The Dawn of Karachi reported on September 29 as follows:"Military operations against militants have been a mixed bag of successesand setbacks; however no timeframe could be given with regard to the ongoingcampaigns, sources in the military said. ‘It is a continual operation. It isnot going to end in 2008 and it is not going to end in 2009. Don’t beoptimistic, as far as the timeframe is concerned. It is a different ground andit will take some time’, military sources said in a media briefing."Thus, as the DGMO, Pasha has had a colourless record. That, despite this, he hasbeen posted as the DG, ISI, shows his closeness and loyalty to Kayani, who hadtaken him for his secret meeting with Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman, US JointChiefs of Staff, on board a US Aircraft Carrier, on August 26,2008, and not LtGen.Nadeem Taj.