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Posts Tagged ‘Anne W. Patterson’

Not quite the whole truth Mr Gates!

By Dr Shireen M Mazari • Jan 31st, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has admitted the presence of Blackwater in Pakistan and suddenly ANP’s Mr Bilour has also confirmed that Blackwater is in Pakistan with the permission of the Government. Now why did Mr Rehman Malik continue to swear that there was no Blackwater in Pakistan and if he was proven wrong, he [...]



US Occupation of Pakistan: Phase one is complete

By A Khokar • Sep 1st, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Pakistanis are watching it happen in the streets of Islamabad. The recurring nightmare has become a grim reality here that after watching last 8 years the horrors of the U.S. invasions and occupations of Iraq and neighbouring Afghanistan, the exterminators and executioners of “war on terror” have finally arrived in The Land of the Pure—-Pakistan. [...]



Fundos Machinations in Pakistan

By Salman Mugsi • Aug 28th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Bloodcurdling political scenario in Pakistan is getting aligned on new parameters and as the events unfold, many developments are emerging in the wake of just round the corner presidential elections in Pakistan. Asif Ali Zardari has nominated himself from his party for the post with expected overwhelming majority with no dissent in sight and PML(N), [...]



Indecent Assault

By Dr RazaHaider • Jun 24th, 2008 • Category: Politics

A move that causes more damage than benefit is avoided although accidental happening are neglected and forgive.



Video of Pakistani Student Insulting American Ambassador Anne Patterson

By Ali Yar Khan • Jun 19th, 2008 • Category: Entertainment

In a rare show of political maturity, Samad Khurram, a student of a private school in Islamabad refused to accept his an award of academic excellence from the American Ambassador Anne W. Patterson. The academic excellence award was being given to him for his admission to Harvard, a world distinction in thinking skills, a [...]



Damadola’s Reaction in Mardan

By Muskan Hina • May 18th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

What else was it? More than dozen people died in a suicide attack near Punjab Regimental Center, Mardan this evening. This suicidal attack came when people of Pakistan started to forget the bloody nightmarish memory of attacks in the wake of change of government.
But United States doesn’t want stability in Pakistan. US was ill at [...]



American Missile Attack in Damadola Bajaur Agency

By Fatima Tassaduq • May 14th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Just when the NWFP Government made a pact with the Talibans in the province according to which Taliban announced cease fire and the NWFP government also ensured them that they would work together for the lasting peace, a missile struck the Damadola area of Bajour Agency, Pakistan.
Two planes came from nowhere and struck the house [...]



Quid Pro Quo Strategy

By Ali Yar Khan • May 3rd, 2008 • Category: Politics

US Ambassador Anne W. Patterson has played a pivotal role in a new proposed deal between PPP and the Presidential camp. The deal deals with making sure the presence of Pervez Musharraf in the camp office for his full tenure, while not destabilizing the PPP government.
President Musharraf wants Asif Ali Zardari to give indemnity to [...]



What Anne Wants?

By Sameer Shaharyar • Mar 11th, 2008 • Category: Politics

In the historical Murree Declaration, some solid decisions have been taken by the leadership of PML-N and PPP and that has not only stunned the establishment but also the masters in the United States.
Anne W. Patterson, the ambassador of United States Bahadur to Pakistan has met with Asif Ali Zardari of PPP and Chaudhary Nisar [...]



US doesnt Want Justice Here

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Mar 10th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

This time America wants to set a new example by not leaving its supported dictator in the cold when the things are not going good, or perhaps America still sees some juice in the General (r) Pervez Musharraf.
Though the White House spokesperson has categorically said that it’s pak-people who have to decide about the fate [...]