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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07KARACHI755 |
SINDH GOVERNOR ON BHUTTO BOMBING AND INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Summary: On October 23, the Ambassador and Consul General (CG) met with Sindh Governor Ishrat-ul-Ebad. The Governor provided his official perspective on the security issues surrounding the October 19 attack on Pakistan People,s Party (PPP) leader Benazir Bhutto and the subsequent investi [...] |
2007-10-29 10:34:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PINR PREL PTER PK |
| 07KARACHI756 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH BENAZIR BHUTTO ON SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION OF KARACHI ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: During an October 23 meeting in Karachi, Pakistan People,s Party Chairman Benazir Bhutto told the Ambassador that she was dissatisfied with the government's investigation of the October 19 bombing that targeted her motorcade. The Ambassador noted we had absolutely no evidence anyone [...] |
2007-10-29 10:36:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PINR PREL PTER PK |
| 07KARACHI784 |
SINDH GOVERNOR SUMMONS THE CONSULAR CORPS TO HIGH [...] (C) Summary: On November 5, 2007, the Governor of Sindh summoned all Consuls General for a meeting to explain and justify the recent declaration of a State of Emergency. Within the one-sided conversation, the Governor touched upon press freedom, judicial activism, and how the abuse of freed [...] |
2007-11-06 12:30:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ASEC CASC PK |
| 07KARACHI861 |
MQM LEADERS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ELECTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leaders discussed their election plans at a meeting with the Consul General (CG) at their party headquarters on December 13, 2007. The MQM sees itself as a national party and will field candidates throughout Pakistan. Party leaders have been in [...] |
2007-12-14 06:26:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PK |
| 07KARACHI869 |
CONTINUING ORDEAL OF MUNIR MALIK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Supreme Court Bar Association President Munir Malik has been released from detention and hopes to travel from hospital to the UK for treatment of renal failure. Malik alleges that he is suffering due to abuse he received while in jail; the government claims this is a pr [...] |
2007-12-18 17:59:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PK |
| 08KARACHI141 |
MQM WORRIED ABOUT POST-ELECTION MANUEUVERING [...] (C) Summary: The Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) is concerned about any coalition formed by the Pakistan Peoples, Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). With PML-N publicly stating that it will not talk with the MQM, the MQM is crying foul and wants &respect8. It also claims t [...] |
2008-02-25 12:24:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI220 |
SINDH -- MQM LEADER SAYS PARTY LEFT OUT OF [...] (C) Summary: On March 14, Farooq Sattar, Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader, told the Consul General that his party has not been approached to participate as a coalition partner in either the national or Sindh provincial governments. He was not in favor of a blanket restoration of the j [...] |
2008-03-17 14:38:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PK |
| 08KARACHI357 |
KARACHI - STATE BANK RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-05 06:42:00 | Consulate Karachi | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETTC KNNP MNUC PREL PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI358 |
KARACHI -- SENATOR CASEY MEETING WITH STATE BANK [...] (C) Summary: On May 27, U.S. Senator Robert Casey (D- PA) and the Consul General (CG) met with State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr. Shamshad Akhtar. Dr. Akhtar said that the country's economy is suffering from rising oil prices and suggested creation of a lending pool for developing c [...] |
2008-06-05 06:44:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAGR EPET ECON PGOV PREL PK |
| 08KARACHI380 |
CODEL CASEY MEETS WITH KARACHI MAYOR [...] (C) Summary: On May 27, U.S. Senator Robert Casey and Consul General (CG) met with Karachi Nazim (Mayor) Syed Mustafa Kamal in Karachi. Kamal, a member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) political party, forecast a growing threat to Karachi from religious extremists and disagreed with th [...] |
2008-06-06 12:36:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EINV PK |
| 08KARACHI423 |
KARACHI - SEVEN BOMB BLASTS ROCK CITY [...] (C) Two people were killed and 65 others wounded, nine seriously, by seven bomb blasts that rocked predominantly Pashtun sections of western Karachi within a one hour span on the night of July 7, according to police and other sources. The neighborhoods, located 15 to 25 kilometers north of th [...] |
2008-07-09 08:35:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI451 |
KARACHI - TRANSPORTERS GO ON STIKE DEMANDING RATE [...] (C) Summary: Members of KarachiQs mass transportation union, the Karachi Transport Ittahad (KTI), went on strike on July 22 to demand provincial government approval of a fare increase to compensate for a sharp increase in fuel costs. The strike ended the same day after meetings between KTI [...] |
2008-07-26 13:49:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI ECON ENGY PGOV PK |
| 08KARACHI456 |
KARACHI - FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE VISIT IS CALM [...] (C) Summary: Former Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary arrived in Karachi on July 29 on a tour that also included Multan. Sources told Post that he came to convince former Sindh High Court judges not to take a new oath in order to be restored to the bench. Chaudhary was met [...] |
2008-07-30 17:55:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI462 |
KARACHI - FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE VISIT IS CALM [...] (C) Summary: Former Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary arrived in Karachi on July 29 on a tour that also included Multan. Sources told Post that he came to convince former Sindh High Court judges not to take a new oath in order to be restored to the bench. Chaudhary was met [...] |
2008-08-01 11:11:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI463 |
BALOCHISTAN - DERA BUGTI CONFLICT REIGNITES [...] (C) Summary: A July 19 bomb blast, claimed by the Balochistan Republican Army (BRA), killed a Pakistan Petroleum Limited engineer and several security officers and reignited a conflict between the GOP and Baloch nationalists in Balochistan,s Dera Bugti, Kohlu and Jarrarabad districts. The [...] |
2008-08-01 14:17:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI466 |
KARACHI - MUSHARAFF MEETS WITH BUSINESS COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary: The Consul General (CG) was briefed by Majyd Aziz, a Karachi textile manufacturer, who attended meetings between President Pervez Musharraf and the city,s business leaders during his August 1)4 visit to Karachi. Musharraf first held a private meeting on August 2 with a small gr [...] |
2008-08-05 06:29:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI467 |
QUETTA - GIRLS, SCHOOL BURNED [...] (U) An August 4 report in the Dawn newspaper pointed to &suspected Taliban militants8 as responsible for the destruction of a private girls, school in a Quetta suburb. The article, accompanied by a photograph of a destroyed computer laboratory, said that attackers had used petroleum to ignit [...] |
2008-08-08 06:17:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SOCI PK |
| 08KARACHI471 |
SINDH - DISRICT NAZIMS CONCERNED OVER FUTURE OF [...] (C) Summary: During a July 21-23 visit by the Consul General (CG) to upper Sindh province, four district nazims told her that they were concerned about dissolution of the local government system by the new Pakistan People's Party (PPP) led government. The nazims, all members of President M [...] |
2008-08-11 06:40:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PK |
| 08KARACHI472 |
BALOCHISTAN - ETHNIC VIOLENCE FORCES CLOSURE OF [...] (C) Summary: As a result of August 6 violence between Baloch and Pashtun student groups at three educational institutions in Quetta, the Balochistan Provincial Minister of Education ordered the closure of one university for five days and all colleges in the city until August 10. This was t [...] |
2008-08-11 06:40:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI477 |
SINDH - MQM TELLS KARACHI RESIDENTS TO ARM AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 8, Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain advised residents of two upscale Karachi communities to arm themselves against an impending takeover by Taliban forces. MQM critics accused Hussain of trying to exacerbate an ethnic dispute with the city's Pashtu [...] |
2008-08-13 08:33:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI479 |
SINDH ASSEMBLY ASKS MUSHARRAF TO ACCEPT ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: In a move spearheaded by the Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP), the Sindh Provincial Assembly voted 94 ) 0 on August 13 to ask President Pervez Musharraf to agree to resign or face impeachment if he fails to win a vote of confidence on his re-election from his electoral college (all [...] |
2008-08-16 11:39:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI483 |
SINDH - GUNFIRE HITS MOTORCADE OF NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: A motorcade carrying National Assembly Member (MNA) Haider Abbas Rizvi, a member of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) political party, and his family was struck by gunfire on August 17. Neither Rizvi nor any of his family members were hurt, but a police officer escorting the [...] |
2008-08-20 05:53:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI484 |
SINDH - GUNFIRE HITS MOTORCADE OF NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: A motorcade carrying National Assembly Member (MNA) Haider Abbas Rizvi, a member of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) political party, and his family was struck by gunfire on August 17. Neither Rizvi nor any of his family members were hurt, but a police officer escorting the [...] |
2008-08-20 06:46:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI488 |
SUBJECT: KARACHI - BOMB BLAST TARGETS POLICE [...] (SBU) About 11:45 am local time on August 23, Lyari Police Commander Umar Khitab was slightly injured and two of his bodyguards sustained unspecified injuries when a convoy carrying him from a police residential compound was struck by what appears to have been a remote controlled bomb secrete [...] |
2008-08-23 11:07:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI490 |
U.S.- SUPPLIED MILITARY VEHICLES DAMAGED IN KARACHI [...] (C) Summary: On August 24, one of two light military vehicles, loaded on a flat-bed truck and destined for a military post in Afghanisan, was damaged when unidentified attackers shot at several trucks in a truck staging area near Karachi Port. The likely motive for the attack is a transporta [...] |
2008-08-25 10:36:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ELTN ETRD PGOV PREL PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI493 |
KARACHI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Karachi's Emergency Action Committee met on 08/26/2008 to discuss the ramifications of the attack that morning on a U.S. diplomat in Peshawar. The discussion covered a review of Post's current security posture and modifications that will be implemented. The CG reminded the committee of [...] |
2008-08-26 10:49:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI495 |
BALOCHISTAN - GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION THEN [...] (C) Summary: A protocol official with Balochistan's provincial government and the Governor's Public Relations Officer both confirmed on August 21 that Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfigar Ali Magsi submitted his resignation on August 20 to Acting Pakistan President Mohammedmian Soomro. Then, [...] |
2008-08-27 02:53:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PK |
| 08KARACHI497 |
SINDH - KARACHI TRANSPORTERS STRIKE EXPOSES [...] (S) Noor Khan Niazi, newly elected President of the Karachi Goods Transport Ittehad (KGTI), told EconOff on August 26 that his union had reached an agreement with the GOP and called off a long-haul truckers strike that had threatened to stall USG goods shipments to Afghanistan (reftel A). A [...] |
2008-08-27 08:54:00 | Consulate Karachi | SECRET | PGOV ELAB ELTN ETRD PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI501 |
SINDH - KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE HITS 33 MONTH LOW [...] (SBU) Summary: Share values on the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) plunged to a 33-month low by the end of trading on August 27, to close at 9,144.93, down 285.36 points for the day. Despite media reports of civil unrest outside the exchange, police and KSE officials confirmed there was no vio [...] |
2008-08-28 14:27:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PK |
| 08KARACHI502 |
SINDH - SUKKUR CHURCH STILL SUFFERING CONSEQUENCES [...] (C) Summary: During a visit to Sukkur, in upper Sindh, the Consul General (CG) met with a Catholic priest on July 21 to ascertain the extent of reparations to his church after a mob burned it in a 2006 riot. The priest told the CG that promised provincial government assistance to rebuild th [...] |
2008-09-02 02:01:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PHUM PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI506 |
SINDH - SUKKUR CHURCH STILL SUFFERING CONSEQUENCES [...] (C) Summary: During a visit to Sukkur, in upper Sindh, the Consul General (CG) met with a Catholic priest on July 21 to ascertain the extent of reparations to his church after a mob burned it in a 2006 riot. The priest told the CG that promised provincial government assistance to rebuild th [...] |
2008-09-02 09:43:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PHUM PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI512 |
KARACHI - MARKET MAY DROP, GOP REFORMS HELPING BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an August 30 dinner, Karachi businessman and Honorary Consul for Yemen Ikhtiar Baig, a confidant of GOP Finance Minister Naveed Qamar, spoke to the Consul General (CG) about the proposed USD 6 billion Saudi Arabia credit for deferred oil payments. A leading stock broker and [...] |
2008-09-05 08:57:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI ECON EFIN PK |
| 08KARACHI519 |
HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETING WITH THE CHIEF MINISTER OF [...] (U) Summary: Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt on August 20 met Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Chief Minister, Sindh Province, and selected senior provincial officials. The Secretary discussed the resurgence of polio in Sindh province and steps the provincial government neede [...] |
2008-09-10 06:14:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAID PGOV PK SOCI KOCI |
| 08KARACHI520 |
KARACHI - SECRETARY LEAVITT MEETS WITH AGA KHAN OFFICIALS [...] (U) Summary: Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt met with senior Aga Khan University (AKU) faculty and administration members during his August 20 visit to Karachi. AKU officials discussed nursing programs and Pakistan's ongoing efforts to train health care professionals. [...] |
2008-09-10 06:18:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAID PGOV PK SOCI KOCI |
| 08KARACHI548 |
KARACHI EAC MEETING 09/30/2008 [...] (C) The Karachi Emergency Action Committee met on 09/30/2008 to discuss the ramifications to Post security of the threat information connected with the anticipated visit of SecState to Pakistan. Consul General Kay Anske chaired the meeting. In attendance were RSO, RAO, MGT, CON, OBO and MSG. [...] |
2008-09-30 09:20:00 | Consulate Karachi | SECRET//NOFORN | AMGT ASEC PGOV PTER PK |
| 08KARACHI582 |
SINDH - PML-N PLANS SINDH REORGANIZATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sindh Vice President of the Pakistan Muslim League ) Nawaz (PML-N) told the Consul General (CG) on October 16 that his party plans to reorganize the Sindh provincial party structure. The restructured party will include some former Pakistan Muslim League (PML) politicians a [...] |
2008-10-25 13:18:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PK |
| 08KARACHI583 |
KARACHI PRISON VISIT: JONATHAN (AZAM) CHAMAN [...] (SBU) On October 15, 2008, Consular Officer (ConOff) visited American citizen Jonathan Chaman (DPOB: 6 December 1973, Pakistan) in Central Prison Karachi. Mr. Chaman told ConOff that his treatment is good and had improved since the visit by the Consul General in July 2008 (reftel). He made [...] |
2008-10-27 08:14:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC JONATHAN CHAMAN |
| 08KARACHI586 |
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN SINDH AND BALOCHISTAN PROVINCES [...] (C) Summary: With the exception of the Ahmadi sect, most religious minorities in Sindh and Balochistan find the provincial governments supportive - to varying degrees - and do not report official discrimination. Urban communities tend to be more tolerant of religious minorities than rural [...] |
2008-10-28 10:26:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV PK |
| 08KARACHI589 |
BALOCHISTAN - DEADLY EARTHQUAKE STRIKES RURAL AREAS [...] (SBU) Summary: A series of earthquakes struck districts in northern Balochistan on the morning of October 29. While very little concrete information is available at this point, media reports indicate that at least 160 have been left dead while District officials estimate some 300 to be inju [...] |
2008-10-29 17:00:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV PK |
| 08KARACHI590 |
BALOCHISTAN - UPDATE ON BALOCHISTAN EARHQUAKE [...] (SBU) The Ziarat District Nazim, Delawar Khan Kakar, told Post this evening that the death toll from the earthquakes is now estimated to be over 180. He said that he expects that figure to rise as relief workers gain access to more remote areas, as they are now beginning to do. According to [...] |
2008-10-29 17:01:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV PK |
| 08KARACHI600 |
SINDH - DESPITE GOP CLAIM POWER OUTAGES CONTINUE IN [...] (SBU) Summary. An official with the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) disagreed with a GOP statement that the frequent power outages had ended on November 1. Members of Karachi's major trade associations agreed with his assessment, but expected the frequency of the outages to decrease - [...] |
2008-11-10 11:49:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV ECON PK |
| 08KARACHI627 |
ETHNIC VIOLENCE SHAKES KARACHI [...] (C) Summary: Up to 50 people have been killed in violent ethnic riots between Pashtuns and Mohajirs since November 27. While the specific action that sparked sporadic attacks is unclear, the ruling Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) movement has been warning for months of the increased 'taliba [...] |
2008-12-03 14:10:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SOCI PK |
| 08KARACHI636 |
KARACHI - STOCK EXCHANGE DIRECTOR FEARS MASSIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 11, the Managing Director of the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) forecast a massive decline in stock values once the KSE price floor is removed, which he said could be as soon as December 15. According to him, Morgan Stanley has notified KSE that it will remove Pakis [...] |
2008-12-11 11:43:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV SOCI PK |
| 08KARACHI653 |
PROCTOR AND GAMBLE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Patterson traveled to PakistanQs largest city, Karachi, to attend the groundbreaking of a new Proctor and Gamble (P&G) factory in Port Qasim with Karachi Consul General on December 18. P&G will hire 700 new employees to work in the plant and estimates it may help [...] |
2008-12-24 08:01:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV SOCI PK |
| 08KARACHI654 |
KARACHI NEIGHBORHOOD STRUCK BY "OIL RAIN" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Eastern Karachi area of Korangi experienced what residents are calling "oil rain" on Wednesday night, December 17. A pipeline carrying crude oil that passes through the neighborhood from the nearby Port of Karachi was damaged by maintenance workers from Sui Southern Gas [...] |
2008-12-24 10:32:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV SOCI PK |
| 08KARACHI91 |
PASHTUN POLITICAL LEADER KILLED IN KARACHI [...] (C) Summary: On February 6, gunmen killed the Sindh Deputy President of the Awami National Party (ANP), Fazlur Rehman Akakhel. Almost immediately after, Pashtuns in Karachi took to the streets, creating mayhem in certain neighborhoods and traffic jams everywhere. In a separate incident, t [...] |
2008-02-07 09:19:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK |
| 09KARACHI102 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH BALOCHISTAN GOVERNOR [...] (C) During a March 19 meeting with the Ambassador, Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Khan Magsi suggested targeting new USG development assistance at improving water resources and agricultural productivity. Magsi, a tribal chief, downplayed the benefit of building schools and hospitals for [...] |
2009-03-30 01:58:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PK |
| 09KARACHI105 |
BALOCHISTAN - AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INSPECTOR [...] (S) During a March 19 meeting with the Ambassador and Rear Admiral Michael LeFever, Chief of the Office of the Defense Representative in Pakistan (ODRP), Major General Saleem Nawaz Khan, Inspector General of the Frontier Corps Balochistan (IGFC-B) said he needed additional resources and time [...] |
2009-03-30 05:56:00 | Consulate Karachi | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL PK |
| 09KARACHI110 |
CONSULATE KARACHI - LESSONS LEARNED - CRISIS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-01 10:03:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC PK |
| 09KARACHI111 |
BALOCHISTAN - NATIONALISTS SKEPTICAL ABOUT ZARDARI OFFER [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-02 08:40:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PK PREL PTER |
| 09KARACHI112 |
SINDH - PIA PLANS NEW AIRPLANE PURCHASES BUT CAA [...] (C) Summary: In a March 24 meeting, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Managing Director Aijaz Haroon told Islamabad Econ Counselor and Consular Officials that his airline hopes to purchase new Boeing aircraft and add new routes in the coming year. Haroon also said PIA, aided by lower fue [...] |
2009-04-03 10:02:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ETRD PREL PK |
| 09KARACHI113 |
KARACHI EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS THREATS IN KARACHI. [...] (C) Summary: The Consulate Karachi Emergency Action Committee met on April 3 to discuss threat reporting pertaining to U.S. Diplomats in Pakistan and Karachi, as well as changes in the security profile at the hotels used by the Consulate. Present were ACG/MGT, POL/ECON/CON, RAO, RSO, IMO, CLO [...] |
2009-04-03 11:27:00 | Consulate Karachi | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PGOV PTER PK |
| 09KARACHI12 |
KARACHIITES PROTEST ISRAELI ACTIONS IN GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 11, a group of protestors estimated to number at least 700, gathered to express disapproval of recent Israeli military actions in Gaza. Police clashed with the demonstrators and were able to disperse the crowd before they approached the Consulate. Further protests aga [...] |
2009-01-12 10:10:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PK |
| 09KARACHI130 |
SINDH - ETHNIC TENSIONS BREWING [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-14 04:15:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PK PTER |
| 09KARACHI131 |
BALOCHISTAN - PROTESTS ROIL PROVINCE AFTER [...] (C) The mutilated bodies of Baloch National Movement (BNM) General Secretary Ghulam Mohammad and two other Baloch nationalists were found near the southern Balochistan city of Turbat on April 8. The discovery sparked violent unrest in many urban centers throughout Balochistan, including prote [...] |
2009-04-14 04:38:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK |
| 09KARACHI135 |
SINDH: THARPARKER DISTRICT: MORE THAN JUST THAR [...] (SBU) Summary: In a visit April 4 to Sindh province's southeastern district of Tharparker - most notable as the location of the Thar coal fields - it was evident that any plans to develop Thar must include sufficient capital to address critical infrastructure needs. Many roads in the provinc [...] |
2009-04-16 13:05:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TAGS |
| 09KARACHI136 |
SINDH - MARINE LIFE ALONG PAKISTAN'S COAST IN JEOPARDY [...] (SBU) Industry and government officials are concerned over the state of Pakistan's marine life, an issue that could affect the livelihoods of thousands along the country's coast. They claim that the fisheries are threatened by increased toxic waste, illegal fishing, mangrove deforestation, an [...] |
2009-04-18 06:59:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS SENV EIND PGOV ECON PK |
| 09KARACHI138 |
SINDH - THE GANGS OF KARACHI [...] (S) Summary: The police in Karachi are only one of several armed groups in the city, and they are probably not the most numerous or best equipped. Many neighborhoods are considered by the police to be no-go zones in which even the intelligence services have a difficult time operating. Very f [...] |
2009-04-22 11:52:00 | Consulate Karachi | SECRET | PTER ASEC PGOV PK |
| 09KARACHI139 |
SINDH - PAKISTAN INNAUGURATES FIRST WIND FARM [...] (SBU) On April 19, Prime Minister Gilani officially inaugurated the Zorlu Wind Power Project, Pakistan's first wind farm. Located in Jhimpir, Sindh this commercial project is currently capable of generating 4.8 megawatts (MW) of power, but is expected to generate 300 MW by the end of 2010. [...] |
2009-04-24 04:48:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV PGOV ECON PK |
| 09KARACHI145 |
BALOCHISTAN - WHAT MAY BE BEHIND THE CURRENT [...] (C) Often violent unrest over the killing of three Baloch leaders continued in Balochistan over the past week. Nationalist political parties led protest rallies and militant nationalist groups claimed credit for violence, including a rocket attack on a Frontier Corps (FC) camp. Some nationali [...] |
2009-04-27 05:04:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR PK |
| 09KARACHI151 |
KARACHI - AIRLINES ALERTED TO CHECK FOR H1N1 AT KARACHI [...] (SBU) While there are currently no reported cases of H1N1 "swine flu" in Pakistan, the government is beginning preparations in case the virus arrives via international travelers. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has increased monitoring of inbound passengers to check for those wit [...] |
2009-05-01 02:48:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO SOCI EAID PK |
| 09KARACHI152 |
SINDH - ETHNIC VIOLENCE ESCALATES [...] (SBU) Ethnic violence erupted again in Karachi and has left at least 30 people dead and more than 50 injured. The fighting between the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Awami National Party (ANP) has sent tremors throughout the city as more violence is anticipated. Schools remained closed o [...] |
2009-05-01 05:35:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PK |
| 09KARACHI168 |
KARACHI --- ALL QUIET ON MAY 12 [...] (SBU) Summary: After weeks of tense negotiations and anticipation of violence, May 12 appears to be passing without incident. The local holiday declared by the Provincial government, coupled with a heavy visible police presence throughout the city has effectively kept the peace. End Summary [...] |
2009-05-13 02:37:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PK |
| 09KARACHI169 |
KARACHI - STOCK EXCHANGE SHOWS LITTLE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) - 100 Index ended the week of May 8 at 7,129.51, essentially flat over the previous week's close of 7,198.68. Overall market capitalization decreased slightly to $26.41 billion from $26.66 billion, with net foreign portfolio investment outflow [...] |
2009-05-13 06:17:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PK |
| 09KARACHI173 |
BALOCHISTAN: AALI BUGTI NAMED SARDAR OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: After three years of a leadership vacuum, the Bugti tribe has a new leader. Aali Bugti, the grandson of the late Nawab Akber Bugti, returned to Dera Bugti after three years of exile and was named Sardar in a ceremony held May 19. His return and ascendancy to leadership of th [...] |
2009-05-20 03:34:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PK |
| 09KARACHI18 |
TALIBAN INFLUENCE IN BALOCHISTAN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-20 04:30:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK |
| 09KARACHI194 |
KARACHI - POLITICAL KILINGS INCREASE [...] (SBU) Almost fifty political workers, mainly from MQM-H, have been killed in what appear to be targeted assassinations, in Karachi over the past week. On Sunday alone, ten workers from various parties, but mainly Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) died. Political parties blame Muttahida [...] |
2009-06-10 08:53:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PK |
| 09KARACHI195 |
KARACHI -STOCK MARKET DOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE)- 100 Index ended the week of June 5 at 6,894.62, 5.25 percent down from the previous week's close. Overall market capitalization decreased to $25.32 billion, with net foreign portfolio investment outflow of $12 million. Continued fears regardi [...] |
2009-06-10 11:19:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PK |
| 09KARACHI209 |
KARACHI - STOCK MARKET REMAINS FLAT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE)-100 Index ended the week of June 19 at 7,039.73, essentially flat over the previous week's close of 7,059.48. Overall market capitalization increased slightly to $25.74 billion, with net foreign portfolio investment inflow of $1.3 million. Inv [...] |
2009-07-02 08:09:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PK |
| 09KARACHI21 |
SINDH - ABRAJJ DELAYS INVESTMENT IN KESC UPGRADES [...] Summary: Dubai-based Abrajj group, the new owner of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) (ref E), has yet to carry through on its promise to invest up to USD 350 million to upgrade the power company's crumbling distribution and generation systems, leading many to speculate about the seriousne [...] |
2009-01-21 01:12:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EFIN PK |
| 09KARACHI211 |
KARACHI - ONGOING POWER OUTAGES LEAD TO CALLS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Electricity supply, a perpetual problem in Karachi, deteriorated further as demand increased in the summer heat of May. Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) resorts to load shedding and several major interruptions to the power supply have caused protests in the city and serio [...] |
2009-07-02 10:38:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ENRG ECON PK |
| 09KARACHI222 |
SINDH/KARACHI: LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO BE DISSOLVED [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Gilani's announcement that Local Government (LG) will be dissolved in August and Administrators appointed, with the understanding that the government will hold elections when the law and order situation permits, has changed the political landscape in Karachi and S [...] |
2009-07-14 08:43:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PK |
| 09KARACHI24 |
KARACHI - STOCK MARKET CONTINUES DOWNWARD TREND [...] (SBU) Summary: Driven by foreign investor portfolio divestitures, a need for funds to meet margin calls, and decreased institutional investing, the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) - 100 continued its downward trend during the week of January 19 - 23, losing 9.21 percent to close at 4,929.54. Ne [...] |
2009-01-26 04:50:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PK |
| 09KARACHI255 |
BALOCHISTAN - Baloch Nationalists Threaten Hostage Lives [...] (SBU) Summary: A Baloch militant nationalist organization, the Baloch Republican Army (BRA), kidnapped eleven laborers and nineteen policemen on July 30, 2009. The hostages were taken in retaliation for an alleged Frontier Corps (FC) crackdown and arrest of several hundred Baloch youth agit [...] |
2009-08-05 02:14:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PK |
| 09KARACHI26 |
BALOCHISTAN - TERRORIST GROUP CLAIMS CREDIT FOR [...] (SBU).Sunnai extremists from the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi terrorist organization claimed credit for the January 14 killing of four Shi'a police officers and the wounding of three others in Quetta. Six of the officers were members of the minority Shi'a Hazara community, whose leaders claim that viol [...] |
2009-01-28 03:24:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PK |
| 09KARACHI27 |
SINDH - IRAN SEEKS TO ESTABLISH EXPORT BANK IN [...] (C) Summary: The Iranian Consul General in Karachi told the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) that his country plans to establish an export promotion bank in the city, a move that appears to have KCCI support. According to a media report, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) would [...] |
2009-01-28 03:24:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PK |
| 09KARACHI28 |
BALOCHISTAN FACING ENERGY SHORTAGE [...] (C) Summary: Balochistan is facing a severe energy shortage that threatens to impact agricultural production and businesses. Many Baloch lack confidence in the GOP to resolve their problem, even as the GOP formulates plans to tackle it. Beset by energy crises in other, more populated and w [...] |
2009-01-28 12:41:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENGY SOCI PGOV PK |
| 09KARACHI330 |
BALOCHISTAN - HR COMMISSION DESCRIBES TARGETED KILLINGS, [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan's Human Rights Commission (HRCP) told Pol Off the situation in Balochistan is deteriorating, with continued reports of targeted killings, political kidnappings, and an increasingly present and powerful Taliban. The HRCP has publically called for a "demilitarization" of Ba [...] |
2009-10-23 02:44:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KCRM KCRS PK |
| 09KARACHI34 |
BALOCHISTAN - AMERICAN UNHCR OFFICIAL KIDNAPPED [...] (SBU) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Quetta Office Director John Solecki was abducted near his residence in Quetta by armed attackers at around 9:15 AM on the morning of February 2. Solecki, a U.S. citizen, was leaving for work when assailants fired upon his vehicle, mortally [...] |
2009-02-03 06:47:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER PGOV UNHCR PK |
| 09KARACHI342 |
BALOCHISTAN - MEETING WITH COAL MINE OWNERS [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 16 meeting in Quetta, mine owners said coal mines are the province's largest employer, with 100-250 thousand employees. Owners described the difficulty in finding markets for their ore, attracting investment, and operating in areas of lawlessness where violence and [...] |
2009-11-03 12:07:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ENRG ECON PK |
| 09KARACHI349 |
BALOCHISTAN - MEETING WITH QUETTA-BASED TRUCKING FIRM [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 16 meeting in Quetta, trucking firm GSM said a majority of their shipments go to Iran, with Pakistani rice the most common of a limited range of goods. Conversely, Iran ships a wide range of goods to Pakistan, including paraffin, kerosene, and industrial chemicals [...] |
2009-11-05 11:36:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELTN ETRD MARR PGOV IR PK |
| 09KARACHI351 |
KARACHI VISAS, OPEN FOR BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a 14-year hiatus, ConGen Karachi resumed nonimmigrant visa operations on November 5, for business travelers from Sindh and Balochistan Provinces. While initially limited to ninety interviews per week to balance security and staffing requirements, this demonstration of [...] |
2009-11-06 10:09:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT PK |
| 09KARACHI361 |
KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE - REFORMS, HOPES, CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of Pakistan's 2008 financial collapse, the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) is introducing viable leverage products and debt liquidity, implementing stringent safeguards against market manipulation, and pursuing demutualization - through decoupling exchange ownership and tr [...] |
2009-11-16 04:33:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ECON PK |
| 09KARACHI362 |
KARACHI - MQM'S STUDENT-WING AS LEADERSHIP TRAINING GROUND [...] (C) Summary. Poloffs met November 6 with Syed Waheeduzzaman, Chairman of APMSO, which he described as the "mother-wing" of MQM. APMSO provides traditional student support in schools and Universities across Sindh and plays a major role in the day to day operations of MQM by identifying and prov [...] |
2009-11-16 04:47:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KCRM KCRS PK |
| 09KARACHI387 |
KARACHI - NATIONAL AIRLINE FLOUNDERS AS PRIVATE CARRIERS [...] (C) Summary: While Pakistan's national carrier, PIA, has been operating at a loss for years, Pakistan's private carriers are seeing profits increase and are cautiously preparing to expand - particularly into the Middle Eastern market. PIA executives blame reduced travel demand and unfair compe [...] |
2009-12-14 06:16:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PGOV ECON PK |
| 09KARACHI396 |
SUICIDE BOMBING DURING MUHARRAM PROCESSION IN KARACHI - [...] (SBU) Summary: A suicide bomber attacked a Muharram procession in Karachi on December 28. Preliminary reports indicate 25 dead and 82 wounded. Following the initial explosion, marchers attacked security personnel and vehicles. Leaders from all political parties are calling for calm in the [...] |
2009-12-28 15:24:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PK |
| 09KARACHI397 |
MUHARRAM VIOLENCE IN KARACHI [...] (C) Summary: Three days of Muharram procession violence in Karachi culminated on December 28 with a suicide bombing that killed at least 43 people and sparked rioting leading to extensive property damage. Political leaders urged calm, but tensions remain high throughout the city. End summary [...] |
2009-12-29 12:28:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PTER PK |
| 09KARACHI398 |
BALOCHISTAN - CONFLICT BETWEEN BALOCH SEPARTISTS AND [...] (C) Summary. The 25 October assassination of Balochistan Education Minister Shafiq Ahmed Khan and the 18 October grenade attack upon Provincial Information Minister Yonous Mullahzai represent the continuation of an ongoing Baloch separatist campaign of intimidation and targeted killings. Thes [...] |
2009-12-31 02:04:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KCRM KCRS PK |
| 09KARACHI42 |
BALOCHISTAN - SHI'A HAZARA PARTY LEADER SLAIN [...] (SBU) Sunni extremists purportedly from the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi terrorist organization claimed credit for killing the Chair of the Hazara Democratic Party in Quetta on January 26. This marks the third prominent assassination of members of the minority Shi'a community in January, the latest in [...] |
2009-02-07 12:27:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI PK |
| 09KARACHI45 |
SINDH - IRANIAN AMBASSADOR AND IRANIAN CONSUL [...] (C) Summary: During a January 31 meeting in Karachi, the Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan, Mashallah Shakari, and the Iranian Consul General to Karachi, Masoud Mohammad Zamani, adopted different tones when discussing Iran's relations with the West. While Shakari appeared to mute his criticism [...] |
2009-02-09 07:08:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PK |
| 09KARACHI49 |
SINDH - IRAN OFFERS PAKISTAN ELECTRICITY, [...] (C) Summary: During a January 31 meeting co-sponsored by the Pak Iran Friendship society in Karachi, the Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan claimed that his country has offered 1,135MW of energy to Pakistan, an offer he said that could double. He said that poor transmission infrastructure in Ba [...] |
2009-02-11 11:53:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV IR PK |
| 09KARACHI53 |
SINDH - UNRESOLVED DEBT ISSUE COULD SHORT-CIRCUIT [...] (C) Summary: In a January 27 meeting Karachi Electrical Supply Company (KESC) Managing Director Naveed Ismail told the CG that the Dubai-based Abrajj Group may not finalize the purchase of KESC unless the Government of Pakistan (GOP) assumes a debt that could run as high as $1.06 billion to t [...] |
2009-02-12 07:27:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EFIN EINV PK |
| 09KARACHI59 |
BALOCHISTAN - SUNNI CLERIC TV PERSONALITY GUNNED [...] (SBU) Unknown gunmen killed Maulana Iftikhar Ahmed Habibi, a moderate Sunni cleric and television personality, in Quetta on February 18. Habibi, shot on his way to appear on a television program, was an advocate of harmonious Sunni ) Shi'a coexistence and had spoken out against recent killin [...] |
2009-02-24 03:03:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL PHUM PK |
| 09KARACHI61 |
SINDH - WILL THAR COAL FINALLY MATERIALIZE? [...] (C) In a series of meetings in February, Embassy and Consulate EconOffs have heard Thar coal development described in both hopeful and skeptical terms. Sindh officials claim confidently that Pakistan is "three years away" from mining operations in Thar, adding that China and South Korea both [...] |
2009-02-25 09:27:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENGR EINV EFIN ECON PREL PK |
| 09KARACHI63 |
SINDH - KARACHI POLICE CONCERNED ABOUT AFGHAN [...] (S) Summary: On February 10, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Karachi Police told Post and Bilal carrier that security procedures for U.S. Military bound shipments to Afghanistan were inadequate. He asked that all carriers responsible for moving U.S. military (USM) equipment from K [...] |
2009-02-25 11:51:00 | Consulate Karachi | SECRET | ELTN PTER PK |
| 09KARACHI67 |
SINDH - KARACHI POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN [...] (C) Summary: Security forces in Karachi suffered casualties during a botched operation against a criminal gang in the Sohrab Goth area of the city. Different Pakistani officials have made different claims as to the reason for, and results of, the operation ) including a claim that the gang p [...] |
2009-02-27 10:09:00 | Consulate Karachi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER PK |
| 09KARACHI68 |
KARACHI - CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY FRUSTRATED BY [...] (C) Summary: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Deputy Director General Sajid Habib told EconOff on February 13 that Pakistan's airline industry wanted a response from the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) to an industry request to fly direct flights to the U.S. He invited U.S. carrier [...] |
2009-03-02 06:22:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ETRD PREL ECON PK |
| 09KARACHI72 |
BALOCHISTAN - NATIONALIST PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL SHOT [...] (SBU) A radical Islamic group and a new Baloch nationalist group have both claimed responsibility for the February 23 shooting of Balochistan's Provincial Secretary of Mines and Minerals Jan Mohammad Dashti. The terrorist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed it shot Dashti, an intellectual and au [...] |
2009-03-05 11:37:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PK |
| 09KARACHI73 |
BALOCHISTAN HEATS UP [...] (C) Summary. At a February 9, telephonic press conference in Quetta, fugitive Baloch nationalist leader Brahamdagh Bugti threatened to retaliate against the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government for its failure to end GOP military operations in Balochistan. This move comes after th [...] |
2009-03-06 05:52:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM SOCI PK |
| 09KARACHI74 |
SINDH - MQM HOLDS RALLY TO SUPPORT PPP, OFFER [...] (C) Summary: The Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) held a large rally in Karachi on March 1, in an apparent show of solidarity with Pakistan People's Party (PPP) anger over damage to Benazir Bhutto's Rawalpindi shrine and burning of her photos by supporters of Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim Lea [...] |
2009-03-06 12:31:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PK |
| 09KARACHI81 |
SINDH - PPP SECRETARY GENERAL RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary: Former Sindh Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Secretary General Nafis Siddiqui said that he tendered his resignation as the party's leader in Sindh after being passed over for a Senate seat because President Zardari has marginalized long-time PPP members in favor of his close allie [...] |
2009-03-14 09:18:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PK |
| 09KARACHI94 |
SINDH - PROVINCIAL DEPUTY SPEAKER UNHAPPY ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: On March 17, Sindh Provincial Assembly Deputy Speaker Shehla Raza, a member of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), told the Acting Consul General (ACG) that civil unrest forced her party to accept the reinstatement of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. According to her, the prior C [...] |
2009-03-20 09:13:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PK |
| 09KARACHI97 |
BALOCHISTAN - SUICIDE BOMBER HITS GIRLS' MADRASSA [...] (SBU) A suicide bomber narrowly missed leading Jamiat-e-Ulema-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) leaders, including the party's provincial head Mohammad Khan Shirani, during a March 2 attack on a girls' madrassa in the town of Pashin, Balochistan that killed five people. Shirani was the presumed target of t [...] |
2009-03-24 16:47:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PHUM PK |
| 09KARACHI98 |
BALOCHISTAN - CHIEF MINISTER RAISANI SPEAKS OUT ON [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-27 07:02:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PHUM PK |
| 10KARACHI15 |
KARACHI - AMBASSADOR MEETS MQM LEADERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 6 meeting, the Ambassador discussed wide ranging issues with leaders of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). MQM discussed the aftermath of the December 28 bombing and arson in Karachi, MQM's relationship with PPP, and the development needs of Karachi. END SUMMARY. 2. [...] |
2010-01-20 10:20:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PK |
| 10KARACHI23 |
KARACHI - TARGETED KILLINGS ESCALATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Since June 2009, politically motivated targeted killings have been the norm in Karachi. The advent of the new year brought an escalation of the violence, and points to potential fissures in the ruling coalition. End summary. ---------------------- New Year, New Violence -- [...] |
2010-01-26 11:44:00 | Consulate Karachi | SECRET | PGOV PTER KCRM PK |
| 10KARACHI34 |
KARACHI: VISAS VIPER EAC [...] (SBU) Per reftel, AmConGen Karachi's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on February 4 to discuss the Visas Viper program. The Consul General, and Visas Viper Coordinator, chaired the meeting and attendees included: POL, ECON, MGMT, RSO, PAS, RAO and CONS. 2. (SBU) The Consular Officer [...] |
2010-02-08 01:17:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS ASEC PTER PINR PK |
| 10KARACHI40 |
KARACHI: MQM AND PPP SPAR OVER LAW AND ORDER, LOCAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The debate over the future of local governance in Sindh Province continues without resolution, while the current local government's tenure expired in October 2009. The terrorist attack in Karachi on Ashura, and several recent periods of elevated targeted killings in the city hav [...] |
2010-02-09 10:40:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PK |
| 10KARACHI42 |
KARACHI: LG RESOLUTION LEAVES MUCH TO BE RESOLVED. [...] (U) SUMMARY: Concluding an internal deadlock, the Sindh Assembly tabled the Sindh Local Government (Amendment) Bill on February 15, 2010. After many heated exchanges, negotiations and a delay of nearly a year, the amendment received unanimous support for Chief Minister appointed 'Administr [...] |
2010-02-18 06:59:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PK |
| 10KARACHI46 |
S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL - KARACHI SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) ConGen Karachi submits seven project proposals for the S/GWI small grants initiative for women's political, economic and social advancement. The programs detailed below address themes of Education, Climate Change, Gender-based Violence, Economic Opportunity and Political Empowerment in t [...] |
2010-02-20 05:10:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY PK |
| 10KARACHI47 |
SUKKUR, PAKISTAN: LOOKING TO THE USG FOR SUCCOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a February 2 visit to Sukkur, the business, education and communication hub of Upper Sindh, PolOff attended the inauguration of a USAID funded initiative. In separate meeting, Hindu minority leaders discussed professional discrimination and their ongoing security concern [...] |
2010-02-22 03:14:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PK |
| 10KARACHI53 |
KARACHI: NEW SINDH ADMINISTRATORS NAMED [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Sindh Assembly on February 22 announced the appointment of administrators to oversee local government until the May 2010 party-based elections. Replacing Karachi Nazim Mustafa Kamal (MQM) is District Coordination Officer Lala Fazal ur Rehman, and replacing Hyderabad Nazim Kan [...] |
2010-02-25 06:46:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PK |
| 97KARACHI1443 |
TALIBAN REP ON NARCOTICS AND BIN LADEN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DOUGLAS B. ARCHARD, CONSUL GENERAL, AMCONGEN KARACHI. REASON 1.5(D). ...SUBJECT: TALIBAN REP ON NARCOTICS AND BIN LADEN Â [...] |
1997-08-21 12:33:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NARC PTER AF PK |