The Daily PakistanPolitics Oct1-Sep29, 2009
Oct2-2009--drone attack kills five in mirali area of north waziristan...reports suggest that younger brother of hakimullah mehsud killed in a confrontation in makeen area...Oct2-2009--US congress approves 1.5 billion USaid to pakistan...just as yusuf raza socks it to the poor by increasing electricity rates by 6 %...current governance cannot reduce any hostility to teh US given their anti pakistan attitudes in many spheres..as the 1.5 billion will end up in the pockets of contractors, faujis and politicians rather than aid the poverty stricken masses who form the bulk of teh anti US attitudes...as for solving the terrorist inclinations with the government not in any mood to listen to peoples greivances it seems that a semi civil war seems unending at teh moment...Oct2-2009--yusuf raza gilani says that shabaz sharif trying to get out of elections because of threats conveyed by gilani...with the PPP having lost almost all its support base the law order situation can hardly be any better and the shabaz sharif decision maybe at the urging of teh PPP or Nawaz Sharif may not want to risk his reputation by sitting with teh anti peopel pro martial law PPP hoping for a mid term election soon...Oct2-2009--electricity theft seems tobe teh highest in peshawar,hyderabad and karachi at 33 and 34 and 35 % and lowest in IESCO areas at 11%..Oct2-2009--In a modification of its earlier rulings supporting coups and martial laws teh SC says that an army chief cannot amend teh constitution and illegal acts cannot be condoned even if not challenged in courts, the streets or the political arena...in a further tightening of its views the courts says article 6 debars the parliament from condoning/validating the acts of a usurper..Oct2-2009--In a further sign of subjugation to teh indians pakistan has allowed indians the long denied transit facility to afghanistanOct2-2009--in a further deterioration in gilgit five are killed by firing on a passenger vehicleOct2-2009--Raisani says no existence of the quetta shura and things could deteriorate fast in balochistan if drone attacks materializeOct2-2009--KESC says that 1200-1600 mosques in karachi hav'nt paid their bills in over two years accounting for a part of teh KESC's Rs.36 billion defaulters...the sale of KESC has not solved much with problems remaing the same...Oct2-2009--The railways inefficient staff causes another $16 million contract to the chinese for upkeep of their 69 locomotives..this after earlier purchase of passenger bogies despite having a carriage factory...pakistan becoming a cant do anything country as literally all its construction and many military contracts go to the chinese..submarine hunting helicopters also bought from chinese as earlier french and US helicopters grounded for want of spares...yusuf raza says it now has no laser guided weapons left after firing all of them at the taleban...Oct2-2009--The yusuf raza regime of the beggar bowl has again changed its mind after saying that electricity prices will not be raised without ending load shedding...a damning report by teh ADP says that RPP's to have a limited impact as shortfall in energy will continue for three to five years and improvements not expected before 2013...Oct2-2009--The dollar starts moving above teh 83 rupee mark...
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