sharif government’s policy space, he said, was fast shrinking in the face of an “emboldened military”.“If power shortages bring large numbers of people onto the streets, and these protests occur nationwide and are sustained for many days, the military may lean on Sharif to call early elections,” he warned. Pakistan’s politics have been dominated by its powerful military and the generals have a long history of interrupting and meddling with civilian rule.In the same month the government packed up 6,600 MW of large coal-powered projects in Gadani, Balochistan province. Chinese investors pulled out of the six plants – part of the US$45.6 billion worth of energy and infrastructure deals dubbed the Pakistan-China Economic Corridor – calling the project impracticable due to lack of existing infrastructure in the area, according to media reports.Eminent economist, Dr Kaiser Bengali, who heads the policy reform unit of Balochistan’s chief minister, argued the Gadani projects were “doomed from the very beginning.” The plants were uneconomical – requiring the construction of jetties to unload and transport expensive imported coal– and would have blown coal dust and pollution straight towards Karachi, he said.
In early February work on another 6600 MW Chinese-backed coal powered projects in Punjab came to a halt. But Pakistan’s energy woes do not end hereThe 963 MW Neelum-Jhelum hydroelectric project in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, expected to be completed in 2016, may now be delayed due to a shortage of Rs 50 billion ($493 million) after Chinese contractors refused to provide equipment to build the underground water diversion tunnel. The dam will divert water from the River Neelum through a tunnel underneath the River Jhelum.The Jhelum rivers flows from India into Pakistan and the delay, said Bengali, will enable India to finish building hydropower dams on its section of the river first and claim prior user rights over Pakistan, as agreed under the Indus Water Treaty signed by both countries.
Pakistan has failed to tap its vast hydropower potential because policy makers view energy policy in terms of short term political tenure and put “personal interest over national interest,” said Dhindsa.If Pakistan builds three or four big dams, all its energy woes would be over, argued Dhindsa. “We will be good for the next 50 years, both for storing water and generating energy.”But there are real questions whether Pakistan will have enough water in the future to produce hydropower. And this is where the real problem lies, said Kugelman of the Wilson Centre. “The tragedy about Pakistan’s energy crisis is that so many of the supply-side projects are simply untenable.” he said.He said the proposed gas pipeline with Iran lacked funding; whenever large dams were proposed there was too much pushback from environmental activists and NGOs; and Pakistan lacks the technological capacity to exploit its untouched coal reserves.Almost half of the country’s total energy is generated by expensive imported thermal fuel. Reliance on oil and gas has led to high electricity prices for consumers. About 25% of power is lost through inefficient power distribution networks, poor infrastructure, mismanagement and theft of electricity and this needed to be fixed.Renewable energy holds the key?The Sharif government is now hoping to expand clean solar and wind energy to generate electricity more cheaply. Pakistan’s government recently cut import taxes on solar panels and approved the use of grid-connected solar energy and rooftop solar installations in a bid to boost solar power across the country.Last year the government set up the country’s first solar power park, which will soon feed 100 MW of electricity into the national grid and eventually produce 1,000 MW of power.But renewable energy is unlikely to play a major role in energy production in the near future. “There simply is not enough scale at the moment for solar and wind to take off, and certainly not on levels that would respond to the immense volume of demand for energy in Pakistan,” said Kugelman.Shafqain Shahid, in charge of the Alternative Energy Development Board’s office in Karachi, is more hopeful. He believes Pakistan can generate about 1,900 MW of energy from wind ( Lahori Wind)and solar projects by 2017 – although given that Pakistan has infinite sources of both sun and wind it should be able to generate much more.Three wind energy projects (of 50 MW each) have already started supplying electricity to the national grid, with another 400 MW of projects in the pipeline, Shahid said.

partha · Post by **partha** » 06 Mar 2015 06:42

Jhujar wrote:Pakistan’s energy crisis could topple government, warns expert

Harami Linkami

I think it's a much more dangerous situation than just govt falling. 20 hours power cut is insane. Frustrated abduls could start rioting if they continue to be deprived of bijli. This energy problem will take a long time to fix it looks like. Dams can't be built overnight. Thermal plants too take time and ensuring steady supply of coal and water is a big challenge. See the case of Nandipur power plant - http://www.dawn.com/news/1121195. It's not like army can come to power and solve the crisis. One of the Paki ministers hinted at severe water crisis in the coming years. All these could lead to instability which can be exploited in different ways by Paki Islamists and outside powers. The only source of energy for years to come will be oil purchased with western funds. And possibly untested Chinese nuclear power plants.

Ananya · Post by **Ananya** » 06 Mar 2015 07:20

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Gagan · Post by **Gagan** » 06 Mar 2015 07:32

Ananya wrote:

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shiv · Post by **shiv** » 06 Mar 2015 08:04

Pakistan has no government. For us the good thing is that "national development" in terms of infrastructure, research, education and job creation will fall behind - allowing India to forge ahead more for every year Pakistan remains this way. Of course Pakistan will be full of Sunni and other assorted terrorists - but that is something we have to come wth.

1000 years ago India was wealthy and content and Islamic invaders lived just like Pakis today. They invaded and came in. That should never be allowed again. They need to be exterminated or incarcerated as is, where is.

partha · Post by **partha** » 06 Mar 2015 09:11

http://worldcup.tribune.com.pk/i-dont-k ... pl-misbah/

I don’t know if I am responsible for IPL: Misbah

What?

Pakistan ODI and Test captain Misbahul Haq said in an interview to BBC he does not know if he incited the idea of Indian Premier League (IPL).

The 40-year-old captain said his scoop shot in the inaugural World Twenty20 finals might and might not have led to the IPL but he asked what if Pakistan won?

“I don’t know if I’m responsible,” Misbah told BBC Sport.

Just like Bollywood was started by Pakistanis from Peshawar, IPL may have been started by a Pakistani

“The 2007 World T20 gave a message to the whole world that T20 was cricket’s future. Would the IPL have happened if Pakistan had won? I don’t know, but the rival Indian Cricket League had already arrived.”

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 06 Mar 2015 09:28

^^^ why certainly, a good thing to wonder. I often wonder if I started the cold war by adding to the non-aligned population.

But a more pertinent thing to know is whether he is fully responsible for all them little misbahs running around. Given all this travel and preoccupation with IPL. This is bakistan after all.

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 06 Mar 2015 09:37

shiv wrote:Pakistan has no government. For us the good thing is that "national development" in terms of infrastructure, research, education and job creation will fall behind - allowing India to forge ahead more for every year Pakistan remains this way. Of course Pakistan will be full of Sunni and other assorted terrorists - but that is something we have to come wth.

1000 years ago India was wealthy and content and Islamic invaders lived just like Pakis today. They invaded and came in. That should never be allowed again. They need to be exterminated or incarcerated as is, where is.

I am not sure where these dark thoughts come from. Bakistan has a fine government. It is in the masjid. Not the Marriott rawalpindi.

Given that the zero was invented by bakistan, and its civilization is older than harappa all these pin pricks by foreign hands will have no impact on bakistani population growth. If the taller friends can have billions, then that is surely the way to go. Numbers will ensure that bakistan is the world's juguar vein forever.

With respect to technology, bakis have given the world excellent IEDs, and IT in general. They lead the world in hijackings and creative uses of aviation, not to mention the mushask and JF17.

If you look at the amount of natural resources, human capital, youth, excellent english education particularly pronounciation, the M1 motorway, the ease of doing business, gwadar, the karakorum highway, the gateway to central asia, the close relationship with both world powers, the import of new technology from russia, the favorable prices of oil from the gulf, the hubara bustard, up to four wives, crown jewels including zawahiri, there is just no way pbakistan is stooping to the lowly level of India.

Just check who is the highest run scorer in the world cup, thats right, someone from sialkot.

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 06 Mar 2015 09:44

Shreeman wrote: I am not sure where these dark thoughts come from.

Where else? From dark, narrow places of worship where only a small heart can be ackawmodated.

arun · Post by **arun** » 06 Mar 2015 11:09

arun wrote:
Vipul wrote:On a lighter note who do you think Sherry Rehman would have personally attended to? My Guess - Prem Shanakar Jha.
Depends . Former Minister and Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the US, present Chair of Jinnah Institute and Chief High Priestess of Track II diplomacy, Shehrbano “Sherry” Rehman is on unwitting videographed record of describing Indian Ministers at least as “wall to wall ugliness” . :

Former Pakistan Minister Sherry Rehman calls Indian Ministers ‘Ugly’

The Sherry Rehman video is available on You Tube:

[Leaked Video] Former Pakistan Minister Sherry Rehman calls Indian Ministers 'Ugly'

Vipul wrote:Well Mehr Tarar is there to take care of the ugly Indian Ministers. Sherry does not have any issues with ugly Indian journalists.

Ahhhh ……….. Mehr Tarar, indeed, speaking of whom let us not forget the pioneer, daughter of General Rani aka Akleem/Aqleem Akhtar (Night of the General) and Aunt of wannabe Indian Citizen Adnan Sami, Aroosa Alam (Amarinder indirectly playing into the hands of ISI: Chandumajra).

member_28640 · Post by **member_28640** » 06 Mar 2015 12:53

I cannot even begin to describe the logic that guides Shitistan...
Pakistanis form a human sheild around Hindus playing Holi

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 06 Mar 2015 13:44

shiv wrote:
Shreeman wrote: I am not sure where these dark thoughts come from.
Where else? From dark, narrow places of worship where only a small heart can be ackawmodated.

Thats ok then. I have a problem only when hakeems like you try to transplant these small hearts into TFTA baki children under the guise of charity. Very chankian. Total arth-e-shaster. At least make a disclosure that it might cause weakness and a tendency to like narrow dark places later in life.

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 06 Mar 2015 14:14

Fear grows over new nuclear reactors in Karachi

KARACHI: A real nightmare could be unfolding in Karachi as Pakistan will be supplied with two large nuclear reactors from China to aid the country in its energy crisis, The Washington Post reported.
There has always been fear among world leaders that terrorists may try to steal one of Pakistan’s nuclear bombs and detonate it in a foreign country, however, some have said that the real nightmare could be unfolding in Karachi after the reactors are supplied.
The new power plants which comprise a new design are not yet in use anywhere in the world and will be each supplying 1,100 megawatts to Pakistan’s national energy grid. The reactors are being built next to a much smaller 1970s-era reactor located on a popular beach where fishermen still make wooden boats by hand.Only Kur make wooden boats with their feet

The new ACP-1000 reactors will stand less than 20 miles from Karachi’s densely populated metropolis of 20 million residents. Many have come forward in argument against the government’s nuclear ambitions, questioning whether this was the best place to build the nuclear reactor.
“You are talking about a city one-third the population of the United Kingdom,” said Abdul Sattar Pirzada, a Karachi lawyer who is seeking to get the project halted. “If there would be an accident, this would cripple Karachi, and if you cripple Karachi, you cripple Pakistan,” he added.
Recommendations put forward by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission pertaining to nuclear power plant construction state that any new reactor should be situated away from a very densely populated area, preferably with fewer than 500 people per square mile within a 20 mile radius.
The same zone where the power plants would be constructed holds about 6,450 people per square mile a Pakistani nuclear physicist wrote in Newsweek Pakistan last year.Concerns have been expressed by some US diplomatic officials about China’s role in providing nuclear energy to Pakistan.
Pakistan still remains to be one of the few developing nations which is still pursuing civilian nuclear energy options since the Fukushima disaster in Japan in 2011.
With three operative nuclear power plants, Pakistan has turned to China for help in expanding the capacity of these plants. Efforts are underway to double the size of the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant in Punjab, as well as to build the new Karachi reactors.
“The risks are there. You cannot discount them, but you prepare for them,” said Khawaja Asif, Pakistan’s water, power and defense minister. “We are a nuclear power, so don’t underestimate us,” he added.
The ACP-1000 reactor was developed by China and cost about $5 billion each to build. The design of the reactor is based on one that France built in China in the 1980s.
Despite Pakistan’s refusal to sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and the international ban on the transfer of nuclear technology to Pakistan, the China National Nuclear Corporation will still be supplying the ACP-1000 reactor to Pakistan.
“We are going to be the guinea pigs,” - Haram, Haram, Woe is Me said Arif Belgaumi, a Karachi architect who wants the international community to pay closer attention to the government’s plans.
“China’s expanding civilian nuclear cooperation with Pakistan raises concerns and we urge China to be transparent regarding this cooperation,” the US Embassy said in a statement on Thursday.
Of particular concern with supplying Pakistan with the reactors is the threat of terrorism with Karachi’s long history of security lapses. If a major attack or accident were to occur at a nuclear power plant, activists said there would be unimaginable chaos.
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A_Gupta · Post by **A_Gupta** » 06 Mar 2015 17:48

http://tribune.com.pk/story/848462/kara ... ct-report/

HYDERABAD: The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for a portion of the planned Karachi-Lahore Motorway, a part of the Pakistan-China Economic Corridor, has hit a snag. The public hearing on Thursday for the Rs260 billion 301-kilometer Hyderabad-Sukkur section of the motorway stopped short of vetoing the EIA.

This section of the Karachi-Lahore Motorway’s three-lane dual carriageway will start from Hyderabad and Jamshoro districts. It will end in Sukkur near Nara Canal after passing through Matiari, Shaheed Benazirabad and Khairpur districts.

Seven interchanges, 17 long and eight small bridges on the Indus river and the canals, besides a full-depth asphalt pavement and an unspecified number of flyovers and underpasses, will be built. The road will run parallel to the existing two-lane National Highway and one-lane Indus Highway. The construction is scheduled to be completed in 36 months.