Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Pakistani leaders that some US lawmakers “may not feel inclined” to support aid to Islamabad if political chaos continues, a top US official said on Monday. But the official, speaking to reporters on condition of anonymity, said Clinton presented the issue as a reality rather than a threat in [...]
Clinton threatened aid blockade
March 19th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Asif Ali Zardari · colonialism · democracy · Hilary Clinton · Long March · Nawaz Sharif · Pakistan · Pakistani lawyers movement · United States · Yusuf Raza Gilani
General praised for keeping away
March 19th, 2009 · No Comments
Kudos to Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani for honouring his repeated pledge, unlike his four predecessors, to keep the Army out of politics despite having been persuaded by a section of the establishment to pack up the present political dispensation and take over the reins of power at the time [...]
Tags: Ashfaq Kayani · democracy · Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry · Long March · Pakistan · Pakistan Army · Pakistani lawyers movement · rule of law