Posts published in January 2012

Attabad Lake: Protesters demand release of political activists By Azam Khan in The Express Tribune, Jan 5 ISLAMABAD: Disaster-hit people from Hunza-Gojal and activists of Left-wing political parties staged a protest here on Wednesday demanding release of political activists. The protest was organised by the Progressive Youth Front (PYF) of Gilgit-Baltistan in collaboration with Workers Party Pakistan (WPP), Labour Party Pakistan (LPP) and National Students Federation (NSF). The protesters assembled outside the National Press Club,…

Attabad disaster: G-B court takes suo motu notice of Hunza killings By Shabbir Mir in The Express Tribune, Jan 5 GILGIT: Chairman of the Supreme Appellate Court of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) has taken suo motu notice of the killing of a father and son protesting against delay in payment of compensation to Gojal residents from firing by the police. The court issued notices to the G-B chief secretary and police chief to submit their reports to…

ISLAMABAD: Deployment of police officials on the Karakoram Highway seems to be a lucrative job for minting money from transporters. Officials in Hazara division, who are deployed to ensure passengers’ security, have been observed extorting money from transporters, particularly those who travel to and from Gilgit-Baltistan. “We have to pay at least Rs1,000 on this route every day at various points without any reason. Police officials extort money from us on various pretexts”, said, a…

COAS in China : edit  in the Nation, Jan 7 COAS General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani met the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister of China on Thursday and Friday. The high profile of the visit showed how highly China values the relationship with Pakistan, particularly the defence aspect, which General Kayani mainly discussed. In his meeting with Defence Minister General Liang Guanglie on Friday, General Kayani received a promise for the military ties between the…

COAS General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani met the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister of China on Thursday and Friday. The high profile of the visit showed how highly China values the relationship with Pakistan, particularly the defence aspect, which General Kayani mainly discussed. In his meeting with Defence Minister General Liang Guanglie on Friday, General Kayani received a promise for the military ties between the two countries to be increased. This pledge meshes seamlessly with…

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Thursday that as a true and steadfast friend of Pakistan, China would continue to support Pakistan’s efforts to safeguard its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, maintain its national dignity and back the country’s economic growth. Premier Wen Jiabao underlined this message in a meeting with General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) in Beijing at Zhong Nan Hai. The meeting lasted for seventy-five minutes. General Kayani…

By Shabbir Mir in The Express Tribune, Jan 5 GILGIT: Chairman of the Supreme Appellate Court of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) has taken suo motu notice of the killing of a father and son protesting against delay in payment of compensation to Gojal residents from firing by the police. The court issued notices to the G-B chief secretary and police chief to submit their reports to the court on the action taken against police officials responsible for…

By Ahmad Hassan in Dawn, Jan 5 ISLAMABAD, Jan 4: The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) said on Wednesday it had almost completed its work of preparing recommendations for new terms of engagement with the US in the war on terror. But it said it was undecided about how to deal with the impact of possible stoppage or suspension of foreign aid. Talking to reporters after an in-camera meeting of the 17-member committee, its…

By Kamran Yousaf in The Express Tribune, Jan 5 ISLAMABAD:  Pakistan may face international isolation on the economic front if drastic steps are taken during the reviewing of bilateral terms with the United States, the country’s finance minister cautioned on Thursday. The warning from Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Sheikh came at a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, which on Thursday finalised its draft recommendations for its review of ties with the US.…

THAT the Pakistan media does not present a correct or complete account of what goes on in India is known and also understandable. But if anyone tries to probe what it chooses to report and what it does not, the findings will throw considerable light on its preferences and biases. Generally speaking, anything that shows the Indian government to be in the wrong, or reveals how the politicians in power there are made accountable is…