Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The Great Game ..Iran and Pakistan
The Great Game has started in Iran ..the enemy has played its most effective ploy this time using the Ayatullahs against the Ayatullahs ..those who are following the iran story should also know that it isn’t about Ahmedinijad and Mossuavi ..instead its about Khamanei and the moderate Ayatullahs following the footsteps of Rafsanjani ..foreign media showing the crowd and covering the story and drawing comparisions with that of the Myanamar Issue last year is no surprise therefore , interestingly CNN and BBC were made prepared for the story weeks ago all this goes to show that more is to follow and something big will happen soon.
Pakistan with its own never ending problems is BLESSED with a regime that has no interest in the people of the very nation, shaking hands with Manmohan Singh Zaradari appeared to be having a serious want to be publically apologizing to singh for all future events as well that may or may not blame pakistan.
Where as TTP under Mehsud’s leadership are frustrated and anxious about the future ahead , Mufti Sarfaraz Naeemi ‘s brutal Killing was therefore a stark notice to all those Real Ulemas who don’t play the politics of any kind such as that of Fazlur Rehman in particular. Mufti Naeemi- A man whose monthly stipend was mere 6000 Rupee in the inflationary age is all but a slap on the face of those who travel in Land Cruisers and claim to be the only leadership that can save the cause of nation.
Operation Rah E Nijaat seems to have kicked off now , and for a start Tahir Yeldshev is reported killed ..this should give serious blow to the Al Qaeda Friends of Mehsud whose aim is only to destabilize muslims it appears.
What remains to be seen now is the resolve that the nation has to show to be united against the enemy and not to be misguided by the media chants of ‘negotiations would have been a better option’ , history has shown that negotiations with these monsters is not a solution specially with Baitullah Mehsud who has no regards for his words, a CIA man who is time and time used by the Americans when ever they need him to counter the efforts of Pakistan Army.
May Allah Bless Pakistan ..Ameen
Friday, June 12, 2009
US Planned to Buy Bombed Peshawar Hotel
Courtesty: www.pakistankakhudahafiz.wordpress.com
As a colleague here at The Times points out, the Pearl Continental hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan, which was partly destroyed on Tuesday by a massive car bomb, is well known locally as a meeting point for not just wealthy Pakistanis, foreign aid workers and journalists but also intelligence agents. In other words, it is the sort of place a modern-day Graham Greene novel might be set, with security so tight that even the lifeguards at the hotel pool are armed with AK-47s.
Given that reputation, the hotel was an obvious target for militants — even before a report surfaced two weeks ago that the United States was planning to buy the hotel as part of a plan to greatly expand its diplomatic presence in the city. As the Press Trust of India reported on Tuesday, the Pearl Continental is currently owned by Sadruddin Hashwani, who also owns the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, which was bombed last September, resulting in more than 50 deaths.
According to a report by Saeed Shah and Warren P. Strobel of McClatchy Newspapers, the hotel was apparently at the center of an American plan to establish a long-term presence in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province:
A senior State Department official confirmed that the U.S. plan for the consulate in Peshawar involves the purchase of the luxury Pearl Continental hotel. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly. [...]
Peshawar is an important station for gathering intelligence on the tribal area that surrounds the city on three sides and is a base for al Qaida and the Taliban. The area also will be a focus for expanded U.S. aid programs, and the American mission in Peshawar has already expanded from three U.S. diplomats to several dozen.
In October 2001, a report in Time magazine described how the Pearl Continental fit into the cloak-and-dagger atmosphere of Peshawar, the city “where the terrorists meet, form cells and deploy — and where access to the closed world of the Taliban begins. Bin Laden’s foot soldiers regularly slip through the walled enclaves and jostling bazaars to recruit jihadis or send out instructions. Taliban fighters float through to spy and resupply. Every Afghan faction has its representative in some dim house. Intelligence agents linger in the lobby of the Pearl Continental Hotel, where the phones are tapped and drivers let fall scraps of information.”
As with the attack on the headquarters of the Pakistani intelligence service in Lahore on May 27, the bombing on Tuesday seems to have taken place at a site that militants knew to be central to the operations of the intelligence agencies fighting to defeat them.
As a colleague here at The Times points out, the Pearl Continental hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan, which was partly destroyed on Tuesday by a massive car bomb, is well known locally as a meeting point for not just wealthy Pakistanis, foreign aid workers and journalists but also intelligence agents. In other words, it is the sort of place a modern-day Graham Greene novel might be set, with security so tight that even the lifeguards at the hotel pool are armed with AK-47s.
Given that reputation, the hotel was an obvious target for militants — even before a report surfaced two weeks ago that the United States was planning to buy the hotel as part of a plan to greatly expand its diplomatic presence in the city. As the Press Trust of India reported on Tuesday, the Pearl Continental is currently owned by Sadruddin Hashwani, who also owns the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, which was bombed last September, resulting in more than 50 deaths.
According to a report by Saeed Shah and Warren P. Strobel of McClatchy Newspapers, the hotel was apparently at the center of an American plan to establish a long-term presence in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province:
A senior State Department official confirmed that the U.S. plan for the consulate in Peshawar involves the purchase of the luxury Pearl Continental hotel. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly. [...]
Peshawar is an important station for gathering intelligence on the tribal area that surrounds the city on three sides and is a base for al Qaida and the Taliban. The area also will be a focus for expanded U.S. aid programs, and the American mission in Peshawar has already expanded from three U.S. diplomats to several dozen.
In October 2001, a report in Time magazine described how the Pearl Continental fit into the cloak-and-dagger atmosphere of Peshawar, the city “where the terrorists meet, form cells and deploy — and where access to the closed world of the Taliban begins. Bin Laden’s foot soldiers regularly slip through the walled enclaves and jostling bazaars to recruit jihadis or send out instructions. Taliban fighters float through to spy and resupply. Every Afghan faction has its representative in some dim house. Intelligence agents linger in the lobby of the Pearl Continental Hotel, where the phones are tapped and drivers let fall scraps of information.”
As with the attack on the headquarters of the Pakistani intelligence service in Lahore on May 27, the bombing on Tuesday seems to have taken place at a site that militants knew to be central to the operations of the intelligence agencies fighting to defeat them.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Operation : Saving Mehsud
As Pakistani Forces zero in on Baitullah Mehsud in South Waziristan, the United States has announced it has given its forces in Afghanistan standing orders to enter Pakistani territory if it has ‘intelligence’ on the presence of Osama Bin Laden, Ayman al-Zwahiri and Mullah Omar at any given location.
The Washington Post reported that the US Special Operation Forces had already established ground teams near the Pakistani border in Afghanistan who would move into Pakistan when required.
The Washington Post reported that the US Special Operation Forces had already established ground teams near the Pakistani border in Afghanistan who would move into Pakistan when required.
This announcement by the US has raised eyebrows in the Pakistani security establishment as it comes at a time when Pakistan forces, having recaptured most of Swat and defeated the US-equipped terrorists there, is moving into Baitullah Mehsud’s stronghold in South Waziristan.
The US has in the past shown no interest in striking Baitullah Mehsud’s Tehreek-e-Taliban, and has infact carefully avoided targeting TTP with its Predator and Reaper drones.
Statements from captured TTP commanders and weapons recovered from them have confirmed Pakistan Army’s belief that the Americans and Indians are training, funding and supplying weapons to the TTP terrorists.
“This is what the Indians tried to do before the Sri Lankan (army) got to Prabhakaran. His capture would have uncovered Indian intelligence links with the LTTE. They tried and failed to rescue him, so they had him executed before the army got to him. He was shot in the head from close range by his own men”, says a senior intelligence official on condition of anonymity.
“The Americans don’t want Baitullah Mehsud to be captured alive either, and they cannot eliminate him with an air-strike anymore since Pakistan Army is advancing towards him already. They will either try and take him out before he is captured, or he will mysteriously disappear only to re-emerge later at a different location. This announcement has nothing to do with Osama or Mullah Omar. They have been saying Osama is in Pakistan for years. why haven’t they acted before?”
The Pakistan Army must capture Baitullah Mehsud alive. But before that, they have to ensure they block Baitullah Mehsud’s supply lines from Afghanistan – with aggression if necessary – and ensure he does not disappear towards the Afghan border where there is a getaway crew waiting for him.
Monday, June 1, 2009
The Voice from within...
Whats the use of this massive army operation when the leadership of the Taliban swat chapter has already fled ? why so many civilian casualties ..? who is going to go back to the ghost valley now ?
All these questions are now the main crux and theme of tv talk shows and the opening lines of many notorious journalists’ writings.. the fact is the nations suffer and nations rebuild ..Many had written off Pakistan in the 2005 earthquake as well ..People however still live there, life is still alive and kicking and it will do so insha’Allah .
A particular tinge of sadness tried to make its home in my heart when I read / hear people such as the likes of the Editor News of the Leading private news channels in Pakistan, in his column today he was smart enough to change his old ploy of blaming swat insurgency to that with the revenge stemming from Lal Masjid operation. Today he makes a mix..a one of a kind ..Drawing similarities between Musharraf and Fazullah ..Being a fan of none..I still think it’s a ridiculous comparison..no man is more of a sinner than the one who brainwashes and EXPLOITES people on the basis of his new definition of Islam or any religion. Interestingly people like him get to go live on CNN and BBC as well when ever a news comes from Pakistan..a disturbing one that is ..Why so..Because people like him happen to be the men who run the show for these channels.
Who doesn’t feel the plight and the suffering of the IDPs both in camps and in schools etc. no one with a human heart can deny that these people are doing the most service to Pakistan and are as honorable as the armed forces who are doing all they can to protect the country. But there has been a certain strategy used here as well .in the name of these very people..in 1947 those who migrated to Pakistan didn’t come here so they have better food and shelter , they came here for their ideological reasons as well as to strengthen Pakistan. To compare the life of these people day and night with the luxurious life styles of the elites or the middle class even is no wrong but it should be done in a delicate responsible manner so that it doesn’t instigate and install anti societal emotions amongst them. Inequality , injustice , and segregation of wealth is not a new phenomenon in this country and this actually calls for campaigns like long marches and calls for it to done on a country wide scale. As Jinnah said “ Musalmaan museebat main Ghabraya nahi kartey” ..our brother IDPs should be helped in all possible ways ,both monetarily as well as socially ..but one shouldn’t make them feel thru our flashy media live reporting and reviews that it they are the only ones being discriminated. These people are the most patriotic and most honorable men of the country and their emotional and psychological strength should be as vital to the country as that of strategic assets.
Reports also suggest that Waziristan is going to be the new battle ground, sooner or later..the speculations of Fazullah and his 20 special men living there in the arms of their so called Ameer Baitullah Mehsud are no surprise therefore. The fact of the matter is that one can’t eliminate enemy unless it attacks its BASE or home. This operation is going to be high casualty operation for Pakistan army because of the hardened training of Baituallah‘s men and the size of his force..13000 according to some estimates. The country needs to be united ..Unless that doesn’t happen..no army operations can bring cure to the disease that has engulfed us in.
We are living in an age that witnesses the Fitna of the Highest order..in the Advent of Gog and Magog and the world gearing itself for a possible final show down in the coming decade or so ..Getting hold of truth and only truth ...and seeking it ..is a real challenge.
Amidst all this..the feeling is still good ..And the enemy is still frustrated..thus the chaos ..A nation that comprises of endless unsung heroes in all domains not just for the country but for the society in general. Pakistan will survive..and it will bring the best out of us soon insha’Allah
May Allah bless Pakistan ..Ameen
All these questions are now the main crux and theme of tv talk shows and the opening lines of many notorious journalists’ writings.. the fact is the nations suffer and nations rebuild ..Many had written off Pakistan in the 2005 earthquake as well ..People however still live there, life is still alive and kicking and it will do so insha’Allah .
A particular tinge of sadness tried to make its home in my heart when I read / hear people such as the likes of the Editor News of the Leading private news channels in Pakistan, in his column today he was smart enough to change his old ploy of blaming swat insurgency to that with the revenge stemming from Lal Masjid operation. Today he makes a mix..a one of a kind ..Drawing similarities between Musharraf and Fazullah ..Being a fan of none..I still think it’s a ridiculous comparison..no man is more of a sinner than the one who brainwashes and EXPLOITES people on the basis of his new definition of Islam or any religion. Interestingly people like him get to go live on CNN and BBC as well when ever a news comes from Pakistan..a disturbing one that is ..Why so..Because people like him happen to be the men who run the show for these channels.
Who doesn’t feel the plight and the suffering of the IDPs both in camps and in schools etc. no one with a human heart can deny that these people are doing the most service to Pakistan and are as honorable as the armed forces who are doing all they can to protect the country. But there has been a certain strategy used here as well .in the name of these very people..in 1947 those who migrated to Pakistan didn’t come here so they have better food and shelter , they came here for their ideological reasons as well as to strengthen Pakistan. To compare the life of these people day and night with the luxurious life styles of the elites or the middle class even is no wrong but it should be done in a delicate responsible manner so that it doesn’t instigate and install anti societal emotions amongst them. Inequality , injustice , and segregation of wealth is not a new phenomenon in this country and this actually calls for campaigns like long marches and calls for it to done on a country wide scale. As Jinnah said “ Musalmaan museebat main Ghabraya nahi kartey” ..our brother IDPs should be helped in all possible ways ,both monetarily as well as socially ..but one shouldn’t make them feel thru our flashy media live reporting and reviews that it they are the only ones being discriminated. These people are the most patriotic and most honorable men of the country and their emotional and psychological strength should be as vital to the country as that of strategic assets.
Reports also suggest that Waziristan is going to be the new battle ground, sooner or later..the speculations of Fazullah and his 20 special men living there in the arms of their so called Ameer Baitullah Mehsud are no surprise therefore. The fact of the matter is that one can’t eliminate enemy unless it attacks its BASE or home. This operation is going to be high casualty operation for Pakistan army because of the hardened training of Baituallah‘s men and the size of his force..13000 according to some estimates. The country needs to be united ..Unless that doesn’t happen..no army operations can bring cure to the disease that has engulfed us in.
We are living in an age that witnesses the Fitna of the Highest order..in the Advent of Gog and Magog and the world gearing itself for a possible final show down in the coming decade or so ..Getting hold of truth and only truth ...and seeking it ..is a real challenge.
Amidst all this..the feeling is still good ..And the enemy is still frustrated..thus the chaos ..A nation that comprises of endless unsung heroes in all domains not just for the country but for the society in general. Pakistan will survive..and it will bring the best out of us soon insha’Allah
May Allah bless Pakistan ..Ameen
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