Author Archives: Saeed Shah
‘Memogate’ scandal deepens as American accuser threatens to tell all
Mansoor Ijaz claims he will prove in Pakistani courts that ex-US ambassador Husain Haqqani offered to rein in militaryThe controversial American businessman at the centre of the “Memogate” scandal threatening to bring down the government of Pakistan ha… Continue reading
Pakistan army steps up confrontation with government
Military warns that remarks made by prime minister could have ‘potentially grievous consequences for country’The confrontation between Pakistan’s civilian government and its army has turned into a bitter open clash, with the military saying that remark… Continue reading
Pakistani diplomat accused over memo claims he is victim of witch-hunt
Husain Haqqani says he fears for his life as hearing begins into allegations he sent memo to US official warning of military coupThe former Pakistani diplomat at the centre of a scandal threatening to bring down the government in Islamabad says he has … Continue reading
Pakistan to impose Nato transit tax following ‘friendly fire’ troop deaths
Plan to tax all supplies sent through Pakistan territory is latest retaliation for soldiers shelled by US helicopterPakistan is drawing up plans to tax Nato for using its territory to supply troops in Afghanistan, in retaliation for the recent death of… Continue reading
Veena Malik gets death threats in Pakistan nude cover shoot row
Actor in airbrushing row after appearing to wear only a tattoo spelling initials of Pakistani spy agency on Indian FHM coverThe Pakistani actor at the centre of a controversy over a “nude” picture on the cover of an Indian magazine has hit out at the “… Continue reading
Asif Ali Zardari ‘determined to resist pressure to quit’
Pakistani president’s Dubai hospitalisation fuels rumours of a military coup, but aides say he will ‘never ever’ resignPakistan’s embattled president, Asif Ali Zardari, is determined to resist pressure to quit, say his close aides, after fevered specul… Continue reading
Pakistan president Zardari in Dubai for treatment as coup rumours intensify
Asif Ali Zardari’s office says he is undergoing a routine checkup, dismissing reports he is set to quit after suffering a heart attackPakistan’s embattled president, Asif Zardari, has been hospitalised in Dubai with a heart condition, triggering specul… Continue reading
Pakistan military ordered to return fire if under attack by Nato forces
Pakistan’s army chief issues new directive following recent deaths of 24 soldiers in Nato helicopter assault on border postsPakistan’s military commanders have ordered their troops to return fire if they come under attack from Nato forces, raising the … Continue reading
Pakistan boycotts Bonn conference on Afghanistan’s future
Deadly Nato air strikes at frontier throw into disarray US-led attempts to draw Taliban into peace talksPakistan will boycott the forthcoming international conference in Bonn on the future of Afghanistan, in protest at the deaths of 24 Pakistani soldie… Continue reading
Al-Qaida ‘foreign minister’ captured by Pakistani forces
Younis al-Mauritani detained in western city of Quetta with two other members of terror groupYounis al-Mauritani, a senior al-Qaida commander believed by some experts to be the organisation’s “foreign minister”, has been captured by Pakistani security … Continue reading