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Viewing cable 09ISLAMABAD2111, PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 03, 2009

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09ISLAMABAD2111 2009-09-03 10:40 2011-08-26 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Islamabad
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SUBJECT:  PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 03, 2009 
 
Summary: Reports and photographs of an assassination bid on a 
Federal Minister in Islamabad dominated front pages in all 
newspapers on Thursday.  Also highlighted were reports that the 
Lahore High Court "suspended its earlier decision lifting 
restrictions on the movement of nuclear scientist Dr. Khan."  Also 
prominently displayed by all newspapers were reports that U.S. 
President Obama hosted a dinner at the White House.  His reiteration 
that "engaging Muslims is one of his fundamental commitments" also 
received prominent display.  The English language daily "The 
Nation," reported that President Zardari directed the relevant 
ministries to "prepare a strong case to be put before the U.S. 
President Obama-headed  summit meeting of Friends of Democratic 
Pakistan" scheduled for later this month in New York. 
 
Most major newspapers ran editorials on the much-debated issue of 
former military President Musharraf's trial and the Saudis' stepping 
in to "rescue" him from any prosecution.  However, some newspapers 
editorialized the "audacious attack" on Federal Minister Kazmi the 
other day.  The second-largest, center-right nationalist Urdu daily 
"Nawa-i-Waqt" advised the government to "stop the military operation 
during Ramadan so that it does not have to face yet another 
terrorism incident."  Whereas, the liberal Urdu daily "Express" 
propounded that "everyone knows that it is very difficult to break 
up [terror] outfits as long as their leadership is free."  End 
Summary. 
 
 
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News Stories 
----------------- 
 
"Audacious Attack On Minister In Capital; Driver Killed" "Dawn" 
(09/03) 
 
"Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi was injured in a 
brazen attack in Islamabad on Wednesday. His driver was killed and a 
police guard injured. The assailants attacked the minister's car 
when he was leaving his ministry." 
 
"Order Lifting Curbs On A.Q. Khan Suspended" "Dawn" (09/03) 
 
"The Lahore High Court suspended on Wednesday its earlier decision 
lifting restrictions on the movement of nuclear scientist Dr Abdul 
Qadeer Khan." 
 
"U.S. Monitoring The Situation After Dr Khan's Release" "The News" 
(09/03) 
 
"Expressing concern over the release of Pakistani nuclear scientist 
Dr. AQ Khan, the U.S. State Department has said that they were 
monitoring the situation very closely because U.S. still believes 
that Dr. Khan poses a threat of nuclear proliferation. In a regular 
press briefing at the State department, Spokesman Ian Kelly said 
that Pakistani Government was fully aware of the U.S. concerns over 
this development.  He said the United States believes that Dr. A.Q 
Khan has the potential of nuclear proliferation because of his past 
activities." 
 
"Obama Hosts Iftar Dinner At White House" "The News" (09/03) 
 
"Stating that all religions of the world call for peace and dignity 
of human beings, U.S. President Barack Obama has said that it was 
his fundamental commitment to foster engagement grounded in mutual 
interest and mutual respect between the United States and Muslims 
around the world." 
 
"Engaging Muslims A Fundamental Commitment: Obama" "Dawn" (09/03) 
 
"U.S. President Barack Obama has said that engaging Muslims is one 
of his fundamental commitments and he wants this engagement to be 
based on mutual interests and mutual respect." 
 
"U.S. Cuts Pak Aid To A Trickle" "The News" (09/03) 
 
"The Obama administration has conveyed to Islamabad that it will 
provide only $174 million for the budgetary support during 2009-10 
out of $1.5 billion annual assistance under the Kerry-Lugar bill. 
But Pakistan is objecting to such preposition because the government 
will have no direct say in the spending of remaining $1.326 billion, 
which will be done by the U.S. with the help of its own 
institutional mechanism.  In an exclusive talk with The News, 
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin told this scribe that the government 
prepared its 2009-10 budget on the assumption of $500 million 
budgetary support from the U.S. and if this money was not coming 
then how would this gap going to be plugged." 
 
"Foreign Ministry, Security Agencies Enter A Row" "The Nation" 
(09/03) 
 
"A serious row has erupted between Ministry of Foreign Affairs and 
the country's security agencies over the return of Craig Davis, a 
Peshawar-based US citizen, believed to be an ex-mercenary of 
Blackwater, The Nation reliably learnt on Wednesday. According to 
sources, Craig Davis, who was found involved in illegal activities 
in Peshawar last month and eventually left Pakistan, has returned 
again and resumed his mysterious job raising eyebrows of many, 
including the country's spy agencies. When Foreign Office spokesman 
was contacted in this regard, he was not available for comments. The 
sources said that Davis is associated with Creative Associates 
International, Inc, a Washington based firm operating out from 
Peshawar, which is suspected to be a wing of the U.S. private 
security agency, the Blackwater, headed by the U.S. former vice 
president Dick Cheney." 
 
"Blackwater Starts Providing Security To U.S. Officials" "Business 
Recorder" (09/03) 
 
"Blackwater World-wide, (new name Xe) has started providing security 
to U.S. officials in Pakistan particularly in Islamabad and Peshawar 
and have rented many houses in the federal capital.  The private 
security company Blackwater has started its work in Islamabad and 
has converted several houses on main Margalla Road into 
mini-fortresses by erecting sand walls for protection, sources told 
Business Recorder on Tuesday." 
 
"U.S. Base Being Built At Gharo: Shireen Mazari" "Business Recorder" 
(09/03) 
 
"Dr.Shirin Mazari spokesperson on foreign affairs, Pakistan 
Tehrik-e-Insaf, on Wednesday claimed that a US base is being built 
at Gharo, Sindh and Washington is putting pressure on Pakistan Navy 
to give a go ahead to the request." 
 
"16 Militants Killed In Bara" "Dawn" (09/03) 
 
"At least 16 suspected militants were killed and 35 others arrested 
on the second day of a military operation in Bara tehsil of Khyber 
Agency on Wednesday. Commander of the operation Brigadier Fayyaz 
told journalists in Jamrud that security forces had faced stiff 
resistance in Akkakhel and Kohi localities, but cleared the areas 
after a clash which left several militants dead." 
 
"Two Militants Killed In Swat" "Dawn" (09/03) 
 
"Two militants were killed in a clash with security forces in 
Jambail, 27 were arrested and 13 more surrendered before the forces 
in the Swat valley on Wednesday." 
 
"TNSM Leader Dies In Custody" "The News" (09/03) 
 
"Maulana Rahim Gul, one of the founding leaders of banned Tanzim 
Nifaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) and a prominent religious scholar, 
died in the security forces' custody on Wednesday. Maulana Rahim Gul 
had been picked up by security forces some three weeks ago and was 
being interrogated in connection with Taliban activities in Shangla 
district." 
 
"LHC Grants Bail To 11 Jud Activists" "Dawn" (09/03) 
 
"A division bench of the Lahore High Court comprising Chief Justice 
Khwaja Muhammad Sharif and Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry on Wednesday 
allowed bail to 11 Jamatud Dawa activists who had been in jail since 
the imposition of UN sanctions on the Jamaat." 
 
"Security Forces Kill 16 Taliban, Arrest 25" "Daily Times" (09/03) 
 
"Security forces on Wednesday killed 16 militants and arrested 25 
from Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency, officials said.  Khyber Agency 
Political Agent Captain (r) Tariq Hayat Khan and Brigadier Fayyaz, 
incharge of the military offensive, said security forces had 
destroyed two explosives-laden vehicles and seized a huge cache of 
arms and jihadi literature from them. 
 
"U.S. Helicopters Violate Pak Airspace" "The News" (09/03) 
 
"U.S. helicopter gunships violated Pakistan's air space on 
Wednesday.  Tribesmen saw the helicopter obviously belonging to the 
U.S. army, flying over Landikotal near Torkham in Khyber Agency and 
then going back to Afghanistan.  The Chopper didn't attack any 
target in the Pakistani territory." 
 
--------------------- 
Editorials/Op-eds 
--------------------- 
 
"Terrorism Against Allama Hamid Saeed Kazmi," an editorial note in 
the second-largest, center-right nationalist Urdu daily 
"Nawa-i-Waqt" (cir. 150,000) (09/03) 
 
"The attack on Minister Allama Hamid Saeed Kazmi could be a result 
of enmity or it could be a target killing attempt.  It is also 
possible that the attack was a reaction of forces action against 
Lashkar-i-Islam in Kabal, Swat in which 40 extremists were 
killed....  Allama Hamid Saeed Kazmi had been an open opponent of 
suicide attacks and other terror activities.  The Taliban might have 
included his name in their hit list....  This is regrettable that 
our security forces are continuing with their operation in the 
sacred month of Ramazan while the Taliban had announced a ceasefire 
in reverence for the month.  Resultantly, we saw a suicide attack in 
Mingora two days ago and this attack on Minister Kazmi.  The 
government should ponder as to what good it is achieving by killing 
Muslim brothers....  The government should stop the military 
operation during Ramazan so that it does not have to face yet 
another terrorism incident." 
 
"Murder Attempt On The Religious Affairs Minister; And The Start Of 
The Bara Operation," an editorial in liberal Urdu daily "Express" 
(Cir. 25,000) 
 
"Everyone knows that it is very difficult to break up [terror] 
outfits as long as their leadership is free. Hence it is important 
that the leadership of all these groups be apprehended; once this 
happens, it would only be a matter of days before extremism dies its 
own death. It is also important to arrest those who attacked the 
Religious Affairs Minister; arresting the perpetrators of this crime 
would also lead to the arrest and elimination of more terrorists." 
 
"Strange Alliance," an editorial in the center-right national 
English daily "The Nation" (cir. 20,000) (09/03) 
 
"It is a poor reflection on the American strategy that it has failed 
to equip Pakistan Army with the right type of weapons essential to 
take on militants in terrains like Swat and Waziristan.  Though the 
U.S. could have greatly helped in the War on Terror, had they 
ensured that it was equipped with Cobra and Apache helicopters, but 
somehow they are reluctant to provide them . . . the damage to the 
civilian life in Swat could have been avoided to a great extent, had 
the Army been equipped with state-of-the-art weapons used by the 
U.S. forces just on the other side of the border. As things stand, 
the Pakistan Army busy in a military operation to root out terror 
from its soil ought to be backed by the U.S. in terms of provision 
of modern weapons, particularly Cobra and Apache helicopters." 
 
"U.S. Must Release CSF," an editorial in the country's premier 
business newspaper, "Business Recorder" (cir. 25,000) (09/03) 
 
"President Asif Ali Zardari exhorted the United States to meet its 
financial obligations to Pakistan during a meeting with a 
three-member US congressional delegation. These obligations include 
the release of 1.6 billion dollars under the Coalition Support Fund 
(CSF), an early passage of the Kerry-Lugar bill and the passage of 
legislation to establish reconstruction opportunity zones (ROZs) in 
Pakistan's war affected areas.  The CSF and ROZs are not a part of 
the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) pledges made by the U.S. 
on 17 April 2009.  This newspaper fully endorses the President's 
plea to the US to release the CSF on an emergent basis, as it will 
help in meeting the heavy costs of the ongoing military operations 
that this hapless country is fighting.  It must not be overlooked 
that military action is lowering the incidence of terrorist attacks 
on the rest of the world in general and the U.S., in particular, by 
keeping Taliban/al Qaeda, which has openly declared the U.S. as its 
primary target, engaged militarily in this country." 
 
"Targeting Pakistan And Silencing The Critics," an op-ed by Shireen 
M Mazari in the populist, often sensational national English daily 
"The News" (cir. 55,000) (09/03) 
 
"While U.S. diplomats target their critics in Pakistan with a new 
ferocity, the U.S. media and politicians target the Pakistan's 
nuclear and military capability. . . Now, once again, this scribe as 
well as some electronic media hosts all of whom have been exposing 
the increasing muscle flexing by the growing number of 
non-diplomatic Americans now in Pakistan (especially Blackwater - 
now re-christened Xe Worldwide) are being targeted. .Just for the 
record, whatever has appeared in these columns regarding this group 
and the dubious Creative Associates International Inc (CAII) has 
been gleaned from Western media sources including the Deutsche 
Presse-Agentur (DPA), but then verified from reliable local sources. 
.Especially with the Blackwater issue refusing to die down in the 
media despite a strange silence in Parliament and in spite of 
threats of multiple types from the yet-to-be-expanded U.S. embassy 
in Islamabad; new revelations are made on a daily basis about U.S. 
shenanigans in Pakistan. Here in Pakistan it has got to the stage 
where one is not sure who is an 'official' American and who is not. 
. . " 
 
"Our American Mess," an op-ed by Ahmed Quraishi in the populist, 
often sensational national English daily "The News" (cir. 55,000) 
(09/03) 
 
"The Americans are back to their favorite arm-twisting practice: 
Diplomacy through calculated media leaks. The New York Times story 
on alleged Pakistani modifications to old-tech US missiles is a 
reminder that American interests do not overlap with those of 
Pakistan's, despite the best efforts of the pro-American lobby 
within the Pakistani government.  This lobby has been quite active 
recently - through a PR campaign - in defending U.S. position and 
counseling fellow citizens to stop opposing Washington because 
Pakistan needs American aid. . . Two things stand out: unwarranted 
U.S. spying on Pakistan's strategic weaponisation programs and - 
more importantly - the preposterous U.S. accusation that Pakistan's 
defensive capability risks attracting an arms race with India. 
There is only one explanation for the mounting American frustration: 
Despite seven years of intense pressures on Pakistan, Washington is 
nowhere close to putting a leash on the Pakistani military and its 
intelligence agencies.  It does not know yet the exact location of 
Pakistan's nuclear bombs and warheads.  It is no closer to 
neutralizing Pakistan's nuclear button despite the wild campaign to 
convince the world that Pakistan was incapable of protecting its 
weapons.  Pakistan managed to deflect pressures and refused to turn 
itself into a walkway for American and Indian boots." 
 
"The Saudi Card," an editorial in the populist, often sensational 
national English daily "The News" (cir. 55,000) (09/03) 
 
". . . It is true the Saudis have in the past been good allies. 
They have come to Pakistan's aid in times of need more than once. 
But should we allow anyone to act as our masters?  Are we not 
capable of taking the fortunes of our country into our own hands? 
Perhaps the time has come to ensure that events that take place 
within the frontiers of Pakistan are determined by our laws, our 
wishes and by the ordinary people who live within the country and 
whose fortunes are tied in to political happenings within it." 
 
"Saudi Arabia Must Avoid Defending Musharraf," an editorial in the 
Karachi-based, pro-Taliban Jihadi Urdu daily "Islam" (cir. 15,000) 
(09/03) 
 
"It appears that the ongoing high-profile activities in Jeddah would 
eventually put an end to the political pep talk in Pakistan 
regarding the trial of former military president Musharraf. 
According to some analysts it is Washington that is calling all the 
shots from behind the scenes. They argue that the U.S. does not want 
to see its former ally becoming a 'bad example' for the new ones to 
learn from.  Saudi rulers must keep in mind that any support for a 
notorious dictator at this critical juncture may result in 
irreparable damage to their goodwill in the eyes of the Pakistani 
masses." 
 
"Saudi Arabia To The Rescue," an editorial in the Lahore-based 
liberal English language daily "Daily Times" (cir. 10,000) (09/03) 
 
"Everyone, however, knows that the Pakistan Army doesn't want to be 
distracted from its job of fighting the Taliban by a treason case 
against General Musharraf in which many of its serving and retired 
officers could be named as accessories.  The Saudis, who, more 
accurately, have a special relationship with the Pakistan Army, also 
know that it is still the most powerful entity in the country which 
wishes to remain out of the political melee.  Therefore the message 
from the army, not absorbed inside Pakistan, may be about to be 
driven home in Saudi Arabia. . . What is going on is politics of 
revenge all over again.  The adding of General Musharraf to the 
primitive fires burning in the hearts of our leaders will do 
Pakistan the kind of damage that can't be grasped at this stage. 
This is the wisdom that is easily understood if you are abroad and 
not a Pakistani." 
Patterson