Pakistan's growing civilian-military showdown

In this April 2010 file photo, Pakistan's Army Chief Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani (r.) and Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani watch a military exercise in the Cholistan Desert near …

Written on January 17, 2012 | Posted in 2010, Pakistan, US, army, military, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Gilani wins trust vote in Parliament, says will appear before court on Jan 19

Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday called on the military and judiciary to defend democracy and not to “pack up the system” as Pakistan's beleaguered government got a morale booster when …

Written on January 16, 2012 | Posted in Pakistan, US, call, cia, military, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Militant Pakistan judges may trigger regime change

Pakistan , military coups are true to type. Or at least they were. Just over 12 years ago, when General Pervez Musharaf ousted a civilian government, televisions across the nation went blank one …

Written on January 16, 2012 | Posted in ISI, Pakistan, US, military, mushar, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Shahzain Bugti announces Rs.1m bounty for Musharraf on arrival to Pakistan

Shahzain Bugti, a grandson of slain Akbar clan chieftain Nawab Akbar Bugti, has announced head money for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.

Written on January 16, 2012 | Posted in UN, US, ad, military, mushar, unlmitie | Leave a comment

'"Standoff" still "persists" between Pak civil-military leadership despite Zardari-Kayani meet'

The meeting between Pakistan President Asif Zardari and Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani might have helped the civil and military leadership to pull back from the brink, but the worst is not ov

Written on January 16, 2012 | Posted in Pakistan, Zardari, ad, army, military, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Israel increases defence Budget by $700 million

Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday an increase of nearly $700 million in the defence budget, after saying last year that he would cut military spending to finance social reforms.

Written on January 10, 2012 | Posted in Social, UN, budget, cia, defence, israel, military, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Ex-Pakistan Ruler Musharraf Vows Return

Musharraf, a former general who seized power in a 1999 coup and went on to rule Pakistan as a military dictator and later as a civilian president, left to live in exile in …

Written on January 9, 2012 | Posted in Pakistan, US, live, military, mushar, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Pakistani Militants Kill 10 Captive Soldiers

Militants killed 10 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers they had been holding hostage since last month, the second time the insurgents have killed security force captives close to the Afghan border in a …

Written on January 9, 2012 | Posted in Pakistan, ad, afghan, military, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Didn't know Osama was in Pak

Pakistan's former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf has said that he is “100 %” sure that he had no knowledge about the presence of Osama bin Laden near in Pakistani. He …

Written on January 9, 2012 | Posted in Pakistan, US, ad, aid, military, mushar, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Musharraf Hopes for a Pakistan Comeback

Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the former president who was hounded out of the country after nine years atop a military government, has said he will return to Pakistan to participate in elections. …

Written on January 9, 2012 | Posted in Pakistan, UN, US, aid, elections, military, mushar, unlmitie | Leave a comment

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