Attack on PNS Mehran Base - PAF Faisal Base

[Rafi]

ARY news showing latest video footage around Faisal Airbase,and they identified quite a few security lapses..Still no security forces around the site and still just about anybody can enter the base during low tide and many gaps in the boundary walls still exist... When will they wake up?

Safriz the Orions and other aircraft are no longer in the base, and have been moved to more secure areas.

 

[monitor]

which are the more secured based ? the terrorist even hit GHQ earlier . i think some think radical change is necessary to secure the military installation . today we are discussing attack by terrorist who may have had help from out side force yet the navy had failed to secured their asset. what will happens when any direct attack comes from a professional force ?

 

[Peshwa]

moron where in his post do you see any mention of Haqqni and Mullah Omer ?

HAHAHAHA....Love it!

I dont even need to personally attack you....You're your own worst enemy when it comes to PDS (Public Display of Stupidity)

 

[monitor]

Pakistan removes base commander after Taliban attack

By Hasan Mansoor (AFP) –

KARACHI — Pakistan on Wednesday removed the commander of a naval air base that took 17 hours to quell a deeply embarrassing Taliban attack that killed 10 security personnel and destroyed two US-made aircraft.

Although a navy spokesman insisted the transfer was pre-planned and unconnected to the gun, grenade and rocket assault, Pakistan's military is under increasing domestic pressure to be held accountable over security lapses.

The US killing of Osama bin Laden near the country's top military academy humiliated the armed forces -- for the perceived violation of sovereignty and over allegations they were either incompetent or complicit with Al-Qaeda.

"Commodore Khalid Pervez is taking over as the base commander and his predecessor Raja Tahir will be assigned new responsibilities," Commander Salman Ali, a navy spokesman, told AFP. He did not say what new job the outgoing commander will hold.
"It is a routine and scheduled transfer. The base commander was scheduled to be replaced, even if there was no attack on the facility," he said.

The assault was the worst on a military base since the army headquarters was besieged in October 2009, and piled further embarrassment on the armed forces three weeks after US Navy SEALs found bin Laden living under their noses.

The siege has forced authorities to consider relocating the navy's main air base in Karachi away from its current populated area, near the international airport, and fanned debate about the safety of the country's nuclear weapons.

Karachi is Pakistan's financial capital and the assault was the fourth on the navy after three bombings in late April killed nine people.

The city, which is used by NATO to ship supplies to Afghanistan, has also suffered scores of killings linked to ethnic and political tensions between migrant Pashtuns from the northwest and the local Urdu-speaking majority.

After the attack took an entire night and most of the day to repel, Admiral Noman Bashir, the chief of naval staff, conceded that relocation was possible.

Before the attack, Pakistan's Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar, who went to China last week, said Islamabad has asked Beijing for help in building a naval base at its deep-sea port of Gwadar, on the Arabian Sea west of Karachi.

"When the Mehran base was established 36 years ago it was far from the population. But now it is surrounded by civilian populations on all sides, thus the security risks have multiplied," said Commander Ali.

He said it would be impossible to relocate each of the more than a dozen navy bases in Karachi, but that serious thought was going into Mehran, the only navy air base in the sprawling city of 16 million.

"Relocation is a highly technical and cumbersome task. It is not a matter of days. The authorities are thinking about all possibilities and requirements before shifting Mehran elsewhere," said Ali.

He insisted that other installations in the port city were "safe and satisfactorily secure."
The New York Times said that a mere 24 kilometres (15 miles) from Mehran, Pakistan was believed to keep a large depot for nuclear weapons that can be delivered from the air.

On Tuesday, NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he was confident Pakistan's nuclear weapons were safe, but admitted it was a matter of concern, when pressed by a journalist the day after the Karachi attack.

Copyright © 2011 AFP. All rights reserved.

 

[Rafi]

The US has intimated that it is willing to provide 2 additional P3C Orions with upgrades as replacement for the ones lost.

 

[monitor]

Good news then for Pakistan .

 

[mjnaushad]

The US has intimated that it is willing to provide 2 additional P3C Orions with upgrades as replacement for the ones lost.

Now people will say that it was done by ISI to get new ACs.....


And it will not be counted as conspiracy theory.

 

[Rafi]

Now people will say that it was done by ISI to get new ACs.....


And it will not be counted as conspiracy theory.

I cannot be held responsible for conspiracy theories.

 

[Roybot]

Is US replacing it for free?

 

[Rafi]

Is US replacing it for free?

Yes - according to my sources.

 

[Roybot]

Yes - according to my sources.

Thats not too bad then. Who needs an insurance cover, when you have America as an "ally".

 

[Che Guevara]

Pakistan removes base commander after Taliban attack

KARACHI — Pakistan on Wednesday removed the commander of a naval air base that took 17 hours to quell a deeply embarrassing Taliban attack that killed 10 security personnel and destroyed two US-made aircraft.
Although a navy spokesman insisted the transfer was pre-planned and unconnected to the gun, grenade and rocket assault, Pakistan's military is under increasing domestic pressure to be held accountable over security lapses.
The US killing of Osama bin Laden near the country's top military academy humiliated the armed forces -- for the perceived violation of sovereignty and over allegations they were either incompetent or complicit with Al-Qaeda.
"Commodore Khalid Pervez is taking over as the base commander and his predecessor Raja Tahir will be assigned new responsibilities," Commander Salman Ali, a navy spokesman, told AFP. He did not say what new job the outgoing commander will hold.
"It is a routine and scheduled transfer. The base commander was scheduled to be replaced, even if there was no attack on the facility," he said.
The assault was the worst on a military base since the army headquarters was besieged in October 2009, and piled further embarrassment on the armed forces three weeks after US Navy SEALs found bin Laden living under their noses.
The siege has forced authorities to consider relocating the navy's main air base in Karachi away from its current populated area, near the international airport, and fanned debate about the safety of the country's nuclear weapons.
Karachi is Pakistan's financial capital and the assault was the fourth on the navy after three bombings in late April killed nine people.
The city, which is used by NATO to ship supplies to Afghanistan, has also suffered scores of killings linked to ethnic and political tensions between migrant Pashtuns from the northwest and the local Urdu-speaking majority.
After the attack took an entire night and most of the day to repel, Admiral Noman Bashir, the chief of naval staff, conceded that relocation was possible.
Before the attack, Pakistan's Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar, who went to China last week, said Islamabad has asked Beijing for help in building a naval base at its deep-sea port of Gwadar, on the Arabian Sea west of Karachi.
"When the Mehran base was established 36 years ago it was far from the population. But now it is surrounded by civilian populations on all sides, thus the security risks have multiplied," said Commander Ali.
He said it would be impossible to relocate each of the more than a dozen navy bases in Karachi, but that serious thought was going into Mehran, the only navy air base in the sprawling city of 16 million.
"Relocation is a highly technical and cumbersome task. It is not a matter of days. The authorities are thinking about all possibilities and requirements before shifting Mehran elsewhere," said Ali.
He insisted that other installations in the port city were "safe and satisfactorily secure."
The New York Times said that a mere 24 kilometres (15 miles) from Mehran, Pakistan was believed to keep a large depot for nuclear weapons that can be delivered from the air.
On Tuesday, NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he was confident Pakistan's nuclear weapons were safe, but admitted it was a matter of concern, when pressed by a journalist the day after the Karachi attack.

AFP: Pakistan removes base commander after Taliban attack

 

[MastanKhan]

and where does the American terrorists fit in your Khilafat model- what will the Caliph do to terrorists like Raymond Davis;

a) behead the useless American terrorist
b) have a cup of tea with the terrorist

I would also like to know, how your proposed model of Khilafat will deal with liberal fascists, american boot lickers and most importantly, will your Khilafat model enforce Islamic laws in the state.

Now lets see if you are really sincere or just using the name of Khilafat to propagate Americanized agenda.

Hi,

It would basically start at one step at a time---just like the building blocks---you put a brick at a time and then you leave the work at nightfor it to rest and settle and go to the next step---that is how it will work.

Now as for Raymond Davis---here is what will happen----. Pakistanis will get some kind of education in small segements---like small ads on tv----if you donot want to use the gun----donot hold it in and display it under ordinary circumstances---if you are riding your bicycle/motorcycle---a gun in your hand means a threat to someone----with whomsoever you lock your eyes with. It will be added in the ad---if you play with man toys---please learn to accept the consequences.

And if you are a regular highway robber---the police will also follow through and see who in your family is involved and prosecute them as well---for aiding and abetting a criminal.

The model is one step at a time---so as things progress---so will the model.

In your side---how do you deal with arab lickers----I mean to say about 90 % of pakistani population licks the hinny and feet of the arabs----should I deal with them first or should I leave it for later!

 

[MastanKhan]

Our indian enemies can gloat but, we know they are our eternal enemy alongside the takfiri - in fact they are allies of one another in their mission to cause us hurt, but remember this our enemies we will exact a heavy toll for our glorious dead.

Life’s No Life When Honor’s Left;
Man’s A Man When Honor’s Kept.

Nation’s Honor And Nation’s Fame;
On Life They Have A Prior Claim.

With Thoughts Of These I Do Remain;
Unvexed With Cares Of Loss Or Gain.

Hi,

"THOSE WHO RUN AWAY

LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY"

Following in the steps of Prophet Mohammad


Sir,

Thank you for your comments---but not all situation fit the scene that you want to create and not all situations fit the scene that I want to create----you know what happens to the trees that cannot bend against the strong wind.

 

[F86 Saber]

Before we enforce the "Rule of Islam" in the state of Pakistan, I as a "Liberal Fascist" having minimal knowledge of Islam would like to know what are the correct rules of Islam? The Wahabi defined rules? The Bralvi defined rules? the Sunni defined rules? the Shia defined rules? the Deobandi defined rules? Which one is correct? Because if put one Mullah each from these sects in one room you'll get to see something worst than "Jerry Springer Show", and i am an eye witness of such an event.