COAS Considered Plan to Force out President: WikiLeaks
December 1, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under Breaking News
WikiLeaks has disclosed that President Zardari told US Vice President Joe Biden that Kayani will take me out; where as COAS Gen. Kayani suggested the US ambassador to force out Zardari.
The latest portion of memos, obtained by whistleblower site WikiLeaks also showed the United States was more concerned than it let on publicly about Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal. COAS General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, told the US ambassador during a March 2009 meeting that he might pressure Zardari to resign. Gen. Kayani was quoted as saying that he might support Asfandyar Wali Khan, leader of the Awami National League Party, as the new President, Nawaz Sharif. In another cable US Vice President Joe Biden recounted to Britain’s then Prime Minister Gordon Brown a conversation with Zardari last year.Zardari told him that Kayani and the Inter-Services Intelligence agency will take me out, according to the cable. The cables also showed that Zardari has made extensive preparations in case he is killed. Tensions between Zardari and the army are no secret, and Pakistan often witnesses coup rumors. Kayani also told Patterson that his top generals, known as the Corps Commanders, had expressed disquiet about Zardari because he was thought to be corrupt and had neglected Pakistan’s economic and security challenges, he said.
$8.7 bln in Iraq funds not accounted for: audit
July 28, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon cannot properly account for nearly nine billion dollars in Iraqi oil revenues and other funds received for reconstruction programs after the 2003 US invasion, a US audit found Tuesday.
“The breakdown in controls left the funds vulnerable to inappropriate uses and undetected loss,” the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction said in a report.
The Pentagon received 9.1 billion dollars in 2004 from the fund set up by the US-led occupation authority to benefit Iraqis with Iraqi oil and gas revenues and assets seized from the ousted regime of Saddam Hussein.
But the audit found the Pentagon cannot properly account for 8.7 billion dollars because defense agencies that received the money failed to set up required Treasury accounts and no single organization was created to manage the funds.
The audit found that “weaknesses” in the Department of Defense (DOD) financial and management controls meant it could not account properly for the funds.
“This situation occurred because most DoD organizations receiving DFI (Development Fund for Iraq) funds did not establish the required Department of the Treasury accounts and no DoD organization was designated as the executive agent for managing the use of DFI funds,” the report explained.
Separately “our selective review shows the records were not always complete. For example, (the Pentagon) could not provide documentation to substantiate how it spent 2.6 billion dollars,” the report added.
The US Army Corps of Engineering and the US Central Command disputed the finding, the report said.
The Central Command said documents that could account for the missing money were “likely” deposited at a US base but retrieving it “would require significant archival retrieval efforts.”
The Army Corps of Engineering said it had provided auditors with two billion dollars of the funds.
However, the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction recommended that Defense Secretary Robert Gates should specify procedures for future accounting all non-government funds made available for such operations.
Army successfully completes operation in Orakzai
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited Kurram and Orakzai Agencies on Tuesday.
He was given a detailed briefing about the security situation by the military commanders of the respective areas.
COAS” visit to Orakzai Agency marks the successful conclusion of operations in the Agency. Return of IDPs is excepted to start shortly. The COAS appreciated the professional conduct of the operation, which has cleared the Agency of terrorists.
During his visit to the Agencies, the COAS interacted with the troops and greatly appreciated their professionalism and high morale.
He also met the tribal Masharan and thanked them for their consistent and wholehearted support to the security forces. He reassured them that return of normalcy and prosperity to the area will be ensured.
Earlier on arrival, the COAS was received by the Corps Commander, Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik and Inspector General Frontier Scouts, Major General Tariq Khan.
Youm-e-Shuhada being observed today
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army observing Youm-e-Shuhada (Day of Martyrs) today in recognition to those soldiers who laid their lives for the cause of the motherland.
A number of functions to observe the day were being organized at General Headquarters and Corps Headquarters levels at the respective station on Friday, being the first Youm-e-Shuhada.
Over 2,000 kin and relatives of the martyrs have been invited to attend a function being held at the GHQ, where different speakers would pay tributes to the national heroes.
Similarly, a sizeable number of near and dear ones of the martyrs have been invited to attend the functions to be held at the Corps Headquarters.
Suicide Attack In Khyber Agency, 18 Killed
Pakistan News: Suicide Attack In Khyber Agency, 18 Killed, At least 18 people 
were killed including 11 Khasadars and 7 passersby while 8 others sustained injuries in a suicide bomb blast in Wazir Dhand area of Khyber Agency.
According to sources, a young boy blew himself up near the vehicle of Khasadar force in district Jamrood, killing 18 people.
Security forces cordoned off the area after the blast. The injured has been shifted to nearby hospitals.
Suicide Attack In Khyber Agency, 18 Killed was first posted on February 10, 2010 at 6:48 pm.
Corps Commanders Review Security Situation
It has been approved in the Corps Commanders meeting to start military exercises to further enhance the capabilities of Pak Army. Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani chaired the Corps Commanders meeting at the General Headquarters on Wednesday.
Overall security situation of the country, ongoing military operation in South Waziristan, security situation at country’s eastern and western borders and other regional issues were discussed in the meeting.
The Corps Commanders’ meeting was synchronized with the conclusion of Army War Game (Azm-e-Nau II); in which through a hardcore professional discourse, response to existing as well as emerging threats was exhaustively evaluated. The forum expressed its satisfaction at the evolution of a comprehensive and integrated response which it termed a part of the army’s eternal vigilance process.
Corps Commanders Review Security Situation was first posted on February 10, 2010 at 7:04 pm.
PMAP Leader Calls on PM Gilani
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News: Senior Deputy Chairman Pakhtunkhwah Milli Awami Party, Senator Abdur Rahim Khan Mandokhel who belongs to Balochistan, called on Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani at the PM’s House Thursday morning.
The Prime Minister told the visiting politician that the government is paying special attention to the development of Balochistan. He said Aghaz-e-Huqooq-e-Balochistan is an historic step forward and would go a long way in redressing the grievances and removing the sense of deprivation among the people of Balochistan while strengthening the federation of Pakistan.
Senator Mandokhel thanked the government for presenting the Aghaz-e-Huqooq-e-Balochistan for the province and said his party supports the supremacy of Parliament and requested the government to take more steps towards provincial autonomy as according to him strong and prosperous provinces will strengthen the federation.
He said Pakhtunkhwah Milli Awami Party is against terrorism and extremism and wants equitable distribution of resources in the province of Balochistan.
He said people of Balochistan are appreciative of Prime Minister’s policy of reconciliation on all matters of national importance.
PMAP Leader Calls on PM Gilani was first posted on December 17, 2009 at 2:56 pm.
Gen Kayani Chairing Corps Commander Conference at GHQ
Pakistan News: Gen Kayani Chairing Corps Commander Conference at GHQ, Corps Commander Conference is underway at General Head Quarters under the chair of Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani.
Sources said that Corps Commander Peshawar would brief corps commanders on the Waziristan Operation. Army Chief will brief corps commanders on new Afghan Policy. Sources revealed that Army Chief would also take corps commanders into confidence on his meetings with US military leadership.
Gen Kayani Chairing Corps Commander Conference at GHQ was first posted on December 17, 2009 at 3:59 pm.
Marine Corps Marathon 2009
Latest updates bout Marine Corps Marathon 2009, The Marine Corps Marathon 2009 started at 8 AM Sunday. Marine Corps reps describe the course route as no different than previous years.
“The MCM will utilize the same course in consecutive years. The 2009 course showcases the best of Arlington, VA and the nation’s capital.
“The USATF certified route starts in Arlington, VA, and winds its way through Rosslyn along Lee Highway before turning on Spout Run and the George Washington Parkway. Runners will experience a climb on Lee Highway in the first few miles of the course, but are rewarded with a descent along Spout Run and the Parkway.
“After crossing Key Bridge into Georgetown, runners turn toward the Palisades Community when the course follows Canal Road, up to the reservoir and down MacArthur Boulevard. The course guides runners down popular M Street in Georgetown.”
At that point, runners begin to pass some of Washington’s best sites, from the Jefferson Memorial to the Kennedy Center.
“Runners will turn on Wisconsin Avenue and then K Street. The course passes the Kennedy Center and takes runners into Hains Point at approximately the halfway point of the race.
“Outside Potomac Park, runners pass the Jefferson Memorial before entering the National Mall and running by landmarks like the Lincoln, FDR, Korean War and Vietnam Veteran’s memorials, Washington Monument, and the U.S. Capitol. Runners continue along Jefferson Drive and turn onto 14th Street to “Beat the Bridge” at Mile 20 before returning to Virginia.”
The race eventually ends at the Marine Corps War Memorial, earning the title of Marathon of the Monuments.Event Results
Marine Corps Marathon 2009 was first posted on October 25, 2009 at 9:46 pm.
