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09ISLAMABAD2810 2009-11-20 10:30 2011-08-26 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Islamabad
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SUBJECT:  PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: NOVEMBER 20, 2009 
 
Summary: All TV channels reported an alleged U.S. drone attack in 
North Waziristan that killed 8 extremists on late Friday morning. 
"The Nation" published stories with photos that "another 'Blackwater 
den' comes to surface" in a posh locality of Islamabad, and that two 
"mysterious U.S. nationals" wandering in guise of journalists were 
arrested and later on released in Peshawar after the bomb blast on 
Thursday.  Elements of this story were published also in Frontier 
Post, Nawai-i-Waqt and Daily Times.  Newspapers also reported that 
National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights was informed 
that American nationals were purchasing land in suburbs of Islamabad 
calling it a "conspiracy to besiege the country's nuclear assets". 
Reports of Pakistan President Zardari's meeting with Secretary 
Clinton in Kabul received extensive coverage in media on Friday, 
with the President quoted as asking the U.S. to take Pakistan into 
confidence on its new Afghan policy.  Prime Minister Gilani's 
remarks denying that President Obama's letter included the phrase 
'do more,' as previously printed in the press were also prominently 
displayed. In its editorial, the daily "Dawn," noted that the 
"Israeli refusal to halt settlement activity has now assumed the 
shape of a brazen-faced defiance of President Obama's Middle East 
policy."  End Summary. 
 
TOP STORIES 
 
News Story: Eight Killed In Drone Attack In North Waziristan "Dawn" 
(11/20) 
 
"Eight people were killed when a U.S. drone fired missiles into the 
Pakistani tribal area of North Waziristan on Friday, 'DawnNews' 
reported. The strike took place in Mir Ali village, some 16 
kilometers northeast of Miramshah, the main town of the North 
Waziristan tribal district, a senior security official told AFP." 
 
News Story: Drone Attack Kills 3 In North Waziristan Agency "The 
News" (11/20) 
 
"Three people were killed and as many injured as a U.S. spy plane 
fired two missiles on a house in Shana Khawra area of North 
Waziristan Agency before dawn on Thursday, local sources said. 
Several houses were also damaged in the missile attack." 
 
News Story: Another 'Blackwater Den' Comes To Surface "The Nation" 
(11/20) 
 
"Another house reportedly belonging to notorious Blackwater (XE 
Worldwide) was exposed in posh sector F-8/3 of the Federal Capital. 
The residents of sector F-8, which has become a permanent source of 
fear and insecurity among the dwellers, informed 'The Nation' that 
they had informed police and other law enforcement agencies about 
the suspicious activities of the inhabitants of the said house." 
 
News Story: Mysterious U.S. Nationals "The Nation" (11/20) 
 
"Two suspicious foreigners wandering in guise of journalists and 
having no required documents were arrested soon after the suicide 
attack at the Judicial Complex, Peshawar on Thursday. The 
foreigners, a man and a woman, were soon boarded on a vehicle 
bearing number UN 173 and were driven towards the U.S. Consulate. A 
police guard was also seen in alert position inside the vehicle. 
Earlier, police had also nabbed two foreigners who were wandering in 
guise of Spanish journalists after the Pashtakhara suicide blast. 
However, DSP Hayatabad Raheem Shah had got them freed. The DSP could 
not offer satisfactory answers to the enquiries of the officials of 
an investigation agency, after which a report had been sought 
against him." 
 
News Story: Americans Buying Land Around Islamabad, NA Body Told 
"Daily Times" (11/20) 
 
"The National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights was told 
on Thursday that American nationals were purchasing land in the 
suburbs of the capital, which could be a conspiracy to besiege the 
country's nuclear assets. MNA Javed Hashmi, who also heads the NA 
human rights body's sub-committee on American private security firm 
Black-Water's alleged presence in the country, said the U.S. was 
purchasing land in the city's suburbs, including Malpur, Sihala and 
the Simly Dam area." 
 
News Story: Blackwater's Activities In Islamabad Go Unchecked "The 
Frontier Post" (11/20) 
"The presence of suspicious foreigners, possibly operatives of 
Blackwater/XE Worldwide, in posh sectors of the federal capital has 
rung alarm bells among peaceful citizens as well as the security 
agencies after their doubtful activities were observed." 
 
News Story: Blackwater Faces Inquiry, Fines For Arms Shipments "The 
Nation" (11/20) 
 
"The international security company formerly called Blackwater 
Worldwide is facing large fines imposition for its involvement in 
the unlicensed arms shipments to Iraq, 'The New York Times' reported 
Thursday. Meanwhile, the newspaper said a key Congressional 
committee is asking for a separate investigation into allegations 
that the company bribed Iraqi officials. In talks likely to result 
in millions of dollars in penalties, the Times said the executives 
of the company, now known as Xe Services, are negotiating with 
government regulators over years of violations of export laws." 
 
Opinion: Americans in Pakistan, an op-ed by Dr. Ijaz Ahsan in the 
center-right national English daily "The Nation" (cir. 20,000) 
(11/23) 
 
"Please remember, dear reader, that the growing number of American 
soldiers and 'security contractors' (Blackwater or Xe Worldwide) in 
and around Islamabad is an much a threat to us as an equivalent 
number of Pakistani security men in and around Washington DC would 
be to the American citizens, especially if their equivalent of 
Kahuta was located in the suburbs of their capital.  However, it 
seems that we are living in the Sleeping Beauty's castle, where 
everyone is blissfully napping.  It all seems to boil down to them 
wanting our nukes.  In my opinion, the Obama Administration probably 
feels that it is not easy for them to target the nukes physically. 
Therefore, they want to create instability so that they can defend 
their action of taking our nukes in their custody.  And it is to 
make this more feasible that they want their men on the ground all 
over the place." 
 
MISCELLANEOUS 
 
News Story: U.S. Asked To Take Pakistan Into Confidence On Afghan 
Policy "The News" (11/20) 
 
"President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the U.S. to take Pakistan on 
board regarding its new policy on Afghanistan, as it would also have 
an impact on Pakistan. He expressed these views while talking to 
U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton on Thursday. Host of issues 
came under discussion like Pak-U.S. relations, war against 
terrorism, new U.S. policy relating to Afghanistan and other 
security matters. Both the leaders met on the occasion of the 
oath-taking ceremony of Hamid Karzai." 
 
News Story: Karzai Starts Second Term With Pledge To Fight Graft 
"Dawn" (11/20) 
 
"Afghan leader Hamid Karzai was sworn in as president on Thursday, 
pledging to fight graft and take control of his country's security 
before the end of his five-year term. Mr. Karzai, 51, called for 
reconciliation with enemies and proposed a 'Loya Jirga,' a 
traditional grand assembly, which under Afghanistan's constitution 
could take precedence over all government institutions, including 
the presidency itself." 
 
News Story: Hillary Vows U.S. Help To Build Afghan Military "The 
Nation" (11/20) 
 
"U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the 
United States will help Afghanistan prepare its military and police 
to take over the security of the war-ravaged country. Responding to 
a pledge by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that the country will take 
over responsibility for security in five years, she said the United 
States would assist it to do so as quickly as possible." 
 
News Story: Gilani To Quit If Wife Proved NRO Beneficiary; Denies 
Obama's Letter Included 'Do More' Phrase "The News" (11/20) 
 
"In what could be described as a clear message to the beneficiaries 
of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) to resign from their 
posts, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday said he 
would resign if it was proved that his spouse was a beneficiary of 
the controversial ordinance.... Replying to a question during the 
press talk, after the function of 'Green Journalist Award' at the 
Prime Minister Secretariat in Islamabad on Thursday, the Prime 
Minister reaffirmed the government's resolve to completely root out 
the menace of extremism and terrorism. 'Pakistan is not fighting 
anyone's but its own war for peace and security,' he added. 
Answering a question regarding U.S. President Obama's letter to 
President Asif Ali Zardari, in which it was reported to do more in 
the war on terrorism, the Prime Minister said it is for America now 
to do more in overcoming the menace of terrorism. 'There is nothing 
like 'Do More' mentioned in the letter,' he added." 
 
News Story: Ties With India Can Change History: U.S. "Dawn" (11/20) 
 
 
"The relationship between the United States and India can change the 
course of human events in the 21st century, says the U.S. 
Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, William Burns. In a 
policy speech at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Mr. 
Burns also addressed the issue of India-Pakistan relations, 
expressing support to the bilateral peace process and the dialogue 
between the neighbors." 
 
News Story: AI Urges Obama To Discuss Kashmir With Singh "Dawn" 
(11/20) 
 
"Amnesty International urged U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday 
to raise the issue of mass human rights violations in Kashmir when 
he meets Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House 
next week. 'The Indian side of Kashmir is another area where Indian 
security forces commit mass human rights abuses with impunity, said 
an Amnesty letter sent to the U.S. leader." 
 
News Story: India Failed To Respond Positively On Peace Talks "The 
News" (11/20) 
 
"Reiterating his strong stance that India is not serious in the 
process of dialogue with Pakistan, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood 
Qureshi on Thursday underlined that India had not given Pakistan a 
positive response in its proposal for the restoration of dialogue. 
He expressed these views in an informal chat with his Indian 
counterpart S.M. Krishna in Kabul." 
 
News Story: Mehdi Set To Become GB's First CM "Dawn" (11/20) 
 
"Syed Mehdi Shah, chief of the Gilgit-Baltistan chapter of the 
Pakistan People's Party (PPP), is set to become the first chief 
minister of the region after his nomination as the party's 
parliamentary leader in the Legislative Assembly here on Thursday." 
 
 
Editorial: Obama's Plan For Afghan Exit, an editorial in the 
Islamabad-based rightist English daily "Pakistan Observer" (cir. 
5,000) (11/20) 
 
"President Obama has given an indication that his long awaited new 
Afghan strategy would include an exit strategy to avoid a multiyear 
occupation that won't serve the interests of the United States.... 
The exit strategy would exacerbate fears in the region including 
Pakistan which suffered the most and still suffering as the 
Americans left Afghanistan after Soviet withdrawal while it was in 
turmoil and there was no Government. It is therefore important that 
while there should be an exit strategy on fast track, the concerns 
of Pakistan must also be kept in view." 
 
Editorial: Israeli Defiance, an editorial in the Karachi-based 
center-left independent national English daily "Dawn" (cir. 55,000) 
(11/20) 
 
"Israel's refusal to halt settlement activity has now assumed the 
shape of a brazen-faced defiance of President Barack Obama's Middle 
East policy.... However, Israel seems to have treated Mr. Obama's 
concerns with a degree of nonchalance that is stupefying.... 
Justifying his government's illegal action in building new houses in 
Jerusalem's Gilo district, hard-line Foreign Minister Avigdor 
Lieberman said Gilo was 'an integral part of Israel, an integral 
part of Jerusalem.'... In their last meeting at Abu Dhabi, Secretary 
of State Hillary Clinton told President Mahmoud Abbas to accept new 
housing projects.... One can hardly hope for peace if Washington 
continues to kowtow to Israel." 
 
Editorial: Fighting A Common Enemy, an editorial in the Lahore-based 
liberal English daily "The Post" (cir. 5,000) (11/20) 
 
 
 
"President Zardari and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai held 
wide-ranging talks with the focus on enhancing bilateral cooperation 
and joint efforts to eradicate terrorism.... Terrorism and extremism 
is a common threat faced by both neighbors and requires a common 
response. An increase in militancy not only spells danger for 
Afghanistan, but the entire region, and only serious and sincere 
cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan could bring peace and 
stability to the region.... It goes without saying that a peaceful 
Afghanistan is in the interest of Pakistan and the region as well. 
It is hoped that talks between the presidents of two countries would 
result in better understanding to strengthen the fight against 
terrorism." 
 
Editorial: India's Meddling, an editorial in the center-right 
national English daily "The Nation" (cir. 20,000) (11/20) 
 
"For some time now the government has publicly been conceding that 
India has been meddling in Balochistan by aiding the militants and 
providing weapons and succor to them both in Pakistan and outside. 
In addition, Indian arms have been recovered from South Waziristan 
also, linking India to the militancy there as well.... However, at 
the end of the day foreign powers are able to interfere in our 
sensitive areas because we provide them that space. The best way to 
deny space to foreign meddling and to foreign powers trying to start 
and sustain low intensity operations is to assert the writ of the 
state effectively." 
 
Editorial: U.S-China Joint Statement And Indian Hue And Cry, in the 
liberal Urdu daily "Express" (cir.25, 000) (11/20) 
 
"Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna has said that India neither 
wants any third-party mediation in resolving Indo-Pak disputes nor 
would it accept any such mediation.... India is the only country in 
the region that has border disputes and other issues with all its 
neighbors. India has also had armed conflicts with its neighbors. 
Hence, India cannot be expected to ensure the protection of the 
states in the region. This region needs durable peace now more than 
ever. Time will not stand still for India if it does not realize the 
need for this improvement in relations." 
 
TERRORISM/MILITARY ISSUES 
 
News Story: Terrorists Strike Peshawar Twice "Dawn" (11/20) 
 
"Peshawar went through yet another day of bloodbath on Thursday when 
two strikes, within a space of 14 hours, left 22 people dead. The 
first target was the city's judicial complex, where a suicide bomber 
blew himself up outside a court building early in the morning, and 
the other came late in the night when a roadside bomb destroyed a 
police van. The first attack claimed the better part of the 
casualties - 20 dead and 50 injured. Three policemen were among the 
dead." 
 
News Story: U.S. Condemns Terrorist Attack In Peshawar "Pakistan" 
(11/20) 
 
"The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan strongly condemned the suicide bomb 
blast outside the Judicial Complex in Peshawar that killed 19 people 
and injured many innocent Pakistanis. The Embassy extended its 
sympathy to the victims of the attack and the families and friends 
of those who lost their lives in the cruel attack." 
 
News Story: Pakistani Taliban Warn Against Army Offensive "Dawn" 
(11/20) 
 
"The Pakistani Taliban once again warned against the government's 
offensive against them and reiterated that they would fight the 
Pakistan army until their demands were accepted. Speaking 
exclusively to 'DawnNews,' the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) 
spokesman Azam Tariq said the Pakistani Taliban would continue their 
action against the present government until it stops following 
America's dictation." 
 
News Story: 20 Taliban Killed In Bajaur, SWA "Daily Times" (11/20) 
 
"Security forces killed 13 Taliban, including two foreigners and 
injured two others in Bajaur Agency on Thursday, while troops killed 
seven more Taliban in the military offensive in South Waziristan. 
Fighter jets bombed Taliban hideouts in Gugray, Gatki, Supray and 
Swai in Mamond tehsil, and destroying five hideouts." 
 
News Story: 16 of A Family Die In Aerial Bombing "The News" (11/20) 
 
"Sixteen members of a family were killed in shelling by jetfighters 
in Tor Smat area Orakzai Agency, locals claimed on Thursday. 
However, there was no comment from the army officials." 
 
News Story: NATO Must Not Walk Away From Afghanistan, Says Chief 
"The News" (11/20) 
 
"NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday the 
alliance must not turn its back on Afghanistan as this would raise 
the threat from al-Qaeda and lead to insecurity throughout central 
Asia. I have absolutely no doubt that if we were to walk away and 
turn our backs on Afghanistan al-Qaeda would be right back, 
Rasmussen told a conference in Budapest. 'And if we were to walk 
away, just imagine the pressure on nuclear-armed Pakistan and the 
way instability would spread like wildfire through central Asia.'" 
 
News Story: So Much For CIA Director's Travelling Incognito "The 
News" (11/20) 
 
"A vehicle of a sensitive security agency escorting U.S. Central 
Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Leon Panetta, currently on a 
'secret' visit to Pakistan, overturned near KRL Chowk at Islamabad 
Expressway while the motorcade was going to Diplomatic Enclave from 
Islamabad Airport, intelligence agency sources told 'The News.'" 
 
News Story: Pakistan Most Unsafe Place in The World, Thanks To U.S. 
"The News" (11/20) 
 
"Pakistanis are facing more terrorism in 2009 as compared with Iraq 
and Afghanistan due to increased level of U.S. troop deployment in 
the region and there could be no peace in Pakistan until the 
withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.  That was the conclusion 
of a discussion among top security experts on Thursday night in 'Geo 
News' show 'Capital Talk.'" ( 
 
News Story: Aafia Siddiqui Promises NY Trial Boycott "Dawn" (11/20) 
 
 
"A Pakistan native who was trained as a scientist in the U.S. and 
suspected of being an al-Qaida operative has promised to boycott her 
January trial in New York. Aafia Siddiqui interrupted lawyers to 
announce in federal court in Manhattan on Thursday that she did not 
plan to participate in her trial." 
 
Editorial: Suicide Blast Outside Peshawar Judicial Complex, an 
editorial in the Peshawar-based Urdu-language daily "Mashriq" (cir. 
55,000) (11/20) 
 
"The Taliban have denied any involvement in the suicide bombing 
outside the Peshawar Judicial Complex.  Meanwhile, the government 
officials have also rejected allegations that the Blackwater is 
behind this deadly blast. If both these claims are true, then 
question arises who is responsible for these dastardly incidents? 
The terrified people are also questioning that why our government is 
giving clarifications on behalf of the infamous Blackwater?" 
 
Editorial: General Kayani's Courageous Stance On National Security, 
an editorial in the second-largest, nationalist Urdu daily 
"Nawa-i-Waqt" (cir. 150,000) (11/20) 
 
"Army chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has said that there is a 
permanent danger from a neighboring country which has expansionist 
designs....  General Kayani's statement represents the feeling of 
every Pakistani.  The nation stands by its army and if needed it 
will stand by it like 1965.  The government has to respond to what 
India has been doing in Waziristan and Balochistan; it should also 
have courage like General Kayani." 
 
Editorial: Army Chief's Bold Statement, in the Lahore-based populist 
center-right Urdu daily "Khabrain" (cir. 50,000) (11/20) 
 
"Since India is presently being used by the international powers it 
can commit any kind of excess [against Pakistan].  It is due to this 
reason that the Army Chief had to say that we face a 'threat from 
the neighbor, and can do anything to protect national security.' 
Due to the ongoing crises in the country, certain foreign powers 
were under the impression that Pakistan would fall into the trap of 
their conspiracies. But the Army Chief's statement is very clear, 
 
 
and he has given an unequivocal message to anti-Pakistan powers that 
Pakistan "can go to any limit" for national security." 
 
POLITICAL ISSUES 
 
News Story: NAB Compiles New List After Erasure Of Old Record "Dawn" 
(11/20) 
 
"On the instructions of the government, the National Accountability 
Bureau has prepared a fresh list of 233 cases of financial 
irregularities against 248 people that were withdrawn or disposed of 
under the National Reconciliation Ordinance, 2007. Sources told Dawn 
on Thursday that original lists submitted by the provincial 
governments and NAB to the federal government involved an amount of 
Rs708 billion allegedly siphoned off through kickbacks, corruption 
and misuse of authority." 
 
News Story: Rulers Have Bowed Before U.S. "The Nation" (11/20) 
 
"Editor 'The Nation' Dr. Shireen Mazari has said that the color of 
the state is getting "red and white" instead of "green and white" as 
present rulers have bowed before America accepting its growing 
hegemony at the cost of rule of law, sovereignty and prestige of the 
country. She expressed these views while presiding over a seminar on 
'Political and Cultural Hegemony of Big Powers - Role of Media' at 
Hameed Nizami Press Institute of Pakistan on Thursday." 
 
Editorial: Rising Corruption, an editorial in the Lahore-based 
liberal English language daily "Daily Times" (cir. 10,000) (11/20) 
 
"It seems as if Pakistan has a knack for being in the news for all 
the wrong reasons. According to Transparency International's 
Corruption Perception Index 2009, Pakistan has climbed five places 
to number 42 from 47.... Pakistan tops the list of countries known 
for bad governance, rampant corruption and a poor law and order 
situation. The common man is forced to pay bribes for police 
protection, education and justice. Corruption is not only rampant in 
all our institutions but also in our day-to-day lives.... Effective 
action against corruption is the responsibility of governments. 
Civil society and the private sector also have to play an active 
role by holding the government accountable wherever it goes wrong." 
 
 
Editorial: Most Ridiculous Idea Of Changing Country's Name, an 
editorial in the Islamabad-based rightist English daily "Pakistan 
Observer" (cir. 5,000) (11/20) 
 
"Though a political party which was reported to be in league with 
two other parties has denied making the sinister move but 
circumstantial evidence suggests that the idea of changing the name 
of the country from 'Islamic' to 'Peoples' Republic of Pakistan was 
mooted during ongoing deliberations of the Constitutional Reforms 
Committee. According to reports, the idea was floated by the ANP and 
two other parties - PPP and MQM - welcomed the suggestion by their 
coalition partner.... It is regrettable that a handful of people are 
still working on their filthy agenda of turning this overwhelmingly 
Muslim State into a secular one. But we will warn them that this 
cannot happen, as people of Pakistan are ready to defend the core 
interests of the country at any cost.... We are also sure that other 
political parties and leaders of the public opinion would renounce 
this thinking." 
 
ECON/BUSINESS 
 
News Story: U.S. Turns Focus On Energy In Pak Aid Review "The 
Nation" (11/20 
 
"The United States expects to complete a review on how to spend $7.5 
billion in proposed aid for Pakistan by the end of this month, with 
an early focus on the country's decrepit energy sector, senior U.S. 
officials said on Wednesday.... U.S. officials involved in the 
review declined to say how $1.5 billion a year in new funds would be 
allocated but made clear that an infrastructure project, 
particularly electricity was an important part of the review." 
 
News Story: U.S. Business Visas To Be Issued From Lahore Soon "Dawn" 
(11/20) 
 
"U.S. Consul General Ms Carmela Conroy has said that modalities are 
being finalized to start issuance of business visas from Lahore as 
early as possible. Speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and 
Industry on Thursday, she said that the United States was taking all 
possible measures to ensure economic stability in Pakistan. The role 
of business community was of utmost importance for the purpose." 
 
Editorial: Iran's Grievance Regarding Gas Pipeline Project And Cheap 
Electricity, an editorial in the popular rightist Urdu-language 
daily "Ausaf" (cir. 10,000) (11/20) 
 
"According to some reports, the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline 
project is facing inordinate delay due to the pressure from 
Washington. In fact, the U.S. wants to keep Pakistan's economy 
dependent on foreign loans and exploit this weakness of ours to 
advance its agenda in the region. The government should reject any 
U.S. pressure, and finalize the pipeline project which would, 
surely, play a pivotal role in boosting our national economy." 
 
Editorial: Pakistan's Sorry Attitude To Iranian Offers, an editorial 
in the second-largest, nationalist Urdu daily "Nawa-i-Waqt" (cir. 
150,000) (11/20) 
 
"Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Mashallah Shakiri has said that some 
unseen force wants to sabotage relations between Pakistan and Iran. 
Speaking with Nawa-i-Waqt, he said that Iran has started 
implementing the gas pipeline agreement, but Pakistan hasn't made 
progress in this respect.  He said that Iran is willing to 
immediately supply 1000 MW electricity, but Pakistan is not willing 
to buy it, despite facing acute power crisis....  Iran wishes to 
provide us cheap electricity while the people's representatives are 
insisting on having most expensive rental power plants.  We need to 
improve our relations with not only Iran but we need to have an 
Islamic bloc with the inclusion of Afghanistan and Turkey." 
 
(All circulation figures are based on estimation) 
Patterson