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Entries Tagged as 'Rehman Malik'

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 […]

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Tags: Ashfaq Kayani · Ashfaq Kiyani · Asif Zardari · Chief of Army Staff · ISI · Inter-services Intelligence · Pakistan Army · Pakistan People's Party · Rehman Malik · Relations with United States · Yousaf Raza Gilani

Gilani’s Gamble: The Coming Coup?

July 26th, 2008 · 17 Comments

On the eve of his first visit to the United States, Prime Minister Yousaf Gilani and his cabinet made the decision to place Pakistan’s premier intelligence agency, the ISI, under the jurisdiction of the the Interior Ministry alongside the Intelligence Bureau. As a result, the Interior Ministry, headed by Rehman Malik, will have administrative, […]

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Tags: Ashfaq Kayani · Ashfaq Kiyani · Central Intelligence Agency · Chief of Army Staff · ISI · Inter-services Intelligence · Nawaz Sharif · Pakistan Army · Pervez Musharraf · Rehman Malik · Yousaf Raza Gilani