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HOUSE OF GRAFT: Tracing the Bhutto Millions - NYT (1998)
Years later, many Pakistanis still speak of the mesmeric effect she had at that moment, as the daughter who had avenged her father and the politician who had restored democracy ... In the bazaars, traders soon dubbed Mr. Zardari ''Mr. 10 Percent.''

Situation Room in a Minute: Yousuf Gilani
Yousuf Gilani's clip starts 00:20; hilarious.

U.S. Says Pakistan Intelligence Service Aided Attack on India's Embassy | WSJ
"The Indians are absolutely convinced it's true, and they're right," said a U.S. official who's worked extensively on South Asia inside the Bush administration.

In Pakistan Mountains, Jihadis Train for War | WSJ
"Here in the remote mountains of Pakistan, a deep, mostly dry riverbed has been turned into a training camp where about two dozen young men, most in their teens, receive rigorous training for the war against NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan."

Power Rising, Taliban Besiege Pakistani Shiites | NYT
"Now the area, around the town of Parachinar, is near the center of the new kind of struggle. The Taliban have inflamed and exploited a long-running sectarian conflict that has left the town under siege."

Coalition parties oppose use of force in Fata: Kayani, security chiefs brief leaders on strategy | DAWN
"The unqualified assertion came after a meeting on Wednesday of heads of political parties at which the Chief of Army Staff and security chiefs took the politicians into confidence on the military operation in tribal areas."

Pakistani Bear Market Has Investors Raging in the Streets | NYT
"The benchmark index fell for the 15th consecutive trading day, the worst losing run in at least 18 years. Angry investors also protested in Lahore and Islamabad, Pakistani newspapers reported."

Pakistan Marble Helps Taliban Stay in Business | NYT
The takeover of the Ziarat marble quarry, a coveted national asset, is one of the boldest examples of how the Taliban have made Pakistan’s tribal areas far more than a base for training camps or a launching pad for sending fighters into Afghanistan.

It Takes a School, Not Missiles | NY Times
“I am convinced that the long-term solution to terrorism in general, and Afghanistan specifically, is education,” Lt. Col. Christopher Kolenda.

Pakistani Forces Move In On Taliban | Washington Post
"The United States has been pushing the Pakistani government to move more aggressively against the insurgents, as residents and government officials in the region have expressed growing concern that Peshawar could soon fall under Taliban control."

Entries Tagged as 'Pakistan People’s Party'

Storm on the Horizon for Pakistan

August 6th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Summary
Today, Asif Zardari and Nawaz Sharif, chairmen of Pakistan’s two largest parties agreed in principle to impeach President Pervez Musharraf. The agreement, however, is contingent on all coalition partners supporting the move. Just as there has been little-to-no “progress” on the reinstatement of the justices Musharraf sacked, it is just as unlikely that […]

Zardari Loses this Round

July 28th, 2008 · 7 Comments

On July 26th, it was announced that Prime Minister Gilani’s cabinet had taken the decision to place the ISI under the complete control of the Interior Ministry. As our sources reported, uproar ensued in the military establishment and less than 24 hours later, the decision was reversed.
Zardari’s Miscalculation
It’s an open secret that Benazir Bhutto’s […]

Table Talk: Ousting Zardari

July 16th, 2008 · 14 Comments

The Intel
Insider Brief sources report that Pakistani intelligence officials have recently been engaged in a spate of closed-door meetings. The topic of discussion? The ouster of Asif Ali Zardari and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) from power and the engineered return of Nawaz Sharif.
The Why
The news in and of itself should not be […]

A Shakeup in Military Intelligence

April 30th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Ejecting Ejaz’s Men
This past week saw a shakeup in Pakistan’s regional Military Intelligence (MI) organization with the naming of new MI chiefs for Punjab and Sindh. Brigadier Zaheer, Punjab’s commander, was replaced by Brig. Mumtaz Iqbal while Brig. Masood, Sindh’s commander, was replaced by Brig. Azam Tiwana.
The replaced brigadiers were removed from their posts […]

Democracy is Not the Answer

February 13th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Pundits and Pakistan-watchers alike continue to swear that democracy is the long awaited panacea that will cure all of Pakistan’s ills — be it rampant jihadism, lagging social indicators, or the crisis in governance. Their memories have proven to be short, having forgotten the 1990’s, a period that was marked by corruption, extreme abuses […]

Islamabad Intrigues: The Army Edition

January 25th, 2008 · 5 Comments

THE ARMY ADVANCES …
Hot off its relative success in sweeping Swat of militants led by Maulana Fazlullah, sources report that the Pakistan Army has set its sights on Baitullah Mehsud, the purported mastermind behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
In addition to military action, sources also report that a major facet of the newfound campaign involves […]

Will the PPP Survive?

December 31st, 2007 · 5 Comments

Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated. Bilawal and Asif Zardari, Bhutto’s son and husband, now co-chair the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) with Bilawal slated as heir to the Bhutto mantle. Asif Zardari, who has shown some maturity over the last few days, will be playing a behind-the-scenes role, similar to that of Altaf Hussain […]

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