Islamabad—Federal Minister for Information and
Broadcasting, Qamar Zaman Kaira has said
President Asif Ali Zardari wants the continuity
of parliamentary system and is willing to reduce
presidential powers. The President wanted to
give some of his powers to the parliament, he
added.
Of course, the GHQ in Rawalpindi and the ISI
Directorate in Islamabad are well secured in all
respects and it is beyond the capacity of anyone
to cause any harm in anyway to these two key
establishments. However the failed attempt on
GHQ and suicide attacks on vehicles of the
premier intelligence agency in the past that led
to the martyrdom of important staffers, leave no
doubt that the two institutions are considered
the only obstacles by the terrorists and their
handlers in the attainment of their objectives
and would thus remain the prime target even
after the menace of terrorism is rooted out from
the country.
Peshawar—The security forces led by the Pakistan
Army on Tuesday mowed down 42 more trouble
makers in parts of South Waziristan Agency as
the operation code named Rah-e-Nijat entered
eleventh day. One security man embraced Shahadat
while two men in uniform received injuries
during clashes with the militants.
Washington—The United States has enormous
stakes in Pakistan’s stability and must assist
the country economically and militarily to help
it overcome serious challenges, and at the same
time make it clear to the Pakistanis that
Washington respects their sovereignty, Senator
John Kerry advocated.
Islamabad—Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
has called on the president Asif Ali Zardari
Tuesday and briefed him in details about the
outcome of ongoing military operation Rah-e-Nijat
against the militants in South Waziristan.
Islamabad—Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State
who is due today (Wednesday) in Islamabad is to
announce the hard core decisions for bailing out
Pakistan from gigantic energy crisis, a senior
official told Pakistan Observer.
