Pakistan – Page 23

Authorities responsible for Oil Spill Diasaster

August 16, 2003 by KO

The daily papers have finally woken up and are investigating the oil spill. It seems the PNSC illegally leased the ship in the first place as by Pakistani law it can’t use a ship older than 15 years, and the ship has to be double hulled. Not only that, they are apparently paying far more … Read moreAuthorities responsible for Oil ~~Spill~~ Diasaster

Pakistan oil spill update

August 16, 2003 by KO

The Tasman Spirit has finally “broken up”:http://www.timespk.com/2003/august/15/top.htm. Predictably, the govt. said once again that the oil spill is not going to threaten the coastal areas. According to the BBC, 12,000 tons have already been spilled. By any standards, that is a huge diasaster, yet somehow the federal govt. keeps putting out statements like: _worst is … Read morePakistan oil spill update

Spill Feared from Grounded Oil Tanker

August 14, 2003 by KO

The “oil tanker has now broken into two”:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3150313.stm. “India offered to help”:http://www.hinduonnet.com/stories/2003081501241200.htm, but so far the Pakistan govt. hasn’t responded. The saddest part of the whole affair is that the Federal govt. said that since the tanker has now sunk the worst is over. Nobody here seems the least bit concerned about the oil spill. … Read moreSpill Feared from Grounded Oil Tanker

Musharraf : Self Styled Saviour Stuck in a Rut

August 12, 2003 by KO

Ever since the elections took place last October, Musharraf has been hobbled. He can no longer do what he pleases since he’s the one who set up the horse and cattle show which we call a govt. More than half of the parliament is dead set against him and wants him to either quit as president or army chief. So Musharraf is in a bit of a quandary, as if he does get rid of one of his uniforms then he in turn can be chucked out himself. If he throws out the current govt. then he’s going to get some really bad press everywhere, which is something he really doesn’t want.

Bhutto sentenced in Switzerland

August 5, 2003 by KO

The “debate”:http://www.rediff.com/news/jun/12rajiv.htm in Pakistan about the amount Bhutto and Zardari stole is “officially estimated”:http://www.dawn.com/weekly/cowas/20010211.htm to be well over a billion dollars. A 50K fine each seems ludicrous, and the 2 million figure is just pocket change. Earlier, the Pakistan government had even “hired an American asset recovery company”:http://www.newsline.com.pk/NewsSep2002/newsspsep.htm to track down the hidden billions. bq.. … Read moreBhutto sentenced in Switzerland

Trashing the Republic: an overdone pastime

August 5, 2003 by KO

From the Department of things are not as bad as we write they are. A number of American leftists are expecially prone to this. As for Pakistani journalists, for most of them the less said the better. One thing which is especially true of Pakistani society is that when faced with a problem they will … Read moreTrashing the Republic: an overdone pastime

Dozens dead in Pakistan blast

August 3, 2003 by KO

[quote]At least 52 people have been killed and 150 injured in a series of explosions in northern Pakistan, officials say. The blasts are believed to have been caused by explosives used for road building, which were stored in the home of a local contractor. …The explosions occurred in a remote village in Diamir district – … Read moreDozens dead in Pakistan blast

Pakistan first

August 2, 2003 by KO

!http://ko.offroadpakistan.com/images/cowasjee.jpg(Cowasjee)! “Dawn”:http://dawn.com: “*Ardeshir Cowasjee*”:http://www.dawn.com/weekly/cowas/cowas.htm

Of late, following the line set, our politicians have echoed the slogan, ‘Pakistan first’. However, in their case, we can but take this to mean ‘Me first.’

Closer to the ground, and within the space of three days last week, at Lahore and then at Peshawar, President General Pervez Musharraf fulminated, with absolute justification, against the actions and attitudes of the gentlemen graduates of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal.

Floods kill 88 people, maroon 100,000 in Pakistan

July 29, 2003 by KO

If it keeps raining like its been predicted to, half of Sindh will be a diasaster zone. [quote]KARACHI, July 29 (Reuters) – Sweeping floods caused by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 88 people and stranded more than 100,000 in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, government officials and the army said on Tuesday. >>[url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP315089.htm]Reuters: Tahir … Read moreFloods kill 88 people, maroon 100,000 in Pakistan

US fears Musharraf-parliament showdown

July 27, 2003 by KO

[quote]WASHINGTON: President General Pervez Musharraf’s continued role as army chief and the status of his constitutional amendments have led to a deadlock that may be headed towards a showdown (as it) has raised critical concerns about the viability of Pakistan’s still fragile democratic institutions; according to a ‘brief’ prepared for Congress by the Congressional Research … Read moreUS fears Musharraf-parliament showdown