What happened to the Rishi Sunak I knew at school?
Reports say that Zardari announced today that he is in contact with political parties to form the next government. One of his chiefs said, “The PPP is not a solo flight, we will take everyone along with us.”
A press conference by American Senators John Kerry, Joe Biden and Chuck Hagel is just finishing in Islamabad. The last said, “We hope the new Government is committed to working with us.”
I wonder if they really care. The Washington Post reports this week that two Hellfire missiles struck Pakistani soil without that country’s official permission in January and killed an al-Qaeda commander. The operation, say US officials, “Involved an unusual degree of autonomy by the CIA inside Pakistan.” The Post writes:
“It is an approach that some U.S. officials say could be used more frequently this year, particularly if a power vacuum results from yesterday’s election and associated political tumult.”
Americans don’t need to worry if their pal Pervez is off the scene; they’ll just do what they wanna do anyways!
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