Gilani reverses earlier criticism of military

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. —AP photo ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf raza Gilani on Wednesday appeared to back down from a confrontation with the military, moving away from remarks made earlier that it had acted unconstitutionally in supporting a court investigation of a controversial memo. “I want to dispel the impression that the military leadership acted unconstitutionally or violated rules,” said Gilani, according to state television. His comments appeared to be a bid to defuse tensions between the country’s civilian leaders and the powerful military and came a day after a high-level meeting with the military to...

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Maryam Nawaz Sharif "PTI is to be 'in our shoes'!!"

@MaryamNSharif The whole exercise of PTI is to be 'in our shoes'!! ...

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Air Force Leaders Say Strategy Calls for F-22, F-35 Capabilities By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2012 – Fifth-generation fighter aircraft are key to America maintaining domain dominance in the years ahead, Air Force officials said here today. Lt. Gen. Christopher D. Miller, deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and programs, and Maj. Gen. Noel T. “Tom” Jones, the service’s director for operation capability requirements, said the technology – exemplified in the F-22 and F-35 – assumes greater importance in combating growing anti-access, area-denial capabilities. The generals...

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