Tag: Ispr

Presidency, ISPR rubbish Ijaz’s claim

The claim of Mansoor Ijaz on Saturday fell flat on his face as the Presidency and the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) denied that President...

ISPR rejects issuing PR on Adiyala Jail inmates’ case

A spokesman of the ISPR on Wednesday strongly denied charges that the ISPR had issued a press release and commented on the sub-judice case...

SC moved against ISPR DG for interfering in sub-judice matter

A petition was filed with the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking initiation of contempt of court proceedings against Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General...

Military fights back HRW’s accusations against ISI

Pakistan’s military on Thursday unleashed an astonishing tirade against the US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) which accused its spies of acting like a state...

Much ado about nothing?

Haqqani leaves Will the furies have no mercy on the champions of doom and gloom in the country? Will the national addiction to drama -...

Merely sound and fury

The times we are enduring If ever a doubt lingered with regard to us having regressed beyond redemption, it should go away with the ongoing...

NATO helicopters committed ‘omission’ in raid: ISPR

In its detailed reaction to a U.S. inquiry report of the November 26 NATO strikes, Pakistan Army on Monday said that the US/NATO and...

They come in threes

The government’s tribulations It is three fronts that the government faces today. First, the military, whose sabre-rattling, never too subtle at the best of times,...

Ominous signs?

Statesmanship not brinkmanship As Pakistan's power titans, the government, the army and the judiciary, seemingly come to blows, it is now free for all. Political...

Kayani spoke to me before releasing statement: Gilani

In a bid to melt the ice, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Wednesday that Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez...

Again?

Once more into the breach dear friends... Are we condemned, then, to repeat history? Does the current gathering storm contain within it an all too...

Personal to the political

Can the army defend this country from itself? A December 21, 2011 Inter-Services Press Release No PR301/2011-ISPR reads: “An article was published in the daily,...

ISPR denies UK paper’s allegations

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) ON Wednesday categorically denied meeting of DG ISI Ahmed Shuja Pasha with Arab leaders to oust Zardari government. "It is...

Will democracy survive?

It still might Some political leaders and parties have been trying to dislodge the federal government from its earliest days. Many deadlines were given by...

He’s back

A set of challenges The best gig in town, being a news pundit. A turn of phrase here, an amusing anecdote there and off you...

General Kayani held telephonic talk with President by chance: ISPR

ISPR has given a statement that some events of the last 72 hours were being attributed to the telephonic conversation between the President and...

One-man demolition squad

Thus spake Mansoor, again… Mansoor Ijaz’s claim regarding the alleged memo was taken extremely seriously by the establishment, opposition parties and the Supreme Court. The...