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Posts Tagged ‘ISPR’

Government and Army Chief on Memogate Scandal

By Shaukat Masood Zafar • Dec 28th, 2011 • Category: Politics

The people of Pakistan are fed up with Zardari led PPP Government and want it out of office.  Not only opposition is on the streets but the people within the government are fed up too.  With few exceptions of corrupt politicians, bureaucrats, middle and lower level government servants the entire nation is cursing Asif Ali [...]



America Showing Big Heart, and We?

By Gul Raiz • Dec 26th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Beggars are not chosers, and indeed they are not the decision makers or the ones who fight for their ego. I would have no problem with the current aggressive and egoistic reaction and stance of our government and the military leadership towards America, if we were not taking aid or loans and donations from them.
But [...]



Brigadier of Pakistan Army Linked With Hizb-ul-Tehrir, Arrested.

By Mohsin Sehgal • Jun 21st, 2011 • Category: Politics

In  a very moving development, Pakistan Army has arrested a top officer as his links with the banned militant outfit Hizb-ul-Tehrir were confirmed.
According DG ISPR, Major-General Athar Abbas, Brigadier Ali Khan who was on a routine GHQ posting is being probed and any further information would hamper the probe. He added [...]



ISI Didn’t Kill Saleem Shahzad

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Jun 18th, 2011 • Category: Politics

I am ill at ease with the media trial of the security agencies. It seems that a faction of media, civil society, all those West-funded NGOs are hell bent on defaming the security apparatus of the country.
Now an organized campaign is underway against the army, para-military forces and the security agencies. Dollars are literally flowing [...]



World’s Worry Over Osama’s Hideout is Genuine

By Haris Hashmi • May 5th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Before delving into this sensitive matter, let me make a funny observation which you all must have noticed. Have you seen the visuals on the Pakistan channels outside of the compound where the Osama Bin Laden was living? Police jawans are standing like Osama will all of a sudden erupt from the ground. Army vehicles [...]



Hearts are won Through Modesty not Arrogance

By Anwar Jalal • Apr 22nd, 2010 • Category: Politics

Modesty can do wonder is a  wise  saying . Same is the instruction of religion which ask for modesty instead of arrogance. Few days back on April 10  more  then 60 innocent people of Koki khel; tribe ( Khyber agency )were  killed  and many injured by  blind air strikes of Pakistan army . Initially  the [...]



No New Military Operation by Pakistan Army for One Year

By Haris Hashmi • Jan 21st, 2010 • Category: Politics

The current peace spell in the country is very welcome as no suicide bombings are happening and no attacks are on. That is perhaps because the operation in the South Waziristan has run its course, and things are quite. Despite of American pressure, the Pakistani forces have refused to start yet another operation in the [...]



US Friendship Factor

By Aal e Hashmat • Dec 13th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

A press release no: 512 / 2009-ISPR dated 4th December 2009 reads as under:
‘In a highly tragic incident 36 innocent people including 17 children, 10 civilian, 9 Army personnel embraced shahadat when terrorists attacked a mosque in Parade Lane, Rawalpindi, Saddar today.
Reportedly 4 terrorists approached a mosque inside officer’s residential colony in Parade Lane, Rawalpindi [...]



ISPR and PML-N Take Stand Against Zardari Over Kerry-Lugar

By Maria Sultan • Oct 7th, 2009 • Category: Politics

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, his corps commanders and the Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan have shown their grave concerns over the Kerry-Lugar bill.
President Zardari has also said Pakistanis, their children and their coming generations are indebted to the United States over this bill. The [...]



Extrajudicial Eliminations of Taliban Terrorists is Right

By Gul Raiz • Aug 20th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Some of the media persons have started condemning the security forces over some bullet ridden bodies found in the Malakand division. These media people and human right activists have alleged that bodies are found with the hand-written message that this would be the fate of militants. Though the security forces have denied such allegations, these [...]