The Daily PakistanPolitics Oct 28-29, 2009

Oct29-2009--at least 101 killed in a huge blast in an area between meena bazaar and Kuchi bazaar in peshawar an area frequented by women...

Oct29-2009--troops surround an uzbek base in kaniguram, south waziristan...25 militants killed as troops move forward on the kotkai-sararogha front and the razmak-makeen front...wali ur rehman and qari hussein still said tobe in teh region

Oct29-2009--Hilary clinton said tobe moving towards a people oriented approach to US policies still plugged beleagured prime minister yusuf raza gilani who has shown a general inability to understand teh needs and aspirations of teh people...one just hopes they donot start turning our politicians into $80000 clones...

Oct29-2009--american officials say they will not cut and run from afghanistan as Obama shows an inability to understand teh region and prepare a long term strategy

Oct29-2009-- federal government has offered upto 60 % of the divisible pool to the provinces...many think that teh government which has kicked in punjabs reasons for supporting the 1973 constitution by dropping the population basis of spending funds should also end the other provinces standpoints like extra funds to mohajir areas...royalty and giving some provinces the rights to some areas of funds generation...everything should be in teh divisible pool many suggest...

Oct29-2009--US offers minor help in power generation areas...

Oct29-2009--four militants killed in mohmand..

Oct29-2009--one killed in dera bugti blast

Oct29-2009--India offers meaningless talks only after militants are eliminated.....there literally are no kashmiri groups in pakistan at the moment and pakistan is more busy in other matters to help an unfriendly country like india...such an attitude from india can only be a prerequisite to active cooperation from india on many matters which has not been noticeable...india can only behave like that if it solves problems that it has created...pakistan should also end its unconditional approach to india as just mere talks donot mean anything...

Oct29-2009--Bomb blast in peshawars Pipal mandi flattens buildings and kills over 90 as Hillary Clinton lands in pakistan after 15 years...reports of teh arrival of over 2500 kilos of explosives in punjab and US-india joint military exercises...

Oct28-2009--security agencies capture Qari Ishtiaq teh supposed man behind teh GHQ attack...punjabi militants have upped the ante as the taleban have to fight it out in Fata..as taleban suffer in conflicts with the military teh punjabi taleban apparently start their counter attacks...

Oct28-2009--Hilary Clinton says pakistan can move its US military equipment around... obviously since pakistans major threat will always be india which has amassed tremendous military power without supposedly wanting to attack anyone...india has been able to dupe teh world with its massive covert abilities and been involved in literally every political and militant strife in teh region...this in the face of pictures of US-india military joint exercises...the pakistan armies major weapons are now non US based and teh only major US equipment is teh F-16,various small naval systems and some transport and attack helicopters...

Oct28-2009--brigadiers obviously not very keen to stay on duty as another fired upon while roving around islamabad...

Oct28-2009--Abdul hameed dogar mounts a counter attack as he seeks review of july31 verdict..questions legality of justice chaudhry iftikhar and says PCO oaths legal...aided by anti PPP maverick lawyers...judges have been avoiding the questions of conscience by taking new oaths under dictatorial unconstitutional regimes...thus suggesting that they are loyal to dictators and not teh country and teh constitution...

Oct28-2009--Government unable to arrange adequate gas availaibility for winter...obviously this will result in lower gas supply to industry, power stations and CNG stations...like electricity government has spread teh use of gas but been unable to ensure its availaibility...in previous eras domestic utilisation which is a small portion of total use has been given priority in any situation...government many say using all available mechanisms to subdue the people and their desire to enjoy a better lifestyle...by refusing to generate enough electricity and now many say deliberately creating a gas crisis to cover for its humiliating high price pipeline deal with iranians...

Oct28-2009--As terrorism escalated the military continued its drive into south waziristan to snuff out teh taleban...killing 42 militants and losing one soldier

Oct28-2009--Qaim ali shah the anti punjab chief minister of sindh says teh NRO promoted the end of victimisation generally targetting teh PPP mostly and brought some sense of reconciliation although many say it did not serve its purpose as teh previous regime definitely involved in eliminating politicians and promoting violent activities...The NRO brought to an end prosecutions that had not been successful over a period of ten years or more...

Oct28-2009--Nawaz Sharif says Asif Zardari delaying important decisions to pander to his mainly ethnic alliance...

Oct28-2009--pakistan claims arresting two indian agents on the punjab border...

Oct28-2009--In mohmand 11 killed alongwith two security men

Oct28-2009--membership of 68 MNA's and MPA's suspended over refusal to submit asset details...teh system has failed to bring in honest parliamentarians and has generally been utilised for political victimisation...