12/1/08

A stable, peaceful Pakistan is in India’s interest: Pranab
Hindu – Chennai,India
How do you view the state of affairs in Pakistan? There is a problem no doubt, but… I am quite confident of the resilience of the system and the people of …
www.hindu.com/2008/01/13/stories/2008011354811000.htm

Pakistan’s Al Qaeda Alarms Pentagon
By forums@www.military-quotes.com (Team Infidel)
I say, Pakistan is going to become a better safe haven for Al Qaeda now that Bhutto is out of the picture. Washington Times January 12, 2008 Pg. 1 Pakistan’s Al Qaeda Alarms Pentagon Musharraf warns against unilateral US action By Sara …
www.military-quotes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51639

Arts Pakistan – A Place to Visit
By Owais Mughal
The art world of Pakistan is not given the attention it deserves. But amends are being made. Arts Pakistan, or Artspak, is a recently developed website, with an exclusive collection of videos, paintings and photographs that depicts the …
pakistaniat.com/2008/01/12/arts-pakistan-a-place-to-visit/

Pakistan denies deported NYT magazine reporter
Reuters – USA
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A media watchdog said Pakistan had expelled a reporter for the New York Times Magazine who interviewed Taliban leaders and visited …
www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSISL32628420080112

Pakistan kills over 50 militants near Afghan border: officials
AFP –
Pakistan has pushed more than 90000 troops into the tribal belt to combat Islamic militants who fled Afghanistan after US-led forces invaded the country in …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gLTr7pH45PXvFfntMKLt60Pa5KnQ

On the Campaign Trail in Pakistan
By Naxal Watch(Naxal Watch)
KARACHI, Pakistan—I arrived in Karachi on New Year’s Eve, just as the seaside metropolis was limping back to normal after four days of rioting and looting in the aftermath of the Dec. 27 assassination of Benazir Bhutto. …
intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2008/01/
on-campaign-trail-in-pakistan.html

Pakistan still falls short of Millennium Development Goals for …
With continuing political turmoil, emergency rule declared, and concerns about how free and fair January elections will be, Pakistan has been under the spotlight recently. But the political arena isn’t the only area where challenges …
www.infoforhealth.org/search/search_results_single.php?start
_num=0&fullrecordID=425448&fullrecordtype=7&query=oid%
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Pakistan Expels Writer for NY Times
The Associated Press –
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan has expelled an American journalist who wrote in The New York Times Magazine about the rise of pro-Taliban militants in …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jJhMtnp
x1-jqgshNhbhcqWRMbauQD8U4CRPO0

Musharraf tells US: Stay out of Pakistan
CNN International – USA
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has made it clear that a US military mission to capture Osama bin Laden or other top al …
edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/12/pakistan.us/

What they think in Pakistan
By irdial
The impact of Hilary Clinton’s suggestion in the run-up to the New Hampshire caucus that the US and the UK jointly secure our nuclear facilities suggests that a strong Pakistan policy is a key in this US election. …
irdial.com/blogdial/?p=932

Pakistan expels NYT magazine reporter: media watchdog
Reuters – USA
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has expelled a reporter for the New York Times Magazine who interviewed Taliban leaders and visited the southwestern…
www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSISL33283520080112

Anti-Pakistan statements by US presidential candidates.
By united4justice
Recent anti-Pakistan political stream by American presidential candidates may or may not have supported their politics but it has surely developed “some” sort of sense of national unity and responsibility. …
united4justice.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/anti-
pakistan-statements-by-us-presidential-candidates/

Report: Musharraf warns U.S. on intervention 11 Jan 2008
Pakistan’s president Pervez Musharraf warned that any unilateral intervention in his country by coalition forces fighting in Afghanistan would be treated as an invasion, according to an interview with Singapore’s English daily The Straits Times published Friday. “Any entry by the United States or coalition forces into Pakistan’s tribal areas would be resisted as a breach of Pakistan’s sovereignty,” Musharraf told the newspaper.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/11/content_7405516.htm

US Would ‘Regret’ Pakistan Operation —U.S. troops would be regarded as ‘invaders’ 11 Jan 2008
President Pervez Musharraf said in an interview published Friday that U.S. troops would be regarded as invaders [LOL!] if they crossed into Pakistan to hunt al-Qaida [al-CIAduh] militants. He also said he would resign if opposition parties tried to impeach him after next month’s elections.
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIE0IUn4
WIiaMBpjG8SI_6H5RXzgD8U3O0JO0

Pakistan After The Assassination: Interview with Pervez Hoodbhoy
By Hassan Abbas(Hassan Abbas)
Nonetheless, she was the scion of a feudal family, which was primarily responsible for making Pakistan an atomic power and she was known for the authoritarian control of her party. Looking back, how do you judge Benazir Bhutto? …
watandost.blogspot.com/2008/01/pa
kistan-after-assassination-interview.html

Pakistan President Tells US to Stay Out
The Associated Press –
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Despite the growing threat from Islamic extremists, President Pervez Musharraf said US troops are not welcome to join the fight …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIE0IUn4
WIiaMBpjG8SI_6H5RXzgD8U3RBOG0

Pakistan Warns US on Attacking Al Qaeda on Its Own
New York Times – United States
By ERIC SCHMITT WASHINGTON — President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan warned in an interview published Friday that any unilateral attacks by the United States …
www.nytimes.com/2008/01/12/wash
ington/12pakistan.html?ref=world

Pakistan cautions conditional US aid may impede war on terror
Pakistan Dawn – Karachi,Pakistan
By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: Pakistan cautioned on Friday that any attempt to link the US aid to certain conditions could impede its role in the …
www.dawn.com/2008/01/12/top7.htm

11/1/08

26 killed in Pakistan suicide blast :
At least 22 police and four civilians were killed in a suicide bomb attack Thursday outside the high court in the commercial heart of  Lahore, Pakistan’s second largest city.
www.iribnews.ir/Full_en.asp?news_id=249255&n=34
 
US Military ‘Extremely’ Concerned About Al-Qaida Safe Havens in Pakistan :
During a news conference at the Pentagon Friday, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen said al-Qaida militants are not only launching attacks in neighboring Afghanistan, but also inside Pakistan.
www.voanews.com/english/2008-01-11-voa61.cfm
 
US would ‘regret’ Pakistan operation:
President Pervez Musharraf said in an interview published Friday that U.S. troops would be regarded as invaders if they crossed into Pakistan to hunt al-Qaida militants.
www.voanews.com/english/2008-01-11-voa61.cfm
 
Shots at Benazir fired from a .30 gun: report :
Possibility of a second gunman
www.hindu.com/2008/01/12/stories/2008011256631500.htm

Suicide Bomb in Pakistan Kills 24
www.truthout.org/docs_2006/011108D.shtml
From Islamabad, Pakistan, The Independent UK’s Omar Waraich reports, “A suicide bomber killed at least 24 people and injured 70 others in Lahore, Pakistan’s second largest city, in the first major attack since the assassination of Benazir Bhutto two weeks ago.”

Pakistan: Campaigns Of Mass Deception
By Mehroz Siraj Sadruddin
www.countercurrents.org/siraj110108.htm
The future, however does not bode well for the PPP, neither for Nawaz Sharif, but certainly it would bode well for democracy in Pakistan. This should only happen if the media and the lawyers’ community continue their credible protests and struggle for the establishment of the rule of law, supremacy of the constitution, as it stood in 1973 and freedom of speech, action, expression and the media in this country. It is only then that the Army, through massive pressure can be forced back to the barracks, where it truly belongs

Pakistan: Crisis Dynamics
Forbes – NY,USA
General elections are due to take place in Pakistan Feb. 18—and they could either dampen tensions and set the country on a path toward stabilization or …
www.forbes.com/home/business/2008/01/10/
pakistan-bhutto-musharraf-biz-cx_0111oxford.html

Husband of Bhutto Sees Link Between Pakistan Unrest and Elections
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News The husband of Pakistan’s assassinated former prime minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto says he thinks recent terrorist attacks in …
www.voanews.com/english/2008-01-12-voa3.cfm

Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate Profiled
By Human Security Report Project
President Zia needed to enhance his weak standing and Islamist credentials within Pakistan. US aid burnished his anti-Communist qualifications with Pakistani Islamists and Washington, while procuring American military aid increased his …
www.afghanconflictmonitor.org/2008/01/pakistans-inter.html

Pakistan’s Musharraf rejects UN inquiry on Bhutto
Reuters – USA
PARIS, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf ruled out a UN inquiry into the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, …
www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSL11345936

Rep. Walz returns from visit to Pakistan and Afghanistan
US Rep. Tim Walz has returned from a four day visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
feeds.publicradio.org/~r/MPR_NewsFeatures/~3/215230831/

Pakistan accepts IAEA clarification
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Amid increasing media concerns about the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear assets, the government on Friday took a sigh of relief when the spokeswoman …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=20
08%5C01%5C12%5Cstory_12-1-2008_pg7_47

Pakistan tightens security ahead of elections
Xinhua – China
LAHORE, Pakistan, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — Police and security forces were obviously on high alert in Pakistan’s major cities on Friday, the first day of the …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/12/content_7408482.htm

US Military ‘Extremely’ Concerned About Al-Qaida Safe Havens in …
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News The top US military officer says he is extremely concerned about the presence of al-Qaida safe havens in Pakistan. During a news conference at …
voanews.com/english/2008-01-11-voa61.cfm

Pentagon ‘extremely concerned’ over Qaeda in Pakistan
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is “extremely concerned” about Al Qaeda operations in Pakistan, US military chief Admiral Michael Mullen said on Friday. …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=
2008%5C01%5C12%5Cstory_12-1-2008_pg1_2

‘Pakistan’s survival lies in good ties with India’
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
New Delhi: Asif Ali Zardari, husband of assassinated former premier Benazir Bhutto, said on Friday that Pakistan’s survival depended upon maintaining good …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=
2008%5C01%5C12%5Cstory_12-1-2008_pg1_7

Pakistan: Right to Food
By Neha Viswanathan
All Things Pakistan on the alarming increase in the price of food.
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/11/pakistan-right-to-food/

Journalist tells of life in Pakistan after Bhutto
For a first-person account of what it feels like to live under the threat of violence in Pakistan these days, check out this account by Kamran Chaudhry, Pakistan bureau chief for the Asian church news agency UCA News. …
newshub.cnslis.com/2008/01/11/journali
st-tells-of-life-in-pakistan-after-bhutto/

Pentagon “extremely concerned” about Al-Qaeda in Pakistan
AFP –
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The Pentagon is “extremely concerned” about Al-Qaeda operations in Pakistan, US military chief Admiral Michael Mullen said Friday. …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gc0x-qIAigabUQUV462MX1EHzY-g

Beyond Bhutto: Pakistan Two Weeks After the Assassination
By Arif Rafiq
Pakistan has moved forward in the two weeks since the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, but toward what exactly remains unclear. The country has displayed a capacity to sustain a high-level of violence. But with economic pressures and …
pakistanpolicy.com/2008/01/11/beyond-bhutt
o-pakistan-two-weeks-after-the-assassination/

Pakistan Takes a Step Backwards by Syed Saleem Shahzad
By Snuffysmith(Snuffysmith)
KARACHI – At a time when Pakistan’s national decision-making institutions are suspicious of international plans to make the country’s nuclear program controversial, there is serious consideration for repositioning the country’s foreign …
snuffysmithsblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/pak
istan-takes-step-backwards-by-syed.html

Iran May not Sign Gas Pipeline Pact with Pakistan Next Week
By Naxal Watch(Naxal Watch)
Iran and Pakistan have held several rounds of discussions and were reported close to signing a bilateral deal. Pakistan’s caretaker Petroleum Minister Ahsan Ullah Khan had earlier this week stated that an economic coordination committee …
intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2008/01/iran-m
ay-not-sign-gas-pipeline-pact.html

Letter by US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to President Bush …
By Insouciant(Insouciant)
I am writing out of continued deep concern about the current situation in Pakistan and your Administration’s policy toward this critical country. In early November 2007, shortly after President Musharraf declared a state of emergency …
unitedstudentsfederation.blogspot.com/2008/01
/letter-by-us-senate-majority-leader.html

Pakistan: the new normal, Irfan Husain
The week of violence and rioting in Pakistan followed Benazir Bhutto’s assassination on 27 December 2007 in Rawalpindi saw fifty-eight people killed. The turmoil has continued, with a suicide-bomb attack at a police checkpoint in Lahore …
www.opendemocracy.net/article/conflicts/pakistan_new_normal

Why the US Wants the Collapse of Pakistan
By CRIMES AND CORRUPTION OF THE NEW WORLD…(CRIMES AND CORRUPTION OF THE NEW WORLD…)
2008-01-04 | The death of Ms Bhutto, who would certainly have become Pakistan’s new Prime minister, throws Pakistan into deeper chaos. It even brings the prospect of the possible collapse of Pakistan as a national state within our …
mparent7777-2.blogspot.com/2008/01/wh
y-us-wants-collapse-of-pakistan.html

Musharraf says US cannot hunt al-Qaeda in Pakistan, they will be …
By Debbie
Fox News is reporting that Pakistan’s President Musharraf will not allow American troops to hunt down al-Qaeda in Pakistan and if they try it they will be considered ‘invaders.’ What else could Musharraf say? …
righttruth.typepad.com/right_truth/
2008/01/musharraf-says.html

Roti and Pakistan
By Owais Mughal
… who cries and throws the roti away upon hearing her son was shot only because he stole roti. The moral behind the stories and their relevance today to a Pakistan crying out for roti is so obvious it need not even be stated. (more…)
pakistaniat.com/2008/01/11/roti-and-pakistan/