Indian secret agencies behind Lahore blast
Updated at: 1555 PST, Thursday, October 15, 2009
LAHORE: Lahore Commissioner Khusro Pervaiz Thursday said India’s intelligence agencies are involved in the attacks carried out today in Lahore. ……………………
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Officials of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan are losing no time in blaming India for the Lahore strikes :
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This is not the first time that the Lahore Commissioner has said that. Earlier on, when Pervaiz Elahi of PML-Q was the ruler of the Punjab during the benevolent regime of Gen. Commando Musharraf, it was quite understandable why the police and the administration were living in denial regarding the spread of Talibanism there. Now that PML-N and the super-efficient Sahbaz Sharif is there under a democratically elected government, why are the Police still living in denial ? The ANP recently said that the terrorists in FATA and Swat were coming from South Punjab and they wanted the PA to mount an operation similar to Swat and Malakand in South Punjab also. Ayesha Siddiqa who hails from Bahawalpur has recently written a comprehensive article on jihadi organizations and their recruitment in South Punjab. Editorial also appeared recently in Daily Times along the same lines. If Lahore Police Commissar is accusing India now after ascertaining the dead terrorists were really momin, what does it show other than the fact that whether it is PML-Q or the Army or PML-N or the PPP, they are all together in sustaining terror outfits in the Punjab because they expect that these terrorists are and will be useful against India even if they are embedded as part of AQAM/Neo-Taliban and even if there is collateral damage. After all, what are a few momin lives in the ultimate 'jihad fi sabilillah' against kufr India ?arun wrote:Officials of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan are losing no time in blaming India for the Lahore strikes :
Indian secret agencies behind Lahore blast
Updated at: 1555 PST, Thursday, October 15, 2009
LAHORE: Lahore Commissioner Khusro Pervaiz Thursday said India’s intelligence agencies are involved in the attacks carried out today in Lahore. ……………………
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Reuters analysis:
SCENARIOS: Can things get any worse for Pakistan?
By Andrew Marshall, Asia Political Risk Correspondent
SCENARIOS: Can things get any worse for Pakistan?
By Andrew Marshall, Asia Political Risk Correspondent
A second risk scenario is that Pakistan's government and military, facing prolonged instability and eager to neutralize the internal threat from militants, fall back on the old strategy of trying to export unrest. In a divided and unstable country, animosity toward India is one of the few unifying factors.
Pakistani authorities may decide that renewed confrontation is a price worth paying to keep a lid on internal unrest.
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art ... AD9BBGEA80Police: Blast heard in Pakistani city of Peshawar
(AP) – 8 minutes ago
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani police say a large explosion has been heard in the northwestern city of Peshawar.
Local police official Attique Shah says the explosion was heard Thursday evening in the busy Kohat road area and ambulances were rushing to the scene.
AQ and Talibs going all out? Is it in response to the Waziristan initiative the PA is taking up?
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^ Second blast in Peshawar today ?
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^^ Actually the 6th. 1 in Kohat, 3 in Lahore and 1 in Peshawar. Plus one Baki national bird attack. Total 6. And the day is not yet over..
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The first was in Saddar area of Kohat. The latest news says Kohat area again. Is it the same one or new one?shravan wrote:^ Second blast in Peshawar today ?
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^ This is a new blast.
Peshawar, Oct 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A large explosion has taken place in a school in Pakistan’s Peshawar region, according to local media. The blast took place in the gulshan-e-rehaman colony, on Kohat road, which is a residential colony.
In all, 5 explosions have taken place in Pakistan today. Earlier today there have been 3 explosions in Lahore and one in North West Frontier.
No official word on casualties, but in unconfirmed reports, at least 1 person(a 8 year old child) is feared death. The 4 injured are still being rescued from the debris and the injured are being taken to the Lady R Hospital.
A fire is still burning, where the explosion took place.
According to the Pakistan Intelligence, the attacks were expected, but still no security measures were put in place.
Read more: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sou ... z0U0LP1SPo
Peshawar, Oct 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A large explosion has taken place in a school in Pakistan’s Peshawar region, according to local media. The blast took place in the gulshan-e-rehaman colony, on Kohat road, which is a residential colony.
In all, 5 explosions have taken place in Pakistan today. Earlier today there have been 3 explosions in Lahore and one in North West Frontier.
No official word on casualties, but in unconfirmed reports, at least 1 person(a 8 year old child) is feared death. The 4 injured are still being rescued from the debris and the injured are being taken to the Lady R Hospital.
A fire is still burning, where the explosion took place.
According to the Pakistan Intelligence, the attacks were expected, but still no security measures were put in place.
Read more: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sou ... z0U0LP1SPo
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Those "magnificent Pak-men in their fighting machines"!
Like Edgar Hoover's famous FBI "G-Men",Pak has its own counterpart,their "Pak-Men" who can solve within seconds of a bomb blast,the culprits.
One must pay a compliment indeed to the fantastic intelligence apparatus of the Paki war machine,that within minutes of the Lahore attacks,and now the Peshawar blast, they knew that India was behind it.Such speed of detection is unheard of in any country,except for Pakistan,where within seconds of Benazir's assassination,the evidence was swept clean,because the Pakis knew who was going to do it all along and no evidence was needed! If only this same apparatus could detect the attacks before they took place.But then how can the Pak-men display their detection capabilities that make Sherlock Holmes look like a pensioner on the prowl looking for his misplaced fasle teeth? We must applaud their telepathic powers,truly in the same class of Nostradamus.
PS:What will really make my day is for the Pak-Men to wage war against their very own would-be political masters,the Zardars and Gilanis.That spat is eagerly awaited.
Like Edgar Hoover's famous FBI "G-Men",Pak has its own counterpart,their "Pak-Men" who can solve within seconds of a bomb blast,the culprits.
One must pay a compliment indeed to the fantastic intelligence apparatus of the Paki war machine,that within minutes of the Lahore attacks,and now the Peshawar blast, they knew that India was behind it.Such speed of detection is unheard of in any country,except for Pakistan,where within seconds of Benazir's assassination,the evidence was swept clean,because the Pakis knew who was going to do it all along and no evidence was needed! If only this same apparatus could detect the attacks before they took place.But then how can the Pak-men display their detection capabilities that make Sherlock Holmes look like a pensioner on the prowl looking for his misplaced fasle teeth? We must applaud their telepathic powers,truly in the same class of Nostradamus.
PS:What will really make my day is for the Pak-Men to wage war against their very own would-be political masters,the Zardars and Gilanis.That spat is eagerly awaited.
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Why pakis are celebrating Diwali 3 days earlier, does their papas give them huge pocket money or they are firing their excess stocks?
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Taliban chief threatens to fight India from 'Islamic Pakistan'
October 15, 2009 17:51 IST
As his militants triggered a series of attacks and suicide blasts across Pakistan on Thursday, Taliban [ Images ] chief Hakimullah Mehsud threatened to dispatch terrorists to fight India, once an Islamic state had been created in Pakistan.
"We want an Islamic state. If we get that, then we will go to the borders and help fight the Indians," Hakimullah said in footage aired by Britain's Sky News channel.
The channel said it recently acquired the footage of Hakimullah, who has claimed responsibility for several attacks across Pakistan over the past week, including a terrorist assault on the Pakistan army's [ Images ] general headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi over the weekend.
"We are fighting the (Pakistan) military, police and militia because they are following American orders. If they stop following the orders, we will stop fighting them," said Hakimullah, in what was seen as a desperate last-minute effort to stop Pakistan army's offensive into his group's stronghold Waziristan.
Hakimullah was named the new chief of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan after his predecessor Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a drone attack by the United States in Waziristan in August.
Hakimullah recently met several journalists to dispel reports that he had died during clashes with a rival militant faction.
Sky News also reported that the Pakistani Taliban had bolstered their finances through the sale and manufacture of drugs like heroin. The Taliban were also extorting protection money from businesses in Afghanistan, it reported.
Rezaul H Laskar in Islamabad
http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/oct/ ... kistan.htm
October 15, 2009 17:51 IST
As his militants triggered a series of attacks and suicide blasts across Pakistan on Thursday, Taliban [ Images ] chief Hakimullah Mehsud threatened to dispatch terrorists to fight India, once an Islamic state had been created in Pakistan.
"We want an Islamic state. If we get that, then we will go to the borders and help fight the Indians," Hakimullah said in footage aired by Britain's Sky News channel.
The channel said it recently acquired the footage of Hakimullah, who has claimed responsibility for several attacks across Pakistan over the past week, including a terrorist assault on the Pakistan army's [ Images ] general headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi over the weekend.
"We are fighting the (Pakistan) military, police and militia because they are following American orders. If they stop following the orders, we will stop fighting them," said Hakimullah, in what was seen as a desperate last-minute effort to stop Pakistan army's offensive into his group's stronghold Waziristan.
Hakimullah was named the new chief of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan after his predecessor Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a drone attack by the United States in Waziristan in August.
Hakimullah recently met several journalists to dispel reports that he had died during clashes with a rival militant faction.
Sky News also reported that the Pakistani Taliban had bolstered their finances through the sale and manufacture of drugs like heroin. The Taliban were also extorting protection money from businesses in Afghanistan, it reported.
Rezaul H Laskar in Islamabad
http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/oct/ ... kistan.htm
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/world ... lobal-home
The fissures within the Pakistani establishment...
The fissures within the Pakistani establishment...
“We cannot fight the Taliban when the army and the government are at loggerheads,” said Jahangir Tareen, a member of parliament from the province of Punjab and a former Federal Minister.
The interior minister, Mr. Malik, a confidant of President Asif Ali Zardari, was prevented from entering the army headquarters on Wednesday for a ceremony he had been invited to, apparently because he has fallen into disfavor with the military command.
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Taliban chief threatens to fight India from 'Islamic Pakistan'
October 15, 2009 17:51 IST
As his militants triggered a series of attacks and suicide blasts across Pakistan on Thursday, Taliban [ Images ] chief Hakimullah Mehsud threatened to dispatch terrorists to fight India, once an Islamic state had been created in Pakistan
There goes the packee lie that the injuns were somehow behind the 'terrorism' against Papistan.... LOL.
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X Posted.
Davood Moradian also says that the US and UK full well know the malign role of the ISI in fomenting terrorism in Afghanistan but lack the “courage” to confront the Islamic Republic of Pakistan :
Davood Moradian also says that the US and UK full well know the malign role of the ISI in fomenting terrorism in Afghanistan but lack the “courage” to confront the Islamic Republic of Pakistan :
INTERVIEW - Pakistan spies stoke violence - Afghan advisor
Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:50pm IST
By William Maclean
LONDON (Reuters) - A Pakistani spy agency is helping anti-Western militants mount attacks including suicide bombings in Afghanistan, a reality the West lacks the resolve to confront, an advisor to the Afghan government said on Thursday.
Davood Moradian, senior policy advisor to Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, told Reuters the motive of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency was to arouse Western concern for stability in neighbouring nuclear-armed Pakistan and use it to obtain financial support for Islamabad. ...............................
"We produced such proof in respect of the Indian embassy bombing in Kabul last year. There were telephone records of the ISI officers directing, and we shared that information with the intelligence community," Moradian said.
"The intelligence community in Washington and London agree (with the allegations) but they are not in a position to make policy," said Moradian, speaking on the sidelines of a seminar at Britain's International Institute for Strategic Studies.
"They have passed that (information) to their political masters to make decisions, but their political masters do not have that courage. When it comes to the ISI we do not see that bravery on the part of the international community." ...............................
Reuters
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RoyG wrote:Taliban chief threatens to fight India from 'Islamic Pakistan'
October 15, 2009 17:51 IST
As his militants triggered a series of attacks and suicide blasts across Pakistan on Thursday, Taliban [ Images ] chief Hakimullah Mehsud threatened to dispatch terrorists to fight India, once an Islamic state had been created in Pakistan.
"We want an Islamic state. If we get that, then we will go to the borders and help fight the Indians," Hakimullah said in footage aired by Britain's Sky News channel.
http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/oct/ ... kistan.htm
interesting but predicted by me and others in varIous islamic threads of this forum in days gone by.
Islamism/Islamic extremism first attacks its own to get uniformity and order. it then goes outside to try and bring kafirs into the fold or eliminate. I was hoping to see this come to pass in Pakistan.
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arun wrote:X Posted.
Davood Moradian also says that the US and UK full well know the malign role of the ISI in fomenting terrorism in Afghanistan but lack the “courage” to confront the Islamic Republic of Pakistan :
If true I predict that the weight of influence in the world will definitely shift towards India with its attendant risks of course.
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Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah... Dharma protects the protector (of Dharma).. India's behaviour has been in sync with Raaj-Dharma by and large.. There indeed is certain moral high ground which India possesses.. Increase in material strength makes it difficult to ignore and overrule the Dharma..As kabir said, "Bhay bin hoy na preet". There can never be respect without fearshiv wrote:If true I predict that the weight of influence in the world will definitely shift towards India with its attendant risks of course.
astute observation, Shiv ji..
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One way to interpret this is its a good recruitment ploy of Taliban. Taking away the perception of Indian support to them helps gain legitimacy in the eyes of paki abduls and bolster their stand against Pak state. India MEA should appropriately give out a "rebuttal" but if already not doing so, actively engage them covertly and influence their policy.RoyG wrote:Taliban chief threatens to fight India from 'Islamic Pakistan'
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The Taliban make a very good recruiting point. So whats the difference between present TSP and Taliban ruled TSP? Actually only practical implementation of Sharia in the promised Land of the pure, Taliban style. The Taliban are enraged that the PA seems taking a US side while at the same time they don't mind Talibs taking over Afghanistan after the US leaves Afghan. Which indeed is hypocrisy on part of the GOP and TSPA. Remember 2004 PA tried attacking Taliban in Waziristan but withdrew after signing a peace treaty with tribals in the region.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/world ... .html?_r=1archan wrote:Downhill skiing was made famous by none other than pakis. They love to talk big about their bravado but the paki psyche is when faced with someone who is "in the mood", they run for cover and beg for mercy. We wait for the day when Bharat mata comes "in the mood".kmkraoind wrote:What fascinates me is how abduls able to take hostages even in elite police headquarters. Usually in those departments even clerks are from police department. Since it is elite police headquarters they are no dearth for weapons. How they can submit themselves to their terrorist trainees instead of fighting.
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The attack on the elite school was particularly unnerving because its graduates, trained in counterterrorism techniques, are considered the toughest in the province. They wear black T-shirts with the words “No Fear” inscribed on the back and are easily distinguished by their fit physiques and well-trimmed hair.
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Without causing any diversion, it was Tulsidas. Above was said by Sri Ram after sitting on fast for three days to placate Ocean god to give way to his army and deciding it is better to use force rather than plead.As kabir said, "Bhay bin hoy na preet"
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Visuals showing the cadets letting out a "victory cry" of AoA after the miscreants were sent to jannat....couldn't spot the celebratory gunfire which happened after the last attack (and killed a bystander )..
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Surfing through different comments on the attack in Pak, cannot but notice the huge amount of comments by Indians smirking and calling it chickens coming home to roost.
If the tactically brilliant Pakis had not done a 26/11, im certain that majority of the comments would have been about poor brotherly Pak and how India should help them.
Thanks Pakis and their brilliance for managing to make enemies out of most ordinary Indians who otherwise wouldn't have been.
If the tactically brilliant Pakis had not done a 26/11, im certain that majority of the comments would have been about poor brotherly Pak and how India should help them.
Thanks Pakis and their brilliance for managing to make enemies out of most ordinary Indians who otherwise wouldn't have been.
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on TV feed some of the police cadets were wailing and sobbing , holding on to each other. seems to be green young recruits unused to the rough and tumble of the kamandu sultanate. they will learn...
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I wish someone has a recording and puts it up on youtube. Should be great footage!Singha wrote:on TV feed some of the police cadets were wailing and sobbing , holding on to each other.
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Obama signs Kerry Lugar Bill
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The US Congress on Wednesday issued an “explanatory statement” in an effort to placate the concerns of Pakistan on the aid bill which says that the legislation does not seek in any way to compromise Islamabad’s sovereignty and impinge on its security interests.
“There is no intent to, and nothing in this Act in any way suggests that there should be, any US role in micromanaging internal Pakistani affairs, including the promotion of Pakistani military officers or the internal operations of the Pakistani military,” said the explanatory note attached to the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009.
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The US Congress on Wednesday issued an “explanatory statement” in an effort to placate the concerns of Pakistan on the aid bill which says that the legislation does not seek in any way to compromise Islamabad’s sovereignty and impinge on its security interests.
“There is no intent to, and nothing in this Act in any way suggests that there should be, any US role in micromanaging internal Pakistani affairs, including the promotion of Pakistani military officers or the internal operations of the Pakistani military,” said the explanatory note attached to the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009.
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^^^
I think the F-16's were being rolled out for a reason....
I think the F-16's were being rolled out for a reason....
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What is a good place to see video clips of this sad attacks in Lahore & other places?
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Here, we see a picture of one of the terrorists that entered the FIA building who has now been arrested. (NDTV Photo)
Pakistani policemen leave a police training centre after gunmen attacked in Lahore on October 15, 2009. (AFP Photo)
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But... but...These reporters do not really understand the gravity of the whole situations and even mocking "No Fear"...The attack on the elite school was particularly unnerving because its graduates, trained in counterterrorism techniques, are considered the toughest in the province....[From NY Times]
Why even the Former IG Police Punjab is saying onlee...:
The militants are using some mind blowing techniques, for example, the very first attacker came to FIA building disguised himself as Khajoor wala ....
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Here is KL Bill in graphics:
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Amber G. wrote: Why even the Former IG Police Punjab is saying onlee...:
The militants are using some mind blowing techniques, for example, the very first attacker came to FIA building disguised himself as Khajoor wala ....
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'Al-Qaeda leaders are in Pak, why sending troops to Afghan?'
Washington, Oct 15 (PTI) An influential US Senator has asked the Obama Administration to explain how sending more troops to Afghanistan would help in defeating al-Qaeda when its top leaders have moved to Pakistan's unruly tribal areas.
The Senator was reacting to the Obama Administration's recent statement that al-Qaeda has now moved to Pakistan and most of its top leaders are in its tribal areas.
"I am compelled to ask: Does it take 100,000 US troops to find Osama bin Laden? If al-Qaeda has moved to Pakistan, what will these troops in Afghanistan add to the effort to defeat al-Qaeda?" Senator Robert Byrd said on the floor of the US Senate.
Washington, Oct 15 (PTI) An influential US Senator has asked the Obama Administration to explain how sending more troops to Afghanistan would help in defeating al-Qaeda when its top leaders have moved to Pakistan's unruly tribal areas.
The Senator was reacting to the Obama Administration's recent statement that al-Qaeda has now moved to Pakistan and most of its top leaders are in its tribal areas.
"I am compelled to ask: Does it take 100,000 US troops to find Osama bin Laden? If al-Qaeda has moved to Pakistan, what will these troops in Afghanistan add to the effort to defeat al-Qaeda?" Senator Robert Byrd said on the floor of the US Senate.
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Surinderji Sad attacks?surinder wrote:What is a good place to see video clips of this sad attacks in Lahore & other places?
Please tell me it was a typo because most of us here think it was maaynd bloweeng
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Robert Byrd is retiring, so he can afford to call a spade a spade.
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Every attack which open the gates of heavenly Mustang Ranch for less than 40 TFTArians is a sad event.vaman wrote:Surinderji Sad attacks?surinder wrote:What is a good place to see video clips of this sad attacks in Lahore & other places?
Please tell me it was a typo because most of us here think it was maaynd bloweeng
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typo or sarcasm..vaman wrote:Surinderji Sad attacks?surinder wrote:What is a good place to see video clips of this sad attacks in Lahore & other places?
Please tell me it was a typo because most of us here think it was maaynd bloweeng
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So it may be not khajoor wala but a khajoor wali?
Latest Pakistan Attack Has New Twist: Women Jihadists
Latest Pakistan Attack Has New Twist: Women Jihadists
...what was remarkable in Lahore was that three of the attackers apparently were women...
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whats so inviting about lawhore police training acedamy? two suicide terror attacks in 7 months on an acedamy?? It is really an acedamy or a diversion? guarding something "special"? might have a bunker underneath...you never know
meanwhile their The Nation has this headline and lawhore attack gets little attention! daily tamasha may be
Nawaz rejects Kerry-Lugar bill in present form
meanwhile their The Nation has this headline and lawhore attack gets little attention! daily tamasha may be
Nawaz rejects Kerry-Lugar bill in present form
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While Obama's signature ink still dries on the KL bill...
With friends like the US, Pakistan doesn't need enemies - Simon Tisdall (Guardian UK)
With friends like the US, Pakistan doesn't need enemies - Simon Tisdall (Guardian UK)
By linking the cash to tighter civilian control of Pakistan's military, Washington was trying, clumsily, to strengthen Asif Ali Zardari's government. But it achieved the exact opposite. The president was accused of failing to defend the country's sovereignty, much as he has failed to halt escalating American cross-border air raids, and the occasional covert ground incursion, on targets inside Pakistan.
"Poll after poll shows Pakistanis increasingly do fear the threat posed by Islamic extremists ... but they believe the US is an even bigger danger to their country," Bruce Riedel of the Brookings Institution was quoted as saying this week. Many Pakistanis rated the threat posed by the US to their independence and security above that from historical foe India, he said. "Any time you out-poll India as the bad guy in Pakistan you are in deep trouble."
The realisation that Washington is stoking a conflict approaching all-out civil war is gradually dawning in the US. New York Post columnist Ralph Peters drew a comparison with post-invasion Iraq. "Civil war never quite happened [there]. Yet no one seems to notice that we're now caught up in two authentic civil wars – one in Afghanistan, the other in Pakistan," he said. By lumping the two together in one "Afpak" policy, the Obama administration had effectively made both problems worse.