Posts Tagged ‘Pakistan Army’
Is it fair to compare corruption of Pakistani politicians with corruption of Pakistani Generals?
Ghost of TK writes: I can appreciate the need to tone down the rhetoric re: the military now, but then that rule would give a loophole to those who say, wait for the things to get better before we restore the judiciary. Anyways, I think comparing the corruption in general population with corruption in the most lavishly funded institution [...]
A tribute to Pakistani soldiers fighting against terrorists of the Taliban, Al Qaeda, Sipah-e-Sahaba and all other internal and external enemies….
The Pakistani nation stands united with our great Pakistani soldiers fighting against terrorists of the Taliban, Al Qaeda, Sipah-e-Sahaba and all (more...)
Why Pakistan wants to destroy India?
Why PAKISTAN is OUT to DESTROY BHARATQuoting former Pakistane P High Commissioner Abdus Sattar “ I do not think Pakistan ( P ) or India ( I ) can be friends or have normal relations in our live times. Not perhaps for another two generations.” There are religious political and religious reasons for the animosity. Britian too played its part [...]
ISI’s political wing closed down? Good news at last…
‘Political wing of ISI not yet terminated’* Senior security official says department made ‘inactive’, but staff not moved* Says ISI going through transformationDaily Times MonitorISLAMABAD: A senior security official has contradicted Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s statement that the political wing of Inter-Services Intelligence [...]
Attacking the jirgas is a sign of weakness in the Taliban
Bajaur: attacking the jirgasThe Salarzai tribe that had begun to oppose the Taliban in Bajaur has been attacked near the town of Khar, the headquarters of Bajaur tribal agency. Their jirga was attacked by a suicide bomber who rushed into the gathering of elders and exploded himself on Wednesday. In all 22 elders were killed, including the leaders [...]
Partners in crime: Ex-Servicemen’s Association (the new face of ISI sponsored thugs) – by Amir Mir
Partners in crimeAmir MirHardly a fortnight after Pakistani Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani directed the officers of the Pakistan Army through an official letter not to indulge in politics and pay heed to their professional responsibilities, a group of prominent ex-servicemen – retired military officers including high profile [...]
Nothing has changed: ISI is still the over-all real axis of power in Pakistan
Why is PML (N) adopting a dubious role on the war on terror? Does not Chaudhary Nisar Ali know that the real power in Pakistan does not lie with the parliament but with the Pakistan (more...)
We must back Army against terrorists!
The Pakistan Parliament's In Camera SessionIt is time to distinguish political opportunists from those who are willing to root out the menace of terrorism from Pakistan. It is time to be united to wage an all out war against sectarian and Jihadi terrorists and their supporters. It is time to support the Pakistan Government and Pakistan Army in its [...]
Army, India, Al-Qaeda and Zardari
On the day President Asif Ali Zardari sat down at the Presidency and discussed national security and operational preparedness of the armed forces with the Services Chiefs, an AFP report noted that “A month after coming to power, President Asif Ali Zardari risks losing the support of Pakistan’s powerful military establishment with a string of [...]
Pakistan Army and ISI protecting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda terrorists in FATA
This TV report suggests that instead of hunting down and killing the Taliban and Al-Qaeda terrorists in Pakistan's tribal areas, Pakistan Army (directed by Pakistan's notorious intelligence agency ISI) is busy in hitting the collateral (i.e. innocent civilians) while (more...)
Reshuffle in the army – they have political overtones, especially when the ISI — some foreign powers’ bugbear — gets a new chief
BARRING changes at the very top, normal transfers and promotions in armies do not make news in democratic countries. In Pakistan, given its history, reshuffles in the army command make news because they have political overtones, especially when the ISI — some foreign powers’ bugbear — gets a new chief. On Monday, Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani [...]
The much waited change of command in ISI. What about the reforms?
Welcome change of guard at ISI In a “major” reshuffle in the Pakistan Army, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt Gen Nadeem Taj has been replaced by newly promoted Lt General Ahmed Shuja Pasha. The change of guard at the ISI will attract attention because it formally required the approval of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza [...]
Democracy haters / enemies of Pakistan want to create a split between PPP and Pakistan Army
The PPP and the Army The ruling PPP and the Pakistan Army seem to be in sync even as the Americans seem to be speaking with many tongues over policy in the war against terrorism. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has fully backed COAS General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on his handling of the two challenges facing Pakistan: the insurgency in Bajaur [...]
Reform ISI? Not like this
The US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Mr Richard Boucher, said Tuesday that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI) needed to be reformed. He did not point to any specific flaw in the conduct of the ISI but the general impression is that his remark sprang from a deep US suspicion that the ISI [...]
