Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - May 16 2009

John_H · Post by **John_H** » 19 May 2009 21:31

Enemy, ‘friendly’ satellites monitor Pak nuke sites

Akhtar Jamal

Islamabad—At a time when Pakistan is busy fighting internal and external terrorists several foreign satellites are monitoring the region and taking images of Pakistan’s nuclear sites particularly that of near Khushab and exchanging with each others. According to an authoritative source Indian, American, Israeli and French satellites have recently been engaged clandestinely taking images of suspected nuclear sites of Pakistan in an apparent bids to re-play Nuclear Card against Pakistan. Officials here are dismayed by the moves carried out by foes and friends while ignoring the fast growing nuclear and thermo-nuclear projects being worked out in India and Israel.

There are also fears that American, Israeli and Indian drones flying in the area can also take images of desired spots or targets but for the time being the U.S. drones have restricted their flight in only designated areas. However, Israeli UAVs some linked with foreign military forces might have made bids to captures pictures of Pakistan’s sensitive areas and establishments. Few years ago Pakistan Air Force had shot down an Israeli UAV operated by Indian Air Force over Pakistani territory.

Click on the link to read the fully story. That is some fine variety of Opium the dude is smoking to come up with this gem of conspiracy.

John_H · Post by **John_H** » 19 May 2009 21:33

Transit Trade facility for India Afghanistan will promote smuggling

Karachi—The transit trade facility for India to Afghanistan through Wagha border will promote smuggling and misdeclaration culture in Pakistan. Government should take local business community into confidence before further deliberation on the issue thereby ensuring and safeguarding Pakistan’s trade against misuse of such facility.

He urged that before signing this agreement Pakistani goods should be given access to the markets of the central Asian states. But Afghan government has imposed 18 per cent import duty on Pakistani goods whereas no import duty was charged on Indian items.

Rupesh · Post by **Rupesh** » 19 May 2009 22:53

US gives another free pass to Pak nuclear program

Pressed to explain why the administration thought the aid would not help the expanding program when money was essentially fungible (exchangeable in the sense of freeing up domestic resources for the nuclear program), Kelly said he wouldn't link the two issues: the idea of providing an assistance package and the fact that Pakistan has a nuclear capability.

"We shouldn't make this connection, because this assistance package is for very specific purposes... I don't see necessarily a connection between the two...We're going to make sure that the package is well spent," Kelly said.

"We take our responsibility as custodians of appropriated funds very seriously. We're going to work closely with the Government of Pakistan to ensure that this money goes to the purposes to which they're intended," he added.

((But the questions about Pakistan's accelerating nuclear weapons program just wouldn't go away at the daily briefing.

Question : So we can – can we just go back to the Pakistan nuclear arsenal? I wasn't sure in your initial answer whether you said that the United States opposes Pakistan increasing the size of...

Kelly : No, I didn't say that. I hope I didn't say that. I simply stated a fact, that Pakistan has a nuclear capability and that we shouldn't draw any links between the issues of our assistance package and their nuclear capability.

Question: Does the United States oppose the idea of Pakistan increasing the size of its nuclear arsenal?

Kelly: I think I referred you back to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on that.

Question: And what you referred us to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on was the question of whether or not it is, in fact, expanding its nuclear arsenal. And the chairman was quite explicit in stating that Pakistan is, in fact, expanding its arsenal. The question that Charlie's asking, which I'm seeking to follow up on, is whether or not the US believes that to be a good thing.

Kelly: I'm not going to comment on that, I'm afraid.

Question: Why not?

Kelly: It's just – I don't think it's my place right now to comment on the issue of whether or not it's a good thing if they expand their nuclear capability.

Question: The Department has been very vocal in stating what things Pakistan must do in order to contribute to stability, which you just identified as a key goal of ours. So what should prevent you from addressing whether or not the expansion of a nuclear arsenal would or would not contribute to stability?

Kelly: I'll just say that we are working very closely with the Government of Pakistan – with the elected Government of Pakistan. We have this joint effort, as I said before, to help them deal with the instability within their borders, and help them deal with the threat of extremism within their borders. But, you know, it's – I'm not going to speculate on their intentions, whether they're increasing it or not increasing. These are intelligence matters and I'm just not going to make a comment on it.))

Elsewhere in the administration, there were similar calls to delink the aid package from Pakistan's nuclear program. Avoiding the fungibility argument, Admiral Mullen told a Washington think-tank on Monday that he was "not aware of any US aid that has gone toward nuclear weapons, save that which is very focused... on improving their security. Which is exactly what we'd like and they've done that."

He was referring to the $ 100 million that the previous Bush administration gave to enhance Pakistan's nuclear weapons security, about which some US officials say they have no idea where and how it was spent.

Across the country on the west coast, CIA Director Leon Panetta also addressed the Pak nuclear issue, conceding that Washington did not know the location of all of Pakistan's nuclear weapons, but offering a hopeful assurance -– without stating the basis for it -- that they were secure and would not fall into the hands of extremists.

The Obama administration's orchestrated support for US aid to Pakistan despite its nuclear transgressions followed the same broad patterns of previous US governments which essentially believed it is more important to stabilize Pakistan than to call its nuclear program to account, without linking the two. This line of reasoning has its critics, more so since Pakistan is seeking to expand its capability at a time when Taliban are at the gate.

"Squandering precious resources on nuclear bombs is disgraceful when Pakistan is troubled by economic crisis and facing an insurgency that threatens its very existence," the New York Times said in an editorial on the subject on Monday. "Trying to keep up to 100 bombs from extremists is hard enough; expanding the nuclear stockpile makes the challenge worse."

While the Congress made some feeble attempt to link the aid to greater transparency and accountability on the nuclear front, administration officials have stepped in swiftly to nix it, arguing it will not serve any purpose because Pakistan will not play ball. They fear Pakistan would rather forsake aid, go bankrupt and self-destruct with horrendous consequences -- a dread some critics say Islamabad is capitalizing on.

Amber G. · Post by **Amber G.** » 19 May 2009 23:48

From today's briefing:

Here is how the $100 million from State to Pakis breaks down:

· $20 million from the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance to provide family relief kits, tents, FM radios, and generators that will provide light and water.
· $26 million for the immediate purchase of wheat, other food, and related items from local sources.
· $17 million from Food for Progress for 50,000 tons of wheat arriving in May and June.
· $10 million to respond to forthcoming emergency appeals by the United Nations.
· $15 million for shipments of food items such as lentils, dried peas, and other basic foodstuffs.
· $12 million for an emergency response center for direct humanitarian needs.

In addition, there is $10 million from DOD:

· $10 million to be used water trucks, halal food, and large tents with environmental units, such as air conditioning, for hot weather.

p_saggu · Post by **p_saggu** » 20 May 2009 01:33

FM radios to listen to Radio Mullah's sermons? I sincerely hope that the Americans have another Radio Mullah up their sleeves to dispense more halal advise to the masses.

tripathi · Post by **tripathi** » 20 May 2009 01:44

RAW seems to be very unprofessional as many of its spies r caught only in lahore these days and all caught today r muslims they did salwar test on them

4 Indian spies arrested in Lahore
Updated at: 2307 PST, Tuesday, May 19, 2009
LAHORE: Intelligence agencies are reported to have arrested four persons on suspicion of working for Indian spy agency Research and Analyst Wing (RAW) during raids at different places of the provincial capital on Tuesday.

According to sources, the suspected agents, residents of Sheikhupura, Nankana and Kamonke, have been identified as Khalid, Abid, Karamat and Khizar.

The sources said initial investigation revealed that the accused used to enter India from the border area of Bado Malai where Indian agents would take them to Amritsar.

They were being paid Rs.40, 000 in exchange of completing one task.

The sources further said that agencies were carrying out more raids at other places in order to apprehend their accomplices.

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 20 May 2009 01:48

The most potent aid Paki gets from WEST is the Licence For Terror. At this stage the onlee material support Paki deserve is whole new consignemnet of 170 Million potent Cyanide capusules. The need urgent help in exploiting Jannat pleasures, keeping them on life support is getting costiler by day for Its Insurance Masters.

Amber G. · Post by **Amber G.** » 20 May 2009 01:51

From AP photos

A young boy walks in a Sikh Temple at Hasanabdal, near Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. More than 300 Sikhs from Buner and Swat in Pakistan's northwest, have sought shelter at the temple since fighting broke out between Pakistan's army and Taliban militants in April.

Amber G. · Post by **Amber G.** » 20 May 2009 02:05

From Elysee Palace:
Sarkozy: "confirmes France was ready, within the framework of its international agreements, to co-operate with Pakistan in the field of nuclear safety"

10% Claims: "Indo-US type N-deal from France to Pak"

Here is a semi-official picture of (S "offering the deal to" 10%):

Art of Begging

pgbhat · Post by **pgbhat** » 20 May 2009 02:07

After looking at the pic i feel

. Not only for Sikhs but every body displaced by TSPA

Amber G. wrote:From AP photos
A young boy walks in a Sikh Temple at Hasanabdal, near Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. More than 300 Sikhs from Buner and Swat in Pakistan's northwest, have sought shelter at the temple since fighting broke out between Pakistan's army and Taliban militants in April.

shaardula · Post by **shaardula** » 20 May 2009 02:10

i made bubu and now have gun on my head, so insaaniyat, global peace, world security, civilization, ke naam pe dede baaba.

yeh le aTThanni. aage ja aage ja.

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 20 May 2009 03:18

Paki faujis are more TFTA than Yankee soldiers

Pakistan troops fight Taleban on streets

But Pakistani commentators praised the military for moving into towns, warning operations would be deadly but were vital for the military to really flush out Taleban strongholds. "Even US troops never engaged in street battles in Afghanistan," defense and political analyst Talat Masood told AFP.

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 20 May 2009 03:58

Nuclear trade: France not to treat Pakistan on a par with India

All that France has offered in the nuclear arena is cooperation to ensure the safety of the nuclear installations in Pakistan, they added.
“Nuclear energy is a special form of energy due to links between civilian and military uses. India’s was a very special case

MurthyB · Post by **MurthyB** » 20 May 2009 04:22

Latest from Maro-golis

Pakistan's U.S.-rented armed forces have scored a brilliant victory against their own people. Too bad they don't do as well in wars against India . Blasting civilians, however, is much safer and more profitable.

r_subramanian · Post by **r_subramanian** » 20 May 2009 04:51

More Australian aid to Pakistan (From Australian Broadcasting Corporation's radio morning news program)

Australia plans to rush fresh aid to the conflict in the Swat Valley in Pakistan. The Foreign Minister Stephen Smith will announce today that an extra $12-million will be spent on food and aid for the homeless. The battle between the Pakistani army and Taliban militants has forced around 1.5-million people from their homes. AM {the radio program} has learned that the Chief of Pakistan's General Staff is in Canberra for confidential talks with the Australian military and Government.

I can not find any mention of this visit in pakistani press this morning.
http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2009/s2575521.htm

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 20 May 2009 05:04

YYY Under Madam Jalebi's Bed
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=178540
Of lies, media spins and the US targeting our nukes
Shemale M Mazari ( Abb Kahe ko Roi,Jub GUBO Roz Hoye)

Ben Gurion: "The world Zionist movement should not be neglectful of the dangers of Pakistan to it. And Pakistan now should be its first target, for this ideological state is a threat to our existence... this lover of the Arabs is more dangerous to us than the Arabs themselves". (Jewish Chronicle August 1967)

We have seen Obama's pronouncements on this count becoming more direct with his latest statement where he declared that as commander-in-chief he had to keep all options open in terms of our nuclear assets. The choice of the C-in-C designation rather than president is significant, as the US would eventually use a military option in this regard – given how our constantly tried and tested friend China would be an impediment to a UNSC resolution perhaps. The parts of the game plan seem to be in place now and well-orchestrated moves are being made.

The first was the appointment of the new US army chief in Afghanistan, General McChrystal, a Special Ops man along with a US media leak that Pakistan had already agreed to hand over its enriched uranium – a technology we acquired with great cost, not the least the cost to the person of A Q Khan – to the US. President Zardari then makes a unilateral and authoritarian decision that Pakistan will not make any more nuclear weapons – despite the fact that to keep the nuclear deterrence viable weapons have to be improved and added to – and revelations in the Pakistani media abound over how damaging budgetary cuts have been made in our nuclear and missile R&D programmes (something that was highlighted months earlier in these columns). Another crucial part of the game plan to take over our nukes was the declaration that US counterinsurgency trainers will move into two locations in Balochistan to 'train' our army – despite General Kayani's welcome declaration that we do not need training. So who is allowing US trainers access into sensitive military areas in Balochistan? If the Pakistan army says it does not need these trainers – and the US record on counterinsurgency is dismal in any case – who is forcing them on us and why?

raji · Post by **raji** » 20 May 2009 07:13

Amber G. wrote:From AP photos
A young boy walks in a Sikh Temple at Hasanabdal, near Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. More than 300 Sikhs from Buner and Swat in Pakistan's northwest, have sought shelter at the temple since fighting broke out between Pakistan's army and Taliban militants in April.

What is the reason for the Akal Takht, Dadami Taksal, Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, Sant Samaj etc and the likes of Simranjit Singh Man.......to be so quiet about the plight of Sikhs in Swat and AFpak ? Even if they are raising their voices, they are too muted for anyone to hear.......

Tilak · Post by **Tilak** » 20 May 2009 07:19

Citizenry and Expats of Caliphate.. string terror in the hearts of the "racist" kuffar the same day.. across the world .. A0A!

Pak HC goes thru humiliating search

By: Asif Mehmood | Published: May 17, 2009

LONDON-Pakistan High Commissioner to UK, Wajid Shamsul Hassan had to go through a painful process during his meeting with Pakistani students at UK high security Belmarsh prison on Saturday, entirely unlike what his counterpart enjoys in Pakistan, The Nation has learnt.
High Commissioner, Wajid Shamsul Hassan went to see the Pakistani students Shoaib Khan, Abdul Wahab Khan and Tariqur Rehman on reports that one of them was seriously disturbed during detention at notorious category A prison Berlmarsh and wanted to go back to Pakistan.

While talking to The Nation, he confirmed that he had to go through the same process what one goes through at the airport.
According to a source, he may have been reportedly photographed, fingerprinted and physically searched by taking off his shoes, belt and jacket before entering category A to see his country’s citizens.

According to a source, the same process was applied to lawyers and Consul Generals of Pakistan Masroor Junejo and Chaudhry Arif Mehmood at Manchester and Milton Keynes on their visits to prison on April 28, 2009 but Pakistani authorities did not raise any voice against it.
The humiliation with Pakistani diplomats is the violation of 1964 Vienna Convention and Counsellor Relations against the diplomatic norms.
When asked whether these students were facing difficulties like prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and that Belmarsh Prison was ‘mini Guantanamo bay’ for them the High Commissioner replied: ‘one can say this’.

He said that problems faced by these students had been raised with the UK authorities concerned.

It is pertinent that when an official of British High Commission Islamabad visits any prison in Pakistan he does not go through physical search, finger printing, photography and at all times a protocol staff of a high raking officer ideally superintendant jail accompany him through out his visit unhindered.

If the same is not provided to Pakistani envoy, it is quite understandable why one of the detainee, Tariqur Rehman has opted to leave UK saying ‘enough is enough’.

Pakistan’s Foreign office should take up this issue at the next Ministerial level meeting to seek equal treatment between both countries envoys as respect for them means respect for their citizens.

PS : Hassan was the same twit who called 26/11 YYY conspiracy..

Writer calls Immigration racist after search
Sunday May 17, 2009

An award-winning author and BBC correspondent is slamming New Zealand's border controls as racist after he was detained on arrival at Auckland Airport.

Adding to the embarrassment, Mohammed Hanif won the award in New Zealand and he's using the spotlight to criticise the Immigration Service.

Hanif received warm applause as he won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for best first book, much warmer, he says, than the treatment immigration officials gave him on arrival.

"They took out everything that I had in my bags from my socks to my underwears to my note books and they never gave me a reason what exactly was it that they were looking for," he says.

He was detained for two hours with his wife and son in tow. Hanif says he was singled out because of his race.

"People who look like me, i.e. brown and have curly hair {Its those trips to Caliphate-E-Pakistan.. and "A Case of Exploding Mangos".. }, have written books in the past and continue to do so and occasionally they do get invited to these festivals," he says.

"You look at people entering your country from a certain point of view which is obviously racist."

Hanif says he told officials he was here to attend a writers' festival but they didn't seem to listen.

"They seemed to believe that nobody actually reads or writes in New Zealand. That's what they seemed to believe," he says.

The Immigration Service has made no official comment but their staff say they are trying to find out exactly what happened.

Lucky Hanif's first impressions of New Zealand will not be his last.

"Friendliest people I've meet anywhere in the world and probably the nicest book festival I've been to," he says.

But he has one last word for New Zealand's Immigration Service.

"If they were trying to find terrorists I'm sure again they're not going to find terrorists through their underwears," he says.

Amber G. · Post by **Amber G.** » 20 May 2009 07:50

Mr. 10% 10 years ago !

10 short years ago to day!

This and other BBC stories around here..
His attorney documents and tells that he was mistreated...

Senator Zardari was confined in Judicial custody of different Courts at Central Prison Karachi as an under trial prisoner. On 16th May 1999 that is Sunday he was taken out from the Central Prison, Karachi by DSP Amanat Jawaid and others and was taken to CIA Civil Lines, Karachi. Senator Zardari was informed that he has been taken into custody for investigation of murder of Justice (Retd) Nizam Ahmed which took place in June 1996 and registered vide FIR No. 357/96 of P.S. Ferozabad, Karachi. He was refused consultation with his lawyers and/or family members. He was continuously interrogated by different teams for different cases and was severely tortured, maltreated by the police. They tried to extract confessional statement of their choice so much so that they tried to compel him to make inculpatry statements by implicating his wife Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. On his refusal police extended threats to kill him and to prove this the police on the night of 17th and 18th May, 1999 tried to cut out his Jugular Vein and as a result he received injuries on his neck.

Tilak · Post by **Tilak** » 20 May 2009 07:57

Amber G. wrote:Mr. 10% 10 years ago !

Tried to cut out his Jugular Vein and as a result he received injuries on his neck.

10% of his moustache has been trimmed too.

tripathi · Post by **tripathi** » 20 May 2009 09:25

MurthyB wrote:Latest from Maro-golis

Pakistan's U.S.-rented armed forces have scored a brilliant victory against their own people. Too bad they don't do as well in wars against India . Blasting civilians, however, is much safer and more profitable.

one of the comments

Sai report comment
May 19th 2009, 6:55pm
Eric Margolis is wrong. Pakistan won every war that it started with India. Every time it was India that cried uncle and begged Pakistan for cessation of hostilities. In '47 it went to UN, in '65 it went to Russia and in '99 it begged Clinton to intercede. Only Pakistan's islamic magnanimity saved India a humiliating defeat everytime. After all Ithe rice ndians are no match for the tall, fair Pakistanis. Why even Ayub Khan said so.

tripathi · Post by **tripathi** » 20 May 2009 09:37

Five burqa-clad Arabs arrested in Mohmand

GHALANAI: At least 13 militants were killed in a clash with security forces following arrest of five burqa-clad Arabs, one Afghan national and a local man in Mohmand Agency on Tuesday.

Four of the five Arabs are Saudi nationals — Ahmed, Ali, Mohammad and Obaidullah — and one Libyan national, Abdullah. The Afghan national has been identified as Habibullah and the local man as Shad Ali. They were detained at the Khapakh checkpost.

Four of the five Arabs are Saudi nationals — Ahmed, Ali, Mohammad and Obaidullah — and one Libyan national, Abdullah. The Afghan national has been identified as Habibullah. - Dawn photo

youtube clip of the above news
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raRV4WMQDFs
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amit · Post by **amit** » 20 May 2009 11:15

Prem wrote: Shemale M Mazari ( Abb Kahe ko Roi,Jub GUBO Roz Hoye)

Brilliant! You must copyright this one!

vishal · Post by **vishal** » 20 May 2009 11:17

Swat has become a shooting gallery for the Puki Army. Can't blame them. After all, which soldier doesn't like firing live rounds. But only in Pukistan are the targets replaced by citizens of the same country.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/world ... t.html?hpw

Extract: In Kanju, the village adjacent to the airport, Arshad Khan Kanju, 28, a university graduate, was shot by soldiers on May 11, said his brother Mujeeb.

“There was firing outside, and he thought the Taliban had come and he went out on the veranda,” said Mujeeb Khan Kanju. That is when the military opened fire. “Arshad’s body was riddled with bullets,” his brother said.

Soldiers shot Mr. Khan Kanju even though he was clean-shaven and could not be mistaken for one of the Taliban, who favor long hair and beards, his brother said.
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None of the half-dozen senior leaders of the Taliban in Swat had been captured, he said, expressing disappointment. “Where are they?” he said. “Swat is a very limited valley.”

(Pukes are waiting for the next tranche of dollars to be deposited and then diverted to the retirement funds of sundry generals and politicians)

amit · Post by **amit** » 20 May 2009 11:19

MurthyB wrote:Latest from Maro-golis

Pakistan's U.S.-rented armed forces have scored a brilliant victory against their own people. Too bad they don't do as well in wars against India . Blasting civilians, however, is much safer and more profitable.

What's happened to this Paki lover? Didn't he get his hafta from the Army to right goodie goodie things?

Oh I get it! Actually his love fest is with Pathan - er I mean - Pasthuns - tall, fair tight assed ones with carnation on top of their left ears.

How dare US force the its rented armed force make war (and not love) to these dear Pashuns?

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 20 May 2009 11:37

Eric Margolis should be happy when the people so dear to his heart, the Pushtuns, finally achieve their freedom. He will be made Citizen of Honor! What else can he want?!

bart · Post by **bart** » 20 May 2009 12:27

MurthyB wrote:Latest from Maro-golis

Looks like some BRFites have left their footprints on the comments section:

Abdul AL-Okullah Report Comment
May 19th 2009, 11:28pm
Mr. Eric does not understand the Pakistani mard. We are 10 times stronger that any Hindu in our nuclear armed neighbor. We have nicely painted missiles that can destroy the kafir country. Hindu want to keep our water but we will blow their dams and drown them in that same water. Our core belief is in the core issue. Inshallah we will solve it according to people's wishes or we will blow it up in a nuclear flashpoint. America needs to save their honor and dignity so they ask for Pakistani help. We are tight but we are fair so we will take pity on America and save it from defeat. Of course, America should pay for this help. With 10% discount the cost will be $45B. We are not AIG, we take only cash, no bonds.

Pakistan Paindabad

Sai Report Comment
May 19th 2009, 6:55pm
Eric Margolis is wrong. Pakistan won every war that it started with India. Every time it was India that cried uncle and begged Pakistan for cessation of hostilities. In '47 it went to UN, in '65 it went to Russia and in '99 it begged Clinton to intercede. Only Pakistan's islamic magnanimity saved India a humiliating defeat everytime. After all Ithe rice ndians are no match for the tall, fair Pakistanis. Why even Ayub Khan said so.

harbans · Post by **harbans** » 20 May 2009 12:28

Another comment from Sun article. It's gotta be one of the Mullahs in the Bojitiv neuj dhaga

Abdul AL-Okullah Report Comment
May 19th 2009, 11:28pm
Mr. Eric does not understand the Pakistani mard. We are 10 times stronger that any Hindu in our nuclear armed neighbor. We have nicely painted missiles that can destroy the kafir country. Hindu want to keep our water but we will blow their dams and drown them in that same water. Our core belief is in the core issue. Inshallah we will solve it according to people's wishes or we will blow it up in a nuclear flashpoint. America needs to save their honor and dignity so they ask for Pakistani help. We are tight but we are fair so we will take pity on America and save it from defeat. Of course, America should pay for this help. With 10% discount the cost will be $45B. We are not AIG, we take only cash, no bonds.

Bart just beat me to this. But is'nt Eric Margolis one of the really pro Paki hands in the West. Why the turn around?

Raja Bose · Post by **Raja Bose** » 20 May 2009 12:38

Coz he only wants to practice his love on PPPs (peachy pottom pashtoons)

manish · Post by **manish** » 20 May 2009 15:53

Check the latest comment....

Eric Margolis
Report Comment
May 20th 2009, 3:12am
So much sarcasm from members of an unmentionable forum.

Anyway, as with everything else in Pakistan,its nuclear weapons are most likely to be a scam that its people would have been fooled into.

harbans · Post by **harbans** » 20 May 2009 16:04

There's one more that cropped up before..

Abdullah Khan bin Changezi al-KhushButt Report Comment
May 20th 2009, 2:10am
What is Eric Margolis writing?! I am confuse. Everybody knows India is the war mongerer who is to blame here. It is their agents who are posing as Taliban in Swat valley. Also, they are the ones who have 10,000,000 troops in occupied Kashmir who are raping every Kashmiri woman each day and introducing new baby boomer generation. Pakistanis are tall fair tight people and we eat wheat (and if required grass). Hence, our Honour and Dignity is only for sale to the highest bidder with the largest capacity for GUBO. Why our great leader Zia-ul Haq Saab even said so that this was our raisin-dieter and he cannot be wrong since he attained shahadat on Mango Diwas. Pakistan Paindabad! Victory assured!

adityaS · Post by **adityaS** » 20 May 2009 16:19

Interesting article:

Al-Qaeda seeks a new alliance

He said that al-Qaeda had already anticipated that Washington would bring Pakistan and India on board in the fight against militants, and even try to get cooperation from Iran. The aim would be to geographically isolate the militants.

But the militants, said the man, planned to occupy a strategic corridor that stretched from Nangarhar province in Afghanistan through Pakistan's Khyber Agency and the Pakistani Balochistan area of Tutrbat all the way to Iranian Balochistan.

Jundullah has the narrow aim of destabilizing the Iranian Shi'ite regime. Al-Qaeda wants to sell its franchise to Jundullah, with two main aims:
To destroy or disrupt operations at Chabahar port, which could be used for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supplies going to Afghanistan. The current main route through Pakistan is under heavy attack by the Taliban.
Establish al-Qaeda's presence in Iran to carry out operations to create a strategic balance against any Iranian role in Afghanistan and Iraq.

SSridhar · Post by **SSridhar** » 20 May 2009 16:28

Hillary either gone mad or playing a deep game

"I think that it is fair to say that our policy toward Pakistan over the last 30 years has been incoherent. I don't know any other word to use. We came in in the '80s and helped to build up the Mujahideen to take on the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. The Pakistanis were our partners in that. The Soviet Union fell in 1989, and we basically said, thank you very much; we had all kinds of sanctions being imposed on the Pakistanis," Clinton said at a White House event where she announced an emergency $ 110 million aid to Pakistan for the humanitarian crisis in Swat.

That is ridiculous. As a mark of gratitude to Pakistani help, the US allowed it to build the nukes, an act that was more generous than all the dollar assistance it gave. It was also the most destabilizing act for the entire humanity, allowing nukes in the hands of rabid, and virulent extremists. The American Government knew exactly what the Zia government was doing in the nuclear field. First, it decided to put a lid on that. Then, it decided to keep quiet. Finally, it even helped Pakistan. It even lied to its own judiciary (even when Pakistanis were caught red-handed on US soil), allies and the IAEA. American officials who were engaged in gathering damning details were shunted out. It forced countries like the Netherlands and Switzerland to destroy evidences or not to pursue Pakistani criminal proliferation activities. It is an open secret that the Pressler amendment was drafted to help Pakistan and with Pakistani inputs to it. What is she talking about ?

The US is at the root cause of Pakistani terrorism because it not only condoned Pakistan's terror, but also aided and abetted those activities apart from actively engaging in Pakistan's nuclear proliferation.

SSridhar · Post by **SSridhar** » 20 May 2009 16:45

adityaS wrote:Al-Qaeda seeks a new alliance

If Al Qaeda turns Jundullah (not to be confused with Jandullah which is already an Al Qaeda organization) to its side, that would mean a failure for ISID & CIA.

SSridhar · Post by **SSridhar** » 20 May 2009 16:56

Pride of Performance

However, the Pride of Performance in confusing our public must surely go to that media personality held in high public esteem for his darkly emotional, populist, and gut-wrenching analyses of public issues. I refer, of course, to the gentleman with the perpetual frown and incessant laments, who produced that landmark masterpiece in the history of Muslim intellectual thought, the TV documentary “The End of Time”. He further cemented his reputation among the faithful by also ‘proving’ (if such conspiracy theories can be ‘proved’) that 9/11 was not what it appeared to be but was probably a Zionist plot masterminded by Mossad.

There he was, last week, valiantly weaving an itsy-bitsy flimsy mish-mash of alleged historical fact and conjecture (including the assassination of Rafik Hariri) around the person of the new American commander in Afghanistan, who once happened to command a special and highly secretive unit of the US Army charged with ‘dark’ missions. The suggestion was that contingency plans have been made by Americans to ‘secure our nuclear assets’ through commando action, should the need arise!

Fortunately for the viewer, a former DG ISI, Gen Durrani, was on hand to expose in polite but clear-headed fashion the fallacies of this particular ‘conspiracy’ against us.

But what I found particularly amusing and ironic was the question he posed his invited studio guest: what should be done to lift the nation out of its current mood of despondency and despair? This question came, mind you, after he had first ridiculed the president and dilated at length on our impotent parliament, the dysfunctional democratic system etc. etc.

Sir, if I may be so impertinent to offer an answer, meray mutabiq, you could help considerably in this regard by, in future, discussing only cricket with IK, Bollywood with the Jama’ati types, and horticulture with certain retired generals.

John_H · Post by **John_H** » 20 May 2009 17:02

Report: Russian concerned over Pakistan nukes

Nazarov was quoted as saying Russia and Asian allies have «legitimate concerns» that terrorists could gain access to Pakistani nuclear weapons.
Nazarov met Wednesday with counterparts from Shanghai Cooperation Organization's member nations. The group also includes China and four ex-Soviet republics in Central Asia.

John_H · Post by **John_H** » 20 May 2009 17:03

US asked to provide AC tents for IDPs: SSG Chief

ISLAMABAD, May 20 (APP): The United States has been asked to supply air conditioned tents for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in result of Operation Rah-e-Rast, Chairman Special Support Group (SSG) Lt. General Nadeem Ahmed said.

Talking to media after receiving first consignment for IDPs from brotherly country of Egypt here Wednesday, the SSG Chief said that seeing the approaching scorching summer, especially in the areas where IPD camps have been established, the United States has been asked to provide “environment control” tents. These tents will help beat the heat of summer, especially to those IDPs who may suffer heat stroke in the sweltering summer days.

He appealed the local donors to provide, pedestal fans, water coolers, Hygiene kits, energy drinks, powder milk, and sugar. He pointed out that there was hardly any need to provide tents, food and blankets, as theses articles are already present in abundance for the IDPs.

John_H · Post by **John_H** » 20 May 2009 17:04

'Pak suffers loss of Rs 450 bn after joining war on terror'

Pakistan's decision to become part of the global war on terror "has affected the economy adversely and its bad effects will continue," the annual report of the Institute of Public Policy said.

"With global recession knocking at the door, it seems impossible to get out of the vicious circle in the coming few years," the 143-page report said.

Pakistan's involvement in the US-led war against terror has caused losses of over Rs 450 billion, it said.

The report noted that the economic meltdown has reduced the purchasing power of 70 per cent of the population of the country. It will also increase the number of poor.

John_H · Post by **John_H** » 20 May 2009 17:06

Pakistan army struggles in Buner

Three weeks into the assault, our correspondent says that it is clear that the army is not in full control even if there also is little overt sign of any militant presence.

Our correspondent says that the army is not manning checkpoints in Buner, preferring instead to position themselves in the hills and fire warning shots at people who try to pass through during the hours of the curfew.

John_H · Post by **John_H** » 20 May 2009 17:08

National T20 tournament offers Rs 4.4m cash prizes

National T20 tournament offers Rs 4.4m cash prizes LAHORE, The national Twenty20 cricket championship being played from May 25 here offers a total cash prize of Rs 4.4 million

GROUP-A: Faisalabad Wolves, Rawalpindi Rams, Lahore Lions, Quetta Bears.

GROUP-B: Sialkot Stallions, Multan Tigers, Karachi Zebras.

GROUP C: Peshawar Panthers, Hyderabad Hawks, Islamabad Leopards.

GROUP D: Lahore Eagles, Karachi Dolphins, Abbotabad Rhinos. DRAWS: May 25: Faisalabad Wolves-Quetta Bears, LCCA Ground; Lahore Eagles-Abbotabad Rhinos, LCCA ground; Karachi Zebras-Sialkot Stallions, Gaddafi Stadium; Lahore Lions-Rawalpindi Rams; Islamabad Leopards-Peshawar Panthers.