Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Aug 09, 2010

sum · Post by **sum** » 01 Sep 2010 21:39

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW, http://www.ifaw.org) announced the start of a relief program that will feed thousands of animals impacted by the record-breaking floods that have devastated Pakistan. IFAW has partnered with the local humanitarian group Ravi Foundation already active in the province of Punjab.
According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) some 200,000 cows, sheep, buffalo, goats and donkeys have already been lost and millions more have been affected.

I would have appreciated the Chankianness of GoI if they had donated $25m to this noble cause instead of to some rakit mards...

krisna · Post by **krisna** » 01 Sep 2010 21:52

Afghan airmen to be trained by Pakistan

As the withdrawal deadline of the US-led forces from Afghanistan approaches, Pakistan has, in principle, agreed to impart training to the Afghan National Air Force, a highly placed source told The Express Tribune.

A billion-dollar contract to this effect will be signed between two private defence contractors of Pakistan and the United States and the Afghan ministry of defence as soon as modalities of the plans are finalised, the source further said, adding, “Almost every issue has been decided except some nitty-gritty.”
Initially, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was approached by the US to find out how it felt about the matter – but keeping in view political issues, high risk and life threats involved, they refused to accept the contract.
Subsequently, the US decided to work around the PAF’s reservations by engaging an Islamabad-based private defence company for the purpose.

the private contractors are from PAF only

Retired PAF instructors will train about 400 Afghan pilots, flight engineers, maintenance and logistics technicians and ground staff at training centres in Kabul

It is interesting to note that in June this year, 17 Afghans who had been learning English disappeared from a Texas Air Force Base where they were being trained as fighter pilots. Such incidents have been frequently reported during the last two years.

in US of A from air force base?

Sources said Islamabad has also been entrusted with the task of training Afghan National Army officers at its war colleges.
Initially, the Pakistan army was approached by the US for the services of Army instructors to train Afghan soldiers in Afghanistan, but the idea could not materialise for a number of reasons

Common afghani has no love lost for bakis but likely pressurised by uncle to accept the offer with funding from uncle.

rgsrini · Post by **rgsrini** » 01 Sep 2010 21:59

Pakistan's Worst Ever Floods May Stoke Inflation Rate to 20%, Gilani Says

Chankian strategy by Pakistanis... Wait for all institutions to use flood as the reason for adjusting various indicators from the made-up "glorious" standards to the actual "gutter" standards.

Inflation: from 4% to 20% - Done.

Here are some suggestions from BR.

Infant mortality: from 3 (out of 1000) to 54
Primary school enrollment: from 99.67% to 43%
Per acre wheat output: from 3.2 tons to 1.8 tons

However there will be no impact on widow remarriage: It stays at 100%. In fact Pakistanis are so committed to widow remarriage, if there are no widows available to be remarried, they will make one right away. I hope to be born as a woman in Pakistan in my next iteration.

abhijitm · Post by **abhijitm** » 01 Sep 2010 22:01

RajeshA wrote:
arindam wrote:Another day.. another blast...

6 killed, 88 injured in Lahore serial blasts: Official
My heart goes out to the poor Shias. They have to put up with such monstrosities and barbarity of terrorists who enjoy the protection of the Terrorist Pakistani Army. May Allah be kind to them and crush this country of Pakistan.

Ameen

18 already Suicide blasts in Lahore kill 18

rajpa · Post by **rajpa** » 01 Sep 2010 22:06

Vril wrote:
MurthyB wrote:This interview with Veena Malik by NDTV is hilarious, especially when she literally has an aside about TFTA Paki mards, completely unrelated to the topic on hand. As Obelix would say, these pakis are crazy.

http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-bu ... res/161230
notice her fake accent. do pakistanis have anything original except for rightful ownership over worldwide terrorism??

another observation. why does she have to take his whole name mohd asif everytime?? rae there more than one asifs in her life and she wants to make sure which one she is talking about??gets irritating after some time.

there appears to be significant resemblance between her and shah mahmud cur-he-she. perhaps they come from the same school of whiny histrionics.

Gagan · Post by **Gagan** » 01 Sep 2010 22:08

of course the US would train the Afghans in Pakistan on Eff Solahs, because they would probably want to sell afghanistan that aircraft.
Also heuy and blackhawk helos if possible.

shravan · Post by **shravan** » 01 Sep 2010 22:21

Karachi - At least seven people were injured when gunmen opened fire on a Shia procession.

Lahore - At least 28 killed & 200 injured in Suicide Blast during Shia Procession.

Multan - Bricks and stones were thrown from top of the houses on a Shia procession.

Gagan · Post by **Gagan** » 01 Sep 2010 22:25

Its Shia hunting time in Pakistan.

There are Shias in every country of the world including Israel and KSA. But they are not slaughtered like this anywhere!

Brad Goodman · Post by **Brad Goodman** » 01 Sep 2010 22:25

'Waive Pakistan's debt,' Costello urges

This debt waiver seems to be gathering steam. I hope babus of North Block get the message to the floor that Pakis need to present a roadmap of cuts in defence spending before any relief is agreed upon. Our clout in IMF & WB needs to be used if necessary.

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 01 Sep 2010 22:26

shravan wrote:Karachi - At least seven people were injured when gunmen opened fire on a Shia procession.

Lahore - At least 28 killed & 200 injured in Suicide Blast during Shia Procession.

Multan - Bricks and stones were thrown from top of the houses on a Shia procession.

Yaaaaaawn, floods over and now back to normal business.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 01 Sep 2010 22:26

Tribune op-ed:

State and Army in Pakistan

State and Army in Pakistan
How floods bring a harvest of gratitude
by Punyapriya Dasgupta

Of the two high-born Mirabeau brothers who lived through the French Revolution, the younger would have been quickly forgotten but for his legendary alcoholic prowess and one pithy observation he made: “Other states have their armies; in Prussia the army has a state.” Prussia no longer exists except in history books, but the truth in Mirabeau junior’s 12 words lives. In the immediate neighbourhood of India in the west an army has a State called Pakistan and in the east Myanmar (Burma) has been turned into a property of its army. The Myanmarese Generals’ grip on power is brutish. After refusing to abide by the electorate’s clear verdict two decades ago they are going to stage another election with preconditions tailored to their determination to hang on to ruthless oligarchic power. With its Nobel laureate leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the 14th year of house arrest and many of her party comrades in prison, the National League for Democracy (NLD), the winner of the 1990 election, will take no part in the contemplated bogus polls. In Pakistan, geopolitically a far more significant state in global politics, the current moves by the army are subtle and call for more attention.

After many doubts and fears about its genuineness Pakistan’s main political parties participated in the February 2008 general election and accepted the results as fair. The President Gen Pervez Musharraf went into exile and his successor as Army Chief Gen Ashfaque Kayani called all military officers heading civilian administrative units, including even dairy farms, back to the barracks. Pakistan today is trying to project an image of a civilian-ruled democracy. A low buzz of amusement mixed with incredulity inside the country as well as outside greeted the recent announcement in Islamabad that the Prime Minister had extended the tenure of General Kayani by three years.

The reality of the power equation in Pakistan had been demonstrated earlier. The civilian leaders of the government were made to realise that they must not venture into the army’s domains. The government of President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was rapped on the knuckles when they ordered transfer of the Inter-Services Intelligence Agency (ISI) to the Ministry of Interior. Within a few hours the Gilani government issued a second statement saying that the notification placing the ISI under the Interior Ministry had been “misunderstood” which meant that the ISI remained with the Ministry of Defence — effectively with the army. In its scope and nature of operations the ISI resembles America’s CIA with the very important difference that in Pakistan it does not report to any civilian President.

In 33 of the 63 years since its creation Pakistan has been ruled by military Presidents. In the democratic interludes after the death of Gen Zia-ul-Haq the army got civilian Presidents to dismiss elected Prime Ministers — the late Benazir Bhutto twice, (in 1990 and 1996) and Mr Nawaz Sharif in 1993. Mr Sharif’s second ouster was directly by the army when he tried to sack the Army Chief, General Musharraf, and was himself thrown not only out of office but of the country as well. This chastisement of Mr Sharif was endorsed by the Supreme Court under the “doctrine of necessity”. After the make-believe restoration of democracy the shortsighted leaders of Pakistan’s main political parties vied among themselves in handing over the whip hand to the army.

Ms Benazir and Mr Sharif assiduously spread well-founded reports of their corruption and lobbied the army for the dethronement of whoever among them was in power at any time. In brutally frank words, neither of them was above prostituting Pakistan’s politics. In the current phase, politicians are trying to show themselves as more circumspect, but attempts at currying favour with the army leadership are evident. Pakistani commentators have interpreted the extension of the tenure of General Kayani as the Army Chief for three years as an insurance taken out for themselves by President Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani.

As of now, no army sword overhangs the civilian regime. But a question has arisen about the relative importance of the civil and military authorities in the State of Pakistan. Mr Richard Holbrooke, a peripatetic American diplomat currently hopping in and out of Pakistan and Afghanistan, has revealed, perhaps inadvertently, to the embarrassment of the Gilani government that General Kayani “is an enormously powerful political factor” in Pakistan and “we have extensive discussions with him.” This is confirmation of what was unofficially known to all: that Pakistan’s foreign relations too are guided largely by the army. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi may be impolite to his Indian counterpart — as it happened the last time they met in Islamabad — but he has to be respectful to what the army says about the handling of his portfolio.

The cataclysmic floods in Pakistan have brought the army a huge harvest of gratitude from the people nobody could have foreseen. The Generals had for long been reviled for their suppression of democracy and turning the country into their fief. At the head of every profitable organisation of the government sat an officer of the armed forces. General Kayani ended this system and since mid-July he has been seen visiting the flood-hit areas time and again. By contrast, the misery of his people made no difference to President Zardari enjoying his visit to France and Britain. He would not forego even his scheduled visit to the 16th century chateau in Normandy which his late wife Benazir Bhutto’s family had acquired and now belongs to him.

At home Prime Minister Gilani found coping with the floods beyond the capacity of his government and confessed it. He thought this was good enough reason why government officials were not seen trying to help the distressed people. Mr Gilani was taken on a visit to one relief centre and this one turned out to be a fake. The armed forces have filled all the gaps left by the government and are extracting all the credit for it. Wherever they go to rescue people or provide relief they advertise it with the help of banners.

Journalists are on frequent flood surveys in military helicopters, and Pakistan’s TV networks are full of pictures of the army providing succour to the affected people. In some refugee centres cries — spontaneous or tutored — are heard: “Army zindabad”. For the first time in Pakistan the armed forces are scoring high in winning the hearts and minds of the people — a fact testified by respected newspaper columnists. This will help General Kayani to guide Pakistan to wherever he intends to take it.

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 01 Sep 2010 23:29

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld ... 1369.story

3 Bomb blasts at Shiite procession in Pakistan kill at least 28, injure 200

Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan — Three bomb blasts tore through a Shiite Muslim procession in Lahore, killing at least 28 people and wounding 170 others, authorities said.Three bomb blasts tore through a Shiite Muslim procession Wednesday in Pakistan's second-largest city, Lahore, killing at least 28 people and wounding 200 others, authorities said.The attacks occurred as thousands of Shiites marched through Lahore's streets in a traditional mourning procession for Yaum-i-Ali, one of Shiite Islam's most revered holy figures. No one claimed responsibility for the blasts, but Sunni Muslim militant groups have Akhtar Ali, an official with the Edhi rescue service, said the death toll stood at 28 as of late Wednesday evening, but he added several of the injured were in critical condition and said the death toll likely could rise

( May Allah Grant Paradise to Sunni onlee, kaffir Shia wasted the oppertunity to admittance to Hoor-Room)

arun · Post by **arun** » 01 Sep 2010 23:31

shiv wrote:
shravan wrote:3 blasts, 6 dead, 50 injured -Express #lahore blasts at yaum-e-ali procession
Arre? Not even Fridin?

Perhaps the triple IED Mubarak variant of the IEDology of Pakistan in Lahore is somehow deemed to be “licensed” by a section of the pious in the land of the pure given that this is the month of Ramzan / Ramadan .

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 01 Sep 2010 23:35

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/09/0 ... storylink=
Leader of Pakistan Taliban charged in CIA bombing

Read more: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/09/0 ... WASHINGTON – U.S. officials have charged the leader of Pakistan's Taliban with planning attacks against American forces in Afghanistan, including last year's suicide bombing that killed seven CIA employees.The Justice Department on Wednesday unsealed charges against Hakimullah Mehsud. The self-proclaimed emir of the Pakistani Taliban is charged with two counts of conspiracy that could lead to life in prison.Mehsud is believed to be hiding along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.Seven CIA employees and a Jordanian intelligence officer were killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a CIA base in Khost, Afghanistan, on Dec. 30.[/quote]
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/09/0 ... z0yItubexH

Brad Goodman · Post by **Brad Goodman** » 01 Sep 2010 23:52

Just breaking in that some terrorist has taken hostages in Discovery Channel office in silversprings maryland. Any one wants to bet its a paki? Seems pretty similar to Mumbai terrorist attack

Police: At least one hostage taken at Discovery Channel headquarters

Edit: by Brad.changed mumbai incident to mumbai terrorist attack. Never intended to trivialize the brutality. Especially being a mumbaikar I should not be calling it an incident. Apologies to any one hurt.

arun · Post by **arun** » 01 Sep 2010 23:55

The reaction of the minority Shia Muslim sect to the triple demonstration of the IED Mubark variant of the IEDology of Pakistan unleashed upon them by their Muslim brethren of the Sunni sect:

Mob Burns Police Station After Suicide Bombs

Karna_A · Post by **Karna_A** » 02 Sep 2010 00:04

Brad Goodman wrote:Just breaking in that some terrorist has taken hostages in Discovery Channel office in silversprings maryland. Any one wants to bet its a paki? Seems pretty similar to Mumbai incident

Police: At least one hostage taken at Discovery Channel headquarters

Maybe related to info below:
who knew faisal Shaizad had a brother!

An example of how advertising and lobbying groups censor American news, this three part documentary by the famous middle east war correspondent Robert Fisk was banned by the Discovery channel in 1993. The films seek to explain the rise of anti-Western sentiment throughout the ?Muslim world? (from the Middle East to the Balkins, the range of the former Ottoman Empire) by highlighting the oppressiveness of Western-supported governments (Israel and Egypt, in particular) and the West\'s broader anti-Muslim racism. The Discovery channel pulled the films in response to a letter campaign by pro-Israel groups.

Here is Fisk\'s summary of the incident from a speech at Concordia University in 2002:
Back in 1993, I made a 3 part documentary film for the Discovery Channel in the United States, and also for Channel 4 in Britain. It was called Beirut to Bosnia and it attempted to find out why an increasing number of Muslims had come to hate the West. Indeed, the title was \"Why Muslims Have Come to Hate the West.\" We filmed in Beirut, Southern Lebanon, Israel, the occupied West Bank and Gaza, Egypt, Bosnia and Croatia. . . .

In due course, we discovered that Discovery was being sent American Express cards cut in half. American Express being one of the sponsors of the original series. Discovery rang me in Beirut to say they were receiving lots of letters condemning the films from various groups. Then director Mike Dutfield and I heard that Discovery had canceled the reshowing. In an imperishable letter to Dutfield, Bunting wrote - and I ask you not to laugh until the end - quote, \"Given the reaction to the series on its initial airing we never scheduled a subsequent airing. So there\'s not really an issue as to any scheduled re-airing being canceled.\"

CRamS · Post by **CRamS** » 02 Sep 2010 00:07

Brad Goodman wrote:Just breaking in that some terrorist has taken hostages in Discovery Channel office in silversprings maryland. Any one wants to bet its a paki? Seems pretty similar to Mumbai incident

Like Pakijabis do, I know you didn't mean to mock and trivialize what happened in Mumbai, but please, I urge you to change it, Mumbai was NOT a mere incident.

Rupesh · Post by **Rupesh** » 02 Sep 2010 00:18

rgsrini wrote: I hope to be born as a woman in Pakistan in my next iteration.

saar..B'careful abt what u wish for..

A_Gupta · Post by **A_Gupta** » 02 Sep 2010 00:19

US aid to Pakistan stuck in version 1.0
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/09 ... ood-relief

In Haiti, the U.S. military, civilian agencies and non-governmental organizations made innovative use of information technology and social media, partnering in ways that were closer than in previous disaster-relief efforts — and certainly closer than the military has ever worked with civilians in such a context.

But it’s not putting those lessons to use in Pakistan.

Read More http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/09 ... z0yJ52bbmh

rgsrini · Post by **rgsrini** » 02 Sep 2010 00:38

Rupesh wrote:
rgsrini wrote: I hope to be born as a woman in Pakistan in my next iteration.
saar..B'careful abt what u wish for..

Rupesh, I think you are ignoring the obvious benefits of being a woman in Pakistan.

I don’t have to do well in my studies and I can pretty much coast through my entire schooling life until the ripe age of 10.
I can let myself go as I will be covered in hijab
During teenage years, I don’t have to worry about zits… again hijab.
I cannot own any property, so I don’t have any responsibilities associated with it.
My husband will have multiple wives, so my workload will be tremendously reduced
It is so much easier to get Canadian visa…

As you can see, I know what I am wishing for.

Ambar · Post by **Ambar** » 02 Sep 2010 00:41

Brad Goodman wrote:Just breaking in that some terrorist has taken hostages in Discovery Channel office in silversprings maryland. Any one wants to bet its a paki? Seems pretty similar to Mumbai incident

Police: At least one hostage taken at Discovery Channel headquarters

The hostage taker is an American of Chinese descent..probably a disgruntled former employee.

Brad Goodman · Post by **Brad Goodman** » 02 Sep 2010 00:57

CRamS wrote:
Brad Goodman wrote:Just breaking in that some terrorist has taken hostages in Discovery Channel office in silversprings maryland. Any one wants to bet its a paki? Seems pretty similar to Mumbai incident

Like Pakijabis do, I know you didn't mean to mock and trivialize what happened in Mumbai, but please, I urge you to change it, Mumbai was NOT a mere incident.

Edited my post and I apologise once more to any one hurt. Looks like terrorist was from tallel than mountain friend.

Neela · Post by **Neela** » 02 Sep 2010 01:01

Score 30 for 3 . Pardon the low scoring rate folks.
Floods made the pataka a little wet you see.

Land of the pure indeed!

Ambar · Post by **Ambar** » 02 Sep 2010 01:03

MurthyB wrote:This interview with Veena Malik by NDTV is hilarious, especially when she literally has an aside about TFTA Paki mards, completely unrelated to the topic on hand. As Obelix would say, these pakis are crazy.

http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-bu ... res/161230

She is pretty..too bad she sounds like she's got an IQ of a chimp!

JE Menon · Post by **JE Menon** » 02 Sep 2010 01:26

Neela wrote:Score 30 for 3 . Pardon the low scoring rate folks.
Floods made the pataka a little wet you see.

Land of the pure indeed!

Well, it's still early dins. There's another day before fridin, so maybe they r pacing themselves... Let's hope for a swashbuckling performance by whoever is doing the batting...

rgsrini · Post by **rgsrini** » 02 Sep 2010 01:30

JE Menon wrote:Let's hope for a swashbuckling performance by whoever is doing the batting...

There could have easily gotten the 72, but got only 30. Clear case of Match fixing, even if it is a practice match...
As usual BR will brush it under the carpet by finding reasons such as "wet field", "not a fridin" etc! Shame on you folks.

MurthyB · Post by **MurthyB** » 02 Sep 2010 01:40

rgsrini wrote:
JE Menon wrote:Let's hope for a swashbuckling performance by whoever is doing the batting...
There could have easily gotten the 72, but got only 30. Clear case of Match fixing, even if it is a practice match...
As usual BR will brush it under the carpet by finding reasons such as "wet field", "not a fridin" etc! Shame on you folks.

AoA! So now it makes sense, all those vaccum bulb explosions that score 0 on occasion. Spot fixing!!

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 02 Sep 2010 02:37

Budget deficit swells to 6.3% of GDP in 2009-10
By Sujde Chodhri

ISLAMABAD: The consolidated budget deficit of the federal and provincial governments for the fiscal year 2009-10 has shot up to Rs 929.061 billion, over 6.3 percent of the country’s total Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
According to the ‘Fiscal Operations Report’ released by the Ministry of Finance, the total revenues during the period amounted to Rs 2 trillion, but the expenditures were at Rs 3.038 trillion, resulting in a deficit of Rs 929.061 billion.Revenues: The total revenues, which amounted to Rs 2.078 trillion or 14.2 percent of the GDP during the period, included federal and provincial tax revenues (Rs 1.472 trillion) and federal taxes (Rs 1.418 trillion), while the provincial governments contributed Rs 54.8 billion.
Non-tax revenues were at Rs 605.344 billion, that included Rs 537.4 billion in federal non-tax revenues. Non-tax revenues also included Rs 25.9 billion from development surcharge on gas, Rs 12.4 billion through discount retained on crude oil and Rs 33 billion from oil and gas royalty.Expenditures: The total expenditures were at Rs 3 trillion or 20.5 percent of the GDP during the July to June period of the last fiscal year, which included Rs 2.386 trillion in non-development expenditures. In the non-development expenditures, the government spent Rs 642.2 billion (4.4 percent of GDP) on debt servicing and Rs 375 billion (2.6% of GDP) on defence.Development expenditures and total lending amounted to Rs 652.8 billion and the federal development expenditures remained at Rs 259.4 billion, while provincial development expenditures were at Rs 258.4 billion.
n order to bridge the deficit, the government got Rs 929 billion through local and external borrowing. Over Rs 188.8 billion were received from external lenders and Rs 740.172 billion from local lenders.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.as ... 2010_pg1_3

( As per6.3% deficit Poak FGDP =174Billion, Per Non- Dev xpenditure FGDP=182B and Per Defence allocation FGDP =154Billion, which makes the PCI of 192 Million Poaks few penny above 800$ a year. Bhaat arr da right Numbers for GDPee?, cant they even lie logically )
And here are another set of fake numbers for Poak Dokha-nomy.
Annual 2009/10
Foreign Debt $53.01bn
Per Cap Income $1046
GDP Growth 4.1%
Average CPI 11.73%
Monthly July
Trade Balance $-1.45 bln
Exports $1.78 bln
Imports $3.24 bln
Weekly August 26, 2010
Reserves $16.1087 bln

http://www.brecorder.com/

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 02 Sep 2010 02:40

How India’s web of deceit works
Mucho Moaning Mazari

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news- ... it-works/1

Merely looking at very recent developments will explain what I have been trying to highlight. China refused to give a visa to an Indian army general who had been commander in the Northern Area Command responsible for Jammu and Kashmir – which China also recognises as disputed territory. The Chinese said they were unwilling to “welcome” General Jaswal because he “controlled” a disputed area, Jammu and Kashmir. Of course, India responded in the normal overt fashion by refusing permission to two Chinese officials to join the course at the National Defence College and followed this up by cancelling a visit to Beijing by an Indian military delegation. But the more interesting response was more covert and far more damaging not just for China but also for Pakistan. This was the springing into action of Indophile and rabidly anti-Pakistan analyst Selig Harrison. He was the Bureau Chief of one of the major US papers in New Delhi in the eighties and he began giving the Indian position on issues since then. Those who can recall the US-led war against the Soviets in Afghanistan will recall the bitter tirades of Selig Harrison against Pakistan in those days also. Now, is it not an interesting coincidence that he writes a new diatribe in The New York Times (26 August) – which many Pakistani media outlets see but most ignore wisely as mere propaganda given Harris-on’s background – about Pakistan and China immediately after the Chinese refused the visa to the Indian general? Suddenly, sitting in New York, he has written a most imaginative article claiming the Chinese army (7000-11000 soldiers he claims) had marched into Gilgit Baltistan to take de facto control of the area and he also claimed this whole region was in revolt against Pakistan. This is a bizarre claim given how for the first time the people of this area have been brought into the mainstream of the national political edifice. Of course he claims this area is closed to the world but yet he seems to have open access to all events unfolding there!
Of course there is a perfectly legitimate Pakistani agenda to build road and rail links from Gwadar port north into China – given the value of the Karakoram Highway (KKH). In fact it has been successive Pakistani governments that have been seeking rail and more road links from the Arabian Sea through to China and now there is the Iran to China energy pipeline project also. Given how the Chinese are also bolstering their rail links into India, why Harrison would only find the Pakistan-China communications suspicious is puzzling until one understands his obsessive anti-Pakistan bent of mind. While Harrison concedes that some soldiers may well be there for the purpose of building the road and rail infrastructure as happened in the case of the KKH, he cannot rid himself of plugging the Indian propagandist viewpoint that something else must necessarily be afoot!

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 02 Sep 2010 03:07

Another Day in Poakadise
Pakistan jets target militant hide-outs, 60 killed

PESHAWAR: Pakistan army jets and helicopters targeted militant hide-outs near the Afghan border, killing 60 people identified as insurgents or their family members, including children, security officials and a witness said Wednesday.The deadliest strikes hit an area where army fire had killed 60 civilians earlier this year. Accounts of civilian casualties in army airstrikes make it harder for the military to win the support of local tribesman in the border region, something crucial to flushing out Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants who have found sanctuary there.The attacks occurred Tuesday and Wednesday in different parts of the region.There was no independent confirmation of the casualty figures because the area is too dangerous for outsiders to visit.

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/daw ... lled-sk-03

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 02 Sep 2010 03:12

20 Plus5 Mill will buy this ..
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/daw ... -trial-190
Lakhvi’s trial

In what could prove to be an important development an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi has rejected the bail plea of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi. The latter is believed to be the operational head of the banned Laskhar-i-Taiba that has been accused by India of carrying out the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Mr Lakhvi is among the seven persons charged with planning and helping to execute the carnage.
The judge presiding over the trial rejected the bail plea, at this stage, on the grounds that there was enough evidence against Mr Lakhvi. It is now up to the prosecution to put up a watertight case based on solid, credible proof — a task that may prove challenging if Mr Lakhvi’s lawyer is correct in stating that there is no concrete evidence linking his client to the Mumbai attacks. Indeed, Pakistani courts have often been unable to convict suspected terrorists because of lack of credible proof. A combination of poor investigation techniques, insufficient security for witnesses and a legal system with loopholes has made such convictions difficult, giving the impression — to both terrorists and the countries they target — that Pakistan is not serious about cracking down on militancy. This can only make for acrimonious relations vis-à-vis the international community.

Mauli · Post by **Mauli** » 02 Sep 2010 03:13

In an interview to The Telegraph late today, the Pakistani actress and ex-girlfriend of tainted Pakistan cricketer Mohammed Asif said: “For me, Tendulkar is the hottest Indian cricketer for the number of records he has created. I love Aamir for his natural acting. He is the best.”

The 3 Idiots fan, who feels “Shah Rukh Khan overacts”,

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100902/j ... 886629.jsp

Mauli · Post by **Mauli** » 02 Sep 2010 03:20

Pak leader sorry for Ranjit slur

Leader of Opposition in Pakistan’s parliament, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, used to frequently refer to Ranjit Singh while highlighting issues of mismanagement and corruption.

Yesterday, he surprised fellow lawmakers in National Assembly — as Pakistan’s lower House of parliament is formally called — when he tendered an apology for “frequently quoting his (Ranjit Singh’s) name in meetings for wrong reasons”.

“I was wrong. Ranjit (Singh) was a great administrator of Punjab,” he said, while chairing a meeting of the House public accounts committee, an anti-corruption watchdog.

The Pakistani leader said his views on Ranjit Singh changed after he read the book by Khushwant Singh.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100902/j ... 886575.jsp

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 02 Sep 2010 04:37

Triple blasts in Lahore, 29 killed: Daily Times

LAHORE: Terrorists on Wednesday targeted Shias marking Hazrat Ali’s (RA) martyrdom in Lahore, killing 29 people and injuring 243 others in two suicide and one grenade attack.

Banned terrorist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Al-Alami has accepted responsibility for the three attacks that occurred minutes apart in Lahore’s Bhaati Gate locality. The mourning procession was in its last stages and was about to end at Karbala Gamay Shah, near Data Darbar, when the terrorists stuck.

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has also strongly condemned the attack and announced Rs 500,000 each for families of the people who were killed in the attacks.

Isn't Chhotta Sharif one of the biggest supporters of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi?!

A_Gupta · Post by **A_Gupta** » 02 Sep 2010 04:46

Hamid Mir's Geo TV show, "Capital Talk" has a facebook page. Today they have asked

"Who is behind the bloody bomb blasts in Lahore on 21st Ramadhan?"

Here are some of the 125 responses

Capital Talk A pro Taliban group Lashkir-e-Jhangvi Almi accepted the responsibiity of Lahore blasts.Do you feel that this out-fit is financed by anti-Pakistan forces?

Capital Talk We think Pro-Taliban sectarian outfits financed by Afghanistan based forces are involved in these blasts

Capital Talk Three years ago Capital Talk team was kidnapped in Matta area of Swat by some people and they warned us that one day they will all the big cities of Pakistan.They were not Pakistanis but Tajiks.

Ahmad Zawar India = Raw, ThE Bigest financeR !!

Syed Areeb Uddin that is right..that the culprits behind the brutal act really want shia suni conflicts and riots but the point to be noted is that those who want to see blood shed or instability are all anti pak forces..so the story turns towards india and america again...

Zeeshan Ali Sheikh ‎100% americans who want to create violence in Pakistan

Ali Bhatti i think american's r the 1 who are doing these cheap attacks...and just want to disturb the system besides the floods..

Tanzil-ur -Rehman america

Usman Saleem Match fixing to aik bahana tha hamare mulk ko badnaam karne ka it not true and those who say that 1st world countries mai bomb blast nahi hote to us ki wajah ye hai ke wo paise daite hain terrorist groups ko ke hamare mulk mai Ye baighairti na lagana & USA SUCKS BIG.

Kawish Anjum Swati Asal me ye hum sb muslim ko apis me torne k liay krvaya ja raha hy mere aik bhai ne saudia arbia ki baat ki to kuch log kehty hain k baqi sheeya tanzeem'o ko Iran suport kr raha hy so hamy ye sheeya sunni wala mind change krna ho ga b/c indian or raw musad wagera ka main koshish hi yahi hy.- jb tk ham 1 muslim nai bn jaty ye log hamary zehno pe isi tarah havi ho gy.

DrDesert Rose
Kawish Anjum Swati.. i agree with you.. shiya sunni itne zalim nain.. ye grohbandi foreign agencies ki hai aik dosre se larwane ki but problem is ke.. hamare leader aaram se mun khol ke kehte hai ke sucide bombar tha.. taliban they, alqaed...

Adeen Hassan people who are taking names of other sects for these blasts....
I just want to say PLEASE WAKE UP...
you r doing EXACTLY what RAW n bla bla want u to do...

Muhammad Shahzad RAW is responcible of these bomb attacks

Adeel Muhammad Its a joint venture of CIA, RAW AND MOSSAD alongwith full cooperation of Media channels of Pakistan. Thats it

Maria Noor america for sure....!

Omer Zaki its is a job of the anti pakistani forces who want to destablise pakistan by civil war....and then they go after our nuclear weapon posing as if they are saving the world......its all a plan to make great israel .cuz israel cannot start their campain unless a muslim army has nuclear weapons........

Nawal Butt Black water and RAW ye taliban ka kam nahi lagta...and India America are totally involved in terrorism in Pakistan...we are not blind...Nawal Butt (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf)

Ali Faruq All the idiots who are saying RAW and CIA deserve a tight slap on their faces.. It is LeJ which is heavily financed and trained by talibans.

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 02 Sep 2010 05:38

krisna wrote:State Department designates Pakistani Taliban as a "foreign terrorist organization"

The NDA government used to send faxes
The UPA govt sends dossiers
US governments designate groups as somehting or other.

None this makes a whit of a difference.

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 02 Sep 2010 05:40

Gagan wrote:Its Shia hunting time in Pakistan.

There are Shias in every country of the world including Israel and KSA. But they are not slaughtered like this anywhere!

Oh for those glorious days when KFC outlets would be targeted.

enqyoob · Post by **enqyoob** » 02 Sep 2010 05:47

State Department designates Pakistani Taliban as a "foreign terrorist organization"

Wow! Talk about tubelights..

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 02 Sep 2010 05:54

And the wrong one too!