The Daily PakistanPolitics Nov 27, 2009

• Nov27-2009--while many regard yusuf raza gilani as the PPP's weakest link, unable to set any real agenda, following a reactionary unpopular policy and unable many say to interact with tough ministers who regard policy making as their own personal domain...however to cover his maladministration he is set to announce a cabinet reshuffle in which he might drop or move away from the center of power some of the people who might eventually replace him...teh cabinet a bloated one is the resultant of benazirs close allies, those that did well in elections and the PPP not winning enough seats to form a majority government......todays dawn suggests that some bigwigs might be moved out to head corporations and empty party positions...they suggest that ministers of commerce, interior, defence, information , law and energy might be reshuffled or see new faces...many ministries like water and power, petroleum, interior have become very important and might get new more powerful ministers..petroleum, law, interior,information and local government have been run on an adhoc basis and there have been severe criticisms of finance, water and power, petroleum, law and information ministries while the incharge of local government reform also apparently ran off after making his millions in teh gas deal with iran...information after the removal of sherry has seen tv anchors ridicule government, party and policy in terms that are said tobe almost abominable,ridiculous and malicious...major party positions are seen as empty as their holders are now in government and the party is said tobe unable to even find candidates for national assembly seats...while teh mqm a supposedly key ally has almost started allying with teh opposition...zardari is seen as an mqm follower although unable to control them and yusuf raza gilani seems close to the PMLn...rehman malik was blamed by sherry rehman tobe interfering with her ministry...dawn suggests that shoe tycoon ahmed mukhtar who is pro indian on trade might cause his shifting to the ministry of commerce...while kaira the information minister holds three important positions...PPP it seems is unable to replace ministers who have resigned as if finding it difficult to induct new faces...
  
• Nov27-2009-- After teh mqm suggested that their murders and mayhem were better than the PPP's corruption the sindh home minister lambasted them for being involved in heinous crimes and urged teh CJ to reopen all NRO cases..he said that the mqm and musharaf coordinated the May12, 2007 mayhem on the CJ's visit to karachi...he also suggested that qaim ali shah wrote off all mqm criminal cases with one cyclostyled order...he also infered that Farook Sattar was involved in corruption while others said that teh Nazim of hyderabad frequently flew to london to hand over money apparently from local body funds...The mqm stung by the remarks backed off suggesting that the PPP policy was one of subjugation to the mqm and they refused to quit the government as Asif Zardari as usual suggested a calming down while earlier having praised mqm's troublemaking as supposedly democratic...many suggest that altaf hussein is on the interior ministries payroll...
  
• Nov27-2009--yusuf raza gilani suggests that he is open to talks with all baloch leaders and he does not care for criticisms of the package which is already being implemented..suggesting that his only job is to decide when to to do what...?
  
• Nov27-2009--pakistan paid about 100 lakhs for the capture of abdullah shah mehsud a seemingly unknown taleban commander
  
• Nov27-2009--India task force report on terrorism suggests surgical strikes against pakistan, islolation in trade and visas and using water as a tool to destroy pakistans agriculture..the LCCI suggested that trade delegations stop visiting india immediately until teh composite dialogue is resumed..
  
• Nov27-2009--A PMLn leader suggests that they will protect yusuf raza gilani if kicked out by his party..earlier reports had suggested that Gilani was willing to head a PMln government with teh backing of PPP dissidents and teh mqm...many in teh PPP regard Gilani as avoiding teh PPP agenda but willing to implement teh pMLn's...
  
• Nov27-2009--government forces destroy training camp in shaho area of Kurram agency..pro government elder and son killed in mohmand and arms and ammunition captured in landikotal
  
• Nov27-2009--Some are critisizing Asif Zardaris cruel remarks that his economic agenda is one in which all billionaires can benefit...and teh people obviously will have to suffer...hav'nt the rich milked teh country enough...?
  
• Nov27-2009--Sindh could likely have a new governor soon says the News...the ineffective zardari crony asim hussein who could not decipher local governments has been interviewed and whether he can handle mqm and karachi is to some unthinkable...whether he is teh same asim who had the expensive gas deal signed with iran and than ran off to england to receive his commissions is not known...
  
• Nov27-2009--Hafiz saeed of the bombay attack fame has said in an interview that he does not support public place suicide attacks in pakistan or india and opposes killing of innocents however he believes in countering indian propaganda against pakistan and on kashmir...many however say that the indians have made the payments...?
  
• Nov27-2009--many say that the PMLn, mqm and PPP might be on a collision course that could result in early elections or a change in government...nawaz sharif seems the odd man out in trying to keep the PPP regime in place as his industrialist mind agrees with the PPP's harsh economics...