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Pakistan Rangers Displaying Seized Weapons in Karachi

Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) displaying the seized Kalashnikov assault rifles along with other weapons and large amount of ammunition after an operation in Karachi.

Rangers arrested around 40 suspects during the operation from Karachi.



Pakistani Government May Allow US Military Trainers To Return: Fox News

Fox News has claimed that Pakistani government has agreed to allow US trainers back in the country and US military trainers are likely to return into Pakistan “as early as April or May.” 

Fox News has also claimed that Pakistani government has agreed to allow US trainers to return on condition that CIA will not conduct any covert operations in Pakistan.
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PMA Kakul Cadets Mount Guards’ Duty At Mazar of Quaid-i-Azam

The Cadets of the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), Kakul mounted ceremonial guard at the Mazar of Quaid-i-Azam as a part of celebrations to mark the 135th birth anniversary of the Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Pakistan Continue To Block NATO/ISAF Supply Routes

Large number of NATO supply trucks are stuck at the Karachi port in Pakistan after Pakistan blocked the NATO supply routes. International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan relies heavily on the Pakistani permission for most of its daily supplies as Pakistani route is much shorter and cheaper then the other alternatives.

Pakistan has blocked the supply route after ISAF/NATO helicopters and fighter jets strikes against Pakistani border posts which killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
Pakistani supply route becomes even more important in the winter when Russian supply routes is closed due to snowfall and heavy supplies could only be moved to Afghanistan through Pakistan.  

Pakistan Reopens Border Coordination Center On Pak-Afghan Border

The officials of the Pakistani military forces has said that it would be wrong to assume that Pakistani army has permanently closed the coordination centers at the Pakistani border with Afghanistan and it has decided to restored its liaison army officers at the border coordination centers.
The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) has released as statement which says, "This impression is not correct that border coordination centers were closed and Pakistan Army officers at those centres were called permanently." "Officers were called for consultations only and now they have gone back to the border coordination centers."
Earlier, Pakistan pulled back its officer from the border coordination center after the NATO officials provided wrong information to the liaison officers of the Pakistan army and attacked two Pakistani posts and killed 24 soldier.

Husain Haqqani Got Paid To Write Against Pakistani Military


Former Pakistan Ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani wrote a book in 2005 titled ‘Pakistan between Mosque and Military’which specifically targets Pakistani military and Pakistani nuclear ambitions.  

Husain Haqqani received a $100,000 from Smith Richardson Foundation for writing this book in which he expressed many thoughts similar to the ones reflected in the controversial memo.

In his book, former ambassador wrote,
“Washington must not ignore Pakistan’s state sponsorship of Islamist militants, its pursuit of nuclear weapons and missiles at the expense of education and healthcare, and its refusal to democratize; each of these issues is directly linked to the future of Islamist radicalism.”

Former French Minister Arrested In Agosta 90B Submarine Corruption Scandal

Former culture minister of France, Donnedieu de Vabres has been arrested for questioning about the kickbacks on Agosta 90B diesel attack submarines (SSKs) deal which may have funded the Edouard Balladur's failed 1995 presidential campaign. Donnedieu de Vabres was a advisor to the defense minister Francois Leotard in 1994 when a deal to sell three Agosta 90B diesel attack submarines to the Pakistan Navy was finalized.
French police has claimed that a firm Marleton Business Inc. which was  set up by Zardari was paid around 5.5 million francs (approximately 838,000 euros) in October 1994 “of which 70% goes to Monsieur Asif Ali Zardari (AAZ) and 30% to Monsieur Lodhi (AL).” A second installment of kickbacks of 59.48 million francs (approximately 9.06 million euros) were paid in in December which were “divided into 41.636 million [francs] for Monsieur Zardari and 17.844 million for Monsieur Lodhi”. 
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United States Halts Pakistani Military Aid

The United States Congress has approved the new set of strings  proposed by the Democratic Senator Bob Casey to the military aid to Pakistan. These strings has already been approved by the United States Senate. New strings calls for withholding of the military aid untill Pakistani help is achieved in curbing the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan.

95 % of Pakistani Natural Resources Hidden Underground: Dr Samar

Dr. Samar Mubarakmand ( ثمر مبارک مند) has said that around ninety five percent of the natural resources of the Pakistan are hidden underground which need proper planing and funding by the government of Pakistan. 

He added that Pakistani coal reservoirs can allow us to produce 50,000 MW electricity and 100 million barrel of oil.
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Pakistan’s Nuclear Program in Not Safe Under President Zardari: Shah Mehmood Qureshi

Pakistan's former Foreign Minister and member of the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf member Shah Mehmood Qureshi has once again said that Pakistani atomic programme was endangered by someone in the federal government. He said that he is talking about the physical security of nuclear assets like the western reports.

He said , “At the outset let me set the record straight I had said in Ghotki that “I have fears that under President Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan’s nuclear program in not safe.”
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Western Media Making Up Excuses about US & NATO Attack: DG ISPR

Directors General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Athar Abbas has called reports by the wetern media outlets that NATO attacked Pakistani soldier in response to an attack from Pakistan as untrue and excuses. 

He said, "This is not true, they are making up excuses." 

DG ISPR said "By the way, what are their losses, their casualties?"


Aircraft involved in the attack were US AH-64 Apache gunship helicopter and AC-130 gunship aircraft.

The US & NATO's brutal attack continued for almost two hours, even after Pakistani commanders at the bases contacted the ISAF force to stop the attack which resulted in the deadliest toll of Pakistani soldiers slain by US & NATO forces.



Directors General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Athar Abbas said that Pakistani commanders on ground had contacted ISAF  while attack was going on, asking that “they get this fire to cease, but somehow it continued.”


He said "The attack was unprovoked and indiscriminate and There was no reason for it. Map references of all our border posts have been passed to NATO a number of times."

Pakistani Nuclear Program In Danger Due to President Zardari: Former FM

Former Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistani nuclear weapon program is facing serious threats and it is in danger due to the Pakistan People`s Party (PPP) government which is being run by the President Asif Ali Zardari.
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Haqqani’s Removal Adds Fuel to Memo Controversy

The resignation of the Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani will add fuel to the memo scandal as Pakistani nation as whole is questioning the federal government's claim that ambassador had nothing to do with memo sent to the Adm. Mike Mullen, then the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States.

The President Asif Ali Zardari’s shaky administration will finding it hard to back their earlier claim that Husain Haqqani a very close friend of the president was in fact innocent in the issue of ‘memogate’ scandal and he was not authorized by the Asif Ali Zardari to send the memo which is considered by the majority of Pakistanis as an act of treason.


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