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| Pakistan army warns PM Gilani over criticisms |
| 2012-01-11 |
| Looks like it's time for Gilani to do a runner and take his 10% with him. Pakistan's military has publicly rebuked Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani over an escalating row. The army warned of "serious ramifications with potentially grievous consequences" after the PM criticised military leaders in a media interview. Paris is looking awfully good right now, Yousuf... Meanwhile, Mr Gilani has sacked his defence secretary, who is seen as having close ties to the military. Tensions have been rising in recent months between Pakistan's civilian government and military leaders. Remember to take the Krugerrands... The latest row is a serious source of instability in Pakistan, where the military has ruled for more than half the country's history after seizing power in a series of coups. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #6 TOPIX > PENTAGON: NO ASSURANCES AGZ MILITARY COUP/OVERTHROW OF GOVT. Uh, uh, THE US WILL SURRENDER THE PERSIAN GULF TO IRAN VIA COUP IN PAKISTAN??? Who knew. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-01-11 22:49 |
| #5 PAK Military's Top Eggs + Senior Commanders are repor planning to meet in confab to discuss + "assess" Gilani's statements, espec as per "Memo-gate". * MILBLOGGERS = opine that PAK ARMY is all thingys GOD + STATE in Pakistan, so Govt. Politicos in Islamabad are taking a serious risk to their position + very lives by po'ing them off. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-01-11 20:39 |
| #4 Saw this on the American Interest. The persistence of the memogate scandal demonstrates two things. First, that PakistanÂ’s current civilian leaders are worried about the militaryÂ’s power and intentions. Second, that the generals arenÂ’t angling for a traditional coup. At present, they prefer to operate through the Supreme Court and sympathetic parliamentary parties. PakistanÂ’s military leadership likes to pull the strings from the background and keep civilian government in the hot seat." http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2012/01/11/in-pakistan-a-new-kind-of-coup/ |
| Posted by: Mike Ramsey 2012-01-11 18:30 |
| #3 Looks like it's time for Gilani to do a runner and take his 10% with him. Yeah, 10% of dead is still dead. In the meantime, our ol' pal Perv is lurking offstage right. Hey, didn't he have something to do with the Army? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-01-11 17:25 |
| #2 Gimme' a "C"....gimme' a "O"..... |
| Posted by: AlanC 2012-01-11 09:38 |
| #1 Update Pakistan PM fires top defence official after army generals attack on civilian leadership Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani sacked his defence secretary on Wednesday for "gross misconduct" as tensions with the military exploded following an army warning to the civilian leader. |
| Posted by: tipper 2012-01-11 09:27 |