Please appriciate a good move,It was not question of truth or lie,It was only a matter of over reacting with American support. A matter of fact that we could never perform well due to without merit selected beuorocracy and induction of ever unfit army personals.
Poor man, got fired for speaking the truth! Hail Pakistan!:)
Let me know if Sherry is fired too 
Re: Mahmood Ali Durrani Fired
From what I have been reading there is fight brewing between the president and the PM. This guy stayed on b/c of his contact with Zardari (remember he was Mushrraf's ambassador to the US). The guy was suppose to be the PM adviser, but he was acting more like watch dog for Zardari to look over the PM. Also, Gilani never liked the guy, but b/c of Zardari he let him stayed on. So, when the Gilani got reason/excuse to get rid of him he did it. Let see what happens now.
Re: Mahmood Ali Durrani Fired
^^
What abou the statement made by him. Was it truthful or plain lies.
What abou the statement made by him. Was it truthful or plain lies.
Yes, it was the truth, as Sherry Rehman has confirmed that Kasab is a Pakistani.
An interesting analysis. It does appear Pakistan has handled the situation badly. Has this dented Pakistan credibility?
Truth and lies
There is, quite evidently, a sense of gloating in India after the fiasco that led to the dismissal of the prime minister’s national security adviser. The Indian media has been pointing out that Pakistan, initially, attempted to hide the truth. It has been insinuated that Mr Gilani’s angry response to Maj-Gen (r) Mehmud Durrani’s admission of Ajmal Kasab’s nationality belies a desire to cover up the truth.
All this does little good to Pakistan. Its credibility, which is already not high, has been damaged further. In the days ahead, New Delhi can be expected to try and capitalise on this as far as possible. Its tactics of keeping up the pressure will no doubt continue.
Pakistan has, through a lack of communication or mismanagement or possibly both, managed to work itself into an even tighter spot than before. Perhaps, from all that has happened, it will realise that the truth is often a wiser strategy than lies. This is particularly true when Ajmal Kasab’s links to Pakistan had already been exposed in a series of media revelations.
Islamabad needs to work out how best to compensate for the damage that has already been done. Its relations with India now become a little more complicated.
It will be easier than before for Indian officials to claim Islamabad’s assertions are not necessarily accurate or that it is not willing to come clean regarding involvement in Mumbai.
So far there has been a lack of any great display of acumen by the Islamabad leadership. Kasab’s identification as a Pakistani national makes it all the more imperative that it proceed with good sense, make no attempt to hide facts that are bound to surface anyway and do what is possible to restore its standing as a responsible nation ready and willing to fight the scourge of terrorism.
Re: Mahmood Ali Durrani Fired
^^ nice one
he should have been relieved of his post if prime minister feels like exerting his authority but that was humiliation and not good
Rising tension between Zardari and Gilani
Will Zardari fire Gilani? All is not well between Zardari and Gilani. Zardari is upset over Durrani firing.
LAHORE - The angry sacking of National Security Adviser Mehmud Ali Durrani by the Prime Minister further confirms reports about chinks in the armour of the PPP-led government. Gilani was so furious when he saw a report about Ajmal Kasab being a Pakistani citizen on a private TV network that he rang the channel to find out about the source.
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When told that none other than Durrani was the one, he ordered his immediate sacking and asked the channel to run the story. Mr Durrani’s admission that he was asked by his boss, the President, to go public on Kasab’s identity added a new twist to the tale.
The same evening after watching the news of the sacking of his top adviser on television, Mr Zardari rang the Prime Minister requesting him to keep it on hold and back Durrani’s leak. But Gilani refused to budge and ordered the notification nevertheless. Mr Gilani who is in a belligerent mood these days has reportedly confided in close friends that he would not compromise on the national interest.
Lately he has also been referring to the rules of business which bestow all powers on the Prime Minister under the 1973 Constitution despite Musharraf’s 17th Amendment.
All is not well between Zardari and Gilani. Only last month the Prime Minister sacked his Secretary Establishment when he transferred a Grade-22 officer without his approval. Even the Information Minister after her SMSs to certain news agencies about Kasab’s Pakistani identity has been politely reminded where the buck stops.
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Kasab’s origins were not a very well-kept secret as New Delhi and Washington were quick to claim that he was from Pakistan since the very day he was captured. When the London Observer scooped the story after its correspondent visited Kasab’s village early last month and interviewed his father the world media including Pakistan’s own quickly picked it up.
Despite this Islamabad was in a constant state of denial. Instead of sticking to President Zardari’s original statement that he could not rule out non-state actors being involved in the Mumbai carnage, Islamabad decided to deny which was ultimately undeniable. In the final analysis, everybody from the President to the hapless Foreign Office spokesman had a lot of egg on their face thanks to the verbosity of a fly-by-night operator originally employed for services rendered. Ironically the national security adviser made the security breach. How secure can citizens of Pakistan feel when the state of affairs has hit such a rock bottom?
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PM felt left out, I got the axe: Durrani
PM felt left out, I got the axe: Durrani
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Opens his heart to The News; says Benazir promised to make him national security adviser; spurns allegation of working for US; explains his role in Gen Zia’s fateful visit to Bahawalpur
By Tariq Butt
ISLAMABAD: Sacked national security adviser Maj-Gen (retd) Mahmud Ali Durrani says he did not transgress the “official brief” while speaking on Ajmal Kasab’s nationality and believes that perhaps he was made a scapegoat.
He gave his side of the story in detail in an interview to The News, the first ever to any print or electronic media outlet, which took place at his Golf Road Rawalpindi residence on Monday. Probably, Durrani said, the prime minister felt “left out” in taking key decisions, and this might be a reason for his dismissal.
This implied that Gilani apparently feels irritated over the fact that it is the Presidency where all major decisions are being taken whereas it should be the prime minister’s office for such national business.
“The prime minister had every right and authority to send me home, but the way he did it was not nice although otherwise he is a fine gentleman. I wish him success,” Durrani said adding, “The way I was sacked … I was painted as if I have committed a grave crime.”
He said that it was decided at the highest-level, meaning the president, in consultation with the premier security agencies that it was in Pakistan’s supreme national interest to admit Kasab’s Pakistani nationality before others started harping on it, leaving Islamabad with no choice but to own up. He said the principal security organisations had briefed the president about Kasab’s nationality before he had talked about it.
Durrani said when, on Jan 7, he was sent packing, he had also approached the prime minister’s office to talk to Gilani but had received no response.
He said through an official letter issued on the directive of the prime minister in December, it was decided that only the national security adviser, the foreign minister and the information minister have the authorisation to speak on the “evolving situation” with India in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attack.
“Thus like others, I had also been authorised to talk about the issue as decided at the highest-level. I often consulted with Information Minister Sherry Rehman in this connection,” he said. The former adviser said Zardari phoned him and regretted his dismissal. He would not say, but, according to a report, the president, during the telephonic conversation, twice apologised to Durrani for the treatment meted out to him. He said Zardari sympathised with him.
Durrani would not say, but it is believed that the president expressed the view during the talk that Gilani was “pumped up” by some people in Lahore on the day of Durrani’s sacking that provoked him to instantly announce the dismissal in a rare fashion.
Durrani said a week or ten days before his removal, an Indian TV channel had asked him about his response saying that the Pakistan Foreign Office has confirmed Kasab’s nationality, to which, he said, he stated that if they have declared so, this might be correct and the terrorist could be a Pakistani national.
Re: Mahmood Ali Durrani Fired
This American soldier is still sure that he will be back soon.
How did this "American soldier" become "National Security Adisor" in first place?
dont worry, he will be awarded "Godfrey's Mind of Steel Award" :)
This American soldier is still sure that he will be back soon.
You might wanan direct this question to the dictator that is enjoying protocols and VVIP treatment in the west on his tour.
This American soldier is still sure that he will be back soon.
How did this American soldier become NSA though?
This American soldier is still sure that he will be back soon.
Please enlighten us how he becomes NSA in first place if he was an american or western agent. Even Benazir was called American agent.. now.. sub ko shuba/shaam bb yaad ati hai..
Its funny how Pakistani's are treated like dogs in the world and still they didn't understand whats the problem with them ..
You might wanan direct this question to the dictator that is enjoying protocols and VVIP treatment in the west on his tour.
Don't worry .. Elected government & lairs movement will do something about him.. i hope !