PM Gilani Denies Military Operation in Balochistan
November 15, 2009 by Trend PK
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MULTAN, Pakistan: PM Gilani Denies Military Operation in Balochistan, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that no military operation is being carried out in Balochistan.
Talking to newsmen during a visit to his hometown here Sunday, the PM maintained that the national defence and country’s nuclear arsenal are in ‘safe hands’.
The PM said that the government had asked the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her visit to Islamabad earlier this month to take Pakistan into confidence as well while reviewing and changing United States’ Afghan policy.
Gilani said that no timeframe could be given for the completion of military ongoing offensive in South Waziristan, expressing the hope that the operation will soon be ended in the region.
PM Gilani Denies Military Operation in Balochistan was first posted on November 15, 2009 at 12:59 pm.
Better Equipment Won’t Win Afghanistan War: Gen. Parker
November 15, 2009 by Trend PK
Filed under Breaking News
Better Equipment Won’t Win Afghanistan War: Gen. Parker, The most senior British commander in Afghanistan says more helicopters and better equipment won’t win the war against the Taliban.
Lt. Gen. Nick Parker, Deputy Commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan, says he holds that opinion even though his son Capt. Harry Parker was gravely wounded by a roadside bomb. His son lost both legs in a bomb blast in July.
In an exclusive interview with the News of the World, and with images fresh in his mind of 26-year-old son Harry battling to rebuild his life having lost both legs, General Parker insisted, “Rather than asking for more helicopters – which may be a requirement – what we’ve got to do is develop tactics that get you out and amongst the people and re-establish ourselves as a force for good in the community”. On the other hand according to a research published in British newspaper Independent, 71 percent of English people are in support of British troops’ pull out from Afghanistan.
Better Equipment Won’t Win Afghanistan War: Gen. Parker was first posted on November 15, 2009 at 1:03 pm.
