Posts tagged terrorism

Parachinar does not need a War against Terror?

8 months ago

by Ammar in My thoughts, News Report, Pakistan, People, Religion

I have written on this topic occasionally for over 2 years now on my blog here. I also raised this issue in a piece I did for the Global Voices Online and how the situation had actually turned into a humanitarian crisis.

It appears as if the War on Terror is spread around the whole world except for this forsaken heaven on earth, Parachinar, where the Taliban have been brutally killing the local Shi’ite population.

Recently, children orphaned by the Taliban Holocaust, staged a demonstration in front of the National Press Club in Islamabad. They said they had come out to ask for justice because the government and authorities paid no heed to what their elders had been saying, demanding and peacefully demonstrating in front of the National Assembly in Islamabad and other places.

They asked the authorities What their fault is and why all routes that lead to their homes are under Taliban control. Is this really how helpless the Pakistan government is against Taliban insurgency? (more…)

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US Ambassador Patterson MUST be EXPELLED

2 years ago

by Ammar in Defense, My thoughts, Pakistan, People, south asia

‘You cannot tolerate vipers in your bosom without getting bitten,’ Ambassador Patterson said. ‘Our concern is whether Pakistan really controls its territory. There are people who do not threaten Pakistan but who are extremely important to us.’’

After controlled media leaks about US concerns of a Taliban ‘safe-haven’ in Quetta, the US Ambassador in Pakistan has come out and spoken to the media about it. Instead of a denial of reports that the US might attack the provincial capital of Baluchistan with drones, she says the US will have to do what it has to do to take out terrorists. (more…)

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Parachinar weeps again

2 years ago

by Ammar in My thoughts, Pakistan, People

As the Pakistan military strengthens its position in Swat and Waziristan, the Kurram agency is in the spotlight once again. Fighting has erupted and reportedly, the Taliban fleeing from Waziristan and Swat are wrecking havoc in Parachinar. They are fuelling sectarian tensions and finding refuge as locals from different sectarian groups, particularly the Shi’ites, are targeted.

Amidst fierce clashes that left 33 dead and over 65 injured in a single day, the residents of Parachinar have renewed their call for a military operation. A call they have been issuing for almost 28 months now. The government, the previous and the present, seem to pay no heed to this despearate appeal. (more…)

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The PEACE Act 2009 (Kerry-Lugar Bill)

2 years ago

by Ammar in My thoughts, Pakistan, south asia, The World

The PPP government celebrates the passing of the “Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act” by the USA Congress which would provide an estimated $1.5 billion per year in financial assistance to Pakistan for the next 5 years. The conditions that have been set for the provision of this assistance are, to say the least, humiliating for any patriotic Pakistani.

The conditions associated with this bill constitute most text of the text this bill contains which I took the time to read through in detail.

Let me highlight only a few of the absolutely disappointing clauses that are included as “conditions” for this aid:

to ensure access of United States investigators to individuals suspected of engaging in worldwide proliferation of nuclear materials, as necessary, and restrict such individuals from travel or any other activity that could result in further proliferation;

This is a clear indication that the PPP led government is ready to risk a National Security issue of such importance for a small amount of money. By accepting this assistance, the government intends to agree to give the United States access to nuclear scientist, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, which is absolutely NOT acceptable to the people of Pakistan. (more…)

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Regional Isolation for Pakistan?

2 years ago

by Ammar in My thoughts, Pakistan, south asia, The World

We have a declared enemy in India on one side of the border – a notorious Afghanistan on the other. We have a friends to our North in China and Iran to our South-West. I have failed to understand why, ever since the present government has assumed control, the government has literally snubbed the Chinese a few times and irritated Iran on multiple counts while trying its best to butter-up Afghanistan and India to become ‘friends’ of Pakistan!

I could not find time to write on several issues that have bothered me – transit trade via Pakistan to Afghanistan being one of them. I could not find time to write how bad I felt when our leaders spent thousands of dollars in an Indian night club in the United States when millions sit homeless in the land of the pure!

This is an issue I want to write about. This is a question my mind is putting up again and again. Are we now headed into complete regional isolation amidst talk of Iran closing the Pak-Iran border? (more…)