The Daily PakistanPolitics Oct15-31, 2013

• Oct31-2013--In a surprising announcement teh defence ministry says that only 67 civilians died in drone attacks in teh last five years while 2160 militants were killed...most reports have suggested an almost equal number of civilian deaths...they also say that no civilians have been killed since 2012...many feel that teh statement is misleading and designed to support ISI-USA drone attacks
  
• Oct30-2013--provinces are unlikely to meet a LG poll dead line as Printing corporation of pakistan says at least 130 days needed for printing ballots...PCSIR will also have trouble delivering 2.2 million ink pads
  
• Oct30-2013--17 cracker blasts reported from various sindh towns on teh eve of a nationalist strike call against teh new terror ordnance...one killed
• Oct29-2013--The ECP says poll schedule ready for three provinces
• Oct29-2013--soldier and three civilains die in miranshah shootouts
  
• Oct28-2013--dawn says that nawaz sharif unable to handle visible hostility from american lawmakers and even made suggestions that he would reconsider teh case of an american spy shakeel afridi despite refusal to reconsider teh sentence of another US spy aafia siddiqui
  
• Oct28-2013--one soldier killed in roadside blast in north waziristan
  
• Oct28-2013--balochistan Chief minister says writ problem in only a few areas and laments presence of teh fauj..asks for Rs35 billion package for reconstruction
  
• Oct27-2013--clashes in lyari kill 11 as life comes to a halt
  
• Oct27-2013--two FC men killed in mastung blast
  
• Oct27-2013--india says it killed three smugglers near wagah although as usual they could not produce any evidence...Indians routinely seem tobe making up stories of cross border intrusions
  
• Oct27-2013--nine gunned down in lyari clashes
  
• Oct27-2013--Peshawar commissioner suffers serious burn injuries in suspicious circumstances alongwith an unknown women in islamabad apartment fire
  
• Oct26-2013--The congress also kicked the indian muslims as they labeled them unpatriotic and workers of teh ISI...many here feel that teh muslims are moving india towards an extremist hindu government which might be more amenable to a solution on kashmir as teh indians continued to increase cross border violations with an attack across teh wagah border after attacks on teh sialkot border...if hindu extremists vote for teh BJP enbloc the support of teh around 10% indian minorities could become crucial and many feel rahul gandhi is also playing an extremist rabid anti pakistani hindu to divide the extremist vote while the BJP is trying to divide teh muslim vote...Nawaz Sharifs suggestion that india and pakistan have a similar history wont change teh indian brutality prone mindset and has had little influence on the crazy manmohan regime...indians many say are not amenable to a settlement on kashmir whatever nawaz sharif says...many regard the indians as irrational viz pakistan and nawaz sharif should cool down his pro indian utterances or rhetoric
  
• Oct26-2013--The SC to frame contempt charges against a retired general who is secretary defence as he duped them on local body elections in teh cantonments
  
• Oct26-2013--The general impression is that Nawaz Sharif was unable to budge Obama from his indian positions and while teh nawaz team expects some belated support ie in due course it is only left with teh option to reaching an agreement with teh TTP...
  
• Oct26-2013--an alqaeda deputy to its sindh-balochistan supervisor told investigators that he had refused to bomb benazir buttos return caravan and two others namely azeem and rehan were assigned the task who were probably blownup in teh blast...in a related move the mqm-ppp talks in dubai were fruitless...the PPP had hoped that the mqm could provide them with further information or leads to their killing apparatus or at least join the government which proved useless in their last stint...khurshid shah wanted teh mqm on his side as teh PTI suggested a change in opposition leadership in teh national assembly...
  
• Oct25-2013--The PMLn's US orchestrated Protection of Pakistan ordinance has been challenged in teh IHC where a larger bench has been requested
  
• Oct25-2013--Nawaz Sharif says that Obama proved tobe an indian mouthpiece and he still assured him that he would take action against india's opponents in pakistan...and that india had provided no evidence against hafeez saeed...as usual teh pakistan primeminister was defensive about US intrusions into its internal affairs ie even things that have nothing todo with them while they were not willing to even talk about extremist rabid anti pakistani's expecting to come to power in india...may feel that nawaz sharifs pro india attitude will cause him further problems...the indians want action against some LeT remnants whose voice type does not match the persons who was phoning the mumbai attackers of whom nine remain completely unidentified...The indians want action but are not willing to treat anti pakistan hindu nationalists in a similar way...most of the terrorists seem to be indian orchestrated...and the indians are not ready to hand over for execution teh colonel involved in teh attack on teh samjotha express...
  
• Oct25-2013--Indians have fired more than 4000 mortar shellsacross teh sialkot working boundary..many feel teh indians are phsychologically attuned to anti pakistani actions with a pro indian primeminister in pakistan not willing to even issue a statement on teh issue but willing to issue statements of how india should be friendlier and prone to solutions given that it also has a similar history...!
  
• Oct25-2013--afghan fire mortar shells at north waziristan
  
• Oct25-2013--while teh governments dubious role in drone attacks continues to be critisized teh foreign office says there is now no secret endorsement of drone atatcks...!
  
• Oct24-2013--two policemen killed in karachi taking teh ten month policemen death toll to 142
  
• Oct24-2013--US apparently mouths indian policies in teh region who would do well to talk about teh regions problems and their solutions tobe of any real effect rather than adopt a isolated confrontationist role...US backs out of asking for Dr.Shakeel Afridi's release after saying they could not release Dr Afia......Pakistan-US policies complicated by indian involvement and teh role of US spies...
  
• Oct23-2013--afghans fire rockets at bajaur village as qatari ministers houbara camp in Kech attacked killing one Levies man...pakistan should stop teh hunting of the houbara by arab's
  
• Oct23-2013--punjab may again face gas problems like teh PPP era if they donot control gas usage this winter and many feel that nawaz sharif who plays politics with issues but refuses to take direct action could face further derision in loss of support in teh punjab...after his meaningless attempts to increase taxes on electronics goods, bank withdrawals and hike electricity prices
  
• Oct23-2013--shiite leader of a proscribed party shot dead for involvement in teh killing of maulana azam tariq
  
• Oct23-2013--while Nawaz Sharif has already distanced himself from shooting down drones showing teh meaningless nature of his anti drone policy ..in teh USA he propounds a policy of punishing teh previous coup plotters while being one of teh results of teh zia ul haq dictatorship himself...Nawaz Sharif would probably have to create a list of people involved in teh last coup and initiate article 6 proceedings...while he only proposes some reluctant actions against musharaf...while one of teh contenders for the army leadership was a running teh coup from a junior position in teh DGMO office...!
  
• Oct22-2013--the Indian army chief seems tobe fooling teh entire indian nation after mounting an operation to nab 40 insurgents of whom he reportedly killed eight but no bodies were found...many feel that teh indian army mounted an operation to fool not only its own country but probably teh world(pakistan has a reputation but no real ability many say)...many feel that pakistans duped armed forces donot have teh ability or courage to send in 40 insurgents...over history apart from sending in a contingent prior to the 1965 war the pakistan army has never sent any regulars into kashmir(even kargil seemed tobe scantily armed irregulars)...most of the firing apparently is initiated by teh indians since most of teh casaulties are on this side...apparently teh pakistani DGMO tells them to stop firing than orders a retaliation...
  
• Oct22-2013--six killed as bomb hits train coming from rawalpindi near nasirabad in balochistan
  
• Oct21-2013--the cowardly regime also seems tobe backing out of the Lal Masjid attempt to usurp 16 canals of public amenity land by building a wall around teh area...the dubious natured mullah's built a wall around teh place during teh eid holidays at Rs9 per square foot...yesterday the authorities tore down part of teh wall but backed out after resistance...mullahs have been taking over government land all over islamabad to expand mosques, small pir stalls and build personal residences or even hostels...The lal masjid a government built mosque was probably the most extreme case where they built a jamia hafsa and gathered weapons and developed an extreme cadre of militant men and women...which culminated in teh lal masjid seige and the killing of over a 100 men and women in a haphazard army/commandos/FC/military helicopters operation which saw teh mullahs challenge on a small scale when they even shot dead a commando's colonel with sniper fire...finally inexperience and teh refusal to back down by a junior mullah caused an operation that saw everyone inside teh mosque killed...
  
• Oct21-2013--motorcycle gunmen fire at peshawar police checkpost killing four policemen...this is probably a group belonging to one of teh political parties as usually motorcycle riding killers attack individuals and are more prevalent in karachi and balochistan but have also started to emerge in lahore
  
• Oct21-2013--nawaz sharif's friendly overtures to india gets another kick in teh butt this time from hinduised muslim salman khurshid who rejects any notion of US intervention in kashmir or changing india's stand on kashmir...this makes pakistan's stand of negotiations increasingly pathetic since india refuses to moveout of kashmir and hand it over to pakistan...pakistan has been telling teh US to intervene forcefully and kick india's butt for a change...in fact the rubbery or cowardly(i cant do anything) nawaz sharif who lacks determination in foreign affairs wanted teh UN to handle it or the US...and we know how the US handles it or the UN...The US usually starts throwing indian views at us which are usually pathetically anti pakistan...on US insistance pakistan has declared teh TTP and other terrorists tobe enemy aliens...it seems to provide cover for drone attacks and increasing detention to 90 days with minimum sentences of 10 years...courts have been reluctant to sentence terrorists who generally just go back to their alien outfits...most terrorists identified upto now have been local.....The army or police have yet to arrest any tajiks, afghans or uzbeks...This should allow teh pakistan army which seems tobe observing a one sided ceasefire to increase its operations to wipe out the terrorists...in stark contrast to teh armies claims that teh mohmand area has been cleared of terrorists a threat from teh mohmand TTP to blow up a school in rawalpindi's RA Bazaar suggests that they have been carrying out bombings without any restriction...boy students in rawalpindi have been identified as threatening women schools too...the fear ordinance also seems to declare opposition to government anti people actions as terrorist..?
  
• Oct20-2013--Nawaz Sharif leaves for teh USA with a one point agenda of drone attacks...while teh americans as usual will present their meaningless india phobic attitudes and offer their bits and pieces aid on energy and trade and as usual present their useless/failed advice on internal security and afghan issues...teh US fails to have any effect as it is unable to restrain india and even afghanistan from their troublemaking...or even help in solutions of area disputes such as kashmir...
  
• Oct20-2013--many feel that Bilawal whom many now refer to as mullah billoo should recognize his zardari roots...others feel that he has been given teh role of sharjeel memon who used to issue statements against nawaz sharif on a daily basis...the PPP cannot gain any strengths from it's sindh only attitudes and will have to create space for itself with its own policies which should have a countrywide feel rather than a nawabshah style... ...teh derision for others has caused them widespread rejection and opting for a taleban style jihad will only cause further mockery
  
• Oct19-2013--with the pathetic response from teh pakistan army the indian army expands its LOC war and starts firing across teh boundary in sialkot killing two
  
• Oct19-2013--The pathetic Mullah Bilawal who literally ran/escaped from teh scene in teh last elections suggests that he can get peoples support by opposing religious groups in a jihad and teh ethnic london warriors...a karachi based politics which has no takers anywhere else in teh country...teh sindh PPP is fighting it out with religious and ethnic opposition in karachi which they have been unable to handle or suppress over the last two decades...he tries to attempt a benazir type return on her bomb riddled return in Oct 2007 but finds little public response apart from a few party sycophants...with no major changes in handling...teh party can expect results similar to to teh 2008 fiasco...it is hoping that teh PMLn will not be able to start an accountability drive and that NAB will not go into overdrive...with the PPP being described as at best leaderless and rudderless teh Zardari's try to bring some enthusiasm by attempting a Bilawal entry into teh national assembly where teh PMLn has subdued teh likes of khurshid shah etc....with no problems in sindh he should many suggest try to win from a constituency in punjab or karachi to have any effect on politics or his stature
  
• Oct18-2013--PTI almost losing its support to terrorism forms a terrorist task force composed of all law enforcing agencies and urges the return of teh FC from other provinces
  
• Oct18-2013--as signs emerge of teh taleban changing direction and moving towards other opponents and negotiations the zardari's rush back...Nawaz Sharif also stumbles into a zardari like nature and attitude and bilawal suggests he will continue teh sindh fight against teh ASWJ, taleban and teh ethnic london controllers of karachi...zardari on teh other hand losing any remaining effect from dubai suggests that they get Bilawal elected from Larkana 204...PPP accuses mqm of ruling karachi from london but the zardaris too spend most of their life abroad impervious to teh peoples sufferings but bent upon entrenching their problematic leadership...
  
• Oct17-2013--PTI's KP law minister Israrullah Gandapur killed in DI khan bomb blast alongwith eight others by newly emerging groups which the TTP could be using to avoid its blanket responsibility for all terrorism ...The PTI which generally supported teh taleban is severely opposed by teh ANP and JUI-f which have their own terrorist credentials...
  
• Oct16-2013--aitezaz ahsan who did not respond to Benazirs suggestion that the lawyers movement only spelled trouble is being considered for PPP secretary general...The PPP's politics of martyrs, bhuttos, political victimization and zardaris has failed and they are left with only a support base in sindh...with no political or economic ideologies teh socialist leaning PPP is left with sycophants and hangers on as punjab has other choices...there economics is literally based on opposition to their own ideals...aitezaz seems to have control of some PPP terrorists and is a poor orator slinking in between his own party and their opponents...however he may have a better response from lawyers, older party supporters and opponents of teh zardaris and families...however teh party will have to create a popular base of support which it can implement if ever brought back to government...the old styles of shiite leaning dynasties are tumbling out of power with support shifting to bussinessmen and sports role models...there only hope is that teh PMLn will follow the disastrous traits of teh zardaris and kick their supporters into teh gutter...but others see that as a plus for the PTI which has teh support but lacks candidates and teh finishing touch...imran should start developing his own candidates and so does teh PPP...hanging onto lota's or makeshift losing image candidates is not a recipe for success
  
• Oct16-2013--Given the strange nature of pakistans position in teh area with burning points in afghanistan, iran, kashmir and india one can hardly believe that the cowardly indian subordinated/natured nawaz sharif-kayani axis will not interfere where they are not wanted...india, afghanistan, iran are openly interfering in pakistan and what to talk about teh US-afghanistan daily invasions via drones...unless the pakistanis show some resolve to attack drones and deal seriously with indian backed insurrections and insurgencies such cowardly statements will not matter...that is why many consider that nawaz sharif will not remove the cowardly kayani who alongwith zardari sat watching as teh US invaded abbottabad...and how an ambassador to the US urged the US to help remove teh military leadership...The weakness of Nawaz Sharif has become apparent as he has been unable to replace the chairman joint chief's giving earlier rumours credibility that he might appoint kayani to a more powerful chairman joint chiefs position with a weak or very junior army chief...some regard that he will appoint the kayani stooge zaheer ul islam as army chief...!...one already notes that pakistan has been neutered out of teh afghanistan future where india will handle teh economics and teh US teh drones...a statement issued by teh top political-army leadership that they will not accept an indian policed region or any military intervention seems quite appropriate...although they should note teh weakness of their politicians and their military power...however many note the open attempts to cause intervention into pakistan...The weak cowardly responses to cross LOC firing and teh calls from christians for international intervention after teh church blast in peshawar and teh weak nawaz sharif attempt to send Malala to plead for teh stoppage of drone attacks...!ishaq dar has already stated that nawaz sharif will only talk on economic matters on his visit...!!!With everyone interfering wherever they can why does pakistan not want to interfere to protect its interests especially in afghanistan and occupied kashmir...?
  
• Oct16-2013--strategy for talks with a reluctant animosity prone Obama being prepared...while Nawaz supposedly has some meaningless economic interests teh US apparently wants pakistan to forget about its regional interests and follow american dictates with reference to india, afghanistan and ocupied kashmir...Nawaz Sharif basically a timid negotiator should be able many say to explain that pakistan is the one that lives in teh region and it will protect its own interests unless teh US wants to takeover negotiations on kashmir...US drone attacks have made no difference to teh terrorist inclinations of teh TTP or teh afghan taleban...pakistan while following a mild policy on Fata has had to fight a concentrated battle with no particular support from teh USA..pakistan should also indicate that it is not going to accept india's hegemony although Nawaz Sharif seems to have indicated that they might allow indian trucks thru to afghanistan after teh US leaves...pakistan should also focus on teh indian-afghan attempts to destabilize pakistan and particularly Balochistan...continued armed supplies to teh taleban from US friends like india and afghanistan are also a major concern as are indian activities on teh LOC which uses it to justify its stand on kashmir and frighten pakistan into submisssion...if pakistan is just going to defend teh LOc teh bigger issue goes out teh window...pakistan should not tolerate teh US stance that it wants improved relations in a one way mode unless teh other countries end their vilification campaigns...pakistan should also oppose the induction of hindu extremists like rahul gandhi and modi as indian premiers and urge similar action against organisations in india and afghanistan that vilify pakistan especially indian right wing extremist organizations...pakistan should not go in as a sitting duck for pro indian policies that teh USA has adopted...
  
• Oct16-2013--hand grenade attack on Balochistan constabulary truck near quetta injures 17
  
• Oct16-2013-- Pakistan army occupies a BLF/BLA camp in mashkay-gajjar and takes over teh relief activities...they find a large number of motorcycles in teh militant run relief camp...there have been a number of attacks on teh army relief effort around mashkay...The militants say that relief trucks are stuck at seven out of twelve FC checposts in teh awaran region ...probably due to security reasons or the army wants to distribute goods itself in a militant infested area...