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The begriming of Mr. Asif Zardari’s Prime Ministership began with a very docile and compromising attitude towards Bharat (aka India). The PPPP came under a barrage or fire for its conciliatory attitude towards Delhi. However the events of the past several weeks brought about a fundamental change in Mr. Asif Zardari who was under the impression that if he was nice to Delhi, Bharat would be nice to him

The exact opposite has happened. Mr. Asif Zardari on the advice of Mr. Haqqani let Bharat extract its pound of blood by allowing the UN to pass a resolution against Pakistan. There was a tacit understanding that this would be enough for Bharat and this pound of flesh would enable the Indian National Congress to appease its war mongering media.

Indian authorities …have expressed the suspicion that the good intentions of Pakistan’s civilian leaders are not necessarily shared by its military and intelligence establishments, which were forged in a decades-long rivalry with India and have sponsored armed Islamist groups in Indian Kashmir and in Afghanistan during the anti-Soviet conflict there.

But Qureshi and Pakistan’s intelligence chief, Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha, said Wednesday that the country’s security forces are subservient to civilian authority and committed to supporting democratic rule. “It is completely clear to the army chief and I that this government must succeed,” Pasha said of Zardari’s administration. “I report regularly to the president and take orders from him.”Washington Post. Rondeaux reported from a U.S. military base in Afghanistan.

The PPPP government was shocked to discover that even after ascertaining the truth of the matter the Bharti government not only continued to hide the internal connections in Mumbai, it escalated the war of words by directly blaming the Pakistani government and the ISI (which was now working under the PPPP appointed General).

ISLAMABAD: In a bizarre drama, Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Maj Gen(retd) Mahmud Ali Durrani was sacked on Wednesday night for having indicated days ago that Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone Pakistani terrorist arrested for the Mumbai terror attacks, may have been a Pakistani, a fact ironically confirmed by the government earlier in the day. ( Watch )

A brief statement issued by the Prime Minister’s House said Yousuf Raza Gilani had sacked Durrani “for his irresponsible behaviour (of) not taking Prime Minister and other stakeholders into confidence and lack of coordination on matters of national security”.
Gilani was quoted by Geo News channel as saying that he had sacked Durrani for commenting on the issue of the nationality of Iman alias Ajmal Kasab without taking him (Gilani) or the government into confidence.  The premier told the channel that Durrani’s “irresponsible” comments had affected Pakistan’s image and went against the government’s policies. Times of India

The dynamics of the Bharat-Pakistan relationship has now permanently changed. Mr. Zardari was peeved at the stoppage of Pakistani waters by Bharat. He is now livid and will bank on the more conservative hawks.

In an interview with CNN, Mahmud Ali Durrani said there appeared to be proof that all 10 gunmen had Pakistani roots. Officials from the Foreign and Information ministries confirmed that assertion, but the Foreign Ministry later retracted its statement, and within hours, government officials and national TV channels reported that Durrani, a former intelligence chief, had been dismissed by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani.Washinton Post

It remains to bee seen what actions if any will be taken against Ms. Sherry Rehman and Mr. Rehman Malik

The move came soon after Information Minister Sherry Rehman and Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq both told reporters that an investigation by Pakistani security agencies had confirmed that Kasab was a Pakistani national.

Rehman also said Pakistan’s investigation into the Mumbai attacks was continuing. Some reports suggested that Durrani’s sacking would have to be endorsed by President Asif Ali Zardari. Pak NSA Mahmud Ali Durrani sacked 7 Jan 2009, 2312 hrs IST, PTI. Times of India

Both US and Pakistani officials appear to be taking actions to lower the tensions.

Neither Qureshi nor Boucher spoke about the new evidence that India says it has found — and delivered to Pakistani authorities — linking Pakistan to the Mumbai assault. Qureshi said he was “disappointed” that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had made such an accusation, and he noted that on the day the Mumbai siege began, he had been in New Delhi trying to improve bilateral relations.

“Suddenly, as I returned to my hotel, Mumbai took place,” he said. “I did not allow this to obstruct my vision, but unfortunately, some Indian politicians succumbed and became obsessed by it.” Qureshi said he had offered “from day one” to cooperate in the investigation into the attacks and that Pakistan’s only desire was to “bring the perpetrators to justice.” Washington Post. Rondeaux reported from a U.S. military base in Afghanistan.

The US wants a joint Bharat (aka India) investigation commission where all facts about the case would be bared.

Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday charged Pakistan with using “terrorism as an instrument of state policy” and indicted that its state agencies were a party to the attacks, Islamabad offered a “joint investigation commission to be supervised by the respective national security advisers” and the dispatch of a high-level delegation from New Delhi to Pakistan.

Although this offer was rejected in biting accents by the Indian government, the US appears to have plumped for it. Stopping short of calling for a joint investigation, US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, who was on a visit to Pakistan earlier this week, appreciated the steps taken by Islamabad so far. He said as more information was uncovered, sharing and follow-up mechanism should also be enhanced. Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper reported that the US wanted a joint investigation commission on which it is a member along with India and Pakistan. Mumbai attacks: US moves in to calm down India, Pak.  KS Manjunath / New Delhi January 08, 2009, 0:31 IST

It is a matter of record that both Mr. Haqqani and Mr. Durrani are Zardari’s American men. Mr. Durrani has now been accused of leaking information to the media, US, and Bharati agencies.

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• Director General ISI incident in which the DG ISI was asked to go to Bharat
• Fake Call of the the Indian Foreign Minister of Bharat to Mr. Zardari
• Mr. Zardari defining the Bharati Air Force instrusion as “technical” mistake
• Mr. Durrani and Mr. Haqqani orchestrated the UN vote against the Jama Ud Dawa.

After the exit of former president General Pervez Musharraf and the election of a civilian government early last year, Durrani’s role as a go-between became crucial as he tried to balance the pressures on the government.

Durrani had a close rapport with American decision-makers on South Asian affairs and had been involved in backchannel American-sponsored efforts on disputed Kashmir and on Afghanistan. He was for a time Pakistan’s ambassador in Washington.

After the Mumbai attack, a move was made to establish a National Intelligence Authority as a counterweight to the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence, which has consistently been accused of dragging its feet in the “war on terror”. A Pakistani professor at Harvard, who used to work as Zardari’s staff officer and once was in the police service, was suggested to head this new body, but … the scheme was shelved…Washington has lost a vital point man as it prepares for a new phase in Afghanistan. US vice president-elect Joe Biden, who is due to visit the region soon, has much to be concerned about. Saleem Shehzad Asia Times

Whatever the turth of the matter is in the case of Mr. Durrani, most Pakistanis breathe a sigh of relief…good riddance to bad rubbish. Most ask when will Haqqani be fired?

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