14 May 2012 Osint Pakistan Tracker

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NEWS Pakistan, Afghanistan, ISAF Meet after Several Months: Daily Times Ahead of the NATO summit in Chicago, Afghanistan, Pakistan and ISAF on Sunday agreed on border control mechanism while restoration of the NATO supply also came under discussion during the 35th meeting of Tripartite Commission at GHQ. Senior Afghan Peace Negotiator Shot Dead in Kabul: Daily Times A senior Afghan peace negotiator and close ally of President Hamid Karzai was shot dead on Sunday, dealing a major blow to Kabuls efforts to broker peace with Taliban. Balochistan Told to Look into Gwadar Ports Development: Daily Times Planning Commission (PC) Deputy Chairman Dr Nadeemul Haq has asked the Balochistan government to study feasibility report of the Gwadar Port and look into the prospects of its development by keeping in view the progress in port cities of neighboring countries - Chabahar of Iran and Jabal-e-Ali of the UAE. Parliament Act, not Resolutions to Create Provinces: Daily Times Passage of resolutions from the Lower House of parliament the National Assembly (NA) and the provincial legislature of Punjab is nothing but a move to play with sentiments of the people of southern Punjab, as the creation of a new province in any part of the federation needs a serious consideration and constitutional work. Khyber Fighting Uproots Hundreds of Thousands: Dawn News Nearly half a million Pakistanis are estimated to have fled fighting between soldiers and militia on the Afghan border with more than 264,000 registered for aid, officials said Monday. Moderate Taliban Speaks of Divisions: Dawn News One of the most powerful men on the Taliban council, Agha Jan Motasim, nearly lost his life in a hail of bullets for advocating a negotiated settlement that would bring a broad-based government to his beleaguered homeland of Afghanistan. Militants Kill Security Volunteer in Mohmand Check Post Attack: Dawn News Militants attacked a check post of the peace committee volunteers in Khozai area of Mohmand Agency killing one volunteer and injuring four others, Dawn News reported. Measles Kills 12 Children in Pakistan Tribal Area: Dawn News An outbreak of measles in part of Pakistans lawless tribal northwest has killed 12 children in three weeks and is spreading due to a shortage of medicines, doctors said on Monday. Pak-China Ties Based on Strong Foundations of Trust: Gilani: The Nation Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that ties between Pakistan and China are based on the strong foundations of trust and mutuality of interests and are rooted in the ethos of the peoples of our two countries. US-Pak in Intense Negotiations to Reopen NATO Supply Line: The Nation The United States says it has been holding intense negotiations with Pakistan to get the country to reopen its border to supplies meant for NATO troops in Afghanistan. Pakistan, US near a Deal: The Nation The US and Pakistan achieved significant progress in the exhaustive weekend talks, sparking speculations Nato would invite Pakistan to Chicago Conference in return for countrys pledge to reopen ground supply routes of the western military alliance.
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PC wants to Scuttle Vital Thar Coal Project: Dr Samar: The Nation Thar Coal Project chief Dr Samar Mubarakmand alleged on Sunday that Planning Commission started opposing his project declaring it unfeasible and stopped financial assistance at a time when his team had successfully gasified coal and was about to enter the power generation phase. PM Gilani Returns Home: Pak Observer Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday returned home at the conclusion of his five-day official visit to the United Kingdom. Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani drove the vehicle himself and reached PM House from the airport. His wife was also with him. Public Support Necessary to Get Rid of Corrupt Rulers: Pak Tribune Central leader of PML-N Khawaja Muhammad Asif MNA has said that without coming out of the masses in streets the present corrupt and inefficient rulers would never quit. Karachi Council on Foreign Relations Celebrates 9th Anniversary: Pak Tribune Invited by the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR), a diplomatic mission from Islamabad including Ambassador of Argentina/Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Rodolfo J. Martin-Saravia, Ambassador of France Philippe Thiebaud, High Commissioner Malaysia Dato Ahmad Anwar Adnan, Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines Jesus I. Yabes, Ambassador to Iran/Accredited High Commissioner to Pakistan Brian Sanders, Ambassador of Republic of Cuba Jesus Zenen Buergo Concepcion, Deputy High Commissioner of India Gopal Baglay, High Commissioner of Bangladesh Suhrab Hossain , Ambassador Czech Republic Miroslay Krenek & Ambassador of Romania Emilian Ion have spent busy time in the Metropolis. IGP for On-Spot Justice in Open Courts: Pak Tribune Inspector General of Police, Punjab, Mohammad Habib-ur-Rehman has said that the senior police officers would continue to hold open courts across the Punjab to provide free, fair and on the spot justice to the people. EDITORIALS EDITORIAL: Show of Strength: Daily Times Since the conviction of Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani by the Supreme Court for contempt, the opposition PML-N has gone on the warpath against the PM and the PPP-led coalition government. SECOND EDITORIAL: Trade and Terrorism: Daily Times Prime Minister (PM) Yousuf Raza Gilanis visit to Britain to strengthen ties is aimed, among other things, at reviving the anemic economy of Pakistan. ANALYSIS: Will Pakistan Attend the NATO Summit in Chicago?: Daily Times To most Pakistanis, Salala was a deliberate act of punishment meted out by the Pentagon for failing to cooperate or playing double games as it is repeatedly alleged by US officials and media. VIEW: No Man is an Island: Daily Times I wonder with an entire pantheon of Urdu poetry available why Justice Khosa had to find relevance in two Catholic poets writing in English. ANALYSIS: Re-Reading Manto: Daily Times Historically speaking, society at large is fiercely territorial in its attempts to safeguard what it believes to be the norm. The artist as deviant, chronicler or prophet is always a threat.
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COMMENT: Mirror: Daily Times It is for us to chart a course now that makes the world respect us instead of fearing us for all the wrong reasons. Our right-wingers and religious extremists with their unthinking rhetoric are leading Pakistan to disaster. VIEW: CBMs in South Asia: Daily Times The idea behind CBMs is well tested. Military establishments agree to avoid actions that are threatening to the other side to help avoid unintended conflicts. Supporting Documentation:
NEWS (Top) 14 May 2012 Daily Times Pakistan, Afghanistan, ISAF Meet after Several Months RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD: Ahead of the NATO summit in Chicago, Afghanistan, Pakistan and ISAF on Sunday agreed on border control mechanism while restoration of the NATO supply also came under discussion during the 35th meeting of Tripartite Commission at GHQ. Pakistan Army contingent was led by COAS General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani while ISAF commander General John Allen and Afghan National Army Chief of General Staff General Sher Muhammad Karimi headed their respective delegations in the meeting, ISPR stated. The three sides resumed high-level military contacts after a break of several months. According to sources, both General Karimi and General Allen were interested in restoration of the NATO supply. But the Afghan and ISAF sides seemed to agree to General Kayani that parliament had furnished its recommendations and it is for the government to decide fate of the stalled supply to NATO, sources added. Such meetings are routine in this war-torn region but this 35th meeting was important when Pak-US ties are under review after the incident of November, said the sources. The supply was blocked after a NATO/ISAF attack in Mohmand in November killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. The issue of reviewing ties with the US and restoration of NATO supply was handed over to parliament. The Parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defense Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) separately held several rounds of talks. A joint session of parliament furnished and submitted its recommendations to the government two months ago, demanding unconditional apology from the US for the Mohmand attack and ending drone attacks. But the US is reluctant to either seek apology for what happened in November or clearly agree to stop drone attacks. This reluctance on part of Washington has delayed the restoration of NATO supply. However, observers believe that the meetings like that of the Tripartite Commission reveal that the tension between Islamabad and Washington is easing now.
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A spokesman of ISPR said the Sunday talks focused on border control measures, and mechanisms put in place to avoid untoward incidents on both sides of Pak-Afghan border. They agreed to keep an eye on the movement along Pak-Afghan border. Official sources said the government was likely to soon decide fate of the restoration of NATO supply. Certain diplomats support decision before the NATO meeting in Chicago, the added. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has called in meeting of the DCC on Tuesday that may decide restoration of the supply. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has already said that Pakistan could miss out on the important summit on future of Afghanistan to be held in Chicago on May 20-21 if it fails to reopen supply routes in time. On Saturday, the ISAF commander held an important bilateral meeting with General Kayani agreeing on improved border coordination while restoration of the supply to NATO in Afghanistan also came under discussion. The tripartite meeting could not be held on the same day as General Karimi, who was present in the Sunday meeting, had not then arrived in Islamabad.
14 May 2012 Daily Times Senior Afghan Peace Negotiator Shot Dead in Kabul
Unclassified KABUL/ISLAMBAD: A senior Afghan peace negotiator and close ally of President Hamid Karzai was shot dead on Sunday, dealing a major blow to Kabuls efforts to broker peace with Taliban. Arsala Rahmani, a former minister in the Taliban regime, was a key negotiator in the High Peace Council (HPC) established by Karzai to hold talks with the insurgents. Shortly after leaving home he was hit by a single bullet from a passing car as he was driving to work in Kabul, Rahmanis grandson Mohammad Waris told AFP.
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The Taliban, who have waged a decade-long insurgency aimed at toppling Karzais government, threatened earlier this month to target members of the HPC as part of their spring offensive. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed, however, denied involvement in Sundays killing. The rebels are known to deny high-profile assassinations and attacks with many civilian casualties. Pakistan and NATOs International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) condemned the assassination. The Foreign Ministry said, The government of Pakistan conveys its deepest condolences to the government and people of Afghanistan on this tragic incident. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Rehmani. Our two countries face the common threat of terrorism, and Pakistan is committed to work closely with Afghanistan to eliminate this scourge, a spokesman of the Foreign Office said. He said peace and stability in Afghanistan was a core national interest of Pakistan. Pakistan would continue to support all efforts that contributed to an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan, he added. Rahmani, a former Taliban member, chose to make a positive contribution to his nation by turning his back on an insurgent movement that continues to be wholly detrimental to the future of Afghanistan, ISAF said.
14 May 2012 Daily Times Balochistan Told to Look into Gwadar Ports Development GWADAR: Planning Commission (PC) Deputy Chairman Dr Nadeemul Haq has asked the Balochistan government to study feasibility report of the Gwadar Port and look into the prospects of its development by keeping in view the progress in port cities of neighboring countries - Chabahar of Iran and Jabal-e-Ali of the UAE. Dr Nadeem and his three-member team held a meeting Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani on Sunday and discussed prospects of the port city with him. Provincial ministers Maulana Abdul Wasey, Mir Asim Gaillu, Zahoor Buledi, Mir Hamal Kalmati, Syed Ehsan Shah and Mir Asghar Rind and Chief Secretary Fatah Babar Yaqub were also present in the meeting. The federal government assured the Balochistan government of its support for development of the Gwader Port and advised the province to review its feasibility report and make it economically viable. Dr Nadeem said that the provincial government should present its recommendations to the federal government to make the Gwader Port operational. The meeting was informed that 80 percent work of the Gwader-Rato Dero Highway had been completed at a cost of Rs 15 billion and remaining work would be completed within a couple of months. The chief secretary told the meeting that all security agencies had assured the provincial government of their full cooperation regarding the security of officials working on development projects. He said that the port had been envisaged as the growth engine of Balochistan and people attached high hopes to it. He warned that if the port project failed it would have negative impact on Balochistan development. He said that it had been envisaged in feasibility report that 6.2 million tons of cargo would be handled at the port by 2030.
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He informed the meeting that the federal government was firm in its resolve to make the port fully operational in the near future, but was reviewing its economic prospects. He said that federal government would also issue directions for the National Highway Authority (NHA) for early completion of Gwader-Turbat-Rato Dero Highway, linking the port city with the Indus Highway. The deputy chairman asked officials of the Gwader Port Authority to explain as to why the Singapore Port Authority, which was awarded contract for port operation during the Musharraf government, was not working at the port. An NHA official told the meeting that contractors and laborers were reluctant to work on the highway due to security reasons. Raisani assured that foolproof arrangements would be made for security of contractors and workers. He said that the NHA officials did not inform the provincial government about the difficulties they had faced during the development work and wrote directly to the federal government. The chief minister complained that the Balochistan package had not been implemented and that the notification regarding the Balochistan chief minister as the Gwader Port Authority chairman was still pending. He said that the NHA had committed that the Quetta-Karachi Highway would be completed by June 2010, but the work on it was still continued.
14 May 2012 Daily Times Parliament Act, not Resolutions to Create Provinces LAHORE: Passage of resolutions from the Lower House of parliament the National Assembly (NA) and the provincial legislature of Punjab is nothing but a move to play with sentiments of the people of southern Punjab, as the creation of a new province in any part of the federation needs a serious consideration and constitutional work. The maximum advantage that can be given to the work of these elected representative Houses is that it is showing willingness of the two institutions to create new federating units but stakeholders, especially those belonging to Saraiki areas, do not welcome it and term it an act of playing with the emotions of the people of southern Punjab. It is an interesting fact that leaders of Saraiki areas, who have been struggling for the creation of Saraikistan for decades, are also not happy with this. They say the PPP had committed to the creation of Saraikistan with the people of this area but now the party has changed its stance by floating the idea of South Punjab province. The NA adopted a resolution, moved by Federal Law Minister Farooq H Naek, proposing the creation of South Punjab province within the delimitations of the existing federating unit of Punjab. The Punjab Assembly went a step forward and adopted two resolutions, favoring two more federating units by trifurcating the province of Punjab. The resolutions, having 160 and 161 numbers on the provincial legislature record, were moved by the Punjab law minister. The first resolution reads, In the opinion of this House of Punjab Provincial Assembly the people of Bahawalpur who have been in a continuous struggle for the revival of their province Bahawalpur must now be awarded with their independent Province. The demand is not for a new province but actually it is the restoration of the old province which has its administrational, historical, constitutional and political specifications alive. On the basis of these facts this House desires the reinstatement of the Bahawalpur Province without any delay. This House also demands of the federal government for the establishment of a national commission to sort out all the fundamental matters that could play a part in the formation of new provinces.
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These matters include the equal distribution of water and other such resources, geographical demarcation, all the constitutional and legislative matters. All these matters should soon be resolved so that the goal of forming new provinces can be accomplished soon. The second resolution is to support the creation of Janoobi Punjab province. It reads, This representative house of the Punjab Provincial Assembly demands formation of the South Punjab province from the Federal Government. It also demands Federal Government to set up a national commission... so that the goal of forming new provinces can be accomplished soon. The resolutions passed by either House were not welcomed by the stakeholders. Saraiki nationalists have declared the resolutions a major paradigm shift of PPP leaders. The Saraiki National Party out-rightly rejected resolutions for carving out South Punjab and Bahawalpur provinces in Punjab and said those moves were meant only to hoodwink the Saraiki-speaking people. In a media talk, Saraiki National Party Chairman Abdul Majeed Kanjo said the PPP had betrayed 700 million Saraiki-speaking people by abandoning the Saraiki province in favor of South Punjab province. He said different Saraiki nationalist parties, including the Pakistan Saraiki Party, Saraikistan Qaumi Movement, would continue their struggle for the realization of political, economic, cultural, identity, linguistic rights which would make Pakistan stronger, stable and prosperous. The leader of the Restoration of Bahawalpur Province Movement, Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani, said the resolution presented in the NA was unconstitutional and against the 18th Constitutional Amendment. He said Yousaf Raza Gilani, while presenting the resolution for a South Punjab province, has forgotten the Saraikispeaking people of Dera Ismail Khan, Sindh and Balochistan and this proves that this is only political gimmickry. Apart from the above stated situation that who supports the resolution and who opposes the fact is that the creation of a new province in any part of any federating unit of the federation of Pakistan is that resolutions are not the modus operandi rather constitution had laid down the framework. Article 239, sub-clause of the constitution of Pakistan deals with it and that reads, (1) A Bill to amend the Constitution may originate in either House and, when the Bill has been passed by the votes of not less than twothirds of the total membership of the House, it shall be transmitted to the other House. (2) If the Bill is passed without amendment by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the total membership of the House to which it is transmitted under clause (1), it shall, subject to the provisions of clause (4), be presented to the President for assent. (3) If the Bill is passed with amendment by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the total membership of the House to which it is transmitted under clause (1), it shall be reconsidered by the House in which it had originated, and if the Bill as amended by the former House is passed by the latter by the votes of not less than two-thirds of its total membership it shall, subject to the provisions of clause (4), be presented to the President for assent. (4) A Bill to amend the Constitution which would have the effect of altering the limits of a Province shall not be presented to the President for assent unless it has been passed by the Provincial Assembly of that Province by the votes of not less than two-thirds of its total membership.
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(5) No amendment of the Constitution shall be called in question in any court on any ground whatsoever. (6) For the removal of doubt, it is hereby declared that there is no limitation whatever on the power of the Majlis-eShoora (Parliament) to amend any of the provisions of the Constitution. The clause (4) clearly lays down the procedure. It tells that not a resolution but an act of parliament aiming at making amendments is the all-relevant clause of the constitution can create a new federating unit and this can be done by the National Assembly, the Senate and the provincial assembly concerned. To create new provinces, all the political parties have to show their resolve and mere sloganeering and passing resolutions would not serve the purpose.
14 May 2012 Dawn News Khyber Fighting Uproots Hundreds of Thousands
(U) Residents sit on a van as they evacuate the conflict area PESHAWAR: Nearly half a million Pakistanis are estimated to have fled fighting between soldiers and militia on the Afghan border with more than 264,000 registered for aid, officials said Monday. Authorities say increasing numbers of women and children are fleeing Khyber, one of the seven districts that make up Pakistans semi-autonomous tribal belt, which is considered a stronghold of al Qaeda and Taliban. More than 500 families are arriving on a daily basis at Jalozai camp, near the northwestern city of Peshawar, camp administrator Noor Akbar told AFP. We have registered 56,842 families or 264,253 individuals so far since the offensive was launched in January, Akbar said. We expect more will flee as the fighting continues. Save the Children said it estimated that 63,000 families, or nearly half a million people, have already been displaced from Khyber. A spokesman said the charitys estimate was much higher than the number registered because most people chose to live outside the camp and because new arrivals were mostly women and children put off by long registration queues.
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Save the Children estimates that over 600,000 in total will be displaced if military operations continue among which over 300,000 are expected to be children, the charity said in a report. Last month, the UN refugee agency said more than 181,000 people had fled the fighting and that 85 per cent of those registered chose not live in Jalozai. The fighting started on January 20 when government troops attacked militant groups in the Khyber. Officials say the fighting is concentrated in a large area, home to scores of settlements, between Tirah valley and Bara town on the outskirts of Peshawar. Government troops have struggled since 2009 to defeat Mangal Bagh, a former bus conductor who founded Lashkar-i-Islam, a militia known for kidnapping and extortion, and locked in a turf war with local Taliban.
14 May 2012 Dawn News Moderate Taliban Speaks of Divisions
(U) Former Taliban fighters hand over their weapons to Afghan police as part of a reconciliation process in Herat, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 13, 2012 KABUL: One of the most powerful men on the Taliban council, Agha Jan Motasim, nearly lost his life in a hail of bullets for advocating a negotiated settlement that would bring a broad-based government to his beleaguered homeland of Afghanistan. In an exclusive and rare interview by a member of the so-called Quetta Shura, Motasim told The Associated Press Sunday that a majority of Taliban wants a peace settlement and that there are only a few hard-liners in the movement. There are two kinds of Taliban. The one type of Taliban who believes that the foreigners want to solve the problem but there is another group and they dont believe, and they are thinking that the foreigners only want to fight, he said by telephone. I can tell you, though, that the majority of the Taliban and the Taliban leadership want a broad-based government for all Afghan people and an Islamic system like other Islamic countries.
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But Motasim chastised the West, singling out the United States and Britain, for failing to bolster the moderates within the fundamentalist Islamic movement by refusing to recognize the Taliban as a political identity and backtracking on promises, all of which he said strengthens the hard-liners and weakens moderates like himself. He lamented Sundays assassination in Kabul of Arsala Rahmani, a member of the Afghan government-appointed peace council who was active in trying to set up formal talks with insurgents. Rahmani served as deputy minister of higher education in the former Taliban regime but later reconciled with the current Afghan government. He was a nationalist. We respected him, Motasim said. Motasim used his own stature to press for talks nearly three years before the United States began making overtures to the Taliban in late 2010. At the time, he was also the chief of the Taliban political committee, a powerful position that he held until he was shot last August. He is still a member of the Taliban leadership council, the Quetta Shura, named after the Pakistani city of the same name. His voice softened and he paused often as he reflected on the brutal shooting in the port city of Karachi, Pakistan, where he lived, while moving regularly in Afghanistan and Pakistan in areas that he refused to identify. Several bullets shattered his body and he was hospitalized for many weeks. In the first days after the shooting, he wasnt expected to survive. The AP spoke to Motasim from Turkey where he had gone for additional treatment. When speaking of his attackers, he referred to them as brothers and colleagues, saying they may have been Taliban hard-liners who opposed his moderate positions. My idea was I wanted a broad-based government, all political parties together and maybe some hard-liners among the Taliban in Afghanistan and in Pakistan didnt like to hear this and so they attacked me, he said. Some of the gunmen may have come from Afghanistan and some may have been from Pakistans North Waziristan where militant groups have found sanctuary, Motasim said. In the early minutes of the telephone conversation, Motasim was reluctant to talk politics, saying he had been told by his friends and colleagues to stay silent. I am not involved in any talks. I am only here for my treatment, he said. But he gradually opened up, saying the Taliban have three main demands: They want all Afghan prisoners released from US-run detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay and near Bagram Air Field north of the Afghan capital; the names of all Taliban currently on the United Nations sanctions blacklist removed; and recognition of the Taliban as a political party. He said talks in Qatar ended earlier this year after the United States reneged on a promise to release five prisoners from Guantanamo Bay. But those are just the famous ones, he said. There are thousands more being held in Bagram and they are being held under the name of Taliban but they are innocent people, farmers and clerics. The prisoner exchange issue is rife with sensitivity as the United States has sought to exchange American Army Sgt Bowe Bergdahl, captured by the Taliban in 2009, for Afghan Taliban held in Guantanamo.
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It appears the prisoner exchange fell through after the Afghan authorities demanded the five prisoners be repatriated to Afghanistan, according to an Afghan official who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to brief the media. The five prisoners have demanded they be allowed to go to Qatar with their families. Motasim said he wasnt told why the prisoners were not released but when they werent the hard-liners among the Taliban took it as a sign that the United States was disingenuous, said Motasim, who acknowledged that the Taliban have set up an office in Qatar.
14 May 2012 Dawn News Militants Kill Security Volunteer in Mohmand Check Post Attack
(U) A clash between an outlawed religious organization and local tribe claimed the life of two tribal men in Khyber Agencys Tirah valley area. MOHMAND AGENCY: Militants attacked a check post of the peace committee volunteers in Khozai area of Mohmand Agency killing one volunteer and injuring four others, Dawn News reported. Earlier a clash between an outlawed religious organization and local tribe claimed the life of two tribal men in Khyber Agencys Tirah valley area. Moreover six suspects were arrested during a search operation in Bara area of Khyber agency.
14 May 2012 Dawn News Measles Kills 12 Children in Pakistan Tribal Area MIRAMSHAH: An outbreak of measles in part of Pakistans lawless tribal northwest has killed 12 children in three weeks and is spreading due to a shortage of medicines, doctors said on Monday. Doctor Mohammad Ali Shah, chief of the main hospital in Miramshah, the biggest town in North Waziristan, told AFP that military operations, power cuts and curfews meant there was a shortage of medicines.
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The restive and impoverished district bordering Afghanistan is Pakistans most notorious Taliban and al Qaeda stronghold, and hit frequently by US drone strikes targeting militants. For the past three weeks we are daily receiving five to 10 children suffering from measles, Shah said, adding that he would normally see only one or two deaths from the disease in a year. We do not have proper storage for measles vaccination because of long power outages and curfews and most of our stock expires due to these reasons. He urged the government to send mobile vaccination teams to the area and warned of a possible typhoid outbreak if action was not taken promptly. Inoculation teams have not visited the area for a long time and that is the reason for the spread of such diseases, he said. Measles is highly contagious and spread by a virus that is easily prevented by proper immunization but can be fatal. It caused nearly 140,000 deaths worldwide in 2010, according to the World Health Organization 95 per cent in low income countries with poor health infrastructure. Another doctor, Mohammad Sadiq, said 12 children and a man had died from measles, and that there were up to 70 confirmed cases in hospital. Local government officials were not available to comment.
14 May 2012 The Nation Pak-China Ties Based on Strong Foundations of Trust: Gilani Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that ties between Pakistan and China are based on the strong foundations of trust and mutuality of interests and are rooted in the ethos of the peoples of our two countries. Addressing a Chinese Youth delegation here in Islamabad on Monday he said as a result of Youth Exchange Programme we have been strengthening of people-to-people contact which is a manifestation of our shared resolve to deepen our bilateral relations and take them to new heights. Mr. Gilani said the hallmark of this relationship is that both the countries have stood by each other through thick and thin. We shall never forget the way Chinese people extended their support and assistance to the people of Pakistan during earthquake in 2005 and the devastating floods of 2010, he said. He said Pakistan and China have shared interests in the promotion of peace and development and are determined to exploit opportunities thrown up by globalization. He said the depth of our partnership can be measured by all-encompassing nature of our strategic relations which cover trade investment energy transportation agriculture infrastructure building defense education science and technology human development and cultural exchanges.
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He said Pak-China unique friendship has contributed immensely to regional and international peace stability and understanding. The Prime Minister said that the height of socio-economic and technological development that China has touched within a short span of time is a worthy example of hard work of its people.
14 May 2012 The Nation US-Pak in Intense Negotiations to Reopen NATO Supply Line
Unclassified The United States says it has been holding intense negotiations with Pakistan to get the country to reopen its border to supplies meant for NATO troops in Afghanistan. A U.S. official says discussions are scheduled to resume Monday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. Pakistani Cabinet members and senior military officials are expected to meet Tuesday to discuss whether to allow the supplies to resume. It has been almost six months since Pakistan blocked the line in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. The U.S. has so far refused Pakistani demands that it apologizes for the attack and stop drone strikes in the country.
14 May 2012 The Nation Pakistan, US Near a Deal
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Unclassified ISLAMABAD - The US and Pakistan achieved significant progress in the exhaustive weekend talks, sparking speculations Nato would invite Pakistan to Chicago Conference in return for countrys pledge to reopen ground supply routes of the western military alliance. Diplomatic sources told The Nation both sides achieved appreciable success in Sundays interaction at the forum of Pak-Afghan-ISAF Trilateral Commission and on its sidelines. In a sign of easing tensions, the meeting came almost six months after US airstrikes killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, prompting the country to take retaliatory measures, including suspension of vital ground supplies of the NATO forces. US General John Allen, Pakistani army chief General Ashfaq Kayani and Afghan army chief General Sher Muhammad Karimi led their respective delegations at the trilateral military moot, primarily aimed at solving border management and coordination issues. Apart from talks between the Gen Kiyani and ISAF commander Gen John Allen, US technical teams remained busy in talks with their Pakistani counterparts to work out the nitty-gritty of the potential deal Pakistan and NATO are struggling to conclude. Pakistans ambassador Sherry Rehman was also busy with senior officials of the US State Department to achieve some grounds to move forward, while Pakistan is also pursuing an indirect diplomatic path through the United Kingdom in breaking the impasse in ties with US. Unconfirmed reports said NATO has agreed to send formal invitation to Pakistan for participation in the Chicago Conference that would discuss US and Nates forces draw down plans. This would follow Pakistans opening of NATO land supply routes to Afghanistan, paving way for a deeper Pak-US engagement to reset their ties. Sources were of the view that the US could provide Pakistan with more than $1 billion, which Islamabad badly needs for countrys national budget for the year 2012-2013. Pakistan government has been saying that it would revisit bilateral ties in the light of parliamentary recommendations, calling for halt to drone attacks and an unconditional US apology over Salala border posts attacks. But the US has not been forthcoming on both these fronts. US respects the parliamentary recommendations but it is entirely up to the President Obamas Administration to decide which one of them was acceptable for mutual benefit and which one not, a US diplomat said. The US Embassy spokesman Mark Stroh remarked that good thing is that both sides were still talking to each other to reach a conclusion.
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Sources within the European diplomatic missions in Islamabad also sounded upbeat that serious talks were underway to break the ice between Pakistan and United States and that Pakistan would most likely be invited to the two-day Nato Summit on May 20-21.They were hopeful that Pakistans Defense Committee of Cabinet would decide to reopen NATOs ground supplies in its Tuesdays meeting. According to informed sources, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani during his visit to the United Kingdom had also given such indications to the senior British government officials. In an official response, ISPR said about the Trilateral Commission meeting: Talks focused on border control measures, and mechanisms put in place to avoid untoward incidents on both sides of the PakAfghan Border. On Saturday General Allen held preliminary talks with General Kayani on how to improve security in volatile areas bordering the two countries. The talks are the most significant Pakistan has hosted with the international military alliance and the Afghan military for nearly a year. After Mondays sessions Gen Allen said he was very encouraged by the talks. There was agreement these meetings are important to achieving continued progress toward... a peaceful Afghanistan so that Afghanistan can no longer be a safe haven for terrorists, Allen said, according to an ISAF statement.
14 May 2012 The Nation PC wants to Scuttle Vital Thar Coal Project: Dr Samar
(U) Thar Coal Project Chief Dr Samar Mubarakmand LAHORE - Thar Coal Project chief Dr. Samar Mubarakmand alleged on Sunday that Planning Commission started opposing his project declaring it unfeasible and stopped financial assistance at a time when his team had successfully gasified coal and was about to enter the power generation phase. However, in an interview to Waqt News, he said the project was still on and his team was determined to provide cheap electricity to the energy-starved country. Prolonged load shedding is being faced by people across the country and outages of up to 18 hours a day have badly hit the industrial sector. The problem will persist unless the government solves the circular debt problem. Dr. Mubarakmand, who was an important member of the scientists team that made Pakistan a nuclear power in 1998, is now trying to produce electricity from the Thar coal, whose reserves have been estimated at 175 billion tons. They are sufficient to generate 50,000MW electricity and 100 million barrel of diesel for 500 years. Since
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using coal directly for power generation is costlier ($1.6 per watt) and will also have adverse impact on environment, Dr Mubarakmand is trying to convert the coal into gas before using it as a source for electricity. An indigenously-developed technology is being used for the purpose, which is being regarded as a great achievement even by scientists and technologists of other countries Mubarakmands project needs $6 billion to complete. But since the resource-starved country cannot afford to spare so much money, the scientist says he will run the project even if he is given the initial cost. I will meet the rest of the requirements by earning profit from the project. It has been estimated that the country would get the cheapest electricity if his project was allowed to continue working. This will cost a dollar a watt, compared to $2.3 for hydel, $2.7 for wind, $3.2 for solar and $3.5 for nuclear energy. Power generated through coal gas would cost Rs4 per unit. Dr Mubarakmand thinks that he needs six years to generate 6,000MW electricity from Thar coal. Answering a question, he said the country was facing energy crisis because power projects had not been planned in time to meet the growing requirements of all sectors. He regretted that Kalabagh Dam project had been politicized because of provincial prejudices. In his opinion reservations expressed by the opponents of the gigantic project should be addressed. Its still a feasible project, the scientist said; adding that international agencies were prepared to finance it if there was consensus at home. Replying to another question, he said when agreements with IPPs and RPPs were being signed nobody had the idea that oil prices would shoot up and gas reserves dwindle. The increased dependence on furnace oil had pushed up the cost of electricity, he remarked. The government, Dr. Mubarakmand said, was purchasing electricity for up to Rs16 per unit and was selling it to consumers at subsidized rates, because of which economic problems were going up. He said the National Bank of Pakistan had not released funds to him despite the fact that the president himself had issued directions for the purpose.
14 May 2012 Pak Observer PM Gilani Returns Home IslamabadPrime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday returned home at the conclusion of his five-day official visit to the United Kingdom. Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani drove the vehicle himself and reached PM House from the airport. His wife was also with him. Earlier, the prime minister was seen off by senior officials of the British government at the Heathrow Airport. High Commissioner to the UK Wajid Shamsul Hassan and his counter-part in Islamabad Adam Thomson were also present. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira who is part of Gilanis entourage, told media prior to departure that Prime Minister Gilanis visit on the invitation of British Prime Minister David Cameron was a success and it would yield positive outcome in view of bilateral relations between the two countries. Kaira said the warm response by both the British government and the Royal family ex-tended to Gilani showed their level of interest and confidence in Pakistans democratic government. He quoted Prime Minister Cameron stating that Pakistans friend is UKs friend and Pakistans enemy is UKs enemy, and said such expression of support had added another feather to Gilanis successful visit. Kaira termed the launch of Conservative Friends of Pakistan during Gilanis visit a welcome initiative and said it will help energize the Pakistani community to participate more actively in the British politics.
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Gilani during his stay in London held enhanced strategic dialogue with his British counterpart and attended the state opening of the British parliament by the Queen. He met the members of the British Cabinet and the foreign minister besides interacting with Pakistani community in the UK.
14 May 2012 Pak Observer Public Support Necessary to Get Rid of Corrupt Rulers SialkotCentral leader of PML-N Khawaja Muhammad Asif MNA has said that without coming out of the masses in streets the present corrupt and inefficient rulers would never quit. He said this while ad-dressing a huge rally as a protest against long and un-scheduled power outages here on Sunday in Chowk Pansarian near Lehai Bazar., Zaeem Qadri, MNAs Zahid Hamid and Dr. Nelsun Azeem, MPAs Ch. Ikhlaq, Liaqat Guman, Jameel Ashraf, Rana Shamim, Munawer Ali Gill, Naseem Nasir Khawaja, Deebah Mirza, Mehmooda Sarwer and Shamsa Gohar, ex MNA Iftikhar ul Hassan Shah, Arif Khawer Butt, Muhammad Anwar Ali Khan and others were also present. He said that thousands of protestors in the rally had shown their no confidence on the rulers after which they had no right to rule. He said that such corrupt and selfish rulers were like some divine punishment for the collective wrong doings and sins of entire nation. He said that nation must seek apology from God Almighty in order to get rid of the rulers. He termed the rulers as a band of looters and cheaters who had no sense to feel the pain and miseries of masses suffering from price hike and lawlessness apart from never ending power outages.
14 May 2012 Pak Observer Karachi Council on Foreign Relations Celebrates 9th Anniversary KarachiInvited by the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR), a diplomatic mission from Islamabad including Ambassador of Argentina/Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Rodolfo J. Martin-Saravia, Ambassador of France Philippe Thiebaud, High Commissioner Malaysia Dato Ahmad Anwar Adnan, Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines Jesus I. Yabes, Ambassador to Iran/Accredited High Commissioner to Pakistan Brian Sanders, Ambassador of Republic of Cuba Jesus Zenen Buergo Concepcion, Deputy High Commissioner of India Gopal Baglay, High Commissioner of Bangladesh Suhrab Hossain , Ambassador Czech Republic Miroslay Krenek & Ambassador of Romania Emilian Ion have spent busy time in the Metropolis. Chairman KCFR Liaquat H. Merchant hosted a dinner in the diplomats honor at Sindh Club on their arrival from Islamabad. Following morning honorable Ambassadors/High Commissioners visited the mausoleum of Quaid-eAzam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and placed a floral wreath. The delegates accompanied by KCFR Secretary General Ahsan Mukhtar Zubairi called on Speaker Nisar Ahmad Khuhro at Sindh Assembly Building. Speaker while welcoming the diplomats briefed about the history of Sindh Assembly and pointed out that it had played a vital role in the formation of Pakistan. Speaking about the post 18th amendment scenario Nisar Khuhro informed that responsibilities of the provincial governments had now increased. He also told the envoys that Sindh was countrys first provincial assembly to have allowed live telecasting enabling people to witness their representatives performance. Amongst others MPAs Dr. Ahmed Ali Shah, Haji Munwwar Abbasi, Dr. Sikandar Mendhro also attended the meeting. Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis (Parliamentary Leader MQM) Dr. Farooq Sattar hosted a luncheon for the worthy guests at Hotel Pearl Continental that was attended by numerous MQM MNAs, Senators & MPAs including
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Senator Nasreen Jalil, Senator Babar Khan Ghauri Federal Minister for Ports/Shipping & Syed Faisal Ali Sabzwari Minister Youth Affairs... That was followed by a courtesy call on Governor of Sindh Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan. The day culminated with a Diplomatic Evening hosted at Dewan House to celebrate the 9th anniversary of KCFR with the envoys. Following the welcome speech by Secretary General/CEO KCFR Ahsan M. Zubairi, Chairman KCFR Liaquat H. Merchant talked to the ladies & gentlemen in the audience. Ambassador of Argentina/Dean of the Diplomatic Corps (Islamabad) Rodolfo J. Martin-Saravia & other Ambassadors/High Commissioners also spoke before Speaker Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmad Khuhro addressed the noble gathering. After the presentation of (Dr. Abdus Salam Gold Medal), KCFR Awards/Souvenirs, Co-Chairman Ambassador (R) Shahid Amin gave the vote of thanks. The dinner was followed by a cultural program. Following morning Senior Vice President Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf hosted breakfast in honor of the visiting diplomats. Later, Senior Provincial Minister for Education Pir Mazharul Haq and other Ministers welcomed the diplomats at Chief Minister House. Consul General of France Christian Ramage, British Deputy High Commissioner Francis Campbell, Chairman KCFR Liaquat H. Merchant, KCFR Secretary General Ahsan Mukhtar Zubairi, KCFR Board Members Commodore (R) Sadeed A. Malik & Kalim Farooqui accompanied the guests. Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq highlighted the 4-year performance of Sindh government while Provincial Minister Information Shazia Marri presented Ajraks, Sindhi Taupis & books featuring the life/services of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto to the respectable envoys.
14 May 2012 Pak Observer IGP for On-Spot Justice in Open Courts LahoreInspector General of Police, Punjab, Mohammad Habib-ur-Rehman has said that the senior police officers would continue to hold open courts across the Punjab to provide free, fair and on the spot justice to the people. Addressing to the citizens in an open court at Misri Shah here, he said that protection of lives and properties of the people is the prime responsibility of the Police Department and no negligence in this regard would be accepted in the Police Force. He further said that due to open court gap between the Public and the Police has been bridged. A woman r/o Misri Shah told IGP that some un-identified persons fired at his house in Shadbagh area and officials of the relevant Police Station were not cooperating. He ordered to SHO, Shadbagh on the spot that the lady should be provided all type of protection. A businessman of Misri Shah complained that during the marriage ceremony of his son dacoits snatched Rs.6.1 million and nothing has been recovered so far. A resident of Sultanpura told the IGP that her real brother occupied his house and she has been forced to live in rented house. She requested that her house should be vacated. While listening to the complaints of the people Provincial Police Chief directed CCPO, Lahore, Aslam Tareen, DIG Operation, Rai Muhammad Tahir and SSP Operations, Lahore Sajjad Hassan Manjj for immediate redressal of these complaints.
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EDITORIALS (Top)
14 May 2012 Daily Times EDITORIAL: Show of Strength Since the conviction of Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani by the Supreme Court for contempt, the opposition PML-N has gone on the warpath against the PM and the PPP-led coalition government. This Go Gilani Go campaign was launched without proper homework or taking the other opposition parties on board. The solo flight of the PML-N therefore has failed to yield the desired results, despite Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif personally joining and egging on the anti-load shedding protests and elder brother Nawaz Sharif threatening to do the same unless the problem is resolved within four days. In the process, the language being used by the PML-N leaders against the PPP, its leadership and the government has turned increasingly bitter, violent, abusive and denigratory. Stung by what has by now become a pattern in the war of words launched against it, the PPP has decided to hit back. The first such manifestation has been the huge rally organized by the PPP at Kamu Shaheed on the provincial boundary between Punjab and Sindh, which according to Chief Minister Sindh Qaim Ali Shah, counted one million people in attendance. Even if one allows for some exaggeration in these matters by the organizers of all rallies, there is no doubting the huge size of the mobilization achieved by the PPP in its retaliatory mode. To further underline its show of strength, which far outshone even the best of the PML-Ns efforts to date, Qaim Ali Shah vowed that 50 million Sindhis would march towards Lahore if Nawaz Sharif continued to berate the PPP amidst attempts to see the back of the federal government. He criticized Nawazs politics by saying he was only indulging in creating chaos and should have the patience to wait till November or December this year, a reference perhaps to the expected general elections. Both Qaim Ali Shah and the PM from London have been rubbing salt into the wounds of Nawaz Sharif for having signed a deal with dictator Musharraf in return for exile and staying out of politics for 10 years. Other speakers from the PPP at the Kamu Shaheed rally asserted that the PPP would take out rallies in other parts of the country to counter the PML-N. President Asif Ali Zardari has congratulated Qaim Ali Shah and the organizers of the rally for a successful show of strength, which will no doubt encourage the PPP to jettison its policy of reconciliation so far in favor of taking the gloves off against an aggressive rival. For objective observers, the accusations and counter-accusations of the two sides against each other and the mobilization of their cadres and supporters could threaten street battles between the contending sides. However, in the usual manner in our politics of leaving grey areas for compromise open, if the reports of Maulana Fazlur Rehman of the JUIs task of playing a mediatory role between the two antagonists are correct, the alarmist prognosis of clashes in the street may be proved just that: too alarmist. The redoubtable Maulana has been charged with bringing the two sides together (or rather persuading them to retreat from the brink of an all-out confrontation) and sort out the matter of the appointment of a permanent chief election commissioner with an eye on the arrangements for holding the next general elections. Since the PML-N has been boycotting any forum where it is required (constitutionally now) to cooperate with the PPP and other parties, on the question of the chief election commissioner and the possible caretaker government to conduct elections, consensus has been conspicuous by its absence. Normal political rivalry, so long as it remains within peaceful and civilized norms, is to be expected and perhaps even constitutes the true essence of democracy, but carrying things to the level of an enmity that brooks no retreat
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is unwise, both for the interests of the political class in the continuation of the democratic system, as well as given the dire straits the country is in. If the Maulana can pull this rabbit out of a hat and get the two sides to back off, cool down and get down to the business of running the system, even if at the minimal irreducible level required by the constitution, he will have made a positive contribution to the polity and its future.
14 May 2012 Daily Times SECOND EDITORIAL: Trade and Terrorism Prime Minister (PM) Yousuf Raza Gilanis visit to Britain to strengthen ties is aimed, among other things, at reviving the anemic economy of Pakistan. Political and security instability has made Pakistan an anathema for investors. Half the times that Gilani spent in Britain went into making the leadership of the country understand the resolve and sincerity of Pakistan to fight terrorism. Osama bin Ladens presence in Pakistan, improvised explosive devices and the blocking of NATO supplies were the backdrop against which trade and investment opportunities were discussed. Under the rubric of the Enhanced Strategic Dialogue, Pakistan and the UK have decided to enhance bilateral trade from Pounds 1.4 billion to 2.5 billion by 2015. On signing the Trade and Investment roadmap, the PM has assured the political and business community in Britain that an enabling business environment would be provided to British investors in Pakistan. How does Gilanis government plan to do that is yet to be seen. The situation is such that foreign investment has dwindled to $ 516 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2011-12, a 65 percent dip against last year when foreign investment stood at $ 1.46 billion. History binds Pakistan and the UK in a durable knot. This historical relationship has come into play many times in restoring ties between Pakistan and the US whenever estrangement between the two increased. In the wake of Gilanis visit, if NATO supplies are restored, the loss will be more than compensated by attending the NATO conference in Chicago and of course the potentially restored US aid. Already, Gilani has asked Britain to provide financing for the development of Balochistan, FATA, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Now that leading European countries such as Spain and Germany are expressing reservations on the special concessionary package given to Pakistani textiles by the EU in the aftermath of the 2010-11 floods, our relations with Britain and consequently with the US and the EU take on enormous importance. By beating the drum of having lost the most in the war on terror, we are not going to see money falling into our lap. We have to ensure ease of doing business and safety to investors. Investor confidence is the key. Towards this end, the first step is tackling the energy shortfall and improving law and order. Both require political will. With the help of countries like Britain we can overcome these twin problems. If British Prime Minister David Cameron could help us in bilateral mode as well as with the US and in the EU, it would go a long way towards tackling some of Pakistans dire problems and getting us out of the hole we have dug for ourselves because of faulty political and security policies.
14 May 2012 Daily Times ANALYSIS: Will Pakistan Attend the NATO Summit in Chicago? Dr Moeed Pirzada To most Pakistanis, Salala was a deliberate act of punishment meted out by the Pentagon for failing to cooperate or playing double games as it is repeatedly alleged by US officials and media.
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Will Pakistan be able to attend the NATO summit in Chicago? And if yes, then on what terms and conditions? Monday morning in Islamabad will begin with considerable feverish anxiety around these two questions. A tripartite commission consisting of NATOs commander in Afghanistan, General Allen, and the military chiefs of Pakistan and Afghanistan kept on meeting in Rawalpindi on Saturday and Sunday to brainstorm the border control measures and how untoward incidents like the Salala tragedy of November 26 can be avoided. It is expected that the Defense Cabinet Committee (DCC) will meet, with PM Gilani in the chair on May15 and 16 and some analysts predict that Pakistan will be announcing opening the NATO supply route on May 17. The public argument shaped by the US interlocutors, diplomats and media, and something that has been wholeheartedly bought by many in the Pakistani government and the opinion making circles is that Pakistan overplayed its hand, ended up using its trump card, i.e. NATO supplies, and has not gained anything in return and is now forced to resume what is described as GLOCs under NATOs ultimatum because missing the Chicago summit means being kicked out of the important decision making in the endgame of Afghanistan. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussens press briefing of last Friday has added to this gloomy interpretation. Many are also worried for the imminent shortfalls in the forthcoming budget and point out that the ministry of finance has already added CSF reimbursements into its calculations. The much calculated posturing by the US House of Representatives that recommends various kinds of sanctions against Pakistan, including those involving preferential imports, certainly focuses minds on the forthcoming challenges if the impasse is not resolved before Chicago. Since the approval of the parliamentary committees recommendations, the whole media discourse is built around two main points only: the US apology for Salala and end of drone strikes. Going by this, it appears that these are the only two sticking points. However, sometimes it is important to revisit the fundamentals of a problem before you could be sure of the solutions. So lets take a step back. Why is the Salala tragedy that led to the closure of the NATO supply routes so nerve wracking for Pakistanis? No doubt, the chilling details of the incident that appeared like an orgy of blood played with the lives of Pakistani soldiers jolted an already traumatized nation. But coming in the climate shaped by the US attack of May 2 to kill Osama bin Laden, it convinced many that the US or perhaps more specifically, the Pentagon in its desperation in Afghanistan, and the way it builds its public narrative, has reached a stage where it sees a certain kind of solution in punishing Pakistan. Arguments like the one advanced by Professor Stephen Krasner of Stanford only confirm this mood. Its true that the US side explains Salala as a horrible outcome of mistakes in procedures and communication, but to most Pakistanis, Salala was a deliberate act of punishment meted out by the Pentagon for failing to cooperate or playing double games as it is repeatedly alleged by US officials and media. Pakistans robust decision to close NATO supplies was to jolt the US and its allies into a rethink. The US may or may not realize that its actions are adding to societal meltdown and collapse in Pakistan. This resultant chaos may or may not hurt the US and its regional allies like India, but will definitely destroy the equilibrium of a political and social order where the majority sees the ruling elite kowtowing to US dictation and where the military establishment has lost much of its moral authority since the events of 9/11 when it unwillingly became a partner in the US-led war against terrorism. From the US narrative, it is obvious that, in their singular obsession with the endgame in Afghanistan, they have either no realization of how their actions are adding to a societal meltdown in Pakistan or they dont care. But for Pakistanis it matters.
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It is in this scenario that the discussions of this tripartite commission on Saturday and Sunday and the understandings reached and conveyed between General Allen, General Kayani and General Karimi become supremely important. Apology started to loom large after the parliamentary committees recommendations. But before that Pakistans foreign minister and foreign secretary were on record insisting, in the most unambiguous terms, that we were not seeking an apology; what we want is the US to understand Pakistans red lines and to respect them. By now, we also know for sure that by the beginning of February, some sort of apology was being offered and the Pakistani foreign ministry wanted this to be postponed until the end of the parliamentary review. The test for the DCC to which General Kayani will report his findings after his meetings will be to assess if Pakistan and the US agree to the wording of a joint statement where the latter affirms that it understands Pakistani concerns arising from the tragedy of Salala; that it respects Pakistani sovereignty and that both sides are determined to work with procedures and communication protocols that will ensure that incidents like Salala do not recur. Pakistan, in the same statement, will need to ensure that it understands the US concerns in FATA and will do everything possible to reduce the misuse of its territory against US troops. But this assurance is impossible without coming to some sort of understanding on the issue of drone strikes with the US for its narrative describes Pakistan as either unwilling or unable to control the action against its troops from FATA. The US military and administration, now victims of their narratives, will not be able to sell at home a total cessation of drone strikes, especially in an election year. In the last few weeks, the US has tried, for the first time, accepting responsibility for the drone strikes. First, President Obama made an admission and then his national security adviser, John Brennan, attempted adding moral justifications to the policy in his presentation at the Woodrow Wilson Centre. The sheer ugliness and perhaps immorality of the drone policy requires several doctoral theses from different perspectives, but in a real politic framework, it compels Pakistan to come forward and accept responsibility for permitting limited drone strikes. Without such an admission, it cannot ask for a framework of mutual intelligence sharing and a modicum of control on this policy. A jointly agreed framework may ensure fewer strikes, a more defined focus on al Qaeda, and can work towards a cessation timetable since Obama has defined his goal as the end of al Qaeda, which he again repeated at his speech from Bagram Airbase on May 2, 2012. After all, in the ever raging debate on drone strikes, no one has raised this question so far that irrespective of all sorts of arguments for and against, could this continue till eternity? However, this vexing question and what kind of language is needed on this issue, will confront the DCC with its biggest nightmare, especially given parliaments reaffirmed position. But any understanding to make any sense on this tricky and emotive issue will be incomplete without tying it with the Afghanistan endgame. How do we interpret what President Obama described for the first time as negotiated peace and how will this be supported by neighbors, including Pakistan? After all, isnt the summit in Chicago about Afghanistan and its endgame? Without any clarity on these issues, the optics of Chicago may become meaningless for Pakistan. Though in a mood of desperation no one dares to ask the common sense question: will in our absence the Chicago summit not have a hole as large as the size of Pakistan in terms of the final solutions related to the withdrawal from Afghanistan? But while the DCC grapples with these difficult questions, intractable solutions and their inevitable political fallout, it may benefit tremendously from keeping this common sense question in mind. Options never end; you have to keep finding them.
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The writer is Director World Affairs and Content Head English with Pakistan Television. His website is www.facebook.com/MoeedPirzada
14 May 2012 Daily Times VIEW: No Man is an Island Dr. Syed Mansoor Hussain I wonder with an entire pantheon of Urdu poetry available why Justice Khosa had to find relevance in two Catholic poets writing in English. A seven-member bench of the most honorable and puissant Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) has delivered its full verdict on the Prime Ministers (PM) contempt of court case. Clearly, I have little expertise in constitutional law to make any intelligent observations in this matter. But what did excite me was the appended opinion by the most honorable Justice Khosa in which he quoted John Donne as well as Kahlil Gibran and submitted a riff on Gibrans famous poem Pity the nation. Before I proceed, I wish to state without reservation that my purpose is not to critique the poetic excursion of the honorable Justice Khosa and if my subsequent screed is in any way considered a criticism of the judgment handed out by the most honorable bench of the SC, I most abjectly and humbly beg forgiveness in advance. It is just that the appended poetic part of the verdict did bring back memories from a time long gone. More than 40 years ago when both Pakistan and the Beatles had just broken up, Elvis was trying to make a comeback, Dylan was getting repetitive and a new generation of rock stars was emerging. Those of us into serious things read stuff like Gibran, Carlos Castaneda and Idries Shah and other stuff now called new ageism. Indeed as members of a particular generation, we were always, it seems, in search of some universal truths and probably still are! Castaneda and Shah were fun but I must admit that Gibran was rather boring and a trifle pedantic. Shahs The Sufis, even though considered by many Sufi experts, including Annemarie Schimmel to be bogus, was still a great read and made Sufism accessible to many in the west including a few like me. The book is worth reading if for nothing else then the introduction by Robert Graves, a brilliant primer about the role of Sufism and Islam in the development of European thought. Castanedas Journey to Ixtalan was riveting. Interestingly, Castanedas supposed anthropological work was also declared bogus. So when the most honorable Judge of the SC brought up one of Gibrans rather famous poems, I was a little surprised and went back to re-read the original. Sadly, it did not move me even today as it had failed to move me all those years ago. But Justice Khosas take on Pity the nation did, however, stop me in my tracks especially his first line, Pity the nation that achieves nationhood in the name of a religion. For most of my adult life, whenever I have thought of or read about the history of Pakistan, my sense always was that Pakistan was not created in the name of religion, a fact presented most forcefully in Jinnahs speech as the president of the Constituent Assembly (August 11, 1947). It was only after the creation of Pakistan that all the Islamist parties of India that had vehemently opposed the creation of Pakistan descended on Pakistan and immediately decided to take ownership of the new country as an Islamic State. I also went back and re-read parts of the Munir Report written by two very erudite and distinguished jurists, Justices Munir and Kayani less than 60 years ago where they categorically state, Pakistan is being taken by the
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common man, though it is not, as an Islamic State. And they go on to say that, And as long as we rely on the hammer when a file is needed and press Islam into service to solve situations it was never intended to solve, frustration and disappointment must dog our steps. The sublime faith called Islam will live even if our leaders are not there to enforce it. It lives in the individual, in his soul and outlook, in all his relations with God and men, from the cradle to the grave, and our politicians should understand that if Divine commands cannot make or keep a man a Musalman, their statutes will not. It disturbs me a bit then that Justice Khosa seems to suggest as a settled matter that Pakistan was created in the name of religion, presumably Islam. Since his statement even though in poetic form is part of a judgment by the SC, then I suppose for all practical purposes, it is now the law of the land. It is obvious that Pakistan is not a secular country and the constitution clearly states that no laws can be made that are contrary to Islamic law, and ever since the Objectives Resolution became a part of the constitution, there is now no going back. Clearly Justices Munir and Kayani were entirely prescient when they wrote what I have quoted above about how laws cannot make good Muslims. As it is often said about laws, it is impossible to legislate morality. However, when Justice Khosa decided to quote John Donne and Kahlil Gibran, he did of course forget to mention two things about Donnes meditations. First, it is a defense of the supremacy of the Catholic Church and the second was the line that no man is an island. The latter has been PM Gilanis defense all along that he was not acting in a vacuum but rather as a part of an established point of view that obviously the honorable judges found unacceptable. As far as Gibran is concerned, perhaps another verse from his poem is worth quoting: Pity the nation that welcomes its new ruler with trumpeting and farewells him with hooting, only to welcome another with trumpeting again. Finally, I wonder with an entire pantheon of Urdu poetry available why Justice Khosa had to find relevance in two Catholic poets writing in English. I suppose it might have something to do with the need to write the judgment in English. But it also makes me wonder if Justice Khosa has read a lot of Gibran and deep down in his heart actually subscribes to Gibrans religious pluralism. If he does, then bravo! The writer has practiced and taught medicine in the US and in Pakistan. He can be reached at smhmbbs@yahoo.com
14 May 2012 Daily Times ANALYSIS: Re-Reading Manto Navid Shahzad Historically speaking, society at large is fiercely territorial in its attempts to safeguard what it believes to be the norm. The artist as deviant, chronicler or prophet is always a threat. During his centennial year, one is struck by the force of his ironic prose, couched in a deceptive simplicity that remains as fresh as when it was first written. Mantos wry, sardonic humor is aimed as much at himself as it is at the establishment and much of what he writes takes on a special relevance in contemporary Pakistan. The move from Bombay to Lahore a few months after the partition of one of the great land masses of the world left Manto crippled by poverty, shadowed by notoriety and bitterly unhappy.
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Yet, these debilitating circumstances (including his own failing health) did not prevent him from writing. Apart from his better known plays and fiction, Manto offers a prolific store of lesser known but admirable prose in which the persona of the writer is unabashedly presented as the perpetually broke, struggling writer. It is a portrait that is the very antithesis of the romantic image so often pandered to in film and story by lesser writers. Manto lived, as he graphically describes it himself, in a state of constant flux. During his early Bombay days after he left Amritsar where he was briefly a student of Faiz, the filthy kholi that he calls home rains bedbugs and has only two bathrooms for 40 families. His immediate challenge, as he explains in Meri Shaadi is to arrange for accommodation for his bride who is expected to join him after a year long engagement. His efforts range from unabashed begging for long overdue remuneration for his scripts to resorting to the kindness of friends to lend him a few pieces of furniture. The writings offer a riveting contrast to our own taken-for-granted easy access to creature comforts which, in large measure ostensibly contribute to the civilized mans sense of civility and sanity. Much of Mantos life reads like a roller coaster running off track. From periods of debilitating poverty to periods of excess, where in his own words he spent hundreds of thousands of rupees during his successful stint as editor of Mussawir and scriptwriter at Bombay Talkies, where he befriended the likes of Ashok Kumar, through to the bitter years of want in Lahore, where he died penniless. Manto was dogged by a sense of his own destiny. Chronicling his years in Bombay lurching from one unpaid job to the next in the city that presently sells dreams to millions, Manto records the story of an embryonic film industry starting to find its feet. The wry details he surrenders about the travails of the Bombay film industry and his sorrow at the death of the Lahore film studios as well-known artists and directors left for India make excellent historical reading. In this respect, the writers value as a social historian has been largely overlooked and merits some research into the film history of the subcontinent. It is unfortunate that Mantos stature as a literary figure, or a social historian by default, has been sadly overshadowed by an overriding sense of moral outrage at the overtly sexual content of his work. Censured and forced to leave the Progressive Writers Movement, Mantos choice of content was defended only by Faiz on the basis of the right to freedom of speech and Sibt-e-Hasan who labeled the move an act of literary terrorism! Neither India, nor Pakistan at a later stage was prepared to put up with a literary mavericks efforts to expose the naked savagery that lies hidden under the thin veneer of our skins. Scratching the surface lets the beast loose as he proves with his highly shocking (at the time) work such as Khol do, Kaali Shalwar and Thanda Gosht narratives, which highlighted the insanity unleashed during the Muslim/Hindu exodus to their respective promised lands. Though sexual violence against women returns as a common theme in his writing, the piece de resistance remains the heartbreakingly masterful Toba Tek Singh, written after a particularly harrowing incarceration as an inmate of a lunatic asylum for purposes of drying out. Historically speaking, society at large is fiercely territorial in its attempts to safeguard what it believes to be the norm. The artist as deviant, chronicler or prophet is always a threat. Be it Gaugain, Picasso, Lawrence, Wilde, Ismat or Fehmida, challenges to our sense of propriety and attempts to fracture gender confines are punishable offences. Outraged sensibilities tried Manto half a dozen times for obscenity, both before and after 1947, but the writer, unlike Wilde and Lawrence, was never convicted. As with many great creative geniuses, recognition proved elusive during Mantos lifetime. Ironically, even the film Ghalib for which he had written the script became a blockbuster in India when it was released only after he had migrated to Pakistan. Always convinced of his own stature as a writer of import and writing for the most part as a dispassionate onlooker in a tone as bland as boiled rice, Manto could also be deliberately provocative, soliciting responses ranging from outrage to grudging admiration.
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The college dropout, voracious reader and prolific writer, Manto produced a vast body of work. During his year-long stint with the Urdu service of All India Radio, Delhi (1941-42), he produced four collections of radio plays. Plays, short stories, fiction, translations, Manto tried his hand at all genres, including the elusive form of the essay. The majority view of Manto as a genius wasted by his own intemperance is at odds with what Manto produced. It takes enormous courage to live in abject poverty constantly tormented by ones personal demons on a daily basis. In fact, one may well posit that it was this very intemperance that helped Manto dispassionately strip the thin skin of probity that society envelops itself in. Ghalib s own words evidence such an approach when he writes, Bey-mai kise hai, taaqat-e aashob-e aagahi (Without wine, who has the strength to counter the terror of awareness?). It is this very strength which allows Manto to describe the brutality he sees around him in such graphic detail. The leitmotif that runs through much of his work is an extreme sensitivity to the cicatrice left by the partition of the subcontinent. In his literary and real life, responding to the maelstrom of violence unleashed by partition Manto writes, Dont say that a hundred thousand Muslims and a hundred thousand Hindus died....say that two hundred thousand human beings died...Muslims thought that by killing Hindus they had killed the Hindu religion but it lives on. Hindus celebrated that they had destroyed Islam by killing a hundred thousand Muslims but Islam did not receive a scratch...religion, faith, belief, conviction, creed, all this resides not in the body but in the spirit. How can it be annihilated with knives and guns? The measure of great art is always tested by time. The greater the work the more meaningful it becomes over the ages. While Mantos literary stature is constantly debated, it is perhaps his humanism that is his legacy. Literature is either literature or not, he writes. Man is either man or not, he cannot be a donkey or a house or a table...Saadat Hasan Manto is a human being and every human should be progressive. The writer is Academic Advisor Lahore Grammar School and can be reached at navidshahzad@hotmail.com
14 May 2012 Daily Times COMMENT: Mirror Yasser Latif Hamdani It is for us to chart a course now that makes the world respect us instead of fearing us for all the wrong reasons. Our right-wingers and religious extremists with their unthinking rhetoric are leading Pakistan to disaster. The politics of NATO supply lines is the pound of flesh they wish to extract from a wretched establishment that has long utilized them for their own agendas. Now the chickens are coming home to roost. There is a consensus across the board amongst analysts and policy makers that Pakistans bilateral ties with the US are extremely important for the country. It is the US that is Pakistans largest trading partner a partner that largely sustains our legitimate economy. Yet the expediencies of politics are driving all major parties in Pakistan to take a hard line approach towards the US that will in the final assessment only hurt Pakistans interests home and abroad. For long we have ignored the sordid reality of post-1977 Pakistan. Not only has continuous war on our western front drained us economically, it has annihilated us socially. What does the world see when it sees us? It sees an economic basket case, which is constitutionally and in practice a theocracy. It sees a state that persecutes people and discriminates against them in the name of religion. It sees a state that tolerates domestic violence and relegates women to a second-class status. In short, we are today exactly the opposite of what we wanted to be in 1947, thus bringing into controversy the very creation of this state.
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It is time to look into the mirror without any illusions. We are a ghetto of festering intolerance, dysfunctional democracy and a military establishment that seems to have isolated itself from reality by conflating its own interests (defined by a 20th century military mindset entirely out of step with 21st century realities) with those of the state. Add to that a judiciary that the world at least sees as hell bent on destabilizing a nascent and troubled democracy by quoting Kahlil Gibran. Historically, there are two examples that may be relevant. The first one is that of the short-lived Confederate States of America. Able tacticians like Jefferson Davis led it and generals like Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson, yet plunged into a war against the North by the inflexible attitude of the southern elite who were sustained by an agricultural economy dependent on slavery, it could not exist for more than a few years. While the North led by comparatively mediocre generals was fuelled by industrialization and economic growth, the South remained mired in its own traditions and a ghairat (honor) narrative, which ultimately led to a resounding defeat. The other example is that of Ottoman Turkey the sick man of Europe that was transformed first by young Turks and then Kemal Ataturks leadership into a great modern republic within a few decades. It is entirely up to us which course we take. Depending on the course we take, the coming years will decide the fate of this nation one way or the other. What is certain is that the present state of affairs, the status quo, will be altered forever. It is for us to chart a course now that makes the world respect us instead of fearing us for all the wrong reasons. The process of change in course must start from the strongest. The army should realize and General Kayanis recent statements indicate that he has come to that realization that an economically stable and prosperous Pakistan will make for a strong army. A strong army does not need enemies as its rationale. Armies are and have always been for projection of power of nation states in peacetime. A Pakistan that is economically strong, at peace with its neighbors, and rivals India in economic growth, development and education will have an army that will help it play a role beyond South Asia. This calls for durable and permanent peace on our eastern front. Peace, friendship and trade with India do not threaten the rationale for Pakistans existence, mind you. The founding father of Pakistan repeatedly emphasized a relationship of peace, friendship and open borders with India, which was the case until the1965 war that changed the dynamic in the subcontinent. Jinnah was known to quote an example of two brothers who after the partition of their property became best of friends. In 1947, Jinnah said that Pakistan would guard the borders of the subcontinent and fight jointly with India against any external aggression (clearly, to him bilateral ties were an internal South Asian matter). Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru visited Pakistan repeatedly and was welcomed as Pakistans own. This was despite the Kashmir war and all the geo-political posturing of the two states as partisans of the superpowers. The openness of ties between India and Pakistan can be gauged from the fact that many vendors in Urdu Bazaar, Lahore would often take a bus to Amritsar in the 1950s to buy books that were in demand but were not available. This is unthinkable today. So imagine a Pakistan, a strong and prosperous Pakistan, whose shipping ports and airports at Gwadar and Karachi are connected to Mumbai, Dubai, Delhi and Shanghai. Imagine a Pakistan that utilizes its geo-political location for economic advantage rather than a military one and utilizes its friendship with China and the US for economic gain instead of tactical military advantage. Close proximity to India and China and friendship with the US can propel Pakistan to an economic powerhouse in no time. Indeed, if there is any country that can achieve living standards comparable to the west in less than a decade it is Pakistan.
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To do this, however, we have to make hard unpopular decisions like bidding farewell to proxies, putting Pakistan first and realistically examining our options. Do our politicians and military men have it in them to graduate to statesmen? Only time will tell. The writer is a practicing lawyer. He blogs at http://globallegalorum.blogspot and his twitter handle is therealylh
14 May 2012 Daily Times VIEW: CBMs in South Asia A.R Siddiqi The idea behind CBMs is well tested. Military establishments agree to avoid actions that are threatening to the other side to help avoid unintended conflicts. Two retired service chiefs, General Jehangir Karamat, COAS, Pakistan, and Air Chief Marshal Shashi Tayagi of the Indian Air Force, in a jointly written paper, have suggested a number of steps to implement CBMs in South Asia. Written at the level of two retired service chiefs, the paper makes yet another subtext for peace and stability in the turbulent subcontinent. However, the fate of the two former four-star India-Pakistan chiefs peace initiative must depend on the intent and endorsement of the two governments. The idea behind CBMs is well tested. Military establishments agree to avoid actions that are threatening to the other side to help avoid unintended conflicts. The covert Kargil operation launched by General Pervez Musharraf as army chief early in 1999, was one such to abort the budding Vajpayee-Nawaz peace initiative. Vajpayees Lahore Yatra by road, his unprecedented visit to Minar-e-Pakistan to underline Indias unquestioned acceptance of Pakistan and the signing of the Lahore Declaration and Memorandum of Understanding were sabotaged by Musharrafs Kargil misadventure. Of course, CBMs are not a panacea. If people want to have a conflict, CBMs will not prevent it. However, CBMs do provide a mechanism whereby states that want to avoid a conflict through accident or misperception, can develop ways to help do so. It is time to develop a framework of such measures, which can help and more systematically address some of the key issues the two sides face as follows: Discussions should begin on new CBMs relevant in these circumstances. Beyond crisis management, it was agreed by consensus in Bangkok that a CBM should be agreed whereby both sides, including their respective military establishments, should regularly meet to discuss their respective concepts and doctrines with a view to elaborating measures to build confidence in the nuclear and conventional fields. It is for the very purpose that the University of Ottawa and the Atlantic Council joined hands to initiate the process by inviting senior, mainly three and four star officers and service chiefs, to get together and evolve a framework for enduring peace in South Asia. The invitees have met twice at Dubai and Bangkok to recommend: 1. That in times of crisis both sides should take no military actions that could be construed as preparations for an offensive, and adhere to existing CBMs. Diplomats and officials of the two sides would get together to resolve the crisis before it spins out of control.
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2. A political commitment that the two sides diplomats and officials come together at the outset of the crisis for discussions on how to resolve it before it spins out of control. All too often in South Asia, India-Pakistan, when a crisis erupts, would respond by suspending diplomatic contacts when they should be doing exactly the reverse. Finally, the question of terror was also discussed and its impact on stability. Though terror is not a military issue per se, intelligence sharing is a key issue. The discussion had the following suggestions: Revival of an effective Joint Anti-terror Mechanism at a higher level; hotlines between the interior ministries on terror issues; military personnel to meet periodically to discuss national experiences on matters relating to war and peace. An effort to revive the SAARC-mandated Integrated Regional Database (IRD) on terror. The IRD discussed at length and adopted in principle certain measures to cope with the crisis following 9/11, but remains practically dormant, yet to be formalized as doctrine. No matter how wise and rational the CBMs, deeply embedded distrust and the aftershock of partition almost invariably continue to eclipse the enduring values of peace and amity. What might leave one wondering about the substantive value of the exercise is the conspicuous absence of the role of world powers, especially of the United States. Would they allow India-Pakistan to sort matters out between themselves? The US remains so deeply involved in the subcontinent geo-politically and militarily via Afghanistan that it simply cannot stay as a mute spectator to any India-Pakistan peace process on a bilateral basis. Any effort or cooperation between India and Pakistan, along with Afghanistan, without the US would have little or no chance of implementation. NATOs ISAF may withdraw in 2014, but the US would still be there in Afghanistan, no matter how nominally. It would be entirely for the State Department and the Pentagon to quantify their residual forces in Afghanistan and define their final role and objectives. How could the US even allow India, its strategic partner, and virtually an occupied Afghanistan, to go it alone with Pakistan? As for India, its corporate obligations and diplomatic compulsions as the USs conventional and nuclear strategic ally in South Asia would hardly allow it to support any grand peace initiative with Pakistan the USs one bad boy in the region. While taking advantage of the current relatively calm phase in India-Pakistan relations, the authors hope, this can help change quickly the atmosphere to lock (the two) in beneficial patterns of behavior. India and Pakistan have deployed weapons to reduce dramatically the time available for diplomacy in a crisis... Evolving military doctrines like Indias Cold Start compresses the time available for reconciliatory diplomacy and media coverage. Indias experimenting with its missile-nuclear integrated development programme must act as a serious deterrent to an enduring India-Pakistan transparent and sustained peace. A bold approach towards arms acquisition and development must precede any meaningful and durable establishment of peace. The writer is a retired brigadier and can be reached at brigsiddiqi@yahoo.co.uk

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