Bow & arrows and swords have been replaced by guns and tanks, catapults have
been replaced by missiles and fighter jets. Not only the weapons of the war
have been changed, strategies have been changed as well. But propaganda is such
an effective weapon that despite of the developments it has become more lethal
in modern era. The only difference is that in the past propaganda was done
orally which bore its results in months or years, however, with the development
of the communication system not only the communication has become faster the
power of propaganda has been multiplied as well. Astonishingly, our efforts to
counter Indian propaganda are negligible despite of being aware that our
eternal enemy did not waste a single chance to utilize it against Pakistan. Pakistan
has been target of Indian propaganda for last half century. Kalabagh dam which
is a guarantee of Pakistan economic well being has become disputed due to the
propaganda and presence of pro-Indian elements. The fall of Dhaka in 1971 was
the result of Indian propaganda and conspiracy which is even accepted by
Bangladeshis. Indian propaganda played a vital role in creating hatred and
misunderstanding among Eastern Pakistanis. There are many areas of India where
people long to get two pieces of cloth to cover their bodies. They have not
heard the name of electricity or electric bulb while these areas have lions
share in the Indian GDP or economy. Should Pakistan launch the propaganda
campaign Hindu India is usurping their rights? Should Pakistan give them
weapons to snatch their right from Hindu Brahmans and support them for separate
state? Neither India nor so-called civilized world would accept it but India played
this dirty game in Eastern Pakistan and now repeating the same in Balochistan.
The
propaganda that was spread by Indians over military operation before fall of
Dhaka is being negated by Indians themselves. It has been accepted by retired
Indian army officers in their books that approximately 36000 Pakistani soldiers
were taken as Prisoners of War but we still believe that these 90000 PoW were
Pakistani soldiers. We forget that thousands of Pakistanis working in civil
departments like Post, Communication, Railways and other were killed and taken
into Indian camps as Prisoners of War. Sarmilla Bhosle from India had recently
unveiled propaganda and fabricated stories over fall of Dhaka. L. Rushbrook
Williams, a US writer had disclosed the whole conspiracy in his book, “The East
Pakistan Tragedy” in 1972 few months after the fall of Dhaka. RAW and Bangladesh
written by Bangladeshi writer Zain ul Abideen in 1995, negates many fabricated
stories accepted true by Pakistani scholars. “The Blood Telegram: India’s
Secret War in East Pakistan” published from US State Nevada in 2013 has enough
material to unveil the conspiracies of India in 1971. But we are not ready to
accept India as our enemy; our criminal negligence is encouraging India to
continue armed interference in Pakistan via Afghanistan. The propaganda to
defame Pakistan with regard to terrorism was started in 1984 by India by
blaming Pakistan for manufacturing Islamic Nuclear Bomb. Pakistan did not take
Indian Nuclear tests in 1974 as HINDU NUCLEAR BOMB despite of being aware of
this bitter reality that only Pakistan will be the target of these Indian nukes
as India had already attacked Pakistan thrice before this. Indian media and
govt. always attempted to misguide international community that Pakistan’s nukes
are threat to the world. In this propaganda Pakistan was falsely blamed for
utilizing religious extremism as a war strategy (which India herself is
committing) and campaigns were launched with the hired Western think tanks that
Pakistani nukes may fall in the hands of the extremists (while Indian nuclear
diagrams have been available on the internet). Many Western think tanks
prepared plans to take over the control of Pakistani nuclear sites. Even US
Congress discussed that how US commandoes may take control of Pakistani nuclear
sites and how to tackle expected Pakistani reaction. Although no one dared to
take control of Pakistani atom bombs as Americans were well aware that reaction
would be much more lethal and destructive.
However, the
propaganda to defame Pakistan continued. Wherever, terrorist activity happened
they tried to link it with Pakistan in order to misguide international
community. Now when the hideouts of the terrorists in North Waziristan and
other tribal areas have been destroyed in the military operation and evidence
have been collected that Indians were supporting and launching these terrorists
since 2002 from Afghanistan; an attempt to fuel sectarian dispute has been made
by linking extremists active in Syria or Iraq. Now the propaganda has been
started that Hauthi rebels have links in North Waziristan, Pakistan. This
propaganda has been launched after the passing of resolution by Parliament
regarding sending Pakistan army to Saudi Arabia and the misunderstandings
created between two brother countries due to this resolution that has badly affected
Pak-Saudia relations. Prime Minister and Chief or Army Staff had to visit Saudi
Arabia in order to resolve these misunderstandings. In such situation the
propaganda of Hauthi rebels would start a new discussion regarding Pakistan
which is suitable for Pakistan’s internal scenario. Pakistan cannot become
target of proxy war between two Islamic states for which we had already paid a
big price. The analyses that are being posted over social media represent a
specific thinking, not happy over friendly relations between Pakistan and
Saudia.
In the Indian
city, Chennai a special of wing consisting of IT experts have been established
by Indian RAW for the sole purpose of spreading chaos and propaganda against
Pakistan through fake email IDs and social media accounts. Under the umbrella
of this wing, many notable Indian analysts write special columns in order to
portray Pakistan as an extremist state, which are published in Western Print
media with fake names. After publication of these columns or articles, like
minded Pakistani writers also write analyses over these propaganda posts which
are not published in Pakisgtan but over the news websites of West. In the light
of such propaganda conspiracies we need to be careful over the Hauthi
propaganda as well…
Written by
Khalid Baig,
Published in
Daily Nawa-i-Waqt,
Date: 03 May 2015.
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