Pakistan is not a Terror Sponsored Country: United States department

WASHINGTON: Pakistan is a partner in the fight against terrorism and not a state that sponsors terrorism, said the US State Department while elaborating on a statement by Defence Secretary Leon Panetta who accused Pakistan of having links with terrorist groups.


At a discussion at the US National Defence University here on Tuesday, Mr Panetta said that Pakistan had links with Lashkar-e Taiba and the Haqqani network, which had complicated its relationship with the United States.


Later, Washington-based Indian journalists raised the issue at a State Department briefing, arguing that after Mr Panetta’s statement the US had no option but to declare Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism.


“I think Secretary Panetta spoke to our concern about how these two organisations operate and any relationship that they may have with Pakistan, which is a subject that we talk about with Pakistan, which is a different issue than a state being a sponsor of terrorism itself,” said the department’s spokesman Victoria Nuland while explaining the US position on this issue.


“No,” she said when a journalist asked if she believed Secretary Panetta was accusing the government of Pakistan of having ties to the two terrorist groups.


“Why Pakistan maintains a relationship with the terrorist organisation? What level of relations the US has under your own laws against Pakistan and what actions you are taking with it?” asked an Indian journalist.


The State Department official noted that the United States had had a ‘robust dialogue’ with Pakistan on counter-terrorism issues, had continued to strengthen its approach to this subject and had collaborated with Pakistan in fighting terrorism.

Yemeni protesters blast USZ, Saudi intervention

Yemeni protesters have rejected a new initiative to mediate a transfer of power in the country, calling it a USZ-Saudi plot to crush the revolution that began eight months ago, Iranian Press TV reported. Protesters took to the streets in the capital city of Sana’a on Monday chanting, “We reject, we reject, American and Saudi intervention”.

“The youth reject the initiative. The correct solution is the one offered by the people. It should not come from Washington or Riyadh, it should come from the Yemeni people”, said political analyst Khalid Abdullah, who was among the protesters.

A Silent Message To Americans From Pakistani Youth

Listen O Americans !!!!

 Listen and see what life your soldiers are living in  the, so called, “War on Terror”

Your cellphone is in your pocket. You’re looking at all the pretty girls. 

He patrols the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists as described by his government.
 

He’s told he will be held over an extra 2 months.

You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight.

He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.

You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday. 

He holds his letter close and smells his love’s perfume.

You roll your eyes as a baby cries.

Pakistan aims for direct military cooperation with Russia

Pakistan is interested in increasing military relationship with Russia and Pakistan Ministry of Defence is likely to make a decision on the purchase of the 10 Russian Mi-17 transport helicopters.Pakistan is ready to renew direct military technical cooperation with Russia, to which India is opposed. India and Pakistan have fought three wars in the past, however in the last three years or so the relationship between the two countries have changed and Pakistan suggests that Russia renews direct military technical cooperation with Pakistan in order to enhance ties between the two countries.America has opened doors for India to receive direct military technical cooperation in the defence field and Pakistan suggests that Russia as a global power do the same.

Pakistan Army kills 7 Afghan troops

Pakistan Army has killed 7 Afghan troops after being fired upon and getting several soldiers wounded.This is the most serious incident after several years between Afghan troops and Pakistani troops.Pakistan military spokesman Major-General Waheed Arshad said Afghan troops opened “unprovoked firing” on five or six border posts in the Kurram tribal region in northwest Pakistan. Pakistani paramilitary forces retaliated, he said.“We have reports six to seven of their troops have been killed. Three of our soldiers have been wounded,” Arshad said.Murad Ali Murad, Afghan army general, who is based in the eastern Afghan province of Paktika, confirmed the clash and said there had been casualties on his side but didn't confirm the exact number."The clash erupted after Pakistani forces moved a border post toward the Afghan side in Zazai district", the Afghan general said.

Altaf Hussain’s Letter ToTony Blair Asks Help In Disbanding Pakistan’s ISI

Altaf Hussain’s letter sent to Tony Blair in 2001 in which he asks UK’s help in disbanding Pakistan’s ISI.

~Such enemies of Pakistan need to be shredded to death~

China's on fast Track to Match US Drone capabilities

At the most recent Zhuhai air show, the premier event for China’s aviation industry, crowds swarmed around a model of an armed, jet-propelled drone and marveled at the accompanying display of its purported martial prowess.

In a video and map, the thin, sleek drone locates what appears to be a U.S. aircraft carrier group near an island with a striking resemblance to Taiwan and sends targeting information back to shore, triggering a devastating barrage of cruise missiles toward the formation of ships.

Little is known about the actual abilities of the WJ-600 drone or the more than two dozen other Chinese models that were on display at Zhuhai in November. But the speed at which they have been developed highlights how U.S. military successes with drones have changed strategic thinking worldwide and spurred a global rush for unmanned aircraft.

More than 50 countries have purchased surveillance drones, and many have started in-country development programs for armed versions because no nation is exporting weaponized drones beyond a handful of sales between the United States and its closest allies.

 “This is the direction all aviation is going,” said Kenneth Anderson, a professor of law at American University who studies the legal questions surrounding the use of drones in warfare. “Everybody will wind up using this technology because it’s going to become the standard for many, many applications of what are now manned aircraft.”

 Military planners worldwide see drones as relatively cheap weapons and highly effective reconnaissance tools. Hand-launched ones used by ground troops can cost in the tens of thousands of dollars. Near the top of the line, the Predator B, or MQ9-Reaper, manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, costs about $10.5 million. By comparison, a single F-22 fighter jet costs about $150 million.