Sunday, March 31, 2013

Afresh Start of Baluchistan Insurgency and Traditional Marxists!!!

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Who is providing weapons to these Baloch insurgents?


Baloch Separatists (Paid traitors in proper words) living in London, Geneva and New York have started their activities afresh after silence of few months. The main cause behind their silence was protest of Hazara tribes with the denial of burial of their loved ones for more than four days. They were demanding that control of Baluchistan should be handed over to Pakistan army. In the period of six months Hazara tribes belonging to Shiite sect were targeted twice through bomb blasts resulting in loss of innocent precious lives. After the tragic incidents of terrorism Hazara tribe protested on the road along with the dead bodies of their loved ones and demanded that they will not bury corpses until army takes over the control. The tragic aspect of the both bomb blasts is that neither govt representatives nor the opposition leaders were observed anywhere to offer condolences to protestors of Hazara tribe. Even the so called freedom leaders of Baluchistan living abroad at the cost of Indian terrorist agency RAW did not issue a statement condemning the terrorist attacks. This silence of so Baloch separatist has proven a serious blow to their anti-Pakistan stance. Perhaps this was the reason that they preferred to remain underground for sometime. This is not something unexpected; it has now be never been observed that these so called leaders and fighters of Baloch rights have ever condemned target killing in Baluchistan.

            Terming this silence of so called Baloch Freedom Fighters as suspicious a an American intellectual originally from Germany Richard Holman rights that due to the geographical importance and significance as a trade corridor for Central Asian states of Baluchistan it has become centre of foreign intervention from last 5 decades. This intervention could be ended only through the use of professional army on limited basis. However the silence of so called Baloch leaders on self exile on terrorist attacks upon Hazara tribes shows that there is some link between terrorists attacking Hazara tribe and separatists. However this is a reality that the demand for deployment of army from within Baluchistan not only jolted the whole world but significantly unveiled the treacherous face of Baloch Liberation army (BLA) and propaganda of supporting powers of BLA Terrorists. According to this propaganda minds of international community were being brain washed that only Pakistan army is the cause behind the problems of Baluchistan from abduction to target killing and other terrorist activities. While in fact the public representatives have been all in all in provinces as well as Federal capital. But the propaganda of separatists, liberals and so called modern intellectuals is against Islamic ideology of Pakistan and Pakistan army to weaken and dismantle Pakistan.
           
So called Baloch leaders on self exile

            However on the one hand after long silence BLA terrorists have tried to prove their presence through blasting railways and gas pipelines while on the other hand from 30 March they are planning to stage protests in front of British Parliament, in other European capitals and plans are also underway for conducting seminars as well in the name resources of Baluchistan only for Baloch to gather attention of international community. However before writing anything on this topic it is important to mention the greatest award of Bangladesh by Bangladeshi Prime Minister to a Pakistani because now some so called intellectuals and foreign propagandists are making unsuccessful attempts to compare situation in Baluchistan with East Pakistan.

            According to the news from Bangladesh Professor Waris Mir (late) has been given this award as an appreciation for his propaganda columns written in support of Bangali’s and Sheikh Mujeeb, this should be also kept in mind that President Zardari has also bestowed him with “Hilal-e-Imtiaz” for his services to (yellow) journalism. Although the award from a President to citizen of his country is understandable but award of Hasina Wajid to a Pakistani is somewhat awkward and that also in such a situation when many elderly citizens of Bangladesh are behind the bars for struggling to protect their country in 1971 war. They are being tortured and sentenced to death under the allegations of treachery and whole Bangladesh is protesting against these extra-judicial killings. More than 197 people have been murdered by Bangladesh police in order to suppress these protests and even international community is now raising objections against revengeful politics of Hasina Wajid. Due to this was hoped that Hamid Mir will deny to receive award from Hasina Wajid but it did not happen. Moreover against the extra-judicial war tribunal and the punishments it has been awarding to elder citizens of Bangladesh neither a column nor a TV Program has been observed. This silence might have been need of the AMAN KI ASHA. The reasons which have been forwarded by Asma Jahangir in her column for award to Waris Mir by Bangladeshi Mir, if we take these reasons as a standard than not only Waris Mir but some old followers and supporters of Karl Marx ideology should also be bestowed with Awards by Bangladeshi Prime Minister.
 
Waris Mir
            Asma Jahangir is of the view that Waris Mir in contrast to old and extremist ideology of Islam followed by General Zia-ul-Haq was follower of modern Islam and human rights; so he challenged dictatorship of General Zia. These propagandists and agents of anti-Islamic powers have neither been able to resolve this complexity of this Modern Islam nor they have been able to differentiate between Old and Modern Islam. However if only terming Islam as extremism and propaganda against Pakistan army is the only standard to win award followers of Marx and flag bearers of leftist wing who formed a Study Circle in support of militants of Baloch Liberation Front; Ahmad Rasheed, Najam Sethi, Rashid Rehman and Asad Rehman deserve these awards more than Waris Mir. The detail of these great followers of Liberalism and enemy puppets is present on the website with the name of THE LONDON GROUP which is the result of research by Nadeem F. Paracha.



            In order to bring a communist revolution and separate Baluchistan from Pakistan from 1969-70 out of those five belonging to The London Group who arrived Pakistan one was Ahmad Rasheed. He earned fame in the international media when his columns against Afghans resisting against attack of US and NATO were published in different English newspapers. Afterwards his books written on Talibanization and Taliban also earned a name for him because he presented the ideas that were needed by US and UK to deceive international community in order to reinforce their stay in Afghanistan.
 
Ahmad Rasheed
            In order to prove Indian dictatorship justified in the region his writings and propaganda was of vital importance and author sold out his identity as a Pakistani on much higher rates to international media. Descent into Chaos  is the book of the author that was published by at least 6 publishers of America and Britain with different title covers. The reason of fame of this book was that it blamed Pakistan army and ISI for terrorism in the whole world especially Afghanistan and Asia and it was also warned that as long as Pakistan army and ISI is not banned and put to an end the peace in the world would be a dream. The allegations like running camps of terrorism and targeting India & USA through trained terrorists on Pakistan army were the part of this book written by an author having Pakistani identity; thus it was the Identity as a PAKISTANI that he sold to the international publishers and anti-Pakistan powers. This was the time when through pressurizing Pakistan under the propaganda of “Quetta Shora” USA was planning to invade Baluchistan, however this remained a dream of USA because of the stiff resistance of Afghan freedom fighters, international reaction and firm stance of Pakistan army. But there is no negligence or fault on the side of Ahmad Rasheed he fulfilled his duty whole heartedly and honestly for which he was paid dollars…

            To Be Continued…



Written by Khalid Baig,
Published in Daily Nawa-i-Waqt,
Date: 29 March 2013. 

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Conspiracies to Damage Ideological Basis of Pakistan in the Name of LIBERALISM

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Those who claim that Quaid was torchbearer of secularism should know that he was not leader of just 1% Liberals (who played no positive role in fight for freedom) but of the 99% Muslims

It now seems that unending series of internal political chaos and lawlesseness is the part of some special agenda. Whoever has written this script is well aware that without dividing Pakistanis into different small divisions it is not possible to attack the base of Pakistan i.e. “Two Nations Theory”; he is well aware that this is the frontline of defense for Pakistan and if this defense line is devastated than it would be impossible for Pakistan to keep up its integrity and identity. Perhaps this is the reason that enemy in spite taking the support of weapons has preferred the plan of spreading internal disputes in Pakistan to conquer Pakistan. The painful aspect is that this plan is being fulfilled successfully.

One may observe that how sexuality and vulgarity is being propagated stubbornly in the name of liberalism and modernity. On the one hand there is no writ of govt, the murder of innocents in the name of sect and linguistics has become a routine; corruption, dacoities, black-marketing, hoarding, unemployment have become burning issues and on the other hand the segment of society earning illegal money is busy in vulgarity and prostitution. If tries to criticize them they allege the society based upon social and religious norms as Extremism and start arguing in favor of Secular system in the country. This encourages those self-proclaimed intellectuals who are earning their livelihood from enemies of the nation; and now they have become so much bold and loose that they are even challenging the ideology that resulted in freedom of Pakistan. This has become to fashion to condemn Muslim Heroes while arguing in favor of secularism. 

By demanding removal of chapters about Muslim genocide from curriculum one cannot deny the bitter reality of genocide of Muslims in 1947

A few days ago a (yellow) journalist was appreciated by the students in  a talk show when he blamed Muhammad Bin Qasim as an oppressor and tyrant. In the other words he wanted to prove that the people were forced to change their religion through the sword. Logically he should have gone step further and asked all youngsters to return back to their original religion and the leave the religion which they have been forced to follow through torture. In this program the above mentioned journalist also alleged Muhammad Bin Qasim for raping two daughters of Raja Dahir. This is not the first attempt by the sold-out elements of the society that they have tried to propagate LIBERAL FASCISM under the cover of FREEDOM OF SPEECH. The issuance of licenses to private TV Channels in the country devoid of any code of conduct has proven a lottery for such anti-state, vulgar, liers, liberalists and especially pro-Indian elements. There attack is not only against Eastern Social norms but Two Nations Theory as well. These traitors and paid agents of enemy include not only so-called intellectuals and journalists but few personalities linked with industry and trade, NGOs earning their livelihood from abroad, a big telecasting channel and many politicians as well. Some of them feel proud in being known as Moderate while other like to be identified as Progressive; they have mutual disputes as well but they are all united against basis of Pakistan i.e. Two Nations Theory. 

They are leaving no stone unturned to mutilate all those facts that became the basis of the separation of Pakistan and due to which Muslims of India succeeded to secure a separate motherland under the leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. These pro-Indians living on the funds paid to them by India are well aware that their nonsense and jargon is not going to harm Pakistan in any way however in this way they are worsening the lives of Muslims living in India already a miserable life even worst than those of lower caste Hindus; the hatred and extremism of Hinduism is nothing hidden. 

The presence of these traitors in our society is the greatest hurdle in the way of Pakistanis uniting as a single nation. From the last six decades they have been cultivating hatred, sectarian and linguistic disputes in order to negate the Two Nations Theory. The campaign against Kalabagh Dam is the biggest example of their success stories that in spite of its great importance for nation it has been halted in the name of nationalist and local disputes and India has been provided opportunity to build up dams against the treaties between both countries and steal waters of Pakistan. And now they have even started objecting parts of the Pakistani history included in curriculum.

The Great Migration


            On the one hand they claim that Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah wanted a secular Pakistan and they forward the western dress of Jinnah as an argument in favor of their claims. In contrast to their claims many writers have proved through research over Quaid’s speeches and interviews that only purpose behind the leadership of Jinnah for Muslims and securing a free country was to provide an opportunity to Muslims to live their lives according to the Islamic rules and regulations. He had succeeded in convincing English that Muslim and Hindus are two opposites having their culture, civilisation, social norms etc. totally opposite to each other so they cannot live together and this was success of his qualities of leadership.


            Another objection that is raised by these pro-Indians is that if it was necessary to separate from Hindus on the basis of Two Nations Theory then why Hindus and Muslims lived together during the Islamic rule? They ignore the fact that their question and objection itself contains the reply to it that Islam guarantees protection of life, property and prestige to everyone irrespective of their caste, color or religion. That is why during the Islamic rule in sub continent non-Muslims enjoyed full protection. The disputes were created later on in the English rule when due to slaughtering of cow riots broke out and through other lame excuses the lives of Muslims were made miserable and in all these riots or wars Hindus were fully supported by English (as they are now).
Another Muslim State on the Ideology of Two Nations Theory!!!

            Moreover, our pro-Indian elements are getting irritated on the chapters included in the curriculum that present the greatest genocide and migration of the world after the division of subcontinent. From the last three to four years India has been demanding from Pakistan that in order to have an eternal friendly relations Pakistan should remove the chapters of the History included in the curriculum that are about the world's greatest migration and genocide of Muslims after partition. However in spite of agreeing by Pakistani govt it has not dared to change or delete these chapters while it has full support of pro-Indians because they are not only against the presence of Pakistan’s history in Pakistan but the victories of Islam as well and on TV Channels these traitors of nation mutilate the historical events with grave shamelessness. It is obvious that when a youngster would come to know about the rape of Raja Dahir’s daughters in the hands of Muhammad Bin Qasim by a well known media projected fake intellectual he will accept it to be true. There is no other professional dishonesty that an intellectual tells a lie and mutilates historical truths just for few bucks to fulfill his needs. There is no book history that lays such allegation over Muhammad Bin Qasim while including Hindu historians all are agreed on that a Muslim ship was looted and Muslim women were kidnapped by soldiers of Raja Dahir and for the release of women Hijaj Bin Yousaf had to send army. Due to the fear of this army Raja Dahir got besieged in the fort of Multan and at least after 6 month long besiege Muslims succeeded in  conquering Multan and when they entered into the city, history witnessed that neither any property was looted or destroyed nor anyone was taken as slave. Even the Hindu temples of Multan were not harmed. Yes! Muhammad Bin Qasim ended the  cruel tradition of burning women alive at the death of their husbands along with his body or the Hindu tradition of murdering the girls at their birth (which even still continues in India) was abolished by him. However, this is a separate discussion. Alas! Our so called intellectual who laid fake allegation of rape on Muhammad Bin Qasim did not dare to explain that why Raja Dahir felt the need to marry with his own SISTER? At least these lawyers of Hindu India should have dared to say few words in favor Kashmiri women raped in the hands of Indian soldiers in Indian Held Kashmir. If anyone attempts the unveil the ugly face of their Hindu India employer they term it as interruption in the internal affairs of India, however these pro-Indians are always burning with the desire and waiting for Diwali or other such like Hindu celebrations so that they can go to Wahga border with burning lamps in their hands and term it as gesture of friendship towards their funder. But you will never see them expressing solidarity with the protestors of Baluchistan protesting in the blood freezing cold along with the dead bodies of their loved ones for four days. However whether it is armed Indian interference or Indian sponsored terrorism one will not find them late to blame Pakistan army for that.

            In the end I would like to request black sheep in Pakistan govt and pro-Indian elements of the society that before condemning Two Nations Theory and sacrifices for securing a separate they should look at the internal situation of India with open eyes where according to Hindu journalists another Muslim state is about to erupt on the same basis of Two Nations Theory, after 6 decades of partition. Yes! Hindu journalists are blaming Congress that due to its hypocrisy and anti-Muslim behavior Jinnah was forced to demand a separate country and Allama Iqbal once praising India to be the best country in the world was forced to give Muslims the concept of a separate Motherland in the form PAKISTAN





Written by Khalid Baig,
Published in Daily Nawai-e-Waqt,
Date: 22 March 2013.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

"The London Group" and the Hidden Face of Two Renowned Pakistani Intellectuals...


Courtesy Nadeem F. Paracha


Flag of the Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) – a left-wing Baloch militant outfit that was one of the leading Baloch separatist guerrilla groups during the Balochistan insurgency in the 1970s.
Flag of the Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) – a left-wing Baloch militant outfit that was one of the leading Baloch separatist guerrilla groups during the Balochistan insurgency in the 1970s.
A rudimentary 'study circle' was formed in London (in 1969) by some Marxist Pakistani students studying in colleges and universities there.
There were about 25 such students in the group who used to meet to discuss various left-wing movements and literature.
They also began publishing a magazine called 'Pakistan Zindabad' that (in 1971) had to be smuggled into Pakistan because it was highly critical of the Pakistani military's role in the former East Pakistan.
The magazine helped the group to forge a relationship with some Baloch nationalists who invited the group members to travel to Balochistan and help the nationalists set into motion some education related projects.
After the loss of East Pakistan in 1971, the populist PPP had formed a new elected government at the centre, whereas the leftist NAP was heading the provincial government in Balochistan.
In 1973, the PPP regime accused NAP of fostering a separatist movement in Balochistan and dismissed it.
In reaction, hordes of Baloch tribesmen picked up arms and triggered a full-fledged guerrilla war against the Pakistan Army.

NAP workers gather outside the offices of the party in Quetta soon after the NAP regime in Balochistan was dismissed by Prime Minster Bhutto in 1973.
NAP workers gather outside the offices of the party in Quetta soon after the NAP regime in Balochistan was dismissed by Prime Minster Bhutto in 1973.
About five members of the London Club decided to quit their studies in London, travel back to Pakistan and join the insurgency on the Baloch nationalists' side.
They were all between the ages of 20 and 25, came from well-off families and none of them were Baloch.Four were from the Punjab province and included Najam Sethi, Ahmed Rashid, and brothers Rashid and Asad Rehman. One was from a Pakistani Hindu family: Dalip Dass.All wanted to use the Balochistan situation to 'trigger a communist revolution in Pakistan.'Dass was the son of a senior officer in the Pakistan Air Force. After his schooling in Pakistan, he had joined the Oxford University in the late 1960s where he became a committed Marxist.

Dalip Daas (right) chatting with a friend at a Pakistani college. He soon travelled to London to join Oxford University before secretly returning to Pakistan to join the Baloch guerrilla fighters in the mountains of Balochistan.
Dalip Daas (right) chatting with a friend at a Pakistani college. He soon travelled to London to join Oxford University before secretly returning to Pakistan to join the Baloch guerrilla fighters in the mountains of Balochistan.
Asad and Rashid Rehman were sons of Justice SA Rehman who had been a close colleague of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Najam Sethi came from a well-to-do middle-class family in Lahore and so did Ahmad Rashid whose family hailed from Rawalpindi.
All five members had travelled to England to study in prestigious British universities.
Initially, they were energised by the left-wing student movements that erupted across the world (including Pakistan) in the late 1960s.
When they reached their respective universities in London, they got involved in the student movements there but kept an eye on the developments in Pakistan where a student movement had managed to force out the country's first military dictator, Ayub Khan (in 1969).
The study group honed its knowledge of Marxism, but also began studying revolutionary guerrilla manuals authored by such communist revolutionaries as Che Guevara, Carlos Marighella and Frantz Fanon.
When a civil war between the Pakistan Army and Bengali nationalists began in 1971 in former East Pakistan, the group, that originally consisted of about 25 Pakistani students studying in England, began to publish a magazine called 'Pakistan Zindabad' that severely criticised the role of the Pakistani establishment in East Pakistan.
The magazine was smuggled into Pakistan and then distributed in the country by Pakistani left-wing student groups such as the National Students Federation (NSF) that had also led the movement against the Ayub regime.
One of the issues of the magazine fell into the hands of some veteran left-wing Baloch nationalist leaders in Balochistan.
One of them was Sher Muhammad Marri who at once sent Muhammad Babha to London to make contact with the publishers of the magazine.

Sher Muhammad Marri (third from left) with Baloch fighters in 1968.
Sher Muhammad Marri (third from left) with Baloch fighters in 1968.
Muhammad Babha whose family was settled in Karachi, met the members of the study circle in London and communicated Marri's invitation to them to visit Balochistan.
Seven members of the circle agreed to travel to Balochistan. However, two backed out, leaving just five.
All five decided to travel back to Pakistan without telling their families who still thought they were studying in England.
The years 1971 and 1972 were spent learning the Baloch language and customs, and handling and usage of weapons – especially by Asad Rehman, Ahmad Rashid and Dalip Dass who would eventually join the Baloch resistance fighters in the mountains once the insurgency began in 1973.
Najam Sethi and Rashid Rehman stationed themselves in Karachi to secretly raise funds for the armed movement.
Each one of them believed that the government's move against the NAP regime was akin to the establishment's attitude towards the Bengalis of the former East Pakistan (that broke away in 1971 to become the independent Bengali state of Bangladesh).
The young men's parents all thought their sons were in London, studying. It was only in 1974 when the government revealed their names that the parents came to know.
The three men in the mountains took active part in the conflict, facing an army that used heavy weaponry and helicopters that were supplied by the Shah of Iran and piloted by Iranian pilots.
All three had also changed their look to suit the attire and appearance of their Baloch comrades.

Asad Rehman tracking the mountains of Balochistan with his group of Baloch fighters in 1974.
Asad Rehman tracking the mountains of Balochistan with his group of Baloch fighters in 1974.
First to fall was the 23-year-old Dalip Daas. In 1974, while being driven in a jeep with a Baloch comrade and a sympathetic Kurd driver into the neighbouring Sindh province for a meeting with a Sindhi nationalist, the jeep was stopped at a military check-post on the Balochistan-Sindh border.
Daas and his Baloch comrade were asked to stay while the driver was allowed to go. Many believe the driver was an informant of the military.
Daas was taken in by the military and shifted to interrogation cells in Quetta and then the interior Sindh. There he was tortured and must have died because he was never seen again. He vanished.
For years friends and family of Daas have tried to find his body, but to no avail. He remains 'missing.'
A transformed Dalip Daas just before his arrest, torture and death.
A transformed Dalip Daas just before his arrest, torture and death.
After Daas' disappearance, Rashid Rehman who was operating with Najam Sethi in Karachi went deeper underground.
In 1976, the 28-year-old Sethi's cover was blown and he was picked up by the military and thrown into solitary confinement.
More than 5,000 Baloch men and women lost their lives in the war that ended when the PPP regime was toppled in a reactionary military coup in 1977.
Asad and Rashid Rehman remained underground till 1978 before departing for Kabul and then to London.
Ahmed Rashid also escaped to London.
Asad returned to Pakistan in 1980 before going back, this time to escape the right-wing dictatorship of Ziaul Haq.
He again returned to the country and became a passionate human rights activist and continued speaking for the rights of the Baloch till his death in 2013.
Asad Rehman in 2012. He passed away in 2013.
Asad Rehman in 2012. He passed away in 2013.

After his release in 1978, Najam Sethi became a successful publisher and progressive journalist. Today he is also known as a celebrated political analyst and a popular TV personality.

Najam Sethi in 2012. Today he is one of the leading liberal voices and political analysts on mainstream TV in Pakistan.
Najam Sethi in 2012. Today he is one of the leading liberal voices and political analysts on mainstream TV in Pakistan.

Ahmad Rashid travelled to England, became a journalist and then a highly respected and best-selling political author and expert on the politics of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Ahmad Rashid in 2009.
Ahmad Rashid in 2009.

Rashid Rehman returned to Pakistan from London and became a leading journalist and editor.

Rashid Rehman (second from left) in conversation with British author William Dalrymple (right) in 2012.
Rashid Rehman (second from left) in conversation with British author William Dalrymple (right) in 2012.

The conflict in Balochistan continues.










Nadeem F. Paracha is a cultural critic and senior columnist for Dawn Newspaper and Dawn.com


The views presented in this article / post are personal views of the author!

Saturday, March 16, 2013

THANK GOD I AM SAFE!

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After Abbas Town, Tragedy of Joseph Colony…

Abbas Town Karachi

“One day suddenly I heard a noise in the street; when I peeped out of the door to know what is happening what I saw was few veiled persons were dragging some people. I saw one of the people was my beloved friend who was begging for his release like other people. But those unveiled persons were having no effect of their cries and were dragging them. When I looked around me, I saw that like me many other people were silently observing all this. However I gathered my courage and asked one of the veiled person with fear in the heart, “what is all this happening, under what charges and where are you taking these people”? Veiled person snared at me and replied are you a passer by or live here, where is your house. I pointed towards my house he looked towards my house in such a way as he was trying to search something there. Very proudly and roughly he replies, “you should be thankful that door of your house is not big otherwise we would have kidnapped you as well because our boss has ordered that in the city without any differentiation whoever has a big door should be abducted and thrown in front of the hungry lions”.

            For a moment this came to my mind that I should raise my voice against this because the king of the city has no time from looting the exchequer or funds raised by taxes imposed on public and Police is busy in providing protection to him. Than I look towards the abducted persons who had now gone far away yelling for help; the thought of their end made afraid and the agitation that I had to fight for them subdued and thanked god that at least I was safe.

Joseph Town Lahore

            After few days once again I heard the cries in the street; I opened my door with pounding heart and what I saw was that the veiled persons were trying to drag my neighbor and he was resisting to his best. When he looked at me he yelled at me to help him, in the meanwhile more veiled persons came and started dragging him. He once again cried for help but I was not ready to start enmity with these veiled men; at least I loved my life so I turned my face aside. At this my neighbor tried to remind me that how he helped me at different times but I ignored, while I was aware that my neighbor was very noble, good mannered person. I was feeling afraid even to think about the lame excuse that these veiled persons has fabricated against my neighbor and next time how many persons will be taken away in such a manner; I was just satisfied that at least I was not one of them. I did not felt any need to enquire anyone that what was the crime of my neighbor.
Injured Children at Abbas Town Karachi terrorist attack

            And one day someone knocked my door harshly; I opened the door with the fear. What I saw was that veiled men were standing in front of me, they caught me dragged I tried to resist and cried that let me go, I have not hurt anyone, I have even stopped going out of house so that I can be saved but they did not listen to me. When I looked around I saw that many of my neighbors were looking at my helplessness. I requested them for help but no one came ahead to help me; it seemed as I have committed such a crime that no one was ready to help me. I got hysteric and started yelling, “Yes I am culprit, my silence and my apathy is my crime. I saw my friends, my neighbors, my relatives being torched being dragged away but I kept silent despite of being aware that they were innocent. I was not only satisfied that I was spared but happy as well. Alas! If I had raised voice against the cruelty and barbarism at that time, now others would had courage to protest and stand up against murders and abductions and now I would have been safe as well””.

            Here not only me we all have become senseless. We have no knowledge of humanity or religious harmony. We have no idea what is the value of freedom. We have forgotten the sacrifices that were given for the freedom of the motherland. We have ignored the rapes and murders, the families devastated we have even forgotten that after separation thousands of Muslims had thrown their daughters into wells in order to save them from Hindus and Sikhs and despite of all this hundreds of thousands innocent girls were kidnapped by Sikhs. Ask those elders who had traveled the trains from India to Pakistan with badly tortured and cut down dead bodies and were saved  as a miracle. Had anyone dared to calculate that how many of these dead bodies belonged to Shia, Sunni, Deobandi, Wahabi or Brelvis? Than why this differentiation? Who is cultivating this differentiation and hatred in our society and minds? Who are those that are playing with the blood of innocent of children and women? Who are those who set the colony of Christians at fire in moments?
A Family in a devastated house at Abbas Town Karachi

            Are not we dying in episodes? Why we have become apathetic, why our emotions are dead? Why we cannot understand that if this game of terrorism and murders continues than including me no one would be safe? Why are we day dreaming that we are safe in our houses? In beginning people were becoming target of terrorism outside of their houses but now there is no place to hide. Look at the Abbas Town tragedy at Karachi; these people we inside their houses when they became target of terrorism and their houses were converted into their houses; the dead included Shiites as well as Sunnis.

            Where is state, what did our rulers think that after every tragic incident of terrorism after announcing the value of dead bodies and destroyed property they fulfill their duty? While after every terrorist tragedy it is portrayed as this was due to the fight between Shia and Sunni, if this is so then there should have been Shia-Sunni riots in streets of the country everywhere. But this is not so; than who are those targeting Shia and Sunni Masajid and sacred places. The most shameful aspect is that the Interior Minister of the country in spite of fulfilling his duty of eradicating terrorism starts blaming opposition for terrorism, alleges opposition of supporting terrorism; than is not this clear that he is encouraging anti-state elements and covering the terrorists? What type of politics is this that is supporting enemies of the motherland?
Joseph Town Lahore

            It is the duty of the state to safeguard the rights, lives and property of the public. Even Kings had taken themselves as duty bound to protect the public rights but the public representatives gifted to us by the democracy enclose themselves in bunker like palaces and leave public on the mercy of terrorists. However they should be warned that if terrorism got out of control than their bunker like palaces would not be able to save them.

            We should think that during the last two months of the terrorist activities in Quetta, than Karachi tragedy and now tragedy of Joseph Colony Lahore why only Two Nations Theory is being criticized by Indian channels and a wave propaganda has been launched that separation of Pakistan in the name of Islam is the cause of extremism (who will question them about Hindu extremism and Hindu terrorists that are actual culprits of the terrorism not only in Pakistan but in India itself as well). Although Chief Minister of Punjab has taken appreciable steps for restoring affected Christian families but this is not enough. Pakistan is the country of Muslims and as a Muslim this is our belief that Islam is a religion of peace than why there is murder of human beings is going violating teachings of Islam? Why Muslims as well as minorities are feeling insecure? After watching the scenes of bomb blasts on TV children are raising questions that why these blasts are happening, why there is no one to stop them? Now how one can explain to these innocents that public representatives who have taken oath to protect the property and lives of public have no time from looting national resources and oppressing people on the basis of powers of state and horse trading for their eternal rule; in such situation how can they protect public???





Written by Khalid Baig,
Published in Daily Nawa-i-Waqt,
Dated: 15 March 2013.

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Kargil Operation Part-II

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In The Light Of The Headlines Of The Newspaper From 10 May to 8 July 

The Post captured by Pakistan

7 June
India disconnected from Northern Kashmir
“If India cannot restore its supply route to Siachen than she will have to face great loss of lives, Siachen war has been now shifted to Kargil” Retired Indian General
India might attack Pakistan in desperation’ The Economist
‘India Plans to attack and capture few areas of Azad Kashmir under command of General Mahinder’
India should face facts in Kargil, stop attacks over Mujahideen and turn towards negotiations’ US Ambassador
9 June
‘9 Indian soldiers killed in skirmish over Sialkot Sector, Mujahideen destroy ammo depot in Kargil’
‘Pakistani Foreign Minister might visit India on 12 June, India formerly notifies Pakistan, talks will be over Kargil not Kashmir
10 June
‘Israeli Commandoes arrive over LoC to help Indians’
‘Will not withdraw even from an inch’ Pakistan rejects pressure; before visiting India Pakistani Foreign Minister visits China
11 June
‘Govt and opposition unites against India; express confidence over armed forces’
12 June
‘We have tackled all Indian plans of aggression over all fronts’ Nawaz Sharif
13 June
‘IndoPak talks fruitless due to stubbornness of India with Pakistani Foreign Minister’
14 June
‘After failure of negotiations Wajpai orders war; heavy number of personnel arrive at LoC from both sides’


17 June
‘Whole nation stands with armed forces’ Nawaz Sharif
‘Will not let nation down’ Parvaiz Musharaf
18 June
‘important Indian posts captured by Mujahideen; 65 Indian soldiers killed, 400 laid down weapons in front of Pakistani forces. Indian diplomatic, political and military pressure rejected; will not withdraw from important defense positions in Kargil’
20 June
‘any place might be converted into Kargil; India should resolve Kashmir dispute’ Nawaz Sharif
21 June
‘G-8 countries reject Indian demands against Pakistan; both countries should come to table for peace talks; unanimous decision’
22 June
India rejects appeal of G-8 countries’
‘whole region is at the verge of volcano; peace talks with India would be over Kashmir not Kargil’
23 June
‘If India attacks Pakistan she will get destructive response; Pakistan’s wish for negotiations should not be taken as weakness’ Nawaz Sharif
India signals crossing of LoC; Indian army might cross LoC under cover of attacking Mujahideen’ Indian Foreign Minister
24 June
India warns of a full war; have ordered army to prepare to cross LoC’ Indian Army Chief
25 June
‘Mujahideen should withdraw from Indian Held Kashmir; LoC should be relocated’ USA
‘US stance supports Indian stubbornness, we are acting upon Shimla pact while India is not only continuously violating the pact but wants to capture Siachen and other areas as well’ Pakistan
26 June
‘Kargil is not separate from Kashmir; Mujahideen will not withdraw from Kargil’ Nawaz Sharif’s reply to US General Anthony
27 June
‘Will not accept any pressure on Kargil dispute, clarified to US General that we will not withdraw forces from LoC unanimously’ General Parvaiz Musharaf
‘Diplomatic links between Clinton-Nawa Sharif for negotiations’
‘Nawaz Sharif leaves for visit to China
28 June
China ensures complete support to Pakistan over Kashmir dispute’
1 July
‘Cannot capture Kargil and Daras peaks’ Indian Army
‘Indian army is facing intense loss of lives, intense bombardment and latest weapons are of no use’ even missiles are not hitting the targets. Pakistanis are fighting with zeal and courage, they cannot be crushed’ Colonel Vikram Singh and Squadron Leader Panday talks to media
‘Nukes are not for being kept in cupboards; Pakistan will not end its support to Kashmiris; if India dared to attack Pakistan, we will not refrain from using nuclear weapons’ Raja Zafar-ul-Hassan

Indian aerial and artillery bombardment converted Kargil peaks into stones but was unable to breakup courage of Pakistanis

2 July
India should refrain from devastating peace of the region. Kashmir dispute is the burning dispute of the history, India should not misjudge China’s interest for peace in the region’ China
‘After failure in the Kargil India will open new battle fronts. Pressure over Indian govt is increasing to change policy due to number of casualties in the hands of Mujahideen are unacceptable’ Ex-Indian Army Chief General Wishwanath Sharma
‘Without opening other battle fronts it is impossible to defeat Mujahideen in Kargil. Indian army with either have to fight face to face with Mujahideen or cross LoC’ Indian Defense Analyst A.K Dandy
3 July
‘Kargil could not be separated from Kashmir dispute. Indian army’s supremacy will be unacceptable over any part of LoC including Kargil’ Pakistan
‘Will not accept any deal over Kashmiris rights to decide freely, we are acting upon a clear policy’ Nawaz Sharif’s letter to Sardar Qayum
‘In order to retaliate any Indian aggression Pakistani F-16s have been airborne, this is a message to enemy that it will not be spared’
‘If India attacks to Pakistan we will be side by side with Pakistan; it is in the greatest interest of Pakistan to follow its principle stance’ Chinese Ambassador
‘As long as Pakistan supported army is not withdrawn from Kargil, Clinton should stop aid to Pakistan; American Congress Committee over Kargil blames Pakistan for the dispute’
4 July
‘Indian army had to face intense casualities in Daras; intense fighting continues in Kargil. A big attack has been thwarted; Indian army launched a big attack with the support of artillery and airforce but failed.
‘Nawaz Sharif leaves for USA, USA made it clear that she wants end to the war, Pakistan’s three points agenda will be discussed in one to one meeting. Pakistan will not withdraw from its principle stance, we are ready for long term war as well’ Tehmina Daultana
‘From “Cricket” to “bus” and now deceptive diplomacy; nation not being told the truth. Deals are in progress to return Kargil to India; Prime Minister has no right to deviate from the national stance’ Saeed Manes
5 July
Nawaz-Clinton 3 hours long meeting; consensus on restoring the LoC, due to the situation in Kargil threats of war have developed, in order to stop the war both countries should take solid maeasure and start negotiations among higher officials’ Clinton
‘We cannot withdraw even from 1 Inch’ Pakistan Army
Pakistan should not accept international pressure over Kashmir dispute, Mujahideen will not withdraw from peaks at any cost. Kargil is totally under control, within few weeks India will not be even able to withdraw its military equipment from “Zojila Pass”. If Indian army crossed LoC in no time Pakistan army will be in Srinagar. Allah is with Mujahideen, sudden visit of Nawaz Sharif to USA is suspicious’ Hafiz Saeed talks to Majeed Nizami and media

18000 feet high peak of Kargil

6 July
‘Including Huriat Conference all Mujahid organizations reject Nawaz-Clinton deal’
7 July
Pakistan has been defeated on diplomatic fronts’ Shah Mehmood
8 July
‘Nawaz Sharif has committed treachery by selling Kargil, he has no right to be in power; caretaker govt should be formed to resolve the situation. I am forced to live outside of Pakistan on return will start campaign against Nawz Sharif’ Benazir Bhutto
‘Nawaz govt has signed its deal of death. The deal of slavery is worst than destructive results of war, not even a single word of the deal expresses Pakistani stance’ Qazi Hussain Ahmad’s reaction over Washington Declaration
‘As a reaction over govt policy on Kargil Peoples Party will stage demonstrations tomorrow on the call of Benazir Bhutto; Peoples party appeals all parties to support its demonstrations’
‘On the order of US President, Nawaz Sharif ignored national interest and wasted a golden opurtunity. Whole nation had been united but our leader got defeated in the psychological war. In the next war Washington will be openly against us. The decision of Prime Minister has devastated morale of army’ Hameed Gul
‘We have not signed any deal for the withdrawal of Mujahideen. President Clinton has assured to resolve Kashmir dispute within 18 months by taking personal interest. Anti govt elements are spreading rumors. Kashmir has become international dispute against the wishes of India. Due to the deteriorating situation over LoC US intervention was inevitable. So I visited USA to meet US President’. Nawaz Sharif’s interview before leaving New York  
9 July
‘in spite of Pakistan’s agreement there are no hopes of withdrawal of Mujahideen, fighting is growing intense we are facing intense resistance. We are ready for a full fledged attack over Kargil’ Indian General VP Malik
‘hope that Nawaz Sharif will fulfill the promise of ending the Kargil dispute’ USA
‘If we withdraw from Kargil no one will be in Indian Held Kashmir to support Pakistan. Nawaz Sharif has bowed the head of 14 million people. We will not let him to give up a victory over the table. Nawaz Sharif has hired few persons to propagate that Kargil has no importance. Army and Mujahideen are against him’ Press Conference of Kashmiri Mujahideen
‘Govt has sold out Kashmir in the deal with USA’ Yousaf Raza Gillani



           
 These headlines published in the Nawa-i-Waqt summarize the war that was fought in 1999 for two motnhs at the height of 18000 feet. This is clear that Pakistan army has won that war tactically, strategically and professionally. This is also evident from the statements of Indian civil and military leadership expressing hopelessness. Not only this in spite of utilizing its full aerial and territorial power India failed to capture peaks of Kargil. In this small scale war not only India has to bear great casualities but in spite of having ten times bigger army and latest weapons she had to lick the dust but in such sensitive and grave situation Indian media stood side by side with Indian army and this was the Indian media that propagated India as oppressed. Alas! Pakistan lost that war due to American interests attached with India. As Pakistani military leadership ignored Indian reaction over Kargil operation in the same manners Pakistan’s political leadership did an unforgiveable mistake by accepting USA as a arbitrator and failed to understand American interests in India. In the other words USA got victory in Kargil and this was openly expressed by Bill Clinton in his address to Indian in March 2000, “This was not India that has recaptured Kargil but US interference that forced Pakistan to withdraw from Kargil…”





Written by Khalid Baig,
Published in Daily Nawa-i-Waqt
Date: 08 March 2013.