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US has plans to invade Pakistan's northwest region

WASHINGTON: The United States has plans ready to invade northwest Pakistan which it believes hosts the command centre of al Qaeda, according to a sensational soon-to-be- published book. The book is called America's Secret War: inside the hidden worldwide struggle between America and its enemies, and its author is George Friedman, founder and chairman of the generally well-regarded news and analysis service, Stratfor. According to him, "The United States will threaten Iran with war if it aids al Qaeda. The United States will have to invade northwest Pakistan. There are plans for this already. In addition, if Pakistan collapses due to an invasion, the United States and India will have to jointly occupy Pakistan. The end game is Pakistan." Dr Friendman, in answer to a question, said, "Stratfor said in December 2003 the campaign is being planned (to invade northwest Pakistan). In February 2004, a spokesman for the Pentagon said they are going into Pakistan. Since then we have been carrying out small-scale incursions for months. The war can't end until the command cell of al Qaeda is destroyed that is located in northwest Pakistan but it (the invasion) has been delayed by manpower shortages." khalid hasan

Kiyani has worked with us in Afghanistan in the hunt for valuable targets

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Lt Gen Kiyani made ISI DG, 7 promoted as lieutenant general

By Rana Qaisar

ISLAMABAD: As a follow-up of promotions at the top army level, President General Pervez Musharraf on Sunday promoted seven major generals to lieutenant general and appointed Rawalpindi Corps Commander Lt Gen Ashfaq Kiyani as Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General (DG).

As a consequence of General Ehsanul Haq and General Ahsan Saleem Hayat's promotion as JCSC chief and vice chief of army staff (VCOAS), Multan Corps Commander Lt Gen Muhammad Akram and Gujranwala Corps Commander Lt Gen Javed Hasan and National Defence College (NDC) Commandant Lt Gen Tariq Waseem Ghazi are expected to seek pre-mature retirement for being superseded.

Of the seven newly-promoted major generals, the president has appointed Maj Gen Afzal Muzaffar as Multan Corps Commander and Maj Gen Muhammad Sabir as Gujranwala Corps Commander. These officers will take charge of their new appointments on wearing the rank of lieutenant general.

The president, who is also Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has also transferred Quetta Corps Commander Lt Gen Shahid Hamid and appointed him as NDC Commandant. Lt Gen Hamid will be replaced by Maj Gen Hamid Rab Nawaz. Maj Gen Athar Ali will replace Karachi Corps Commander Ahsan Saleem Hayat, promoted to VCOAS. These officers will also assume charge on wearing the rank of lieutenant general. Maj Gen Salahuddin Satti has been promoted to Lt Gen and replaces Rawalpindi Corps Commander Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani, now ISI DG.

Other two-star generals who have been promoted are: Maj Gen Waseem Ahmad Ashraf, and Maj Gen Imtiaz Hussain. General Ashraf has been appointed Adjutant General to replace Lt Gen Faiz Jilani, who is retiring, and General Hussain has been appointed Director General Weapons and Equipment.

However, it is yet to be seen whether National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Lt Gen Munir Hafiz and Bahawalpur Corps Commander Lt Gen SP Shahid seek pre-mature retirement or not, or they prefer to go home on their actual retirement dates.