Awaz Apni

Awaz Apni Islamabad: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani dismissed his national security adviser Mehmood Ali Durrani on Wednesday following weeks of tension with India in the aftermath of an attack by militants on Mumbai.A statement from the prime minister's office said Durrani had been sacked "for his irresponsible behaviour for not taking the prime minister and other stakeholders into confidence, and a lack of coordination on matters of national security."Durrani, a retired general, became national security adviser to the nine-month-old civilian government having formerly served as ambassador to Washington when army chief Pervez Musharraf led the country.

Awaz Apni ISLAMBAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani was called on President Asif Ali Zardari here on Thursday; later American ambassador Anne W. Peterson also met the president, Awaz Apni reported.The PM and Zardari discussed the situation following the dismissal of Advisor of PM on National Security Mehmud Ali Durrani.Sources said the PM in the meeting defend his discission of firing Durrani, who was sacked for his irresponsible behaviour for not taking the Premier and other stakeholders into confidence and creating lack of coordination on matters of national security.Peterson exchanged views concerning the tension between Pakistan and India and the current regional security situation.Sources said, in the meeting she urged Pakistan to take special measures to break up the network of banned outfits involved in Mumbai incident after the conformation of Ajmal Kasab’s nationality. However, president’s spokesman Farhat Ullah Babar has never conformed the meeting as yet, held between...