TTP calls for ceasefire, Pakistani Army denies talks with TTP, Malik acknowledges informal talks; Militant leader threatens civilian engineers in North Waziristan; Haqqani and Ijaz present conflicting stories on memo, Mullen did not deem memo credible, petition calling for treason filed against Haqqani; Munter claims separate meetings with Khan and Pasha, distances U.S. from memo-gate; Afghan delegation to investigate Rabbani murder; Explosion kills five in Dera Bugti; Police officer killed in school blast; Qureshi and Sharif to meet; PTA delays text ban; Pakistani federal agencies have defaulted on energy bills.

FATA

Memogate

U.S.-Pakistan Relations

  • On Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter clarified that he had met ISI spy chief General Pasha and Imran Khan separately. Munter’s announcement came in response to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement denying allegations made in The Sunday Times which claimed that Munter had been introduced to Khan in Pasha’s presence, indicating Pakistani intelligence and military support of Khan.  Munter also distanced himself from the ongoing memo scandal and indicated it was a Pakistani issue.[4]

Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations

Balochistan

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

Politics

  • Former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will meet with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday. Qureshi, a powerful political figure in Multan, recently resigned from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and is expected to join either the PML-N or Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI).  According to a political figure in Multan, Sharif will formally invite Qureshi to join the PML-N during their meeting.  Express Tribune speculates that the meeting may also focus on the development of a political strategy to defeat Prime Minister Gilani in his home constituency in the next round of elections.[8]

Telecommunications

Energy

 


[1] “Pakistani Taliban declare nationwide cease-fire,” Dawn, November 22, 2011. Available at http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/22/pakistani-taliban-declare-nationwide-cease-fire.html
“Army denies reports of talks with Taliban,” Express Tribune, November 22, 2011. Available at http://tribune.com.pk/story/295793/army-denies-reports-of-talks-with-taliban/\ “Taliban should give up terrorism to initiate talks: Rehman,” Dawn, November 22, 2011. Available at http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/22/taliban-should-give-up-terrorism-to-initiate-talks-rehman.html
[2] “Hafiz Gul Bahadur warns against working with army,” Dawn, November 22, 2011. Available at http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/22/hafiz-gul-bahadur-warns-against-working-with-army.html
[3] Kamran Yousaf  “Memogate: Who’s lying to whom – and why?,” Express Tribune, November 22, 2011. Available at http://tribune.com.pk/story/295743/memogate-whos-lying-to-whom--and-why/ Anwar Iqbal “Mullen did not believe memo was from Zardari: Pentagon,” Dawn, November 21, 2011. Available at http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/22/mullen-did-not-believe-memo-was-from-zardari-pentagon.html “‘Put Haqqani on ECL, try him for treason’”, Express Tribune, November 22, 2011. Available at http://tribune.com.pk/story/295487/mullen-memo-scandal-put-haqqani-on-ecl-try-him-for-treason/
[4] “Met Gen Pasha, Imran Khan on separate occasions: US Ambassador, “ Express Tribune, November 22, 2011. Available at http://tribune.com.pk/story/295809/met-gen-pasha-imran-khan-on-separate-occasions-us-ambassador/
[5] “Afghan team to Pakistan in Rabbani probe: official,” Dawn, November 21, 2011.Available at http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/21/afghan-team-to-pakistan-in-rabbani-probe-official.html
[6] “Five killed, nine injured in Dera Bugti blast,” Dawn, November 22, 2011. Available at http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/22/sui-blast-kills-five-security-men.html
[7] Iftikhar Firdous “Blast outside girls school in Mardan kills policeman,” Express Tribune, November 22, 2011. Available at http://tribune.com.pk/story/295770/blast-outside-girls-school-in-mardan-kills-policeman/
[8] Khalid Hasnain “Qureshi set to meet Nawaz today,” Dawn, November 22, 2011. Available at http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/22/qureshi-set-to-meet-nawaz-today.html Abdul Manan and Kamran Yousaf “Nawaz, Qureshi to plot PPP’s ouster from south Punjab,” Express Tribune, November 22, 2011. Available at http://tribune.com.pk/story/295676/new-alliances-nawaz-qureshi-to-plot-ppps-ouster-from-south-punjab/
[9] “Pakistan telecoms body delays ban on 'obscene' texts,” BBC, November 22, 2011. Available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15834225
[10] “Electricity shortfall: State institutions owe Rs70b in outstanding dues,” Express Tribune, November 22, 2011. Available at http://tribune.com.pk/story/295625/electricity-shortfall-state-institutions-owe-rs70b-in-outstanding-dues/
 
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