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LONDON: Former UN special representative to Afghanistan, Kai Eide has accused Pakistan of arresting key Taliban leaders in a deliberate move to stop secret peace talks
Just how much disregard does the army have for rules and civilians? Let’s rewind to a year and a half ago. On Sept 30, 2008 the front page of Dawn announced: ‘Kayani shakes up army command’. The accompanying article reads: “In a major reshuffle in the army’s top command, Chief of the Army Staff Gen [...]
With the fairly substantive and meaningful shake-up in the top hierarchy of the Pakistan Army now complete, the key issue of Lt Gen Shuja Pasha continuing as the ISI head being the last major decision, it can be said without doubt that the politicians have surrendered the policy control and initiative on all key national [...]
ISLAMABAD: The Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, has given a one-year extension in service to Lt. General Ahmed Shuja Pasha to allow him to complete his tenure as three-star general and, more importantly, as head of the country’s premier spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Sources told our correspondent a summary for [...]
It is amusing to note that there has not been a thorough discussion in the media on the army chief’s decision to give extension in service to a couple of lieutenant generals on his own — something which has major implications for the state. The little that has appeared in the print media indicates that [...]
NEW DELHI: Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir called on Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Friday. According to sources, in the meeting they exchanged views over the secretaries level talks held on Thursday. Pakistan handed over a road map for composite dialogue to India and made it clear that composite dialogue is the [...]
NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan emerged on Thursday from their first official talks since the Mumbai attacks with a vague promise
ISLAMABAD: A serving Pakistani Army officer has been named in one of the three dossiers handed over by India to Pakistan for his suspected involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks. The dossier has also named another retired Major and two other officers as ‘Major Iqbal’ and ‘Major Samir Ali. The three dossiers were handed [...]
ISLAMABAD: The Senate approved on today the National Command Authority Bill, 2010, aimed at ensuring proper control, supervision and safety of nuclear facilities, material and systems. The bill already approved by the National Assembly will become an act of parliament after president’s assent. The Senate rejected through voice vote a number of amendments proposed by [...]
ISLAMABAD: The members of UN Commission on Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto today called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr today. Interior Minister Mr. Rehman A. Malik, Secretary General to the President Mr. Salman Faruqui, Spokesperson to the President former Senator Farhatullah Babar and other senior officials were also present during the meeting. Briefing [...]
KARACHI: The officials from intelligence agencies claimed to have rounded up a key Taliban commander belonging to a
The military to military relations between the US and Pakistan seems to be gradually improving. There is a greater level of mutual confidence and less talk of “do more”. This has been achieved by enhanced cooperation at operational and intelligence level and is benefiting both sides. It seems sharing is taking place even at the [...]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan said on Friday it will not examine evidence against intelligence agencies in the missing persons’ case. A written order released to the media states that evidence and allegations of involvement of intelligence agencies in abducting people will be examined by an ‘appropriate forum at the relevant time.’ The [...]
WASHINGTON: The White House on Tuesday refused to discuss publicly the arrest of the Taliban’s military chief in Karachi about seven days ago but did not reject the suggestion that he had been captured. Earlier, while speaking to various news outlets, US officials confirmed that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was arrested in a secret joint [...]
NEW YORK: The United States and Pakistani intelligence forces captured the Taliban’s top commander in a secret joint operation in Karachi, Pakistan, the online edition of The New York Times said late Monday. Billed as the most significant Taliban figure since the start of the US-led war in Afghanistan eight years ago and second only [...]
ISLAMABAD: Presidential spokesmen Farhatullah Babar on Thursday rejected media reports regarding the extension of Director-General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Ahmed
ISLAMABAD: The government has extended the tenure of Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant, General Ahmad Shuja Pasha, for a period of one year. According o sources, the decision was taken after the satisfactory performance of ISI in the war against terrorism. Ahmed Shuja Pasha will retire on March 18. Summary for his [...]
PESHAWAR: At least eleven people have been killed in two separate drone strikes in Waziristan on Friday. The first attack took place in Zanini village near the town of Mir Ali, about 30 kilometres east of Miranshah, the main town of restive North Waziristan tribal district, destroying a militant compound and killing five people. “US [...]
SRINAGAR: Two suspected militants and an Indian army soldier were killed on Thursday during a gun battle in Indian-held Kashmir, in the latest of a series of recent clashes, police said. The exchange of fire erupted late Wednesday when the Indian army and counter-insurgency police raided a house where militants were said to be hiding [...]
NEW DELHI: In the first high-level official conversation between the two countries in months, Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Wednesday spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on phone and asked him to expedite the probe to bring to justice terrorists linked to the 26/11 Mumbai massacre. Krishna and Qureshi also reviewed [...]
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Veena Malik seeks court’s help for registration of an FIR against Muhammad Asif
In mom’s wedding sari, Sania Mirza says “Nikah Kabul Hai”; it’s Sania Shoaib from now
Rehman Malik asks Shahid Malik to get Shoaib Malik’s passport back
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Potential to generate 50,000mw electricity from Thar coal field for 800 years
Pakistani expectations for civilian nuclear deal dampened by the United States
