Friday, March 9, 2012

Lt. Gen Zaheer-Ul-Islam Designated as New DG ISI



In a final end to the rumours of another service extension for Ahmed Shuja Pasha, the director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence agency, Lt Gen. Zaheerul Islam has been named as his successor.
Islam will take over the position on March 18, the day Pasha is due to retire as chief of the ISI.
Express News had reported earlier on Friday that the appointment of Lt Gen. Islam, who is currently the corps commander of Karachi, may be finalised later today, sources said. Islam is said to have a strong recommendation by President Asif Ali Zardari.
Islam has earlier served as the deputy director general of the ISI as a major general. He was then promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and moved to Karachi. He is said to be a disciplined and focused officer.
Consultations had been ongoing between the prime minister, president and the army chief. Sources said that the prime minister had told his cabinet ministers and advisers that they will announce the decision today.
Lt Gen. Pasha, who retires after having served a one-year extension in tenure granted to him in March 2011, had requested the army chief in December to relieve him of his duties as the ISI chief. Pasha, who has been accused of involvement in some political conspiracies during his tenure, served as the DG of the ISI when al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was found and killed in Abbottabad in May 2011.

US Tank blast ,12 US soldiers including 1 commando dead in Afghanistan in war agaisnt Taliban



Kabul - An American tank burst due to mining near kandahar Orakzai.According to sources US Tank was on searching Taliban but got burst due to mining.2 US soldiers dead due to fight with Taliban near hulmandanawo.2 US soldiers dead due to sniper attack near KANAR DISTRICT.5 US soldiers after Taliban attack on US checkpost on Ghazni.3 soldiers including commando of US Army dead due to fight with Taliban near KAandoz Khan.

 

MQM glads after Col Akbar’s statement


LAHORE - Activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) rejoiced after the statement given by Colonel (Retd) Akbar, saying Altaf Hussain refused to take bribe from Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
Colonel (Retd) Akbar talking to a private TV channel said that the money was offered to MQM chief Altaf Hussain but the latter refused to take it.
After listening to the statement of Colonel Akbar, activists of the MQM rushed to MQM Punjab office and started dancing and distributed sweets. They were holding flags of the party and shouted slogans.
The MQM on Thursday had rejected allegations that its chief Altaf Hussain had received money from the country's prime spy agency in the late 1980s and said the party leadership had a clean record and clear conscience and was ready to defend itself at every forum.
In a statement, an MQM spokesman had said the government agencies had made numerous attempts to purchase Altaf Hussain's loyalty and in 1988 Brigadier Imtiaz of the ISI had brought money for him from Gen Hamid Gul, but he faced refusal. This was acknowledged by Brigadier Imtiaz some time ago in media
interviews.

Altaf Hussain never took single penny from anyone- MQM


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