Perceptor Security & Governance Report (27 Feb-3 March 2012)

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 This weekly report has been compiled through inputs from media and security and governance reports from different sources and has been analyzed by experts available in The Perceptors group. The report aims at providing insight of security and governance issues to the decision makers.

1.      Casualties Facts and Figures - Week (27 Feb-3 March 2012)

*Note: In column ‘Nature of Incident’ above, gives maximum killed due to the incident.

2.      National Desk

a.      ‘Demolition of Osama compound completed’

b.      ‘Bln: Political, military leaderships not on same page’ : ‘The Bln media sandwiched between military and militants’ (THE NEWS)

c.      ‘Spymaster ‘not leaving’ ISI – Gilani to give Pasha 4th term’ (NATION)

d.      ‘16 killed in Khohistan sectarian attk by Jandullah, attackers were dressed in Army uniforms’

e.      ‘Air Marshal Tahir Raffiq Butt to succeed Rao Qamar Sultan as PAF Chief’

f.       ‘US to maintain ‘crucial ties’ with Pak: Clinton’

g.      Govt to go ahead with Iran pipeline: FM’

h.      Mil Coup was imminent, Mansoor Ijaz tells commission; US pilots, Pak ATC were in contact before Osama raid: Mansoor Ijaz’

i.        ‘Intelligence Agency people not superior to other citizens: SC’

j.       Brig Ali Khan plotted to seize power, bomb GHQ: says prosecution witness Major Sohail’

k.      Lethal weapons being air lifted via Pak: Gen Fraser’

l.        Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Bikram Singh all set to lead Indian Army’ (Nation)

3.    Intl Desk

a.        Study suggests drones kill far fewer civilians than many Pak believe (AP/WP)

b.        Bin Laden's House Demolished by Pak Authorities By Tom Wright. (WSJ)

c.        Britain begins preparations for Afghanistan withdrawal, Con Coughlin (Telegraph)

d.        Pentagon says ‘fundamental strategy’ in Afghanistan is sound, By Craig Whitlock (WP)

e.        Documents: India Blocked Kashmir Trials of Troops (AP/NYT)

f.         Bin Laden hideout: Leaks suggest Pak officers knew, Issam Ahmed (CSM)

g.        Clinton: Pak has ‘no basis’ to hold doctor who helped US ahead of bin Laden op (WP)

h.        Pak, India to Normalize Trade by Year's End (NYT)

i.          U.S. Secures New Afghan Exit Routes, By Nathan Hodge (WSJ)

j.         Afghan Policy—Suddenly in Serious Trouble (Bookings Institution)

k.        Waking up to the war in Balochistan, Amber Shamsi (BBC News)

l.          Fantasy and reality in Afghanistan, By Fareed Zakaria (WP)

m.      Northern route agreement will allow supplies to enter, leave Afghanistan, By Walter Pincus (WP)

n.        U.S. Threatens Pak: Drop Iran Pipeline, By Tom Wright (WSJ)

o.        US Congressional Resolution on Bln Creates Uproar in Pak, Brian Padden (VOA)

 4.    Governance Alerts

a.          Education:

·                        FDE and CADD baboos flouting PM’s directives on teachers up-gradation. (Natio

b.          Corruption: 

·                     Multi-billion FATA fund out of auditors’ reach. (Dawn)

·                     FIA official hiring private spies to blackmail companies; official demands bribes on pretext of tax evasion. (The Express Tribune)

c.          CDA:

·                     CDA fails to honour slain Minister Shahbaz Bhatt; no road or street of capital named after him despite President’s directive. (Nation)

·                     CDA and government reluctant to name road after Shahbaz Bhatti. (Pakistan Today)

d.          Others:

·                     Even President’s address is incomplete in ECP’s voter list. (Pakistan Today, Express)

·                     Violation of procurement rules: OGDCL awards gas contract at ‘exorbitant’ rates. (The Express Tribune, Express)

·                     Prime Minister sitting on PMIC letter urging probe into PIC scam. (News)

Comments:

• Security: The overall security situation shows improvement other than KPK where the figure of deaths in this week has suddenly shot up. Baluchistan seem to be coming under relative peace. The security situation in Punjab and Sindh for this week are encouraging. However increase in robbery, car lifting and mobile snatching continue to pose a continuous problem.
• Governance: The handling of governance issues by government seem to overtake the actual corruption issues. Minor problems which could have been avoided through smart civil services staff work have become media highlight.
•  Suggestion: The improving security situation is a clear indicator that  a close coordination between law enforcing, intelligence agencies and timely inputs provided to decision makers will make a difference. Accountability of department heads to provide an upward surge to the graph toward improvement.

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