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election results in 2018..PTI than just a pukhtun based party literally surged in Punjab and karachi to emerge as the largest party with 114 seats in the national assembly

Monday, January 16, 2012

The Daily PakistanPolitics Jan 16-31, 2012

  • Jan 31-2012--another shiite shot dead in karachi as sunni groups apparently retaliate for a year of eliminations...
  • Jan 31-2012--In further radical action the SC ordered the ISI and MI to produce militants they had incarcerated for militant terrorist activities against teh pakistan army around islamabad...four of who have died in custody
  • Jan 31-2012--balochistan MPA Bakhtiar Dhomki's wife, daughter and driver shot dead in karachi's cliftoon area..earlier a balochistan minister had been killed in karachi..many see it as the anti balochistan vendetta perpretrated by teh musharaf regime and teh PPP which has been unable to conclude teh baloch tribal controlled liberation war which has seen scores of punjabis killed and attacks on teh FC..
  • Jan 31-2012--Ansarul islam militant group leader killed in suicide attack in khyber agency
  • Jan 31-2012--LHC judge to probe unprecedented PIC medicine reaction deaths
  • Jan 31-2012--In a major change in attitude the memo case collapsed as ijaz mansoor refused to come to testify and teh SC allowed teh major accused Hussain Haqqani to leave teh country...The memo case had seen a major conflict arise between teh duplicity prone PPP rulers and teh army chief...many suggest that both zardari and gilani have evaded teh bullet by ridiculing the army chief and getting away with it...others see it as the weakness of an army chief who benefited from teh PPP giving him an unprecedented three year extension and being unable to subdue a tribal militancy and continued US anti pakistan antagonism...
  • Jan 28-2012--deaths/symtoms in PIC scandal can be caused by bleeding(dawn report) as most drugs like low dosage aspirin and other major medications cause blood thinning and bleeding can occur which causes problems if it does not coagulate quickly...patients should be warned that if bleeding occurs than they should immediately see a doctor and stop drugs that cause teh problem...drugs also should be taken with food or milk to minimize bleeding problems..these are known side effects and doctors should warn patients...
  • Jan 28-2012--SC seeks MI and ISI reports on balochistan situation where teh provincial government is allowing militancy of various varieties to go on unchecked...
  • Jan 28-2012--The defence city of abbottabad saw terrorism as miscreants fired around nine rockets early in teh morning from just 500 meters away at the kakul academy which is teh major officer training base of teh army...
  • Jan 27-2012--security forces claim killing 22 militants in jogi area of upper kurram
  • Jan 27-2012--attack on an FC checpost in the kacchi canal area in dera bugti kills six FC soldiers...checkpost, vehicles and two soldiers bodies burnt to ashes
  • Jan 27-2012--Iranians kill six pakistanis near pakistani border
  • Jan 26-2012--Gilani aide khurram rasool sentenced to four years in absentia
  • Jan 27-2012--The lameduck Gilani denies any differences with the military...the general perception is that a coup has been avoided or perhaps even delayed as teh PPP is unable to solve any issues to teh peoples satisfaction...
  • Jan 26-2012--Security forces claim capture of a militant area in central kurram in which six soldiers and 18 militants were killed
  • Jan 26-2012--In the cardiac drug reaction deaths scandal punjab chief minister says regulation of drug firms still handled by the center..
  • Jan 26-2012--three shiite lawyers killed in karachi...this could be in retaliation for teh numerous SSP walas killed in karachi...numerous ASWJ workers and lawyers have been killed in karachi which many believe tobe a reaction to government/MQM orchestration with sectarian motives on both sides...three hazaras shot dead in quetta and a JUI-f leader killed in peshawar
  • Jan 26-2012--The SC summons the army chief, ISI chief, DGMI, military commanding officer concerned and AG on a womans petition that three of her sons accused of attacking teh GHQ and ISI offices have been abducted by security organisations with one of them having been killed due to probably kicks to the kidney areas..The accused were released by teh courts and picked up by intelligence agencies who have a habit of torturing people while many suggest they would like to follow such people when released in the hopes of getting to some major terrorist kingpins...there were major terrorist attacks on teh military in 2008-2009...The courts are accused of having released most of teh suspects involved...!
  • Jan 26-2012--pakistans failed democracy lurching from problem to problem with an inherent inability to get along with other parties, the army, judiciary and even teh US, Nato and india...Gilani who is a product of teh sixties still unable to understand teh basics of democracy and thinks that confrontation with teh army, judiciary and other political groups is what it is all about...he now retracts all statements made against teh army saying they were made against others who he thought were making him look bad..even teh defence secretary was an army general...many suggest that the PPP has an inherent inability to understand government working especially with relations to teh army, ISI and judiciary
  • Jan 25-2012--two soldiers and seven militants killed in an attack on a military checkpost in central Kurram
  • Jan 25-2012--In continuing drama on the memo ijaz mansoor refuses to come to pakistan as pakistani government hedges its bets on security and rehman malik threatens to put him on an ECL if he comes...commission also refuses to go abroad to take his evidence and sets feb 9 for him to testify...without his testimony only teh ISI chief will be left to give any details and the memogate commission will have to declare a non issue or just enumerate teh known information..!
  • Jan 24-2012--Pakistan rejects US report on attacks onits posts which were not responsible for any provocation..The US should realize that such reactions by teh US are not conducive to good relations and teh hosts are not responsible for everything that happens...If US-israeli attitudes are considered normal than pakistan too should adopt an immediate retaliation policy...Kianis threat of serious reactions have slowed US reactions but another drone attack kills four...
  • Jan 24-2012--As CEC objects to SC's instructions to complete foolproof rolls before any elections are held CEC says that byelections have tobe held within 60 days while Sc says such electiosn will be illegal...millions of errors in the elections rolls are supposedly being corrected with Nadra records
  • Jan 24-2012--As Gilani/rehman malik objected to security cover for ijaz mansoor he refused to come to pakistan and wants his statement recorded abroad..?
  • Jan 24-2012--in the punjab PIC medicine scandal over 63 heart patients have died in lahore with free medicines that are causing skin problems and bone marrow immuno suppression...generally accepted polytherapy for heart disease...medicines said to be contaminated..three local manufacturers arrested
  • Jan 23-2012--PTI corners teh pirachas, luks, gondals and warraich in bhalwal-sorgodgha areas and sindhs tabdili pasand groups holds a meeting in bhit shah
  • Jan 23-2012--18 inch gas pipeline blows up in mulghuzar affecting to supply to several areas
  • Jan 23-2012--Yusuf Raza Gilani refuses to provide viceroy security to ijaz mansoor while police say they will provide adequate security and military can be called in if problems occur...many say the government is painting itself into an anti ijaz mansoor corner and ijaz mansoor is exploiting teh PPP weakness..many suggest that ijaz mansoor might be an ISI mouthpiece since he knew of a possible coup against Benazir Bhutto too...
  • Jan 22-2012--military official killed in kurram blast
  • Jan 22-2012--The mansoor ijaz problem has not gone away after his recent statement that there is enough evidence to put teh government away for good...The PPP seemingly losing its governmental authority is questionable as a source for security for ijaz mansoor who wants teh army chief's reassurance against the suspicious character rehman maliks shenanigans who wants to put ijaz mansoor on teh ECL...
  • Jan 21-2012--MQM runs into trouble in sindh on new provinces in other provinces as nobody interested in province breakers...
  • Jan 21-2012--gas pipeline blast in dera bugti sui plants..four militants and two security men killed in khyber
  • Jan 21-2012--The PMLq after again having rescued teh PPP government now wants nine senate seats with the earlier expectation of four...PMLn also tries to woo the PMLq although teh chaudhries seem unlikely to get out of teh PPP boat...
  • Jan 21-2012--with electricity load shedding almost back in full force Gilani wants to again dupe teh peopel with price hikes and a solution in six months...Electricity will be fully available only after the dams are filled...There seems tobe no solution visible to teh problem as electricity is only available full time after teh dams are filled after july august for a few months
  • Jan 21-2012--The military apparently is now hand in glove with Asif Zardari after Gilani made a hash of inappropriate statements against teh military...many suggest that teh military wants renewed relations with teh USA on almost teh same basis with military trainers , supply routes, CIA cooperation but no drone bases or covert CIA missions...one fails to understand teh logic as even special service groups for operations will be allowed..dawn suggests that new developments may quickly follow teh resumption of ties although many see no major change in a subjugated military oriented relationship...many suggest that teh government should have just one point of contact so everyone cannot interfere...!!
  • Jan 21-2012--A fourth detainee out of eleven kept under detention by teh military authorities and supposedly involved in attacks on military installations in rawalpindi dies...these are 11 out of twenty investigated for teh attacks and released by an ATC and teh LHC...and than taken under detention under teh army act
  • Jan 20-2012--Pakistan reevaluating US policy but already seems willing to do teh same thing another way...If the same process is repeated teh results will be similar unless paksitan is willing to retaliate for US attacks...sovreignity defence requires teh armed forces to react and cannot be solved thru speeches in parliament..at teh minimum the US should give a clear committment not to attack pakistans borders and another attack would end pakistans relationship with teh US on afghan related issues...
  • Jan 20-2012--Mansoor Ejaz finally gets a visa for the memo hearings
  • Jan 20-2012--Even Norway has intelligence agents in pakistan...!
  • Jan 20-2012--The SC seemed to have delayed teh decision considerably by giving the lawyer 12 days to prepare the case on immunity and contempt...since the issue of immunity is supposedly so easy and all encompassing one does not see teh point of delaying the process...for a lawyer like aitezaz not to see that the issue of contempt had related issues seems strange...however Aitezaz seems to have teh same mentality of teh PPP that if they dont notice something nobody will challenge them...they also wanted nobody to notice that teh US had invaded pakistan during their rule and killed people in abottabad...strange views came from aitezaz ahsan that teh primeminister would stay in power even if disqualified and that immunity was only for the president and not asif ali zardari...also his view was that the letter should have been written...A SC judge wanted to know why they had not written the letter ordered since 2009 and why the issue of immunity had not been raised with teh court..writing a letter..a mere piece of paper according to misguided PPP logic should not have been a problem if immunity was real.....The case deals with money laundering by teh individual asif zardari in switzerland while not president and at best he would have to return teh money...His immunity many say is for his responsibilities as president or might be even for criminal or related offences while president...if for example he gets rishwat during his presidency than many feel that he should not have immunity from prosecution...nor would acts that he committed before becoming president...many question for example that if a president was guilty of a murder or corruption before he became president that would not fall under immunity but would have tobe prosecuted...many feel that Gilani's attitude that he did not do so because of immunity is not teh actual reason as teh PPP governments attitude is to refuse to even acknowledge problems unless forced to do so...the court should ask for details of when Gilani discussed teh issue and took a decision to refuse to write teh letter due to immunity and why he did not inform the court of his decisions...suggesting that he was supposed to follow teh law secretarys judgement seems lame when he fired the defence secretary for not following his orders..PPP seems to have a selective vision on each issue...many feel that teh PPP feels that if they refuse to see teh storm teh SC has no right to challenge them...Aitezaz Ahsan has already complicated teh issue and it would be difficult for the court to let Gilani off teh hook...at teh minimum teh court can theoretically fine him...
  • Jan 19-2012--Gilani who has adopted an arrogant do nothing attitude to governance as well as teh courts to appear before the SC for contempt
  • Jan 19-2012--Ogra chief commits harakiri and resigns as does a member Nepra...both organizations have been mere rubber stamps and are considered useless
  • Jan 18-2012--In what can be termed a tumble or turning turtle..Gilani the embattled and arrogant lameduck pir from multan is tobe represented by SC afficionada Aitezaz Ahsan whose presentations are usually listened to by teh court...Aitezaz ahsan has never been exceptionally brilliant but he might say what teh court might want to hear...something that is typical about politicians and SC judges...The two issues relate to teh NRO cancellation by teh court and its orders to ask the swiss to reopen the zardari cases...Since that involved mostly Asif Zardari teh government said it refused to incriminate itself and that the presidential position had immunity from prosecution by teh government...mostly teh SC is tired of teh governments reluctance to follow orders...There is also the matter of defining criminality within pakistan..there are no judgements against asif zardari here and thus the swiss cannot proceed...teh swiss have already dismissed one decision for the zardaris to pay back something like over a million dollars to teh GOP..The government than sought closure of teh swiss cases...which teh Sc said was not appropriate...Aitezaz Ahsan could take teh position that since teh government is not subjugate to teh swiss judiciary if teh court feels that there is a case than teh court could directly go to the swiss courts...The musharaf regime has already wasted over 600 million on teh supposed swiss cases...one does not know whether aitezaz ahsan is representing Gilani philanthropically or as a highly paid lawyer or party hanger on...Aitezaz has been at a distance from teh party since benazir did not totally agree with the lawyers movement..being a senior party member he sidelined himself after he was not offered teh leadership...In related news the SC cancelled the licenses of insolent lawyer Baber Awan...many feel that the SC would like to hear why Gilani is persistently opposed to court rulings and what he thinks of teh six options that teh court has suggested on teh NRO...as primeminister Gilani seems to be at best working in teh background as nothing seems to work in his government...his relations with other institutions particularly teh army and PMLn are not the best and he is in power based on teh support of dubious allies..he first opposed seraiki sooba and than started to plug it but being unable to get any support in teh punjab he seems to have pushed teh mqm a party of karachi based mohajirs to move the resolution on teh issue...it seems that they might get it thru the national assembly but it might not get thru the senate and punjab assembly...sindhis and Kp's are also generally opposed and many see the move as an anti punjab attempt to make sindh a relatively equal province in size by population...The mqm too would like to see teh move succeed so that they can make another attempt at creating a karachi sooba...while there is general ambivalence in punjab to teh move many do feel that supporters will not fare well in other areas of teh country...there is also teh distinct feeling that only seats in south punjab are up for grabs that could be divided three ways to literally destroy the PPP's strong showing in teh last elections...nwfp also has a strange knack of knocking out the incumbents and teh PPP might be restricted in teh next elections to some seats in south punjab and sindh and thus become an ordinary sindhi party with a few seats in teh one constituency primeministers home base...
  • Jan 17-2012--In further government duplicity the blackberry phones used by Hussein Haqqani are said tobe missing...fired Lt. Gen(r) Lodhi has gone to court over his dismissal as defence secretary without even an explanation...The Memo commission asks mansoor ijaz to appear on teh 26th..and Admiral Fasih Bokhari files an unconditional apology to the court saying he had been misadvised on NRO and related matters...!!The mqm seemingly crumbled after three mega projects were announced for karachi...lahore-hyderabad motorway, lyari expressway return lane and a DHA luxury city which has been criticized for its upscale nature...The railways now wants indian locomotives while moving slowly to repair old engines with 59 new chinese engines lying around for repair...while initially they wanted to buy chinese and american locomotives...?...The violent struggle with the mqm in karachi, inability to get alongwith teh PMLn and continuous terrorism...heavy price hikes, gas and electricity shortages has caused teh PPP irreparable harm...The PPP regimes inability to keep appropriate services such as railways and PIA running smoothly has also contributed largely to their misgovernance image...
  • Jan 17-2012--In dramatic activity PPP's pakistan is crumbling around their nefarious attitudes of corruption and misgovernance...The PPP almost discredited publically has been refusing to call a new election immediately and falling all over itself in dubious activities related to mostly teh judiciary and teh armed forces...they were however able to get a resolution of support passed in teh national assembly after teh ANP, MQM and PMLq could not stand their ground...however the opposition walked out and teh JUI-F turned turtle...The ANP and PMLq could almost certainly be wiped out in an immediate election alongwith teh PPP...The SC however on finding that teh government had refused to respond to its six options in teh NRO case immediately issued a verdict of contemptible behaviour and asked teh primeminister to answer personally on the 19th...The earlier thought of possibility of February 23 as teh governments last day in power seemed much nearer as Yusuf "the seraiki" Gilani only has the "mein" response on most issues...many think that the best response is to throw oneself at the mercy of the court alongwith an apology and promise to follow teh courts orders in future..others suggest that Gilani said that teh courts six options were utter nonsense......However teh court insiders suggest that the primeminister will be declared in contempt even if he goes in for a long and winded response..many suggest that the options were for the next bench to consider and teh slow moving Gilani probably given his everything should be approved by me attitude has almost brought the government to a halt..The sentencing however could be a six month suspended sentence or being declared as ineligible to stand in elections..That would force teh PPP to at teh minimum elect a new primeminister who many suggest could be either Kaira or Ahmed Mukhtar...many suggest that teh PPP is just hanging onto power after having almost dodged the coup...Gilani's bravado is seen as facial...as prime minister he has refused to even order the attacking of US drones despite publically opposing their attacks and did not do anything about the railways failing for almost four years with similar behaviour to PIA's problems...he also did not order any retaliation to serious attacks on pakistans territorial integrity...(this with the indian army chief suggesting that they are preparing fast attack corps which can rip thru pakistan and pakistan suggesting that they will fire short range missiles at any indian attempt to cross teh border...)..The duality of PPP attitudes towards the US,problems of state organizations...PIA, railways, pepco, gas organizations, pipelines etc., people(meaningless price hikes and shortages) or terrorism(just dont kill me and zardari) and refusing to accept SC dictation repeatedly...and of late meaningless criticism of teh army chief has made them a lame duck government attempting to coast thru their last year without doing anything...
  • Jan 16-2012--a shiite chehlum procession bombed possibly by a suicide bomber near Rahimyar Khan killing 18...
  • Jan 16-2012--rumours possibly started by teh CIA of hakeemullah mehsud being killed in a drone attack..rumours fuel politics on drones...there has been a recent upsurge in militant activity...
  • Jan 16-2012--Gilani finding it difficult to move an approve me resolution in parliament even from subjugated allies...!
  • Jan 16-2012--PMLn also to try and woo the PPP's allies teh PMLq and mqm..PMLn also wary of military rule and would prefer early elections..many suggest a joint neutral primeminister to replace the stick in teh mud Gilani...

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How it all started...coups and politics and islam and democracy...

How it all started...coups and politics and islam and democracy...
how bhuttos got into politics in 1958...

debacle in Dacca

debacle in Dacca
total humiliation...India had steadily destabilized east pakistan over twenty years playing on ethnic, financial, development and military concerns...pakistan was not that rich at that time and the ethnicists played on phsychosis generated by cyclones, floods, tea and jute...the army and west pakistani politicians could not accept a bengali dominated government and a small army contingent could not defend against the mukti bahini and the indians as teh US withdrew its support as usual...When teh going gets tough teh US chickens out as usual...!! The indians have continued teh same themes in karachi, sindh and balochistan but similar tougher responses have not allowed their success although pakistan is now at best a divided land with a pathetic center...!!While it left pakistan numb at the time many now feel the seperation was a proper solution as east pakistanis did not get along with pakistan and they would be better able to solve their problems with india...others still pine away for the lost land of rivers, tea and jute...others suggest that india should handover kashmir in exchange...while some still want to repatriate those considered pakistanis and left stranded in bangladeshi camps...others however heave a sigh of relief as teh problems with the remaining provinces are generally insoluble.....and ethnic regionalism or provincialism mixed with economic and racial nonsense is not a pleasant mode of politics anyway...

allah be praised

allah be praised
allah be praised...i do own forty factories but the people think i am a pauper...i really donot need sarkari umra's....please allah i did not promise imran khan the government when he fell off the platform...cant u make him my slave and not ask for recounts...!

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