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08HONGKONG1599	UNDERSTANDING HONG KONG'S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's fourth Legislative Council (Legco) elections on September 7 will directly affect the pace and direction of the Special Autonomous Region's democratic development. Legco's convoluted election system -- one that confuses most Hong Kong voters -- creates its own campa [...]	2008-08-29 09:20:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HK

08HONGKONG1630	HONG KONG LEGCO ELECTIONS: CONVENTIONAL WISDOM [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Polling suggests Hong Kong voters are putting livelihood issues and a candidate's ability to work with Beijing ahead of democratic reform. On this basis, the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, which can provide constituent services throu [...]	2008-09-04 08:33:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HK
08HONGKONG1653	OUTLOOK FOR HONG KONG LEGCO ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The pan-democratic camp should hold on to at least a third of the 60 seats in the September 7 Legislative Council (Legco) Elections, narrowly depriving pro-government and pro-Beijing forces the 2/3 supermajority required to change the Basic Law and electoral arrangements. The cruc [...]	2008-09-05 11:10:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HK
08HONGKONG1654	DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S LEGCO ELECTION STRATEGY: METHOD [...] (C) Summary and comment: The Democratic Party's (DPHK) decision to run multiple slates in the same geographic constituencies (GC) in the September 7 Legislative Council (Legco) elections appears less self-destructive when explained by either the appeal of a candidate to a particular GC locale [...]	2008-09-05 11:15:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR HK
08HONGKONG1666	LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS: DEMOCRATS NARROWLY [...] (C) Summary and Comment: By holding on to 23 of the Legislative Council's (Legco) 60 seats, Hong Kong's pan-democratic caucus has saved its 1/3 "blocking minority" -- barely. While the government will not be able to dictate the terms of electoral and other constitutional reforms, the democrat [...]	2008-09-08 11:14:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HK
08HONGKONG1679	HONG KONG FINANCIAL COMMUNITY REACTS POSITIVELY TO [...] Summary: Hong Kong's financial community responded positively to the USG's assumption of control over the operations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, believing that the announced arrangement might stabilize the stock, property and credit markets in the U.S. over at least the short term. The chi [...]	2008-09-09 10:08:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV HK CH
08HONGKONG1688	HONG KONG FINANCIAL SECRETARY PRAISES USG'S [...] Summary: Hong Kong's Financial Secretary John Tsang told local Chinese bankers on September 9 that he supports the USG's assumption of control over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. He said the move calmed the concerns of global investors holding debt instruments issued by Fannie/Freddie, but he for [...]	2008-09-10 10:46:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV HK CH
08HONGKONG1712	PRO-BEIJING CHINESE PRESS IN HONG KONG BLAME U.S. [...] Summary: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) closed slightly down on September 12 and lost almost 3 percent during the trading week. Two local pro-Beijing newspapers blamed U.S. and other Western financial institutions for exacerbating recent downturns in global financial markets, as they liqui [...]	2008-09-12 11:30:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV HK CH
08HONGKONG1719	LEHMAN TRADING OPERATIONS SUSPENDED IN HONG KONG; [...] (SBU) Summary: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) closed down 5.4 percent on September 16, mirroring losses in other major global markets in the wake of Lehman Brother's bankruptcy. HK's market regulatory authorities suspended Lehman's stock and option trading licenses and restricted financial [...]	2008-09-16 11:15:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1726	HKG ASSUMES WATCH OVER AIG'S LARGE LOCAL SUBSIDIARY [...] Summary: Sharp declines in locally listed Mainland banking and insurance stocks drove the Hang Seng Index (HSI) down 3.6 percent on September 17, while HKG authorities intensified their oversight of AIG's very large local operating subsidiary, AIA. Local media reported that the HKG's Office of [...]	2008-09-18 00:17:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1727	HK OFFICIALS TELL DEPUTY SECRETARY OF CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Secretary visited Hong Kong,s container port and discussed the Container Security Initiative (CSI) and Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) programs with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) representatives, HKG officials and a major container port terminal operator on S [...]	2008-09-18 02:48:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ECON EWWT PREL ETRD HK
08HONGKONG1729	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Secretary and Hong Kong legislators from the pan-democratic and pro-Beijing camps discussed the future of universal suffrage in Hong Kong, priority legislative agenda items, and Hong Kong-China relations. Pan-democratic legislators stressed constitutional reform as the [...]	2008-09-18 04:14:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP HK CH
08HONGKONG1737	HANG SENG ON WILD RIDE; BANK OF EAST ASIA SHARES SUSPENDED [...] Summary: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) fell 7.4 percent during the morning trading session on September 18, before recovering to close roughly flat for the day. Trading in shares of HK's largest independent local bank, Bank of East Asia (BEA),were suspended related to an "unauthorized man [...]	2008-09-18 10:41:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1746	HKMA CHIEF JOSEPH YAM ON USG MARKET INTERVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 10:33:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV HK CH
08HONGKONG1747	BEIJING INCREASES STAKES IN MAINLAND BANKS, HANG SENG [...] Summary: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HIS) closed up 9.6 percent on September 19 and ended the week down only 25 points at 19,328. Market gains were heavily influenced by Beijing's publicly announced purchase of shares in three large state-owned banks. Short-term interbank loan rates eased an [...]	2008-09-19 10:42:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1757	PROTESTERS ANGRY OVER LOSSES RELATED TO LEHMAN- [...] Summary: On September 21, Hong Kong's Democratic Party (DP) organized a protest by approximately 500 individuals who hold a structured debt instrument issued by Lehman Brothers. They claimed the investment's risk profile was misrepresented to them by the local commercial banks who distributed [...]	2008-09-22 11:02:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1762	LEHMAN MINIBOND CHORUS INTENSIFIES; LOCAL ECONOMIST [...] Summary: Hong Kong's leading Chinese-language newspaper reported on September 23 that 50,000 local investors hold approximately USD 3.2 billion of "minibonds" issued by bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers (reftel). At a September 22 town hall meeting organized by Hong Kong's Democratic Pa [...]	2008-09-23 10:21:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1763	EXPORT CONTROL REGIME DENIAL INFORMATION: SHARING [...] (S) Summary: Since 1999, the USG has undertaken to share with the Hong Kong government (HKG) consolidated information regarding U.S. denials of trade of sensitive proliferation-linked technologies. This has contributed to a useful two-way exchange of information with an effective licensing a [...]	2008-09-23 11:53:00	Consulate Hong Kong	SECRET	PARM ETTC MTCRE PREL HK CH
08HONGKONG1764	HONG KONG'S RESPONSE TO MAINLAND CONTAMINATED MILK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The response by Hong Kong authorities and food retailers to reports of melamine contaminated milk powder in the Mainland and in Hong Kong has so far been swift and transparent. Even before the first of two Hong Kong cases of melamine-linked infant illness was reported on 20 Se [...]	2008-09-23 11:54:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH EAGR ECON ETRD HK TBIO
08HONGKONG1775	HONG KONG SEEKS TO MODERNIZE COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE [...] (C) Summary: The HKG recently closed its written public comment period on several proposals to modernize and strengthen Hong Kong's Copyright Ordinance (CO). The proposed amendments largely concern the digital transmission of copyrighted materials, especially via the Internet. Many Internet [...]	2008-09-24 09:04:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1776	SKITTISH DEPOSITORS LINE UP OUTSIDE BANK OF EAST ASIA [...] Summary: A rumor from undetermined sources spread throughout Hong Kong on September 24 that two local retail banks have "excessive exposures" to Lehman Brothers-backed structured finance products. The rumor, which named only the Bank of East Asia (BEA),resulted in hundreds of local depositors [...]	2008-09-24 11:22:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG179	HONG KONG'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. ----------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. Hong Kong pursues a free market philosophy with minimal government interfe [...]	2008-01-28 06:34:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MO
08HONGKONG1790	RUN ON BEA BANK SLOWS; HONG KONG TO INVESTIGATE [...] Summary: Following reassuring comments by Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang and other key government and bank officials regarding the Bank of East Asia (BEA),public sentiment has calmed a bit today. Depositors continued to line up at BEA branches to withdraw their savings on September [...]	2008-09-25 11:49:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON HK CH
08HONGKONG1801	BEA RUN ENDS, LEHMAN MINIBOND COMPLAINTS GATHER STEAM [...] SUMMARY: Support from the Hong Kong Government, Bank of China (Hong Kong) and tycoon Li Ka-shing appear to have put an end to the run on Bank of East Asia (BEA). BEA Chairman David Li put cash withdrawals at less than one percent of BEA's total deposits. Holders of Lehman Bros.-issued "minibo [...]	2008-09-26 09:40:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1812	HONG KONG AND MAINLAND SIGN ENERGY MOU, EXXONMOBIL [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-29 10:06:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON ENRG HK
08HONGKONG1819	HONG KONG'S JETPOWER SUPPLYING VARIETY OF METALS [...] (S) Econ Unit Chief met with Hong Kong Trade and Industry Principal Trade Officer Billy K.S. Au to deliver reftel demarche on Jetpower, adding that Jetpower's offices are located in the same building as two other companies on the Department of Commerce's Unverified List: Free Components and V [...]	2008-09-30 08:08:00	Consulate Hong Kong	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC HK CH
08HONGKONG1823	Hang Seng Plummets, Rebounds on Expected New U.S. Bailout [...] Summary: The Hang Seng Index opened down sharply on news that the U.S. Congress had rejected a USD 700 billion rescue plan and word of the subsequent collapse in the U.S. and European stock markets. The Hang Seng Index opened at 980 points or 5.5 percent lower, and fell even further in early [...]	2008-09-30 10:02:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG183	MACAU'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for the Macau Special Administrative Region. ----------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. Macau became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of [...]	2008-01-28 11:00:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MO
08HONGKONG1832	CONSUL GENERAL DONOVAN'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON [...] (C) Summary: During an introductory call on Secretary of Security Ambrose Lee September 30, Consul General Joe Donovan stressed the importance the USG attaches to its deep and broad cooperation with Hong Kong across a wide range of law enforcement, legal and security matters. Secretary Lee con [...]	2008-10-02 09:47:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS HK
08HONGKONG1833	Hang Seng Unimpressed by Rescue Bill, HKMA Measures Push [...] Summary: Though the U.S. Senate approved the market rescue bill before the opening of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading day, local investors remained cautious. The Hang Seng Index failed to make a strong rebound. The five new measures implemented by Hong Kong Monetary Authority (ref A) to [...]	2008-10-02 10:28:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG186	FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY2008 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH AND [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 9. 2. Summary and Action Request: Hong Kong is on the brink of initiating the formal process for establishing mandatory labeling for biotech foods. This step could seriously undermine sales to this 8th-largest market for U.S. value-added agric [...]	2008-01-29 07:41:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HK
08HONGKONG1866	Hang Seng Plummets, HKMA Cuts Base Rate but HIBOR Still Up [...] Summary: The Hang Seng Index followed the other Asian markets down sharply on Wednesday, falling 8.16 percent. The IMF's warning that losses from U.S. loans and securitized assets could reach US$1.4 trillion appeared to drive investors to dump shares. In a presentation in Hong Kong, the IMF u [...]	2008-10-08 10:41:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1875	Hang Seng Recovers, but HIBOR remains High [...] Summary: The Hang Seng bounced back by 3.3 percent in response to the coordinated action by major central banks. Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tseng warned, however, that the financial crisis had yet to hit Hong Kong. Despite central bank easing, interbank liquidity in Hong Kong remaine [...]	2008-10-09 11:15:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1886	Hang Seng in Biggest Slide since Asia Financial Crisis [...] Summary: The Hang Seng fell another 7.7 percent on Friday, October 10, capping its biggest weekly slide since the Asian Financial Crisis. HIBOR remained high, despite HKMA efforts to assure banks have access to short-term capital. Hong Kong economic leaders predicted worse to come, advising [...]	2008-10-10 10:19:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1909	Tsang Policy Address Warns of Tough Times Ahead, Hang Seng [...] Summary: After a strong rebound on Monday and Tuesday, the Hang Seng Index slipped on Wednesday to close at 15988.30, down 834 points or 4.96 percent on the day. HIBOR fell slightly, but remained high. The British government's announcement that it would inject capital into the banking secto [...]	2008-10-15 10:58:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1925	HONG KONG GOVERNMENT PUSHES BANKS TO RESOLVE [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong government officials, in response to recurring public demonstrations by angry purchasers of Lehman "minibonds," have encouraged distributing commercial banks to buy back these structured debt instruments at some percentage of their face value. Many of the banks are re [...]	2008-10-17 11:54:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON HK
08HONGKONG1933	"BORING" HONG KONG POLICY ADDRESS DODGES [...] (C) Summary: Consensus among Hong Kong's public and politicians was that Chief Executive Donald Tsang's October 15 Policy Address was dull. Pundits had long anticipated virtually all of Tsang's main points. The only proposal arousing heated debate was his suggestion that an increase in a gr [...]	2008-10-20 09:31:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM HK
08HONGKONG1950	THE RISE AND FALL OF HONG KONG'S LIBERAL PARTY [...] (C) Summary and Comment: As the saying goes, the Liberal Party (LP) is "not quite dead, but not at all well." Pummeled at the ballot box September 7, the LP was viewed by voters as the party of government collusion with big business in a Legislative Council (LegCo) election marked by working- [...]	2008-10-22 07:44:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HK
08HONGKONG1962	MACAU GAMING BOOM THREATENED BY RESTRICTED VISAS, [...] (C) Summary: U.S. casino executives, Macau government officials and gaming industry experts tell us new constraints are harming continued growth in Macau's gaming industry. While gaming has driven Macau's double-digit economic growth in recent years, gaming company executives said the PRC's re [...]	2008-10-23 10:19:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD MO CH
08HONGKONG1970	Hang Seng Falls to Lowest Level in Six Years [...] Summary: The Hang Seng Index dropped over 13 percent the week of October 20-24. On the good side, HIBOR fell to just 0.8 percent for overnight but was still 3.6 percent for one month lending, suggesting that the recent HKMA liquidity injection was having only marginal benefits for interbank l [...]	2008-10-24 11:03:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1983	Hang Seng Plummets 12.7 percent, Largest Drop Since 1989 [...] The Hang Seng Index plummeted as much as 15 percent to a low of 10,685 before recovering slightly to finish the day down 1602.54 points, or 12.7 percent, at 11,015.84. This marked the largest single-day drop since the Tiananmen Incident in 1989. No one was spared, but Chinese corporate stock [...]	2008-10-27 10:05:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1984	HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY CHIEF SEEKS TO BOOST [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Chief Executive Joseph Yam told U.S. Treasury Undersecretary David McCormick October 23 that Hong Kong's banking system is sound and that recent HKMA measures are designed to boost investor and depositor confidence rather than address structural [...]	2008-10-27 10:27:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON HK
08HONGKONG1989	WOES-R-US: HONG KONG TOY MANUFACTURERS LAMENT [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong-based toy manufacturers and one of their industry representative organizations recently described a "perfect storm" hitting manufacturing facilities in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region of mainland China. They predicted many more Guangdong factories would close in comin [...]	2008-10-28 09:23:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
08HONGKONG1991	Hang Seng Bounces 14.35 percent, Regains Monday's Losses [...] A day after the biggest single day drop in the Hang Seng Index since 1989, the Index regained all of what it had lost on Monday and more. By the end of Tuesday trading, the Hang Seng Index was up 14.35 percent to 12,596, a gain of 1580 points, the largest one day gain since 1997. Volume was [...]	2008-10-28 10:39:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1999	HONG KONG GOV'T PANEL REPORT ON MELAMINE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) has been working around the clock to test for melamine contamination; over 2,700 tests have resulted in over 34 imported products being pulled from store shelves. Over 41,700 children have been voluntarily tested for possible melamine related healt [...]	2008-10-29 09:28:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO HK CH
08HONGKONG2002	HONG KONG COURTS TAIWAN BUSINESSES, TRAVELERS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang announced several initiatives to strengthen relations and foster cooperation with Taiwan in his October 15 Policy Address. This year's speech marks the first time Taiwan has been mentioned in the Policy Address and is widely viewe [...]	2008-10-30 08:43:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HK TW CH
08HONGKONG2003	Hang Seng Rockets Up 13 percent. [...] Following a moderate gain of 0.84 percent on Wednesday, the Hang Seng Index jumped almost 13 percent on Thursday, to finish up 1628 points at 14,329, up 12.82 percent. The Federal Reserves 50 basis point cut helped, but had been widely expected. The Chinese Central Bank announcement that it [...]	2008-10-30 10:32:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2010	HONG KONG RESIDENTS TOLD TO PREPARE FOR [...] Summary: Though they continue to assure the public that Hong Kong's financial foundation is sound, senior Hong Kong government (HKG) finance officials warned the global financial crisis would strike further blows to Hong Kong's economy. The latest government interest rate cut of 50 basis poin [...]	2008-10-31 10:38:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2021	HKMA PROPOSES REVOKING DELTA ASIA CREDIT'S BANKING [...] (U) Summary: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced October 24 that it had revoked the appointment of the government-installed manager of Delta Asia Credit (DAC) and was proposing revocation of DAC's authorization as a deposit-taking company. DAC now returns to control of its sha [...]	2008-11-03 09:59:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL
08HONGKONG2027	HKG FEARS FINANCIAL CENTER AMBITIONS AT RISK FROM [...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong Legislative Council (Legco) is expected to decide November 12 whether to launch an investigation of bank misconduct in the sale of Lehman Bros.-issued minibonds. Local press has been filled for weeks with tragic stories of elderly investors who lost their life-sav [...]	2008-11-04 09:16:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL HK
08HONGKONG2034	Demand for HK$ Increases, Hang Seng Moves Up Steadily [...] Summary: The Hong Kong stock market responded positively to Barack Obama's victory in the U.S. Presidential election, though commentators raised concerns that U.S. trade policy would become more protectionist. The HKMA has intervened several times over the past three days as demand for HK$ inc [...]	2008-11-05 11:37:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2045	HKSARG LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS TO [...] (U) Below is the text of a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen. We will forward the original, and fax a copy, to EAP/CM. 2. Begin text: Mr. Barack Obama President-elect United States of A [...]	2008-11-07 00:51:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV HK
08HONGKONG2051	U.S. ASSISTS HONG KONG TO MONITOR AIR POLLUTION [...] (U) Summary: Air pollution levels in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) remain high, though slightly improved from last year, according to data recently released jointly by the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and the Environmental Protection Bureau of Guangdong (GDEPB). A U.S. E [...]	2008-11-07 08:47:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TPHY HK CH
08HONGKONG2060	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA AND CHINA; [...] U.S. president-elect Obama and China 2. Financial tsunami 3. U.S. presidential election HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]	2008-11-10 09:02:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR
08HONGKONG2061	MACAU SARG LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS TO [...] (U.) Below is the text of a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from Macau Special Administration Region Chief Executive Ho Hau Wah (Edmund Ho). We will forward the original, and fax a copy, to EAP/CM. 2. Begin Text, The Honourable Barack Obama President-elect of the Uni [...]	2008-11-10 09:27:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV HK
08HONGKONG2071	HONG KONG LABOR RIGHTS GROUP PUSHING COLLECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: A leading local advocate for labor rights in mainland China has begun to use the mainland's Labor Contract Law (LCL) of 2008 to organize workers in Guangdong province. His organization plans to target a successful foreign manufacturer that can become a model for future collective [...]	2008-11-12 09:41:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EIND ELAB PGOV CH
08HONGKONG2083	Demand for HK$ Increases, Hang Seng Moves Up Steadily [...] Summary: Hong Kong officials arrived in the U.S. to participate in G20 meetings as part of the Chinese delegation as the local economy continued to slow. Layoffs loom as economic difficulties in Macau threaten Hong Kong workers as well. Hong Kong's Legco approved a measure to investigate bank [...]	2008-11-14 11:44:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2084	CORRECTED COPY: Hong Kong Officials Join G20 Meeting As [...] Summary: Hong Kong officials arrived in the U.S. to participate in G20 meetings as part of the Chinese delegation as the local economy continued to slow. Layoffs loom as economic difficulties in Macau threaten Hong Kong workers as well. Hong Kong's Legco approved a measure to investigate bank [...]	2008-11-14 11:49:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2092	US PROSECUTOR SHARES ANTI-TIP EXPERTISE WITH HONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Department of Justice prosecutor James Felte, a specialist in human trafficking cases, shared his first-hand experience in a series of meetings and seminars in Hong Kong and Macau November 3-4. Felte conducted a seminar on effective strategies for investigating and prosecuting [...]	2008-11-17 06:56:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM SMIG HK MC
08HONGKONG2093	LEHMAN MINIBONDS CRISIS SPURS LEGCO TO USE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-17 08:12:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON HK
08HONGKONG2094	MACAU'S MIDDLE CLASS MOVES TO STAKE OUT THE MIDDLE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Newly-emergent political coalition Civic Power seeks to represent Macau's formerly silent middle class by staking out a position between the SAR's marginal democratic movement and the traditional, pro-establishment social organizations that dominate SAR politics. The [...]	2008-11-17 08:14:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI MC
08HONGKONG2100	MEDIA REACTION: G20; NORTH KOREA [...] G-20 2. North Korea HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]	2008-11-18 08:54:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR
08HONGKONG2109	MACAU ARTICLE 23 LEGISLATION: A DISTURBING [...] (C) Summary and comment: To meet the requirement of Article 23 of its Basic Law, the Macau Special Administrative Region Government put forth a draft "Law for Safeguarding National Security" in a consultation document released October 22. Macau observers see three deficiencies in the governme [...]	2008-11-20 05:01:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MC
08HONGKONG2121	HONG KONG SHIFTING TOWARD VOLUNTARY RULES FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) has postponed efforts to enact legislative amendments to protect copyrighted materials in the digital realm. The government instead seeks to use its recently established tripartite forum (including internet service providers, content providers, and [...]	2008-11-21 03:03:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2123	MACAU/HUMAN TRAFFICKING: PRESSING AHEAD WITH [...] Summary and comment: The Macau Special Administrative Region Government (MSARG) is making progress on assistance programs for human trafficking victims and on increasing public awareness of the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue. Having passed their landmark anti-TIP law in June (reftel),MSA [...]	2008-11-21 06:57:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM SMIG MC
08HONGKONG2126	MACAU ARTICLE 23: DELAYING TACTICS FROM AN [...] (C) Summary and comment: Some democratic activists, journalists, and a few lawyers oppose the draft Article 23 national security legislation proposed by the Macau government October 22 (reftels). Bill opponents are pushing first to extend the consultation period from 40 to 90 days, hoping to [...]	2008-11-21 07:51:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MC
08HONGKONG2129	Hong Kong Market Report - Officials Encourage Banks to [...] Summary: Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Joseph Yam told Legco members this morning that he would introduce two new measures to encourage additional bank lending to SMEs in Hong Kong. Despite the global financial turmoil, the HKMA managed to minimize its investment losses. The HKMA control [...]	2008-11-21 11:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG213	HONG KONG: CHINA'S FIRST DEMOCRACY? [...] (C) Summary: The December 29 National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) decision setting the timetable for implementation of universal suffrage has refocused the political debate in Hong Kong, deftly defusing the issue. The Hong Kong Government (HKG) appears confident that it has s [...]	2008-02-01 05:43:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH
08HONGKONG2145	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: JSD BROAD [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-11-26 05:45:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG2146	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CAM IC [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 08:57:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG2147	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SHARE HK LTD [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 08:57:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG2156	HK Market Update, Nov. 28 -- More RMB Business in HK? [...] Summary: In recent meetings, HKMA Chief Joseph Yam asked Beijing officials to allow expanded RMB business in Hong Kong, but local analysts are skeptical that Beijing will respond positively. Standard Chartered Bank is proposing to raise HKD 20 billion in the equity markets in a plan that could [...]	2008-11-28 10:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2170	HONG KONG ECONOMY FALLS INTO RECESSION; HKG [...] (U) Summary: The Hong Kong government's third quarter economic report, released November 21, confirmed that Hong Kong has officially slipped into a recession, with seasonally adjusted growth falling by 0.5 percent, after a drop of 1.4 percent in the second quarter of 2008. Private consumptio [...]	2008-12-02 03:19:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN HK CH
08HONGKONG2195	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: PIONEER [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 07:46:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG2197	DEMOCRATS WIN THE FRONTIER BUT MAY LOSE ON EXCO [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Emily Lau's "The Frontier" political movement came to an all-but-official end this past weekend, with Lau and her senior colleagues formally leaving the group and joining the Democratic Party (DPHK). While observers have long believed a consolidation of pan-democratic [...]	2008-12-05 10:00:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HK
08HONGKONG2198	Lawsuits, Layoffs and Interest Rate Hikes in Hong Kong [...] Summary: The Hong Kong Association of Banks has reportedly suggested postponing plans to buy back Lehman minibonds, while a an American law firm has contacted Hong Kong investors, offering to explore the possibility of filing a class action lawsuit in the U.S. against HSBC. Financial Secretary [...]	2008-12-05 11:44:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2208	HK HEALTH SECRETARY ON AVIAN INFLUENZA, MELAMINE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary for Food, Health and Welfare York Chow discussed with the Consul General Hong Kong Government (HKG) eQrts to detect and prevent an outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI); melamine contamination and health care reform are also at the top of the Health Bureau agenda, Chow said, [...]	2008-12-08 08:29:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	AMED EAGR PGOV SOCI TBIO CH HK
08HONGKONG2211	U.S. PRODUCT SAFETY COMPLIANCE: BEARABLE FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: In discussions with a Congressional Staff Delegation to Hong Kong, Wal-Mart executives promised timely compliance with all regulatory requirements under the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008. They assured the Staffdel that all food products on the compan [...]	2008-12-09 00:52:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
08HONGKONG2213	FORMER LEGCO PRESIDENT DISCUSSES HONG KONG'S [...] (C) Summary: Former Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) President Rita Fan sees Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang's reluctance to accept LegCo's legitimate role in Hong Kong's governance as the main cause of the deteriorating legislative-executive relationship. Fan argues it is a politicia [...]	2008-12-09 05:47:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HK CH
08HONGKONG2216	HONG KONG'S NPC AND CPPCC DEPUTIES: MORE THAN A [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's delegates to the National People's Congress (NPC),and to a lesser extent, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC),have seen a gradual shift both in Beijing's and the Hong Kong people's expectations of their role and influence. Until a few years [...]	2008-12-09 09:48:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH
08HONGKONG2222	AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN HONG KONG, 80,000 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Hong Kong,s Health Secretary announced on December 9 the discovery of the H5 virus (Avian Influenza) in three dead chickens on a commercial farm within the territory near the border with China; test results for the H5N1 variant (transmissible to humans) are pending. Responding to [...]	2008-12-10 10:44:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED EAGR KFLU PINR TBIO HK CH
08HONGKONG2223	CONSUL GENERAL'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH HONG KONG [...] (U) Summary: Secretary for Food and Health York Chow discussed with the Consul General restrictions on U.S. beef, the threat to U.S. exports of packaged foods posed by Hong Kong's new nutritional labeling law, and shared food safety concerns regarding imports from the Mainland, during an intro [...]	2008-12-11 00:15:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR HK CH
08HONGKONG2229	HONG KONG ON MACAU ARTICLE 23: THROUGH A GLASS [...] (C) Summary and comment: Hong Kong activists are watching Macau's deliberations over Basic Law Article 23 legislation with a mixture of concern and diffidence, mostly centered on the issue of whether Macau is a dress rehearsal for Hong Kong. On the one hand, Hong Kong activists have voiced mo [...]	2008-12-11 09:56:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MC HK
08HONGKONG2237	AVIAN FLU H5N1 STRAIN CONFIRMED IN HK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hong Kong,s Health Secretary confirmed on December 11 that the H5 Avian Influenza (AI) virus responsible for the deaths of over 200 chickens on December 9 was the H5N1 strain. No human associated cases of Avian Influenza have been reported. The source of the virus outbreak re [...]	2008-12-12 10:56:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED EAGR KFLU PINR TBIO HK CH
08HONGKONG2238	US Auto Bailout Drives Hang Seng Volatility [...] Summary: The Hong Kong government's announcement that it would greatly expand an SME loan guarantee program pushed Hong Kong stocks higher this week, before profit taking and news that the U.S. Senate had rejected a bill to bail out U.S. automakers drove the market down on Friday. Hong Kong ec [...]	2008-12-12 12:10:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2248	MEDIA REACTION: US AUTO INDUSTRY; DIRECT LINKS BETWEEN [...] US auto industry 2. Direct links between mainland China and Taiwan HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]	2008-12-15 08:39:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR
08HONGKONG2258	MSARG SUBMITS REVISED ARTICLE 23 BILL TEXT TO [...] (C) Summary and comment: After reviewing public comments regarding the Basic Law Article 23 draft text issued in October, the Macau Special Administrative Region Government (MSARG) formally tabled a revised bill with the Legislative Assembly (LA) December 17. The LA will begin consideration o [...]	2008-12-17 10:20:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MC CH
08HONGKONG227	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HIKARI [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-02-04 08:49:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG2274	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EVA HSIAO/EDOM [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-12-19 08:57:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG2276	A Beijing Bailout for Hong Kong [...] Summary: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority cut its Base Rate to 0.5 percent, following the US Fed's cut earlier this week. Local banks did not follow suit. The Hong Kong monetary base continued to expand as investors seek a safe haven for their cash. Both Bank of China (Hong Kong) and HSBC w [...]	2008-12-19 12:09:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2277	HONG KONG RELUCTANT TO EXTEND SFI PILOT [...] (C) Summary: In negotiations with the Department of Homeland Security's Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) team, Hong Kong officials said they are not interested in extending the SFI pilot program beyond its agreed April 30, 2009 term. Hong Kong officials cited minimal evidence of trade facilita [...]	2008-12-22 00:52:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HK
08HONGKONG2278	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PACIFIC RIM SECURITY [...] (U) This is an action cable. See Paragraph 2. 2. (U) Action request: Please verify whether the Department possesses any credible information the individual listed below engaged in acts that constitute gross violations of human rights. The individual is a candidate for the Pacific Rim Secur [...]	2008-12-22 08:22:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR HK
08HONGKONG2289	FOLLOW-UP ON HONG KONG'S JETPOWER SUPPLYING [...] (S) Econ unit chief met with Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (HK TID) Principal Trade Officer Billy Au December 22 to advise the Hong Kong government that we have no additional information to share on Jetpower shipments to Iran, aside from what was provided in our September 2009 demar [...]	2008-12-22 09:42:00	Consulate Hong Kong	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC HK CH
08HONGKONG2307	Staffdel Nelson's Meetings on Melamine in Hong Kong [...] Summary: A U.S. House of Representatives staff delegation from the Energy and Commerce Committee traveled to Hong Kong in early December to investigate melamine contamination in Chinese food products. The U.S. Consulate General arranged meetings with Hong Kong government (HKG) officials, leg [...]	2008-12-24 05:42:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
08HONGKONG2320	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EXODUS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-30 00:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG2321	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: VICTORY WAVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-30 00:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG248	CHING CHEONG PAROLED, ARRIVES IN HONG KONG [...] (SBU) The PRC judiciary paroled on February 5 Ching Cheong, a Hong Kong-based journalist for The Straits Times in Singapore, after he completed about half of a five-year sentence for selling "state secrets" to Taiwan. Ching arrived back in Hong Kong the same day. (Note: Ching was first detai [...]	2008-02-06 09:51:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CH HK
08HONGKONG254	CHING CHEONG PAROLED, ARRIVES IN HONG KONG [...] (SBU) The PRC judiciary paroled on February 5 Ching Cheong, a Hong Kong-based journalist for The Straits Times in Singapore, after he completed about half of a five-year sentence for selling "state secrets" to Taiwan. Ching arrived back in Hong Kong the same day. (Note: Ching was first detai [...]	2008-02-11 01:59:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CH HK
08HONGKONG255	TIP, MONEY LAUNDERING, PROTECTING AMCITS: CG [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a productive and friendly meeting January 29 with Macau's chief executive, Edmund Ho, Consul General Cunningham received positive initial reactions to our plans to expand contacts with the growing American community there and to strengthen liaison with the Macau government to e [...]	2008-02-11 02:36:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM CACS CH MC MG HK

08HONGKONG259	PRC CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COMFORTABLE WITH U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner to Macau Wan Yongxiang told Consul General Cunningham on January 30 that Beijing was comfortable with the rapid rise of U.S. and other foreign investment in Macau's gaming and tourism industry and, despite some stresses as Macau society [...]	2008-02-12 08:21:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM CACS CH MC MG HK
08HONGKONG270	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MILLIONBOND [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-02-13 07:42:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG282	HKEX PROFITS/AVOIDS POLITICAL RISK IN SEARCH FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) enjoyed it's most profitable year ever in 2007, buoyed by fees from dramatically increased trading volumes. Although total value of funds raised through initial public offerings (IPOs) fell from the record levels of 2006, the total number of IP [...]	2008-02-14 09:58:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN HK IR
08HONGKONG336	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: REMARKABLE MASK TECHNOLOGY [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-02-25 09:06:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG368	HONG KONG INPUT ON NEW REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON [...] (U) In response to reftel, Consulate General Hong Kong provides the following input for reports required under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (P.L. No.110-140). 2. (SBU) Sections and Staff: The combined Economic-Political Section (EP),enhanced by regular involvement by [...]	2008-02-28 07:37:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV ABUD APER HK
08HONGKONG378	ELECTORAL REFORM TASK GROUP CONVENES, DEMOCRATS' [...] (C) Summary: The February 28 initial session of Hong Kong's newly created "Task Group on Constitutional Development" did not produce any tangible results. Tasked with development of proposals for limited reform of the 2012 Chief Executive (CE) and Legislative Council (Legco) elections, the 3 [...]	2008-02-29 08:56:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM CH HK
08HONGKONG403	HONG KONG NGO'S CONCERNED ABOUT PRISON LABOR AND [...] (C) Summary: Work study programs in China are among the most troubling, under researched and uncorrected human trafficking cases there, but exploitation in prison labor programs, as well as abuses of Indonesian foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong contribute to the problem in the region. Th [...]	2008-03-05 01:06:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC ELAB PHUM PINR PGOV PREF
08HONGKONG408	2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: MACAU [...] (SBU) Per ref A, the following are post's contributions to the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons report for the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings, questions, and paragraph letters correspond to those in paragr [...]	2008-03-05 08:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM SMIG CH HK MC
08HONGKONG41	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FIRE SERVICES [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-01-08 04:58:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG411	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: WALASEY LIMITED [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-03-06 01:40:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG459	BDA - MACAU'S DISGRACED BANK LACKS COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary: In the course of a March 3-7 Government Accountability Office (GAO) visit, Hong Kong and Macau government officials and private sector players criticized section 311 of the Patriot Act as a blunt and unwieldy tool and the U.S. handling of the Banco Delta Asia (BDA) case as non-t [...]	2008-03-12 09:28:00	Consulate Hong Kong	SECRET	ECON EFIN PREL KJUS MC
08HONGKONG467	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-03-13 08:35:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG468	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-03-13 08:35:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG469	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: HKSAR MARINE DEPARTMENT [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-03-13 08:36:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG470	INFLUENZA IN HONG KONG: EXPERT GROUP APPOINTED, [...] (U) Summary. Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health, Dr. York Chow, has established an expert working group within the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) to study three recent fatalities during this current peak influenza season. In a late-night March 12 press conference, Secretary Chow ann [...]	2008-03-13 09:30:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG510	MACAU: BEIJING'S STEPPING STONE TO LUSOPHONES, [...] (C) Summary: Professor Ivo Carneiro, Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations at Macau's Inter-University Institute, recently told us that Beijing's goals for Macau include: (1) closer integration with the Pearl River Delta, especially Zhuhai; (2) expanding trade links with overse [...]	2008-03-18 08:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CH MC HK
08HONGKONG511	HONG KONG/MACAU FLU UPDATE: REGIONAL MEETING, [...] (U) Summary. Public health officials from Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong Province met in Hong Kong on March 17 to discuss prevention and treatment of seasonal influenza following recent developments in Hong Kong and the latest poultry H5N1 outbreaks in Guangdong Province. Macau Secretary for [...]	2008-03-18 08:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG53	INTERNAL DISSENT HAMPERS HONG KONG DEMOCRATIC PARTY [...] (C) Summary: "Reformist" members of the Hong Kong Democratic Party (DP) recently sent an internal memorandum to the party's leaders, expressing deep concern over the party's poor showing in the November 18 district council election (ref a) as well as its overall strategic and policy direction [...]	2008-01-10 03:29:00	Consulate Hong Kong	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI CH HK MC
08HONGKONG564	IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF [...] (C) Post delivered reftel A talking points to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Executive Director for Banking Supervision, Arthur Yuen, on March 27. Yuen confirmed Hong Kong's commitment to supporting the requirements of all United Nations Security Council resolutions on Iran. He not [...]	2008-03-27 23:28:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PARM ETTC KNNP PREL CH
08HONGKONG573	VETERAN HONG KONG DEMOCRAT MARTIN LEE WILL NOT [...] (C) Summary: Legislator and Democratic Party founder Martin Lee, Hong Kong's most senior pro-democracy leader, unexpectedly announced on March 27 that he would not seek another four-year term in the Legislative Council (Legco) in the September election. Lee, age 69, has been the most visible [...]	2008-03-28 09:29:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR CH HK
08HONGKONG575	HONG KONG TID ON SPECIALTY STEEL TO NK AND [...] (S) Econ Unit Chief met March 27 with Billy Au, Trade Officer at Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (HK TID) to hear an update on Hong Kong investigations of B & F International (suspected of shipping Ti-DSS to North Korea (ref A)) and Hong Kong Most Group (suspected of selling aluminum p [...]	2008-03-28 09:58:00	Consulate Hong Kong	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL KN HK IR CH MTCRE
08HONGKONG576	HKMA STILL WAITING TO PULL THE PLUG ON BDA'S HK [...] (C) Summary: Banco Delta Asia's (BDA) Hong Kong-based sister company Delta Asia Credit (DAC) is still unable to conduct business. It remains under management appointed by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and DAC's former leadership is now working in Macau with BDA. HKMA says it is con [...]	2008-03-30 23:45:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON HK
08HONGKONG616	HONG KONG PANDEMIC PLANNING: CDC VISIT AND OUTREACH [...] (U) Summary. Lisa Koonin, Infectious Disease Expert with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) visited Hong Kong on March 28 to aid post and local U.S. businesses in their pandemic planning efforts. Post convened a meeting of the Consulate's internal Avian Influenza Working [...]	2008-04-03 10:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG706	HONG KONG JOURNALIST DESCRIBES PRC-SPONSORED [...] (C) Summary: According to a Hong Kong journalist who participated in the PRC Government-sponsored media visit to Tibet in late March, the primary cause of the riots was ethnic resentment against the Han Chinese by the Tibetans, rather than political differences. The timing of the riots was du [...]	2008-04-18 04:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL CH HK
08HONGKONG728	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: HONG KONG COMPETITION [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-04-21 08:00:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG793	MACAU'S MORATORIUM ON NEW CASINOS LESS THAN MEETS [...] (U) Summary: Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho, acting on "instructions", announced an immediate moratorium on new casino development in the Special Administrative Region (SAR) on April 22. No new casino concessions will be granted in the near future, no new leases for casinos will be approved, [...]	2008-05-01 08:12:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON ETRD MC EINV
08HONGKONG816	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: BIOMERS PTE. LTD. [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 00:02:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG819	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ACETONE SOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 02:10:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG820	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 02:10:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG821	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 02:10:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG822	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: BESCOM COMPUTER [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 02:11:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG823	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ADVANCED MATERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 02:11:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG824	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SEISMIC CABLE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 02:11:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG834	TOY SAFETY VIEWED FROM HONG KONG: IMPROVED, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese-manufactured toys are much safer than they were a year ago, but new price pressures threaten to compell even responsible manufacturers to try to cut corners. Toy manufacturers, business and association leaders, and laboratory testers universally claim that the industry [...]	2008-05-07 09:05:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND BEXP HK CH
08HONGKONG836	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: OASIS HONG KONG [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-05-08 01:06:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG837	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FABRICATORS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-05-08 01:07:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG843	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 08:37:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG859	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NIKKO TECH. [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-05-13 03:05:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG880	LABOR NGO CONCERNED ABOUT SECURITY OF PRC-BASED [...] (C) On May 7, Han Dongfang (strictly protect) and Robin Munro (strictly protect) of the Hong Kong-based China Labour Bulletin (CLB, strictly protect) discussed ways to strengthen USG outreach and monitoring of CLB projects (funded by the USG) on the mainland with visiting Embassy Beijing laboff [...]	2008-05-15 08:16:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK MC
08HONGKONG894	MFA COMMISSIONER IN MACAU RESPONDS ON U.S. [...] (C) PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner to Macau Wan Yongxiang told Consul General Cunningham in a meeting in Macau on May 15 that the notion of a "consular agent" was still new to China, and would require further deliberation and study by Beijing. China was not yet ready to agree to [...]	2008-05-16 10:16:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	CMGT CVIS AMGT AFIN APER PREL HK MC CH
08HONGKONG913	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: WING LEE TRADING [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-05-20 05:33:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG918	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 08:46:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG928	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 07:50:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG929	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: SGS HONG KONG LTD [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-05-21 08:31:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG966	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: FREE COMPONENTS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-05-28 09:15:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG969	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: GOLDEN MUTUAL (H.K.) [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]	2008-05-29 02:05:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG988	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INTITUTE OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 06:16:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08IHARTOUM1126	GOSS MINISTER FOR PRESIDENTIAD AFFAIRS ON ICC, ELECTIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 26 meeting with ConGen Juba, Luka Biong Deng, Minister for Presidential Affairs, Said the possible ICC indictments against GNU President Bashir present a golden opportunity to leverage concessions from him, that elections in 2009 are the only path to actually holding a [...]	2008-07-27 14:09:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PPEL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08INSHASA1164	CNDP CLAIMSFARDC IN DISENGAGEMENT ZONE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-29 15:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08IRANRPODUBAI1	SUPPORTING "FRIENDS OF AMERICA" IN IRAN (IPRO PD YEAR 1, [...] (C) Summary: As reftel details, the Department restarted US-Iran official exchanges in August 2006, featuring the flagship USG exchange program, the IVLP. The Iranian government became aware early on of USG funding for the IVLP and, even for the first program in November of 2006, issued writte [...]	2008-01-16 08:52:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	OEXC PGOV PINR
08IRANRPODUBAI11	THE POLITICS OF IRANIAN NATURAL GAS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 13:05:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON ENGR EPET PREL IR
08IRANRPODUBAI12	IRAN: ELECTION EVE OBSERVATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-13 16:50:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	IR PGOV PREL
08IRANRPODUBAI13	ASSESSMENT OF FIRST DAY RESULTS OF IRANIAN MAJLES ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-15 18:56:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL PHUM
08IRANRPODUBAI14	IRANIAN MAJLES ELECTIONS--PARTIAL RESULTS IN, BUT RUNOFFS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-16 13:55:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL
08IRANRPODUBAI15	IRANIAN MAJLES--POST ELECTIONS ANALYSIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-19 15:37:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	IR PGOV PREL
08IRANRPODUBAI16	QALIBAF -- A CHALLENGER FOR THE IRANIAN PRESIDENCY IN 2009? [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-30 13:19:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PREL
08IRANRPODUBAI19	NED FELLOWS CAUGHT IN MEDIA CROSSFIRE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-10 12:37:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR
08IRANRPODUBAI2	AHMADINEJAD AND OIL MINISTER TAKE THE HIT FOR GAS SHORTAGES [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 12:09:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL IR
08IRANRPODUBAI20	EYEING 2009: AHMADINEJAD PRESSES AHEAD WITH ECONOMIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-17 12:36:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IR
08IRANRPODUBAI21	CASPIAN SEA RESOURCES REMAIN AN ITEM OF CONTENTION BETWEEN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 08:43:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	ECON EFIS EMIN ENGR EPET IR
08IRANRPODUBAI22	NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED IN IRAN: THE CASE OF CENTRAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 09:00:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	ECON EFIN PGOV IR
08IRANRPODUBAI23	IRAN: REAL ESTATE MARKET CCONTINUES TO THRIVE (C-NE7-01996) [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 10:25:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL SOCI IR
08IRANRPODUBAI24	IRAN: HOUSING PRICES IN TEHRAN AND OTHER MAIN CITIES [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 11:33:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL SOCI IR
08IRANRPODUBAI25	CONSERVATIVES DOMINATE IRANIAN PARLIAMENTARY RUNOFFS, AS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-27 14:13:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	IR PGOV
08IRANRPODUBAI26	AHMADINEJAD AT ODDS WITH MAJLES SPEAKER [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-01 08:57:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV
08IRANRPODUBAI27	US-BASED IRANIAN POLITICAL ACTIVIST DISCUSSES IRGC, SUPREME [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 13:41:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	IR PGOV PREL PHUM
08IRANRPODUBAI28	READOUT OF JAPANESE DFM SASAE'S TRIP TO IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-27 13:39:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL KNNP IR JA
08IRANRPODUBAI3	MAJLES CLASHES WITH AHMADINEJAD ON BUDGET [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-23 10:40:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV IR
08IRANRPODUBAI30	AHMADINEJAD ASSOCIATE ARRESTED AFTER ACCUSING CLERICS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 14:46:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR
08IRANRPODUBAI4	MP SAYS IRANIAN REFORMERS SURPRISED AT SCALE OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-23 14:40:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	IR PGOV
08IRANRPODUBAI48	IRAN'S BAZAAR STRIKES HIGHLIGHT RESISTANCE TO ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: Store owners in bazaars in Esfahan, Mashad, Tabriz, and Tehran shut down their businesses in early October to protest President Ahmedinejad's decision to levy a three percent value added tax, which was implemented on Sept 22. According to press reports, merchants feared that the in [...]	2008-10-23 09:18:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ETRD SOCI IR
08IRANRPODUBAI5	IRAN: LACK OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN HIV/AIDS CAMPAIGN [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 14:09:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	IR PGOV SOCI TBIO
08IRANRPODUBAI50	IRAN: BAZAARI PROTESTS HIGHLIGHT RESISTANCE TO ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: Store owners in bazaars in Esfahan, Mashad, Tabriz, and Tehran shut down their businesses in early October to protest President Ahmedinejad's decision to levy a three percent value added tax, which was implemented on Sept 22. 3. (U) The strike occurred during President Ahmedinejad [...]	2008-10-23 09:23:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ETRD IR
08IRANRPODUBAI6	IRANIAN STEEL INDUSTRY ACCORDING TO AN INSIDER [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 13:08:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND EMIN PGOV IR
08IRANRPODUBAI7	EBRAHIM YAZDI ON US POLICY AND IRAN'S FUTURE [...] (S//NF) Summary: Former foreign minister and leader of Freedom Party of Iran Dr. Ebrahim Yazdi (please protect) discussed his views of US policies on Iran with IRPoff Feb 20 when he came to Dubai to collect his US visa. Yazdi expressed his view that US policy on Iran is flawed and unclear, arg [...]	2008-02-28 14:33:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	IR PGOV
08IRANRPODUBAI8	THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE 2008 IRANIAN MAJLES ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-28 16:12:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	IR PGOV
08IRANRPODUBAI9	OPEN KIDNEY SALES IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 14:25:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO SOCI ECON IR
08ISLAMABAD1015	RESTORING THE JUDICIARY [...] (C) Summary. Whether or how to restore the judges ousted by President Musharraf under the November 3 Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) is a key issue in coalition negotiations between Asif Zardari's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party [...]	2008-03-06 10:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD1032	PAKISTAN AND OIC SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER'S REQUEST [...] (U) On March 7 Poloff informed MFA Americas Division Director Mansoor Khan of Special Envoy Cumber's interest in a meeting with the Pakistani delegation at the OIC summit in Dakar. We also provided contact information per reftel. Khan said the best POC for arranging a meeting with FM Inam ul [...]	2008-03-07 15:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC OIC PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1033	PAKISTAN AGREES TO CONSIDER POSSIBLE UNSCR ACTION [...] (C) In a March 5 meeting with MFA Assistant Director Farhat Ayesha, Poloff drew on reftel points regarding concerns about piracy on Somalia's coast. Assistant Director Ayesha noted that Pakistan shared our concerns and welcomed a multilateral approach on the issue. Ayesha thanked Poloff for [...]	2008-03-07 15:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PBTS PREL UNSC UN SO PK
08ISLAMABAD1034	ZARDARI DROPS FAHEEM AS PM CANDIDATE [...] (C) Summary. Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Amin Faheem told Ambassador March 7 that Asif Zardari does not want him to be Prime Minister because the party needs a Punjabi to counter the influence of Nawaz Sharif. Zardari offered Faheem the post of Speaker of the National Assembly or any other minist [...]	2008-03-07 16:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD1035	PAKISTAN'S FISCAL DEFICIT PUTTING ECONOMIC STABILITY AT [...] (SBU) Summary: The IMF expects the fiscal deficit for the current fiscal year to be as high as 6.5 percent of GDP, far exceeding the 4 percent target. A nearly $1 billion shortfall in tax collection, larger than budgeted expenditures, below target privatization receipts, and the projectizat [...]	2008-03-08 03:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD105	PAKISTAN: REFOCUSING SECURITY ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This is an action request - see Paras 3 and 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Over the past year, militant extremists in Pakistan have sharply increased attacks, both in tribal areas along the Pak-Afghan border and into settled areas. While these attacks do not represent a medium-term threat to Pakis [...]	2008-01-08 09:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD1070	FATA IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE FOR 03/07/08 [...] (U) Summary: Following below is a summary of US Mission Islamabad's activities in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along its northwest border with Afghanistan during the week ending March 7, 2008. ODRP FATA Programs ------------------ 2. (C) Senior ODRP officers met [...]	2008-03-10 12:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID MASS PK
08ISLAMABAD1071	COALITION "DECLARATION": FEDERAL PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Summary: Late March 9, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) announced the details for the formation of Pakistan's next coalition government. In exchange for the PPP's commitment to pass a resolution ostensibly returning deposed judges to the bench, th [...]	2008-03-10 13:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1072	ZARDARI'S VIEWS ON AGREEMENT WITH NAWAZ [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Asif Zardari told Ambassador March 10 that yesterday's agreement with Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif was less than it seemed regarding the restoration of the judges (Ref A). Zardari reiterated his desire to work with Mush [...]	2008-03-10 15:21:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1073	IMET: RECAPTURING PAKISTAN'S LOST GENERATION [...] (U) This is an action request, please see Paras 2 and 9. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Post welcomes Department's proposal to expand IMET funding for Pakistan (reftel) and intends to focus additional funding on those Pakistani military officers, now at mid and senior ranks, who were unable to participat [...]	2008-03-10 15:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MARR PK
08ISLAMABAD1097	TARIQ AZIZ NOT ALARMED BY ZARDARI'S DEAL WITH NAWAZ [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 08:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD11	Post-Conflict Assistance in Swat [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable outlines options Post is considering to assist the GOP in providing post-conflict assistance to citizens in Swat (Northwest Frontier Province) who have suffered during the military's recent anti-terrorist campaign. We have reviewed existing Mission assistance programs [...]	2008-01-02 15:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK PTER
08ISLAMABAD1100	BIOSECURITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM: SUPPORT FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: Avian influenza (AI) and the threat of pandemic influenza continue to be key issues in Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) discussions with Pakistani health and agricultural officials. Continued AI outbreaks in poultry as well as a confirmed human case in late 2007, have sparked [...]	2008-03-12 12:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PTER TSPL ETTC PK
08ISLAMABAD1101	PTA ON THE YOUTUBE BLOCKING INCIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to an informal request from the Department, EconCouns and Econoff met with Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) Chairman Shahzad Alam Malik March 5 to discuss the February 22 blockage of YouTube. Malik explained that the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority ( [...]	2008-03-12 12:33:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ECPS EINT KPAO PK
08ISLAMABAD1114	POTENTIAL PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER SHAHBAZ SHARIF [...] (C) Summary: This is one of several profiles on Pakistani politicians who will have a significant role in shaping the new government. 2. (C) Shahbaz Sharif, brother of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, is a PML-N heavyweight who intends to be Punjab's next Chief Minister. Although he cur [...]	2008-03-13 03:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1130	UNSCR 1803: PAKISTAN OPPOSES IRAN SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-13 13:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KNNP MNUC PARM PK
08ISLAMABAD1131	PAKISTAN CONSIDERING SUPPORT FOR OIC COMMUNIQUE ON [...] (C) In a March 6 discussion with MFA Director Afzaal Mahmood, Poloff drew on Ref A points encouraging Pakistan to support language in the OIC Summit communique welcoming Kosovo's independence. Mahmood noted Pakistan was considering such support, but had not yet made a decision. Mahmood once a [...]	2008-03-14 02:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UNMIK KV PK
08ISLAMABAD1148	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH POTENTIAL NEW MINISTER OF FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: In a March 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, whose name has been cited as a potential PML-N Minister of Finance, discussed his relationship with Benazir Bhutto and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP),and emphasized that [...]	2008-03-14 12:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1180	APRIL 24-25 ISLAMABAD REGIONAL ECONOMIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para six. 2. (SBU) As per reftel request, post approached the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Finance regarding preparations for the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECC). Joint Additional Secretary Sohail Re [...]	2008-03-17 10:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PGOV KPWR PK AF
08ISLAMABAD1181	FATA IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE FOR 03/14/08 [...] (U) Summary: Below is a summary of US Mission Islamabad's activities in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along its northwest border with Afghanistan during the week ending March 14, 2008. FATA Briefings -------------- 2. (U) In Peshawar on March 11, DCM briefed the N [...]	2008-03-17 11:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PK PREL MASS
08ISLAMABAD1192	PAKISTAN'S NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 13:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1212	AITZAZ AHSAN GIVES PARLIAMENT 30 DAYS TO RESTORE [...] (C) Summary. Supreme Court Bar Association President Aitzaz Ahsan told Ambassador March 18 that former Chief Justice Chaudhry "will not storm the Supreme Court" upon his release (expected as soon as a new government is in place). Instead, Ahsan is giving the new parliament 30 days to find a [...]	2008-03-19 08:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD1219	CABINET NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-19 13:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL

08ISLAMABAD1220	PAKISTAN ELECTS A WOMAN AS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: On March 19, the National Assembly voted to elect Pakistan's first female Speaker of the National Assembly. Dr. Fahmida Mirza is a Pakistan People's Party (PPP) parliamentarian from Sindh and a respected women's rights advocate. The PPP's choice for Deputy Speaker, Faisal Kareem [...]	2008-03-19 14:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1230	GOP AGREES TO POSTPONEMENT OF APRIL 24-25 REGIONAL ECONOMIC [...] (U) SUMMARY. Pursuant to the request from the Government of Afghanistan (GOA),the Government of Pakistan (GOP) has agreed to postpone the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference (RECC) scheduled for April 24-25, 2008 in Islamabad. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) EconOff met with the Joint Secretary o [...]	2008-03-20 05:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EAID ENRG ECON ETRD PGOV KPWR PK AF
08ISLAMABAD1268	BIOSECURITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM: SUPPORT FOR U.S.-PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Department's Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) will contribute USD 1.2 million under the auspices of the U.S.-Pakistan Science and Technology (S&T) Agreement toward projects related to BEP's mission to engage scientists in Pakistan. Initially funded by USAID, collaborati [...]	2008-03-24 11:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PTER TSPL ETTC PK
08ISLAMABAD1269	CSF AND THE POTENTIAL FOR CIVIL-MILITARY TENSION [...] (C) Summary: Coalition Support Fund (CSF) reimbursements are a major political and economic factor in our bilateral relations with Pakistan. On the military side, the recent publicity about CSF claims, largely resulting from congressional hearings, has prompted concern that reimbursements wi [...]	2008-03-24 11:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MARR PK
08ISLAMABAD1271	YOUSEF GILLANI ELECTED PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Vice Chairman Yousef Gillani was elected as Pakistan's new Prime Minister on March 24 by a resounding two-thirds majority of the National Assembly; he will be sworn in by President Musharraf on March 25. With the real political leaders (Asif Zardari [...]	2008-03-24 13:19:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1272	CJCS MULLEN'S MEETING WITH COAS GENERAL KAYANI [...] (C) Summary: CJCS Mullen met with Pakistan's Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Kayani twice March 3-4. At a private dinner on March 3, they engaged in a discussion of Pakistan's new political landscape in the aftermath of the February 18 parliamentary elections. During talks on March [...]	2008-03-24 13:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MASS PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1273	ADMIRAL MULLEN'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUSHARAFF [...] (C) Summary: In a March 4 meeting with CJCS Admiral Mullen, Musharraf commented on perceptions of India's growing role in Afghanistan and cautioned his visitors with regard to overly optimistic assessments of the peace jirga process. He also gave his view of the post-election political situati [...]	2008-03-24 14:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD129	ODRP CHIEF ENGAGES PAKISTAN'S MILITARY LEADERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Major General Helmly, Chief of Office of the Defense Representative - Pakistan (ODRP),met with senior Pakistan military leadership to reinforce our commitment to the U.S.-Pakistan security relationship. The officials expressed concerns about the effect "conditionality" on U.S. [...]	2008-01-09 10:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD1295	DETAINED JUDGES ARE RELEASED [...] (U) Summary. On March 24, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, seven other deposed Supreme Court justices, and three provincial high court judges were released from five months of house arrest by police. This announcement to release the deposed judges was the first a [...]	2008-03-25 14:41:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD13	PROPOSALS FOR EXPEDITED DEVELOPMENT IN PAKISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: As instructed by Principals December 28, this cable outlines proposals to enhance and expedite military and development projects for Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and adjacent Pakistan-Afghan border areas. These include projects with the Pakistan military, [...]	2008-01-02 16:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL ECON EAID PREF
08ISLAMABAD1330	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH ASIF ZARDARI [...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging discussion March 25, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Asif Zardari told the Deputy Secretary that the National Assembly would give newly elected Prime Minister Gillani a vote of confidence on March 29. This would give the new government six months to beg [...]	2008-03-27 07:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD1331	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH NAWAZ SHARIF [...] (C) Summary. During a March 25 meeting with the Deputy Secretary, Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Nawaz Sharif SIPDIS repeatedly complained about President Musharraf but agreed that "we must win, no matter how" in the battle against extremism. The Deputy Secretary suggested that "we agre [...]	2008-03-27 07:51:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD1332	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. In a March 25 meeting, Foreign Secretary Khan told the Deputy Secretary it might be possible to schedule the next round of the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue in Washington in June, depending on approval of the incoming Foreign Minister. Khan said there was a chance of progre [...]	2008-03-27 07:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD1333	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. In a March 25 meeting, the Deputy Secretary congratulated Fahimida Mirza on becoming Pakistan's SIPDIS first female National Assembly Speaker and welcomed her proposed visit to Washington. Mirza described her plans to strengthen the institution of parliament. End Summary. [...]	2008-03-27 07:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD1334	DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS PM GILLANI [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with newly elected Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gillani on March 26. Gillani expressed appreciation for the President's congratulatory call, asked for the support of the United States, and expressed desire to expand cooperation with the U.S. in counte [...]	2008-03-27 07:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD134	GOP APPROVES SIGNING OF IRAN-PAKISTAN PIPELINE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para five. Pakistan approves signing of Iran-Pakistan pipeline --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. (SBU) The GOP approved the gas sale purchase agreement with Iran on January 8, which paves the way for signing the Iran-Pak [...]	2008-01-09 14:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1351	CODEL TIERNEY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF [...] (C) In a March 27 meeting with Codel Tierney, President Musharraf praised newly elected Prime Minister Gillani, urged the new government to make the transition from politics to governance, and discussed efforts to combat extremism. End Summary. 2. (C) Codel Tierney (Representatives John [...]	2008-03-28 17:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD1355	NEW PAKISTAN CABINET [...] (U) Summary. Pakistan's newly elected Prime Minister Yousef Gillani March 29 received a unanimous vote of confidence from the Parliament; this gives the new government six months to move forward and tackle significant economic and terrorism challenges. Gillani then outlined the coalition gov [...]	2008-03-29 10:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1368	PROFILE: PPP CO-CHAIR ASIF ZARDARI [...] (U) This profile of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari is one of a series on Pakistan's new political leadership. Political Plans --------------- 2. (C) On March 22, Zardari announced the nomination of Yousef Gillani as the PPP candidate for Prime Minster and [...]	2008-03-31 07:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD137	GOP APPROVES SIGNING OF IRAN-PAKISTAN PIPELINE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para five. Pakistan approves signing of Iran-Pakistan pipeline --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. (SBU) The GOP approved the gas sale purchase agreement with Iran on January 8, which paves the way for signing the Iran-Pakis [...]	2008-01-10 01:29:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1376	MUSHARRAF SWEARS IN 24 MINISTERS; PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Summary. On March 29, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gillani announced his "100 Day Plan" to the National Assembly. Within his plan, he looks to assist the lagging economy, continue to fight terror, strengthen Pakistan's ties with its neighbors and the West, restore the judiciary, and [...]	2008-03-31 12:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1381	PAKISTAN SUPPORTS NEW UN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-01 07:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL AF UNGA
08ISLAMABAD1383	PAKISTAN: SOMALIA AND PIRACY, SEEKING VIEWS ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-01 09:11:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PBTS PGOV PK PREL SO UNGA UNSC
08ISLAMABAD1384	FATA IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE FOR 03/28/08 [...] (U) Below is a summary of US Mission Islamabad's activities in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along its northwest border with Afghanistan during the past two weeks up to March 28, 2008. ODRP FATA Activities -------------------- 2. (SBU) CCMR Contact Group: The [...]	2008-04-01 09:14:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID MASS PK
08ISLAMABAD139	GOP APPROVES SIGNING OF IRAN-PAKISTAN PIPELINE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para five. Pakistan approves signing of Iran-Pakistan pipeline --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. (SBU) The GOP approved the gas sale purchase agreement with Iran on January 8, which paves the way for signing the Iran-Pakis [...]	2008-01-10 01:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1396	A TROUBLING TREND: TEXTILE EXPORTS DOWN AGAIN. [...] (SBU) Summary. Pakistan is losing its competitiveness in textile and apparel goods. Based on third quarter figures, Pakistan's textile export performance slumped in July-February 2007-08 putting the GOP's export target of USD 19.2 billion at risk. With the exception of readymade garments all [...]	2008-04-01 11:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD1401	EARLY DAYS OF THE NEW COALITION GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: PM Gillani in his first week is already demonstrating what Pakistanis describe as "our tendency to jump into the river first and figure out how deep it is afterwards." Faced with immediate opposition, Gillani has had to backtrack on pronouncements that the Frontier Crimes Regula [...]	2008-04-01 15:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PHUM
08ISLAMABAD1404	AMBITIOUS UNHCR STRATEGY FOR AFGHAN REFUGEES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) is revising its strategy for Afghan refugees to complement voluntary repatriations. It includes regulatory mechanisms to allow Afghans in Pakistan to better support themselves; development of refugee affected hosting areas [...]	2008-04-02 06:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PK AF
08ISLAMABAD1414	PAKISTAN: UNAMID DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 12:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL UNGA
08ISLAMABAD1420	THE PORT OF GWADAR: MEGA PORT DREAM REQUIRES ENERGY TO BE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Without fanfare and in the midst of the political changeover, Pakistan's strategic new seaport in Balochistan became operational and opened the trade routes to Central Asia, Afghanistan and Iran. Investors and energy are desperately needed to make the Pakistani dream of a mega-p [...]	2008-04-03 08:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1421	PAKISTAN NOT READY TO DISCUSS VOTE ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-03 09:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1424	CODEL TIERNEY MEETS WITH PAKISTAN'S DEPOSED CHIEF [...] (C) Summary. In a March 27 meeting with Codel Tierney, former Chief Justice Chaudhry and his lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan affirmed their commitment to seeing the Chief Justice return to his duties, along with other judges removed by President Musharraf following the November 3 State of Emergency. Chau [...]	2008-04-03 10:37:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1432	POST REQUESTS FBI RECALL DEROGATORY INFORMATION ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. (S/NF) Post requests FBI recall information about Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) leader Fazlur Rehman noted in Reftel. Reftel indicates that an individual "˜Fasil Ul Rehman' believed to be associated with Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) is behind the March 20 [...]	2008-04-03 12:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD144	CODEL LIEBERMAN'S MEETING WITH THE PML-N [...] (C) Summary. In a January 9 meeting with Codel Lieberman, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Chair Raja Zafrul Haq detailed alleged fraud and electoral irregularities, questioned U.S. ties with the person of President Musharraf instead of support for the people of Pakistan, and urged closer USG o [...]	2008-01-10 06:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD1447	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: During a March 28 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard SIPDIS Boucher, Awami National Party (ANP) leader Asfundyar Wali Khan clarified the government's plan to engage in dialogue with militants. Asfundyar said his party intends to hold t [...]	2008-04-04 05:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1448	BIOSECURITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM: PROVINCIAL ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) staff visited several institutes and universities in Lahore, Abbotabad, Peshawar, and Karachi in March to further develop areas of collaboration. Common themes included a need for basic lab biosafety and biosecurity training at facilities h [...]	2008-04-04 06:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PTER TSPL ETTC PK
08ISLAMABAD1449	CODEL TIERNEY MEETS WITH PAKISTAN'S FIRST FEMALE [...] (C) Summary. On March 27, Codel Tierney met with Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Pakistan's first female National Assembly speaker. She stressed that women's rights, especially in the areas of healthcare and education, would be her top commitment while in this historic position. The Speaker also eagerly a [...]	2008-04-04 06:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL KWMN
08ISLAMABAD145	CODEL LIEBERMAN MEETS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST, [...] (C) Summary: In a January 9 meeting with Codel Lieberman, human rights activist Asma Jahangir expressed her great concern for the current political and economic atmosphere within Pakistan. She also has hope for the elections but sees that the relationship between the American and Pakistani go [...]	2008-01-10 08:41:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1450	CODEL TIERNEY MEETS WITH AHSAN IQBAL, PML-N [...] (C) Summary. On March 27, Codel Tierney met with Ahsan Iqbal, a newly elected National Assembly member and former Chief Coordinator and Information Secretary for the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N). Iqbal discussed the need for the deposed judiciary to be reinstated, that the War on Ter [...]	2008-04-04 06:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1459	CODEL TIERNEY MEETS WITH ZARDARI [...] (C) Summary: On March 27, CODEL Tierney met with Pakistan People,s Party (PPP) co-chair Asif Zardari. Zardari professed his appreciation for U.S. support for the election and stressed that the U.S. should consider the new Parliament the primary decisonmaking entity in the government. He deta [...]	2008-04-04 09:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD146	CODEL LIEBERMAN'S MEETING WITH PPP LEADER FAHEEM [...] (C) Summary. Pakistan People's Party candidate for Prime Minister Amin Faheem told Senator Lieberman January 9 that the party was concerned about election fraud and related arrests of party workers in Sindh. Faheem said that he would follow Benazir Bhutto's moderate political agenda, and no [...]	2008-01-10 09:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD1469	CODEL TIERNEY MEETS WITH ANP'S ASFUNDYAR WALI KHAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 27, Codel Tierney met with Awami National Party (ANP) leader Asfundyar Wali Khan. Asfundyar explained his plan to incorporate the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) and said he hoped to see the Political Parties Act ext [...]	2008-04-04 13:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD1475	CODEL BIDEN'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF [...] (C) In a February 19 meeting with President Musharraf, Codel Biden congratulated the President on keeping his commitment to hold free and fair elections. Musharraf shared his views on why he believed the deposed judiciary could not be restored, expressed satisfaction with progress against e [...]	2008-04-07 03:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD1476	CODEL BIDEN'S MEETING WITH ASIF ZARDARI [...] (C) Summary. Pakistan People's Party leader Asif Zardari told Codel Biden February 19 that he is seeking U.S. advice on the way forward. He is meeting or talking with all parties in pursuit of some form of a national unity government but suggested the PPP would try to form a government wit [...]	2008-04-07 03:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD1493	BOUCHER DINNER WITH PAKISTAN MUSLIM LEAGUE-NAWAZ [...] (C) Summary. During a dinner hosted by the Charge, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher discussed challenges facing the new Pakistani government with leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. Finance Minister-designate Dar outlined steps the new governmen [...]	2008-04-08 08:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD1494	BOUCHER MEETING WITH LEADERS OF PAKISTAN MUSLIM [...] (C) Summary: During a March 28 meeting, Pakistan Muslim League President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and General Secretary Mushahid Hussain told Assistant Secretary for South SIPDIS and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher that their party would now act as a "calm opposition." The party's onl [...]	2008-04-08 09:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1497	BOUCHER'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER QURESHI [...] (C) During a March 28 meeting with Assistant Secretary or South and Central Asian Affairs Boucher, Foreign Minister-designate Shah Mehmood Qureshi confirmed that the new government wanted to work with the U.S. to combat extremism, increase trade and extend cooperation with India and Afghanistan. [...]	2008-04-08 09:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD1498	BOUCHER,S MEETING WITH RELIGIOUS PARTY LEADER [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with religious party leader Fazlur Rehman March 28. While the maulana thanked Boucher (and Deputy Secretary Negroponte) for reaching out to all of Pakistan's political parties during their recent visit, he [...]	2008-04-08 09:33:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1499	BOUCHER'S MEETING WITH MUTTAHIDA QUAMI MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: On March 28, Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader Farooq Sattar met with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher to discuss the party's plans for sitting in opposition of the new government. Sattar expressed satisfaction with the credibility of th [...]	2008-04-08 09:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1525	PROFILE: PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER GILLANI [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Vice Chairman Yousef Gillani was elected as Pakistan's new Prime Minister on March 24 by the National Assembly (Ref A),receiving a unanimous vote of confidence from the Assembly four days later. Gillani is a seasoned politician who descends from a [...]	2008-04-10 10:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1526	PROFILE: SENIOR MINISTER AND COMMUNICATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 31, PML-N heavyweight Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan was sworn in as Senior Minister and Minister of Communications. Nisar, as Senior Minister, will be the country's de facto Deputy Prime Minister. Nisar has been elected a member of the National Assembly in every election si [...]	2008-04-10 10:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1527	PROFILE: PAKISTANI DEFENSE MINISTER AHMED MUKHTAR [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 31, Ahmed Mukhtar was sworn into office as Pakistan's new Minister of Defense. Mukhtar is a Pakistan People's Party (PPP) stalwart and a close associate of PPP co-chair Asif Zardari; until recently he had been a top contender for the position of Prime Minister. End Summ [...]	2008-04-10 10:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1528	PROFILE: PAKISTANI FOREIGN MINISTER QURESHI [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 31, Shah Mehmood Qureshi was sworn into office as Pakistan's new Foreign Minister. Qureshi is a polished and pro-western politician from Punjab; however, he is a longstanding political rival of newly elected Prime Minister Yousef Gillani. Qureshi is a relative newcomer [...]	2008-04-10 10:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1532	PAKISTAN'S FISCAL DEFICIT PUTTING ECONOMIC STABILITY AT [...] (U) Summary: Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar gave the Cabinet the bad news on Pakistan's economy, followed by a press conference where he made very clear his plans for government austerity. During the press conference, he accused the Shaukat Aziz government of fudging figures and misma [...]	2008-04-11 01:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1534	AMBASSADOR AND FINANCE MINISTER DAR DISCUSS PAKISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with newly-appointed Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar (PML-N) April 8. Pakistan's current fiscal crisis and need for fiscal austerity shape Dar's plan to ask for a shadow International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, pending Coalition Support Fund (CSF) payments, [...]	2008-04-11 02:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1536	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S MEETING WITH THE AMERICAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Assistant Secretary Boucher met with the elected Executive Board of the American Business Council (ABC) in Karachi on March 27. Representatives from U.S. companies were optimistic about Pakistan's investment climate but expressed concerns over the [...]	2008-04-11 03:14:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1573	BALOCHISTAN: THE NEGLECTED PROVINCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-15 12:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD1574	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON INTERIOR ADVISOR REHMAN MALIK [...] (C) Summary: In an April 14 meeting with Ambassador, the new senior Advisor for Interior Rehman Malik repeatedly emphasized the new coalition government's commitment to fighting terrorism, his long-standing ties to American law enforcement, his closeness to Benazir Bhutto during the negotiations le [...]	2008-04-15 12:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER SNAR ASEC
08ISLAMABAD1585	RIOTS OVER POWER BLACKOUTS TURN VIOLENT IN MULTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the Punjab provincial city of Multan, protests organized by local textile mill owners to object to rolling blackouts which have forced factories to remain closed, turned violent on April 14. The Power Loom Association in Multan organized a rally of textile workers and day labor [...]	2008-04-16 17:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENGY ECON PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD16	IMPLEMENTATION OF RECONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITY ZONES REQUIRES IMMEDIATE COORDINATED INTER-AGENCY ACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-03 05:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PK ETRD EAID PREL
08ISLAMABAD1600	CODEL CAPUANO MEETS WITH NEW GOP [...] (C) Summary: Codel Capuano visited Islamabad April 13-14, meeting with Pakistan's new Prime Minister, Interior Minister and Deputy National Assembly Speaker. The delegation included U.S. Representatives Michael Capuano (D-MA),William Pascrell (D-NJ) and Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ),as well as House [...]	2008-04-17 13:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD1601	GOP NOT YET FOCUSED ON BIT NEGOTIATIONS BUT INTERESTED IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para five. 2. (SBU) Summary: Econoffs met with Board of Investment (BOI) Executive Director General Major (Rtrd) Iqbal Ahmad and BOI staff April 17 to discuss resumption of BIT negotiations and organization of a Pakistan energy investment confere [...]	2008-04-17 13:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ENGY ECON PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1609	MUSHARRAF ON RELEASE OF TALIBAN/AQ DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 11:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1611	FATA IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE FOR 04/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 12:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MASS PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1613	PAKISTANI LEADERS DENY INTENT TO RELEASE A.Q. KHAN [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with Strategic Plans Division (SPD) Chief Kidwai,Pakistan People's Party Co-Chair Zardari, and President Musharraf, DCM and Ambassador expressed our deep concern over GOP statements and press reports indicating that the restrictions on A.Q. Khan were about to be [...]	2008-04-18 14:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KNNP PK
08ISLAMABAD1614	PM GILLANI SAYS NO TO RELEASING 27 AQ/TALIBAN DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 15:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1615	ANP COALITION PARTNER ASFANDYAR WALI KHAN COMMENTS [...] (S) Summary: On April 18, Peshawar Principal Officer Lynne Tracy followed up with Awami National Party (ANP) leader Asfandyar Wali Khan about the GOP's plans to sign a peace agreement with tribal elders in South Waziristan. While Khan thought the document ""was not bad"" and consistent with hi [...]	2008-04-19 09:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PK PREL PTER PHUM PINR
08ISLAMABAD1623	NAVIGATING THE MAZE OF PAKISTANI ENERGY POLICY- PART ONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pakistan's energy crisis has the potential to slow down economic growth and create law and order problems. With massive blackouts affecting every region and every demographic, energy policy and shortages are daily front page news. Not a single mega-watt of electricity has been [...]	2008-04-21 10:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1633	SUPREME COURT ABOLISHES GRADUATION REQUIREMENT FOR [...] (U) Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled April 21 to abolish the constitutional requirement that candidates for elective office have a bachelors degree, among other qualifications. This pre-qualification to run was introduced by President Pervez Musharraf in the lead-up to the 2002 parliamentary ele [...]	2008-04-21 13:14:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL KJUS
08ISLAMABAD164	CODEL LIEBERMAN'S MEETING WITH PAKISTAN COAS KAYANI [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-11 04:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR PK
08ISLAMABAD1641	RESTORATION OF JUDICIARY: DEADLOCKED FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: After two intense days of personal negotiations, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chair Asif Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif remained deadlocked over the issue of how/when to restore the deposed judiciary. They continue to debate whether to restor [...]	2008-04-22 14:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL KJUS PHUM
08ISLAMABAD1643	PAKISTAN'S LEVEL OF PREPAREDNESS TO RESPOND TO UG99 WHEAT [...] (U) The following is a response to the Department's request for information on the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) level of preparedness for a possible outbreak of UG99 wheat stem rust. 2. (SBU) Summary: While wheat stem rust is not a new phenomenon in Pakistan, UG99 presents a serious chall [...]	2008-04-23 04:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR EAGR PK
08ISLAMABAD1648	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources on April 16 to discuss Pakistan's plans for dealing with the current energy crisis. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) requests assistance with attracting investors to its energy sector, organizing an investment [...]	2008-04-23 09:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1655	PAKISTAN'S NEW HEARTS AND MINDS CAMPAIGN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 14:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD1657	EMBASSY ENDORESEMENT OF FY 2008 SECTION 1206 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post endorses CENTCOM/ODRP's FY 08 Section 1206 proposal for a $21 million helicopter sustainment program. These resources will fund a maintenance and sustainment program for Pakistan's U.S. origin helicopters. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The FY 08 1206 proposal will enable Pakis [...]	2008-04-24 03:21:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1659	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW MINISTER OF WATER AND POWER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with the Minister of Water and Power on April 21 to discuss Pakistan's plans for dealing with the current energy crisis. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) emphasizes its desire to have more engagement with the U.S. on energy issues and specifically requests assist [...]	2008-04-24 05:51:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL EAID EINV ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD1673	PAKISTAN'S F-16 PROGRAM -- AT RISK OF FAILURE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has approached the U.S. with a request to use Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to help pay for Mid-Life Updates (MLU) on its existing fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft. This request would require the modification of the original Letter of Offer and Accepta [...]	2008-04-24 15:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1678	GOP RESPONSE TO SUPPORT FOR UN 1267 REGIME [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-25 12:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	KTFN PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD1679	GROWING CONCERN OVER JUDGES' RESTORATION [...] (C) Summary. There is growing concern over the continued deadlock between the Pakistan People's Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz over how to resolve the issue of the deposed judiciary. A new court petition attempting to prevent the National Assembly from considering a legislative [...]	2008-04-25 14:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1684	NATURAL GAS PIPELINE FOR TURKMENISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (U) SUMMARY. With the signing of a framework agreement in Islamabad on April 25, the Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan natural gas pipeline project formally includes India as a partner and agrees to move forward quickly on implementation. With construction scheduled to start in 2010 and comp [...]	2008-04-28 06:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK IN AF TX
08ISLAMABAD169	GOP RESPONSE ON UPCOMING LET DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-11 09:33:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PETER PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1691	PAKISTAN REMAINS OPPOSED TO FMCT NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) During an April 24 call on MFA Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan, Ambassador raised reftel points and urged Islamabad to direct the Pakistani Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament to support commencement of negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT). Khan reiterated the GOP [...]	2008-04-28 10:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM CDG UNGA PK
08ISLAMABAD1695	PAKISTAN IMPLEMENTING TRAVEL BANS AS REQUIRED BY [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-29 09:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1696	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL WITH NEW DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: During an April 21 introductory call on the Defense Minister Ahmed Mukhtar, Ambassador raised Coalition Support Funds (CSF),the need for a formal agreement governing the use of Pakistan's Airspace, consideration of a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA),the F-16 payment schedule [...]	2008-04-29 09:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1699	NO ACTION BUT MORE RHETORIC ON PAKISTAN IRAN PIPELINE DEAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para eleven. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Following a brief state visit from Iranian President Mahmound Ahmadinejad on April 28, local media reports that the path has been cleared for Pakistan and Iran to sign the much touted natural gas pipeline deal. While [...]	2008-04-29 12:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD170	PAKISTAN ENERGY WOES: A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Violence, sabotage, and supply disruptions following Bhutto's December 27 assassination combined with routine winter hydroelectric maintenance have pushed Pakistan's normally tight energy supplies past the limit. Since December 27, Pakistan's 3000MW electricity deficit has in [...]	2008-01-11 09:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1701	NAVIGATING THE MAZE OF PAKISTANI ENERGY POLICY- PART TWO [...] (SBU) Summary. Further complicating Pakistan's maze of government organizations with responsibility over energy, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources and its 16 subordinate agencies, determine the natural gas, oil, mineral and coal policies for a country which desperately needs energ [...]	2008-04-29 13:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1702	WILL THE JUDICIARY ISSUE BRING DOWN PAKISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: Though seemingly close to a deal on restoration of the deposed judiciary, the Pakistan People's Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz continue to negotiate (now in Dubai). The sticking point continues to be former Chief Justice Chaudhry, who likely will return to the bench. But [...]	2008-04-29 14:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL KJUS
08ISLAMABAD1705	POVERTY IN PAKISTAN: WHOSE NUMBERS ARE RIGHT? [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistani government officials frequently cite poverty alleviation as one of President Musharraf's key economic legacies. However, economic analysts frequently dispute the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) statistics. Separate studies conducted by the GOP and the World Bank indicat [...]	2008-04-30 05:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1715	PAKISTAN: THE IMPACT OF RISING FOOD AND COMMODITY PRICES [...] (U) The following is a response to the Department's request for information on the impact that rising food and agricultural commodity prices are having on Pakistan's economic and political stability. 2. (SBU) Summary: The prices of almost all essential agricultural commodities have steadil [...]	2008-04-30 14:08:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1719	INTERNATIONAL LEADERS FLOCK TO ISLAMABAD [...] (C) Summary: In the past few weeks, international leaders have been streaming into Pakistan to meet the newly elected government. They included UK Foreign Secretary Miliband, the Chinese FM Jiechi, Turkish FM Babacan, EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana, Afghanistan FM Spatna, Malaysian FM Yatim, [...]	2008-05-01 06:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER AF CH EAID IN MY EU
08ISLAMABAD172	USG MEDIA LEAKS HAVE PAKISTANI MILITARY "REVIEWING CONTINGENCIES" [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Tariq Majid separately called in Ambassador January 8 and 9 to express their concern about repeated media reports stating senior USG officials were considering unilateral action within Pakistan. Both official [...]	2008-01-11 10:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR KPAO PK
08ISLAMABAD1723	PAKISTAN RUPEE FALLS BUT NO CAPITAL FLIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's rupee has lost ground against the dollar as the current account deficit continues to grow due to increased international commodity prices. It hit a new low against the dollar on April 24, breaching the September 22, 2001 low. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) believe [...]	2008-05-01 12:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1734	NAVIGATING THE MAZE OF PAKISTANI ENERGY POLICY- PART THREE [...] (U) Please see Action Request in paragraph 28. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Concluding the three part roadmap of agencies involved in Pakistan's energy policy, this cable outlines the involvement of the Prime Minister's Secretariat, four additional Cabinet level Ministries, and five other regulatory a [...]	2008-05-04 05:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1735	HELPING RESOLVE THE DEADLOCK OVER THE JUDGES [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-04 11:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1742	PAKISTAN'S NEW FOREIGN SECRETARY SALMAN BASHIR [...] (SBU) Summary: Salman Bashir has replaced Riaz Mohammad Khan as Pakistan's Foreign Secretary. Bashir--who previously served as Ambassador to China and Denmark--is a veteran Foreign Service officer. Bashir told local press he intends to focus on "economic diplomacy" during his tenure as Foreign [...]	2008-05-05 10:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1745	DRL ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER'S CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 11:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KPAO PK
08ISLAMABAD1746	DRL ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER'S CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 11:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KPAO PK
08ISLAMABAD1747	DRL ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER'S CALL ON FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. On April 21, DRL Assistant Secretary Kramer urged a conservative Foreign Secretary Khan to be proactive in supporting human rights initiatives at the UN and encouraged higher levels of commitment with Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative (BMENA). Khan suggested that co [...]	2008-05-05 11:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1749	DRL ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER MEETS WITH FEMALE [...] (C) Summary: On April 22, Assistant Secretary Kramer and PolCouns met with female National Assembly members from the Pakistan People's Party (PPP),Pakistan Muslim League (PML),and the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM). During a lively one hour discussion, the women discussed election reform and [...]	2008-05-05 11:29:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL KWMN

08ISLAMABAD1750	DRL ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: On April 22, DRL A/S Kramer met with Pakistan's Chief Election Commissioner Farooq to review possible areas of electoral reform on which the U.S. might be able to assist. In response, Farooq announced the recent formation of an Electoral Reforms Commission and noted that the EU O [...]	2008-05-05 11:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PHUM
08ISLAMABAD1751	DRL ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER'S CALL ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary. DRL Assistant Secretary Kramer met with Khursheed Shah, the new Minister of Labor, Manpower, and Overseas Pakistanis on April 22. During the meeting, they discussed the government's initiatives to combat child labor and the trafficking of persons for bonded labor purposes. The [...]	2008-05-05 11:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PK PREL ELAB ETRD
08ISLAMABAD1756	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PML-N LEADER NAWAZ SHARIF [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador called on former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on May 2 to discuss the judges restoration issue, the South Waziristan peace deal and the Pakistani economy. Nawaz said a committee would be established to draft a parliamentary resolution to reinstate the judges on May 12. [...]	2008-05-05 13:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KJUS PK
08ISLAMABAD1757	BY-ELECTIONS POSTPONED [...] (C) Summary: In a tactical move designed to frustrate Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistan People's Party is delaying National and Provincial Assembly by-elections from June 18 to August 18. The delay allows PPP Co-Chairman Asif Zardari time to determine if the coalition can settle the judges issue. [...]	2008-05-05 15:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1758	BUDGET DEFICIT NUMBERS LOWER BUT SLOW GROWTH AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: Private sector economists, the Ministry of Finance Special Advisor and IMF Resident Representative all expressed concern over Pakistan's record USD 8.3 billion budget deficit, but for different reasons. Citibank's Aziz Rahman was concerned that Finance Minister Ishaq Dar's overs [...]	2008-05-06 06:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1772	COMMITTEE ON JUDGES INCHES FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Senior attorneys charged by the political parties with drafting a resolution to restore the pre-November 3 judiciary continue to bicker, and some committee members have already quit. On the table is a resolution that labels the November 3 firing of the judges as illegal and allow [...]	2008-05-07 14:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL KJUS
08ISLAMABAD1783	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ENCOURAGING ATTENDANCE AT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 08:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL PHUM OXEM SOCI UNESCO
08ISLAMABAD1784	PAKISTAN COMMITMENT TO COESPU INVITATION FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 08:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL KTIA MARR MASS
08ISLAMABAD179	CHINESE EMBASSY SEEKS IMPROVED EXCHANGES [...] (C) Following up on a phone conversation between U/S Burns and China's Assistant Foreign Minister, the Chinese DCM in Islamabad shared China's views on the political situation in Islamabad. China's primary foreign policy goals are to promote stability, fight terrorism, increase economic exc [...]	2008-01-11 12:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD1803	PAKISTAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION OFFICIAL DISCOUNTS REPORTS [...] (C) Summary: Unsurprisingly, a source in the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission said that a May 9 article in national circulation daily "Dawn News" reporting enhanced China-Pakistan civil nuclear cooperation was unfounded. The May 9 article alleged that, following President Musharraf's April 20 [...]	2008-05-10 10:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENGY ECON PGOV PREL KNNP PK
08ISLAMABAD1804	BY-ELECTIONS NOW SET FOR JUNE 26 [...] (C) Summary: After a firestorm of public criticism, the Election Commission (ECP) reversed its decision to postpone by-elections until August 2008; on May 7, it announced by-elections will be held June 26. This was an embarrassing, if minor, debacle involving multiple excuses and finger poin [...]	2008-05-10 11:03:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1805	PML FORWARD BLOCK IN THE WINGS [...] (C) Summary: As the deadlock over restoration of the judiciary drags on, back room negotiations continue over what might happen should the coalition collapse. Pakistan Muslim League (PML) parliamentarian Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo claims that Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Asif Zardari h [...]	2008-05-10 11:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD181	ELECTION COMMISSION CONFIRMS OBSERVER ACCESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Officials at the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) confirmed there were no ECP restrictions on the activities of foreign or domestic election observers. Observers could pay unannounced visits to polling stations; all the ECP asked was that observers notify district offici [...]	2008-01-11 12:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PK
08ISLAMABAD1811	OIC ENVOY SADA CUMBER'S VISIT TO PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. In meetings May 2 with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the General Coordinator of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH),the Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology, journalists, religious lead [...]	2008-05-12 09:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1825	LIFE AT NDU: TRAINING PAKISTAN'S NEXT GENERATION OF MILITARY LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan's National Defense University's curriculum is designed to foster national pride, but many of its students and instructors have an anti-American bias. Their attitudes demonstrate why we should continue our efforts to increase IMET opportunities, especially those aimed at the ge [...]	2008-05-12 12:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1826	APRIL 23 PAK-AFGHAN BORDER INCIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 12:41:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	MARR MASS PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1828	CODEL SMITH MEETS PRIME MINISTER GILANI [...] (C) Summary: Codel Smith visited Pakistan April 27-28. In their meeting with Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani, U.S. Representatives Adam Smith (D-WA),Mac Thornberry (R-TX),Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ),Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Mike Conaway (R-TX) stressed the U.S.'s continued commitment to our long [...]	2008-05-12 12:51:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER PINR
08ISLAMABAD1829	CODEL SMITH MEETS PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting April 28, Codel Smith discussed the political and economic situation and efforts to combat extremism in Pakistan. Musharraf expressed appreciation for U.S. assistance in the tribal areas but said more was needed; he defended efforts by the new government to begin n [...]	2008-05-12 12:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1830	PAKISTANI RUPEE CONTINUES TO FALL [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's growing current account deficit and increasing uncertainty over the future of the government coalition are causing the rupee to fall against the dollar. The rupee closed at record lows against the dollar again on May 8, rebounding only slightly on May 9. The State Ba [...]	2008-05-12 13:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1831	NAWAZ PULLS MINISTERS BUT STAYS IN PPP-LED GOP [...] (C) Summary: Nawaz Sharif announced May 12 that his Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party's nine federal ministers would resign from the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) led cabinet on May 13. He lamented this course of action, caused, Nawaz said, because the pre-November 3 judges were not rest [...]	2008-05-12 13:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PHUM KJUS
08ISLAMABAD1832	PAKISTAN CAMPAIGNING FOR SEAT ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) On May 7, A/DCM delivered Ref A points to Hasan Javed, MFA Director General of the UN and Economic Cooperation Division. Hasan confirmed that Pakistan did plan to run for one of the four Asian-designated seats on the Human Rights Council (HRC) and said he was confident of victory. 2. (C) Re [...]	2008-05-12 14:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PHUM UNHCR
08ISLAMABAD1840	REQUEST TO MFA ON LEVEL OF PAKISTAN COMMITMENT TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 13:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL KPOV MARR
08ISLAMABAD1841	LETTER FROM SECRETARY RICE ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 13:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL UN
08ISLAMABAD1866	NAWAZ PULLS MINISTERS BUT STAYS IN PPP-LED GOP [...] (C) Summary: Nawaz Sharif announced May 12 that his Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party's nine federal ministers would resign from the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) led cabinet on May 13. He lamented this course of action, caused, Nawaz said, because the pre-November 3 judges were not rest [...]	2008-05-15 14:03:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PHUM KJUS
08ISLAMABAD1867	ZARDARI PUSHES "GLOBAL DEAL," BUT NAWAZ MAY HAVE [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador May 14, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Asif Zardari was optimistic about reaching a "global deal" on the judiciary, wooing the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) back into the cabinet, and finalizing a budget by the June 30 deadline. PML-N lead [...]	2008-05-15 14:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD188	PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF AND CODEL LIEBERMAN DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a January 9 meeting with Codel Lieberman, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf explained the mechanisms to ensure the election process is free and fair, and commented on improved relations with Afghanistan. Lieberman delivered two messages: (1) the February 18 general electi [...]	2008-01-14 10:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD1880	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ADVANCED ENGINEERING RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (AERO) [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 12:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	BMGT ETRD ETTC PK
08ISLAMABAD189	ISLAMIC FINANCE DEVELOPS SLOWLY IN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pakistan has started to develop well-managed financial products for Islamic banking and finance, but their market share is still low and will take time to grow. Currently there are six full fledged Islamic banks and 13 conventional banks that offer Islamic finance products at a [...]	2008-01-14 10:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD ECON PREL EAID EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD1894	SHOWDOWN MAY LOOM OVER JUDGES' RESTORATION [...] (C) Summary: On May 18, Pakistan's legal fraternities, frustrated with the new GOP's lack of progress to restore the pre-November 3 judges, called for a "long march" on the capital to begin June 10. The lawyers' movement is hoping sympathetic civil society organizations and political parties [...]	2008-05-19 15:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL KJUS
08ISLAMABAD1898	LAHORE IPR SEMINAR A SUCCESS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 09:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD1900	INITIAL ECONOMIC POLICY DIRECTION LOOKS GOOD [...] (U) Prior to his resignation as Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar set out broad priorities for Pakistan's FY 2008-2009 budget during a May 12 speech at a pre-budget seminar at the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce. Dar pledged to focus on "fiscal consolidation" and to raise the tax-to-GDP [...]	2008-05-20 11:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1905	PAKISTAN: ACTING CENTCOM COMMANDER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Acting USCENTCOM Commander, Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey visited Pakistan May 12. In his meeting with Secretary of Defense Kamran Rasool, Dempsey stressed the U.S.'s continued commitment to our long-term relationship with Pakistan and made assurances regarding continuity o [...]	2008-05-21 07:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1906	PAKISTAN: ACTING CENTCOM COMMANDER MEETS WITH JCSC [...] (C) Summary: Acting USCENTCOM Commander, Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey visited Pakistan May 12. In his meeting with General Tariq Majid, Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Committee, Dempsey stressed the U.S.'s continued commitment to our long-term relationship with Pakistan and made [...]	2008-05-21 07:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD191	AMBASSADOR PATTERSON MEETS WITH CARETAKER FINANCE MINISTER [...] SUMMARY. In a January 4 meeting with caretaker Minister of Finance Salman Shah, Ambassador Patterson inquired about the state of Pakistan's economy following the violence after Bhutto's December 27 assassination and raised commercial advocacy issues, coalition support funds, anti-money launderi [...]	2008-01-14 12:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PREL PK EAID
08ISLAMABAD1914	PROPOSED ENERGY AND FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: As follow up from President Bush's May 18 meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani, Embassy Islamabad has two suggestions for assistance that the Deputies may wish to consider. Post proposes providing USD 180 million over three years for energy and food assistance, two areas t [...]	2008-05-22 11:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ENRG EPET PTER PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1916	FINANCE MINISTER QAMAR SAYS BUDGET WILL BE ON TIME [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Naveed Qamar, the Acting Minister of Finance, who has replaced Ishaq Dar after the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Ministers tendered their resignations May 13. Qamar said that the budget would be prepared for the Parliament to debate and pass it by the [...]	2008-05-22 11:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1919	SOUTH WAZIRISTAN AGREEMENT: GOP BEGINNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Interior Minister Rehman Malik briefed Ambassador on the May 20 jirga with Mehsud tribal leaders. Malik said the GOP would likely sign the peace agreement "after a while." It appears the GOP has begun piecemeal implementation of the agreement. Malik outlined the GOP's negotiati [...]	2008-05-22 13:29:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD1931	FATA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AS OF MAY 16, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 12:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK
08ISLAMABAD1932	PAKISTAN: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE REGARDING BANK [...] (S) Economic Counselor and Economic Officer delivered reftel demarche May 22 to senior officials at the Ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs (MFA). Both Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Director General Sohail Mahmood and Ministry of Finance Senior Joint Secretary Iqbal Hussain pledge [...]	2008-05-23 12:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	ECON EFIN ETTC KNNP MNUC PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1933	CONSTITUTIONAL HURDLES FOR PROPOSED 18TH AMENDMENT [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) this week prepared and appears ready to present an omnibus amendments package to reinstate the pre-November 3 judiciary, indemnify President Pervez Musharraf for his actions related to the judges' removal, and diminish significantly the possibility of [...]	2008-05-23 16:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL KJUS
08ISLAMABAD1934	ANP'S KHAN LOBBIES FOR SWAT AGREEMENT; DISAVOWS [...] (C) Summary: Peshawar Principal Officer (PO) Lynne Tracy met Awami National Party (ANP) leader Asfandyar Wali Khan in Islamabad May 23 to discuss the peace agreements being negotiated in Swat and in South Waziristan, separately. Khan was emphatic that the ANP would only take responsibility for [...]	2008-05-23 16:14:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD1936	NO IMF PROGRAM FOR PAKISTAN RIGHT NOW [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-25 06:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1947	CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS WITH LAWYERS' MOVEMENT LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI),visiting Islamabad May 26, met with leaders of Pakistan's lawyers' movement. The Senator noted his long-standing support for the lawyers, calling both the USG's response to Musharraf's 2007 state of emergency and the new GOP's plans to reinstate [...]	2008-05-28 10:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL KJUS PHUM
08ISLAMABAD195	THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA: WAZIRS VS. MEHSUDS IN PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-14 12:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD1953	STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN ANNOUNCES TIGHTER [...] (U) Summary: The State Bank of Pakistan Governor Dr. Shamshad Akhtar announced a series of measures to tighten monetary policy, drain excessive liquidity from the system, and decrease imports to firm up the rupee in a May 22 speech. Most of the new measures, which are effective immediately, a [...]	2008-05-28 11:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1954	62 PARTS OF AMENDMENTS PACKAGE GOES PUBLIC [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 24 press conference, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Asif Zardari provided the details of a comprehensive constitutional amendments package, including abolishing the presidential power to dissolve the National Assembly, allowing criticism of Pakistan's armed forces [...]	2008-05-28 11:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL KJUS
08ISLAMABAD1955	62 PARTS OF AMENDMENTS PACKAGE GOES PUBLIC [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 24 press conference, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Asif Zardari provided the details of a comprehensive constitutional amendments package, including abolishing the presidential power to dissolve the National Assembly, allowing criticism of Pakistan's armed forces [...]	2008-05-28 12:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL KJUS
08ISLAMABAD1956	PAKISTAN: ACTING CENTCOM COMMANDER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Acting USCENTCOM Commander, Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey visited Pakistan May 12. In his meeting with General Ashfaq Kayani, Chief of Army Staff, Dempsey stressed the U.S.'s continued commitment to our long-term relationship with Pakistan and made assurances regarding contin [...]	2008-05-28 12:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1957	CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26 meeting with President Musharraf, Senator Russ Feingold discussed Pakistan's current political and economic climate as well as efforts to combat extremism in Pakistan. Describing his current personal status as "confused," Musharraf reported that he would not become a "usele [...]	2008-05-28 13:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD1958	CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER QURESHI [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26 meeting with CODEL Feingold, Foreign Minister Qureshi reiterated Pakistan's support to combat terrorism but suggested that the Pakistan and the U.S. form a broad relationship based on common ideals and interests beyond counter-terrorism. Foreign Minister Qureshi asked [...]	2008-05-28 13:03:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON ENRG EPET PK
08ISLAMABAD1959	CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER GILANI [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26 meeting with CODEL Feingold, Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani expressed gratitude for U.S. support for democracy and reiterated Pakistan's commitment to combat terrorism. Gilani believes that there is an opportunity for a multi-dimensional U.S.-Pakistan relationship and sou [...]	2008-05-28 13:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD196	PAKISTAN: RIGHT-SIZING THE OFFICE OF THE DEFENSE [...] (U) This is an action request - see Para 4. 2. (U) Following 9/11, military assistance to Pakistan increased so sharply that the U.S. security assistance program here is now the third largest in the world. Since 2002, DoD has provided just under $7 billion in funding to Pakistan, primarily [...]	2008-01-14 12:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER AMGT APER MASS MARR PK
08ISLAMABAD1967	FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE PROPOSED AGENDA [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-29 11:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL IZ MARR MOPS OTRA
08ISLAMABAD1968	CODEL NELSON MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER GILANI [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting May 27 with Pakistan Prime Minister Gilani, Codel Nelson discussed the political and economic situation and efforts to combat extremism in Pakistan. Gilani expressed appreciation for U.S. assistance, particularly in the tribal areas, but said more was needed. He ou [...]	2008-05-29 14:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1970	FATA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AS OF MAY 23, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 03:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK
08ISLAMABAD1979	DELIVERY OF UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 06:38:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL UNGA AORC APER
08ISLAMABAD1980	2007 UN VOTING REPORT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 06:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL AORC UNSC UNGA
08ISLAMABAD1981	DEMARCHE DELIVERY TO MOVE ENGINEERS FROM UNMIS TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 06:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL UNSC KPKO SU
08ISLAMABAD1982	SUPPORT TO IOM DG CANDIDATE IS UNKNOWN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 06:41:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PK PREL AORC PREF SMIG
08ISLAMABAD1995	RUMORS OF MUSHARRAF RESIGNATION, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: As one press headline announced May 30, "Rumors and Denials Galore." Pakistan is abuzz at the possibility that President Pervez Musharraf may be ready to resign from office, or, alternatively, use his 58(2)(b) constitutional powers to dissolve the National Assembly. A particular [...]	2008-05-30 14:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1996	ZARDARI REPEATS COMMITMENT TO JUDICIARY, TONES [...] (SBU) In a late May 30 press conference, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Zardari reaffirmed the GOP's commitment to restore the Supreme Court and provincial High Court judges removed on November 3, 2007. He added that he and Law Minister Farooq Naek would discuss this evening th [...]	2008-05-30 15:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL KJUS
08ISLAMABAD1998	CODEL SCHIFF MEETS WITH PPP LEADER ZARDARI: [...] (C) Summary: On May 26, Codel Schiff -- U.S. Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) -- met with Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Zardari, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, NSA Ambassador Mahmud Ali Durrani and Ambassador-designate to the U.S. Husain Haqqan [...]	2008-05-30 16:03:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD1999	CODEL NELSON MEETS PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting May 27 with Pakistan President Musharraf, Codel Nelson discussed the political and economic situation and efforts to combat extremism in Pakistan. Musharraf expressed appreciation for U.S. assistance and understanding on the strategic issue of terrorism and hoped clo [...]	2008-05-30 16:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD2000	FATA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AS OF MAY 23, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-31 03:21:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK
08ISLAMABAD2001	CODEL SCHIFF MEETS WITH MUSHARRAF [...] (C) Summary: Codel Schiff -- U.S. Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA),Allyson Schwartz (D-PA),and Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) -- met May 27 with President Pervez Musharraf. The President recounted his three-stage plan to transition Pakistan to a full-fledged democracy. He outlined that Pakistan [...]	2008-05-31 05:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER EAID
08ISLAMABAD2002	CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS WITH PPP CO-CHAIRMAN ASIF ZARDARI [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26 meeting with CODEL Feingold, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Zardari reaffirmed his support to combat terrorism, adding that the Pakistani people have to take ownership of this "struggle of ideas." He pledged that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) will no [...]	2008-05-31 11:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD2003	CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS WITH PML-N PARLIAMENTARY LEADER NISAR [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26 meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) parliamentary leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Senator Russ Feingold discussed Pakistan's current political situation and efforts to combat extremism. The PML-N, Nisar insisted, considers the U.S. to be a friend but took [...]	2008-05-31 11:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD2006	CODEL SCHIFF MEETS WITH PM GILANI: PUSHING [...] (C) Summary: Codel Schiff -- U.S. Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA),Allyson Schwartz (D-PA),and Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) -- met May 27 with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. The Prime Minister reiterated Pakistan's full support for the war on terror and noted improving relations [...]	2008-06-02 04:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD2019	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 03, 2008 [...] "Blast Rocks Danish Embassy In High-Security Area: 8 Killed" "Dawn" (06/03) "A car-bomb exploded outside the Danish Embassy in Islamabad in one of the most high-security residential districts on Monday, killing eight people and injuring more than 25 others." 2. "Terrorism Remains A Real [...]	2008-06-03 09:11:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2020	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR DURRANI ADDRESSES [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-03 10:29:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD2021	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR DURRANI DISCUSSES FATA [...] (U) SUMMARY. On May 29, Mahmud Ali Durrani, Pakistan's new National Security Advisor (NSA),addressed counties with troops in Afghanistan on Pakistan's strategies for combating terrorism and enforcing peace agreements within the tribal areas. He stressed that it was important not only to him [...]	2008-06-03 10:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD2041	CODEL SCHIFF MEETS PML-N INFO SECRETARY AHSAN IQBAL [...] (C) Summary: Codel Schiff -- U.S. Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) -- met May 27 with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Information Secretary and National Assemblyman Ahsan Iqbal. He argued that the U.S. had relied too heavily on President Pervez Musharraf, pa [...]	2008-06-04 13:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD2042	CODELS LEVIN AND CASEY DISCUSS SECURITY WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Musharraf met with Senator Levin and Senator Casey May 25 to discuss Pakistan's counterterrorism efforts, recent peace agreements in the border areas, U.S. security assistance, and the worsening economic situation. Musharraf supported the agreements, saying the military [...]	2008-06-04 13:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PINR ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD2049	PAKISTAN'S ECONOMY WORSE THAN THE PM EXPECTED; PM SEEKS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 13:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV MARR MASS PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2050	CODELS LEVIN AND CASEY DISCUSS SECURITY AND [...] (C) Summary: Senator Carl Levin and Senator Robert Casey met May 25 with Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Zardari, National Security Advisor Mahmud Ali Durrani and Ambassador-designate to the U.S. Husain Haqqani to discuss recent negotiations with militants, counterterrorism effo [...]	2008-06-05 14:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD2051	CODELS LEVIN AND CASEY DISCUSS BORDER SECURITY AND AID WITH PM GILANI [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 14:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON PINR PREF PK
08ISLAMABAD2052	STATE BANK CONCLUDES PAKISTAN'S ECONOMY SHOWING INCREASING [...] (SBU) Summary: In its third quarter fiscal year 2008 report, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) highlighted the multiple pressures on the national economy from rising fiscal and current account deficits and inflation. As a result, the SBP has used USD 4.8 billion in reserves, putting downward pre [...]	2008-06-05 14:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2055	CODEL SCHIFF MEETS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER MIRZA [...] (C) Summary: Codel Schiff -- U.S. Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) -- met May 26 with Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Dr. Fehmida Mirza. She promised the new GOP would remain tough in the fight against terrorism, but requested that the USG focus more resources [...]	2008-06-06 05:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL EAID PHUM KPAO
08ISLAMABAD2061	FOOD CRISIS IN PAKISTAN: REASONS BEHIND THE SHORTAGES [...] (SBU) Summary: While rising fuel prices, nation-wide power cuts, insufficient irrigation water and global price trends are all to blame for the shortage of basic agricultural commodities in Pakistan, government mismanagement remains a primary cause of the country's agricultural problems. The p [...]	2008-06-09 01:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2064	PAKISTAN: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN [...] (U) The following is a response to the Department's request for information on the use of forced and child labor in the production of goods. Responses are keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (U) There are no recent surveys or studies on the nationwide use of forced labor and exploitative child [...]	2008-06-09 09:38:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PGOV SOCI PK
08ISLAMABAD2068	FATA PROGRAM UPDATE AS OF MAY 30, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 11:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK
08ISLAMABAD2095	PAKISTAN: RESPONSE TO PRE-NOTIFICATION OF TRUST ALTERNATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 11:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	KTFN PREL PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD2096	THE PAKISTANI LAWYERS 'LONG MARCH' BEGINS [...] (C) Summary: The much promised lawyers' Long March to protest for restoration of the deposed judiciary has begun its journey from Karchi through Lahore; officials expect hundreds of thousands of demonstrators will converge on Islamabad June 12 and 13. The march is a difficult challenge for P [...]	2008-06-11 14:29:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD2101	FOREIGN SECRETARY CONDEMNATION OF RECENT [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of June 11, Ambassador was called by Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir to protest the U.S. Coalition strike earlier that day, which reportedly killed eleven Pakistan civil armed forces, injured eight, and resulted in an undetermined number of missing personnel. Bashir [...]	2008-06-12 08:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD2104	USDP EDELMAN DISCUSSES SECURITY AND TERRORISM WITH [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Defense Eric Edelman met with President Pervez Musharraf June 2 to discuss U.S. concerns regarding recent peace agreements in the border areas, Pakistan's counterterrorism efforts and U.S. security assistance. Portraying civilian government leaders as soft on [...]	2008-06-12 13:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MASS ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD2105	FATA PROGRAM UPDATE JUNE 6, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 13:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK
08ISLAMABAD2106	PAKISTAN MISSES MAJOR ECONOMIC TARGETS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Naveed Qamar released on June 9 the Economic Survey for the 2007-08 fiscal year. The document, released one day before the fiscal year 2008-09 budget, reported that all major economic indicators for the first ten months of the current fiscal year (July 07 to Ap [...]	2008-06-13 00:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2107	PAKISTAN'S 2008-09 BUDGET: FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During the official announcement of Pakistan's fiscal year 2008-09 budget proposal to Parliament, Finance Minister Naveed Qamar described poverty reduction as the "main plank" of the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) economic policy. Qamar announced a proposed development strategy [...]	2008-06-13 00:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG ELAB PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2108	PAKISTAN'S 2008-09 BUDGET: NO MONEY SLOTTED FOR ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 10, Finance Minister Naveed Qamar delivered the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) proposed budget for fiscal year 2008-2009 which must still be approved by the National Assembly. Despite acknowledging that the shortage of energy and prolonged nationwide blackouts were the w [...]	2008-06-13 00:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2109	PAKISTAN'S 2008-2009 BUDGET: OVERLY OPTIMISTIC, PART ONE OF [...] (SBU) The Government of Pakistan (GOP) released its USD 31 billion 2009-2009 budget June 11 in a speech by Finance Minister Naveed Qamar to Parliament. In addition to setting revenue targets and expenditure levels, Pakistan's budget also includes assumptions on economic growth and economic pol [...]	2008-06-13 00:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2135	A WORLD BANK-LED CONSORTIUM FOR PAKISTAN'S AFGHAN BORDER [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 14. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Embassy recommends the establishment of a World Bank consortium to coordinate and expand donor activities focused on areas along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. Stabilization of this border area is v [...]	2008-06-17 10:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2139	LONG MARCH ENDS WITH NO DECISION ON JUDICIARY [...] (U) Summary: On June 14, the "Long March" of the lawyers' movement ended quietly in Islamabad, leaving supporters disappointed, disgruntled and no closer to a solution on the judicial restoration issue than when the march began. Organizer Aitzaz Ahsan was widely criticized for allowing Nawaz S [...]	2008-06-18 03:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD2140	LONG MARCH ENDS WITH NO DECISION ON JUDICIARY [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-18 03:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD2141	LONG MARCH ENDS WITH NO DECISION ON JUDICIARY [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-18 03:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD2165	WORLD BANK LOAN NOT YET FINALIZED [...] (C) Summary: World Bank Senior Economist Dr. Hanid Mukhthar briefed Economic and Commercial Counselor on the recent Bank efforts to negotiate a USD 500 million structural adjustment loan with the Government of Pakistan (GOP). Despite over two months of negotiations, the loan has not been final [...]	2008-06-19 09:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV MARR MASS PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2200	PAKISTAN: AI OUTBREAK IN THE NWFP [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistani authorities confirmed on June 21 an outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in poultry on a commercial breeding farm in the Swabi district of the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP). To date this season, 112,000 chickens have died from the disease or been culled in ten separat [...]	2008-06-23 12:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR AMGT CASC PK
08ISLAMABAD2201	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CARDIN [...] (SBU) Summary. Pakistan's newly elected civilian government remains a fragile coalition beset by differences over how to restore the deposed judiciary and President Musharraf's future. Continuing political deadlock over the judiciary has seriously undermined the GOP's ability to tackle grow [...]	2008-06-23 12:42:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2203	PARLIAMENT SETS SYMBOLIC PRECEDENT WITH DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 17, Pakistan's parliament debated the defense budget for the first time in the nation's history. Although details were sparse and debate limited, this marked a symbolic move toward greater civilian oversight of the armed forces. Chief of Army Staff General Kayani supp [...]	2008-06-23 12:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PK PREL MARR ECON
08ISLAMABAD2218	JUNE 26 BY-ELECTIONS IN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the June 23 decision by the Lahore High Court to declare Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif ineligible to run (reftels),Pakistan's June 26 by-elections will continue. The GOP June 25 petitioned the Supreme Court to overrule the decision against Nawaz [...]	2008-06-25 11:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2219	FREE NATIONAL IDENTITY CARDS [...] (U) On June 23, the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) announced that it would begin to issue free Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) to Pakistani citizens. Currently, only approximately 60% of citizens have received CNICs. Because the CNICs had to be purchased, t [...]	2008-06-25 13:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PK PREL

08ISLAMABAD2226	KIDNAPPING, RELEASE OF CHRISTIAN GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary: Unidentified militants kidnapped an estimated 25-32 Christian men and boys in Peshawar on 21 June and released them in the early morning of 22 June. While the incident is part of a widening deterioration in security in the Northwest Frontier Province, it also demonstrates the [...]	2008-06-26 10:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD2233	OPTIONS FOR MITIGATING PAKISTAN'S FOOD CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: In response to Pakistan's worsening food situation and its potential impact on the country's most vulnerable groups, Embassy Islamabad suggests six program options for food assistance for Washington agencies' consideration. With 100 million Pakistanis living on two dollars or les [...]	2008-06-26 14:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL EAID ETRD EAGR PK
08ISLAMABAD2244	TRANSIT TRADE BETWEEN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN: PROVISIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 17:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR EAID PREL PGOV PK AF
08ISLAMABAD2245	BY ELECTION RESULTS IN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite some violence and procedural irregularities, voting in the June 26 by-Elections was held in a generally free and fair environment. Turnout was reportedly 32%. As expected, the ruling coalition swept the polls. Both the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) and Pakistan Peop [...]	2008-06-28 10:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD2250	WORLD FOOD PROGRAM-LED ASSESSMENT OF PAKISTAN'S FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: World Food Program (WFP),the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other international organizations briefed Government of Pakistan (GOP) officials, donors, non-governmental organizations (NGOs),and diplomats on the initial phase of its food security assessment for Pakis [...]	2008-06-30 04:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2252	TRANSIT TRADE BETWEEN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN: HOPE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-30 04:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR EAID PREL PGOV PK AF
08ISLAMABAD226	NSA TARIQ AZIZ ON A NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 13:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD228	ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF RECENT VIOLENCE IN PAKISTAN [...] This cable was coordinated with Consulates Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar. Summary 2. (SBU) Summary: The violence following Benazir Bhutto's December 27 assassination cost Pakistan approximately $2 billion dollars in lost tax revenue, foregone production, and infrastructure damage. In [...]	2008-01-16 02:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ENRG EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2303	PRIME MINISTER GILANI AND CODEL CARDIN DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 30 meeting with Codel Cardin, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Gilani requested increased cooperation with the U.S. on security and economic assistance. He also firmly asserted that Pakistan's nuclear assets are protected and expressed hope for greater international focu [...]	2008-07-07 07:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER IN PK
08ISLAMABAD2304	PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF AND CODEL CARDIN DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 30 meeting with Codel Cardin, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf explained the importance of concluding agreements with the tribal groups in the border areas to secure peace. He also expressed hope for stronger military and intelligence cooperation with the U.S as well [...]	2008-07-07 07:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER IN PK
08ISLAMABAD2305	BOUCHER AND GILANI DISCUSS BORDER SECURITY AND [...] (C) Summary: During a July 1 meeting, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told Assistant Secretary Boucher that his government was serious about the need to confront militant extremists, establish a foundation for sustainable development and address Pakistan's growing economic crisis. Gilani al [...]	2008-07-07 07:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD2313	USDP EDELMAN DISCUSSES MILITANT THREAT WITH ARMY [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary for Defense Policy Eric Edelman met separately with 11th Corps Commander Lieutenant General Masood Aslam and Inspector General Frontier Corps Major General Muhammed Alam Khattak on June 3 in Peshawar to discuss negotiations with tribal leaders and the importance o [...]	2008-07-07 13:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MASS PK
08ISLAMABAD2314	Stabilization Measures for Pakistan's Falling Stock Market [...] (SBU) After consulting with the Karachi Stock Exchange Board (KSE),the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) announced measures to stabilize the stock market. These measures include: a ban on short selling to stop speculation; use of bank guarantees as security deposits; change [...]	2008-07-07 13:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2315	Pakistan Ministry of Finance explains its "fiscal [...] (C) Visiting Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher met with Pakistan Ministry of Finance Secretary Farrukh Quayyum and Special Advisor Dr. Ashfaque Hasan Khan July 2. The Minister was in Karachi for a cabinet meeting. Quayyum gave a frank overview of recent economic developments, emphasizing t [...]	2008-07-07 13:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2316	USDP EDELMAN DISCUSSES SECURITY WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Defense Policy Eric Edelman and Ambassador met with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on June 2. USDP Edelmen stressed the U.S.'s long-term commitment to Pakistan and discussed how the U.S. might assist Pakistan in addressing the growing security threat posed [...]	2008-07-07 13:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MASS PREF PK
08ISLAMABAD2317	USDP EDELMAN MEETS WITH PAKISTAN CJCSC GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Defense Policy Eric Edelman met June 2 with General Tariq Majid, Pakistan's Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. USDP Edelman and Majid discussed strains on the Pakistan military and recent peace negotiations in the tribal areas. Majid also supported U.S [...]	2008-07-07 13:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MASS PK
08ISLAMABAD2318	PAKISTAN: COUNSELOR COHEN DISCUSSES SECURITY WITH [...] (C) Summary: National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister (and former ambassador to the U.S.) Mahmud Ali Durrani met with the Counselor of the Department of State, Dr. Eliot Cohen, and the Ambassador on June 25. In a warm and wide-ranging conversation, Durrani conveyed his views about the [...]	2008-07-07 13:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS PINR PK
08ISLAMABAD2320	KOSOVO RECOGNITION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 04:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL UNMIK YI EU KPKO KV
08ISLAMABAD2323	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 08, 2008 [...] "Fear Grips Citizens As Seven Blasts Rock Karachi" "The News" (07/08) "A series of seven bomb blasts rocked Karachi on Monday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 40, the state-run television reported. Intelligence sources claimed that the criminals wanted to provoke ethnic [...]	2008-07-08 09:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2328	WALI KHAN'S STRATEGY FOR CONTAINING MILITANCY [...] (C) Summary. Awami National Party (ANP) leader Asfundyar Wali Khan told Ambassador July 7 that security in Peshawar was under control. He questioned the seriousness of the recent Khyber operation in Bara, but said that if the Pakistani security forces can continue to push the militants int [...]	2008-07-08 12:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2329	NEW GLOBAL PARTNERS RECOGNIZED AND POC PROVIDED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 05:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL PARM PTER KGIC KNNP JO IN RS
08ISLAMABAD2336	PRIME MINISTER GILANI AND CODEL GREEN DISCUSS BORDER ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: In a July 4 meeting with CODEL Green focused on cross-border issues with Afghanistan, Prime Minister Gilani explained his views on the causes of terrorism in Pakistan and his government's three prong counter-terrorism policy. He also requested additional Parliamentary exchanges [...]	2008-07-09 11:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD2337	CODEL GREEN DISCUSSES MADRASSAS, EXTREMISM WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In a July 4 meeting with President Musharraf, CODEL Green discussed extremism in Pakistan and their support for madrassa reform. The CODEL cited a specific case of two young U.S. citizens apparently being held against their will in a Karachi madrassa; the Embassy is facilitating [...]	2008-07-09 11:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD2351	REP. JACKSON-LEE MEETS NA SPEAKER MIRZA [...] (C) Summary: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee met July 1 with National Assembly Speaker Dr. Fehmida Mirza. Mirza informed Rep. Jackson-Lee of her intention to visit the U.S. and women's advances in the current assembly. They also discussed President Musharraf's future. Rep. Jackson-Lee voiced concer [...]	2008-07-10 11:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PHUM
08ISLAMABAD2352	BOMBING MARKS RED MOSQUE OPERATION ANNIVERSARY [...] (C) Summary: The latest suicide bombing on the one-year anniversary of the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) military operation in Islamabad demonstrates just how potent a symbol the mosque remains in the militants' battle with the Pakistani government. We believe the bombing was more a demonstration [...]	2008-07-10 11:11:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD2353	FISSURES IN THE PPP [...] (C) Summary: A split in the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) is not imminent. However, led by estranged party Vice Chair Amin Faheem and disgruntled Bhutto family members, fissures in the PPP have begun to emerge publicly. PPP Co-Chair Asif Zardari is widely disliked for reasons that range from [...]	2008-07-10 11:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD2359	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: PROGRESSIVE ENGINEERING [...] Post has repeatedly contacted Progressive Engineering, located in Taxila District (approximately 30 miles from Islamabad),regarding the license request for an angular position measurement kit and requesting an appointment to visit their site. All requests were rebuffed, and the reason always [...]	2008-07-11 07:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETTC ETRD PK
08ISLAMABAD2365	AMBASSADOR BRIEFS MOD ON SECURITY ISSUES [...] (S/NF) Ambassador, RAO and the Office of Defense Representative July 9 briefed Defense Minister Mukhtar on U.S. intelligence cooperation, military cross border operations and U.S.-Pakistan security assistance. Mukhtar noted that press reports about impending unilateral military action, civil [...]	2008-07-11 12:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2377	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 12-14, 2008 [...] "10 U.S. Soldiers Killed In Attack On Afghan Base" "Dawn" (07/14) "A multi-pronged militant assault on a small, remote U.S. base in the eastern Nuristan province and killed 10 American soldiers and wounded 15 on Sunday in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years." [...]	2008-07-14 09:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2379	GOP ANNOUNCES ENERGY CONSERVATION STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Pakistan has drafted an energy conservation strategy to gain short and long term increases to Pakistan's national gird. With current energy shortfalls of up to 4500 mega-watts per day, impacting all regions of the country, Pakistan desperately needs to make cha [...]	2008-07-14 11:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV EAID PK
08ISLAMABAD238	NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT: A NON-STARTER [...] (C) Summary. The trial balloon launched to test the idea of a national unity government combined with an election delay (reftels) was shot down very quickly. President Musharraf and all the major political parties have firmly rejected the idea. However, the political and security uncerta [...]	2008-01-16 10:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD2381	KASHMIR LINE OF CONTROL VIOLATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Pakistani MFA sources confirm reports from New Delhi (reftel) that neither country wanted recent violations of the Kashmiri Line of Control (LOC) to impede bilateral confidence building measures (CBMs). However, the Indians reportedly have just canceled the next round of CBM ta [...]	2008-07-14 13:14:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD2400	REQUEST FOR PL-480 EMERGENCY FOOD AID TO PAKISTAN THROUGH [...] (SBU) The following is an action request. Please see paragraph 12. SUMMARY - - - - 2. (SBU) Summary: In Reftel I, Post recommended six food aid options for assistance to Pakistan - three options with existing ESF resources and three options with additional resources. This message pr [...]	2008-07-15 11:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2403	FOOD AND AGRICULTURE POLICY REFORM OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY - Pakistan's current food problems are the result of high world market prices and serious policy distortions that are a disincentive to farmers. The World Bank is currently addressing some of the most difficult food pricing policy issues with the USD 500 million budget support loa [...]	2008-07-15 14:38:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2404	FINANCE MINISTER QAMAR WELCOMES POSSIBILITY OF FOOD [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Naveed Qamar, the Acting Minister of Finance July 10. He welcomed the possibility of U.S. food assistance, asked for a briefing from Ministry of Finance staff regarding the bilateral investment treaty (BIT),previewed Under Secretary Jeffery's upcoming trip [...]	2008-07-15 14:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2405	SAUDI ARABIA AGREES TO DEFER PAKISTAN'S OIL PAYMENTS BUT [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Pakistan is once again asking for assistance from Saudi Arabia to bail out the country's faltering economy by providing deferred oil payment concession. Details on the size and duration of this concession are still being finalized with Saudi authorities and are not publicly avai [...]	2008-07-16 00:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2415	NEW IRI POLL: MUSHARRAF DOWN, NAWAZ UP, AND [...] (C) Summary: The results of the latest International Republican Institute (IRI) poll quantified clear political trends in Pakistan. Nawaz Sharif's popularity grew to 83 percent because there is solid support across party lines for key components of his campaign -- President Pervez Musharraf's [...]	2008-07-16 09:38:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PINR PTER
08ISLAMABAD2416	PAKISTAN NOTIFIED OF ARB-4 PROCEEDINGS PERTAINING [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 09:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER KDRG
08ISLAMABAD2428	State Bank of Pakistan acts to stop rupee slide [...] (SBU) Summary: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) took measures on July 8 to stop the Pakistan rupee from further decreases against the U.S. dollar. The rupee has lost 16.8 percent of its value against the dollar since the beginning of 2008. The State Bank of Pakistan will now make 100 percent [...]	2008-07-17 08:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2431	UPDATING ARF ON REGIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 05:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL EAID ARF ASEAN KNNP PARM
08ISLAMABAD2432	NEW U.S. POLICY ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 05:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL PARM MOPS KPOA NATO
08ISLAMABAD2433	PAKISTAN DELEGATION FOUND MAY 2008 PSI WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 05:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL KNNP MNUC PARM
08ISLAMABAD2434	PAKISTAN TO REMAIN "BALANCED" ON IRAN WITHIN NAM [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 05:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PK PREL TRGY
08ISLAMABAD2435	PAKISTAN COMPLIANCE WITH IRISL CARGO INSPECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 07:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PINR KNNP
08ISLAMABAD2436	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: POSSIBLE PAKISTAN DIVERSIONS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 07:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL ETTC KOMC
08ISLAMABAD2438	PAKISTAN STAYS COMMITTED TO UNSCRS 1737, 1747, 1803 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 09:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL KNNP EFIN PARM IR
08ISLAMABAD2441	QURESHI TALKS TOUGH ON MILITANTS WITH BOUCHER [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Boucher met July 2 with Foreign Minister Qureshi. Qureshi assured Boucher that the new Pakistani government would not "shy away from using force" against militants in either the frontier areas or in other parts of Pakistan. He argued that recent Frontier Corp [...]	2008-07-18 09:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER PINR
08ISLAMABAD2444	PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS REFORMS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Pakistan People's Party-led government used the occasion of what would have been Benazir Bhutto's 55th birthday to propose several important human rights initiatives. The cabinet approved PM Gilani's plan to commute the death sentences of approximately 7,000 prisoners to [...]	2008-07-19 08:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PK PREL PHUM PTER
08ISLAMABAD2455	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON PAKISTANI DETAINEES [...] (C) Please see action request para 3. On July 17, Mansoor Khan, Director of the Americas Desk with the MFA, requested a meeting with Poloff to compare lists of Pakistani detainees currently held by the U.S. as a follow up to the June 18 meeting concerning the recent ARB-4 (Ref B). The MFA lis [...]	2008-07-21 13:35:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PHUM PINR PTER KDRG
08ISLAMABAD2456	COURT RULES ON AQ KHAN [...] (C) Summary: The Islamabad High Court July 21 expanded AQ Khan's ability to visit friends and relatives within Pakistan but banned Khan from giving press interviews. The Court made clear that the GOP would continue to impose security restrictions on Khan. The Attorney General and the Law M [...]	2008-07-21 14:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD2457	PAKISTANI REACTION TO THE INDIA-IAEA SAFEGUARD [...] (C) On July 21, Ambassador raised with FM Qureshi USG concern that Pakistan was blocking IAEA action on the proposed India Safeguard Agreement. She noted that the Pakistani Embassy in Vienna had circulated a fax to other missions insisting that the Agreement be subject to a 45-day review, th [...]	2008-07-21 14:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PARM ETTC
08ISLAMABAD2458	GOP ACCEPTS PHASE 1 OF DHS API/PNR MOI [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: Following up on the proposed Advanced Passenger Information/Passenger Name Record (API/PNR) Memorandum of Intent outlined in Reftel B, on July 21 EconOffs met with Imtiaz Kazi, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Interior [...]	2008-07-21 15:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2462	PAKISTAN MILITARY ARRIVE AT KHYBER BORDER [...] (C) Pakistan's first six man military contingent arrived July 21 at the Khyber Border Coordination Center (BCC) for an initial 3-6 month tour. This long-awaited development will allow ISAF, Pakistani and Afghan military together to monitor real-time intelligence on border activity to help avoi [...]	2008-07-22 12:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD2463	STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN PAINTS GLOOMY PICTURE FOR UNDER [...] (C) Summary: In a July 17 meeting with Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Shamshad Akhtar explained her efforts to address Pakistan's worsening macroeconomic situation and expressed concern that the lack of politi [...]	2008-07-22 12:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2464	UNDER SECRETARY JEFFERY'S MEETING WITH PAKISTAN'S FM QURESHI [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery visited Pakistan July 17-19. On July 19, U/S Jeffery and the Ambassador met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who was also named acting Minister of Petroleum following Pakistan Musl [...]	2008-07-22 12:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ENRG EPET PK
08ISLAMABAD2465	PAKISTAN'S 2008-2009 TRADE POLICY [...] (U) The Prime Minister announced Pakistan's 2008-09 Trade Policy on July 19. The policy sets an export target of USD 22.1 billion and a target growth rate of 15 percent. It expands the import items list from India with a view to decreasing the cost of raw materials and manufacturing inputs. [...]	2008-07-22 12:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD2466	UNDER SECRETARY JEFFERY'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In a July 18 meeting with Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery, Acting Minister of Finance Naveed Qamar described this year as one of the most difficult in Pakistan's economic history. He highlighted recent steps taken by the Government of [...]	2008-07-22 13:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2467	PRIME MINISTER ADDRESSES ECONOMIC CHALLENGES IN SPEECH TO [...] (C) Summary: In his first live address to the nation on July 19, Prime Minister Yousaf Gilani provided an overview of economic problems facing the Government of Pakistan (GOP) and what steps the government is taking to mitigate the effects on the people of Pakistan. However, his halting 11:30 [...]	2008-07-22 13:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2468	CLARIFICATION ON POSSIBLE FUNDING SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL FOOD [...] (C) Summary: In a response to a National Security Council request to provide clarity on proposed food assistance to Pakistan in advance of the Prime Minister's upcoming visit to Washington, the following cable outlines possible financial modalities of increased food assistance to Pakistan. Thi [...]	2008-07-22 15:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR EAID PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2470	ECONOMY CONTINUES DOWNWARD SPIRAL AND FUEL PRICE HIKES [...] (U) Summary: Pakistan's major economic indicators continue to trend downwards with the current account deficit reaching a record high, foreign investment dropping significantly and speculative stock exchange trading causing price volatility and investor losses. On July 21, the GOP implemented [...]	2008-07-22 15:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD2483	COURT REJECTS A.Q. KHAN'S APPEAL [...] (U) On July 23, the Islamabad High Court rejected on technical grounds A.Q. Khan's appeal of its July 21 decision, allowing him more personal access but confirming the need for governmental clearance of such access and any research projects (reftel). The Court ruled it cannot hear Khan's appe [...]	2008-07-23 12:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD2505	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 24, 2008 [...] "Coalition Leaders Go For Talks In FATA; Parliament To Evolve Greater Consensus Against Extremism" "The News" (07/24) "Leaders of the ruling coalition in their meeting here on Wednesday resolved to pursue dialogue rather than military operation in the militancy-hit FATA, saying force would b [...]	2008-07-24 09:29:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD251	ELECTIONS OBSERVATION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: On January 15, Charge met with NSA Tariz Aziz to urge the GOP to immediately renew visas for International Republican Institute (IRI) Pakistan mission staff. Charge later met with IRI to discuss plans for election monitoring. IRI said that they expected their board to meet in Was [...]	2008-01-16 11:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD2514	PAKISTAN WILL NOT "IMPEDE" THE IAEA INDIA SAFEGUARDS [...] (C) On July 24, A/DCM met with MFA Additional Secretary for the U.N. and E.C. Khalid Aziz Babar to reiterate U.S. concern that Pakistan is blocking IAEA action on the proposed India Safeguards Agreement (Ref A). Babar reported that despite the previous position of the Embassy of Pakistan in [...]	2008-07-24 13:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM ETTC PK
08ISLAMABAD2515	COALITION SECURITY MEETING: FOCUS ON NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: PM Gilani chaired a seven hour meeting of coalition partners on July 23 to discuss the security situation. It produced a predictable statement affirming the GOP's three-pronged strategy of political engagement, economic development and force when needed. The public accent was o [...]	2008-07-24 14:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD2524	SCENESETTER FOR PM GILANI'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (S/NF) Summary. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani will be anxious to prove that he is committed to fighting "Pakistan's war" on terrorism and will outline the GOP's partial response to the July demands presented by CJCS Mullen/DDCIA Kappes. Gilani will publicly support the coaliton's "neg [...]	2008-07-25 13:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2525	CABINET EXPANSION POSTPONED; BUREAUCRACY SHAKEUPS CONTINUE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 13:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD2528	PAKISTAN LIKELY TO ATTEND GI CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-26 07:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KNNP MCAP PK PINS PARM PREL PINR
08ISLAMABAD2529	PAKISTAN: "STRATEGIC INTEREST" TO PREVENT URANIUM SUPPLIES TO IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-26 07:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM PK TRGY
08ISLAMABAD2530	PAKISTAN: WILL NOT SUPPORT PRO-IRAN NAM FM STATEMENT IF CONTRARY TO IAEA [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-26 07:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PARM PK TRGY
08ISLAMABAD2531	PAKISTAN: MESA'S IAEA BOARD SEAT "DIFFICULT" [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-26 07:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY PK AORC
08ISLAMABAD2532	LAWYERS' MOVEMENT: ON THE MOVE OR OUTMANEUVERED? [...] (C) Summary: The lawyers' movement met July 19 to renew its call for restoration of the pre-November 3 judiciary, setting a deadline of August 14 (Pakistan Independence Day). This time, they threatened civil disobedience as well as marches and boycotts. But the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) i [...]	2008-07-26 08:21:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD2554	WANTED: TAX REFORM AND TAX PAYERS [...] (U) Non-payment of taxes by Pakistan's numerous small businesses, large agricultural sector, and informal economy continue to constrain GOP taxation efforts. The tax base has not been able to keep pace with economic growth spurred on by the services and industrial sectors, and GOP efforts at t [...]	2008-07-29 03:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD EAID PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2576	STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN RAISES KEY DISCOUNT RATE AS MULTIPLE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to curb rising inflation, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raised its key discount rate by 100 basis points to 13 percent. SBP Governor Dr. Shamshad Akhtar defended the Bank's decision, citing increased risks to the economy from rising inflation and worsening current [...]	2008-07-30 12:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2586	EMBASSY LEGAL ATTACHE NAMED IN CASE INVOLVING [...] (C) Summary: Islamabad attorney Javed Jaffrey filed a habeas corpus petition July 29 on behalf of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani national who allegedly has been held and mistreated at the Bagram Theater Internment Facility since 2004. The court July 30 ordered Interior Ministry Secretary Shah to r [...]	2008-07-31 12:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD2587	NATURAL GAS PRICE HIKES TURN BACK REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: By turning back previous reform measures, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) has created new categories and sub-categories of natural gas consumers with variable pricing rates. With over 95 percent of all domestic automobiles fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG),increases at th [...]	2008-07-31 12:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2589	TELECOM WORKERS END STRIKE THAT TIED UP LINES AND [...] (U) Communications giant Pakistan Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (PTCL) has been beset by labor-relations controversies since its privatization in 2005. In the latest chapter, PTCL employees went on a two-week strike, which ended July 30, over the introduction of the Unified Pay Scale (UPS). The [...]	2008-07-31 13:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ECPS EINT PK
08ISLAMABAD2590	UNDER SECRETARY JEFFERY,S MEETING WITH NWFP [...] (C) Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery met with Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ghani July 18. The Governor outlined the province,s three-pronged strategy of the selective application of force, political dialogue, and socio-economic [...]	2008-07-31 13:19:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PK PTER MOPS ETRD EIND PREL
08ISLAMABAD2605	PAKISTAN: "JUST AN OBSERVER" AT SCO SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-04 10:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PK PREL MARR MOPS AFIN
08ISLAMABAD2606	TELECOM WORKERS END STRIKE THAT TIED UP LINES AND [...] (U) Communications giant Pakistan Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (PTCL) has been beset by labor-relations controversies since its privatization in 2005. In the latest chapter, PTCL employees went on a two-week strike, which ended July 30, over the introduction of the Unified Pay Scale (UPS). The [...]	2008-08-04 10:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ECPS EINT PK
08ISLAMABAD2608	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 02-04, 2008 [...] "SAARC Accord To Curb Terror, Fight Hunger" "Dawn" (08/04) "South Asian leaders signed a legal cooperation pact on Sunday to combat terrorism and agreed to set up a food bank to fight hunger in the face of rising food prices in one of the world's poorest regions. But the South Asian Associat [...]	2008-08-04 11:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2611	NAWAZ GOVERNMENT: NOT YET READY FOR PRIME TIME [...] (C) Summary. Although Nawaz Sharif would like to exploit his status as Pakistan's most popular politician, he does not now have the votes to bring down the government and force new elections. If Nawaz quits the current coalition, PM Gilani could continue to lead a minority government with th [...]	2008-08-04 14:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2631	KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE HITS 23-MONTH LOW [...] (U) Summary: On August 4, ebbing investor confidence brought on by panic over foreign selling and margin calls pushed the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) 100 index 3.13 percent lower, to a 23-month low. Morning trading was initially suspended on August 5, as the KSE Board and the Securities and [...]	2008-08-05 13:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2632	PAKISTAN IPR UPDATE [...] (SBU) The following is an update on IPR issues in Pakistan. Given energy and food shortages, rampant inflation, and an unstable security situation, IPR falls low on the GOP list of priorities. No progress has occurred on TRIPS-compliant data protection legislation since the coalition governmen [...]	2008-08-05 13:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2633	PAKISTAN'S TEXTILE SECTOR IN CRISIS [...] (U) Summary: Pakistan's textile sector is facing a crisis. A hefty rise in natural gas prices, rolling blackouts, and the announcement of the 2008-2009 Trade Policy - which lacks subsidies and support for the textiles and apparel sector - have fed industry woes. Textiles are the largest singl [...]	2008-08-05 14:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD2657	PAKISTAN: UNAWARE OF AIR KORYO FLIGHT; LAWYERS [...] (S) PolOff delivered August 7 reftel demarche points to MFA Disarmament Director Mohammad Kamran Akhtar. Akhtar later reported back that he had checked with MFA's Territorial Division, which had no record of a flight clearance request matching the description in our points. The MFA requested [...]	2008-08-07 09:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PK PREL PTER PARM MNUC
08ISLAMABAD2689	COALITION CONFIDENT; MUSHARRAF WEIGHING OPTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The media campaign over President Musharraf's impeachment swung into high gear over the weekend as coalition members met to draft an impeachment charge sheet and there was wild speculation about the potential vote count for impeachment. Al Qaeda weighed in with a purported audio [...]	2008-08-11 14:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD2690	COUNTERING NEGATIVE PRESS ON THE AAFIA SIDDIQI CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: To counter a growing avalanche of negative press stories alleging that the U.S. has been illegally detaining and torturing Pakistani scientist Dr. Aafia Siddiqi, post will place several letters to the editor from Ambassador in local print media (text para 6). End summary. [...]	2008-08-11 14:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD2736	PML DEBATES MUSHARRAF'S OPTIONS [...] (C) Summary. In an August 15 meeting with Ambassador, Pakistan Muslim League (PML) leaders outlined their realistic best case scenario for Musharraf. He resigns with an indemnity package guaranteed by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS),the Army provides him and his family lifetime security, a [...]	2008-08-16 04:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2750	PERVEZ MUSHARRAF RESIGNS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-18 09:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINR ASEC PK
08ISLAMABAD2752	FINANCE MINISTER QAMAR REQUESTS URGENT U.S. INTERVENTION FOR ECONOMIC STABILITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-18 10:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2772	POTENTIAL PAKISTANI PRESIDENTS [...] (C) Summary: Following Musharraf's resignation August 18, Pakistan's political party leaders began immediate debates over who would become the next president; they have now taken a 72 hour break. On August 20, the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) made a surprise announcement that it would suppor [...]	2008-08-21 03:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK PINR
08ISLAMABAD2797	SEPTEMBER 6 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: A PRIMER [...] (SBU) Summary: A 30-day clock to elect a new president commenced August 18 when President Pervez Musharraf resigned from office. He had served less than a year into his second term, after a controversial and contested re-election on October 6, 2007. Pakistan's president is elected indirectly [...]	2008-08-22 10:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PK PREL PINR KJUS
08ISLAMABAD2798	HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN BAJAUR [...] (U) This is an action cable. See para 2. (C) Summary: One of our goals with the Pakistani government and military has been to improve their ability to execute all the elements of a successful counter-insurgency (COIN) strategy simultaneously. The current fighting in Bajaur, and the floo [...]	2008-08-22 14:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL EAID PREF PTER MOPS
08ISLAMABAD2801	PAKISTANI OFFICIALS, ACTING AUSTR, AND U.S. [...] (C) Summary: On August 13, Acting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Claudio Lilienfeld and Department of Commerce South Asia and Oceania Director Linda Droker met with Pakistani officials in the Ministries of Commerce and Health, the Privatization Commission, and the Intellectual Pro [...]	2008-08-23 08:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD IP PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2802	IMMUNITY FOR MUSHARRAF LIKELY AFTER ZARDARIâ€™S [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with Asif Zardari, PM Gilani and Chief of Army Staff Kayani, Ambassador pressed for quick action on immunity for former President Musharraf. Zardari and Gilani said flatly that they were committed to providing immunity, but not until after the presidential election [...]	2008-08-23 14:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV EAID PK
08ISLAMABAD2803	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 19, Health and Human Services Secretary Leavitt met with Prime Minister Gilani at the Prime Minister's official residence. The Prime Minister talked about the importance of the health and education sectors in Pakistan's efforts to combat terrorism. He emphasized that [...]	2008-08-25 00:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PREF PGOV SOCI PK
08ISLAMABAD2809	PAKISTAN: MANAGING VISITOR OVERLOAD [...] (SBU) Summary. Mission Pakistan welcomes codels and distinguished USG visitors, but the increase in the number of visitors has dangerously increased our threat profile and overtaxed our limited support resources. Effective immediately, the Mission advises Washington that we will deny count [...]	2008-08-25 10:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ASEC AMGT OVIP PK
08ISLAMABAD2817	NAWAZ PULLS OUT OF THE COALITION [...] (C) Summary. As expected, Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif announced August 25 that the PML-N was formally withdrawing from the coalition government because it had lost faith in its coalition partner, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Asif Zardari. In a news confere [...]	2008-08-25 13:42:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2819	PAKISTAN: POSITIVE REACTION TO PLANNED RETURN OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-26 05:19:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PHUM PTER

08ISLAMABAD284	FATA: MILITANTS CAPTURE FORT IN SOUTH WAZIRISTAN [...] (C) Militants in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, (FATA) South Waziristan agency attacked and captured a Frontier Corps fort on January 16. Militants loyal to Baitullah Mehsud claimed responsibility for the attack which left at least seven troops dead and twenty others missing. While [...]	2008-01-18 11:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PINR KISL PK
08ISLAMABAD2850	INSIGHTS ON ZARDARI'S PLANS FOR THE PARTY, [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan People's Party Deputy Secretary General Sheik Mansoor admitted August 27 that his party leadership, including those serving in government, would not focus on the extremist threat or other pressing issues until its Co-Chair Asif Zardari was elected Pakistan's president on Septe [...]	2008-08-27 12:03:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL KJUS PTER
08ISLAMABAD2851	PPP RESTORING JUDGES FROM THE BOTTOM UP [...] (C) Summary: The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has begun to restore the judges deposed by then President Musharraf last November, beginning with the Sindh High Court. Eight of 15 deposed Sindh justices re-took the oath of office on August 27. Restoration of the Lahore High Court judges cou [...]	2008-08-27 12:03:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD2852	GOP BANS TEHREEK-E-TALIBAN PAKISTAN [...] (U) Pakistan's Interior Ministry on August 25 banned the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP),an umbrella group of Taliban-associated militants. It also asked the State Bank of Pakistan to freeze the group's accounts and ordered its assets seized under the GOP's Anti-Terrorism Act. Interior Mini [...]	2008-08-27 12:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD2862	THE 2008 U.S.-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: The U.S.-Pakistan Economic Dialogue was held in Islamabad on August 11, co-chaired by Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Dan Sullivan and Pakistani Minister of Finance Syed Naveed Qamar. A topic of particular concern was the current state of th [...]	2008-08-29 09:41:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EAGR ENRG PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2867	GOP FORMS PRIVITIZATION PLAN WITH OVERLY AMBITIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary. Faced with a mounting financial crunch, Syed Naveed Qamar, Federal Minister for Privatization and Investment as well as Finance, recently chaired a meeting to finalize an overly ambitious schedule for privatization of a few low level public sector entities during September-Octobe [...]	2008-08-29 10:19:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD2868	PLANNING FOR ROZS: STAKEHOLDERS MEETING ON LOCATIONS [...] (SBU) Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti convened an August 21 meeting between provincial and federal officials to discuss the selection of Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs) in the NWFP and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Federal Minister [...]	2008-08-29 10:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL PK AF
08ISLAMABAD2869	PAKISTAN TO REMAIN NEUTRAL ON ALL KOSOVO ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 10:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL UNGA KV
08ISLAMABAD2870	PAKISTAN: RUSSIA/GEORGIA CONFLICT TOO FAR AWAY [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 10:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL RU GG KPKO MARR
08ISLAMABAD2872	PAKISTAN NOTIFIED OF ARB-4 PROCEEDINGS PERTAINING [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 11:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PHUM PTER PINR KDRG AF
08ISLAMABAD2874	ECONOMIC WOES FINALLY MAKING TOP HEADLINES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: For the first time, local newspapers are carrying prominent coverage of a possible impending economic crisis, with headlines touting warnings from visiting World Bank senior officials and excerpts from a Citibank report. Such press attention helps sensitize the public to the im [...]	2008-08-29 13:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2876	BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: Ref A laid out the opportunity that the current situation in Bajaur and Rajanpur presents to achieve some of our counterterrorism goals. While mission's long term programs are designed to pursue those same goals, we are missing the immediately-available funding that would allow u [...]	2008-08-29 14:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PTER PREL MOPS PK
08ISLAMABAD2878	PAKISTAN'S DETERIORATING ENERGY SITUATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Electricity shortages in Pakistan are reaching record highs due to shortfalls of over 5500 mega watts (MW). In most major cities there are planned and unplanned power outages, sometimes for 18 hours a day. A circular debt problem between the domestic oil and power sector furth [...]	2008-09-01 07:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD288	STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK LESS THAN ROSY [...] (C) Summary: In its January 5, 2008 first quarterly report, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reduced its June 30, 2007 - July 1, 2008 (FY08) growth rate target range to 6.6-7.0 percent from 7.0-7.4 percent due to deterioration in the investment climate resulting from increased domestic insta [...]	2008-01-18 12:14:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2891	PAKISTANI LEADERS DISCUSS THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ECONOMY [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-02 09:38:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2893	GITMO DETAINEE MADNI RETURNED TO PAKISTAN [...] (C) Pakistani Guantanamo Bay detainee Hafiz Qari Mohammed Saad Iqbal Madni was returned August 31 to the GOP's custody (reftel). Arriving at Pakistan's Air Force Base Chaklala, Rawalpindi, Madni was met by Islamabad Capital Police and Embassy A/RSO, who coordinated the transfer. 2. (C) Pol [...]	2008-09-02 12:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER PHUM KDRG PINR
08ISLAMABAD2894	"SUSPENSION" NOT CEASE-FIRE [...] (C) Summary. During a September 2 meeting with Ambassador, Interior Minister Malik insisted that there was no "cease-fire" in the tribal areas but only a one-month suspension of air operations during Ramadan. This was in response to parliamentarians' complaints about collateral damage and [...]	2008-09-02 13:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK PREF
08ISLAMABAD2895	PAKISTAN LOAN STATUS REPORT - ADB AND WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the media reported the Asian Development Bank (ABD) will disburse USD 500 million in budgetary support to the GOP by September 30, an ADB official informed the Embassy the loan remains contingent on an International Monetary Fund (IMF) comfort letter which the ADB has n [...]	2008-09-02 14:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD290	POLICE FIRED FOR NEGLIGENCE IN RAUF CASE [...] (C) Summary: On 17 January, the government of Pakistan fired nine police officers for negligence leading to al-Qaida operative Rashid Rauf's escape from police custody in December 2007 in Islamabad. A committee formed by the Ministry of Interior determined Rauf escaped due to police negligence [...]	2008-01-18 12:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD2904	TALIBAN KIDNAP CHINESE ENGINEERS FROM THE NWFP [...] (U) Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan claimed on September 2 the Taliban were holding two Chinese nationals and two Pakistanis as leverage to force the GOP to stop military action against militants. Two Chinese engineers went missing from Shal Plam in the Lower Dir District of the Northwest Fro [...]	2008-09-03 13:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER CH
08ISLAMABAD2905	PAKISTANI PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 26, Econoffs met with Dr. Shujauddin Shaikh of Merck Sharpe and Dohme (MSD) and Dr. Iqbal Bengali of Pfizer regarding issues facing Pakistan's pharmaceutical industry. The GOP has not allowed an adjustment of pharmaceutical prices for over seven years. Domestic and mu [...]	2008-09-03 13:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2907	GOP CONDEMNS ALLEGED ISAF SEPTEMBER 3 INCIDENT IN [...] (C) Late September 3, Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir called in the Ambassador to relay the GOP's intent to release a public statement, from the Foreign Ministry and possibly later from the Army's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR),condemning the alleged early morning September [...]	2008-09-03 14:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER MOPS
08ISLAMABAD292	PAKISTAN MINISTRY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: "COSMETIC [...] (C) Summary: On January 17, Polcouns met with Pakistan's first Human Rights Minister, Ansar Burney, to discuss the formation of the new federal ministry and its chances to survive beyond the caretaker government. Burney, a former G/TIP "hero," wants to create a National Human Rights Commission [...]	2008-01-18 13:33:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD293	SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON [...] (C) Summary. Benazir Bhutto's assassination and its potential to oust Musharraf's party in delayed parliamentary elections, electricity and flour shortages, a disturbing increase in suicide bombings throughout the country, and emboldened attacks by militants in the tribal areas are combinin [...]	2008-01-19 10:35:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MARR PK
08ISLAMABAD2935	DCM'S MEETING WITH PAKISTANI FINANCE SECRETARY [...] (C) DCM and EconOff called on newly re-installed Finance Secretary Dr. Waqar Masood at his office on September 5. Masood noted that he had been back in office only four days but nevertheless, he was deeply engaged in managing the current economic crisis. He welcomed the visit by Embassy offi [...]	2008-09-05 12:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2940	AFTER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; ACTION WILL MOVE TO [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan's electoral college will choose the country's next president on September 6; we expect the new president to be sworn in on September 7. Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chair Asif Zardari is confident of victory and has been working overtime to ensure he receives the maxi [...]	2008-09-06 05:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD2941	PPP'S ZARDARI WINS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Nineteen days after former President Pervez Musharraf resigned and nine months after Benazir Bhutto's assassination, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) candidate Asif Zardari was elected September 6 as the new President of Pakistan. We now expect he will be sworn in on September 9. De [...]	2008-09-06 11:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PK PREL PINR
08ISLAMABAD2962	WAY FORWARD ON BAJAUR AND COIN STRATEGY [...] (C) Reftels laid out the opportunity that the current situation in Bajaur presents to help the Pakistani government implement a comprehensive counterinsurgency (COIN) strategy, and our recommended approach for helping them get there. While the circumstances on the ground have changed somewhat, [...]	2008-09-08 14:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS PREF PINR PK
08ISLAMABAD2970	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 19, Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt and the Minister of Health Sherry Rehman met at the Ministry of Health (MOH). The Minister and the MOH Director General identified the lack of health services and state presence in parts of Pakistan as contributing [...]	2008-09-09 11:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAID PGOV PK SOCI KOCI
08ISLAMABAD2971	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETINGS AT PAKISTAN NATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt visited Pakistan's National Institute of Health Institute (PNIH) on August 19, during his two-day trip to Pakistan. At PNIH, Secretary Leavitt met with senior officials from the Pakistani Ministry of Health (MOH) t [...]	2008-09-09 11:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAID PGOV PK SOCI KOCI
08ISLAMABAD2983	ZARDARI BRINGS (SOME) JUDGES BACK... HIS WAY [...] (C) Summary: Asif Zardari's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) is fulfilling its promise to reinstate the Musharraf-deposed judiciary, though it is doing it piecemeal and selectively. The GOP has now wooed back judges to all the provincial High Court benches. More significantly, though, three junio [...]	2008-09-10 13:37:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PHUM KJUS
08ISLAMABAD2994	ADDITIONAL REACTION TO THE SOUTH WAZIRISTAN STRIKE [...] (C) MFA Director General for Americas Sohail Mahmood convoked Polcouns September 11 to express deep concern about today's New York Time's story, which alleged that President Bush had approved U.S. military raids into Pakistan. Asking who was providing this information and what were their mo [...]	2008-09-11 13:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER MOPS
08ISLAMABAD2996	PAKISTAN ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT POWER TARIFF INCREASE [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 9 the Government of Pakistan (GOP) announced a 31 percent average increase in the electricity tariff for domestic customers to go into effect the first week of October. The GOP also changed pricing rules for the tiered tariff structure. Electricity prices for domesti [...]	2008-09-11 13:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3008	PAKISTAN MILITARY DECLARES IT HAS ORDERS TO [...] (SBU) Summary. GOP leaders are falling beyond Chief of Army Staff General Kayani's September 10 statement defending Pakistan's sovereignty and denying the agreed rules of engagement allow U.S. forces to conduct operations inside Pakistan. The Pakistani military spokesman declared that the [...]	2008-09-12 11:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3009	PAKISTAN RESPONSE TO UNGA HUMAN RIGHT PRIORITIES: [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 11:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL SOCI
08ISLAMABAD3010	CORRECTED COPY: THE 2008 U.S.-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC [...] (U) This is a corrected copy of reftel. 2. (C) Summary: The U.S.-Pakistan Economic Dialogue was held in Islamabad on August 11, co-chaired by Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Dan Sullivan and Pakistani Minister of Finance Syed Naveed Qamar. A topic of partic [...]	2008-09-12 12:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EAGR ENRG PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3011	GILANI HIGHLIGHTS COUNTERTERRORISM AND ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: Codel Tauscher -- U.S. Representatives Ellen Tauscher (D-CA),Tom Petri (R-WI),Jim Cooper (D-TN),Jon Porter (R-NV),Dave Reichert (D-WA),and Nancy Boyda (D-KS) -- met September 7 with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani. He thanked the USG for its support in helping transi [...]	2008-09-12 14:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL MOPS PTER EAID
08ISLAMABAD3012	PROGRESS ON PAK-AFGHAN JIRGA; HINTS AT [...] (U) Summary: On September 11, Pakistani and Afghan Foreign Ministers agreed to a re-engagement plan between the two countries and to convene a mini-jirga shortly after the Eid holiday (early October). Relations between the two countries had soured after the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kab [...]	2008-09-12 14:29:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PK PREL PTER AF
08ISLAMABAD3013	REQUEST TO APPROACH GOP ABOUT [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: In an August 30 letter, Finance Minister Qamar requested the United States and Pakistan reopen Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) negotiations and asked that we propose a date for a single round of protracted negotiations o [...]	2008-09-13 00:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3014	PAKISTAN MILITARY DECLARES IT HAS ORDERS TO [...] (SBU) Summary. GOP leaders are falling beyond Chief of Army Staff General Kayani's September 10 statement defending Pakistan's sovereignty and denying the agreed rules of engagement allow U.S. forces to conduct operations inside Pakistan. The Pakistani military spokesman declared that the [...]	2008-09-13 05:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3027	PRM VISIT TO PAKISTAN: JULY 14-24 [...] (SBU) Summary: This is a report from PRM/ECA Deputy Director Nancy Iris and Program Officer Amy Wendt's visit to Pakistan July 14-24. The GOP is looking to the international community for a renewed commitment to assist with the impact Afghan refugees have had on Pakistan's environment, infras [...]	2008-09-15 09:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PK PREL PHUM PREF
08ISLAMABAD3035	DEVELOPING PAKISTANI COIN CAPABILITY [...] (C) Summary: To help Pakistan roll back an increasingly virulent combination of foreign terrorists and domestic insurgents, the U.S. is implementing a three-part strategy to improve governance, provide economic development and fight extremism in the tribal areas along the Afghanistan border. [...]	2008-09-16 09:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV MOPS PK
08ISLAMABAD3036	DEEPENING U.S. PAKISTAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The first U.S.-Pakistan Science and Technology Conference was held in Islamabad August 25 to 28, bringing together research scientists from the U.S. and Pakistan who have worked on projects funded by the U.S.-Pakistan Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement. Under the 2003 [...]	2008-09-16 10:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3037	U.S.-PAKISTAN BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 16, DCM met with Pakistan's Board of Investment (BOI) Executive Director General Major (Retd.) Iqbal Ahmad to deliver the demarche in Reftel B. The BOI is the lead Pakistani agency for Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) negotiations, and the Ministry of Finance told [...]	2008-09-16 10:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3048	POST-ATTACK RESOURCE REQUESTS FOR CONSULATE [...] (SBU) In the wake of the August 26 attack on Principal Officer (Ref B),post has taken initial steps to enhance its security posture to respond to Peshawar's heightened threat conditions (Ref A). The State platform is already under tremendous pressure because of a more than 200 percent staffi [...]	2008-09-17 10:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PK
08ISLAMABAD3059	GOP STILL LACKS PLAN TO TACKLE ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-18 12:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PREL PK EAID
08ISLAMABAD3066	COUNTRY TEAM REQUEST FOR COUNTER-NARCO TERRORISM (CNT) [...] (C) Summary. In accordance with Refs A and B, this message is an Embassy Islamabad request for FY09 DOD operational support under 1004, National Defense Authorization Act 1991, as amended for development of Counter Narco Terrorism (CNT) training deployments (CPK2009CNT001W) in support for the [...]	2008-09-19 08:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS SNAR ASEC PK
08ISLAMABAD3067	COUNTRY TEAM REQUEST FOR COUNTER-NARCO TERRORISM (CNT) [...] (C) Summary. In accordance with Refs A and B, this message is an Embassy Islamabad request for FY09 DOD operational support under 1004, National Defense Authorization Act 1991, as amended for development of Counter Narco Terrorism (CNT) training deployments (CPK2009CNT001W) in support for the [...]	2008-09-19 08:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS SNAR ASEC PK
08ISLAMABAD3068	FATA UPDATE - 17 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Military operations continue in Bajaur Agency, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) continue to move in and out as the situation evolves. International organizations and NGOs are providing aid outside the Agency, but local Pakistani government (GoP) authorities still recommen [...]	2008-09-19 12:34:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PTER PREL PHUM MOPS PK
08ISLAMABAD3070	OUTREACH TO ASFUNDYAR WALI KHAN AND CHAUDHRY NISAR [...] (C) Summary. In separate discussions with Ambassador September 19, Awami National Party leader Asfundyar Wali Khan and Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Chaudhry Nisar both said they were encouraged by signs that some local tribes had decided to rise up and fight militants. Khan said candidly [...]	2008-09-19 14:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV MOPS PK
08ISLAMABAD3071	PAKISTANIS REMAIN DEFENSIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The September 3 raid into South Waziristan has drawn greater attention to alleged U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan's border areas. Strikes that previously generated regular but tepid press now prompt bold headlines. Pakistani papers and political statements have focused on the Se [...]	2008-09-19 15:37:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS PK
08ISLAMABAD3073	ZARDARI TO PARLIAMENT: "I HAVE A DREAM FOR [...] (C) Summary: On September 20, a smiling but nervous President Asif Zardari addressed in English a packed joint sitting of parliament. This was the first time a Pakistani President had addressed the parliament in eight years; Zardari pledged to respect the supremacy of parliament and called fo [...]	2008-09-20 12:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER PINR
08ISLAMABAD3074	SITREP 01, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: EXPLOSION AT [...] (C) Post reports major explosion at 2000 hours (local time) at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Islamabad. A car bomb reportedly rammed the front gate of the Marriott, setting fire to the hotel. The lobby leading into the reception area was destroyed and multiple fires continue on several floo [...]	2008-09-20 16:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL AMGT CACS ASEC PTER PINR
08ISLAMABAD3075	SITREP 02, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: "LINE CROSSED" IN [...] (C) As of September 21, 0030 hours (local time),Pakistani media continues to report 40 persons were killed and more than 250 injured in the Marriott blast. According to Interior Minister Rehman Malik, as much as one thousand kilograms of explosives were used in the initial vehicle-borne blas [...]	2008-09-20 18:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL AMGT CACS ASEC PTER PINR
08ISLAMABAD3076	SITREP 03, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: ISLAMABAD QUIET, [...] (C) As of September 22, 1000 hours (local time),two TDY staff remain missing. Pakistani media report at least 60 dead and over 200 injured. Media also reports that the Marriott hotel is structurally compromised and may collapse. 1200 kilos of explosives were used in the attack. Due to extr [...]	2008-09-21 04:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PREL AMGT CACS ASEC PTER PINR PK
08ISLAMABAD3078	ISLAMABAD EAC MEETING [...] (SBU) Ambassador chaired an EAC. All sections/agencies were represented. RSO provided a summary of the VBIED attack. According to latest information, it appears at approximately 2000 hrs., an altercation between the Marriott hotel security staff and an unknown number of people in a sedan b [...]	2008-09-21 07:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER CASC PK
08ISLAMABAD3080	SITREP 04, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: ONE MISSING TDY [...] (C) As of September 21, 1830 hours (local time) the body of one missing TDY employee has been identified in the ruins of the Marriott hotel, bringing the total number of official Americans killed to two. One TDY employee remains missing and is feared dead. A Department of Defense medevac flig [...]	2008-09-21 13:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL AMGT CACS ASEC PTER PINR
08ISLAMABAD3095	ECONOMIC POLICY IN PRESIDENT ZARDARI'S ADDRESS TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 20, President Asif Zardari addressed a joint session of Parliament. The speech touched briefly on economic issues, including a PKR 34 billion (USD 439.28 million) poverty alleviation plan and the need to eliminate oil and energy subsidies, increase the electric powe [...]	2008-09-22 13:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD ECON EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD3096	SITREP 05, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: DEATH TOLL RISES; [...] (C) As of September 22, 1800 hours (local),two Embassy personnel are confirmed deceased, one remains missing. One Embassy contractor remains at Shifa Hospital, Islamabad, for observation; one Embassy official was mil medevaced at 0100 hours. 2. (C) In total, approximately 95 Pakistanis [...]	2008-09-22 13:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PK PREL AMGT CACS ASEC PTER PINR
08ISLAMABAD3104	DECREASE IN CONSUMER FINANCE LIKELY TO IMPACT INDUSTRIAL [...] (SBU) Growth in consumer financing slowed in FY07-08 compared to FY06-07, due to rapidly increasing food and energy costs, coupled with stagnant incomes. These have eroded consumers' ability to pay large loan installments, thereby reducing the demand for new lending. Banking executives report [...]	2008-09-23 11:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3105	ALLEGED LIVE BURIAL OF HONOR KILLING VICTIMS [...] (C) Summary: The September 17 intervention by the Supreme Court in a reportedly gruesome honor killing has raised the stakes about a case that has provoked widespread outrage. Although the facts of the case are very much in dispute, between two and five women were killed and buried (report [...]	2008-09-23 12:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PHUM
08ISLAMABAD3106	ISLAMABAD EAC MEETING 09/23/08 [...] (SBU) DCM chaired the EAC on 09/23/08 to review Mission security posture. All sections/agencies were represented. 2. (S/NF) RSO briefed EAC on the status of the recovery efforts at the Marriott. A joint inter-agency team got access to and searched the upper floors of the Marriott on 9/23. [...]	2008-09-23 13:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER CASC PK
08ISLAMABAD3108	WORLD BANK AGREES TO HELP PAKISTAN DEVELOP THAR COAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The World Bank has agreed to assist Pakistan with development of the estimated 175 billion ton Thar Coal field in Sindh Province. The World Bank plans to work with the newly formed Thar Coal and Energy Board which will be led by the Sindh Chief Minister but will include federal g [...]	2008-09-24 03:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3117	STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN DISCUSSES INCREASING EQUITY MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) officials met with market stakeholders on September 22 to discuss proposed fiscal and monetary measures to provide increased liquidity to equity markets. The Karachi Stock Exchange's KSE-100 Index has been frozen at 9,144 points, its value on August 2 [...]	2008-09-24 13:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3119	BMENA FORUM INVITATION DELIVERED TO PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-24 13:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD3120	ZARDARI- AHMEDINEJAD BILAT MEETING: PROGRESS ON THE IPI? [...] (SBU) Summary: Local media reports that while in New York for United Nations General Assembly meetings, Information Minister Sherry Rehman briefed journalists on the outcome of a meeting between President Zardari and President Ahmedinejad. Rehman reportedly stated that both countries have agre [...]	2008-09-24 14:08:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3121	PAKISTAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Economic Counselor delivered reftel demarche on September 23 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Director Mansoor Ahmed Khan. Khan promised to process the request immediately given the time sensitivity of the World Food Program food shipments. Khan noted that he will pass it t [...]	2008-09-24 14:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR MARR MCAP WFP PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3123	MISSION PAKISTAN'S REVISED VISITOR POLICY [...] (SBU) The September 20 attack on the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad (Refs A-C),the August 26 attempted kidnapping of the U.S. Principal Officer in Peshawar (Ref. E) and the September 22 successful kidnapping of the Afghan Ambassador-designate demonstrate the increasing size and sophistication of [...]	2008-09-24 15:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ASEC PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD3131	LAW ENFORCEMENT RAIDS ON SUSPECTED IPR VIOLATORS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) provided post with documentation of intellectual property right (IPR)-related raids conducted between January 2007 and August 2008. Raids were carried out in several different cities, and about half the raids targeted pirated books. Out of [...]	2008-09-25 11:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3133	CREATING A CERP-LIKE FUND FOR PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Pakistani military action in Bajaur and Swat is generating up to 200,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) who likely will need shelter and support through the winter unless they receive help in refurbishing homes and communities destroyed by ground and aerial attacks. In a n [...]	2008-09-25 13:03:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV MOPS MCAP MASS PK
08ISLAMABAD3136	THE NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PAKISTAN'S ELECTRICITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Small and medium-sized businesses across Pakistan are feeling a severe economic impact from the country's rolling blackouts. Pakistan's acute electricity deficit - compounded by rising fuel, material, and labor costs - is slowing the economy, and small and medium enterprises are [...]	2008-09-26 08:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3137	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 [...] "Pakistan, US Blow Hot and Cold Over Flare-Up" "Dawn" (09/26) "Security forces fired on two NATO helicopters which had intruded into Pakistan territory on Thursday, forcing them to turn back to Afghanistan, officials said. "Two helicopters from the Afghanistan side crossed into Saidgai, Ghul [...]	2008-09-26 09:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3139	SEPTEMBER 20 MARRIOTT BOMBING: EFFECT ON LOCAL BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Marriott hotel bombing on September 20 caused significant damage to an office building directly adjacent to the hotel, which contained primarily information technology (IT) companies, including local offices of some large American and multinational corporations. Other busin [...]	2008-09-26 12:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD ECON EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD3156	ECONOMIC UPDATE: TRADE IMBALANCE WIDENS AND KSE LOSES USD [...] (SBU) Summary. The Karachi shares market displayed lackluster performance during the week ending on September 26th as trading volumes reached a 10-year low of 2.477 million shares. During the month of September, foreign investors withdrew USD 14.33 million from the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE [...]	2008-09-29 10:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3168	ISLAMABAD EAC MEETING 09/30/08 [...] (C) DCM chaired an EAC meeting on 09/30/08 to review Mission's security posture in light of recent threat information (ref A) and imminent visit of the Secretary to Islamabad. All sections/agencies were represented. 2. (S/NF) RSO and GRPO reported on the latest threat information (ref A) a [...]	2008-09-30 11:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER CASC PK
08ISLAMABAD3169	WATER DISPUTE BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Construction on the first phase of the Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, on the Chenab River in the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir was completed in August. Since then, Pakistan claims that water shares, as laid out in 1960 Indus Water Treaty, have been drasti [...]	2008-09-30 12:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3176	U.S.-PAKISTAN COUNTER-TERRORISM BILATERALS [...] (C) Summary: On August 22, a delegation led by Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Dailey met with a delegation led by Minister of the Interior Malik for a counter-terrorism bilateral, the first such dialogue since 2006. The topics of discussion included security forces training, terro [...]	2008-10-02 11:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD3177	A SETBACK TO OUR COIN STRATEGY [...] (U) This is an action cable, please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary. Funding to train and equip Pakistan's Frontier Corps has been reduced to $25 million in the 2009 DOD Authorization bill. (It was $75 million in the FY08 DOD Supplemental. There is no FMF available.) Since a better trai [...]	2008-10-03 10:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR PK
08ISLAMABAD3182	REVISED COPY: U.S.-PAKISTAN COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: On August 22, a delegation led by Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Dailey met with a delegation led by Minister of the Interior Malik for a counter-terrorism bilateral, the first such dialogue since 2006. The topics of discussion included security forces training, terro [...]	2008-10-06 05:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD3183	TASKINGS FOR IDP/REFUGEE INFORMATION [...] (U) This is a joint cable from Embassy Islamabad and Embassy Kabul. 2. (C) In recent weeks, Embassy Islamabad and the Regional Refcord in Embassy Kabul have received requests, both orally and through e-mails, from the DAO and USSOCOM (and its XXXXXXXXXXXX contractor) requesting information on ca [...]	2008-10-06 05:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PREF PK
08ISLAMABAD3186	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH ZARDARI [...] (C) Summary: In a discursive conversation with President Zardari on October 2, Ambassador again encouraged the appointment of a czar for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). She stressed that the federal and provincial governments were not working well together to confront the is [...]	2008-10-06 10:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3188	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FINANCE MINISTER QAMAR FOR ECONOMIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 10:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3202	WITH RECORD HIGH Q1 BORROWING FROM THE STATE BANK, PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite numerous pledges to the contrary, the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) borrowing from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is at a record high in spite of commitments to reduce borrowing to net zero levels in every quarter. While the Federal Board of Revenue has performed r [...]	2008-10-07 11:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3219	KAYANI EXERCISES INFLUENCE WITH NEW MILITARY APPOINTMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 09:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PGOV PINR PK PTER
08ISLAMABAD322	PAKISTANI INDUSTRIALIST DISCUSSES IRAN PIPELINE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Charge met with Mr. Zaheeruddin, Chairman of Shahzad International Group, January 17 to discuss energy issues and the proposed Pakistan-Iran pipeline. Mr. Zaheeruddin opined the pipeline will never be constructed due to lack of funding. He also complained the gas sale purchase [...]	2008-01-22 10:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3221	PAKISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 13:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PARM CDG UNGA PK
08ISLAMABAD3222	PAKISTAN INVITED TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 13:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PARM PINR PINS PTER KGIC MCAP PK
08ISLAMABAD3226	PAKISTAN TO SUPPORT U.S. UNGA COMPLIANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 09:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PARM CDG UNGA PK
08ISLAMABAD3231	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: OCTOBER 09, 2008 [...] "Military Seeks Politicians' Support to Fight Militants; Opposition Dissatisfied" "Dawn" (10/09) "The military took elected representatives of the nation into confidence on Wednesday about the worsening situation in FATA, NWFP and Balochistan and the U.S.-led 'war on terror' during a joint [...]	2008-10-09 10:08:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3236	GSM 102 AND GOP WHEAT SUBSIDIES [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 12:14:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EAGR PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3237	CHARGE'S MEETING WITH THE FINANCE SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: On September 8, Charge d'Affaires met with Finance Secretary Waqar Masood to deliver the demarche in reftel (Ref. B). The Charge and Masood also discussed changes at the Finance Ministry and the general economic situation, including the rapid drop in the rupee's value, the tradin [...]	2008-10-09 12:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PINR PTER KTFN PK
08ISLAMABAD324	PAKISTAN: JUDICIARY UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Attorney General Qayyum reported that he expected the three attorneys still under house arrest to be released "soon" and noted that the attorney's movement was fizzling under economic pressure. He was pessimistic about convincing Musharraf to release the eleven remaining detain [...]	2008-01-22 12:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD3240	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: OCTOBER 10, 2008 [...] "Bomber Runs Down Anti-Terror Office In Islamabad" "The News" (10/10) "At least eight people were injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into the central office of anti-terrorist squad (ATS) located in the premises of Police Headquarters, Islamabad on Thursday." [...]	2008-10-10 10:38:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3248	PAKISTAN'S PARLIAMENT BEGINS TERRORISM DEBATE [...] (C) Summary. The October 8-9 closed joint session of parliament convoked by President Zardari to address the security situation has been widely praised as a good first step in convincing Pakistan's elected leadership to take ownership of the fight against extremism; this effort now should be extend [...]	2008-10-13 09:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3249	ZARDARI IS SECURE, BUT THE GOP IS VULNERABLE [...] (C) Summary. Despite political parlor talk that Asif Zardari has only a few months to get control of Pakistan or face a military coup, we see no immediate threat Zardari will be ousted from power. His chief threat comes from Chief of Army Staff General Kayani, who has no desire to take on [...]	2008-10-13 09:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3254	PAKISTAN'S NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable contains an action request, see paragraph 9. The National Book Foundation (NBF) has the mandate of providing affordable textbooks, reference books and research books to university students as well as promoting the growth of a domestic book industry. This mandate has [...]	2008-10-14 05:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD326	PAKISTAN: ALL GEO CHANNELS BACK ON THE AIR [...] (U) After 78 days off the air, President Musharraf announced on January 20 that the GEO news and sports channels would resume broadcast immediately. These were the last two channels that remained blocked after access for many television channels was severed November 3 when Musharraf announced [...]	2008-01-22 13:34:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD3264	FOREIGN RESERVES CONTINUE TO FALL AND LACK OF LIQUIDITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves fell to USD 4.3 billion on October 10 and the GOP has decided to reduce petroleum reserves to 10 days instead of 21 days in hopes of reducing the outflow of dollars. Pakistan's stock markets and inter-bank market continue to experience liquid [...]	2008-10-14 12:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3265	GOP SEEKS OIL DEFFERAL FROM IRAN BUT NO PROGRESS ON IPI [...] (SBU) Summary: Local media reported that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) has asked Iran to supply oil on an extended deferred payment plan and that both countries have agreed to exclude India from the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) natural gas pipeline project. However, GOP officials confirm that P [...]	2008-10-14 12:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EPET PK IN IR
08ISLAMABAD327	FORMER PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER PERVAIZ ELAHI OPPOSES [...] (C) Summary: During a courtesy call on former Punjab Chief Minister and Punjab Pakistan Muslim League (PML) leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Thursday January 17 by CDA, Elahi dismissed this week's speculation of establishing a new national consensus government and postponement of elections as [...]	2008-01-22 13:37:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER ECON PK

08ISLAMABAD3281	PAKISTANI CARPET EXPORTS DOWN AS LUXURY SPENDING ABROAD [...] (U) Summary. According to media reports and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data, Pakistan's handmade carpet exports have declined by 10 percent in August 2008 over August 2007, continuing a downward trend in the sector's exports. Pakistan exported USD 16.1 million worth of rugs, carpets and mats [...]	2008-10-15 11:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD ECON EINV EAID ELAB PK
08ISLAMABAD3285	SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA REGIONAL AVIATION CONFERENCE [...] On October 13, Post transmitted reftel demarche to Pakistan's designated participants of subject conference with no comment. Participants are Mr. Syed Amir Mehboob, Airport Manager, Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore; Mr. Ayaz Khan Jadoon, Airport Manager, Benazir Bhutto International [...]	2008-10-15 13:08:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAIR ECIN ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3287	GOP CABINET APPROVES DRAFT HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Pakistani cabinet (of the Government of Pakistan (GOP)) approved a draft bill establishing a National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) and reversing the Musharraf administration's amendments to the Legal Practitioners Act, which drastically curtailed Bar Council authoritie [...]	2008-10-16 12:34:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD33	POLITICAL PARTIES ACCEPT ELECTION POSTPONEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Opposition reaction to the postponement of general elections to February 18 was swift but measured. Most interlocutors confirmed that their parties were not consulted by Pakistan's Election Commission (ECP) and expressed suspicions that the delay was for political rather than the [...]	2008-01-03 13:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD3300	CORRECTED COPY: GSM 102 AND GOP WHEAT SUBSIDIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Post, USDA, and the Government of Pakistan (GOP) continue to hammer out the details for the Food for Progress monetization of wheat. Under the program, the GOP wants to sell US donated wheat at USD 195 per ton while USDA regulations prevent the sale of donated commodities below l [...]	2008-10-17 10:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EAGR PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3305	PAKISTAN'S Q1 INDICATORS REFLECT ECONOMIC DECLINE [...] (SBU) Summary: First quarter economic performance indicators reflect a continuing decline in the country's overall economic stability. Despite pledges to make significant reforms, first quarter data is disappointing as Government of Pakistan (GOP) borrowing from the central bank reached new h [...]	2008-10-17 13:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAID PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3316	POT OF GOLD CONTINUES TO ELUDE GOP [...] (U) Summary: Per State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) statistics, in the first quarter of FY09, Pakistan's current account deficit increased by 74 percent year-on-year, mainly due to the rapid increase in the trade deficit, while foreign investment dropped by 9.67 percent driven by large outflows from [...]	2008-10-20 10:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3332	LASHKARS FORMING, BUT THEY ARE NOT THE AWAKENING [...] (C) Summary and Comment. In various agencies within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and parts of the Northwest Frontier Province, local communities are raising homegrown security forces to fight militants, known as lashkars. These lashkars are fully supported logistically by their lo [...]	2008-10-21 12:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREF PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD3337	FATA TRIBES SIGN PEACE ACCORD FOR KURRAM AGENCY [...] (C) Summary. On October 17, Border Coordinator met with Munir Khan Orakzai, Member of the National Assembly from lower Kurram agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Area, to discuss the recent peace agreement brokered during a three-day jirga held in Islamabad in which he participated. A [...]	2008-10-22 07:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD3339	ZARDARI EXPRESSES DELIGHT WITH CHINA VISIT, LOOKS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion with visiting SCA Assistant Secretary Boucher, President Zardari expressed complete satisfaction with his just concluded visit to China, reviewed planning for the Friends of Pakistan, and reiterated his determination to press the fight against extrem [...]	2008-10-22 08:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD3343	UPDATE ON DISPLACED POPULATIONS IN FATA AND NWFP [...] (SBU) Summary: Separate assessment visits to Lower Dir by post,s Refugee Affairs Specialist in early August and late September show the Government of Pakistan (GOP) has the current situation moderately under control, and current efforts seem more organized than in the past. Overcrowding in [...]	2008-10-22 10:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD3349	NAWAZ'S TENETS FOR WAR ON TERROR [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Pakistan Muslim League-N's (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif has submitted a letter to PM Gilani outlining his party's six tenets for any counterterrorism strategy. While blaming the Musharraf administration for misguided policies and claiming a desire for consensus, the letter [...]	2008-10-22 12:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS EAID PK
08ISLAMABAD3350	BOUCHER OUTLINES WAY FORWARD FOR "FRIENDS OF A [...] (C) Summary. At an October 20 meeting in Islamabad hosted by President Zardari, representatives of Pakistan, the U.S., the UK, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and China discussed the organization and possible goals of the Friends of Democratic Pakistan group. They agreed to Foreign Secretary Bashir's s [...]	2008-10-22 13:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3359	UNANIMOUS CT RESOLUTION FOCUSES ON DIALOGUE BUT AVOIDS [...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 days of an in-camera joint session of Pakistan's parliament, the legislative body late October 22 unanimously approved a 14-point resolution providing the principles under which the GOP is to implement its national counterterrorism strategy. Blaming former "dictatorial [...]	2008-10-23 12:03:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS EAID PK
08ISLAMABAD3361	RUCKUS BY LAWYERS BUT LEADERS MOVING ON [...] (U) Hundreds of Pakistan's activist lawyers streamed on to the streets of Islamabad October 20 in an impromptu demonstration on behalf of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. Chaudhry had attempted to leave the judicial enclave and travel to the Supreme Court building just bloc [...]	2008-10-24 03:19:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KJUS EAID PK
08ISLAMABAD3362	GILANI FOCUSES ON PARLIAMENT'S COUNTERTERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-24 03:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID PK
08ISLAMABAD3363	KASHMIR TRADE OPENS BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND INDIA FOR [...] (C) Summary: Official trade between Pakistan and India across the Line of Control (LoC) separating Kashmir commenced on October 21 for the first time in over sixty years. The exchange of trucks carrying goods, mostly produce, was limited in scale but not in significance. It heralds what m [...]	2008-10-24 03:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IN PK
08ISLAMABAD3366	CONFUSION PERSISTS OVER PAKISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-24 07:41:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPKO SU PK
08ISLAMABAD3371	FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN: NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary. At a meeting October 22 with Ambassador, Foreign Secretary Bashir reported that the MFA was circulating to GOP ministries a tasking for an options paper on Pakistan's sectoral needs to build security and economic capacity. The MFA will share that paper with the U.S. and the UK [...]	2008-10-24 12:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PK
08ISLAMABAD3373	BOUCHER REVIEWS COUNTER-TERRORISM EFFORTS WITH [...] (C) Summary. In two separate wide-ranging discussions with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Boucher, Interior Minister Malik reported that the Pakistani government remained firmly committed to completing military action against extremists in Bajaur. Malik expressed co [...]	2008-10-25 08:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD3374	BALOCHISTAN PROVINCE: FINANCIALLY DEPENDENT ON THE FEDERAL [...] (U) Summary. As an underdeveloped region in Pakistan, Balochistan is dependent on the federal government for 94 percent of its budget and faces an estimated budget deficit of PKR 8.81 billion (USD 112 million) for the current 2008-09 financial year. Despite being the largest province in size [...]	2008-10-27 03:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID EIND ENGY EPET PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3375	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FINANCE ADVISOR TAREEN [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador met with newly appointed de facto Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen on October 23 to discuss economic affairs. Tareen noted that he supports the IMF program and thinks the final plan will be concluded soon. He also noted that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) will be rea [...]	2008-10-27 05:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3377	PAKISTAN-CHINA AGREEMENTS: NEITHER NEW NOR SPECIFIC [...] (SBU) Summary. To further the strategic partnership between the two countries, Pakistan and China signed 11 agreements during President Zardari's recent visit to China. These agreements range in scope from economic cooperation to the construction of two nuclear power plants to a Memorandum o [...]	2008-10-27 05:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID EIND ENGY EPET PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3383	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: OCTOBER 27, 2008 [...] "Gilani Terms U.S. Raids Disastrous" "Dawn" (10/27) "U.S. attacks in tribal areas are harming the government's efforts to isolate extremists and mobilize people against militancy, according to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. Addressing a press conference after returning from Beijing on S [...]	2008-10-27 09:37:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3388	TAREEN ANNOUNCES HIS ECONOMIC PLAN AND KSE RETAINS FLOOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Pakistan's Advisor on Finance Shaukat Tareen discussed his nine point economic plan with the business community on October 25th, which according to him will bring the economy back on track. He asserted that he will raise the tax-revenue to GDP ratio to 15 percent from the curren [...]	2008-10-27 12:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3389	AS PROTESTS CONTINUE GOP RESERVES DECISION TO ELIMINATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Faced with protests nationwide the Government of Pakistan has reversed the recent decision to increase electricity tariffs by 31 percent. Minister of Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf stated at a news conference on October 26 that the government stands by its decision to slash [...]	2008-10-27 12:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3398	QURESHI TALKS TO BOUCHER ABOUT FRIENDS AND [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Boucher met Foreign Minister Qureshi late October 20. Qureshi was appreciative of the effort put into the "Friends of Pakistan." He hoped the initiative would be more than "just a donors' group," and informed Boucher that an action plan was with President Zar [...]	2008-10-28 09:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID PK
08ISLAMABAD3399	NAWAZ ASSURES BOUCHER HE WILL NOT EMBARRASS THE [...] (C) Summary. In an October 20 meeting with Assistant Secretary Boucher, Nawaz Sharif expressed disappointment with the outcome of an ongoing joint session of parliament on the security situation and said he was sending a letter to Prime Minister Gilani outlining his party,s strategy on coun [...]	2008-10-28 11:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3400	SUPPORT FOR OPIC-BACKED FUNDS AND INTERGEN POWER PROJECT [...] ( SBU) Summary. Post expresses its support to OPIC-backed funds investing in renewable energy in Pakistan. In addition, Post received updates from OPIC and Intergen regarding the proposed 158 MW power plant in Laachi. Post understands that OPIC has decided to hold off financing the deal unti [...]	2008-10-28 11:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EINV ENRG PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3402	DURRANI TELLS BOUCHER OF SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO INDIA [...] (C) Summary. During an October 20 meeting with Assistant Secretary Boucher, National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister Durrani said military progress in Bajaur was slow because militants were being reinforced with fighters from Afghanistan, neighboring tribal areas and from Arab and North A [...]	2008-10-28 12:42:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3403	PAKISTAN'S INACTION MAKES DEFAULT MORE PROBABLE [...] (SBU) Summary. Over the past ten days foreign exchange reserves dropped 13 percent to USD 3.52 billion on October 27. Fuel subsidies have been quietly phased out but electricity subsidies are on pace to exceed the budgeted funds for FY 2008-09. Credit-default swaps (CDS) spreads on Pakistan' [...]	2008-10-28 14:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3414	PAKISTAN'S FOREIGN SECRETARY & SENATE FORMALLY [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-29 11:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PTER PREL
08ISLAMABAD3417	KURD ELECTED BAR PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Ali Ahmad Kurd was easily elected late October 28 as the new president of Pakistan's powerful Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). Kurd, former vice-chair of the Pakistan Bar Council, was backed by the lawyers' movement to succeed Aitzaz Ahsan. While Kurd is advertised as a " [...]	2008-10-29 12:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS EAID PK
08ISLAMABAD3418	AMBASSADOR CONVOKED OVER U.S. ATTACKS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-29 13:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PTER PREL TFIN ETRD
08ISLAMABAD3419	FATA UPDATE - 24 OCTOBER 2008 [...] (C) Summary: Pakistani military operations in Bajaur continue, but Inspector General Frontier Corps MG Tariq Khan says his forces are making good progress. They have cleared most of the main towns and the main road, and say they have taken the town of Lowi Sam, although attacks by militants c [...]	2008-10-30 02:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PTER PREL MOPS PK
08ISLAMABAD3430	TAREEN PRIMES SENATE FOR IMF PROGRAM AND REFORM [...] (SBU) On October 29 Economic Advisor Shaukat Tareen tried to convince Pakistan's Senate members that any IMF program would be on terms favorable to Pakistan and presented an extensive economic reform agenda. He also revealed that the fiscal deficit projection of 7.4 percent of GDP is actually [...]	2008-10-30 12:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3431	MINI-JIRGA ENDORSES OUTREACH TO "ALL THOSE [...] (C) Summary. The Pak-Afghan mini-jirga meeting in Islamabad concluded October 28 after two days with an agreement to form follow-up committees on both sides of the border tasked with opening a dialogue with the "opposition," defined by Pakistani jirga leader Governor Ghani as "all those invo [...]	2008-10-30 12:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD3456	PAKISTAN SEEKING WATER AS COMPENSATION IN DISPUTE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Faced with a 34 percent drop in water levels, Pakistan alleges that India did not release Pakistan's share of Chanab River water from the Baglihar Dam and after two recent delegations have unsuccessfully visited India to resolve the water dispute, Pakistan may seek compensation u [...]	2008-11-03 10:33:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3461	BANKS REQUIRED TO HOLD FEWER RESERVES [...] (SBU) The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reduced the cash reserve requirement of banks in Pakistan by 100 basis points to 5 percent, a 4 percent drop in the last three weeks. The reduction in cash reserve requirement and statutory liquidity requirement carried out earlier combined have generat [...]	2008-11-03 11:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3463	PROTESTS ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF MUSHARRAF'S STATE [...] (C) Summary: Lawyers commemorated the November 3 anniversary of last year's State of Emergency (SOE),demonstrating in front of bar association offices and court houses across the country. They blasted the current government for reinstating only some of the judges removed by former President [...]	2008-11-03 12:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD3492	ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION IN WHEAT SALES ARE FALSE [...] (S//NF) Summary. Post is concerned over a recent RAO report (Reftel A) regarding the misuse by the Government of Pakistan (GOP) of USG funds earmarked to purchase wheat. Post takes any claim regarding the misuse of U.S funds seriously. In response, EconOff has attempted to confirm some of the [...]	2008-11-05 13:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD3493	PAKISTAN'S APPEAL FOR WHEAT THROUGH THE GSM 102 PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) faces a wheat shortage of 1.75 million tons, valued at approximately USD 450 million. Post recommends approval of a USD 450 million U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) GSM-102 credit guarantee program for Pakistan in FY 2009 to support sales o [...]	2008-11-05 13:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EAGR PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3499	TWO PAKISTANI ULEMA GROUPS CONDEMN SUICIDE BOMBINGS [...] (C) Summary: However haltingly, the GOP has begun work on its own strategic information campaign to convince civil society to take ownership of the fight against extremism. The pro-secular Pakistan People's Party recognizes it must bring the religious right, which thrives on anti-Americanism, [...]	2008-11-06 10:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK PHUM KISL
08ISLAMABAD35	GOP RELEASES PALESTINIANS FROM PAN AM 73 HIJACKING [...] MFA Americas Desk Director Mansoor Khan advised PolCouns January 3 that the Pakistan Federal Review Board had reviewed the cases of the four Palestinians who were jailed in 1988 for their involvement in the September 1986 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73. The Board decided that, because the four [...]	2008-01-03 15:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD3532	DCM MEETS WITH STATE BANK GOVERNOR AKHTAR [...] (C) Summary: In a November 5 meeting, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar confirmed that negotiations with the IMF are stuck on the issue of how much to raise interest rates. The GOP plans to make a decision on this issue November 12. She expressed surprise on being a [...]	2008-11-07 13:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3533	ZARDARI REACHES OUT TO BALOCHISTAN [...] (C) Summary: In a marked change from the previous government, President Zardari has been reaching out to the oft forgotten province of Balochistan. Especially after the October 29 earthquake, Zardari is intensifying GOP efforts to settle a long-simmering Baloch rebellion through political reco [...]	2008-11-10 03:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD3537	HEAD OF PML-N PARTY CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT [...] (SBU) The following letter was sent by Nawaz Sharif, the President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party. It is a center-right secular party with a conservative, urban base in Punjab. Nawaz Sharif was Prime Minister of Pakistan twice; he was ousted in 1999 in a coup led by then G [...]	2008-11-10 05:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP
08ISLAMABAD3538	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: NOVEMBER 10, 2008 [...] "NATO Jets Kill 8 Banned Outfit Members In Khyber" "Daily Times," "The Nation" (11/10) "NATO jets today bombed Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency, killing eight members of a banned outfit - Amar Bil Maroof - and injuring three, 'Dawn News' reported. The channel said the NATO jets targeted hideo [...]	2008-11-10 08:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3545	GOP PROPOSED KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE SUPPORT SCHEME [...] (SBU) Summary. The Board of the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) placed a trading "floor" on August 28 to halt the market plunge and block the withdrawal of approximately USD 2 billion foreign investors have invested in the KSE. Market participants say the floor will remain until positive news, s [...]	2008-11-10 12:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3546	MONEYCHANGERS ARRESTED TO PRESERVE FOREIGN EXCHANGE [...] (U) Summary. At least four money changers, including a CEO of a leading foreign exchange company, were arrested on November 8 by Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for smuggling and illegal cross border transfer of foreign exchange. The FIA is closely watching other exchange compan [...]	2008-11-10 12:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3558	CENTRAL BANK RAISES RATES TWO PERCENT AMID BLEAK ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, announced that the policy rate would be raised 200 basis points, from 13 percent to 15 percent, presumably in acceptance of International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditionality. However, Akhtar warned banks not to rais [...]	2008-11-12 14:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3560	GOP PROPOSED KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE SUPPORT SCHEME [...] (SBU) Summary. The Board of the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) placed a trading "floor" on August 28 to halt the market plunge and block the withdrawal of approximately USD 2 billion foreign investors have invested in the KSE. Market participants say the floor will remain until positive news, s [...]	2008-11-13 05:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD357	START UP OF NEW USAID OFFICE OF TRANSITION INITIATIVES [...] SUMMARY: The relationship between the Government of Pakistan (GOP) and traditional tribal structures in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is under increased pressure because of the spread of fundamentalist extremism, foreign terrorist involvement, PakistanQs military activities in [...]	2008-01-24 06:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3583	APPROVAL BUT NO MONEY FOR PPP GOVERNMENT'S FIRST MEGA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Pakistan (GOP) has finally approved the construction of the USD 12.6 billion Diamer-Basha Dam originally announced in 2006. The dam will reportedly store 6.3 million acre-feet of water and to generate 4,500 MW of electricity. Given the recent economic downturn [...]	2008-11-13 11:14:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3584	FATA UPDATE - 13 NOVEMBER 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-13 11:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER MOPS PK
08ISLAMABAD3586	GILANI TO CODEL SNOWE: HELP US HIT TARGETS [...] (C) Summary: Codel Snowe met November 11 with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani. Gilani thanked the USG for its support in helping transition the country to a full democracy and congratulated the U.S. on its recent election. Gilani reiterated that the struggle against extremism was "Pakistan' [...]	2008-11-13 11:34:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS EAID PK
08ISLAMABAD3590	IDEAS FOR USG ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the Government of Pakistan (GOP) and the IMF edge closer to finalizing an agreement, additional donor assistance will likely be sought to bolster the IMF package. Post recommends consideration of the following economic options to support the democratically-elected Government o [...]	2008-11-14 12:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3592	IDEAS FOR USG ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-15 03:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3593	ZARDARI TO PETRAEUS: "DEFEAT IS NOT AN OPTION" [...] (C) Summary. During a November 3 meeting with CENTCOM Commander Petraeus, President Zardari repeated his commitment to fight terrorism, saying "defeat is not an option." He renewed his request for U.S. economic support, indicated he could support some unilateral U.S. military actions if they w [...]	2008-11-15 05:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3594	MOD MUKHTAR MEETS GENERAL PETRAEUS [...] (C) Summary. During a November 3 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Minister of Defense Mukhtar expressed concern about the political difficulties that ongoing U.S. strikes in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were creating for the Pakistani government. He reques [...]	2008-11-15 05:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3595	CJCS MAJID HOSTS CENTCOM CMDR PETRAEUS [...] (C) Summary. During a November 3 meeting and lunch, CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Tariq Majid discussed bilateral relations, the need to improve military-military cooperation, and Pakistan's efforts to combat extremism. End Summary. [...]	2008-11-15 05:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3598	GOVERNMENT TO PRIVATIZE 17 PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 13, Naved Qamar the newly appointed Privatization Minister presented the fiscal year 2008-2009 privatization plan to Pakistan's parliament despite severe disagreement on the subject. The Privatization Ministry has identified 57 public sector entities for future priv [...]	2008-11-17 01:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD36	IMPLEMENTATION OF RECONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITY ZONES REQUIRES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs) will be an important tool for economic development in Afghanistan and the border areas of Pakistan. Embassy Islamabad has developed a description of initiatives which will be essential for the implementation of the ROZs. Many, such as imp [...]	2008-01-03 15:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PK ETRD EAID PREL AF
08ISLAMABAD3606	GOP'S PLAN FOR THE BENAZIR INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAM [...] Summary. Details of the GOP plan to create a social welfare type program, the Benazir Income Support Program, were presented to diplomatic representatives. Through the program the GOP will disburse Rs. 2000 (USD 24.39 at R82 per USD) every other month to over 3 million families that have a mo [...]	2008-11-17 06:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3627	FATA UPDATE - 13 NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (C) Summary: Pakistani military and Frontier Corps have made progress in clearing the main north-south corridor in Bajaur and forces are poised to move into Mohmand Agency to begin operations. The latest attack on the Salarzai tribe served to underscore the need for adequate post-conflict se [...]	2008-11-18 10:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER MOPS PK
08ISLAMABAD3629	POST NOMINATION FOR U.S. LABOR AWARD [...] (U) Summary. Post highly recommends Mr. Muhammad Saifullah Choudhry for the U.S. Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor (reftel A). Post believes Mr. Choudhry exemplifies the spirit of this award due to his contributions in reducing the worst forms of child [...]	2008-11-18 11:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM SOCI KTIP PK
08ISLAMABAD3630	PAKISTAN'S VIEWS ON AFGHAN REFUGEE CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: On November 13, Poloff and DepPolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Imran Siddiqui, responsible for human rights issues within the United Nations division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Siddiqui saw the November 19 international conference on Afghan refugees as "positive" b [...]	2008-11-18 11:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL AF PK
08ISLAMABAD3634	GOP STILL NOT READY TO APPROVE PNR [...] (C) Summary. On November 18, DCM delivered reftel A demarche regarding data sharing for passenger name records to Ministry of Interior Secretary Kamal Shah. Shah noted that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) has been having internal discussion on the issue of providing data to fulfill the Depart [...]	2008-11-18 12:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PGOV PTER ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3635	NO WEAPONS OR AMMUNITION TRANSPORTED IN NATO [...] (S/NF) Embassy has seen ref (B) indicating that ammunition and arms off hijacked U.S. convoys are being sold in Pakistan. To be clear, no weapons, ammunition or sensitive electronics are shipped to Afghansitan by land routes through Pakistan, according to the Office of Defense Representation [...]	2008-11-18 12:34:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER MARR PK
08ISLAMABAD3640	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: NOVEMBER 19, 2008 [...] "U.S. Commander Says Pakistan Backed Raid" "Dawn" (11/19) "The U.S. military has launched a coordinated operation with Pakistani forces to put pressure on insurgents on both sides of Afghanistan's wild eastern frontier, a U.S. military commander said on Tuesday. Dubbed "Operation Lionheart," [...]	2008-11-19 10:14:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3644	PAKISTAN'S NEED FOR PL-480 WHEAT [...] (C) Summary. Embassy recommends food assistance for Pakistan. Domestic food shortages - but most fundamentally the inability of the new civilian government to deliver to its citizens - can and will undermine American security objectives in Pakistan. As we have reported, the Pakistani military [...]	2008-11-19 12:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3645	TORKHAM TO KHYBER HIGHWAY OPENS TO CONVOYS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The main land route to Afghanistan through Pakistan, the Torkham to Khyber highway, was re-opened to truck convoys on November 17. It had been closed by local authorities for five days because of security concerns following a November 10 attack on a convoy in which 13 trucks, in [...]	2008-11-19 13:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER MARR PK
08ISLAMABAD3647	ENERGY UPDATE: STRATEGIC GAS RESERVE SHORTAGES, TARIFFS [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan's strategic oil reserves have fallen to low levels due to Pakistan's credit rating and inability to use letters of credit to purchase crude oil. Sources in the GOP report that Iran is attempting to substantively change the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project. Iran [...]	2008-11-19 15:37:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EPET ELTN PK IN
08ISLAMABAD3654	MFA AGAIN CONVOKES AMBASSADOR RE DRONE STRIKES [...] (C) Following press reports of an alleged U.S. drone strike November 19 against a target in Bannu, Northwest Frontier Province, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir convoked Ambassador to issue a formal GOP protest. A clearly uncomfortable Bashir said that the strike "undermined our efforts agai [...]	2008-11-20 12:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3655	A POWER PLAY FOR THE EMBATTLED PAKISTAN MUSLIM [...] (C) Summary: The leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) party have abandoned former President Pervez Musharraf and are engaged in a battle to keep the party intact and hold on to power in the face of an internal rebellion after losses in the February parliamentary elections. PML President [...]	2008-11-20 12:19:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PK
08ISLAMABAD3656	USAID/OFDA PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE SHELTER UPDATE [...] On October 29, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Balochistan Province of Pakistan caused significant damage to the traditional mud and timber houses, primarily affecting Ziarat and Pishin districts, with some damage also reported in Harnai district. Different assessments produced a range of estim [...]	2008-11-20 13:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PK PINR PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD3658	CABINET OKAYS IMF PROGRAM BUT NOT SMOOTH SAILING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Federal Cabinet approved the economic stabilization plan and directed the Ministry of Finance to finalize negotiations with International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Planning Commission received reports on both short-term stabilization and medium-term economic recovery. The r [...]	2008-11-20 14:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3671	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: NOVEMBER 21, 2008 [...] "Suicide Attack on Mosque: Lashkar Chief Eliminated" "Dawn" (11/21) "The chief of a tribal lashkar and eight other people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in Bajaur Agency on Thursday. According to an official claim, 17 militants, including 11 foreigners, were k [...]	2008-11-21 10:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3672	PRISON RIOTS PROMPT CALLS FOR REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Four prison riots in rapid succession in mid-October prompted NGO leaders to call for systemic reform. The problems stem from extreme overcrowding, severe health and sanitation risks, inequities within the prison population, and lengthy pre-trial detention. Conviction rates in [...]	2008-11-21 10:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SNAR PK
08ISLAMABAD3676	EMBASSY ISLAMABAD REFUGEE AFFAIRS SECTION WEEKLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The following is a Refugee Affairs weekly activity report for November 10 - 14. The recent spate of violence in Peshawar has caused the United Nations to drawn down international staff at their Peshawar offices; other NGOs in Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) have limited oper [...]	2008-11-22 08:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD3677	REACTION TO ALLEGED DRONE ATTACKS IN BANNU [...] (C) Summary: According to local press, the alleged U.S. strike in Bannu on November 19 marked the first such attack in the settled areas of the Northwest Frontier Province, outside of the tribal areas. The strike drew a new round of condemnation by Prime Minister Gilani, coalition political pa [...]	2008-11-24 01:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD3678	SPOT REPORT ON MOHMAND AGENCY [...] (C) Summary: Preliminary operations against militant forces by the Pakistan military have begun in Mohmand agency within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Local news sources and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) report that the numbers of those internally displaced persons (I [...]	2008-11-24 02:51:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD3691	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH AGRICULTURE SECRETARY ON FOOD AID [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 21 MINFAL Secretary Zia ur Rehman and Additional Secretary Shahid Hussain Raja requested an urgent meeting with Ambassador to discuss agricultural issues in Pakistan. The Secretary requested USG assistance on wheat imports, specifically access to the USDA GSM-102 pr [...]	2008-11-24 14:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3693	PAKISTAN PETROLEUM RESERVES DANGEROUSLY LOW [...] (S) Summary. Pakistan may be facing a crude oil shortage in the near term but the extent of this shortfall cannot be confirmed. Based on numerous conversations with government officials and businesses operating in Pakistan, Post has compiled information regarding a circular debt problem with do [...]	2008-11-24 14:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EPET ELTN PK
08ISLAMABAD3699	PAKISTAN FINALLY REQUESTS IMF PROGRAM, POST GETS SUMMARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At a meeting for G7 countries, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Resident Representative to Pakistan, Paul Ross, presented an overview of the Stand-By Agreement (SBA) Board members will consider on November 24. Ross emphasized that the program fits well with Pakistan's ow [...]	2008-11-25 08:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3711	FATA UPDATE - 21 NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (C) Summary: Operations continued in Bajaur Agency as the military continued to move to the southern border. In Mohmand Agency, Pakistan air assaults continued on the northern border and limited unit movement on the southern border to cordon and search for militants on a house-by-house basis. [...]	2008-11-26 14:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER PK MOPS
08ISLAMABAD3712	JANG GROUP'S BEHAVIOR MAKES WORKING WITH GEO TV UNTENABLE [...] This is an action request see paragraph 15. 2. Summary: Post believes the time has come to end the contract the BBG holds with "GEO TV Network" and move it to a responsible organization. GEO is owned by the "Jang Group," a multimedia corporation owning Urdu and English language newspape [...]	2008-11-26 14:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD3715	MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC): DELIVERY OF [...] EconOff delivered reftel demarche outlining Pakistan's FY09 score for consideration under the Millennium Challenge Corporation to Ministry of Finance Joint Secretary/Director M. Mumtaz Malik on November 19. Malik thanked EconOff for the information and said the GoP will continue to work toward [...]	2008-11-28 11:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC PK
08ISLAMABAD3716	PAKISTAN REACTIONS TO TERROR IN MUMBAI [...] (S) Summary. President Zardari, PM Gilani and FM Qureshi have made all the right public statements condemning the November 27-28 militant attacks in Mumbai; Gilani has agreed to an Indian request and is sending ISI Chief MG Pasha to India to participate in the investigation. Interior Minister Malik [...]	2008-11-28 12:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER IN UK PK
08ISLAMABAD3717	ISI DISBANDS ITS "POLITICAL WING" [...] (C) ... [...]	2008-11-28 12:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD3718	CHARGE URGES FM QURESHI TO SEND ISI MG PASHA TO INDIA [...] (S) Summary. In a November 29 meeting with FM Qureshi, Charge urged Pakistan to send ISI Director MG Pasha to India, as agreed publicly, to participate in investigations of the Mumbai terrorist attacks. If Pasha did not go to India, this would be seen as a bad sign that Pakistan was retreating [...]	2008-11-29 07:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3719	ZARDARI PROMISES TO SEND AN ISI DIRECTOR TO INDIA [...] (S) Summary. Pakistani leaders and media remained defensive November 30 about accusations of Pakistani involvement in the Mumbai attacks and demanded evidence from India. Zardari, Qureshi and an unnamed senior defense official are quoted as denying involvement and promising to take action again [...]	2008-11-30 09:41:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3722	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: NOVEMBER 28, 2008 [...] "Mumbai Death Toll Rises To 125; India Blames Neighbors" "The News" (11/28) "Indian commandos killed the last three gunmen at the Taj Hotel late Thursday and were sweeping another luxury hotel in search of hostages and trapped people after militants stormed targets across Mumbai, leaving 125 [...]	2008-12-01 02:08:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3733	PAKISTAN: MUMBAI SITUATION UPDATE [...] (C) Ambassador has returned and will see Chief of Army Staff General Kayani at 3 pm local time. Zardari is unavailable for meetings today. 2. (C) UK PM Gordon Brown is trying to call President Zardari today. 3. (C) NSA Durrani advised DCM that Zardari is meeting this evening with all of the Pak [...]	2008-12-01 11:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3737	IRAN GAS PIPELINE PROJECT "PUT ON ICE" BY GOP [...] (C) Summary: Local media reports that Iran has increased the proposed price for natural gas under the Iran pipeline which makes the project unfeasible for the Government of Pakistan. Officials at the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources confirm that unless directed to pursue the Iran pip [...]	2008-12-01 13:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EPET ELTN PK IN
08ISLAMABAD3744	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 02, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-02 09:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3748	FM BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON MUMBAI; GOI EMBASSY [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-02 14:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3760	PAKISTAN ABOLISHES ITS NSC [...] (C) Summary: On November 28, Prime Minister Gilani publicly announced that he and President Zardari had dissolved the National Security Council (NSC). The move was designed to stave off demands by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz that Zardari deliver on promises to cede presidential powers t [...]	2008-12-03 13:19:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD3762	IMF NOT PUSHING FOR CONTROVERSIAL AGRICULTURE TAX REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Income from agriculture accounts for 21 percent of GDP and is technically subject to income tax, but actual revenue from agriculture is negligible. Much of the domestic criticism of the IMF program is the accusation that the IMF is requiring agricultural tax reform. On Novembe [...]	2008-12-03 13:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD3763	STAKEHOLDER REACTIONS TO THE IMF PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. All stakeholders surveyed agree that Pakistan's Stand-by Agreement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was inevitable and will provide much needed economic stability in the short-term. The SBA document is not yet fully public so stakeholders are reacting to interes [...]	2008-12-03 13:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN EINV PK

08ISLAMABAD3764	PAKISTAN TO SEEK WORLD BANK SETTLEMENT IN WATER DISPUTE [...] (SBU) Summary: India's Water Commissioner for the Indus River Treaty visited Pakistan to gather information on Pakistani claims regarding low water sheds. Pakistan claims that India diverted a significant volume of water from the river Chenab to its Baglihar dam which resulted in a 34 percent [...]	2008-12-03 13:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY SENV PK IN
08ISLAMABAD3776	DECISION NEEDED ON PAKISTAN GSM-102 APPEAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Post requests that a decision be made for a plan under GSM-102 for Pakistan. Two items are delaying Pakistan from purchasing U.S. wheat under the GSM-102 program. First, Post renews its appeal for USDA's speedy approval of the 5 Pakistani banks, originally identified by the Gov [...]	2008-12-05 07:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAID PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3779	FM BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON MUMBAI; GOI EMBASSY [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 08:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3783	FM BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON MUMBAI; GOI EMBASSY [...] (S) Summary. FM Qureshi briefed the diplomatic corps December 2 on the GOP reaction to the Mumbai attacks. He complained about the negative effect of Indian media hype and announced that Pakistan was proposing a joint investigation led by the two National Security Advisors. He reiterated that Pakis [...]	2008-12-05 10:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3788	PML-N KITCHEN CABINET: NAWAZ'S BETTER HALF [...] (C) Summary: On November 25 last year, opposition leader Nawaz Sharif triumphantly returned to Lahore. Even then, however, prospects for his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz looked dim. In fact, Nawaz announced (three times) that his party would boycott the February 18 parliamentary elections, j [...]	2008-12-07 11:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PK
08ISLAMABAD3790	AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI HIGHLIGHTS WOMEN'S [...] (C) Summary: Senior Adviser to the Secretary for Women's Empowerment Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli visited Islamabad on November 24 and 25 to discuss women's empowerment issues and the Women Against Terrorism Initiative. Ambassador Tahir-Kheli met with National Security Adviser Mahmud Ali Dur [...]	2008-12-08 08:21:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV WE PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3791	PM GILANI TELLS CODEL MCCAIN PAKISTAN WILL ACT [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Gilani told Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham the GOP will take action against individuals implicated in the Mumbai attacks as Secretary Rice had urged. On December 6, the Prime Minister, joined by Foreign Minister Qureshi, said the government h [...]	2008-12-08 08:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IN PK
08ISLAMABAD3796	NEW IRI POLL: ZARDARI BLAMED FOR PAKISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: The latest International Republican Institute poll, funded by the National Endowment for Democracy and conducted at the end of October, found this GOP as unpopular as the previous administration of former President Pervez Musharraf. Current President Asif Zardari is taking the bl [...]	2008-12-08 14:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR MOPS PK
08ISLAMABAD380	SHARIA LAW: TRYING IT AGAIN IN NWFP'S MALAKAND, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) has sent legislation to the federal government proposing Sharia Muslim law be instituted in Malakand agency, Swat, and some other areas north of Peshawar. This is tied to ongoing efforts to mollify Malakand and Swat leaders, but by so doin [...]	2008-01-25 09:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PK
08ISLAMABAD3801	IMF LOOKS FOR USG SUPPORT WITH PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EconCounselor met with the IMF's Resident Representative to discuss Pakistan's implementation of economic stabilization policies. They agreed that the SBA adjustment measures are necessary for a stable economy and this message should be continually reinforced with officials of [...]	2008-12-09 14:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EINV PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3804	PAKISTAN FUEL RESERVE LEVELS IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Pakistan (GOP) officials remain reluctant to discuss Pakistan's overall strategic fuel reserves but the approval of the International Monetary Fund program has provided Pakistan with the ability to purchase supplies and increase its domestic commercial fuel reserves [...]	2008-12-10 11:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISLAMABAD3807	GE LOCOMOTIVE ADVOCACY TO BE DECIDED AT PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A commercial decision to procure 75 locomotives by the state-owned Pakistan Railways has turned into a political decision after the newly appointed Minister of Railways announced that he would nullify a letter of intent to procure Chinese locomotives in favor of a General Electri [...]	2008-12-10 12:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND ELTN EINV PK
08ISLAMABAD3811	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 06-09, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-11 11:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3819	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S DECEMBER 11 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Secretary and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, joined by Foreign Minister Qureshi, met December 11 in Islamabad. Zardari pledged his interest in cooperating with the government of India to prosecute those implicated in the Mumbai terror attacks. The GOP has deta [...]	2008-12-12 08:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL PTER IN PK
08ISLAMABAD382	STAFFDEL BLAZEY MEETS WITH PAKISTAN'S 11TH CORPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. StaffDel Blazey traveled to Peshawar January 18-19 to meet with the leadership of Pakistan's 11th Corps and the Deputy Director General (DDG) of the Frontier Corps. Discussions centered on efforts to combat the growing insurgency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA [...]	2008-01-25 10:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PGOV MASS PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3820	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S DECEMBER 11 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary John Negroponte met with Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi to discuss the terrorist attacks in Mumbai and relations with India, progress being made on border cooperation with Afghanistan and upcoming multilateral and bilateral meetings. End summary. [...]	2008-12-12 09:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3821	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S MEETING WITH FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: On December 11, Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with the Prime Minister's Advisor on Finance Shaukat Tareen. They discussed the present state of Pakistan's economy, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) stand-by agreement, Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs) and the Bilat [...]	2008-12-12 09:33:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3822	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 12, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-12 09:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3823	DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS WITH PAKISTAN PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY. Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani told Deputy Secretary Negroponte December 11 of Pakistan's commitment to cooperate fully with India in the investigation of the Mumbai attacks. He welcomed UNSCR 1267, which gave Pakistan face-saving cover under which to act against Lashkar-e-T [...]	2008-12-12 10:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3827	ALL PARTIES COMMUNIQUE ON INDO-PAK RELATIONS [...] (U) Late December 2, in Islamabad, Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani convened an "all political parties conference" to discuss Pakistan's unequivocal condemnation of the October 29 Mumbai bombings and their unified position vis-a-vis Pakistan's relations with neighbor India. The text of the unanim [...]	2008-12-12 14:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IN PK
08ISLAMABAD3837	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: December 15, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 10:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3838	SHEDDING LIGHT ON PAKISTANI THINKING ON BIT, ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: On December 12 EconCouns met with Secretary General Salman Farruqui and discussed the Energy Dialogue, the Friends of Pakistan and the International Fund Donor's Conference. Farruqui said that he would be the GOP's organizational lead for both the Friends of Pakistan and the IMF D [...]	2008-12-15 12:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3841	SENATOR LIEBERMAN MEETS WITH PPP AND PML [...] (C) Summary: Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT),traveling to Pakistan as part of Codel McCain, met separately December 6 in Islamabad with representatives of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League (PML). The PPP parliamentarians reiterated the government's support for the [...]	2008-12-16 03:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS IN PK
08ISLAMABAD3849	PREVENTIVE DETENTION FOR MUMBAI ATTACKERS [...] (SBU) Summary: The continued police round-ups in Pakistan of persons even tangentially connected to the Mumbai attacks have generated much puzzlement about the country's sweeping ability to use preventive detention remedies. For Pakistani authorities, however, this is pretty much business as usual. [...]	2008-12-16 14:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KJUS IN PK
08ISLAMABAD3853	STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN ISSUES 2007-2008 ANNUAL REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Pakistan's central bank, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP),released its 2007-2008 annual report on December 11. The report presents a lucid explanation of the already well documented deterioration of Pakistan's macroeconomic situation in Fiscal Year 2007-2008, ending in June. Pa [...]	2008-12-17 05:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EINV PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3861	FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, [...] (SBU) Fighting continued in Bajaur into the first week of December with government forces reporting small advances, claiming to kill over 50 militants, but unable to fully secure the volatile agency. Troops reportedly began patrolling areas captured from militants in Nawagai tehsil. Security f [...]	2008-12-18 02:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD388	PAKISTAN RESPONSE TO USG QUESTIONS REGARDING DECEMBER 18 [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor met with Jameel Ahmad, Executive Director, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in Karachi on January 24 to discuss the Bank Sepah transaction (reftel). Ahmad explained that Bank Sepah had opened two letters of credit (the first for USD 626,091.42; the second for USD 677,640.89) o [...]	2008-01-25 13:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP IR PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3885	PAKISTAN'S SHARIAT COURT BANS SHORT SELLING ON STOCKS [...] (SBU) Summary: In October, the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan, a court traditionally concerned with social matters, expanded its jurisdiction into the economic realm by directing the government to amend its financial laws within six months to impose significant penalties on those who engag [...]	2008-12-19 09:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3886	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 19, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 09:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3888	KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE DROPPING WITHOUT FLOOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Beginning Monday, December 15 the Government of Pakistan (GOP) required the country's three exchanges to remove a restriction ("floor") on trading below closing prices of August 27, 2008. The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) dropped approximately 4 percent during each of the first [...]	2008-12-19 11:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY EINV PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3889	FATA UPDATE - 19 DECEMBER 2008 [...] (C) Summary. Consulate Peshawar personnel report that rocket attacks are becoming a near-daily occurrence throughout Peshawar, but continue to result in little damage and very few deaths. Government of Pakistan (GoP) and Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) officials have noted to Ambassador an [...]	2008-12-19 13:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD3902	LAWYERS POLITICIZED, BLAME U.S. FOR MUMBAI ATTACKS [...] (C) Since the ouster of President-General Pervez Musharraf, the lawyers' movement has become less and less an independent force on Pakistan's political scene. Many of its original leaders are looking for dignified exits, ceding ground to some die-hard firebrands (reftel). The opposition Paki [...]	2008-12-22 08:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS EAID PK
08ISLAMABAD3903	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: December 22, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 10:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3906	GLOBAL INITIATIVE INVITATION PASSED TO PAKISTAN [...] (U) In concert with Russian and Dutch counterparts, Post passed reftel invitation message on the fifth Global Initiative plenary meeting to Kamran Akhtar, Disarmament Director in Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on December 22. 2. (C) Akhtar thanked the group for the invitation and [...]	2008-12-22 12:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP PINR KGIC PINS PK
08ISLAMABAD391	AMERICAN COMPANIES EXPERIENCE INCREASED DIFFICULTY DOING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Islamabad has received an increased number of complaints from American companies over the last several months regarding unfair practices on the part of GOP, many stemming from action of the caretaker government. General Electric, Oracle, Bell Helicopters and AES have exper [...]	2008-01-26 03:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD EAID EINV EFIN PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD392	AMERICAN COMPANIES EXPERIENCE INCREASED DIFFICULTY DOING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Islamabad has received an increased number of complaints from American companies over the last several months regarding unfair practices on the part of GOP, many stemming from action of the caretaker government. General Electric, Oracle, Bell Helicopters and AES have experience [...]	2008-01-26 03:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD EAID EINV EFIN PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3933	PAKISTANI MEDIA AND GOP ATTITUDES TOWARD THE BIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent article in the Pakistani press has criticized the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) as "one-sided" and "in favor of U.S. investors" only. The article presents some misconceptions about the BIT and was refuted by a Ministry of Investment official. Five outstanding issues [...]	2008-12-23 13:19:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ENGY ECON PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3935	JAMAAT-I-ISLAMI CONDUCTS PEACEFUL PROTEST IN PESHAWAR [...] (SBU) Summary. One of the largest Pakistani religious parties, Jamaat-i-Islami (JI),led by its chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad, staged a large demonstration in Peshawar to demand that Pakistan stop permitting NATO supplies to flow through the area into Afghanistan. Between 6,000-10,000 protestors pa [...]	2008-12-24 01:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3942	GOP PLANNING FOR FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN, DONORS CONFERENCE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 23, the DCM met with Secretary General Salman Farruqui in order to discuss the upcoming Friends of Democratic Pakistan meetings, the proposed Donors Conference and the Energy Dialogue. Farruqui extended the GOP's invitation to Secretary-designate Clinton to attend the [...]	2008-12-25 04:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ENGY ECON PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3943	MUMBAI ATTACKS: PAKISTANI MOI HESITANT TO MOVE [...] (C) Summary. MOI State Secretary Kamal Shah expressed concern about moving the Mumbai bombing investigation into law enforcement channels. A successful prosecution, especially of the organizers, would demand significant levels of admissible evidence, which the Pakistanis do not now feel they h [...]	2008-12-25 04:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KJUS PK
08ISLAMABAD3944	FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, [...] (C) Fighting decreased slightly in Bajaur during the second week of December because of the Eid holiday. Consulate contacts claimed that security forces were consolidating their gains in Bajaur during the week and had secured the road all the way to Nawagai, the town at the border of Bajaur a [...]	2008-12-25 04:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3945	BHUTTO ASSASSINATION COMMEMORATED: A YEAR NO ONE [...] (C) Summary: On the one-year anniversary of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) -- in control of government again -- prepares to commemorate the life of its slain leader. This December 27 will see day-long speeches and memorials across the country. Bhutto's [...]	2008-12-26 08:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID PINR PK
08ISLAMABAD398	PAKISTAN: ELECTIONS COMMISSIONER STEPS UP [...] (U) On January 23, the Election Commissioner of Pakistan, retired Justice Qazi Muhammad Farooq, publicly flexed his pre-election muscle and ordered the current acting president of Pakistan to suspend his campaigning. Chaudhry Amir Hussain, the current National Assembly Speaker and acting Presi [...]	2008-01-26 07:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD3980	MILITANTS KILL ANTI-TALIBAN LEADER IN SWAT [...] (C) Summary. Militants in Pakistan's Swat Valley killed Pir Samiullah, a popular local religious leader on December 14, executed dozens of his followers, and kidnapped others. Samiullah was an independent figure who generally eschewed politics and drew hundreds of followers. Pir Samiullah's [...]	2008-12-31 11:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD399	PAKISTAN: GOVERNMENT ADDS NEW TELEVISION CHANNELS [...] (U) Couched in the idea of furthering democracy, the government of Pakistan (GOP) issued satellite licenses to twelve additional private television channels on January 23. Local media report that in a ceremony to inaugurate the new channels, caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting [...]	2008-01-26 07:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD405	AMBASSADORâ€™S CONDOLENCE CALL ON ASIF ZARDARI [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-28 09:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD417	IRAN PAKISTAN GAS PIPELINE PROJECT DEFERRED- AGAIN. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Local media report a delay in the signing ceremony to formalize the Iran Pakistan pipeline deal. Pres contacts traveling with President Musharraf confirmed the delay in signing the agreement beyond January 31 and a press report indicated that Pakistan has renewed bilateral disc [...]	2008-01-29 12:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD418	GOP REQUESTS NEW DATE FOR ENERGY DIALOGUE DISCUSSIONS IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para five. --------------------------------------------- ---------- GOP Requests New Date for Discussion with USG on Energy --------------------------------------------- ---------- 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. In response to a letter dated October 25, 2007 [...]	2008-01-29 12:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD419	FATA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UPDATE 1/28/08 [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable reports our weekly update of USG activities in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Territories (FATA). It also gives a broad brush look at our on-going programs in the region to show how deeply and in what variety we are reaching into this difficult and often h [...]	2008-01-29 12:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK
08ISLAMABAD420	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MUNIR MALIK [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting January 26, former Supreme Court Bar Association President Munir Malik advised Ambassador that his health had improved and he no longer needed a kidney transplant. He confirmed that the Pakistani lawyers' movement is struggling to remain united behind a boycott as [...]	2008-01-29 13:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD421	MQM LOOKING FOR RESPECT [...] (C) Summary. The Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) based in Karachi appears to be transforming itself from a group of thugs to a service-based grass-roots political party. Expecting to win 20-25 seats in the upcoming National Assembly elections, MQM also sees itself as a potential kingmaker in formati [...]	2008-01-29 13:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD422	CRIMINAL PLANNING BEHIND POST-ASSASSINATION [...] (C) Summary. During a visit to Karachi January 25-26, Ambassador heard a consistent message about the violence that wracked the city for three days after Benazir Bhutto's assassination. According to our contacts, while there were grief-stricken mobs, much of the damage was carefully planned [...]	2008-01-29 13:51:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD423	SOLIDARITY CENTER REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSS THE CURRENT STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Tim Ryan, the American Center of International Labor Solidarity's Asia and Europe Office Director, described the current status of the labor movement in Pakistan. Highlighting the role that organized labor can play in the development [...]	2008-01-29 14:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV SOCI PK
08ISLAMABAD424	PAKISTAN BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS AND FOREIGN MEDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 25, Lt. General (ret.) Khalid Kidwai, Director General of the Strategic Planning Division (SPD),presented the third and final iteration of a briefing on the security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal. The initial two briefings were directed at the diplomatic community, th [...]	2008-01-29 16:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC PK
08ISLAMABAD440	KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE PREPARING IPO; DIRECTORS INSIGHT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) is preparing an initial public offering (IPO) for later this year, provided the GOP implementing legislation is signed by President Musharraf. Following the IPO, only 20 percent of the shares will be owned by members, with 40 percent owned by st [...]	2008-01-30 10:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EINV EFIN PK
08ISLAMABAD443	VOA TV PROGRAMMING STILL OFF THE AIR IN PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-30 14:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO PK
08ISLAMABAD444	PAKISTAN: FY 2008 BIOTECH OUTREACH STRATEGY AND FUNDING [...] Summary: Despite playing a critical role in the original Green Revolution, Pakistan has lagged behind neighbors India and China in the development and utilization of modern agricultural biotechnology. In response, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) is looking to make the leap to join the "Gene [...]	2008-01-31 02:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO PK
08ISLAMABAD46	DISCUSSION WITH NAWAZ SHARIF DESIGNEES REGARDING [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-04 07:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PTER CASC PINR PK PGOV
08ISLAMABAD464	PAKISTAN ELECTION OBSERVATION [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. We need to move quickly to field an election observation team to partially fill the hole left by the International Republican Institute's (IRI) decision not to return its observer team to Pakistan. We recommend that USAID support Democracy International un [...]	2008-01-31 14:37:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD469	MOTOROLA AND MOI SIGN 11.8 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Motorola signed an $11.8 million dollar contract on January 21 with MOI for implementation of a secure police radio system in five major cities of Pakistan. Motorola will provide training to GOP personnel at a facility that it is building in Lahore as part of a recently signed Wi [...]	2008-02-01 09:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD470	TAKING THE KARACHI BUSINESS COMMUNITY'S PULSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Econ Counselor and Econoff traveled to Karachi to meet with a broad section of Karachi's dynamic business community. The overall consensus was that 2007 had been a good year for business in spite of repeated political turmoil and violence. Concern over lack of law and order and t [...]	2008-02-01 09:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD480	PAKISTAN FINANCE MINISTER PAINTS ROSY PICTURE IN MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Finance Salman Shah painted a rosy picture for Pakistan's 2008 economic outlook during his January 31 meeting with SCA PDAS Don Camp. He forecast economic growth at 6.5-7 percent; anticipated decreases in rural poverty because of high crop prices; complained about th [...]	2008-02-01 12:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD481	AITZAZ AHSAN FREED FROM HOUSE ARREST [...] (U) Summary: On January 31, Aitzaz Ahsan, the Supreme Court Bar Association president, was released after 90 days of detention in his Lahore home. Former Chief Justice Iftikar Chaudhry released a letter rebuffing President Musharraf's criticisms. Lawyers and civil rights activists around Pak [...]	2008-02-01 12:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD482	PUBLIC SHRUGS AFTER RETIRED GENERALS CENSURE [...] (U) In a January 31 meeting, a group of retired army officers urged Musharraf to step down and hand over power to deposed Supreme Court Chief Justice Chaudhry, who could then create a national unity government. The group also endorsed the lawyers' movement, demanded the government appoint forme [...]	2008-02-01 12:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD483	â€œTHE BEST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN IN PAKISTANâ€ [...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with Ambassador January 31, Nawaz Sharif confirmed he was ready to work with the Pakistan People's Party in a post-election coalition government and described this union as "the best thing that could happen in Pakistan." He dismissed reports of threats against his life [...]	2008-02-01 13:41:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD504	DETAINED LAWYERS RELEASED AND DETAINED AGAIN [...] (U) Summary: On February 2, days after they were released from 90 days of house arrest, Aitzaz Ahsan, Supreme Court Bar Association President; retired Justice Tariq Mehmood, a Supreme Court lawyer; and Ali Ahmed Kurd, Supreme Court lawyer and National Assembly candidate, were placed back under [...]	2008-02-04 12:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD505	AMIN FAHEEM: SINCERE BUT UNPREPARED TO BE PRIME [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met January 31 with Amin Faheem, the Pakistan People's Party Vice-Chairman, who confirmed the party will not decide on a candidate for Prime Minister until after the February 18 elections. Faheem continues to remain open to working in a coalition with Musharraf's part [...]	2008-02-04 12:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD506	CONFIRMED AI OUTBREAKS IN POULTRY IN SOUTHERN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistani authorities confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in poultry on two commercial breeding farms near Karachi. The outbreaks are the first to occur in southern Pakistan during the 2007-2008 migratory bird season. To date, 91,000 chickens have died from the diseas [...]	2008-02-04 13:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR AMGT PK
08ISLAMABAD507	INFLATION CONCERNS TRUMP GROWTH: PAKISTAN RAISES DISCOUNT [...] (SBU) The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) further tightened monetary policy by raising its discount rate by half a percentage point to 10.5 percent and increasing cash reserve requirements for deposits up to one year maturity. According to the SBP's semi-annual Monetary Policy Statement issued J [...]	2008-02-05 01:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD508	MEDIA REPORTS FURTHER TALKS ON IRAN PIPELINE DEAL BUT NO [...] (SBU) Summary: Local Pakistani media reports that further talks on the Iranian pipeline deal will occur February 14-16 in Tehran. As of February 4, government officials in Pakistan do not have travel plans to attend such meetings. End Summary. 2. (U) Local Pakistani media picked up the Iranian [...]	2008-02-05 01:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD525	SCENESETTER FOR CJCS ADMIRAL MULLEN [...] (S) Summary. We look forward to your visit to begin the process of strengthening and refocusing our military to military relations with Pakistan's CJCS General Majid and COAS Kayani. This has become increasingly urgent because of the expanding insurgency in the tribal areas and attacks against [...]	2008-02-05 14:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD549	PM ASIF ZARDARI? [...] (C) Summary. Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Zardari released his late wife Benazir Bhutto's will to the press to prove she had chosen him to run the party. This sparked a firestorm of speculation about his desire to be the PPP's candidate for Prime Minister. NSA Aziz told A [...]	2008-02-07 07:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD576	SCOTLAND YARD BRIEFS PAKISTAN ON THE BHUTTO [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-08 13:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD580	PROGRESS UNDER THE BIOSECURITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: ISN/CTR Deputy Director Dr. Jason Rao arrived in Islamabad January 10 for an extended TDY to further the Department's Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) in Pakistan and establish a field office within Embassy Islamabad. Since his arrival, Dr. Rao has furthered the development [...]	2008-02-09 09:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	TBIO PTER TSPL ETTC PK
08ISLAMABAD581	BIOSECURITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM: BALANCING PUBLIC HEALTH WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-09 09:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	TBIO PTER TSPL ETTC PK
08ISLAMABAD588	PAKISTAN: HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Politician Imran Khan again was prevented from entering Karachi by Sindh authorities out of fear that he will further promote a boycott of the upcoming elections. Fifteen lawyers in Peshawar were charged with sedition, which carries a maximum penalty of death if convicted, after th [...]	2008-02-09 12:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD589	ADMIRAL FALLON DISCUSSES SECURITY COOPERATION WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-10 11:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR MOPS PK
08ISLAMABAD591	ANOTHER QUIET KASHMIR SOLIDARITY DAY [...] (C) Summary: Kashmir Solidarity Day on February 5 sparked small and mostly peaceful rallies in Islamabad. Although Pakistani politicians, as expected, called for international intervention and concessions from India, most of the demonstrations were a front for political statements pertaining t [...]	2008-02-11 03:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL IN
08ISLAMABAD592	ELECTION COMMISSION TAKES SOME POSITIVE, [...] (U) Summary: Pakistan's Election Commission (ECP) decided February 7 to require the certification of polling results to party agents and to set a new date for elections in four constituencies because of the death of candidates, including PPP's Benazir Bhutto. With the assistance of USG-support [...]	2008-02-11 06:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PK PREL EAID
08ISLAMABAD609	ADMIRAL FALLON DISCUSSES SECURITY COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Admiral William J. Fallon, USCENTCOM Commander, met with Pakistan's General Ashfaq Kayani, Chief of Army Staff, on 22 January. Kayani provided a snapshot of Pakistan's current overall security situation and described the status of counter-insurgency efforts in Swat. Fallon and [...]	2008-02-11 11:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER MARR MOPS PK
08ISLAMABAD61	DISCUSSION WITH NAWAZ SHARIF DESIGNEES REGARDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the request of Nawaz Sharif, RSO Islamabad met January 03, 2008 in Lahore, with three individuals empowered by Nawaz Sharif to discuss his security. RSO duplicated the discussion he had with the security representatives of Benazir Bhutto (see Reftel) and also provided the same names [...]	2008-01-04 11:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PTER CASC PINR PK PGOV
08ISLAMABAD613	PAKISTAN ELECTION DAY BASICS [...] (SBU) Summary. Pakistan goes to the polls on February 18 to elect National Assembly and Provincial Assembly members. Polls will be open from 8 am to 5 pm; partial and unofficial results will be reported to the public by the Pakistan Election Commission beginning on February 19. Final unoffici [...]	2008-02-11 11:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD614	PAKISTAN ELECTIONS: MANAGING EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Regardless of who "wins" the February 18 elections in Pakistan, the challenge will be managing expectations of the Pakistani public, the political parties and the international community. Despite assumptions that Bhutto's assassinaton will propel her party to a big victory, we [...]	2008-02-11 12:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD621	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PAKISTAN MINISTER OF HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: During a February 7 meeting, Caretaker Minister for Human Rights Burney told Ambassador he was struggling to staff and fund his new ministry. He reviewed plans to establish a National Human Rights Commission and drove home his passion for working with trafficked children and the [...]	2008-02-11 14:33:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD635	PAKISTAN: CJCS MULLEN MEETS PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with Pakistan President Musharraf February 9 to emphasize the critical importance of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship and his personal commitment to strengthening that relationship. Admiral Mullen conveyed two mess [...]	2008-02-12 11:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD651	KAYANI WITHDRAWS OFFICERS FROM CIVIL DEPARTMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Following through on his public pledges to reduce military involvement in civilian politics, Chief of Army Staff General Kayani decided February 7 to withdraw military personnel who are currently serving in civil departments and return them to military positions. On February 1 [...]	2008-02-13 12:37:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD652	POTENTIAL PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER: AMIN FAHEEM [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-13 12:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD653	PAKISTAN'S MADRASSAS [...] (C) Summary: The majority of Pakistan's 15,000-16,000 madrassas are registered religious schools that provide some level of learning combined with food, shelter and clothing for poor children. Only 4-5% of school-age Pakistani children attend madrassas. The problems emanate from the 1,000 or so unr [...]	2008-02-13 13:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD654	PAKISTAN: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE DEMARCHE [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 3. 2. (C) On February 12, Ambassador delivered reftel talking points to Pakistani Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan. Khan acknowledged USG and EU views, but indicated the Government of Pakistan (GOP) does not want to be one of the first countries to recogn [...]	2008-02-13 13:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV EU PK YI
08ISLAMABAD655	ENERGY CRISIS AND LOADSHEDDING IMPAIRING ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Pakistan is currently experiencing severe electricity and gas shortages across the country due to insufficient energy generation capacity exacerbated by unprecedented cold weather. Some northern regions are currently suffering from 23 hours of power outage per day, while Islamaba [...]	2008-02-13 14:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD664	PAKISTAN: CJCS MULLEN MEETS WITH GENERAL TARIQ [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 9, Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS),met with General Tariq Majid, Pakistan's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Admiral Mullen offered to assist Pakistan in enhancing its counterterrorism and counter-insurgency capab [...]	2008-02-14 09:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD668	PAKISTAN: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Consulate General Karachi Econ Officer visited foreign intermediate consignee Consolidated Logistics Corporation in late 2007 to conduct a pre-license check on application 050068647. Econ Officer met with Shahid Shafiq, one of Consolidated Logistics' co-Directors, at his office in Karach [...]	2008-02-14 11:41:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC PK
08ISLAMABAD669	PAKISTAN REVIVES THE RATION CARD [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 8, 2008, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) launched the Bachat Card, a food rationing program which allows low-income Pakistanis to purchase five staple food products at subsidized prices through the government-owned Utility Stores Corporation. Flour, ghee and cooking [...]	2008-02-14 11:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PK
08ISLAMABAD671	PAKISTAN: THE ELUSIVE 2/3 VOTE [...] (C) Summary. Since President Musharraf's decision November 3 to declare a state of emergency and suspend the constitution, his opponents have been gaming out the possibility of impeachment in the next National Assembly. Some have suggested that the government's attempts to rig the polls are [...]	2008-02-14 13:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD676	POTENTIAL PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER: AMIN FAHEEM [...] (C) Summary: This is one of several profiles on potential Pakistani candidates for Prime Minister. The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) is embroiled in a leadership struggle; the Central Executive Committee will decide after the February 18 election who will be its choice for Prime Minister. A [...]	2008-02-15 04:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD688	WAGAH BORDER PRIMED FOR GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic/Commercial Counselor visited Pakistan's Wagah border crossing point with India on February 11 and met Assistant Customs Collector Tauqueer Dar to discuss cross-border and transit trade issues. Dar sees a bright future for cross border trade, which has been increasing si [...]	2008-02-16 04:42:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD69	ECONOMIC ELECTION ISSUES; LOAD-SHEDDING AND WHEAT SHORTAGE [...] SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of the Bhutto assassination, recent civil unrest, and the upcoming elections, Pakistan now confronts power shortages and increasing domestic wheat prices. There are signs that the electricity shortage may abate by the end of January, but eight hours per day of "l [...]	2008-01-04 13:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ENRG EINV PREL PK PBTS EAGR PGOV
08ISLAMABAD690	PAKISTAN TO BEGIN 3G LICENSING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has announced that it will begin third-generation (3G) mobile phone licensing this year. Three licenses will be auctioned off, but only the five current mobile phone operators in Pakistan will be permitted to bid. By offering 3G licenses, [...]	2008-02-16 04:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EIND EINT PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD691	ZARDARI'S POST ELECTION PLANS [...] (C) Summary: National Security Adviser Aziz told Ambassador February 15 that he, Musharraf, and ISI Director Taj have met several times with Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Zardari on post-election planning. Zardari has scheduled a PPP Executive Committee meeting on February 19 to ch [...]	2008-02-16 06:37:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD692	SECURITY AND THE CAMPAIGN IN PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Inter-party election violence has a long, painful history in Pakistan, but suicide bombings do not. The suicide bombing that welcomed Benazir Bhutto home on October 18 led the government to issue new restrictions on large political rallies. While opposition parties first derided [...]	2008-02-16 06:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PK PTER PHUM

08ISLAMABAD696	ELECTION COMMISSION SECRETARY'S PREDICTIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with the Election Commission Secretary February 15. In addition to predicting a strong showing by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, he commented on the relative strength of Pakistan's three main parties and their leaders. He thought turnout would be generally [...]	2008-02-16 12:21:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD698	PAKISTAN'S ELECTION EVE [...] (SBU) Summary: On the eve of Pakistan's general elections, local media reported approximately five incidents of bombings and/or gun fire at polling stations (out of 65,000) in various towns across the country. Codel Jackson-Lee arrived in Islamabad, visiting the headquarters of the Pakistan Pe [...]	2008-02-17 13:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD70	FRENCH AMBASSADOR BRIEFS FM KOUCHNER VISIT [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met January 4 with French counterpart Regis de Belenet to discuss the recent visit to Pakistan of French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner. Kouchner intended to meet with Asif Ali Zardari, husband of the late Benazir Bhutto, but the GOP recommended against the trip [...]	2008-01-05 07:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD720	SITREP 5: PAKISTAN'S ELECTIONS: THE LATEST NUMBERS [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan's Election Commission continues to tally and review results at its Islamabad headquarters. Final "unofficial results" are not expected until February 20. Once these numbers are known, candidates winning in multiple constituencies will need to resign from all but one of [...]	2008-02-19 15:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD736	PAKISTAN: CJCS MULLEN MEETS WITH GENERAL KIDWAI ON SAFEGUARDING NUCLEAR ASSETS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 9, Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with LTG Kahlid Ahmed Kidwai (ret),Director General of Pakistan's Strategic Plans Division, to discuss the security of Pakistan's nuclear infrastructure. Kidwai presented a detailed briefing on the infra [...]	2008-02-20 12:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MNUC PK
08ISLAMABAD742	PAKISTAN: TWO AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAKS IN POULTRY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistani authorities confirmed on February 15 and 18 an outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in poultry on two commercial breeding farms in Mansehra and Abbottabad, located 100 kilometers to the north of Islamabad. To date this season, 101,000 chickens have died from the disease or [...]	2008-02-20 13:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR AMGT CASC PK
08ISLAMABAD743	PAKISTAN: FROM HERE TO A NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The results of Pakistan's February 18 general elections should be confirmed in about a week. The Election Commission notifies the results to the prior Speaker of the National Assembly, who calls the new Assembly into session. After taking oaths, the new Assembly will elect a n [...]	2008-02-20 14:41:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD744	INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS COMMENT ON PAKISTAN'S [...] Summary: International election observation teams, including Pakistani NGO Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN),the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM),and Democracy International (DI) issued statements on February 19 and 20 commenting on the February 18 parliamentary ele [...]	2008-02-20 15:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PHUM PREL KDEM EAID
08ISLAMABAD745	ZARDARI EXAMINING A COALITION WITH NAWAZ SHARIF [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the losses suffered by Musharraf's Pakistan Muslim League (PML) and the religious parties, scenarios for the next government are being debated. Bhutto widower Zardari described the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) as supporting a government of ""national unity,"" [...]	2008-02-20 15:19:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD746	ANATOMY OF A DEFEAT [...] (C) Summary. Overall, Pakistan's February 18 election process went better than anyone expected. Voter turnout was approximately 48%, and violence was lower than in past elections. Musharraf's Pakistan Muslim League (PML) party suffered a stunning defeat, dropping from 144 to 40 seats; its [...]	2008-02-20 15:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PK
08ISLAMABAD75	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PAN AM 73 HIJACKERS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-07 01:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD762	STRUGGLING TOWARDS A COALITION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-21 12:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD764	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-21 15:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD767	PAKISTAN STILL CONSIDERING RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO [...] (C) In a February 20 meeting with Mirza Afzal Mahmood, MFA Director of the European Division, PolOff drew on Ref A points to explain the U.S. decision to recognize Kosovo as an independent state. PolOff asked if Pakistan was considering recognizing Kosovo's independence, noting the MFA had re [...]	2008-02-22 02:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK UN KV PK
08ISLAMABAD779	PAKISTAN'S STOCK MARKETS REACH NEW HIGHS [...] (U) Summary: Pakistan's stock markets have rebounded following February 18 parliamentary elections. The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) 100 index has touched a new high on post election stability hopes. The banking, cement and oil and gas sectors performed well, and market capitalization increased [...]	2008-02-22 09:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD786	PPP AND PML-N AGREE TO TRY AND FORM A GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chair Asif Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif announced February 21 that they planned to form a coalition government. However, this is an agreement in principle; details on key issues including a choice for Prim [...]	2008-02-22 12:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD787	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PML'S CHAUDHRY SHUJAAT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and DCM met late February 21 with leader of the defeated Pakistan Muslim League (PML) party Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. Shujaat described the party, as well as President Pervez Musharraf, as stunned by the February 18 election results. He added that Pakistan Muslim Leag [...]	2008-02-22 12:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD788	POTENTIAL PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER JAVED HASHMI [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-22 14:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD789	HI-TECH START-UP COMPANIES IN LAHORE -- A BRIGHT SPOT [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic and Commercial Affairs Counselor and FCS Specialist visited a number of hi-tech start-up companies founded by Pakistanis with extensive U.S. experience in the Lahore area February 11-13. NetSol, PalmChip and Raffles were particular standouts, with each NetSol license [...]	2008-02-23 04:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD806	PAKISTAN AUTHORITIES BLOCK ACCESS TO "YOUTUBE" [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-25 13:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EINT KPAO PK
08ISLAMABAD807	NAWAZ STILL NEGOTIATING [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-25 13:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD808	MUSHARRAF DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, HIS ROLE, AND EFFORTS IN THE [...] (C) Summary: President Musharraf discussed elections, set out his vision for a President whose party is in the minority, and explained the GOP's continuing efforts to combat extremism in the FATA to CODEL Hutchison on February 22. Regarding elections, Musharraf thought that the most importa [...]	2008-02-25 14:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD809	ZADARI EXPLAINS HIS VISION TO CODEL HUTCHISON [...] (C) Summary: CODEL Hutchison met February 22 with Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Zadari. The CODEL expressed its condolences for Bhutto's assassination and admiration for her courage and vision. In response to Senator Hutchison's question, Zadari explained his ideas for str [...]	2008-02-25 14:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD810	NATURAL GAS DEPENDENCY- A CHALLENGE FOR THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Natural gas meets about 50 percent of Pakistan's energy requirements, making the country one of the most natural gas dependent economies in the world. At the present rate of consumption, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) anticipates a natural gas shortfall in 2009. Although pipeli [...]	2008-02-26 01:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD820	PAKISTAN: ADDITIONAL AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY IN KARACHI [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistani authorities confirmed on February 23 an outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in poultry on a commercial breeding farm in Karachi. To date this season, 106,000 chickens have died from the disease or been culled in nine separate poultry outbreaks. There are currently no susp [...]	2008-02-26 11:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR AMGT CASC PK
08ISLAMABAD822	FATA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UPDATE 2/22/08 [...] (U) This cable covers this week's developments in USG programs in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along its border with Afghanistan. 2. (C) FATA Briefings --------------------- The Ambassador, the Deputy Chief of Mission, ODRP Chief, and the Deputy Director of USAID [...]	2008-02-26 13:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK
08ISLAMABAD831	MINISTRY OF LABOR AND PAKISTAN WORKERS FEDERATION DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings with EconOffs, Ministry of Labor officials and organized labor representatives discussed the current state of Government of Pakistan (GOP) labor initiatives. All of our interlocutors stressed the need to increase human resource development and technical trai [...]	2008-02-27 07:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV SOCI PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD835	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ANP LEADER WALI KHAN [...] (C) In a February 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Awami National Party (ANP) Chairman and Member of National Assembly-elect (MNA) Asfundyar Wali Khan, whose name has come up as potential Prime Minister, eschewed any desire to head a national coalition government. The ANP leader is counseling [...]	2008-02-27 09:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD852	MQM WAITING FOR PPP'S CALL [...] (C) Summary: Karachi-based Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader Farooq Sattar asked Ambassador February 26 to push subtly for his party's inclusion in any Pakistan People's Party-led government. Sattar highlighted his party's secular, pro-western policies and suggested the Pakistan Muslim L [...]	2008-02-27 13:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD856	PAKISTAN BACKS DOWN FROM "YOUTUBE" BLOCKAGE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 14:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECPS ECON EINT KPAO PK
08ISLAMABAD857	PAKISTAN WORKERS FEDERATION SECRETARY GENERAL CRITICAL OF [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 13 meeting with Economic and Commercial Affairs Counselor, Pakistan Workers' Federation (PWF) Secretary General Khursheed Ahmad criticized the Government of SIPDIS Pakistan's (GOP) economic and labor policies, accusing them of "taking for granted that labor doesn [...]	2008-02-27 14:34:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV SOCI PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD872	POTENTIAL PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER SHAH MEHMOOD [...] (C) Summary: This is one of several profiles on political leaders who will play a large role in Pakistan's new government. The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) is in the process of coalition negotiations on forming a government but still faces a leadership struggle within its own ranks. With hi [...]	2008-02-28 11:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD876	PPP: "GIVE US TIME" [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-29 01:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD89	POLITICAL FALLOUT FROM BHUTTO'S ASSASSINATION [...] (C) Summary. Ten days after Benazir Bhutto's assassination, Pakistan is slowly recovering, and the various political parties are gaming out the way forward. Before Bhutto's death, it was clear that no one party would win enough votes to form a government, and even a pro-Pakistan People's P [...]	2008-01-07 12:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD898	AMIN FAHEEM: WAITING QUIETLY TO BE CHOSEN PM [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-29 13:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD899	ANP LEADER ASFUNDYAR WALI KHAN [...] (C) Summary: This is one of several profiles on politicians who may be major players in the new Pakistani government. Asfundyar Wali Khan is leader of the Awami National Party (ANP),a Pashtun nationalist party with support throughout the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federally Admini [...]	2008-02-29 14:03:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD9	PAKISTAN ELECTIONS-FEBRUARY 18; INVESTIGATION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. The Election Commissioner announced today that elections will be postponed until February 18. It is not yet clear how the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) will react. We expect President Musharraf in a nationally televised address tonight at 2000 local to announce the GOP is acceptin [...]	2008-01-02 12:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PINR ASEC PK
08ISLAMABAD900	AN ADDITION TO THE PM SHORT LIST: AHMED MUKHTAR [...] (C) Summary: This is one of several profiles on politicians who may be major players in the new Pakistani government. Ahmed Mukhtar, a crony of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chair Asif Zardari, emerged this week in the press as an another possible candidate for PPP Prime Minister. End su [...]	2008-02-29 14:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PHUM
08ISLAMABAD921	PAKISTAN OIL RESOURCES: ENERGY CORRIDOR WANTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Pakistan's oil reserves of 353.4 million barrels are inadequate to meet the country's growing energy requirements. Pakistan depends on expensive imports of crude oil, furnace oil and diesel to meet its energy needs, costing the country over 30 percent of its export earnings. A p [...]	2008-03-03 10:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD924	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH POTENTIAL NEW MINISTER OF FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: In a February 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Member of National Assembly Syed Naveed Qamar, whose name has come up as a potential PPP Minister of Finance, reviewed economic priorities and challenges facing a PPP-led national government. Qamar rejected [...]	2008-03-03 11:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD932	FATA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UPDATE 2/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 12:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID MASS PK
08ISLAMABAD959	PAKISTAN: INPUT FOR REPORT ON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN [...] (U) The following cable is in response to Washington's request for information on fiscal transparency in countries receiving USG assistance. 2. (U) Pakistan publishes its national budget following its approval by the National Assembly. The budget is produced in paper format and posted on t [...]	2008-03-04 11:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD969	PAKISTAN'S GOVERNMENT INCREASES FUEL, ELECTRICITY PRICES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Pakistan (GoP) increased fuel prices and electricity tariffs March 1 to stem the growing fiscal deficit due to subsidizing the growing differential between domestic Pakistani prices and international fuel prices. Pakistan's last fuel price increase was in Febru [...]	2008-03-04 12:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD970	POTENTIAL PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER YOUSEF RAZA [...] (C) Summary: This is one of several profiles on political leaders who will play a large role in Pakistan's new government. The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) is in the process of coalition negotiations on forming a government but still faces a leadership struggle within its own ranks. With his [...]	2008-03-04 13:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD980	PPP/NAWAZ: TACTICAL ALLIES BUT STRATEGIC ENEMIES [...] (C) Summary. Pakistan Muslim League (PML) General Secretary Mushahid Hussain believes that Asif Zardari's SIPDIS Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party are "tactical allies but strategic enemies" so the alliance may be short-lived. Mushahi [...]	2008-03-05 04:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD996	PAKISTAN 2008 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Pakistan be elevated to the Priority Watch List (PWL) at the conclusion of the 301 Review process. Although some progress was made on data protection in the fall, forward movement seems to have stalled. The combination of lack of progress on data protectio [...]	2008-03-05 13:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD997	JUI-F IN DENIAL OVER ELECTORAL LOSS [...] (C) Summary: In a March 4 meeting with PolCouns, Maulana Haideri, Secretary General of the religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) complained about election rigging and accused the USG of helping secular parties such as the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). He said that the JUI-F had not ye [...]	2008-03-05 14:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISTANBUL104	TURKEY-IRAN BUSINESS COUNCIL PREPARES FOR MARCH 11 [...] (S/NOFORN) Summary: An official from Turkey's "Foreign Economic Relations Board" (DEIK) shared with us the proposed schedule, agenda, and participants list for the March 11, 2008 meetings in Iran of the "7th Turkey-Iran Joint Business Council." Turkey's 60-person delegation will be led by Tu [...]	2008-03-03 13:23:00	Consulate Istanbul	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV IR TU
08ISTANBUL105	FEBRUARY 26-28 BSEC SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary. Overt expressions of political discord were notably absent from the February 26-28 meeting of the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation's (BSEC) Committee of Senior Officials, despite on-going international tension surrounding Kosovo's February 17 unilateral declarati [...]	2008-03-03 15:22:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN PREL TU
08ISTANBUL124	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH DISMISSES ACCOUNTS OF SECRET [...] (SBU) Summary. According to March 11 press reports, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew disputed accounts that he had shaken up his staff over damaging leaks to the Greek press and alleged internal maneuverings by two senior advisors to influence the election of his successor. Mainstream Hurriy [...]	2008-03-12 12:05:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV TU
08ISTANBUL128	TURKISH CYPRIOT ENVOY EAGER TO START SUBSTANTIVE [...] (SBU) The election of Cypriot President Demertis Christofias provides an opportunity to resolve the Cyprus Problem according to both Turkish Cypriot Special Envoy Kurtaly Erk and DAS Matt Bryza in a March 2 meeting in Istanbul. Erk stated that "President" Talat is ready to begin negotiations [...]	2008-03-13 12:25:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TU CY
08ISTANBUL129	IRAQ DISCLOSES PLAN TO EXPORT GAS TO SYRIA IN [...] (SBU) Iraqi Energy officials stated at a meeting with Turkish and U.S. officials in Istanbul that Iraq will export natural gas to Syria within two years. Subsequent expansion of this gas field in western Iraq would aim at exports to Europe via Turkey and the Nabucco pipeline, though realizing [...]	2008-03-13 12:25:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG IZ TU EG
08ISTANBUL137	YOUNG LEADERS OF "STRONG TURKEY" CALL FOR CHANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Young Leaders of Anatolia (AGL) NGO draws a significant portion of its 9,175 members from Eastern Turkey and seeks to empower Turkish youth and promote democratic values. In 2006, AGL formed the libertarian, youth-led Strong Turkey Party (GTP) to further AGL's goals of demo [...]	2008-03-17 13:33:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
08ISTANBUL140	BSEC SEEKS ADDITIONAL U.S. COOPERATION ON [...] (SBU) Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Environmental Working Group representatives greatly appreciated U.S. support of the September 2007 BSEC Environmental Symposium (reftel) and requested the U.S. government sponsor similar symposiums to be held in tandem with future BSEC Environmenta [...]	2008-03-20 13:02:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ENIV KPAO PREL SENV TU
08ISTANBUL146	THE ECO BANK AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) bank officials told us March 20 that the ECO bank, established by Iran, Turkey, and Pakistan under ECO auspices, has 480 million dollars (300 million SDR) in funds, seeks to fund projects in ECO countries that promote intra-ECO trade and dev [...]	2008-03-24 12:25:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN ETRD OIC TU IR
08ISTANBUL147	LONG-TIME AKP-ER HAS WEATHERED THE STORMS, DEBATES [...] (C) Summary. Nureddin Nebati, a leading businessman associated with religiously-tied Independent Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (MUSIAD) and a founding member of the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) Istanbul branch, along with AKP's Istanbul Deputy Chairman of Economic Affa [...]	2008-03-24 12:45:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
08ISTANBUL148	COVERED REBELLION: HEADSCARVED URBANITES BREAK [...] (SBU) Summary. Following re-publication of selective portions of controversial survey data collected by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) in a daily newspaper, we met with TESEV to discuss the contentious headscarf ban in universities. Continued conversation with TE [...]	2008-03-25 05:30:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
08ISTANBUL150	ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY RESTARTS NUCLEAR [...] (U) At a ceremony attended by Turkish Energy Minister Guler, the Istanbul Technical University (ITU) restarted its research reactor in a move to kick start Turkey,s drive to develop nuclear energy. The 250 kw TRIGA Mark II reactor resumed operations on March 21 after being closed since 2002 [...]	2008-03-26 08:53:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TU
08ISTANBUL152	MARCH 11 TURKEY-IRAN BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETING: [...] (C) Summary: A Consulate Istanbul contact who works for Turkey's Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) shared with us internal DEIK reports summarizing the March 11 Turkey-Iran "Joint Business Council" meeting in Iran. According to those reports and our contact's impressions of the meeting [...]	2008-03-27 15:44:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV IR TU
08ISTANBUL156	SATTERFIELD AND DAVUTOGLU ON BASRAH, NORTHERN [...] (S) Summary: In an April 1 meeting with Turkish Prime Ministerial advisor Ahmet Davutoglu, S/I David Satterfield reviewed the state of play in Basrah and urged Turkey to give full support to Maliki and the GOI. Davutoglu said GOI stability was in Turkey's strong interest, and also agreed to [...]	2008-04-02 13:09:00	Consulate Istanbul	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL MOPS TU IZ IR
08ISTANBUL166	REDEVELOPMENT PUSHING OUT THE ROMA [...] (U) The Fatih municipality of Istanbul is demolishing substandard homes in the predominantly ethnic Roma area of Sulukule to renovate the district before 2010, when Istanbul is slated to become the "Cultural Capital of Europe". A total of 541 homes adjacent to the ancient Byzantine city wall [...]	2008-04-04 16:31:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SOCI TU
08ISTANBUL180	CONTINUING INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AT ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A series of deaths over the last few months at the Tuzla shipyards has raised questions regarding occupational safety in Turkey's rapidly growing shipbuilding industry. According to a Consulate contact, media coverage of these deaths prodded the government to take action, yet [...]	2008-04-10 16:04:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND EWWT PGOV TU
08ISTANBUL181	AKP STATE MINISTER CUBUKCU PESSIMISTIC ON CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary: State Minister Nimet Cubukcu expressed her concerns regarding the Justice and Development Party (AKP) closure case to Consul General at a small dinner party April 4 in Istanbul. Despite the "baseless" charges against the party, Cubukcu expected the high court would ban the party i [...]	2008-04-11 15:04:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL182	TURKEY: THIS COUNTRY IS NOT WITHOUT AN OWNER [...] (C) Summary. Consul General called on Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) Chairman Can Paker on April 1, the day after Turkey's Constitutional Court agreed to hear arguments in the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) closure case. Paker said the secular elite is fighting [...]	2008-04-11 18:10:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL187	ISTANBUL BANKERS PAINT PESSIMISTIC PICTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. Istanbul-based investment analysts describe a much more fragile picture than six months ago -- including stubborn inflation, a weakening lira, slowing growth and the possibility of an interest rate hike that would further hammer the real economy. External factors, in particul [...]	2008-04-17 07:17:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV TU
08ISTANBUL198	JOURNALISTS COMMENT ON AKP CLOSURE CASE [...] (C) Summary. The Consul General met recently for off-the-record discussions with two sets of journalists to discuss recent political developments, including the closure case against the Justice and Development Party (AKP). In the first meeting, Cengiz Candar from Referans, Sami Kohen from M [...]	2008-04-22 16:57:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL199	CUKUROVA MEDIA SAYS U.S. BEARS IMAGE BURDEN OF [...] (C) Summary. In an April 11 meeting, Consul General and senior management and editors from the Cukurova Media Group discussed US-Turkey relations. The media representatives identified Kurdish Northern Iraq as a major source of negative public opinion about the U.S., as well as a more "conte [...]	2008-04-22 17:13:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL207	ISTANBUL PREPARING FOR CONFLICT ON MAY DAY [...] (U) Conflicts between police and illegal protestors seem inevitable as both the government and labor groups have staked out firm positions with regard to May Day protests in Istanbul's Taksim Sqaure. The Istanbul Governor had earlier denied labor groups' request for permission to march on Tak [...]	2008-04-30 16:07:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB PHUM TU
08ISTANBUL208	MAY DAY 2008: POLICE DISPERSE DEMONSTRATORS, [...] (U) The Istanbul police were out force to prevent pro-labor demonstrators from marching to Taksim Square for an unauthorized May Day rally. Union supporters originally intended to defy Istanbul Governor Guler's ban on the march (ref A),yet turned back after clashing with police. Suleyman Cel [...]	2008-05-01 16:18:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV PHUM TU
08ISTANBUL225	CHIEF EDITOR SPEAKS CANDIDLY AMIDST NEWSPAPER'S OWNERSHIP CONTROVERSY [...] (C) Summary and comment. Turkish daily Sabah's editor in chief Ergun Babahan conducted a surprisingly candid tour d'horizon with the Consul General a day after the controversial financing of his new parent company Calik Holding's purchase of Turkey's third most circulated newspaper came to l [...]	2008-05-07 15:53:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PREL TU
08ISTANBUL233	BIG LNG PLANS BREWING AT THE NATIONAL IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary and comment: Mohammed Souri, the Chairman of Iran's state-owned National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC),pitched to an oil and gas tanker industry conference in Istanbul on April 22 Iran's ambitious plans in the coming decade to leverage its vast natural gas reserves into commerci [...]	2008-05-12 12:33:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EPET EINV IR TU
08ISTANBUL238	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH LAMENTS "PERSECUTION" OF [...] (C) Summary. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I discussed his views on the new Archbishop of Athens and the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) while updating the Consul General on Patriarchate issues during their May 12 meeting. Bartholomew noted Archbishop [...]	2008-05-13 13:36:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV GR TU
08ISTANBUL241	ALBANIAN FM REVIEWS BSEC PRIORITIES [...] Albania will serve as organization for Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Chairman in Office from May 1 - October 31. On May 12 at BSEC headquarters in Istanbul, Albanian Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha addressed representatives of the BSEC member states, observers and related bodies, desc [...]	2008-05-14 08:23:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECIN TU
08ISTANBUL245	(C) TURKEY-IRAN ELECTION WORKSHOPS CONTINUING; NO [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary: A Turkish professor who has held several academic exchanges on election-related issues with an influential Iranian think-tank since last year said that his Iranian counterparts are under renewed pressure not to allow European experts to participate. He believes that the [...]	2008-05-14 11:49:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM IR TU
08ISTANBUL263	UNDP SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR BSEC PROJECTS [...] (SBU) Summary. UNDP Business Development Advisor Lovita Ramguttee is seeking USG support for UNDP's on-going business development work with the organization for Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) as well as for possible future initiatives. She provided background information on UNDP's on- [...]	2008-05-20 07:46:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN PREL TU
08ISTANBUL279	IRAN,S MAJLES ELECTIONS: A TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: A Turkish professor who led an unofficial (unbeknownst to the Iranian regime) election observation mission to Iran's recent Majles elections shared his findings with Consulate Istanbul "Iran Watcher." (Election results and post-election analysis were reported in refs B and C). [...]	2008-05-23 12:57:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM IR TU
08ISTANBUL287	THE IRANIAN MFA'S THINK-TANK DIRECTOR ON IRAN AND [...] (C) Summary and comment: Dr. Rasoul Mousavi, the director of the Iranian MFA's think-tank, claimed at a conference on Asian security held in Istanbul on May 21 that Iran stands ready to help resolve outstanding regional security challenges; has the most to lose from continued instability and [...]	2008-05-29 04:27:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR TU
08ISTANBUL29	HRANT DINK SUCCESSOR: PROPOSED ARTICLE 301 CHANGES [...] (C) Summary and comment. During a January 9 meeting at Agos newspaper headquarters, Consul General discussed the status of constitutional and democratic reform in Turkey with Etyen Mahcupyan, editor-in-chief of the Armenian weekly and head of the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation [...]	2008-01-17 08:12:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF AM TU
08ISTANBUL308	CODEL TANNER ISTANBUL MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. Ten members of the U.S House Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly headed by Congressman John Tanner met in Istanbul on May 28 with public intellectuals and civil society to discuss the economic and political challenges facing Turkey. Their interlocutors acknowledged t [...]	2008-06-12 12:38:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL310	AN IRANIAN ANALYST LOOKS AT US-IRAN RELATIONS [...] (S/NOFORN) Summary and comment: A prominent Tehran-based political and economic analyst spoke with Consulate Istanbul's Iran Watcher June 6 about the prospects for US-Iran relations, Iran's nuclear program and the P5 1 offer, and Iran's compelling need for US energy investment and technology [...]	2008-06-13 10:32:00	Consulate Istanbul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINS IR
08ISTANBUL319	TURKEY SEEKS ARAB INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary. The third annual Turkish-Arab Economic Forum attracted high level attendance including the Prime Ministers of Turkey, Syria, Qatar, Somalia and the Palestinian Authority as well as the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and a number of finance, energy and investment ministers. Turkish [...]	2008-06-16 11:40:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL32	TURKEY: ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HRANT DINK [...] (C) Summary and comment. As Turkey prepares to recognize the one year anniversary of the Hrant Dink assassination on January 19, we can't help but look back at the causes to which Dink dedicated his life - including human rights and Turkish-Armenian reconciliation - as well as to the invest [...]	2008-01-18 09:23:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL AM TU
08ISTANBUL320	IRAN/ENERGY: THE IRANIAN DEPUTY OIL MINISTER'S [...] (C) Summary and comment: Iran's Deputy Oil Minister responsible for natural gas, Seyed Reza Kasaezadeh Mahabadi, gave a detailed overview of Iran's current and future natural gas capacities, plans, and needs at the May 30 "8th International Energy Arena" hosted by a consortium of Turkish pub [...]	2008-06-16 13:20:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV ECON IR TU
08ISTANBUL329	TURKEY:ONE DAY STRIKE PROTESTS INDUSTRIAL [...] (U) The Ship Construction and Repair Workers, Trade Union (Limter-Is) held a one day strike on June 16 to protest 14 recent deaths at Istanbul's Tuzla shipyards. According to press reports, thousands of workers and union supporters reportedly demonstrated against the dangerous work environme [...]	2008-06-19 11:23:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EWWT PGOV TU
08ISTANBUL334	ISTANBUL ANAVATAN PARTY REPEATING OLD POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Motherland Party (Anavatan) Istanbul Deputy Chairman Korhan Kongaz expects the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will be banned and that early elections will result from the party's closure. Kongaz said a reconstituted AKP under a different name would be severely weakene [...]	2008-06-23 13:14:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL335	THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS: CONVERSATION WITH [...] (C) Summary. U.S.-educated, Bilgi University Professor Soli Ozel offered us a tour d'horizon of the political situation in Turkey. Like other observers we've seen over the last several weeks, Ozel expresses bitter disappointment that the Justice and Development Party (AKP) squandered politi [...]	2008-06-23 15:07:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL344	BSEC EXCUTIVE CALLS U.S. PROJECT AN EXEMPLAR, [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-25 11:42:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ENIV KPAO PREL SENV TU
08ISTANBUL347	RALLY IN ISTANBUL AGAINST MILITARY AND JUDICIAL [...] (U) On June 21 a reported 20,000 people gathered on Istiklal Boulevard to protest anti-democratic practices in Turkey. The march, called "70 Million Steps against Coups," was widely publicized in ads sponsored by the Young Civilians (Genc Siviller) in the major daily papers. The event, which h [...]	2008-06-25 13:58:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL354	OLD AND NEW IDEAS AT THE ISTANBUL BRANCH OF CHP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting, the Istanbul head of Republican People's Party (CHP) Gursel Tekin criticized the Justice and Development Party (AKP),yet provided little substance to back up his comments. Tekin expects the closure case against AKP will result in early elections and the pu [...]	2008-07-02 04:40:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL358	THE AKP TURNS UP THE HEAT [...] (C) Summary. As the decision by the Constitutional Court in the closure case looms nearer, AKP (Justice and Development Party) party officials and sympathizers in Istanbul have begun to press us more forcefully for visible USG support for the party. We have been careful in our responses to [...]	2008-07-02 12:26:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOC TU
08ISTANBUL361	IRAN/P5+1 OFFER: LOCAL EXPERTS PESSIMISTIC, [...] (C) Summary: In discussions with several well-informed contacts over the past two weeks regarding the updated P5 1 offer to Iran and the regime's likely response, Consulate Istanbul "Iran Watcher" was told that the regime would most likely claim to be responding to the offer in good faith -- [...]	2008-07-03 12:35:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KNNP EU IR TU
08ISTANBUL369	A LIFE COMBATTING ARTICLE 301 [...] Summary: On June 27, we met with Turkish publisher and freedom of expression activist Ragip Zarakolu to discuss his June 17 sentence in the first case tried under the amended Turkish Penal Code (TPC) Article 301 (insulting the Turkish nation) (refA). An Istanbul court sentenced Zarakolu to pa [...]	2008-07-09 08:31:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AM TU
08ISTANBUL37	A TURKISH PROFESSOR'S PLAN TO OBSERVE IRAN'S [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary: A professor at Isik University in Istanbul is using his ties to a well-connected Iranian think-tank and to an Iranian political party association to try to arrange for a small team of non-Iranian election experts to observe the March 14 Majles elections. He and three uni [...]	2008-01-23 16:11:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR TU
08ISTANBUL370	FIRST OPEN SESSION OF DINK MURDER TRIAL [...] The sixth session of the trial of the accused murderers of Agos newspaper editor Hrant Dink convened on July 7 and was for the first time open to the public, since the primary murder suspect, Ogun Samast, is no longer a minor. In addition to U.S. Consualte General istnabul observers, members o [...]	2008-07-09 08:45:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL AM TU
08ISTANBUL371	TERRORIST ATTACK AT AMERICAN CONSULATE ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 9, 2008 at approximately 1100 hours local time, three male assailants approached the Turkish National Police guard booth located outside Consulate Istanbul's main entrance (lower CAC) and opened fire on four police officers. In the ensuing shoot-out, three assailants and [...]	2008-07-09 20:08:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER CA CASC
08ISTANBUL373	TURKEY,S HOUSING MARKET BRACES FOR 2008 [...] (U) Summary: Attendees in Istanbul at the annual meeting of the Association of Real Estate Investment Companies (GYODER) were pessimistic about the housing market in Turkey. Both external and internal problems have doused the red-hot Istanbul real estate market to a degree where even some opt [...]	2008-07-11 08:41:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ENIV PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI
08ISTANBUL377	COORDINATION PROBLEMS HAMPER DIRECT FLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Privately owned Turkish airline Atlasjet on June 29 started regularly scheduled commercial direct flights between Istanbul and Erbil in Northern Iraq. According to CEO Orhan Coskun, Atlasjet will run five flights per week, transporting roughly 3,000 passengers monthly. Coskun and Direct [...]	2008-07-14 07:58:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON IZ PGOV TU
08ISTANBUL38	GREEK PRIME MINISTER TO CALL ON ECUMENICAL [...] (C) Summary. Greek PM Costas Karamanlis will wrap up his three-day trip to Turkey on January 24 and 25 in Istanbul with visits to the Ecumenical Patriarchate and to a Greek minority high school. Ecumenical Patriarchate senior advisor Metropolitan Meliton expects Karamanlis and Ecumenical Pa [...]	2008-01-24 11:10:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PREL GR TU
08ISTANBUL380	ERGENEKON INDICTMENT FINALLY FILED WITH COURT [...] Summary. Istanbul Chief Prosecutor Aykut Cengiz Engin announced today that his office has submitted the so-called "Ergenekon Indictment" to Istanbul Heavy Penal Court No. 13. He said 86 suspects have been charged, 48 of whom are currently in custody. Engin also announced that 36 of the people [...]	2008-07-14 16:14:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL381	BUYUKADA ORPHANAGE: POSITIVE OUTCOME FOR [...] Summary: On July 8 the European Court of Human Rights entered judgment in favor of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and against the Government of Turkey (GOT) in a case concerning the Patriarchate's title to a former orphanage that had been annulled by the Turkish authorities. The GOT claimed that [...]	2008-07-16 06:36:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TU AA

08ISTANBUL387	JEWISH COMMUNITY DISCUSSES ARMENIA, ANTI-SEMITISM [...] (C) Summary. The leadership of the Jewish Community of Turkey (JCT) at the Chief Rabbinate of Istanbul shared with us on July 14 their positive perceptions of a visit earlier this month by representatives of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to address the ADL's position on the Armenian Genocid [...]	2008-07-21 11:11:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL OSCE TU
08ISTANBUL394	IRAQI OFFICIALS MEET IN ISTANBUL TO CREATE [...] Summary. On July 17-19, 26 Iraqi men and women gathered in Istanbul to create a development plan for the City of Samarra, where in 2006 the bombing of the Golden Mosque initiated two years of country-wide sectarian violence. Attendees included the provincial governor, members of the provincial [...]	2008-07-25 12:47:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ KDEM PGOV TU
08ISTANBUL395	BOMBINGS TARGET NONDESCRIPT ISTANBUL NEIGHBORHOOD [...] Two bombs exploded within minutes of each other on the night of July 27 killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 150 (see ref) in the Istanbul residential neighborhood of Gungoren. Gungoren is a lower-middle-class to middle-class neighborhood in Istanbul's western suburbs virtually [...]	2008-07-28 11:16:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC
08ISTANBUL397	POST-MODERN YOUTH MOVEMENT USES NEW MEDIA IN [...] Summary At a time when most Turkish youth are politically disengaged and apathetic (REF A),the Young Civilians (Genc Siviller) are an important indication of emerging social change, helping to organize recent anti-coup rallies in key cities. The five year old organization, with 2000 members i [...]	2008-07-29 08:47:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL SCUL TU
08ISTANBUL40	TURKEY'S FIRST FEMALE JUDGE ON THE EUROPEAN COURT [...] (U) The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly appointed Professor Isil Karakas as the new Turkish judge on the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on January 22. With this appointment, Karakas became the first, female Turkish jurist to be given a European appointment. According to the E [...]	2008-01-25 07:31:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL400	TURKEY-ADDING MORE DEMOCRACY TO THE DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Newly elected Istanbul chair of the Democratic Party (DP) Remzi Sen said the party is incorporating additional democratic principles, including a primary system to select its candidates. This is part of DP's new strategy to broaden its appeal and "embrace all 70 million Turks". [...]	2008-07-29 13:06:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL409	ISTANBUL PROTESTANT CHURCH FOUNDATION REPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Istanbul Protestant Church (IPC) officials lament that their status as a "foundation", while it enables them to hold real estate, has the downside of increasing government control over the church's finances. They also indicate that despite official recognition of their status, [...]	2008-08-01 11:03:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV TU AA OSCE
08ISTANBUL412	FINANCIAL MARKETS WELCOME CONSTITUTIONAL COURT [...] Summary. The Constitutional Court decision to fine rather than close the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) relieved financial markets and reinforced an upward trend that began in early July in anticipation of the announcement. The July 30 court ruling came after an eight-month peri [...]	2008-08-05 05:30:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV TU
08ISTANBUL416	NO EASY WAY OUT FOR MANY ASYLUM SEEKERS IN TURKEY [...] Summary: In meetings with asylum seekers and Istanbul-based refugee officials, we confirmed the GOT does not recognize "political migrants" from non-European countries as "refugees" under the Geneva Convention on Refugee Status. Rather, it assigns them temporary "asylum seeker" status, denyin [...]	2008-08-06 09:06:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV AA TU PHUM
08ISTANBUL418	ISTANBUL DEMOCRATIC LEFT PARTY TAKING AIM AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Democratic Left Party (DSP) is targeting its former political partner -- the Republican People's Party (CHP) -- in the upcoming local elections, according to Mustafa Aslan, Istanbul Chair of the DSP. Despite an alliance that yielded 13 seats in Parliament for DSP, Aslan said a [...]	2008-08-06 13:21:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL43	STATUS OF TURKISH POLICY ON ECUMENICITY QUESTIONED [...] (C) Summary. Ecumenical Patriarchate senior advisor Metropolitan Meliton described Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis' 23 - 25 January visit to Turkey as "significant" and believed Prime Minister Erdogan was sincere when he told his Greek counterpart that he is "evaluating" the issue of [...]	2008-01-28 15:41:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL GR TU
08ISTANBUL435	SULUKULE PROJECT PITS ROMA MINORITY AGAINST [...] (SBU) Summary. Following the demolition of large numbers of substandard homes in Istanbul's predominantly ethnic Roma neighborhood Sulukule, most residents remain in the rubble of the partially demolished neighborhood. Roma community leaders contend the municipality is committing a serious hum [...]	2008-08-15 14:07:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AA TU OSCE
08ISTANBUL437	CG'S COURTESY CALL ON IBRAHIM YILDIZ, CUMHURIYET [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Editor-in-chief Ibrahim Yildiz displayed little of the staunchly secularist, anti-AKP and isolationist rhetoric which has become the stock and trade of Cumhuriyet, Turkey's "paper of Ataturk." Cumhuriyet, once the paper of the social democrats, bureaucrats and labor un [...]	2008-08-15 15:24:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI TU
08ISTANBUL438	AHMADINEJAD IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: Iranian President Ahmadinejad led an Iranian delegation to Istanbul August 14-15 for a bilateral "working visit." Five agreements -- on security cooperation, the environment, transportation, tourism, and archives -- were signed, but observers said these were not likely to conta [...]	2008-08-15 17:40:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KNNP TU IR
08ISTANBUL439	AHMADINEJAD IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: Iranian President Ahmadinejad led an Iranian delegation to Istanbul August 14-15 for a bilateral "working visit." Five agreements -- on security cooperation, the environment, transportation, tourism, and archives -- were signed, but observers said these were not likely to conta [...]	2008-08-16 08:35:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KNNP TU IR
08ISTANBUL440	AHMADINEJAD IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: Iranian President Ahmadinejad led an Iranian delegation to Istanbul August 14-15 for a bilateral "working visit." Five agreements -- on security cooperation, the environment, transportation, tourism, and archives -- were signed, but observers said these were not likely to conta [...]	2008-08-16 08:35:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KNNP TU IR
08ISTANBUL452	HONOR KILLINGS MIGRATE TO THE CITY [...] Summary and comment. A recently-released GOT report suggests the traditionally rural practice of honor killings has spread to Western Turkish cities such as Istanbul. The report concludes honor killings increased from 150 in 2002 to 231 in 2007, with 1000 honor killings between 2003 and 200 [...]	2008-08-21 14:35:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL OSCE TU AA
08ISTANBUL459	SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER'S ISTANBUL VISIT WITH OIC SYG [...] (SBU) Summary: Presidential Special Envoy Cumber underscored the need for OIC and USG interaction and cooperation prior to international gatherings during his August 22 meetings in Istanbul with OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu and members of the Turkish media. During their meeting a [...]	2008-08-25 09:08:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OIC PGOV PHUM TU
08ISTANBUL466	IRAN'S "BRAIN DRAIN": A SNAPSHOT FROM SHARIF [...] (C) Summary and comment: We spoke recently with several students from Iran's prestigious Sharif University of Technology who are headed to the U.S. for graduate/PhD studies. The students shared their views on Sharif's academic competitiveness and student body; described their reliance on th [...]	2008-08-27 13:45:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM IR TU
08ISTANBUL468	ISTANBUL BRANCH OF NATIONALIST ACTION PARTY LOOKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ihsan Barutcu, Istanbul chair of the National Action Party (MHP),along with his deputy -- Nazme Celenk, and Mithat Melen, MHP MP from Istanbul, all welcomed greater cooperation with the United States in recent conversations with us. All three MHP officials stated Turkey must [...]	2008-08-28 08:58:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL469	TURKISH TEXTILES CHANGE COMPETITIVE FOCUS [...] Summary. A strong lira, rising production costs, and increased competition from China continue to needle Turkey's textile and apparel industry. Top textile sector officials have requested an extension of subsidies from the Ministry of the Economy to bolster the sector. In an effort to redefi [...]	2008-08-28 13:54:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND KTEX ECON TU
08ISTANBUL481	WHY ARE THERE SO FEW IRANIANS IN IZMIR? [...] (C) Summary: Local police officials, human rights experts, and Izmir-based diplomats and consular agents told us that Izmir does not host a large or active Iranian community. A police official estimated the number of legal Iranian residents as "fewer than 1,000,", while a human rights exper [...]	2008-09-09 07:00:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PHUM PREF TU IR
08ISTANBUL487	GULEN MOVEMENT AFFILIATES PLAN TURKISH-ARMENIAN [...] Summary. Gulen-affiliated organizations are planning a multi-cultural event April 2-5, 2009, in Costa Mesa, California, titled "Anatolian Cultures & Food Festival/ Discovering Turkey." The festival will inform the local community about Anatolian Culture and the contributions to it of (among o [...]	2008-09-10 13:52:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI TU AM GR
08ISTANBUL491	CONTRASTING PIOUS APPROACHES TO WOMEN'S RIGHTS [...] Summary. Analysts and the press often classify the participants in the battle for "Turkey's soul" to fit within one of two groups: the secular elite or the religious middle class. Such oversimplification fails to capture the complex state of play as Turkey transforms from a relatively close [...]	2008-09-15 11:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ISTANBUL492	STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY MEETS WITH AKP INSIDER AND U.S. [...] (U) Summary: On September 3 a House Foreign Relations Committee staff delegation led by Alan Makovsky discussed the future of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) with AKP founding member H. Cuneyd Zapsu; and, in a separate meeting, discussed the Turkish business climate with members [...]	2008-09-15 11:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU EINV IR
08ISTANBUL493	STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY HEARS PRAISE FOR ERDOGAN FROM [...] (C) Summary. On 3 September a House Foreign Relations Committee Staff delegation led by Alan Makovsky discussed the situation of the Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate with Father Dositheos, Press Relations Chair for the Patriarchate. While the situation of Halki Seminary has not improved, [...]	2008-09-15 13:24:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TU OSCE AA
08ISTANBUL495	ADDITIONAL ELECTRICITY PRICE HIKES TO HIT MISSION [...] (SBU) The Turkish Electricity Trading Company (TETAS) announced on September 3 that it will raise the electricity sales price between internal electricity sales actors -- notably TETAS and the State Distribution Company (TEDAS)-- by 34 percent in October. This change will not immediately affe [...]	2008-09-15 15:35:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AMGT ECON ENRG TU
08ISTANBUL498	IRAN/MEDIA: "THE DAILY ABSURDITIES" OF WORKING [...] (C) Summary: The Istanbul correspondent (protect) for Iran's English-language "Press TV" satellite news channel shared with us recently a number of anecdotes illustrating Press TV's "inconsistent approach" to journalistic standards, including refusing to air her report on recent corruption a [...]	2008-09-17 08:21:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU IR
08ISTANBUL499	PUBLIC INTELLECTUALS URGE VIGOROUS ERGENEKON [...] (C) Summary. Conversations with professors at various Istanbul universities reveal a fear among the left-wing intelligensia that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Turkey's military establishment have arrived at a modus vivendi that, in order to protect the interests of both, w [...]	2008-09-17 08:24:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL TU
08ISTANBUL505	SEVENTH WAVE OF ERGENEKON ARRESTS [...] (U) On September 18, in a seventh wave of Ergenekon-related detentions, Turkish police in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Mersin, and Hakkari provinces took into custody 17 people. (The religiously-oriented Zaman daily newspaper reports that 19 people were taken into custody, rather than 17, as repo [...]	2008-09-22 07:05:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TU ASEC AA
08ISTANBUL51	UMRANIYE ROUND-UP TARGETS DEEP STATE [...] (C) Summary. The January 22 police round-up of scores of people in Istanbul and other cities, related to the discovery of a weapons cache in Istanbul's Umraniye district last June, may be a battle in the war to fight the "deep state" in Turkey. The "deep state" is a vague, ill-defined networ [...]	2008-01-30 07:20:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
08ISTANBUL516	ISTANBUL SAADET PARTY HEAD LOOKS TO THE PAST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sadrettin Karaduman, Saadet Party (SP) Istanbul Party Chairman spoke longingly about past glory days when his party controlled the city's administration. Karaduman credited mayors from SP's previous political organizations -- Welfare (Refah) Party (RP) and Felicity (Fazilet) [...]	2008-09-26 10:45:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL518	IRAN/DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANTS PROPOSAL: PROMOTING [...] (C) Summary: Per Department guidance for the Iran Democracy Small Grants program (ref a),Consulate General Istanbul and Embassy Ankara support and have forwarded to the Department for review, approval, and funding, a proposal submitted to us by an Turkish NGO that aims to develop "corporate [...]	2008-10-06 10:50:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO PHUM ECON IR TU
08ISTANBUL522	TURKISH AIRLINES TO RESTART DIRECT FLIGHTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey plans to begin flights this month between Istanbul and Baghdad, ending a 12 year hiatus. On September 16 a nine member Turkish team arrived in Baghdad and found the facilities sufficient for regularly scheduled flights. Operating costs in Baghdad are expected to be signifi [...]	2008-10-10 11:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR IZ PGOV TU
08ISTANBUL527	TURKEY: ISRAEL AND JEWISH COMMUNITY GOING PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: A September poll reveals that most Turks have significantly negative perspectives of Israel and the United States. Since 2003, this negativity has also translated into a negative impression of the Turkish Jewish population. To combat these impressions, the Israeli Consulate in Ista [...]	2008-10-13 08:12:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ISTANBUL53	CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ON ECONOMIC REFORM [...] Summary. Consul General met leaders of three key Istanbul-based business groups to discuss the prospects for renewed economic reform in 2008. MUSIAD Secretary General Omer Bolat describes his organization's membership as medium/large-sized, religiously conservative family-owned firms. Ista [...]	2008-01-31 05:32:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN TU
08ISTANBUL532	TURKISH JUSTICE MINISTER ISSUES UNPRECEDENTED [...] (U) Summary and comment: Turkish Minister of Justice Mehmet Ali Sahin publicly apologized October 15 for the death of a detainee caused by the disproportionate use of force. Human rights contacts welcomed the unprecedented step by a public official and hope the statement will lead to concrete [...]	2008-10-17 12:22:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PHUM PREL TU PGOV
08ISTANBUL535	RECTOR: CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS CHANGE THE FACE OF [...] (C) Summary: Bogazici University rector Kadri Ozcaldiran provided Consul General with a bleak prospect for the future of what was once Turkey,s premier small university. The conversation occurred against a backdrop of high media coverage of Ozcaldiran,s unique approach to enforcing a ban on [...]	2008-10-17 14:22:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AA OSCE
08ISTANBUL538	IRAN PRESSES FOR GREATER ENERGY COOPERATION WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. At an Iraq Neighbor's Process Energy Working Group (WG) meeting in Istanbul on October 11, Iranian Secretary of the Iran-Iraq Economic Development Headquarters Hassan Danaeifard said that Iran is eager to help Iraq "overcome its current obstacles." (Non-Iranian issues discusse [...]	2008-10-20 09:58:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG IR IZ PGOV PREF PREL TU
08ISTANBUL539	EXPANDED IRAQI ENERGY WORKING GROUP CALLS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An Expanded Energy Working Group (WG) meeting on October 11 to assist with Iraq's reconstruction brought pledges and suggestions on how to best help the country become energy self-sufficient along with developing its energy export sector. The first half of the meeting followed [...]	2008-10-22 12:05:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG IR IZ JO PGOV PREL RS SY TU
08ISTANBUL540	IRANIAN AND AFGHAN REFUGEES IN TURKEY: A SNAPSHOT [...] (C) Summary: We met October 8-10 with UNHCR, provincial, municipal, and police officials, an NGO, and Iranian Baha'i families in Van province in southeast Turkey, to look at conditions facing Iranian refugees. Van hosts between 1700 and 2100 registered refugees, mostly Iranian and Afghan. So [...]	2008-10-23 05:17:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PINS PREL IT TU
08ISTANBUL553	PRIME MINISTER WELCOMES U.S. HELP ON ENERGY [...] (C) Summary. On October 30, Department of Energy Acting Deputy Secretary Jeffrey Kupfer led a U.S. delegation to discuss Turkey's energy needs and its strategic role as a transit country with Prime Minister Erdogan. Following-up on the President's October 8 letter to the PM (reftel),Kupfer [...]	2008-10-31 18:18:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IZ TU
08ISTANBUL557	IRANIAN TOURISM: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LEVERAGE? [...] (C) Summary: Iran is making a strong diplomatic push to promote tourism cooperation with Turkey and "friendly" organizations like the D8 and the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). Iran sees tourism and related investment as a way to ease its isolation and boost economic growth, and th [...]	2008-11-03 14:18:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ECON EINV CVIS SCUL SOCI TU IR
08ISTANBUL558	AKP VICE CHAIR DISCUSSES TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. In a recent discussion with diplomats and media representatives, Egemen Bagis, who is Turkish ruling AK Party (AKP) Vice Chairman in charge of Foreign Affairs, MP for Istanbul, and a confidant to Prime Minister Erdogan, praised the AKP's redirection of Turkey's foreign policies [...]	2008-11-04 08:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EU SC TU
08ISTANBUL56	TURKEY-IRAN BUSINESS COUNCIL SEEKS EXPANDED TRADE [...] (C) Summary. Turkey-Iran Business Council Chairman Ali Osman Ulusoy on January 23 called for expanded commercial ties between Turkey and Iran, arguing such ties promote economic reform inside Iran. Last month he chaired a meeting in Istanbul with the President of the Iranian Chamber of Comm [...]	2008-02-01 08:01:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL IR TU
08ISTANBUL560	IRAN EXPERTS REACT TO US ELECTIONS WITH SURPRISE, [...] (S) Summary: Our contacts in Turkey and in Iran who follow US-Iran relations closely, including think tank experts, correspondents, and businessmen, have expressed a range of reactions regarding the implications for US-Iran relations to the election of Barack Obama. Their views ran the gamu [...]	2008-11-05 13:01:00	Consulate Istanbul	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR US TU
08ISTANBUL562	STIFLING DIALOGUE - WEB SITE BLOCKS REACH 1,187 [...] Summary and Comment: Since November 2007, the Government of Turkey (GOT) has blocked 1,187 Web sites and received 14,503 public complaints. Lawyers and technology reporters argue that the contentious 2007 law regulating Internet content establishes an outdated and unwieldy regulatory framework [...]	2008-11-07 07:11:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM AA OSCE TU
08ISTANBUL563	DUCHESS OF YORK'S SECRET ORHANAGE VISIT PROMPTS [...] Summary and comment: The November 6 airing of a British documentary made by the UK's Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson evoked strong reactions in Turkey due to the undercover manner in which the Duchess obtained the film's footage. Donning a wig and headscarf to disguise herself, Ferguson entere [...]	2008-11-10 05:26:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE AA TU
08ISTANBUL573	CHIEF RABBI PRAISES GOT, BUT ANTI-SEMITISM A [...] Summary and Comment: During a November 3 farewell call by the Ambassador on Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva and the leadership of the Jewish Community, Haleva expounded on the good relations maintained between the Jewish community and the Government of Turkey (GOT) on national and local levels, but [...]	2008-11-17 12:20:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM AA TU OSCE
08ISTANBUL574	ACTING ARMENIAN PATRIARCH CRITICIZES TREATMENT BY [...] Summary. During a November 3 farewell call by the Ambassador acting Armenian Patriarch, Archbishop Aram Ateysan described Patriarch Mesrob II's failing health and indicated the Patriarch will likely continue in his position until death. Atesyan also outlined the impact of the amended Founda [...]	2008-11-17 12:24:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM AA TU OSCE
08ISTANBUL575	MINISTER GULER WELCOMES US OFFER OF HELP IN [...] (C) Summary. On Oct 30, a high-level, interagency delegation led by Department of Energy Acting Deputy Secretary Kupfer discussed Turkey's energy needs and the Southern Corridor with Energy Minister Guler. The delegation described U.S. suggestions on ways we can help Turkey. Guler responded [...]	2008-11-18 07:36:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
08ISTANBUL576	SUBJECT: MINISTER BABACAN SUPPORTS IRAQI GAS FOR [...] (C) Summary. On Oct 30, a high-level, interagency delegation led by Department of Energy Acting Deputy Secretary Kupfer discussed Turkey's energy needs and the Southern Corridor with Foreign Minister Babacan. The delegation presented the same message to Babacan as the PM (ref a) namely an of [...]	2008-11-18 07:39:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IZ TU
08ISTANBUL577	FACILITATING INVESTMENT IN THE TURKISH ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 30 and 31 a high-level USG delegation led by Acting Deputy Secretary of Energy Jeffrey Kupfer discussed Turkey's energy needs and U.S. suggestions on ways to help facilitate investment in Turkey's energy sector with senior Government of Turkey (GOT) officials (reftel [...]	2008-11-18 07:40:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EFIN TU
08ISTANBUL578	MINISTER SIMSEK WELCOMES US OFFER OF FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Acting Deputy Secretary of Energy Jeffrey Kupfer led a high-level delegation including Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) President Robert Mosbacher, Trade and Development Agency Director Larry Walther, Export-Import Bank Chief Operation Officer John McAdams, and Special Env [...]	2008-11-18 07:42:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
08ISTANBUL58	EDITOR CITES IMPROVED US-TURKEY RELATIONS; [...] (C) Summary and comment. Aksam daily newspaper editor-in-chief Serdar Turgut expressed optimism regarding improved U.S.-Turkish relations while lamenting a lack of press freedom in Turkey during a January 24 meeting with the Consul General. Turgut was particularly concerned for his country' [...]	2008-02-01 11:41:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ TU
08ISTANBUL587	BSEC BANKING GROUP DISCUSSES FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary. At the request of the BSEC Council of Ministers, the BSEC Working Group on Banking and Finance met in a special session on November 18 to discuss the effects of the on-going international financial crisis. Representatives from eight of the twelve BSEC member states as well as [...]	2008-11-20 09:09:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECIN
08ISTANBUL589	AFGHANISTAN'S ISTANBUL CG COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: Afghan CG in Istanbul Azzim Nasser-Zia said his biggest challenge is dealing with smuggled Afghan citizens. Some pay up to USD 10,000 to be smuggled from Afghanistan through Turkey to Europe; most are caught before entering the EU. Turkish police send up to 600 such Afghans a [...]	2008-11-21 13:22:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PINS PGOV PHUM TU IR AF
08ISTANBUL59	FACTORY EXPLOSION UNDERSCORES DANGER OF UNREGISTERED [...] (U) All newspapers gave front-page billing to a January 31 explosion at an unlicensed factory in Istanbul's Zeytinburnu district that killed 23 people and injured more than 100. Around half of those killed were onlookers or passersby. According to Zeytinburnu Mayor Murat Aydin, a fire in an [...]	2008-02-01 13:10:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ASEC TU
08ISTANBUL590	IN ISTANBUL ELECTIONS, AKP SETS ITS SIGHTS ON A CHP STRONGHOLD [...] Summary. Besiktas, one of Istanbul's richest and most secular districts, has long been a stronghold of Turkey's secular Republican People's Party (CHP). In both the 2004 local elections and the 2007 parliamentary elections Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) never got above 2 [...]	2008-11-24 13:36:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL TU
08ISTANBUL594	DINK LAWYER OPTIMISTIC DESPITE CONCERNS OF GROWING [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Ministry Inspection Board's report summarizing the findings of its investigation into the murder of Hrant Dink concludes that security officials could have prevented Dink's murder had they acted on available intelligence. Dink family lawyer Fethiye Cetin told us she [...]	2008-11-25 12:59:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AA OSCE TU
08ISTANBUL595	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH: MORE CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I congratulated the United States on the election of its new president, discussed the Patriarchate's potential reacquisition of the Buyukada Orphanage as well as hoped for reforms from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and his views on the [...]	2008-11-25 13:56:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AA OSCE TU
08ISTANBUL596	ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER NALBANDIAN VISITS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On November 24, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian visited Istanbul in order to pay a working visit to the headquarters of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC). In addition to BSEC-related meetings, Nalbandian also called on Armenian [...]	2008-11-26 15:00:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN PREL TU AR
08ISTANBUL598	SAKARYA: WORKING CLASS PROVINCE IN TURKEY'S [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Sakarya, a working class province about 100 kilometers east of Istanbul, shows some negative impacts from the global financial crisis, despite contrary claims from local leaders. The Consul General visited a sizable Goodyear Tire Factory -- a positive example of U.S [...]	2008-12-01 15:05:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL599	NO AMERICANS INJURED IN BOMB ATTACK AT AKP [...] (SBU) Media sources reported, and an official of Turkey's ruling AK Party (AKP) confirmed to Consulate personnel, that at 1500 hours local time an explosion occurred at the AKP Istanbul headquarters in the Sutluce neighborhood of Istanbul. Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler released a statement [...]	2008-12-02 06:47:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER TU
08ISTANBUL601	IRAN/ETHNIC GROUPS: AN ETHNIC RIGHTS ACTIVIST [...] (S) Summary: An Iranian-Azeri journalist told us November 29 that the June 2006 ethnic Azeri demonstrations against authorities in northwest Iran were "an awakening" for the Azeri ethnic movement and led the regime to conclude it was a threat to stability. He described a diffuse ethnic move [...]	2008-12-02 14:02:00	Consulate Istanbul	SECRET	PREF PHUM PINS IR TU AZ
08ISTANBUL611	NO QUICK END IN SIGHT FOR ERGENEKON TRIAL [...] (C) Summary: Because of the peculiarities of the Turkish judicial system, the Ergenekon trial of 85 defendants suspected of plotting to overthrow the Turkish state is expected to last at least a year, and perhaps much longer. End Summary. 2. (U) We recently interviewed three prominent la [...]	2008-12-15 14:33:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TU
08ISTANBUL615	REGIONAL ACTIVISTS STRATEGIZE ON BOLSTERING THE [...] (C) Summary: Iranian, Azeri, and Turkish human rights experts participated in a "regional women's rights discussion" November 28-29 in Istanbul, co-hosted by Turkish and Azeri human rights NGOs. Focusing primarily on the beleaguered state of women's rights in Iran, the speakers highlighted t [...]	2008-12-17 10:11:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINS IR TU AZ
08ISTANBUL62	KURDISH PROFESSIONALS SUSPECT CHANGE IN U.S. [...] (C) Summary and comment. Members of an association of Kurdish intellectuals recently discussed with us Turkish military operations in Northern Iraq, the state of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) and the importance of democratization for defeating PKK terrorism. Group members l [...]	2008-02-05 05:56:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ PGOV PHUM TU
08ISTANBUL620	ARMENIAN FOUNDATIONS WIN RULING FROM EUROPEAN [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 16 the European Court of Human Rights issued two judgments against Turkey for violating the property rights of two Armenian foundations in cases pertaining to properties they formerly owned. In both cases, the court ruled that Turkey had violated Article 1 of Proto [...]	2008-12-18 16:42:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL AA OSCE TU
08ISTANBUL630	AKP'S ISTANBUL MAYOR TO STAND FOR RE-ELECTION [...] On December 21 Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will re-nominate Kadir Topbas, the current Mayor of the Greater Istanbul Municipality, for a second five-year term. He is expected to win re-election easily in the upcoming [...]	2008-12-23 13:40:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PGOV PREL TU
08ISTANBUL67	TURKEY'S NEXT ECHR JUDGE DISCUSSES HEADSCARF, [...] (C) Summary and comment. Turkey's newly-elected European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judge Professor Isil Karakas stressed to us the importance of precedent in juridical analysis of the controversial headscarf issue, now approaching full boil in public debates. She expected proposed Consti [...]	2008-02-07 08:17:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF TU
08ISTANBUL77	(C) INSIGHTS INTO IRAN'S PRESS TV FROM ITS [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary: Iranian news channel Press TV's Istanbul correspondent, a UK national, told us that the editors in Tehran do not dictate reporting topics or editorial line, but have set some reporting redlines (e.g., no PJAK or gas cut-off stories, no scenes of Turks drinking alcohol). [...]	2008-02-12 05:36:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR TU
08ISTANBUL79	REDISTRICTING THREATENS OPPOSITION ENCLAVES IN [...] (SBU) The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) intends to redistrict Istanbul before the 2009 March local elections in hopes of weakening further the opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) power in Istanbul, according to Kadikoy Mayor Selami Ozturk. In both statements to the pre [...]	2008-02-12 14:22:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU
08ISTANBUL83	Vast Oil and Gas Potential in the Black Sea Asserted by [...] (SBU) The Black Sea holds sizable oil and natural gas resources according to the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) President and Chairman Mehmet Uysal. In a meeting on the margins of the Clean Energy Conference on January 29 with U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Assistant Secretary Alan Hegb [...]	2008-02-14 08:19:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET TU
08ISTANBUL85	THE D8 AND IRAN: EVEN WORSE THAN "BUSINESS AS [...] (C) Summary: A tour d,horizon with the Secretary General of the "D8 Developing Countries" revealed an organization trying to find its niche in a crowded arena of multilateral economic organizations. The Secretary General has high hopes of using the D8 to foster "growth and developing across t [...]	2008-02-15 15:36:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PINR ECON IR TU OIC
08ISTANBUL96	UPDATE ON A TURKISH PROFESSOR'S PLANS TO OBSERVE [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary: A Turkish professor plans to return to Iran on March 12 with five other election experts to quietly observe the March 14 Majles elections. He will portray the visit as a follow-up to past academic exchanges with Iranian counterparts, but once there he plans to divide his [...]	2008-02-23 07:46:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM TU IR
08ISTANBUL98	TURKISH MEDIA FIGURES DISCUSS HEADSCARF, POLITICS, [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Conversations between Consul General and top media representatives in Istanbul in January and February ranged from discussing the headscarf debate to the status of major political parties and the U.S. image in Turkey. Concern about suspension of important reforms an [...]	2008-02-27 05:24:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL PHUM PROP SOCI SCUL TU
08JAKARTA1000	PRO-PALESTINIAN CONFERENCE IN JAKARTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The University of Indonesia recently hosted an international conference on Palestinian-related issues. Members of the press, Indonesian Islamic parties and legislators, and some international guests--including anti-Israel rabbis--participated in the event. President Yudhoyono w [...]	2008-05-21 09:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL ID XF
08JAKARTA1001	BURMA -- ENGAGING INDONESIA ON DONOR CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Pol/C reviewed with the GOI points related to the May 25 UN/ASEAN Burma Donor Conference. GOI contacts took the points on board. Meanwhile, a National Democratic Institute (NDI)-sponsored p [...]	2008-05-21 09:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ID BM
08JAKARTA1002	INDONESIA - GLOBAL LAUNCH OF HARRISON FORD PSAS ON WILDLIFE [...] This message responds to reftel action request on the global launch of three television public service announcements (PSAs) on combating wildlife trafficking featuring actor Harrison Ford. 2. Post has been in discussions with Cinema 21, the largest Indonesian cinema network. Cinema 21 has [...]	2008-05-21 10:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KPAO ID
08JAKARTA1005	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS -- BREAKTROUGH IN TRAINING [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a major breakthrough in fighting trafficking in persons (TIP),senior officials from Indonesia's Manpower Ministry and the Overseas Manpower Protection Agency (OMPA) recently participated in [...]	2008-05-22 01:41:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ELAB ID
08JAKARTA1006	PAPUA -- KEY MINING TOWN AWAITS ELECTION RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Papua's Mimika District--the site of a giant mine owned by U.S. company Freeport-McMoRan--voted for local officials on May 19. The Election Commission is still counting the results. The race was heatedly contested and observers expect the losing side to challenge the results. [...]	2008-05-22 03:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM ID
08JAKARTA1007	INDONESIA: STRONG FIRST QUARTER GROWTH BUT RISKS MOUNT [...] (U) Summary. Indonesia's economy grew 6.3% (y-o-y) in response to strong internal and external demand as well as an increase in the rate of investment. Analysts attributed the strong performance in part to the lagged impact of looser monetary policy in 2007. The manufacturing sector recorded [...]	2008-05-22 05:11:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID
08JAKARTA1008	DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE AGAINST PLANNED FUEL PRICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Demonstrations took place at various sites in Indonesia on May 21 to protest the GOI's plan to raise the cost of fuel. During one raucous protest, police arrested some 27 protesters in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. The government is standing firm and the price ri [...]	2008-05-22 05:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ASEC ID
08JAKARTA1009	ASEAN SECRETARIAT VIEWS ON BURMA CONFERENCE [...] Summary. Post reviewed the Burma Donor Conference points with the ASEAN Secretariat. According to Dr. Anish Kumar Roy, Director of the Bureau of Resource Development and point person on the ASEAN task force to coordinate aid to Burma, the May 25 pledging conference will focus on the immediat [...]	2008-05-22 07:38:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ID BM
08JAKARTA1011	Indonesia - Delivery of BEP MOU Response [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 08:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY KNNP ENRG ID KTIA PARM
08JAKARTA1012	Indonesia - Receives The President's Global Food Security [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 11:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON EAID MD TBIO
08JAKARTA1013	Request To End Food Staple Export Restrictions Aide Memoire [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 11:19:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON MD TBIO
08JAKARTA1014	Agricultural Biotechnology As A Tool To Fight Hunger AIDE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 11:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON MD TBIO
08JAKARTA1015	AMBASSADOR MARCIEL DISCUSSES ASEAN, ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary. During their May 8 meeting, ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan told Ambassador Marciel that getting relief to the Burmese people as soon as possible is his top priority. Marciel emphasized that the United States government's focus is to get aid to those in need and that the [...]	2008-05-23 00:37:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1017	NDI SPONSORS VISIT OF BURMESE EXILES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and local NGO's sponsored a visit by Burmese exiles to Jakarta this week. At the opening of a photo exhibit on Burma's plight, speakers--including the exiles--highlighted the regime's failure to allow humanitarian relief to reach cyclone [...]	2008-05-23 05:28:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO ID BM
08JAKARTA1018	IAEA CONVENTION RE NUCLEAR DAMAGE -- INDONESIAN [...] (U) This response requests additional information -- Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) On May 22, Charge discussed U.S. ratification of the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) with Desra Percaya, Director for International Security and Disarmament at the Department [...]	2008-05-23 06:37:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP ENRG IAEA ID
08JAKARTA1020	EAST KALIMANTAN -- RESOURCE-RICH PROVINCE PREPARES [...] (C) SUMMARY: East Kalimantan Province, one of Indonesia's richest provinces in terms of natural resources, goes to the polls May 26 for its first ever direct gubernatorial elections. The race is close. The indigenous Dayak people--perhaps 10 percent of the population--could prove a key swi [...]	2008-05-23 08:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PINS ID
08JAKARTA1021	INDONESIA - MAY 23 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. At a May 13-14 Tangerang Trilateral technical meeting, Tangerang local and district health and veterinary officials reported on current activities, including a launch of a public awareness campaign to stop the spread of bird flu. Tangerang authorities will conduct a USDA-funded [...]	2008-05-23 08:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
08JAKARTA1022	INDONESIAN FONMIN TO ATTEND BURMA CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission delivered ref A demarche to Indonesian government and ASEAN Secretariat officials on May 23. The GOI agreed that Burma must allow international assessment teams to reach people in need and promised to press the point during the May 25 UN-ASEAN conference in Rangoon. F [...]	2008-05-23 09:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ID BM
08JAKARTA1023	INDONESIAN CABINET POISED TO RAISE FUEL PRICES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cabinet will meet on May 23 to finalize fuel price increase and related pro-poor social spending plans, according to press reports. Although the Government of Indonesia (GOI) has not proposed any specific implementation date for these proposals, officials have stated that [...]	2008-05-23 09:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN ID PGOV
08JAKARTA1028	Aceh Update and Fourth CoSPA Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari visited Aceh and Jakarta and pronounced his satisfaction with progress in the peace process while noting concerns regarding rising crime in the province. These concerns were echoed by General Supiadin and FKK Chair Gen Amirrudin who hig [...]	2008-05-27 06:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON SOCI ID
08JAKARTA1030	SCENESETTER FOR CHAIRMAN MULLEN'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Mullen's May 28-30 visit to Jakarta builds on solid progress in our bilateral military-military relationship over the past two years. Democratic reforms have made Indonesia a different country from Suharto's military-dominated fiefdom. Dramatic TNI reform since 1998 ha [...]	2008-05-27 07:00:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1032	FUEL PRICE HIKE SPARKS DEMONSTRATIONS, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI announced fuel price hikes of roughly 30 percent early May 24. In a bid to cushion the blow, the government began a cash transfer payment program to poor families later that day. The price hike sparked some demonstrations by students and there were some arrests, but th [...]	2008-05-27 09:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ASEC ID
08JAKARTA1033	INDONESIA STILL VULNERABLE TO RISING OIL PRICE [...] (U) Summary: Government of Indonesia (GOI) senior economic adviser Chatib Basri stated that the GOI raised the price of subsidized fuel on May 24 to stop smuggling, restore confidence within the international investor community and increase the amount of government funds available for social sp [...]	2008-05-27 10:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID

08JAKARTA1041	SOLDIERING ON -- HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Relations between Indonesia's Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) and the military are improving slowly. There has also been some recent progress on military accountability. In related news, the Indonesian legislature (DPR) announced that it is set to review a bill that would [...]	2008-05-28 08:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PHUM ID

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