The Daily Pakistanpolitics 23-30 June, 2011

• Jun30-2011--upto eight navy personnel arrested for involvement in mehran base atack as it is revealed that all security cameras had been turned off...?
  
• Jun30-2011--ISPR spokesman ridicules statements of new american commanders suggesting that pakistan is not serious in following american orders... the pakistan army is carrying out its responsibilities in Fata with due regard to our own sensibilities......The earliest operations were carried out in north waziristan and pakistan army says it is working on parameters of agreements signed than...another american official mark grossman wants us to prove that we want peace in afghanistan..!!
  
• Jun29-2011--two nato tankers destroyed near nowshera
  
• Jun29-2011--rallies in sindh call for zulfikar mirza as chief minister...zulfikar mirza, faisal raza abidi and agha siraj durrani considered close to zardari before the 2008 elections were being considered for governor...others suggest that farook h naek a concilator could take the job or even rehman malik whose whatever u want negotiations style has caused the mqm to opt for aggression every few months...while chaudri shujaat looks stronger than the mute gilani-zardari governance many say the PMLn could break away a major group of upto 12 PMLq mna's...
  
• Jun29-2011--Pakistan tells US and afghanistan to end their one sided blame syndrome...u cannot get any cooperation from pakistan on issues that contravene our own sovreignity and who we are friendly with...everybody cant be friendly with the US given its attitudes...the views of the US ambassador to afghanistan show that anti pakistanism is a basic attitude amongst US diplomats and military..if they only want us to suffer than they should focus on areas under their control and not trouble us...when forces from afghanistan attack us nobody is around but they quickly find anti US militants for their drones to attack...Obama should appoint a conciliatory person rather than send in one animosity prone person after another..we dont go and attack people in teh US and india who issue statements against pakistan...?
  
• Jun29-2011--The dawn says that almost 1200 settlers in balochistan have been killed since teh 2008 elections mostly small service providers and later also teachers and doctors....these have been mostly punjabi with a few mohajirs and some from hindko areas...pukhtuns who are the other major ethnic group in the area have not suffered...this has led to widespread migration from balochistan which could be 20000 or even higher...pukhtun and baloch areas are now very distinct...punjabis now only work in security provided government projects...that this has occurred mostly in a PPP led government shows the apathy and nature of the zardari regime..according to the PPP information minister the situation in balochistan had improved due to provincial autonomy forgetting the large scale killing of punjabis and hazara's...?pukhtuns and punjabis no longer live in any baloch areas sch as quettas dreaded sariab road where even professors talking to students have been shot dead...others say that there have been the 170 odd bodies of baloch who apparently were killed for participating in the violent movement...some punjabis are returning as this year the violence has decreased..earlier the punjabis had been forced out in the government of attaullah mengal in the seventies but came back with changes and attitudes of those in government...now probably enough baloch with working abilities exist and probably apart from those whose livelihoods were in balochistan the rest would probably settle eleswhere...
  
• Jun28-2011--PPP says that this is the seventh time that the mqm has performed this routine of quitting the coalition...others say that the mqm was fooled by shabaz and the PPP to think that they had some popularity in AJK and punjab...altafs homilies are meaningless shown his past record in literally all sort of governments...the results supposedly indicated that in 29 AJK constituencies the mqm got no vote at all...the PPP with the PMlq in the bag now seems least worried...others say that this happens whenever altaf hussain runs out of money or ideas.....governor sindh has resigned and many say that new names for chief minister also being considered...murad shah and zulfikar mirza being considered for chief minister and Nd khan for governor...The mqm has been a useless part of the coalition as it has been unable to ensure peace despite getting everything that it asked for...most PPP coalition partners have been unable to play any major role as the PPP literally kicks the people in teh butt...the ANP , PMln and the PPP have opted for their political manifestos and nobody has cared about the sufferings of the people...for example the ANP sold out for the nwfp name change and more royalties...the pmln got their control of the SC and army strengthened...and the PPP got its changes that the sindh PPP wanted......The sindh governor who looks as if he has just gotten up from bed most of the times has been unable to play a sindh wide role and has at best been a mediator in every dispute that teh mqm kicks up...the mqm has still to normalize the situation in hyderabad and the sindh government has yet to start processing the cases against the mqm...In karachi the norm from all sides seems tobe direct violence which usually results in blood letting every few weeks...The government according to our information has not picked up any of the mqm killers...many say the PPP is unable to implement any sort of vision and is happy at being embroiled or distracted by political issues...all political parties PMLn, mqm and PPP say that the AJK elections have been rigged...others say that further rigging is being attempted and the mqm asking for the seats whose results have not been declared...
  
• Jun27-2011--dawn says insurgency violence in balochistan has been muted amongst teh other conflicts that plague the province...the sardar/tribal conflicts alongwith the sectarian conflicts as well as the anti nato and taleban tensions...with balochistan divided amongst the baloch,pakhtun and coastal belts...the liberation insurgency has divided but not gained popularity...areas of baloch tension such as teh sariab road still see killings of teachers, religious figures and hazaras in teh sectarian conflict...mastung they say also sees such tensions...the political tensions in the power, and gas domains and electricity shortages also cause tensions...government should allow balochistan to use its gas for power production or purchase as much power and fuel from iran that it can afford...
  
• Jun27-2011--grandson of akber bugti ..talei bugti shot dead alongwith five others in a bizzarre clash at a dance party in DHA karachi...
  
• Jun27-2011--PPP leaders still cry foul and keep complaining like crybabies as they topple teh muslim conference in AJK...PMLn make inroads in pakistan based seats...mqm also starts its crybaby routine...PPP headed towards 20 seats...PMLn 10, independent 2, MC 3...results of several seats withheld with at least three seats yet to hold elections..mqm wants two sindh/baloch seats which the elections the PPP canceled...
  
• Jun24-2011--The PPP seemingly losing in the punjab to the PMLn recalls that the sharifs were originally lohaars...however they have progressed from hammer wielders to industrialists and government runners...the PPP however has fallen from grace of being the only representatives of the people and are turning into ordinary corrupt tarkhans...The lohaar and the tarkhan were usually the center of old agri based soceities...
  
• Jun24-2011--driver killed as nato oil tanker gutted in bolan
  
• Jun24-2011--In what can be said tobe an act of common sense Marvi Memon resigns from the PMlq and the national assembly after her party joins up with its traditional opponents the PPP
  
• Jun24-2011--The US as is usual for it has already slowed down military and financial assistance and a clear break could be the obvious result...The US has achieved its objectives of destabilizing pakistan and getting rid of Osamma while pakistan is still striving for its 28 F-16's...and the kerry lugar aid is at best dust to dust...
  
• Jun24-2011--Obama's withdrawal plan considered pathetic by the pakistan foreign office while teh frightened afghans probably heaved a sigh of relief...after having achieved the Ossamma elimination the americans are still refusing to leave teh area showing their conflicting purposes and confused viewpoints...Obama probably thinks Osama removal is enough for victory but the american people might have other ideas too although a dominating candidate is not yet visible...the american objectives are in pakistan so what are they doing occupying afghanistan...many say the 30000 being withdrawn had been infiltrated into pakistan...
  
• Jun24-2011--Like Obama our military leadership claims it has seperate agreements with the wazirs and mehsuds and will withdraw from fata when the tribals can take responsibility...Under teh situation expectations of peace in the various fata areas seems impossible as the tribal structure has deteriorated and a modern electoral system is needed to subdue the warring and tribal leaders...