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SUBJECT:  PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 01, 2010 
 
Summary:  The reported death of Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud 
dominated media on Monday morning.  Several dailies reported that 
Mehsud has been buried, while others highlighted the Taliban's claim 
that he is alive.  Newspapers also covered the Pakistan Army 
Spokesman's remarks that they are investigating these reports.  "The 
News" "The Nation" and Urdu daily, "Jang," published reports of 
drone strike casualties in January 2010.  Each paper reported that 
12 strikes were executed last month, with statistics ranging from 90 
to 123 persons killed.  The U.S. strategy and India's role in 
Afghanistan continued to garner news coverage.  Media reported 
Assistant Secretary Crowley's remarks that the "new U.S. strategy 
for Afghanistan aims at taking advantage of shifting loyalties 
within the country's tribal  set-up for putting pressure on the 
Taliban leadership."  "Dawn" front-paged a report that "Indian goods 
(are) being taken to NATO troops in Afghanistan via Pakistan under 
Afghan Transit Trade (ATT)."  Foreign Minister Qureshi's comments 
that the West must reciprocate Pakistan's anti-terror efforts were 
also displayed prominently. Four Urdu language newspapers carried 
the U.S. Mission in Pakistan's condemnation of the Saturday suicide 
bombing in Bajaur, and "Daily Times" reported the American Voices 
Foundation's visit to Karachi.  U.S. action in Haiti continues to 
draw headlines in Pakistan.  All major English dailies and several 
Urdu newspapers carried reports of 10 American citizens arrested for 
child trafficking in Haiti.  "Dawn" also published a report from 
"The Guardian News Service," entitled "Haiti sovereignty takes a 
back seat; US in charge," perpetuating the "perception that the 
U.S., not Haiti's government, is running the country."  Several 
dailies also reported that U.S. airline security measures have 
angered important U.S. partners in the fight against Al Qaeda.  "The 
Nation" and "The News" ran opinion pieces based on a recent audit 
report, highlighting difficulties in a USAID development program in 
FATA. In "Why U.S. aid fails," "The Nation" tied the failure of U.S. 
aid programs to negative fallout from "increasing drone attacks" and 
disregard for the "laws of the land and the procedures." The piece 
also places blame on USAID's Pakistani advisors and partners that 
give the "impression that rules and procedures can be bypassed." 
"The News" took a more balanced stance in its piece entitled "Aid to 
nowhere," focusing on a myriad of difficulties in administering aid 
in FATA, including the lack of foreign development professionals 
able to operate in a conflict zone and "corrupt", "poorly-managed" 
local development delivery systems. The piece stated that "if the 
faltering FATA project is anything to go by, the future of 
aid-project delivery is looking bleak."  End Summary. 
 
TOP STORIES 
 
News Story: Army Investigating Reports Of Hakeemullah's Death  - 
"Dawn" (02/01) 
 
"The government said on Sunday it was trying to confirm new reports 
on state television that the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan's Chief 
Hakimullah Mehsud had been killed by a U.S. drone strike, but the 
militia again denied his death. The PTV, citing sources, reported 
that Hakimullah had been buried on Friday in Orakzai Agency." 
 
News Story: U.S. Condemn Suicide Bombing in Bajaur - "Jang," 
"Islam," "Ausaf," "Aaj-Kal" (02/01) 
 
"The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan condemned the suicide bombing 
targeting innocent people on Saturday in Bajaur. We extend our 
condolences to the victims' families and friends, and to the 
Pakistani people." 
 
News Story: Indian Goods Being Taken To NATO Troops Via Pakistan  - 
"Dawn" (02/01) 
 
"Despite Pakistan's refusal to let Indian products be taken to 
Afghanistan through its territory under the Afghan Transit Trade 
(ATT), Indian goods are being taken to the country via Pakistan 
under the tags of ISAF and NATO. Documentary evidence placed in the 
National Assembly library may have failed to catch the attention of 
honorable parliamentarians, but International Security Assistance 
Force (ISAF) and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) personnel 
are receiving Indian goods transported through Pakistan under 
special arrangements.... Documents available with Dawn reveal that 
the facility was being regularly used since the start of the war on 
terror and Pakistan playing the role of a frontline state." 
 
News Story: U.S. To Take Advantage Of Shifting Tribal Loyalties; 
Plan For Bringing Taliban to Negotiating Table - "Dawn" (02/01) 
"The new US strategy for Afghanistan aims at taking advantage of 
shifting loyalties within the country's tribal set-up for putting 
pressure on the Taliban leadership, says Assistant Secretary of 
State Philip J. Crowley. At a briefing at the State Department over 
the weekend, the senior U.S. official explained how the United 
States planned to approach a new initiative launched in London on 
Thursday for reintegrating the Taliban in the Afghan mainstream." 
 
News Story: Qureshi Seeks West's Help To Boost Economy  - "Dawn" 
(02/01) 
 
"Underscoring Pakistan's contributions to the war against militancy, 
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said the country has 
rendered more sacrifices than the international forces in 
Afghanistan and the West should now reciprocate by helping 
revitalize its economy and enhance its capacity to counter 
terrorism. The foreign minister was delivering a speech on the 
'Situation in Pakistan and its role in the war against terrorism' at 
the Oxford University on Saturday evening." 
 
News Story: U.S. Drones Killed 123 Civilians, Three Al-Qaeda Men In 
January  - "The News" (02/01) 
 
"Afghanistan-based U.S. predators carried out a record number of 12 
deadly missile strikes in the tribal areas of Pakistan in January 
2010, of which 10 went wrong and failed to hit their targets, 
killing 123 innocent Pakistanis. The remaining two successful drone 
strikes killed three al-Qaeda leaders, wanted by the Americans." 
 
News Story: Air Security 'Blacklist' Angers U.S. Allies - "Daily 
Times" (02/01) 
 
"Airline security measures introduced by Washington - after a failed 
attempt to blow up a flight on Christmas Day - risk backfiring 
because they have angered important U.S. partners in the fight 
against Al Qaeda. Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Nigeria have voiced 
their displeasure at their inclusion on a 14-strong list of 
countries where passengers departing for the U.S. are to be subject 
to especially rigorous pre-flight screening." 
 
TERRORISM/MILITARY ISSUES 
 
News Story: Troops Snatch Key Taliban Area; 20 Killed  - "Dawn" 
(02/01) 
 
"Security forces gained control of Taliban's headquarters in the 
Sewai area of Bajaur Agency on Sunday after intense shelling and 
clashes in which at least 20 militants, an important 'commander' 
among them, were killed. Artillery, jets and helicopter gunships 
provided cover when troops advanced on Sewai, Jani Shah, Azarnau, 
Sapari, Khaza and Damadola areas of Mamond tehsil, sources said." 
 
News Story: N. Waziristan Taliban Seek Shelter In Afghanistan  - 
"Dawn" (02/01) 
 
"The Taliban in North Waziristan have asked local people to send a 
Jirga of elders to Afghanistan to hold talks with the Karzai 
government and seek shelter for themselves across the border, 
because many non-combatants were killed as a result of 
'indiscriminate action' being taken by the Pakistan army. The 
Taliban Shura of North Waziristan issued a pamphlet on Sunday 
accusing security forces of bombing civilians." 
 
News Story: Taliban Warn Of 'Big War' If Truce Violated - "The 
Nation" (02/01) 
 
"The Taliban in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) have warned the 
government, through a pamphlet distributed on Sunday, of starting a 
'big war' if the latter did not stop violating peace agreement with 
Taliban of NWA and resort to any military operation henceforth in 
any area falling under their control." 
 
POLITICAL ISSUES 
 
News Story: Peace Talks Will Ensure Early Troop Pullout, Taliban 
Told  - "Dawn" (02/01) 
 
"Taliban fighters should drop their demand that U.S. and NATO forces 
withdraw from Afghanistan before peace talks can be held, President 
Hamid Karzai said on Sunday, adding talks would make it easier for 
troops to leave." 
 
News Story: Talks With Afghan Taliban Proof Of U.S. Failure: JI  - 
"The News" (02/01) 
 
"The Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Syed Munawar Hasan has said that the 
rulers of the Muslim countries are the greatest test of Muslims, 
while addressing to the national workshop of the Jamiatul Mohsanat 
at Mansoora on Sunday.... Terming the London Conference on Afghan 
issue a failure, Munawar said the representatives of 60 countries 
were unable to put forth a concrete solution. The U.S., he said, had 
been defeated in Afghanistan but now it wanted the whole world to 
share his defeat, adding that the London Conference and the talks 
with the Taliban showed that the policy of military aggression had 
failed. He advised the Pakistan government to abandon military 
operations and find out solutions to issues through dialogue." 
 
ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT 
 
News Story: Petrol To Cost 9 Per Cent More   - "Dawn" (02/01) 
 
"The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) increased prices of 
petroleum products on Sunday by Rs3 to Rs7.4 per liter, or up to 
9.37 per cent, with immediate effect in line with a rise in the 
international market." 
 
News Story: ADB Exposes The dirty Side of Rental Power Scam  - "The 
News" (02/01) 
 
"Asian Development Bank's (ADB) highly damning report on the 
controversial Rental Power Plants (RPPs) agreements and the entire 
selection process reads more like an indictment than the mere energy 
audit it had originally meant to be. From calling the agreements 
heavily biased in favor of RPPs to pointing out inexplicable 
post-tender award changes in the offered terms, the report clearly 
reveals that transparency was clearly the first casualty in this 
high power, high stakes, rental power drama." 
 
News Story: Committee Soon To Review Six Rental Power Projects  - 
"Dawn" (02/01) 
 
"The government is considering to form a committee to carry out a 
legal and contractual review of six rental power projects and 
re-submit them to the cabinet for approval, a spokesman for the 
Water and Power Ministry said on Sunday. He said the committee would 
also co-opt a consultant from the Asian Development Bank to go 
through legal and financial implications of the contracts that had 
not been cleared in ADB's third-party audit." 
 
MISCELLANEOUS 
 
News Story: 10 U.S. Citizens Held In Haiti  - "Dawn" (02/01) 
 
"The U.S. Embassy said in Port-Au-Prince on Sunday that 10 U.S. 
citizens were being held in Haiti for 'alleged violations of Haitian 
laws related to immigration,' following reports they tried to leave 
the country with 33 Haitian children. 'American diplomats have 
visited the detained Americans and are in communication with Haitian 
authorities,' said the Embassy in a statement." 
 
News Story: Haiti Sovereignty Takes Back Seat; U.S. In Charge  - 
"Dawn" (02/01) 
 
"Officially, Haiti's government is directing earthquake relief 
efforts but the hand-written sign in Delmas, one of Port-auPrince's 
devastated districts, told a different story: "Hello America! We 
need help here. Urgent! Thank you America!" The plea cut through 
diplomatic circumlocutions and political spin to reflect the 
perception that the US, not Haiti's government, is running the 
country." 
 
News Story: American Musical Theatre Experts In City To Share 
Experience With Youths  - "Daily Times" (02/01) 
 
"A three-member delegation of the U.S.-based American Voices 
Foundation (AVF) is on a visit to Karachi for a week. They will 
attend several workshops on music, theatre and dance to teach and 
share their experience with young musician, dancers and vocalists. 
The delegation comprises pianist and executive director of AVF John 
Ferguson; vocalist, dancer, choreographer and director Michael Parks 
Masterson and director, choreographer and writer Carole Hanna 
McCann. They will also perform a short play with Nida Butt's group 
and hold a jazz concert during their visit." 
 
EDITORIALS/OPINIONS 
 
Editorial: Aid To Nowhere, an editorial in the populist, often 
sensational national English daily "The News" (cir. 55,000) (02/01) 
 
"Delivering aid effectively is no easier than finding the money to 
fund it. From a damning report published on the USAID website we 
find that 'little progress' has been made in a development program 
funded by the U.S. and running in FATA since 2008.... Most of NWFP 
is a no-go area for anybody other than our own development 
professionals and most foreign workers have now withdrawn. It is 
difficult to see how foreign-funded programs are to be implemented 
let alone monitored. Our systems for the delivery of development 
programs are corrupt, often poorly managed by political appointees 
who have little knowledge or understanding of development processes 
and are unable to offer continuity as they change with the political 
weather. The failure of the USAID program in FATA should serve as a 
warning, though whether it will be heeded even if heard must be a 
very moot point." 
 
Editorial: Why U.S. Aid Fails, an editorial in the center-right 
national English daily "The Nation" (cir. 20,000) (02/01) 
 
"Just as the U.S. military policy in Afghanistan is meeting with 
failure, leading to a reassessment and shift in focus; so in 
Pakistan the U.S. Aid programs are showing little success.... One 
major example of this is the negative fallout of continuous and 
increasing drone attacks in FATA, which hardly endear the U.S. and 
its associates to the local people. But which NGO would actually 
inform the U.S. government that no amount of money would alter the 
local thinking as long as the drone attacks continued. So, instead, 
the U.S.-based and local NGOs and local authorities in charge of the 
tribal agencies merely kept taking the aid money papering over the 
real issues that remain unresolved. The same problem is evident 
elsewhere in Pakistan where USAID wants to initiate programs through 
their private contractors - both American-s and local - but are not 
prepared to conform to the laws of the land and the procedures." 
 
Editorial: Finding 'Common Ground', an editorial in the country's 
premier business newspaper, "Business Recorder" (cir. 25,000) 
(02/01) 
 
"Policymakers and bankers called a truce after a week of mutual 
recrimination at the World Economic Forum annual meeting, saying 
they agreed on the need for global financial regulations.... United 
States President Barack Obama, in his State of the Union address, 
stated his administration's intent to levy a fee on banks making 
profits, while the United Kingdom government has approved a one-time 
tax on bank bonuses.... Additionally, Obama stated that the recovery 
from banks of the bail-out package has begun and added that the 
money returned would be pumped right back into the economy by 
lending to small businesses, which would spearhead the economic 
recovery." 
 
Editorial: It's Time To Safeguard Our Own Interest, an editorial in 
the Peshawar-based Urdu-language daily "Mashriq" (cir. 55,000) 
(02/01) 
 
"Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan will 
use its influence to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table and 
in the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan. His claim that 
majority of the Taliban support compromise with the Karzai 
government. But it is the need of the hour that the entire spectrum 
of the Afghan resistance forces must be taken on board which is 
necessary to restore peace to the war-ravaged country. Pakistan also 
needs to hold dialogue with local Taliban but this target cannot be 
achieved unless the drone attacks are not stopped. At this critical 
juncture, we have an opportunity to safeguard our national 
interests." 
 
Editorial: TTP Damaged, an editorial in the Karachi-based 
center-left independent national English daily "Dawn" (cir. 55,000) 
(02/01) 
 
"So the violence is not on the verge of ending; indeed, if 
Hakeemullah is dead the country will be bracing itself for 
retaliatory strikes. But neither should the severe damage inflicted 
on the TTP be underestimated. South Waziristan was the 'centre of 
gravity' and Swat/Malakand division a radical attempt at supplanting 
the state's writ in areas outside FATA. Both are no more under the 
TTP's control. In addition, the security forces have disrupted the 
communications network of the militants, making it more difficult 
for them to coordinate. All of this has seriously hurt the TTP. 
However, as we have argued before, lasting gains will only be had if 
there is success on another front: the capture or elimination of the 
TTP leadership. The hunt for them must be intensified." 
 
Editorial: The Taliban Babel, an editorial in the populist, often 
sensational national English daily "The News" (cir. 55,000) (02/01) 
 
"With all eyes on what comes in the wake of the London conference on 
Afghanistan and the accelerating engagement of the Afghan Taliban in 
talks about talks, our own problems with the Taliban and how we talk 
to them bear scrutiny.... Consider then our experience of deals done 
with the Taliban in the past - not one of them has ever moved to 
full implementation and all of them have quickly collapsed in a 
welter of recrimination and bloodshed. The Afghan Taliban may be 
war-weary, and the meeting between Kai Eide of the United Nations 
and members of the shadowy Quetta Shura in Dubai during early 
January is perhaps a harbinger of peace." 
 
Editorial: Afghan Peace Search, an editorial in the Lahore-based 
liberal English daily "The Post" (cir. 5,000) (02/01) 
 
"At the London Conference some major developments took place, 
including the agreement by the participants to accept and support 
Afghan efforts to reach out to the 'moderate' Taliban and convince 
them to renounce violence by offering them employment and other 
facilities. This is a positive attempt to bring peace to the 
war-torn country. This is, in fact, the beginning of a process to 
bring the U.S. and the Taliban to the negotiating table and this has 
been reflected in the UN decision to remove some of the Taliban 
leaders' names from their terrorist list." 
 
Editorial: When Will We Get Rid Of This Bloodshed, an editorial in 
the Karachi-based, pro-Taliban Jihadi Urdu daily "Islam" (cir. 
15,000) (02/01) 
 
"The fresh terrorist attack in Bajaur Agency has once again proved 
the ineffectiveness of our wrong and ill-advised policies. The 
relentless drone attacks and the government's strategy to raise 
tribal militias are also abetting the anger of the local population. 
Our rulers must keep it in mind that the U.S. does not want to see 
stability in Pakistan. Hence, the government needs to devise a 
comprehensive strategy to safeguard Pakistan's interests instead of 
capitulating to the United States' diktat." 
 
Editorial: Suicide Attack In Bajaur, an editorial note in the 
liberal Urdu language daily "Express" (cir. 25,000) (02/01) 
 
"Sixteen persons were martyred and 44 were injured in a suicide 
attack in Bajaur... According to some, our security agencies absolve 
themselves of all responsibility after labeling an attack a suicide 
attack because the main culprit of the bombing has already met his 
fate.... Meanwhile, the President, PM and Interior Minister have, as 
always, condemned this suicide attack also and ordered an 
inquiry.... Pakistan Army's role in trying to control terrorist 
activities is praiseworthy but a lot still remains to be done." 
 
Editorial: Drone Attacks: A Constant Punishment, an editorial in the 
Lahore-based independent Urdu daily "Din" (cir. 5000) (02/01) 
 
"So far, there have been more than 100 drone flights into Pakistani 
territory, martyring hundreds of innocent citizens in missile 
strikes. It is another matter that U.S. officials and media terms 
these martyrs as foreigners.... American drone strikes actually 
reveal that the NATO forces have failed to control terrorists in 
Afghanistan. Every sensible person in the world knows that the real 
reasons for terrorism and extremism are poverty, unemployment and 
the unfair distribution of resources. Terrorism will remain present 
in one form or another so long as these causes remain....  The 
superpower and its allies have become a symbol of hatred around the 
world due to their operations against Muslim countries and their 
citizens. It is ironic that countries that have spread terrorism 
around the world are labeling Pakistan a terrorist training ground." 
 
 
Editorial: China Acted Appropriately Against U.S. Arms Sales, an 
editorial in the Islamabad-based rightist English daily "Pakistan 
Observer" (cir. 5,000) (02/01) 
 
"China has reacted very firmly and appropriately to the U.S. plans 
to sell a package of arms to Taiwan worth about 6.4 billion dollars, 
which include Patriot missiles, Black Hawk helicopters and 
minesweepers. Beijing decided to suspend scheduled visits between 
the Chinese and U.S. armed forces and impose sanctions against U.S. 
companies supplying arms, saying it made the decision out of 
considerations on the severe harm of the U.S. arms sales to 
Taiwan.... We hope that the Obama Administration would reconsider 
its decision as the U.S. needs Chinese cooperation more on a range 
of issues from climate change to the economy and international 
nuclear security and there must be a realization in Washington that 
Beijing cannot be cowed down by pressure tactics." 
 
Opinion: Rethink, Rebuild And Leave!, an op-ed by Khalid Iqbal in 
the center-right national English daily "The Nation" (cir. 20,000) 
(02/01) 
 
"The State of the Union address and the London conference have once 
again brought forth contradictions about the operational level 
execution of the American policy on Afghanistan. Nevertheless, it 
has yet for another time vindicated the perspective about centrality 
of mediation biased dialogue for the resolution of Afghan crisis.... 
Due to historic links with the people of Afghanistan, Pakistan feels 
the urge of playing a very effective role in all the domains of 
developments related activities.... The United States has an 
obligation to leave behind a viable and stable Afghanistan. Hence, 
the Americans need to realign their strategic gyros and rework 
functional modalities for a composite partnership with Pakistan." 
 
Opinion: Diplomatic Immunity?, an op-ed by Estasham Anwar in the 
Karachi-based center-left independent national English daily "Dawn" 
(cir. 55,000) (02/01) 
 
"The crux of the matter is that if a member of a foreign mission is 
caught undertaking an illegal activity, our law-enforcement agencies 
can require him to prove his diplomatic status.... Moreover if a 
diplomat is found using fake identity documents or vehicles with 
fake number-plates or documents, the means of deception can be 
confiscated; the immunity extends to the person of the diplomat, not 
to other items used in the commission of an offence. Similarly, 
carrying weapons without permission or proper documents is also 
against the spirit of the convention, thus making their confiscation 
a possibility. Finally, the Pakistan government would be well within 
its rights under the convention if it restricted the entry of 
diplomats into particular zones for reasons of national security. 
The foregoing discussion drives home the point that it is not the 
convention but the slavish mentality of our own authorities which 
keeps our hands tied vis-`-vis decisive action against 'diplomats' 
who display little respect for the country's laws." 
 
Opinion: Obama's Agenda For Change In A Limbo, an op-ed by Saeed 
Qureshi in the Islamabad-based rightist English daily "Pakistan 
Observer" (cir. 5,000) (02/01) 
 
"With two stunning setbacks happening in quick succession, president 
Obama's ambitious and ground breaking "Agenda for Change" appears to 
be put in the reverse gear.... All the decisions that relate to the 
foreign policy issues or domestic turf, Obama's tone has been 
conciliatory and mild. Perhaps in a bid to forge national unity and 
mindful of the fact that he belonged to the minority race, he didn't 
go out to the way to force his decisions with domination and 
authority. Most of his close aides have been the strong supporters 
and votaries of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. They might not be 
totally in unison at heart with the decisions of president Obama to 
wind up the overseas military operations that served the special 
businesses such as arms producing factories, the security agencies 
such as backwater and those engaged in supply and logistic support. 
So president Obama is up against a formidable challenge which looked 
feeble and dormant when he took over the presidency of the United 
States." 
 
Opinion: Waziristan: The Option Not Taken, an op-ed by Ayaz Wazir in 
the populist, often sensational national English daily "The News" 
(cir. 55,000) (02/01) 
 
"The people of the area complain, but nobody listens. They would not 
have uttered a single word of complaint if they were satisfied that 
the war had achieved the desired result. They would not have 
complained had militancy been eliminated from the area, and the 
country as a whole. They would not have complained had the war made 
Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Lakki Marwat safer from the 
carnage that is being witnessed on a daily basis. Waziristan has 
suffered long enough. We cannot afford to ignore it any more if we 
are concerned about the future of our younger generation. We have to 
replace the "dismantled training camps" with good schools and 
hospitals. We have to provide basic facilities and means of 
livelihood to the people. Only then can we hope to achieve a 
permanent end to militancy. Banking on the military operation alone 
as a cure for militancy is tantamount to following a tunnel-vision 
approach on a road leading nowhere." 
 
(All circulation figures are based on estimation) 
Patterson