Saturday, September 17, 2011

Anti-terror cooperation: N Waziristan remains key sticking point – The Express Tribune

Anti-terror cooperation: N Waziristan remains key sticking point – The Express Tribune:
"Anti-terror cooperation: N Waziristan remains key sticking point"

Despite renewed US pressure to eliminate ‘terrorist safe havens’ from the tribal belt, the Pakistan Army has no plans to launch a full-scale offensive against the Haqqani network, military officials said.

The issue was raised by US Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen at a meeting with Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani in Seville, Spain, on the sidelines of the ongoing Nato conference.

The development may further sour already strained relations between the two anti-terror war allies.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed that a meeting between the two had taken place, but would not share any details. However, sources say the two military commanders discussed the fallout of a recent attack in Kabul, which the US suspect was carried out by militants from the Haqqani network, which is allegedly based in the North Waziristan Agency.

The deadly attack has become the latest obstacle to normal ties between Islamabad and Washington, which have deteriorated steadily since the May 2 US raid that killed al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. Since then the US has intensified efforts to push Pakistan to clamp down on the Haqqanis, blamed for this week’s 20-hour-long assault on the US embassy in Kabul.

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta, expressing his frustration over Pakistan’s continued reluctance to go after the Afghan insurgent group, has threatened to take unilateral action.

A statement issued by the ISPR said that Kayani delivered a talk on ‘Pakistan’s role in the global war on terror’ at the meeting of Nato Chiefs of Defence. Kayani reportedly highlighted the sacrifices given by Pakistan in the fight against terrorism. He also spoke of Pakistan’s expectations of support from the rest of the world.

Speaking to The Express Tribune, Captain John Kirby, Special Assistant for Public Affairs for the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that General Kayani had been invited to Seville by alliance leaders to brief them on his efforts to combat extremist elements inside Pakistan. “He has done this before, and when he does, the Chairman always schedules some private time with him. I expect they will talk about ongoing operations in the border areas, about mutual efforts to improve cooperation and about the continuing and growing threat posed by the Haqqani network.”

However, in his talk Kayani underlined Pakistan’s sovereign right to formulate policy “in accordance with its national interests and the wishes of the Pakistani people.” Kayani did not name a specific country but a security official said his remarks “were certainly referring to the American pressure on Pakistan to do things which we believe are not in our national interest.”

The official, who requested to remain anonymous, confirmed that the US was increasing pressure on the army to conduct operations in North Waziristan. He said Pakistan, despite US demands, will not commit to any such offensive in the near future.

A senior military official refused to comment on the meeting between Kayani and Mullen. However, he added that the Pakistan Army cannot give any time frame for assaults in the restive tribal agency bordering Afghanistan.

Defence analysts say going after the Haqqani network at this stage will have huge repercussions for the country.

Meanwhile, tensions between Islamabad and Washington overshadowed the meeting of senior Pakistani and Afghan diplomats.

Speaking at a joint news conference with Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir, the Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin said his country would not allow its territory to be used against Pakistan. He termed the meeting as ‘substantive’, saying some concrete steps and proposals were identified to take action against extremists.

Ludin insisted that the outcome of the talks would be visible before the Karzai-Gilani meeting next month.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 17th, 2011.

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Monday, September 5, 2011

The Spirit of 6th September














PATRON Lt Gen (Retd) SARDAR FS LODI recalls the spirit that symbolises September 6 for Pakistan

6th of September is celebrated each year as the Defence of Pakistan Day. It was on this day in 1965, that India launched her forces and attacked Pakistan across the international border without a warning or a declaration of war. this action of India, which claims to be the largest democracy in the World, was in utter violation of International law, charter of the United Nations and norms of civilized behavior among states. India arrogantly swept aside her international commitments in her desire to subjugate the region.

Even after a lapse of 34 years when a new generation in Pakistan are the decision makers, the memory of IndiaÕs treachery is vivid and uncompromising. At dawn on 6th September Indian forces crossed the border, pushed back the Pakistan Rangers and advanced towards Lahore on two axis. The Indian Army Chief, Gen. J. N. Chaudhry was so confident of defeating the Pakistani troops guarding the area and capturing Lahore that he announced to all and sundry that he would have a large peg of whisky at the Lahore Gymkhana Club in the evening of the 6th. He had reason to be confident as he was known in India as the Òconqueror of Hyderabad in DeccanÓ. It was 17 years earlier that Gen Chaudhry had attacked the princely state of Hyderabad in Deccan, at the head of an armoured division. This was part of IndiaÔs multi-pronged attack by three divisions, inspite of a stand-still agreement that India had signed with the state. But NehruÕs (First Prime Minister of India) new-India had started to proclaim that her agreements and commitments national and international could be violated at will to suit her purpose.

IndiaÕs attack against Lahore was held and beaten back with heavy losses to the attackers. The Pakistan Army units defending on the ground, supported by the Pakistan Air Force were able to blunt the Indian offensive and roll it back. Two days later on 8th September India launched its main attack against Sialkot using its armoured division and other strike formations. What ensued has been described as the largest tank battle since the second World War. It was a hard and bitter struggle fought over many days and nightÕs resulting in casualties on both sides. In the end the Indian main attack was held and severely mauled. Its armoured division was force to withdraw owing to very high losses in men and material. South of Lahore, Pakistan launched its own counter attack and captured IndiaÕs Khem Karan and beyond. This posed a serious threat to the rear of Indian troops facing Lahore.

In the South Pakistan took the initiative to push back Indian troops and enter Indian territory. During the operations India captured about 400 square miles of Pakistan territory but lost around 1600 square miles of its own to Pakistan. The war ended with the mediation effort of the USSR and a peace agreement was signed at Tashkent.

During the 1965 war every citizen of the country was solidly united behind the government, although it was a military one, of Field Marshal Ayub Khan. The national priorities were clear and unambiguous in those days, any danger to the country called for unity and unstinted support to the government and the armed forces. There was no question of any political party or leader taking advantage of the war to berate the government for political or personal gain. This came much later when President AyubÕs health suffered a set back and personal ambitions of those he had brought into prominence came to the fore.

Pakistan emerged from the September 1965 war with India, a strong and self-confident nation, proud of itself and its armed forces. It was a nation that was united in facing the danger from India. National unity and full support for the armed forces in the field is essential for success in war. With the nationÕs support the Armed Forces of Pakistan repulsed IndiaÔs naked aggression across the international border and made her pay a price for it by capturing four times more territory than India and forcing her to accept a ceasefire, return to the negotiating table and to vacate each others territory. It was certainly their finest hour of glory and a day to be remembered by future generations of soldiers and civilians.

After the September 1965 Indo-Pakistan war and the Tashkent Agreement Pakistan relaxed, as peace had been restored. But India prepared anew and six years later in 1971 again attacked across the international border, this time in the Eastern Wing of the country and succeeded in dismembering Pakistan while the World and the United Nations stood by and watched. India has consistently used force as an instrument of her foreign and domestic policy against all her neighbours including China, and internally against her own small states and occupied Kashmir to the detriment of her religious and ethnic minorities. This has been reflected by all the main Human Rights organizations of the World. Recently the New York based Human Rights Watch released its report condemning India for its atrocities in Indian-held Kashmir. This was released during the Kargil fighting a few months back.

This year we celebrate Defence of Pakistan Day after the recent fighting in Indian occupied Kashmir near Kargil. There has been some criticism within the country of the governmentÕs handling of the situation particularly of the Prime MinisterÕs visit to Washington. Unfortunately all the criticism emanates by and large from those political parties in opposition to the government and as such the credibility of their arguments is reduced to that extent. Some writings have appeared, particularly in the English press who fail to understand the Kashmir issue in its proper perspective and there are others who may well be inspired from within or without for reasons better known to them.

Kargil has added a new chapter to the KashmiriÕs 52 years old struggle for emancipation from the suppressive and brutal Indian rule. They have demonstrated their ability to force a decision on Kashmir. Any form of status quo is not acceptable to them any more. It is the opinion of neutral experts at home and abroad that the Kashmir dispute cannot be forced back into cold storage again in view of the determination to fight and die as shown by a few hundred Kashmiris on the outskirts of Kargil under the shadow of a larger conflict. It should now be the concern of the World community to find a solution to the Kashmir dispute under a democratic process, of the will of the people of Kashmir.

During the Kargil conflict the Pakistani troops deployed on the Line of Control in the area came under constant Indian pressure and repeated attacks. They gave a good account of themselves and many were killed defending the frontiers of Pakistan and the honour of their homeland. They fought with great determination and courage blunting and repulsing every enemy attack with considerable losses to the Indians. Pakistan Army COAS has recently mentioned Indian Army losses at about 1700 killed and therefore 3 to 4 times that number wounded. The officers and men of the Pakistan Army and para-military forces fought with the spirit of the September 1965 Indo-Pakistan war, and should be included in our prayers on the 6th of September alongwith all those officers and men of the Forces killed in action since 1948.

The 6th of September should also be a day of thanksgiving. We should all pray for the safety and solidarity of Pakistan and also that God gives us the strength, courage and determination, to protect and safeguard at all costs, the freedom and honour of our homeland.


Monday, August 9, 2010

Pakistan Flud is Bigger than Tsunami (UN)

Pakistan Flud is Bigger than Tsunami (UN)
The number of people suffering from the floods in Pakistan exceeds 13 million - more than the combined total of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the United Nations has declared.
The death toll in each of those three disasters was much higher than the 1,500 people killed so far in the floods that first hit Pakistan two weeks ago.
But the UN estimates that 13.8 million of Pakistan's 170 million people have been affected, while the total number of people affected in the three other disasters was about 11 million.
UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs spokesman Maurizio Giuliano explained that a person is considered affected by the floods if they will need some form of assistance to recover, either short-term humanitarian aid or longer-term reconstruction help.
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said yesterday that the floods were a bigger crisis than the 2005 Kashmir earthquake that killed nearly 80,000 people.
"The magnitude of the tragedy is so immense that it is hard to assess," Mr Gilani declared during a visit to Multan.
The crisis has overwhelmed the government, generating widespread anger from flood victims who have complained that aid is not reaching them quickly enough or at all.
Rescue workers have been unable to reach up to 600,000 people marooned in the north-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa because bad weather has prevented helicopters from flying to the area, which is inaccessible by ground.
Islamic charities with alleged links to militant groups are filling the vacuum.
They have delivered aid in the Swat valley, where people were still recovering from the army's US-backed offensive against pro-Taliban tribes last spring that killed an unknown number of civilians and drove more than two million people from their homes.
Hundreds of thousands of people have also had to flee rising floodwaters in recent days in the central and southern provinces of Punjab and Sindh as heavy rains have continued to pound parts of the country.
Even those Pakistanis whose cities and towns were relatively unscathed by the floods are being hit by skyrocketing fruit and vegetable prices.
The prices of basic items such as tomatoes, onions, potatoes and squash have in some cases quadrupled in recent days, putting them out of reach for many.

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