The Daily PakistanPolitics Oct20--22, 2009

Oct23-2009--terrorists shoot at military vehicle in islamabad..two killed including a brigadier

Oct22-2009--Interior minister changes his tune and blames india for all terrorism in pakistan...the half cock statement by manmohan singh about possible terrorism in india seems unrealistic when nothing is happening there...india has yet to solve many terrorism cases says interior minister...says abdol malek rigi not in pakistan and they can even pinpoint his location in afghanistan

Oct22-2009--shah mahmood qureshi says they are ready to help iran but almost rejects iranian drone attacks..many suggest that teh attack could have been orchestrated by iranians themselves to use the situation...pakistan wary of iranians indian attitude...

Oct22-2009--in south waziristan army gains control of some heights around kotkai teh hometown of hakeemullah mehsud...sararogha-makin-ladda main area of troublemaking militants...15 militants and three faujis killed...military clearing caves and bunkers and using heavy bombardment...

Oct22-2009--former attorney general asked to answer questions in corruption trial as he accuses CJ of having him removed..CJ says that there will be strict action if charges not proven

Oct22-2009--US congress approves restrictions on military/coalition support funds while pakistan begs for early release of backpayments of upto $1 billion...congress wants it certified that defence supplies will not upstage india and be used for teh specific alqaeda and anti taleban use...and also where they are stored or placed...many say US military aid is all but useless and pakistan has to find more reliable suppliers...we should also tell teh US not to sell india advance fighter jets or nuclear supplies as they would also only be used against pakistan...US congress has a very silly nature and attitude viz pakistan...

Oct22-2009--PPP regime hikes postal rates kicking the poor again as usual...

Oct22-2009--The LHC cancels Dr Naeem Tareen's appointment as head of a cardiac center at Pims which seems to be due to sifarish a usual attitude adopted by this PPP regime...he was appointed despite not even aplying for the job...The LHC also controversially allowed a HEC scholar to leave teh country without serving for two years which was a condition of the scholarship...!!

Oct22-2009--12 die in north waziristan blast

Oct21-2009--In what maybe an indian or even a christian act of terrorism.. terrorists blasted two suicide bombs at islamabads islamic university killing six including three women...taleban usually donot attack women so it seems that other controversial hands maybe involved...government leaning towards a very deep indian involvement reluctantly...kaira says he predicted attack...

Oct21-2009--the governments controversial and dubious oil pricing system not yet corrected says the SC...essentially it does not cater for a substantial local production..a similar error in electricity pricing too

Oct21-2009--in south waziristan operations 12 militants killed as well as four soldiers

Oct21-2009--In another american/UN sponsored event the kabul regime is to hold a runoff presidential election to suggest that there is some sort of honest process involved...The UN involved itself in cancelling fraudulent votes that reduced karzai's votes to less than 50%

Oct21-2009--iranians say they too want to mount drone raids into pakistan

Oct21-2009--six shops blownup in mansehra area

Oct21-2009--four militants killed in khyber

Oct21-2009--ATC judge case refuses to hear bombay accused case who had refused to participate in teh courts functions

Oct20-2009--Iran also adopts indian attitude and blames pakistan for a suicide bombing

Oct20-2009--a family leaving south waziristan in a vehicle hit by a bomb killing twelve

Oct20-2009--COAS Kayani uses american method of dropping leaflets by air seeking support against militants...in south waziristan

Oct202-2009--karachi and lahore both claim arresting local TTP heads

Oct20-2009--sixteen terrorists killed in mohmand

Oct19-2009--ahmedzai wazir tribe says maulvi nazir neutral

Oct19-2009--The News suggests that US 's Kerry Lugar aid will be utilized for a few projects like $250 million for low end power users, HEC,$500 million for BISP(allocation Rs.7 billion), small health and agricultural projects and one years funds will vanish into thin air...US had better realize that government does not pay for low end power users and it is paid by high end users of electricity...US should insist on real people projects with direct benefits rather than a simple money vanishing act...if the aim is to get some popularity ...!!!