Be Nazir Was Not Menace To NS: Aslam Beg
LAHORE: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto was no threat to national security, former chief of army staff Mirza Aslam Beg told on local TV channel on Sunday.
Aslam Beg said that Benazir remained “rock solid” in 1990 amid reports of conspiracy against Pakistan.
He said when reports surfaced in 1990 that the US, the Israelis and Indians were planning to attack Pakistan’s nuclear facilities, then PM Benazir had asked Pakistan Air Force to be ready to attack India’s nuclear facilities in case Pakistan was attacked.
The former army chief said Saudis had given bags full of money to Mahmood Haroon to woo politicians to join the Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI), which was constituted to ensure that Benazir did not return to power, and fund IJI’s election campaign.
He said Haroon had claimed that the ‘money-bags’ were so heavy that his “shoulders hurt for days”.
Beg also said former army chief Asif Nawaz and former PM Nawaz Sharif had been at odds because of former ambassador to US Abida Husssain.
He said Abida had complained to Nawaz that Asif had met some American leaders during his US visit, but had not included her in those meetings.
She had told Nawaz that Asif was conspiring against him with the US leadership.
Be Nazir Was Not Menace To NS: Aslam Beg was first posted on August 31, 2009 at 11:06 am.
©2009 “Pakistan News“.
Attack On Nato Supply In Chaman, 25 Vehicles Destroyed
CHAMAN: The fire, which broke out after blast and firing at the containers and Nato oil tankers in Chaman area of Pak-Afghan border, could not be put out as yet, Geo News reported in the wee hours of Monday.
Also, the contingents of army have been called in to control the situation.
According to sources, some unidentified miscreants attacked with rockets at the Nato-supply cavalcade stationed at Pak-Afghan border a little after Iftar time and fired gunshots, which caused to set vehicles on blaze.
According to sources, over 25 containers, oil tankers, trailers and the vehicles mounted on trailers were all destroyed with three people injured in the incident.
Soon after the incident, Frontier Corps and Police put a security cordon around the area.
It should be mentioned here over thousand Nato supply vehicles and other trucks carrying commercial goods are standing stuck owing to the difference of mode of checking between the forces of Pak and Afghan forces.
Also, some unidentified miscreants tried to annihilate the containers for Nato supply on Sunday evening a little before Iftar; however, the bomb was neutralized with on time action.
Attack On Nato Supply In Chaman, 25 Vehicles Destroyed was first posted on August 31, 2009 at 11:11 am.
©2009 “Pakistan News“.
Banned TTP Leader Captured From Sukhar
SUKKAR: An important leader of outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been arrested from Sukkar.
According to sources, the personnel of secret agencies conducted raid in Sukkar area of Babar Bypass and arrested him.
Also, huge cache of arms has been recovered from his possession.
The arrested accused is involved in suicide bomb blasts in the big cities of Pakistan.
Banned TTP Leader Captured From Sukhar was first posted on August 31, 2009 at 11:34 am.
©2009 “Pakistan News“.
BeNazir’s Assets Overseer Is Faryal Talpur Appointed By SHC
KARACHI: Sindh High Court on Monday appointed slain PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto’s sister-in-law, Faryal Talpur, and her husband Mir Munawar Talpur as the caretakers of her property.
The two were filed a petition in the SHC seeking caretaker ship of the two-time former premier’s property and assets in the light of her will.
Talpurs had filed the detail of BB’s assets and property before the court in compliance of its order, after which an SHC bench headed by Chief Justice Sindh High Court granted them the authoritarian ship, the channel reports.
BeNazir’s Assets Overseer Is Faryal Talpur Appointed By SHC was first posted on August 31, 2009 at 11:50 am.
©2009 “Pakistan News“.
