I can certainly be wrong as anything is possible in politiks. But my view is not based on the fact that the two cannot contest from the same party in Multan. They can & probably win too. But there is a thing called local politics. And plays a lot of role on who goes where. Take the example of...
Here is how one of the western journalist summed up the difference in reporting on the inquiry report by NYT & WSJ ...
'there sounds like a lot of tension between State Dept and Pentagon on this report'.
Frankly, i do not see that happening. For the simple reason that Shah Mehmood Qureshi is now in the PTI. Don't forget that Mr. Qureshi left the PML-N and joined PPP because of clash with Hashmi. Plus, the talk of Hashmi having differences with the Sharifs is pretty old. The issue was settled way...
This is what PM Gilani said three days ago... as reported by AFP ...Pakistan PM rules out military intervention | Pakistan | DAWN.COM
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani denied a military intervention was imminent against his government over a secret memo that sought US help...
Here is NYT version on the same report.... Facts are almost the same but See the difference in reporting !
Report Blames Both U.S. and Pakistan for Errant Airstrike That Killed 24
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG
KABUL, Afghanistan — Mistakes by both American and Pakistani forces led to airstrikes...
U.S. Erred in Deadly Attack
New Report on Pakistan Airstrike That Killed 24 Acknowledges U.S. Culpability
By JULIAN E. BARNES And ADAM ENTOUS
WASHINGTONThe U.S. is poised to concede for the first time that it bears significant responsibility for last month's American airstrike that...
Here is a detailed report...
Airblue inquiry finds captain uneasy, confused | Provinces | DAWN.COM
Airblue inquiry finds captain uneasy, confused
Waseem Ahmad Shah | Peshawar |
PESHAWAR, Dec 21: Inquiry into the last year’s Airblue plane crash into the Margalla Hills of Islamabad has...
It's a long but reasonably written article. I ve only posted first few paras...for rest go to the link.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/magazine/bill-keller-pakistan.html?pagewanted=1
The Pakistanis Have a Point
By BILL KELLER
Published: December 14, 2011
As an American visitor...
Moin Akhtar (1950-2011)
April 22 was the day laughter died. Moin Akhtar, one of the most beloved comics and actors ever to grace the stage and television screens of Pakistan, passed away at the age of 60. It is nearly impossible to do justice to his versatility. Be it through satire or...
U.S. departs Pakistan base, source says
By Nick Paton Walsh and Nasir Habib, CNN
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- U.S. military personnel have left a southern base in Pakistan said to be a key hub for American drone operations in the country's northwestern tribal areas, a senior...
ISI chief makes it to 2011 Time 100 list
ISI Chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha has made it on the 2011 Time 100 list. The list includes the names of 100 most influential people of 2011.
The list was released Thursday on the magazines website.
Former CIA director Michael Hayden in the list has...
The unflattering perspective - Part I: The US does not care about Pakistan
NEW YORK: Professor Noam Chomsky sits on the eighth floor of the quirky-looking Stata Center of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, US. Former head of the linguistics department, the...
The most important statement made by the COAS during his trip was that ' military will return to barracks from all operational duties in Balochistan within two months'.
Another one of Malik's ridiculous statements..Just confirms why he shouldn't be taken seriously. I wonder why none of the journos present counter-questioned him about the claims made by the PAF Chief.
This is what Mr Rao Qamar Suleman said in 2009:
Islamabad, Fri, 29 May 2009...