LA Times quotes ex-officials as saying it is money well-spent despite corruption fears Nov 16, 2009
LAHORE: The CIA has funnelled hundreds of millions of dollars to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) since the 9/11 attacks, accounting for as much as one-third of the foreign spy agencys annual budget reported an American newspaper, citing current and former US officials. The Los Angeles Times quoted officials as saying that the ISI had also collected tens of millions of dollars through a classified CIA programme that pays for the capture or killing of wanted militants, a clandestine... (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Pakistan blast toll up to 17: official Nov 14, 2009
Friday's bombing was the first major attack outside an ISI installation since May, when a suicide attack on a police building in the city of Lahore killed 24 people. 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Pakistan Army Says Troops Will Soon Enter Mountainous Taliban Strongholds Nov 14, 2009
The army complex Abbas spoke from was among the places targeted by militants in recent weeks, along with police complexes in the eastern city of Lahore and a twin suicide bombing at the International Islamic University in Islamabad. Peshawar, the capital of the North West Frontier Province, has been repeatedly struck. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Taliban target creator, blow up ISI jihad lab Nov 14, 2009
The last time an ISI building was targeted was in May, when 24 people were killed in a suicide attack in Lahore. Minutes after Friday's attack, soldiers sealed off the area around the ISI headquarters but another suicide attack on a police station in Peshawar killed six other people and wounded 40. (India Times, India)
* Suicide blasts kill 16 in Pakistan Nov 14, 2009
A suicide squad using guns, grenades and a van packed with explosives attacked a police and an ISI building in Lahore in May, killing 30 people. The ISI has been involved in scores of covert operations in the northwest against al-Qaeda targets since 2001, when many militant leaders crossed into the area following the US led invasion of Afghanistan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Bomb hits Pakistan's spy agency in northwest Nov 13, 2009
A suicide squad using guns, grenades and a van packed with explosives attacked a police and an ISI building in Lahore in May, killing 30 people. The ISI has been involved in scores of covert operations in the northwest against al-Qaida targets since 2001, when many militant leaders crossed into the area following the U.S. led invasion of Afghanistan. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bombings kill 13 in Pakistan as spy agency hit Nov 13, 2009
Friday's bombing was the first major attack outside an ISI installation since May, when a suicide attack on a police building in the city of Lahore killed 24 people. The government blames increasing attacks on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which is the target of the ongoing offensive and which wants to avenge the killing of their leader Baitullah Mehsud by a US missile in August. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Unofficial results for 18 seats show ruling party candidates have won elections for nine seats Nov 13, 2009
LAHORE: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has scored a resounding victory in the polls for the 24-member Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly with counting still underway according to unofficial results winning nine of the 23 seats up for grabs. According to the unofficial results for 18 seats which were revealed on Thursday the PPP is leading the pack of political parties with 10 seats, followed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with three seats and the PML-Quaid, the Muttahida... (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Blast hits Peshawar security HQ Nov 13, 2009
The last time an ISI building was targeted was in May, when 24 people were killed in a suicide attack in the eastern city of Lahore. The blast at the Baka Khel police station in the North-West Frontier Province killed three and wounded at least 15 people, police said. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Musharraf admits Taliban two-timed him Nov 12, 2009
LAHORE: Ex-Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has admitted that his governments secret agreement with the Taliban had backfired. The Taliban had misled Musharrafs administration, the Daily Times quoted him as saying. (India Times, India)
'Headley visited 5 Indian cities' Nov 11, 2009
His location was traced to Karachi and Lahore till December 7 last year when he finally left Pakistan ... It was an analysis of the IP addresses which pointed to Headley's location in Karachi, Lahore and FATA region of Pakistan. (India Times, India)
Train family in India cash row Nov 11, 2009
The children of Rana Shaukat Ali and his wife were on the "Friendship Express" from Delhi to Lahore when it was attacked in February 2007. At least 65 people were killed in the two blasts and the fire which followed. (BBC News -- South Asia)
City of fear Nov 11, 2009
PAKISTAN is shrouded by a cloud of dust, but the heavy smog that envelopes Karachi and Lahore hardly bothers the locals ... The situation is similar in Lahore, where big companies and major hotels have barricaded their compounds, only leaving a narrow lane for vehicles to drop passengers off. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
China has agreed to sell Pakistan at least 36 advanced fighter jets in a landmark deal worth as much as $1.4bn, Pakistani and western officials said on Tuesday Nov 11, 2009
LAHORE: China has agreed to sell Pakistan at least 36 advanced fighter jets in a landmark deal worth as much as $1. 4bn, Pakistani and western officials said on Tuesday. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Pakistan seeks Malaysias expertise in halal meat Nov 11, 2009
LAHORE: Pakistan is seeking Malaysias expertise to tap the billion dollar meat market in the Middle East. Pakistans Punjab Livestock and Dairy Development Department secretary Mohammad Jehanzeh Khan said Pakistan had plenty of potential but lacked the expertise and technology to slaughter, process and market meat commercially. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Zardari Urges Pakistan to Confront Extremism as Bombings, Death Toll Mount Nov 10, 2009
Insurgents have mounted increasing attacks on military and government targets in recent weeks, including an assault on the army headquarters in Rawalpindi last month, commando-style raids on police complexes in the eastern city of Lahore and twin suicide bombings at the International Islamic University in Islamabad. Clinton Interview. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Former SCBA president says details of offer will cause some people sleepless nights Nov 10, 2009
LAHORE: Former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Aitzaz Ahsan has admitted that he was offered a top position in the government, a private TV channel reported on Monday. Talking to reporters at the Aiwan-e-Iqbal in Lahore, Aitzaz said he was associated with the Pakistan Peoples Party and found nothing wrong in accepting a government position. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Calling media reports regarding alleged Pak-US negotiations on Islamabad`s nuclear arsenal false and baseless Nov 9, 2009
LAHORE: Calling media reports regarding alleged Pak-US negotiations on Islamabads nuclear arsenal false and baseless, US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W Patterson on Sunday said the US had no intention of seizing the countrys nukes. According to a private TV channel, Patterson said Pakistan was capable of securing its own nuclear weapons. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Seymour M. Hersh: Defending the arsenal Nov 9, 2009
There were also attacks on police installations in Peshawar and Lahore, and, once the offensive began, an Army general was shot dead by gunmen on motorcycles on the streets of Islamabad, the capital. The assassins clearly had advance knowledge of the general s route, indicating that they had contacts and allies inside the security forces. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Headley was in India on recce Nov 8, 2009
His location during the period was traced to Karachi and Lahore. Topics. (India Times, India)
Pop prince of Pakistan finds a new vibe in US Nov 8, 2009
Growing up the son of two college professors in Lahore, Zafar was exposed to a diverse array of art forms spanning literature, painting, and music ... For Zafar, his sudden ascension to celebrity status didn t sink in until his first large-scale concert in Lahore. (Boston Globe)
Newsweek: Pakistan artists workwith violence Nov 8, 2009
"We were so delighted she was back," recalls one of Pakistan's best-known contemporary artists, Rashid Rana, who was in Lahore at the time. "One felt sure good times were ahead." A few hours into the procession, two bombs exploded among the crowd. (MSNBC -- International)
State of denial over Taliban tactics Nov 8, 2009
Militants have also gone after a range of targets in other Pakistani cities, striking at an Islamic university and a U.N. compound in Islamabad, army facilities in Rawalpindi and police academies in Lahore. The widening terrorist scourge has increased public antipathy for the militants, solidified support for the military crackdown and turned the capital into a virtual garrison city, with riot police and traffic checks every few blocks. (MSNBC -- International)
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Saturday that the appointment of Pakistan People`s Party leader Aitzaz Ahsan as Punjab governor was not discussed in his meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari Nov 8, 2009
LAHORE: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Saturday that the appointment of Pakistan Peoples Party leader Aitzaz Ahsan as Punjab governor was not discussed in his meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari. According to a private TV channel, after inaugurating a power plant in Pattoki, Gilani told reporters that the federal government was not planning to replace Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer with Aitzaz. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Pakistanis back assault Nov 7, 2009
"I don't have a problem with the operation," says Nazish Mohsin, a young mother of three in Lahore ... Mrs Mohsin's concerns are shared by most parents and students, not just in Lahore but across the country ... " US and India blamedWhat is surprising is that Ms Azhar, like many others, says it is not just the Taliban who are to blame for the violence. Everyone is taking advantage - India and America all have a hand in the violence Nazish Mohsin, Lahore "There are many different people... (BBC News -- South Asia)
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif has urged the government to implement the Charter of Democracy Nov 7, 2009
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan. Saturday, November 07, 2009. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
African view Nov 6, 2009
we should try to live peacefully and try to stop the rape cases in our world sajid, lahore, pakistan. my heart goes out to these women, my hope is the strength of their voices, raised in sorrow will rise up and stifle the brutalities of man's inhumanity to each other. (BBC News -- Africa)
The geek in charge at the Department of Energy Nov 6, 2009
Buildings shook in the Pakistani cities of Peshawar and the capital Islamabad, and the quake was felt as far east as Lahore near the Indian border, Pakistani television stations reported. The Afghan Interior Ministry said it had no immediate reports of deaths or damage. (Salon)
US puts its faith in Pakistan's military Nov 6, 2009
In March, when an opposition rally started from Lahore to besiege Islamabad to demand the restoration of the chief justice, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary, who had been sacked by Musharraf, Zardari urged Kiani to control the situation with the army. He refused and prevailed on the prime minister to order the restoration of Chaudhary when the rally was still only half way to Islamabad. (Asia Times Online)
Karachi Police Hunt Terror Cells as Taliban Militants Flee Army Offensive Nov 6, 2009
Attacks in cities like Lahore and Peshawar have rattled investors and led to short-term share declines. Karachi authorities have arrested 70 people in the last few months and recovered explosives, suicide jackets and rocket launchers, city police chief said. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Gas load management plan aims at suspension of supply to industrial units and CNG stations for eight days a month on rotation basis in Punjab, NWFP Nov 5, 2009
According to the plan, gas supply to all CNG stations would be suspended in Lahore region on the first two days of the schedule. Lahore region, as defined by the SNGPL includes all areas from Kasur to Muridke, including Sheikhupura ... According to the load management plan for industrial units, Lahore has been divided into two zones. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Analysis: For Clinton, Tough Talk But Few Results Nov 5, 2009
But despite finding some success in Africa and Asia earlier this year communicating Clintonian warmth with foreign audiences, Lahore was not Portsmouth, N.H. ... In Lahore, Clinton certainly won domestic consumption brownie points by saying what many Americans have complained about for years - that Pakistan's government had done little to root out al-Qaida's upper echelon. (CBS News)
2 Pakistani blasts ratchet up bloodshed; 35 die Nov 4, 2009
Hours later, another suicide bombing ripped through a police checkpoint on the outskirts of the eastern city of Lahore. At least seven policemen were wounded and two were in critical condition after a car with two men inside blew up as police went to search it. (San Francisco Chronicle)
17 killed in Pakistan's Karachi rail mishap Nov 4, 2009
An eyewitness railway official said Allama Iqbal Express coming from Lahore to Karachi rammed into stationary goods train. The impact of collision was so high that bogies after the train engine were badly affected, resulting in so many casualties, he said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Pakistan takes Taliban stronghold Nov 4, 2009
On Monday, the Pakistani cities of Lahore and Rawalpindi were hit by separate suicide bombings ... Hours later, two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at a police checkpoint in Lahore, injuring 17 police and civilians. (CNN)
Pakistan blast kills 35 Nov 3, 2009
On Monday evening two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a police checkpoint at the entrance to Lahore city, wounding seven people, a senior police official said. We have found legs and a head. (iAfrica.com)
Terrorist blows himself up after being stopped by police at motorway Nov 3, 2009
Police avert terror attack in Lahore ... LAHORE: Police on Monday thwarted a terrorist attack targeting a police checkpost at the Babu Sabu Interchange of the Lahore-Islamabad motorway, an entry point into Lahore. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Pakistan train collision kills five Nov 3, 2009
Most of the casualties occurred in one passenger coach of the train, which was coming from the eastern city of Lahore, he said. Rescue teams were working at the crash site. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Suicide bomber kills 35 in Pakistan Nov 3, 2009
Hours later, another suicide bombing ripped through a police checkpoint on the outskirts of the eastern city of Lahore ... By putting their lives in danger, our men have saved the city from enormous sabotage, Lahore Police Chief Pervaiz Rathor told reporters at the scene. (Boston Globe)
Clinton met with anger and frustration in Israel, Pakistan Nov 2, 2009
"I find it hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where they are and couldn't get them if they really wanted to," she told a group of newspaper editors during a meeting in Lahore. Noting the exchange, The News said with a touch of admiration: "She occasionally gave a glimpse of the mailed fist inside the velvet glove.". (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Pakistan's Capital Resembles Besieged City Nov 2, 2009
Suicide bombers hit the International Islamic University and a U.N. office in Islamabad; militants took officers hostage for 22 hours at army headquarters in the neighboring city of Rawalpindi; commando-style raids paralyzed the eastern city of Lahore; and bombs have ripped through markets in the northwest. More than 300 people have been killed, most of them Pakistani civilians. (Time.com)
No proof of involvement in Baloch Nov 2, 2009
I mean, we just have no evidence of that, Ms Clinton told a group of Pakistani editors in Lahore. Islamabad has repeatedly accused New Delhi of fomenting trouble in the province. (India Times)
Nawaz Sharif says beneficiaries of ordinance should face courts Nov 1, 2009
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has decided to mobilise public opinion against the National Reconciliation Ordinance, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif announced on Saturday. He said the NROs approval by parliament would be an insult to the sacrifices offered by the masses, the media, the civil society and political workers for the restoration of the judiciary. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Clinton blasts official inaction in al Qaeda hunt Oct 31, 2009
"I find it hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where they are and couldn't get them if they really wanted to," Clinton said in an interview with Pakistani journalists in Lahore ... With Pakistan reeling from Wednesday's devastating bombing that killed more than 100 people in Peshawar, Clinton also engaged in an intense give-and-take with students at the Government College of Lahore. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Clinton faces Pakistani ire overCIA drone attacks Oct 31, 2009
A day earlier she had been more explicit in her skepticism, telling a Pakistani journalist in Lahore: "I find it hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where they are and couldn't get them if they really wanted to. Maybe that's the case. Maybe they're not gettable. I don't know.". A top Pakistan official insisted Friday that his country is fighting back against militants. (MSNBC -- International)
Clinton `Broke the Ice' With Pakistanis Angry Over U.S. Actions in Region Oct 31, 2009
Clinton broke the ice by risking her security to visit Lahore and Islamabad, two cities that have suffered terrorist attacks, and listening to suspicion, anger and aggression from Pakistani audiences, Jugnu Mohsin, publisher of the Lahore- based Friday Times newspaper group, said in an interview ... Clinton told editors in the eastern city of Lahore that al-Qaeda has a safe haven in Pakistan and she found it hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where they are and... (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Clinton to Pakistan: Where Is al-Qaida? Oct 31, 2009
"I find it hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where they are and couldn't get them if they really wanted to," she told a group of newspaper editors during a meeting in Lahore. Clinton's pointed remark was the first public gripe on a trip aimed at turning around a U.S.-Pakistan relationship under serious strain, but bound in the struggle against religious extremism. (Newsmax)
Pakistan: Peshawar blast death toll hits 120 Oct 31, 2009
He said that volunteers from Lahore had also arrived in Peshawar to participate in rescue operation and hoped that rubble of the mosque's building would be cleared by the end of the day. Meanwhile, rescue work on the blast site continued and workers kept removing debris of damaged buildings from the area from which smoke was billowing out even on third day of the attack. (Xinhuanet, China)
Clinton ends tough Pakistan trip Oct 31, 2009
Mrs Clinton also faced America's critics when she addressed a group of belligerent students in Lahore ... But speaking to Pakistani newspaper editors in Lahore on Thursday evening, she said she found it hard to believe that nobody in the Pakistani government knew where al-Qaeda was hiding in the country and "couldn't get them" if they wanted. (BBC News -- South Asia)
* Clinton wraps up visit to Pakistan amid terse words Oct 31, 2009
Al-Qaeda has had safe haven in Pakistan since 2002, Clinton told senior newspaper editors in the countrys cultural capital, Lahore. I find it hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where they are and couldnt get them if they really wanted to. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Hard to believe Pak clueless on Qaida Oct 31, 2009
Clinton appeared to get feisty after a meeting with university students in Lahore where she had to entertain several whiny questions about the United States treatment of a long-serving ally. They described a litany of slights, betrayals and. (India Times, India)
Passports of Jihadists Found by Pakistani Army Oct 31, 2009
"I find it hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where they are and couldn't get them if they really wanted to," Clinton told Pakistani journalists at a meeting in Lahore. No Pakistani officials reacted to her remarks. (Time.com)
Clinton: US is standing with Pakistan Oct 30, 2009
Speaking at a university in Lahore, she condemned Wednesday's car bomb in the north-western city of Peshawar, which killed at least 105 people. SEE ALSO. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Obama considers scaled-down war Oct 30, 2009
"I would imagine that he will be coming to a decision sometime after the Afghan election is finally resolved," during an interview in Lahore. Counterinsurgency strategyTwo officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the troop numbers under the narrowed scenario probably would be lower than McChrystal's preference, at least at the outset. (MSNBC -- International)
Sikhs ignore advisory, 165 leave for Pak Oct 30, 2009
ATTARI: Ignoring the Union governments advisory against travelling to Pakistan, 165 Sikh devotees left for Nankana Saheb in Lahore to observe the 540th birth anniversary of the first Sikh preceptor, Guru Nanak Dev, who was born there ... The Sikh jatha comprising groups from Taran Tarans Baba Sewa Singh Kar Sewa and Sri Guru Nanak Dev Yatra boarded Samjhauta Express for Lahore at Attari station ... Ignoring the govts advisory against travelling to Pakistan, 165 Sikh devotees left for... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Clinton, Pakistani students in lively exchange Oct 30, 2009
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that Pakistan had little choice but to take a more aggressive approach, starting last summer, to combatting Taliban and other extremist forces that threaten to destabilize the country. In a lively give-and-take with students at the Government College of Lahore, Clinton said inaction by the government would have amounted to ceding ground to terrorists ... Before flying to Lahore from Islamabad, Clinton visited... (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Passports linked to 9/11 seized Oct 30, 2009
Pakistani Rangers escorted US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday at Iqbal s Mausoleum in Lahore ... I find it hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where they are and couldn t get them if they really wanted to, Clinton said in an interview with Pakistani journalists in Lahore. (Boston Globe)
Bollywood gets political Oct 30, 2009
The Hindi film industry began to grow in Mumbai after the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, which divided the Bengali film industry based in Kolkata and the Punjabi film industry based in Lahore along with their respective audiences ... Since partition, their shared border of over 2,900 kilometers has been highly regulated through a single crossing point that connects Lahore to Amritsar ... Khuda Kay Liye narrates the stories of two musician brothers growing up in Lahore, whose different... (Asia Times Online)
US taxes everything, and `that`s not what we see in Pakistan` Oct 30, 2009
LAHORE: The leadership of Al Qaeda is in Pakistan, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday ... As far as we know, they are in Pakistan, Clinton told senior Pakistani newspaper editors in Lahore, AFP reported. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Clinton kicks off last day in Pakistan Oct 30, 2009
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Clinton irked by al-Qaeda 'haven' Oct 30, 2009
Mrs Clinton said in an interview with journalists in Lahore she found it "hard to believe" nobody in the government knew where they were. She also challenged opposition to a US aid package, criticising Pakistan's investment levels and taxation system. (BBC News -- Americas)
Blame and anger Oct 30, 2009
Town hall-style meetings with students in Lahore and round-table debates with senior news broadcasters in Islamabad may be seen as steps in the right direction. Go America Go. (BBC News -- South Asia)
* Pakistan mourns market victims Oct 30, 2009
SECURITY: Shops and markets in Peshawar are closed for three days of mourning, while visiting US Secretary of State Clinton urged young people to avoid extremism AFP, PESHAWAR AND LAHORE, PAKISTAN Friday, Oct 30, 2009, Page 5 ... and that you guys are not going to be betraying us like you did in the past, one student asked at a townhall-style meeting Clinton held at the Government College University in Lahore. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
US secretly funding Pakistan offensive Oct 30, 2009
Hasan Askari Rizvi, a military analyst in Lahore, said publicly acknowledging the military aid an open secret in Pakistan could hand militants fresh ammunition for propaganda attacks. The Pakistanis insist on no US face on their war. (India Times, India)
US gasps at Hillary's charm offensive that leaves Pakistan stunned Oct 30, 2009
" Clintons caustic comments came even as Pakistani forces recovered the passport of 9/11 plotter Said Bahaji in South Waziristan, underscoring yet another reason for the relentless U.S pressure not to allow al-Qaida and its affiliates to have a safe base there. In US, several terror suspects apprehended by authorities over the years, including a Pakistani-American from Chicago held earlier this month, have said they visited Pakistans Fata region to hook up with terrorist handlers. But... (India Times, India)
