Source: International Herald Tribune
By Zeeshan Haider
Pakistani soldiers practised shooting at pilotless “drone” aircraft on Friday, the military said a day after the government lodged a protest with the U.S. ambassador over drone missile strikes in Pakistani territory.
Anti-aircraft guns and short-range surface-to-air missiles were used during the exercise conducted at a desert range near the city […]

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Source: Economic Times
ISLAMABAD: The United States has asked Pakistan to undertake joint military patrols of its border with Afghanistan along with NATO forces and Afghan troops to end cross-border raids and fight against Taliban militants.
The US also sought the participation of Pakistan in a major winter offensive against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants.
At a recent […]

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Source: New York Times
THE rising violence in Afghanistan and fractious political situation in Pakistan have become leading issues in the American presidential campaign and the debates between the candidates. Indeed, after seven years of war in the region, it’s time to ask a very impolite set of questions: If we did, by chance, capture or […]

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Source: Press Trust of India
Islamabad, Oct 4 (PTI) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari today reviewed security situation across the country with army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and both of them agreed to continue the military operation against the Taliban in the restive Bajaur tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
Kayani met Zardari at the presidential palace here and […]

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Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistan and Afghanistan are discussing a possible joint force to combat militants on both sides of their border near Pakistan’s tribal region, which has become a safe haven for al Qaeda and other groups, a senior Afghan official said on Monday.
Afghan Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak told reporters that such a […]

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Source: AFP
ISLAMABAD (AFP) — US military chief Admiral Michael Mullen Wednesday reiterated Washington respects Pakistan’s sovereignty after a row sparked by recent cross-border raids by US forces based in Afghanistan.
Mullen held talks with Pakistan’s top army official and the prime minister amid tensions over US raids on tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, known hideouts of Taliban […]

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Source: Daily Times
American raids inside Pakistan will only play into the hands of Taliban and Al Qaeda sympathisers and place the Pakistan army in a nutcracker situation. This cannot be a winnable strategy in the war against terrorism?
Admiral Mike Mullen has made this frank evaluation after almost seven years of unending, no-holds-barred, brutal war in […]

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Source: The Australian News
KEY corps commanders of Pakistan’s 600,000-strong army issued orders last night to retaliate against “invading” US forces that enter the country to attack militant targets.
The move has plunged relations between Islamabad and Washington into deep crisis over how to deal with al-Qa’ida and the Taliban
What amounts to a dramatic order to “kill […]

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 This opinion was first published at The WeCite Blog
I’m not convinced we are winning it in Afghanistan. I am convinced we can… We are looking at a new, more comprehensive strategy for the region that would cover both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. In my view, these two nations are inextricably linked in a […]

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Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) — Indian special forces stormed a house in Jammu and Kashmir state and freed seven people being held hostage by militants. The gunmen killed three captives and a soldier during the battle with troops.
“The special forces of the army killed all three militants,” army spokesman S.D. Goswami said by telephone from Chinore […]

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Welcome To CIA-Sponsored Democracy
 
President Musharraf leaves office alone, besieged and abandoned. He is not leaving the country into strong hands. In fact, in the hands of the most the corrupt, unscrupulous and dangerous criminals this country ever produced. The regime-change game which CIA had initiated about one year ago […]

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Source: Reuters Blog
This is definitely a case of “the more you know, the less you understand”.
There has been much talk in the media about whether PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari is heading for a showdown with President Pervez Musharraf to force him out of office.
But it is not clear whether Zardari is really looking for […]

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Source: PK Politics.com
Thanks to PK Politics for providing such an informative article in the time of need!
Anma Masood Janjua reveals the whereabouts and locations of Hundreds of Pakistani National Missing Persons in custody of Pakistani Fauj and their agencies including ISI and FIA.
Locations revealed in Capital Talk:
- ISI Detention Center in Kent Garrison Chaklala (Near […]

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Source: Reuters
While living in Delhi after 9/11, and in particular after India and Pakistan nearly went to war over an attack on the Indian parliament on December 13, 2001, one of the questions that cropped up frequently was about how much the Pakistan army had been permeated by hardline Islamists. In other words, how much […]

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Source: New York Times
WASHINGTON — Since Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani took command of Pakistan’s Army last November, a parade of top American officers and spymasters has trooped to Islamabad to urge him to wage an aggressive campaign against Al Qaeda and other militants in the country’s restive tribal areas.
The American officials have come away gushing […]

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Source: Times of India
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan army on Monday shuffled commanders of some key formations and appointed a new chief for its medical services following the assassination of the previous incumbent in a suicide attack last month.
Lt Gen Ijaz Ahmed Bakhshi was posted as the Commander of the Lahore Corps while Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed […]

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Source: Reuters
By Zeeshan Haider
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan’s army chief called for harmony on Thursday as a coalition opposed to President Pervez Musharraf prepared to form a government that could force him from power.
Recent opinion polls showed the vast majority of people would like U.S. ally Musharraf, who came to power as a general in a […]

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Source: Sify News
Islamabad: India and Pakistan could set aside the Kashmir issue to be resolved by a future generation while they focus on trade and economic ties to improve bilateral relations, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said.
Dismissing the belief in some sections in India that the Kashmir issue could best be […]

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Source: The Associated Press
By MATTHEW PENNINGTON
The Associated Press
Tuesday, February 26, 2008; 4:16 AM
UCHRAI SAR, Pakistan — Hardcore militants who seized Pakistan’s most scenic valley are still holed up in its snowy heights, three months after President Pervez Musharraf sent in the army to show his resolve against spreading Islamic extremism.
Down below, life in the towns […]

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Source: AFP
ISLAMABAD (AFP) — A suicide blast killed the Pakistani military’s top medical officer and three others on Monday, as key US “war on terror” ally President Pervez Musharraf rejected fresh pressure to step down.
The deadly attack, which also injured 29 in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, marks a resurgence in violence after a lull […]

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For the last sixty years of its existence, Pakistan has been subjected to undemocratic practices, for whatever reason it may be, but the time to set things right is now. Now is the time to set the nation in the right direction. Ironically the correct direction for this nation, which was created in a very […]

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Source: The Times of India
A return to democracy is on the cards for Pakistan but will it prove to be a success this time round?
A string of army coups has meant that Pakistan has been under military rule for more than half its 60-year history. Musharraf may be down and on his way out but […]

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by Jasmine Rafique
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan’s government is beefing up security for a “fair, transparent and peaceful” parliamentary election on Monday, a Pakistani government spokesman said.
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Source: The New York Times
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide bomber on a motorbike packed with explosives destroyed a military bus carrying doctors in the Pakistan military headquarters city of Rawalpindi on Monday, and officials said at least six people had been killed, including a high-ranking army physician.
At least 40 people were wounded, the officials said, […]

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Source: Teeth Maestro
A picture is worth a thousand words

Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Kayani and President (retired Gen and former COAS) Pervez Musharraf sit together during the missile training launch of Ghauri (Hatf V). According to analysts, their postures and body languages indicate “all’s not well” between the two. It has been reliably learnt […]

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