The Daily PakistanPolitics, Aug 28-29, 2009

Aug29-2009--power riots in sukker

Aug29-2009--parliamentary panel terms PTCL deal with UAE's eitesalat a shady deal at best

Aug29-2009--six to eight judges file review petitions aginst the PCO judgement

Aug29-2009--In quetta three explosions disrupt gas and railways operations

Aug29-2009--five militants killed in malakand

Aug29-2009--police arrest twelve foreigners as they enter nwfp apparently coming from iran and claiming tobe tableeghis..

Aug29-2009--five bodies found in bara...

Aug29-2009--The TTP claims the cruelty of killing 22 khasadars in revenge for baitullah...

Aug29-2009--The NFC meeting suggests a wide variation in the demands of teh four provinces...punjab says it is the most neglected as it gets Rs4000 per person while even balochistan gets Rs6000 per person...nwfp and balochistan more interested in getting arrears on controversial aspects..which are difficult aspects as where the arrears will be generated from is unknown unless they want the people tobe robbed further which is closer to Tarins views who wants the anti people policy of increased taxation and further price hikes...under the present system punjabs huge population is taxed more than any other province and even that is being claimed by other provinces...basically teh NFC has to decide how to divide around 38 % of revenues which was initially done on the basis of population alone...bringing in other criteria will not change the ratio very much..42.5-24-20-13.5 could be an acceptable ratio..the federal government could agree to divide the whole 50-50 with teh provinces which could increase the amounts available...

Aug29-2009--LHC judge lifts protocol curbs on the movements and activities of Dr. Qadeer Khan...

Aug28-2009--A suicide bomber killed 22 khasadars near a security post in torkham as they gathered for iftar...

Aug28-2009--a drone attack killed eight militants in north waziristan

Aug28-2009--The SC refused to order the PPP regime to start a treason trial against musharaf

Aug28-2009--The PPP regime does whatever it wants whether it is legal or not such as distributing OGDC shares to workers without payment..however when it does not want to it starts to raise inane objections...whether it is constitutional change or the trial of musharaf or going against the killers of benazir...

Aug28-2009--US ambassador says that there would be only twenty marines to protect the huge US embassy complex..?

Aug28-2009--AG says he has no idea of the extent of musharaf's involvement in the Benazir assassination...recent thinking suggests that musharaf, manmohan and literally the entire top echelon of teh PMLq were involved or had knowledge of the assassination...some say even hamid karzai asked benazir not to go to the party jalsa meeting at liaqat bagh...?still others suggest that benazir herself tried to stop the assassination but somebody at the meeting overrode her orders...

Aug28-2009--security forces say lower dir cleared of militants...

Aug28-2009--sufi mohammeds sons rearrested after release on court orders

Aug28-2009--In hangu police fire at rioters who torched pesco offices and cars...

Aug28-2009--9 militants killed in swat, buner clashes