The Daily PakistanPolitics Sep28, 2009

Sep28-2009--as waziristan attempts to recede into teh background a mehsud jirga says all mehsuds are not taleban...avoiding an all out assault by the armed forces is only possible if suicide bombs stop and peace is maintained...

Sep28-2009--death toll in nwfp's suicide blasts goes up to 27...the only wayout seems tobe a complete blockade of the tribal areas especially that of vehicles coming out...

Sep28-2009--iran test fires three missiles as US-israeli threats increase...

Sep28-2009--Indians backed out of ending a diplomatic standoff as shah mahmud qureshi insists that india-pakistan can only reach a peaceful plateau if kashmir and water issues are permanently resolved...the issue of hafiz saeed's prosecution has become sensitive as the indians insist without reason that he be apprehended and in pakistan it will be seen as complete subjugation even though they seem tobe ready to incarcerate him on local charges...with the indians openly showing their terrorist muscle in pakistan the punjab government says that they have have provided some protection to hafiz saeed by putting him under house arrest..indians not too keen on the behind teh scenes negotiator who would not have teh intransigence of indian politicians..indians many say should now be mature enough to reach a comprehensive solution on kashmir...

Sep28-2009--government says 304,335 cash cards distributed amongst returning displaced persons who have withdrawn Rs 7.3 billion

Sep28-2009--US planning drone attacks in quetta region to dislodge supposed taleban leaders

Sep28-2009--The dawn reports that the PPP has prepared a draft constitutional package to validate musharafs controversial actions which will be opposed by other parties...teh SC has already given cover to the elections and presidential oaths..and many see the PPP's violation of its mandate not to encourage further coups by validating previous ones...

Sep28-2009--The much maligned and anti pakistan TIP whose local rep another gilani who apparently is also now being targetted by the malicious government...TIP while saying that corruption under the PPP has climbed to over 400% says that the RPP's are misprocurement and teh government should retender previous bad deals...he says that teh agreement should be for three years and the plant should be installed in 120 days...in one known sheikhupura deal the plant was installed after almost two years...the governments system could also force IPP's to cancel their IPP deals and want RPP deals...If plants can be installed in 120 days than obviously the IPP's were also fraudulent if they took five years to install their plants...

Sep28-2009--In one television news item shahbaz sharif teh subdued chief minister of punjab says anti punjabi politics in sindh and balochistan teh result of misguided political beliefs and are unacceptable...