US and the Pak army struck a deal!

As I mentioned in several posts on chowk FP and UP, the US and the Pak army have struck a deal apparently as reported by Asia times. Atime is a dubious source however this report looks real.

The intersesting part is that Iran is ready to help with NATO supplies that have been completely stopped as the Pak army is taking necessary action in the Khyber Pass to clean up the militants from the area.

Read the story here.

Pakistan's spies reined in

By Syed Saleem Shahzad

"KARACHI - Two major events are likely to mark the beginning of 2009 and decide the new rules of war and peace in the region. In Pakistan, the foremost is curtailing the powerful military dominated intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and the second is the unveiling of a new strategy in Afghanistan.

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Meanwhile, NATO is looking to protect its supply lines and might have found assistance from Iran, which would reduce its dependence on Pakistan, where supply lines have come under heavy attack.

Non-military supplies, including food and oil, could go from the Iranian port of Chabahar overland to Afghanistan, where a new road in the west of the country has been completed despite an unprecedented number of attacks by the Taliban. "

I guess mission accomplished..Mumbai chapter closed! Poor Indians were just the sacrificial lambs. I feel bad for them.