22 March, 2009

US ‘needs new Pakistan strategy’:Pakistan’s foreign minister …
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Iftikhar Chaudhry takes charge as Pakistan chief justice | Sindh Today
By Sindh Today
Islamabad, March 22 (IANS) Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, who was sacked as the chief justice of Pakistan in November 2007 by then president Pervez Musharraf, resumed charge of the office early Sunday. Right after taking charge, …
www.sindhtoday.net/pakistan/77638.htm

Pakistan judge to regain top post
BBC News – UK
Pakistan’s sacked Supreme Court chief justice is due to be returned to his post after mass protests by opposition parties and activist lawyers. …
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7957489.stm

America floats plan to tempt Taliban into peace process
guardian.co.uk – UK
Taliban and other insurgents are currently flowing into Afghanistan from Pakistan as milder weather allows passage over the mountains. …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/
22/us-policy-afghanistan-taliban-dialogue

Scoop: New Zealander released from detention in Pakistan
21 March 2009 Media statement New Zealander released from detention in Pakistan New Zealander Mark Taylor has been released from detention in Pakistan, and subsequently deported, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today.
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0903/S00319.htm

CIA chief in Pakistan amid missile strike furor | Euro News 24
01:13 ISLAMABAD – The new director of the CIA held high-level talks in Pakistan on Saturday after a provincial leader warned against expanding US missile strikes on al-Qaida and Taliban targets inside the country’s thinly policed border …
www.euronews24.org/world/cia-chief
-in-pakistan-amid-missile-strike-furor/

US ‘needs new Pakistan strategy’
BBC News – UK
US strategy in Pakistan and Afghanistan in recent years has not worked, Pakistan’s foreign minister has said. But Shah Mehmood Qureshi told the BBC he was …
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7957525.stm

‘Pakistan needs to bring intelligence set up under control’
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
LAHORE: As democracy struggles to gain a foothold in Pakistan amid political turmoil and a financial crisis – an international research organisation has …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5
C03%5C22%5Cstory_22-3-2009_pg7_14

21 March, 2009

India accuses Pakistan over Kashmir exchange
CNN – USA
India has been accusing neighboring, nuclear-armed Pakistan of “arming and abetting” the infiltrators, a charge denied by Pakistan. …
www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/india.pakistan.kashmir/

US May Boost Development, Military Aid To Pakistan – World – Javno The official said non-military assistance could rise to three times the current roughly $450 million a year.
www.javno.com/en-world/us-may-boost-d
evelopment-military-aid-to-pakistan_244650

CIA chief visits Pakistan for talks: official | Euro News 24
09:18 ISLAMABAD – New CIA chief Leon Panetta was in Pakistan Saturday for high-level talks focused on a massive review of US strategy in the war against Islamist militants in South Asia, a Pakistani official said.
www.euronews24.org/world/cia-c
hief-visits-pakistan-for-talks-official/

US envoy unveils outlines of new Afghan strategy
AFP
US representative Richard Holbrooke said the review would put Pakistan at the heart of efforts to combat the insurgents — including Al-Qaeda fighters, …
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ALeqM5jikaXSPt5uCJzesB4H_3TqokESSA

US gov’t expands air strikes in Pakistan
The Militant – New York,NY,USA
BY DOUG NELSON In recent months Washington has unleashed its deadliest missile attacks from pilotless drones in Pakistan and expanded its strikes into new …
www.themilitant.com/2009/7312/731203.html

JURIST – Paper Chase: Pakistan high court chief justice retires on …
[JURIST] Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar of the Supreme Court of Pakistan [official website] retired Saturday, paving the way for the official reinstatement of his predecessor, deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry [JURIST …
jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/03
/pakistan-high-court-chief-justice.php

Newshoggers.com: India Says Pakistan Gives Covering Fire To …
By Steve Hynd
by Steve Hynd Best of luck to Richard Holbrooke in convincing India and Pakistan that they aren’t each others’ greatest threat. He’s going to need it. Indian officials describe the incident on Saturday as the first major violation this …
www.newshoggers.com/blog/2009/03/india-says-pakistan-
gives-covering-fire-to-terrorists-in-kashmir.html

Pakistan: Indian troops fire across border
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 21 (UPI) — Pakistan said Saturday Indian forces fired on Pakistani positions across the Line of Control between with the two countries. There were no casualties in the rare clash, but a strong protest…
www.timesoftheinternet.com/57759.html

CIA chief in Pakistan amid missile strike furor
The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The new director of the CIA held high-level talks in Pakistan on Saturday after a provincial leader warned against expanding US missile …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5
hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD972IQ8G0

India has ‘proof’ of Pakistan role in attacks | Euro News 24
03:16 NEW DELHI – India’s government says it has overwhelming evidence that official agencies of Pakistan were involved in the Islamist militant attacks on Mumbai that left 165 people dead. Home Minister P. Chidambaram also accused …
www.euronews24.org/world/india-has
-proof-of-pakistan-role-in-attacks/

Panetta arrives in Pakistan for talks
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 21 (UPI) — US CIA Director Leon Panetta arrived in Pakistan Saturday to meet with top leaders in Islamabad, officials said. Panetta was set to meet with Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, …
www.timesoftheinternet.com/57732.html

Pakistan’s clear message to the West
By mustafa
A tense standoff between the government and a coalition of opposition groups over Chaudhry’s reinstatement as chief justice of Pakistan’s Supreme Court had finally been resolved. After two years of government-enforced “retirement,” …
mustafaqadri.net/wp/articles/pakistans-clear-message-to-the-west/

International News | Nuclear neighbors exchange fire in Kashmir
Indian and Pakistani forces exchanged fire on Saturday in the disputed Kashmir region in a rare clash between the two nuclear powers amid mounting tension over Pakistan’s alleged role in the Mumbai attacks. The Pakistani military said …
www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/03/21/68915.html

India, Pakistan report firing on Kashmir frontier
International Herald Tribune – France
Pakistan’s army, meanwhile, said it was Indian troops who “resorted to unprovoked firing.” An army statement said that a protest had been filed“for …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/03/21/asia/AS-Kashmir-Shooting.php

Pakistan: Now or Never? “ Blog Archive “ Reforming Pakistan’s …
By Robert Birsel
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has put out a paper on the need to reform Pakistan’s intelligence agencies just as army chief General Ashfaq Kayani is winning much praise for playing what is seen as a decisive role in …
blogs.reuters.com/pakistan/2009/03/21/
reforming-pakistans-security-agencies/

JALAYBI.COM “ Blog Archive “ Army Chiefs’ Bond Bolsters U.S. Hopes …
By Jalaybi
Jalaybi.com brings News, views and events about Pakistan,India and World.
www.jalaybi.com/2009/03/21/army-chiefs-
bond-bolsters-us-hopes-in-pakistan/

Planet Irf: POLITICS/PAKISTAN: Useful lawyers …
By Irf
But lawyers can (and so often do) make a huge difference behind the scenes holding authorities to account. And lawyers everywhere can feel proud of what their colleagues across Pakistan have achieved. Whether it all makes the difference …
planetirf.blogspot.com/2009/03/politicspakistan-useful-lawyers.html

Pakistan’s chief justice retires
The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court chief justice retired Saturday, opening the way for the restoration of a judge ousted by former military ruler …
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MxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD9728JE80

CIA chief arrives in Pakistan
CNN – USA
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — Leon Panetta, director of the CIA, arrived in Pakistan on Saturday morning, a Pakistani Interior Ministry official said.…
www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/pakistan.cia/

Military means alone cannot bring peace to Afghanistan: Pakistan
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for a comprehensive, coordinated and balanced approach to bring an end to the escalating insurgency in Afghanistan, …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=20
09%5C03%5C21%5Cstory_21-3-2009_pg7_19

Pakistan asks court to suspend ban on Sharifs
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s government asked the Supreme Court on Saturday to suspend a ruling last month that banned two opposition leaders from …
in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-38632620090321

New Zealand man released from Pakistan | Stuff.co.nz
“It is completely understandable that Pakistan authorities were concerned by Mr Taylor’s presence in a prohibited area, and the New Zealand Government is grateful that they kept us informed of Mr Taylor’s situation, and his well-being,” …
www.stuff.co.nz/world/middle-east/228226
6/New-Zealand-man-released-from-Pakistan

Pakistan not probing official agencies link to Mumbai attacks …
By Sindh Today
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has said Pakistan has failed to probe the involvement of official agencies in the Mumbai attacks.
www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/77371.htm
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Pakistan: A Primer for the New York Times “ Problem Chylde …
By Sylvia/M
The story that is ‘Pakistan,’ in the NYT, hangs together as a small cast of disparate, unseemly characters: the demagogic opposition leader, Nawaz Sharif, an oily Zardari, a hapless Gilani, the inscrutable Kayani.…
problemchylde.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/
pakistan-a-primer-for-the-new-york-times/