List of Bagram detainees has majority of Pakistanis

It should be understood that the Afghan war was over and there was no harm in making efforts to bring the detained Pakistanis back, most of whom had gone there with the consent of the institutions.

01/18/10 1612 hours

ISLAMABAD: Defence of Human Rights Pakistan Chairperson Amna Masood Janjua has said that the success of a US NGO in getting the names of the Bagram Airbase detainees published has established that the Foreign Ministry is “completely inefficient and insincere” in sorting out the issue of missing persons.

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Loosing War: US Army suicides hit record for 2009

Top military leaders, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, have appealed to officers to ensure soldiers who need psychological help do not face ridicule or risk to their careers.

01/17/10 2233 hours

WASHINGTON: Suicides in the US Army rose to a new record in 2009, with 160 soldiers taking their lives, the military said on Saturday, calling it a “painful year.”

Army leaders had warned that the suicide rate was on track to surpass last year’s toll of 140, but said the causes of the spike remain unclear. “There’s no question that 2009 was a painful year for the army when it came to suicides,” said Colonel Christopher Philbrick, deputy director of an army suicide prevention task force.
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202 Urdu Speaking foreigners arrive in Islamabad

The plane reached Islamabad airport at 4:08am, and officials had received instructions from authorities not to inspect any of them and clear them immediately.

11/10/09 1305 hours

The foreigners affiliated with the private military contractor Blackwater / Xe Worldwide LLC arrived at Islamabad Airport on Tuesday November 4, 2009 through a PIA flight. “Of the 274 passengers, who boarded Pakistan’s national flag carrier-PIA, flight PK-786 from Heathrow Airport UK, 202 were foreigners but they were fluently speaking Urdu language,” disclosed the sources.

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Blackwater operative in Peshawar

The Blackwater supervisory team in Peshawar includes James Bill William, Copper, Steven Cash, Roderick Christopher and Alisha Cambel.

11/07/09 1321 hours

Peshawar: A Peshawar-based journalist Syed Fawad Ali Shah has alleged that he has received life threats from Blackwater (BW) officials and Blackwater is operative in Peshawar. The Blackwater supervisory team in Peshawar includes James Bill William, Copper, Steven Cash, Roderick Christopher and Alisha Cambel, Fawad claimed. He said that they have hired several Pakistani government officials and retired army personnel at remunerations as high as $2,000 per day.

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1,200 US Army men issued Pakistani visas

The Foreign Office of Pakistan used its discretionary power for issuing visas to VIPs who go on short notice to Pakistan and do not have sufficient time to take permission from it (FO).

10/22/09 1053 hours

NEW YORK: Pakistan’s embassy in the United States had issued 26 visas to American diplomats, 1,200 to US Army officials and 2,500 to civilians travelling for Afghanistan during last 15 months, the embassy spokesman told.

The spokesman said that since last June to September this year, 12-13,000 Pakistani-Americans were issued visas.

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Journalists on hit list of CIA funded Talibans!

The official said officials of the Lahore High Court were also on the hit list of US funded talibans and the warning letter had been circulated to the departments concerned for necessary measures

10/21/09 1025 hours

A main intelligence agency has issued a fresh terror threat warning to the departments concerned, naming some individuals and security establishments in Rawalpindi and Lahore.

According to the warning, CIA and RAW funded talibans might target a senior journalist of Lahore, and a prominent moderate religious scholar who appears on Geo TV, an official said, requesting anonymity.

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Anti-US Rally at Punjab University

Students and Teachers were holding banners and placards inscribed with slogans against the United States and for the integrity and solidarity of Pakistan.

10/21/09 1006 hours

LAHORE: The Punjab University Student-Teacher Centre (STC) organised ‘Pakistan Zindabad Rally’ for the unity, integrity and solidarity of Pakistan at the New Campus on Tuesday.

Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran led the rally in which deans of faculties, heads of teaching departments, faculty members and thousands of students participated enthusiastically.

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GHQ Attack Inside Story!

Aqeel aka Dr. Usman had camouflaged himself well and kept out of sight for a couple of hours until bad luck struck him in the face. The false ceiling couldn’t bear his weight any longer and simply collapsed, throwing Aqeel on the floor and hurting his head badly.

10/16/09 1433 hours

Some key leaders of several jehadi and sectarian organisations, including a jailed militant, were flown from Lahore, Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan to the garrison town of Rawalpindi on special flights to hold talks with the hostage takers who had stormed the GHQ building on October 10, 2009.

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Blackwater operating in Pakistan, Bob Hathaway

Robert is a Ph.D. in History with specialization in U.S. Diplomatic History from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

10/15/09 1407 hours

“Not only Blackwater, but other private military firms are operating in Pakistan”, stated Bob Robert Hathaway, Director Asia Program at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. In an interview aired on Geo TV, Mr. Hathaway said that visas to Blackwater and other private military personnels have been granted by Pakistani government. If Pakistan does not want their presence, they should contact Washington. He said that President Asif Ali Zardari did not abide by his promises to the people of Pakistan.

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The Kerry-Lugar Bill – Full Text

Full Text of Kerry-Lugar Bill as passed by Senate.

10/08/09 1055 hours

S.1707

Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009

SEC. 203. LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN ASSISTANCE.

(a) Limitation on Security-related Assistance: For fiscal years 2011 through 2014, no security-related assistance may be provided to Pakistan in a fiscal year until the Secretary of State, under the direction of the President, makes the certification required under subsection (c) for such fiscal year.

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