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PESHAWAR: Just a few weeks ago, 11-month-old Shaista was pulling herself up, giggling as she took her first wobbly steps with the helping hand of her teenage mother.
Then the polio virus struck and Shaista was no longer able to stand, her legs buckling beneath her weight. Today, her mother cries a lot and wonders what will become of her daughter in Pakistan's male-dominated society, where a woman's value is often measured by the quality of her husband.
"The largest polio virus reservoir of the world," is in Peshawar, in northwestern Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan, according to WHO.
The same genetic sequencing found that 12 of the last 13 new polio cases in Afghanistan originated in Pakistan. Just last week, a 3-year-old was diagnosed with polio in the Afghan capital of Kabul, the first case since 2001.
Neighbour India, with a population of 1.2 billion, has been polio-free for three years. Fearful that Pakistan could wipe out that achievement, India is demanding that Pakistani visitors provide proof of vaccination.
I am sure that in the Land of False Degrees they will now start Fabricating "Polio Inoculation Certificates!
Underlining the danger that Pakistan poses to achieving that goal, Al-Dhayi said there are 350,000 Pakistani children in just one small area of the country who have not been vaccinated — and it takes only one child left unvaccinated to reverse global gains against the disease.
It has been impossible to eradicate the polio virus from Peshawar, says Shah, because people from the heavily infected tribal regions that are off limits for health workers arrive daily in the city, bringing with them a fresh outbreak.
The tribal regions "are producing so many cases and the (tribal people) travel regularly", he said.
>>Mahesh Bhatt said Nayar’s emotional epicentre lay in Pakistan. “He has a kind of glow whenever he visits this country”.
I'm sure it may have already occurred to some on the forum, but this may have something to do with the penchant that Pakistanis have for stuffing light bulbs up the rear ends of all and sundry... in this case, they may have been looking for his emotional epicentre.
"Fact finding" committee in-charge finally found the fact, pakis can die violent izzlamic death if they step outside their home in karachi.
[url=httpxxx://tribune.com.pk/story/678929/mqm-facts-finding-committee-incharge-gunned-down-in-karachi/]MQM fact finding committee incharge gunned down in Karachi[/url]
Senior Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) office bearer and Incharge of the party’s Facts Finding Committee (FFC) Mushtaq Ahmed was gunned down Tuesday evening in the Federal B Area of Karachi. The MQM confirmed his death.
The 40-year-old was targeted by armed motorcyclists when he stopped at a shop near his residence. According to his friend Ahmed had gone to buy cigarettes after watching the first innings of the Pakistan-Bangladesh cricket match in the Asia Cup.
Assailants opened fire at him just after Ahmed after he reached the shop.(Baki ingliss is superior to yindian english)
Anindya wrote:Have never understood the fascination of "some" Indians with Pakistani roots (and in the case below of a Pakistani Hindu) to have a delusional opinions about the genocidal people of Pakistan - why is Islamo-pandering so strong amongst Hindus who have seen the true nature of this ideology in Pakistan?
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Cognitive dissonance: the mind can't grasp the sheer scale of evil and wickedness, therefore takes refuge in the delusion that it was all some mistake, and these perpetrators must be fundamentally good.
I suspect that these people had a kind of idyllic upbringinging in old Lahore, sheltered from exposure to the wickedness humans are capable of. Today they may be 80+ years old in body, but their psyche has remained stuck at 8, a time of happiness and security.
You can call it the "say it ain't so" syndrome.
This is one of the ways in which the mind retains functional sanity after experiencing such massive trauma.
JE Menon wrote:>>Mahesh Bhatt said Nayar’s emotional epicentre lay in Pakistan. “He has a kind of glow whenever he visits this country”.
I'm sure it may have already occurred to some on the forum, but this may have something to do with the penchant that Pakistanis have for stuffing light bulbs up the rear ends of all and sundry... in this case, they may have been looking for his emotional epicentre.
Nayar Sahib, Like Rajinder Sacchar of Sacchar committee, have openly said that his family would have converted and stayed in Sialkot. They Believed in One Piir over there and not practicing Dharmic path. But then their neighbors had peaceful idea to teach them the art of blissful Dhimma which made the family run to the border. Sacchar family too rushed to India once old KAcchar B.S, Sacchar realized he wont have any political power in Lahore Mandi. Nehru made him CM of Joint Punjab.
It is known that, in 1958, the then General Ayub Khan circulated a questionnaire amongst a select few to comment on the ideology of Pakistan. However, it is not known what prompted him to do so. Out of the nine questions, the first question asked by General Ayub Khan was, “What is the Aideology of Pakistan?” Before answering this question, one should read the second question: “What kind of socio-economic order does the ideology aspire to establish?” In the second question, there was no mention of the words ‘political order’. Perhaps it was required that the response should be focused on the socio-economic domain only. Moreover, in the second question, there were at least two underlying assumptions: the ideology aspired to establish an order and that order would be a socio-economic order, not a political one. It is apparent that the original idea was to establish a new socio-economic order but the idea of founding a new political order clicked later on. The third question is also important: “How should the state be brought into conformity with the ideology?” One may argue that the word ‘state’ means the words ‘political order’. However, the word ‘state’ cannot be defined in terms of the ‘political order’ because the meaning of the word ‘state’ may be the ‘country’ or it may be the ‘government’, which is formed after a political order is defined or established. Moreover, the (third) question was based on at least two assumptions: the state of Pakistan was, somehow, not functioning in conformity with the aideology of Pakistan and that the status of non-conformity was producing certain adverse effects. Hence, there was need for a mechanism to bridge the gap.
The fourth question was this: “What are the duties of the state to the individual and of the individual to the state in terms of the ideology?” This question was based on an assumption that the ideology would answer issues pertaining to the state-individual relationship. Moreover, the question was also a declaration that the constitution of 1956 had failed to address the issues related to the state-individual relationship. The fifth to ninth questions were these: “What is the significance of fundamental rights according to the ideology?” “What does the ideology recommend for realising the ideals of the national solidarity and territorial integrity of Pakistan?” “What constitutes an ideal citizen in the context of the ideology?” “How can the offensive of Hinduism against the ideology be combated?” and “How can the goal of complete self-reliance or self-sufficiency be secured through alignment and bilateralism?” Taken together, the last eight questions were the guidelines on which the answer to the first question should be given. Moreover, the last eight questions reveal that the originator of the questionnaire already had an idea of the kind of ideology he was asking about. Additionally, the last two questions were about political relations at the regional and international levels.
Before 1958, it was known that Pakistan was founded on the basis of the two nation theory. However, after 1958, it was said that Pakistan was founded on the basis of the ideology of Pakistan. It is not yet known why people of all hues failed to discover the ideology of Pakistan before 1958. Likewise, it is not yet known what was missing in the Objectives Resolution of 1949 to necessitate the discovery of the ideology of Pakistan. Equally, it is not known that had the ideology of Pakistan been discovered before 1949, what the shape of the Objectives Resolution would have been. Similarly, it is not yet known how the 1971 debacle can be seen in the context of the ideology of Pakistan. Also, it is not known what the future of the two nation theory is in the presence of the Aidology of Pakistan. After the discovery of the ideology, a new political order was disseminated in certain ways. First, General Ayub Khan became a role model for the next military chiefs to devise ways that could be sanctified through the religious (or sentimental) route to justify their takeovers and prolong their stay in power. Secondly, the concept of pan-Islamism was rationalised and perhaps legalised. Third, the ideological frontiers of Pakistan were constructed and the military took upon itself the task of defending those borders. Fourth, a crop of sycophants surfaced, which supported military actions of all sorts by forwarding religious justifications. Now, in 2014, a group of Pakistanis is trying to convince another group that the Objectives Resolution already overshadows the rest of the constitution. A ceasefire has been declared between them to mull over this point.
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is seeking one billion dollars for Pakistan in its budget proposals for fiscal 2015, which were sent to Congress on Tuesday.The $3.9 trillion budget package includes $46.2 billion to fund the State Department and US Agency for International Development. US assistance for other countries, including Pakistan and Afghanistan, comes from this fund. The budget proposals set aside $5.1bn for programmes in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. This too is a significant reduction from previous years. The $1bn sought for Pakistan includes $280 million for supporting Pakistani security forces. The rest is economic assistance. A document released by the White House describes “responsible transition” from “military missions to political and security support for a unified Afghanistan government” as one of the administration’s main goals in 2015. The United States plans to withdraw most of its troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year but intends to keep a small residual force if Kabul signs a bilateral security agreement. In its budget note, the White House says that it wants the Afghan government to take “full responsibility for its own future” as the US withdraws. . The war-funding measure is being delayed because the Afghan government has not signed a security pact. Despite US troop levels in Afghanistan falling 40 per cent between 2013 and 2014, the Pentagon’s spending request did not decline much. The Pentagon requested $88.5bn in 2013 and Congress approved $85bn in 2014, adding $5bn to the request.
KARACHI: The announcement of ceasefire by the Taliban was rendered ineffective within 48 hours of its announcement, said Kamran Khan in his programme ‘Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Sath’ {soon to be renamed as 'Bull cutlet with Kamran} on Monday.
Islamabad, which was considered to be peaceful and serene, is now not beyond the reach of the terrorists. The federal capital was shaken by the terrorist attacks while a military convoy came under a bomb attack in Landi Kotal in which two soldiers embraced martyrdom.
Kamran Khan said that a message that echoed across the world through Monday’s incident was that Islamabad is no longer the peaceful city that it was reputed to be. Islamabad is not beyond the reach of the terrorists. If this was the message the terrorists had intended to get across then it was heard loud and clear across the globe.
Faced with treason charges: Musharraf makes ‘personal request’ for travel abroad
Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has submitted an application – written in first person – to the special court, seeking permission to travel abroad for his own treatment as well as to attend to his ailing mother.
One well-informed politician once told me that for some reason, it was decided at the state level in the 1980s to raise one whole new generation of ‘entrepreneurs’, with one of the intelligence agencies tasked to identify the ‘right’ persons and then facilitate them to join our big business tribe. One such person was the Karachi banker, the infamous Younas Habib.
Arguing that Pakistan will remain a key player in counter terrorism post-2014, the U.S. has proposed $280 million in military assistance to the country, although it wants to cut civilian aid in an effort to acknowledge India’s concerns about misuse of the funds.
Marred by financial constraints, the Obama administration has proposed to substantially cut civilian aid to Pakistan to $446 million for the next fiscal year as against $703 million in 2013, which among other things the State Department argued aimed at improving ties with India.
Under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) category, the U.S. maintained $280 million in military aid to Pakistan for the fiscal year 2015 beginning in October 2014.
Given the ongoing transition in Afghanistan and continued terrorist attacks against civilian and military targets throughout Pakistan, FMF is essential to Pakistan’s efforts to increase stability in its western border region and ensure overall stability within its own borders, the Department said.
“The $280 million Pakistan requests will enhance the Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps, Air Force, and Navy’s ability to conduct counter insurgency (COIN) and counter terrorism (CT) operations against militants throughout its borders and will improve Pakistan’s ability to deter threats emanating from those areas, and encourage continued U.S.-Pakistan military-to-military engagement,” the State Department said.
Now that Pak "liberal" new outlets have stopped writing about Taliban, they have lot of free space on op-ed pages. Brace yourself for analysis after analysis about Indian elections. "Rise of fascist forces", "Indian society turning communal", "Hindu nationalist forces gain upper hand" etc etc..
What does it all mean for us? India-centric terror groups have naturally been our prime focus. However, they are a part of Pakistan’s larger terror conundrum, which we can ill-afford to ignore as an immediate neighbour. The success or failure of the Pakistani state in dealing with this existential threat would impact not only its own future, but also the security and stability of our entire region. What is needed is decisive and across-the-board military/police action against militant groups. An attempt to buy peace with the anti-Pakistan groups by offering them a secure foothold in a part of the country, for jihad outside Pakistan, will not succeed, because the prize they seek is the Pakistani state and there is the unbridgeable trust deficit between them and the army. That leaves us with the ongoing scenario of inaction and confusion. This can result only in greater instability in Pakistan, which will not leave us untouched. So, what can we do? An obvious answer is to keep our counter-terror machinery in top gear. Beyond that there are no clear-cut options.
Because of the nature of our relationship with Pakistan over the years, we have developed little positive leverage to influence Pakistan’s policy choices. However, there is now a growing and increasingly vocal section of people in Pakistan who are questioning the past policies of their country that have brought untold misery. They recognise that the use of terror against others has boomeranged on Pakistan and wish to engage with India constructively. They see the advantages of growing trade and economic links with India. Voices within this section of opinion have been questioning the wisdom of making a compromise with the Taliban. Such thinking must gain influence in Pakistan if it is to become a state at peace with itself and its neighbours { better served for creating as many assets as possible in Pakiland before the impending jihaadi deluge hits it }. Therefore, our policy must not overlook the need to engage with this constructive segment in Pakistan, even as we contain and counter the dangers emanating from there.
(Sharat Sabharwal is a Central Information Commissioner and former High Commissioner to Pakistan. The views expressed are personal.)
Apparently the court had about 50 policemen, half of whom were armed. As soon as the terrorists struck, all of them ran away without firing a single shot. So much for being TFTA.
Anybody being protected by Pakistan police should brown their pants.
Islamabad, March 5 (IANS) Pakistan's Interior Secretary Shahid Khan has said 42 threat alerts and 22 reports about a possible terror attack were communicated to the administration and police before a judge was killed in Monday's strike at a court here.
The secretary Tuesday told this to the Supreme Court of Pakistan, which has suo motu taken up the hearing on the attack on the Islamabad district court.
"The ministry of interior conveyed 42 threat alerts and 22 information reports to the chief commissioner of Islamabad and inspector general of police from Jan 1 to date," the daily Dawn reported Wednesday, citing the secretary's report in reply to Supreme Court Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani's query.
Naseer Kiani, president of the Islamabad District Bar Association, told the court that the response of police was very lukewarm and they were reluctant to fire upon terrorists.
The interior secretary said that all the terrorists walked through the three gates and the CCTV cameras inside the court premises were not functioning.
Islamabad:Lawyers representing Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a landmark treason case said on Wednesday they had been threatened with beheading and urged a new venue for the trial.
They also urged the court to let Musharraf, who last month became the first former army chief to appear in court for treason, to go abroad for medical treatment.
The handwritten letter, seen by AFP, said: "Dear Sirs, we request that the three of you stop representing Musharraf otherwise we will destroy your children and behead all of you."
It was signed by the "people of South and North Waziristan".
Musharraf, who ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008, is reviled by Islamist militants for joining the US-led "war on terror" and survived two assassination attempts by them.
ISLAMABAD:Pakistan, once largely poppy free , has now become one of the main drug transit states in the world, with 40 per cent of the world’s opium supply moving through the country. This was stated by Cesar Guedes, representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime while launching “The Drug Use in Pakistan 2013 Survey Report” here on Tuesday.
With an increase in production of drugs in the country, the highest levels of use are seen in the provinces which border the principle poppy-cultivating areas in neighboring Afghanistan. An estimated 6.7 million adults in Pakistan have used drugs in the past year, 78 per cent of whom are men and 22% are women.
Cannabis — in its purified form, hashish — was found to be the most commonly used drug in Pakistan, with by 3.6 per cent of the adult population, or four million people listed as users.
Opiates, namely opium and heroin, are used by almost one per cent of overall drugs users, with 860,000 chronic heroin users.
In Pakistan today, almost a quarter of the population is estimated to be living on less than $1.25 a day. The barriers preventing access to structured treatment are exceptionally high. An estimated 4.25 million individuals thought to be drug dependent in Pakistan are in dire need of professional treatment. However, the available structure has just 1,990 beds available for drug treatment and can cater to less than 30,000 drug users a year.
The report also states significant difference in consumption patterns by drug type are observed among men and women.
While men are more likely to use cannabis and opiates, prescription drugs abuse is dominated by women.
Some 67 per cent of women resort to misusing opiate-based painkillers, 25 per cent use tranquillisers and sedatives, while eight per cent are using other drugs which are readily available in pharmacies.
Lilo wrote:
Because of the nature of our relationship with Pakistan over the years, we have developed little positive leverage to influence Pakistan’s policy choices.
(Sharat Sabharwal is a Central Information Commissioner and former High Commissioner to Pakistan. The views expressed are personal.)
Overall I thought this man's views are accurate, but I would like to put it to BRFites that there was no chance of our developing positive leverage with Pakistan no matter what we did.
Pakistanis were demanding a kind of nation that can only be represented by the Taliban, and as long as it was not yet there they tried to show how moderate and secular they are and that their deficiencies were because of lack of Islamic piety. Now the piety is coming to bitey their backsides and they don't know what to do. They can't even pretend to be secular now as they used to do.
The writer tries hard to look balanced but it is actually a big towel being thrown in. Donot fight Taliban as we may not win the war. Let us talk to them and implement sharia or whatever else they want. Our interests must be paramount
Now that the pendulum is swinging back on the required track for a war to eliminate the Taliban, we need to analyse some of the consequences of such an action. The biggest question will be sustainability in terms of financial and other resources, tied in with the duration required and the size of operation needed. Knowing that NATO has not been able to eliminate the Taliban and al Qaeda after 12 years, with over 150,000 troops deployed and around $ one trillion spent, what do we think of our chances? With NATO forces already thinning out and a not-too-friendly government in Afghanistan and a porous border that troubles the US will now trouble us in reverse.
We must expect heightened violence in our cities as terrorists will want to attack our soft underbelly where it hurts most. The thinking that operations in Waziristan will lead to a reduction in violence within the country is faulty; the enemy will always go for your weakest part. The Afghan Taliban’s sympathies and support will be with the TTP. We should not take for granted that they are beholden to us; their goals are motivated by extreme religious beliefs and their agenda is for an Islamic Emirate in the region beyond Afghanistan.
When we look at it dispassionately, we must recognise that economically we are in dire straits. An operation of this nature will further disrupt the economy, create more debt and inflation and further impoverish an already burdened populace. We have suffered a lot as a nation over the last 35 years; we need to bring closure to this chapter, heal our wounds and strengthen our socio-economic structure, enabling us to look forward to the future. Above all else, our interests must be paramount. Nobody is advocating surrender, nor is there the slightest hint of following any such route, but serious negotiations are the only sensible way to protect our interests. We must talk, persuade, cajole and understand their point of view. After all, why have they reached this extreme level of disenchantment with their own country? What has been our attitude towards the tribal areas and how has the pernicious Political Agent system oppressed them, denied their rights and impoverished them? Why is FATA’s representation in the National Assembly so rigged that every time they join up with whosoever is the ruling party? Why can we not merge FATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and provide them all the rights, privileges and responsibilities available to the rest? After all, a government must accommodate the just demands of the people and reject what is either unconstitutional or unjust.
Petty and unprincipled politics are ruining Pakistan. Let us rise above to heal wounds and not inflict more injuries by following senseless policies of confrontation at the behest of others.
Knowing that NATO has not been able to eliminate the Taliban and al Qaeda after 12 years, with over 150,000 troops deployed and around $ one trillion spent, what do we think of our chances?
What did (does) Pakistan fancy its chances against India if it cannot fancy its chances against the army of the rag-tag Islamic Emirate of Waziristan ?
I think that this guy who has written this op-ed piece is a Talibani himself who is cleverly masquerading as a well-meaning analyst while he is seeding the suspicion of defeat at the Talibani hands, issuing veiled threats of violence engulfing Pakistan and is shifting the blame on the US which is the usual Talibani ruse. Look at his justification for killing the 23 captured FC soldiers by the Taliban. Initially the Taliban denied then it blamed a 'rogue' group of non-state actors and when it emerged that it was indeed the Mohmand chapter of the TTP which did that, now the excuse being offered is that it was probably in retaliation for a similar act by the government and revenge is being approvingly noted by the author.
Moreover, he peddles lies. Says he,"After all, why have they reached this extreme level of disenchantment with their own country? What has been our attitude towards the tribal areas and how has the pernicious Political Agent system oppressed them, denied their rights and impoverished them?". We all know about the Frontier Crimes Regulation and the role of the Political Agent. But, the TTP did not get created as a result of "such extreme level of disenchantment" or the "pernicious PA". It was and has been a pure and simple jihadi Islamist setup under the Al Qaeda In fact, the first thing that the TTP did after being formally announced after the 2007 lal Masjid operation was to massacre all jirga elders of the various Tribal Agencies so that there would be no wortwhile leadership that could go against them and they effectively seized power. The TTP had inflicted more cruelty on the populace than the Pakistani government. They have imposed on the masses of FATA a version of Islam that is quite alien to what they have been used to for centuries, including the Pashtunwali code.
PESHAWAR : At least six security personnel were killed and eight others injured when a bomb hit their vehicle in mid Kurram Agency on Wednesday, Geo News reported.
According to sources the incident took place in Megni area of Kurram Agency where the security convoy was targeted with a remote-controlled bomb when it was heading to Orakzai Agency.
The dead and injured were taken to Tal Hospital. A search operation was also launched in the area to arrest the elements behind the attack.
There is some allegation -- not without merit -- that various yahoos are taking care of their affairs and conveniently blaming TTP. like the recent court attacks for example. Some allege that it was the red mullah of the burkha fame getting his yahoos to attack a judge who wasn't too favorable to them in the Lal Masjid attack case. The group which attacked the court conveniently blamed the talibs.
Bullcr@p. IPI can and will never be viable. Only some lobbies such as pro-Pakistan or dumb peacenik or those who want to keep Indian energy security compromised keep speaking about this option. We have already wasted over a decade.
Despite the Foreign Office emphasising that India was looking for an undersea route to source gas from Iran, bypassing Pakistan in the process, reliable sources {who are these 'vested interests' and what is the basis of their reasoning?} here maintained that the India-Pakistan-Iran (IPI) “Peace Pipeline” still remained on the drawing board and was the most viable option.
Following talks between Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid last week, official sources suggested that one important subject, which was also discussed with the Oman Foreign Minister the same day, was the revival of an undersea pipeline project. Official sources suggested that this pipeline, which would bypass Pakistan, was now technically feasible after the success of the North Sea undersea pipeline.
If Iran was looking at the cheapest way to get gas to customers, it would prefer European customers. But what Iran had in mind was providing spillover benefits of the surface pipeline to the region it passes through, especially the Makran Plateau common to both Pakistan and Iran and where poverty has fuelled subversive tendencies.
And, the sources suggested that the future of the IPI pipeline was entwined with the Chah-bahar port as Iran was keen to ensure that this town and the surrounding region of Sistan-Baluchistan Province also gained from the availability of gas. The benefits will cross the border as development of industry due to availability of energy would give more employment opportunities to Pakistani youth. Interestingly, this is India’s approach too. Its officials began two days of talks with their Pakistani counterparts here on Wednesday on exporting electricity.
Just 72 km from the Pakistani port of Gwadar being built with Chinese help, the first phase of developing the Chah-bahar port is nearly over. The Union Cabinet has already earmarked $100 millions for the development of the port in anticipation of Iran agreeing to involve India in developing the port as well as utilising a north-bound route that enters into Afghanistan and Central Asia.
After the latest conversation between the Iranian and Indian Foreign Ministers, official sources said Tehran will get back before Nauroz holidays (Persian New Year) with answers to queries raised. But the next government will have to work on several other fronts before Iran agrees to give India access to a port that faces the open sea unlike the bigger Iranian port of Bandar Abbas which is in the Persian Gulf.
On the little-known militant group, Ahrarul Hind, which claimed responsibility for the Islamabad courts complex attack, Maulana Sami was quoted by the BBC as saying, “We have never heard of this group. I spoke to the Taliban this morning and asked them to find out. The TTP is earnestly trying to uncover the group’s whereabouts and it has found its address via Facebook.”
How about Mullah Sanwich try to translate the name for starters? What is a Paki terrorist group with name al Hind doing in TSP? Going back to Muhammad?
ramana, I would suspect Ahrar-ul-Hind is a figment of TTP's imagination. The terms 'Ahrar' & 'Hind' are to incite people. The TTP wants to keep up pressure on the PA and the Government even as it begins the 'useless' talk. So, it claims some incidents and it creates fictional entities that claim other incidents. TTP, guided by the likes of Hamid Gul, Aslam Beg et al can play the usual Pakistani game with ease. TTP are not only greener than Pakistan but are also a better player in fraud, double-speak etc.
Not bound to follow ceasefire: Jaish-e-Usama Nato truck driver, helper shot dead
Ahmad Nabi
GHOBER AGENCY - The driver of a Nato supply truck and his helper were shot dead and another was injured by unknown militants in a firing incident which took place on Pak-Afghan highway here in the Sur Kamr area of tehsil Jamrud, a subdivision of Khyber Agency, official and local sources said on Tuesday.Jaish-e-Usama, a faction of militants, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they were not bound to follow the ceasefire announced by the Taliban. Nato supply trucks, bearing registration No 9496 and 9351, were on their way to Torkham border from Peshawar to deliver the assignment somewhere in Afghanistan when unknown armed persons intercepted them and opened fire on them. As a result, three crew members of the trailers got wounded, sources said. The injured were rushed to a nearby health centre where two of them succumbed to their injuries while the third was referred to Hayatabad Medical Complex in view of his precarious condition.
.The uniformed terrorists and haramkhor Khasadars, in a joint search operation in the area, detained 15 old women and children who were sent to Jamrud lockup for investigation.It is important to mention here that the Nato supply route via KPK through Khyber Agency remained suspended for almost three months because of the sit-in of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers. The route was restored a few days back after a court verdict which declared the sit-in illegal.Jaish-e-Usama, a faction of militants, claimed responsibility for the attack. Spokesman for the militant group, Abu Hamza, told media persons from an unknown place on phone that they were not bound to follow any government-TTP ceasefire and attacks on the NATO supply line would continue in future.
AFP adds: “The four containers were on their way to Afghanistan when four gunmen riding two motorbikes opened fire at them in Jamrud, killing two helpers and wounding one driver and one helper,” a senior local administration official, Jehangir Azam Wazir, told AFP. He said one of the helpers died on the spot while the second one succumbed to his injuries in hospital.Another local administration official confirmed the incident and said the attackers had fled.The Pakistani Taliban Saturday declared a month-long ceasefire to encourage the resumption of peace talks with the government in Islamabad.
Ahrar-ul-Hind might be Red-Mullah's operation. Their area of action, targets etc surprisingly coincide with what Red-Mullah wants. Maybe he is running a sideshow and blaming it on TTP?
In response to a question by a reporter, Haq added that a trip to Waziristan will be organised in one or two days.
Has he got a valid visa?
He reiterated his stance against the “third enemy” saying that they should be identified and the government and TTP should work together to unveil them.
Anujan wrote:Ahrar-ul-Hind might be Red-Mullah's operation. Their area of action, targets etc surprisingly coincide with what Red-Mullah wants. Maybe he is running a sideshow and blaming it on TTP?
Then will Red Mullah or whoever is doing this get their 72 very soon? The whole TTP operation is now at a stage where they can't afford to have such distractions. 1 soosai bomber out of the 500 should take care of this. That is if at all they are able to identify the responsible group.
Al-Qaeda continues to operate from Pakistan's tribal areas, a top Pentagon commander said while noting that the long-lasting tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir are a threat to regional stability.
He said the US faced a host of challenges in Pakistan that have long hindered the efforts of the Pakistan government to fight terrorism and America's ability to provide needed assistance. "Central to Pakistan's struggles is its poor economy and burgeoning "youth bulge." Given these conditions, radicalism is on the rise in settled areas and threatens increased militant activity and insurgency in parts of Pakistan where the sway of the state traditionally has been the strongest," he said. "At the same time, terrorist attacks and ethno-sectarian violence threaten the government’s tenuous control over some areas. Further compounding these internal challenges is Pakistan's strained relationships with its neighbours," he added. The US-Pakistan military-to-military relationship has improved over the past two years, reflecting increased cooperation in areas of mutual interest, including the defeat of al-Qaeda, reconciliation in Afghanistan and support for Pakistan's fight against militant and terrorist groups.
"The Out-Year Security Assistance Roadmap will focus on enhancing Pakistan’s precision strike, air mobility, survivability/counter improvised explosive device (IED) capability, battlefield communications, night vision, border security and maritime security/counter-narcotics capabilities," he said. "Additionally, we are nesting these initiatives within our Military Consultative Committee, which finalises our annual engagement plan and the USCENTCOM exercise program," Austin said. He said the end result will be a synchronisation of activities aimed at helping Pakistan build capabilities in support of their common objectives across all security cooperation lines of effort.{All of this will be used against India while TTP and TSPA will show ungli to unkil. Amazing to see that US have not learned anything about TSP so far}
"Fact finding" committee in-charge finally found the fact, pakis can die violent izzlamic death if they step outside their home in karachi.
, has now become one of the main drug transit states in the world, with 40 per cent of the world’s opium supply moving through the country. This was stated by Cesar Guedes, representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime while launching “The Drug Use in Pakistan 2013 Survey Report” here on Tuesday.
still remained on the drawing board and was the most viable option.