Glimpse of propaganda against Pakistan in 1971 |
Bangladesh-Pakistan
diplomatic relations apparently being normal are facing tension because of the
steps taken by Haseena Wajid’s establishment to insult Pakistan internationally
in order to please India to secure Indian support for continuity of regime
against the will of Bangladeshi public. Moreover if statements and allegations
against Pakistani security and intelligence
agencies had remained confined to political need to win elections than this
would have no effect over mutual relations because such allegations and fake
stories are used by Indian political parties as well to procure votes. But
Bangladesh has gone a step farther; Haseena Wajid announced to start trial of
195 Pakistani soldiers who participated in 1971 war and operations, in January
after winning the elections that were boycotted by all opposition parties and
now it is under discussion that ISI Chief of 2010 would be prosecuted as well
under fake allegation of supplying weapons to Freedom Fighters in Assam through
Bangladesh. This plan was revealed by Haseena Wajid after propaganda of New
York Times on 19 March 2014 regarding
presence of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan.
Carlotta
Gal representative of American newspaper
“New York Times” in her report published on 19 March 2014, repeated allegations
against ISI and Pakistan Army by international media for which they had support
from within Pakistani English writers and intellectuals. Once again in the
propaganda of New York Times it has claimed that ex-Army Chief General Pervaiz
Musharraf has established a special desk for protection of Osama Bin Laden.
Pakistani govt., ex-President Pervaiz Musharraf, ISI under the leadership of
General Kiyani was protecting and guiding Taliban. Apparently Pakistan was
standing with USA in war on terror but actually was in contact with Taliban and
other Kashmiri Freedom Fighter groups. While few cells of ISI were working
against Taliban and extremists; other were supporting and protecting Taliban. According
to the propaganda report of New York Times, ISI Chief General Shuja Pasha was
aware of the hide out of Osama Bin Laden. Americans got astonished when a day
after the Abbotabad Operation; a call of General Pasha was recorded in which he
was talking about the presence of the Osama at Abbotabad. Americans got worried
because General Pasha was important ally and friend in the war on terror and
fight against extremism.
American
journalist had laid the allegations against Pakistani establishment that they
always used Taliban for their own interests (while this is sole right of USA)
even Benazir Bhutto was assassinated through Taliban. In this report she has
tried to involve Mulla Umar and Hafiz Saeed while portraying her report
consisting of old propaganda and fabricated stories of Western Media as her own
research and achievement. All these allegations have been repeated by Afghan
President and Indian rulers as well as a propaganda campaign against Pakistan
in their interviews to media while US govt. always officially expressed their
detachment to these allegations. Here question arises why does an American
journalists felt the need to repeat all these fabricated stories and
allegations afresh claiming it to be her own research while USA is busy in
packing up to leave Afghanistan by 2014? In past such propaganda was considered
as a tool by CIA to pressurize Pakistani to DO MORE. Of course this time too there
would be such a nefarious lobby / agency behind this propaganda which has been
rejected by Pakistan. US journalist has nothing to support her allegations
against Pakistan except excerpts from newspapers or anti-Pakistan statements. But
Haseena Wajid has claimed report of New York Times important for trial of
weapons smuggling in Chittagong.
Mujeeb Nagar! A park constructed by Haseena Wajid, statues portraying fabricated atrocities committed by Pakistan Army in 1971 to fuel hatred against Pakistan |
A
big conspiracy game that is being played in Bangladesh in the name of
INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIME TRIBUNAL; apparently, Pakistan has no link with it but
Pakistan has been dragged into it. Although our rulers are trying to show that
this is internal matter of Bangladesh by ignoring it but they should realize
the seriousness of the matter and find solution for it. This is the result of
our criminal silence that now Haseena Wajid who came into power through Indian
support and biased polls had developed the courage to speak against Pakistan
and include Pakistanis in the trials of International War Crime Tribunal which
has been converted into a cell being used to punish and remove political opponents.
On the one hand those people are being punished who supported their army
against aggression of Indian trained terrorists in 1971 while on the other hand
important leaders of political opposition like Khalida Zia’s party, civil
bureaucracy, elements in interior and foreign ministry who dared to be against
Haseena Wajid are target of this tribunal and being awarded death sentences
under the allegations of helping Assam Freedom Fighters. On 30 January 2014, said tribunal awarded
death sentence to 14 persons including ex-Interior Minister Lutf-u-Zaman of
Bangladesh National Party, Major General Chauhdary Razzaq-ul-Haider ex Chief
Military Intelligence, Brigadier Abdul Rehman ex Chief National Security
Intelligence, Toba Ali leader local party Awami League (this party is ally to
Khalida Zia’s BNP). Persons who got this death sentence have appealed to
Supreme Court but keeping in view the past record of partiality of Bangladeshi
Supreme Court, analysts are of the view that not only death sentence would be
maintained by Supreme Court but execution would be ensured as well. Moreover, after boycott of elections and
continuation of protests by Khalida Zia, Awami League of Haseena Wajid is much
worried about the increasing popularity of Khalida Zia. In an address
Parliament Committee Haseena Wajid said that her govt. is considering to
include Khalida Zia in investigations as well in trial or case for smuggling or
weapons to Assam Freedom Fighters and other leaders of Bangladesh National
Party under investigation will be punished as well. In this address she also
claimed to be equally responsible for smuggling of weapons quoting the
reference by Bangladeshi Tribunal that Bangladeshi officials punished by this
tribunal had close links with ISI through New Delhi. Moreover, she said that
paperwork against 195 Pakistani soldiers have been completed and soon this case
would be presented in court for trial as well.
Chief Prosecutor Bangladesh Dr Tureen Feroz briefing journalists about trial of 195 Pakistani soldiers |
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journalist pointed out the agreement between India, Bangladesh and Pakistani in
1974 that trial of soldiers would not be held; Chief Prosecutor replied that as
this agreement was not validated by Bangladeshi Parliament so Bangladesh is not
bound by it but now 1973 Act is sufficient for this trial. On the question by
journalists that out of 195 Pakistani Soldiers many have died; Barrister
Muhammad Ameer Islam accompanying Chief Prosecutor replied that many are still
alive against whom trial would be held as this is the wish of the Bangladeshi
people and legally there is no hurdle in the trial.
If
Bangladeshi people wanted trial of 195 Pakistanis then why they remained silent
for such a long time? Haseena Wajid should have done this in 1990 during her
first reign. In the way Awami League aired the hatred against Pakistani and
converted it into a political slogan for procuring votes; in different cities
of Bangladesh fabricated stories of Pakistani army’s war crimes and propaganda
against Pakistan have been converted into reality by statues in different
“Theme Parks” to misguide new generation; rallies against Pakistan are being
held against Pakistan; so are they laying foundation for unrest in the region? Our
elite practicing criminal ignorance like ever, had felt any need to realize
that what would be the impact of such trial over morale of Pakistani
soldiers???
Written By Khalid Baig,
Published in Daily Nawa-i-Waqt,
Date: 28 March 2014.