Pakistan; a horror castle for Afghanistan

24 Jun 2008

Although Pakistan’s new government has proposed direct negotiation with Baitullah Mehsud, Taliban’s powerful leader in southern Vaziristan (border tribal areas), and also Taliban have been suspicious about this proposal, it swallowed political and region analysts into a virtual tangle. Some analysts conceive this negotiation proposal of Zia Gelani’s government as a turning back and a fracture in Islamabad and Kabul relationships. Barnett Rubin, an American leading expert on Afghanistan, in reaction to this proposal said that Pakistanis have some inaccurate imaginations about Afghanistan. And Pakistan’s negotiations with Taliban will increase and intensify conflicts between Islamabad and Kabul. Mr. Rubin, mentioning terror incident in which president Karzai was attacked, added that Pakistanis should define their strategic profits in Afghanistan properly because the important cause of instability in Afghanistan is these unknown strategies of Pakistan in the region.

General Kamal Matin Al Din, a Pakistani general, in response to Barnett Rubin said that long conflicts and wars between Tajiks and Pashtuns is the cause of instability and conflicts in Pakistan.

Lately, Pakistani’s newspapers according to their military generals posed that Pakistan and Afghanistan’s conflicts and crisis are related to setting Pashtuns aside and mentioned it as instability factor in their country. Dawn newspaper quoted general Dorrani, Pakistan ISI chief, that Tajiks unlimited power in Afghanistan government with Hamed Karzai presidency, has led Pakistani Pashtuns to quarrel in oppositions and Taliban forms and this problem has also involved Pakistan and led it into instability situation.

Mr. Dorrani had warned Americans not to interfere into Pakistan affairs since they are able to solve their own problems. Pakistan’s previous chief of ISI, recommending Pakistan government said that although United States claims that it wants to develop friendship toward Pakistan, but it has some secret plans to control Pakistan’s government completely and dissect the country, finally and also wants to have access to ISI.

Mr. Rooney Jones, a western analyst, in reaction to this Taliban-defender general in Pakistan spoke with utter frankness that Pashtuns problems are more Pakistani than Afghani since Pakistani Pashtuns population is twice.
Mr. Rooney notified Pakistanis that Islamic extremism in Pakistan’s tribal areas* is the main instability cause in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He called the development of Salafi trainings in tribal areas* and release of Sofi Mohammad, Mohammedan religion predominant leader from prison, unbelievable.

Here you can read a Pakistani newspaper article that has been written against United Stated and led also American experts to react against: ‘Pakistan never has been this much vulnerable in its history and today is very close to being dissected. Although United States claims that it wants to develop friendship toward Pakistan, but it has some secret plans to control Pakistan’s government completely and dissect the country, finally. CIA and FBI’s Pakistani intelligence agents arrest any suspicious Pakistani in cities without restrictions and send them to Bagram Air Base and Guantanamo Bay. In an interview on April 14, George Bush said that there will be another attack like 9/11, this time not from Afghanistan, but Pakistan. U.S. forces are launching operations in Pakistani tribal areas right now without any reflections in public thoughts.

After revelation of ‘War’ and ‘Pakistan News International’ newspapers in March 2008 about U.S. demands from Pakistan government, these declarations of President Bush have been expressed, which were unacceptable, these newspapers mentioned.

Washington demands direct accessing in Pakistan’s NCA**. This center (NCA) has authority and qualifies of all Pakistan’s atomic weaponries. United States has been hired an American officer in its embassy in Islamabad to have close cooperation with this atomic center.

Of these U.S. demands was for American personnel to have permission to enter Pakistan without Visas, but with any identification cards (such as drive license). Pakistan should accept Americans licenses such as carrying loaded gun licenses. American personnel should’ve permissions to carry guns in Pakistan and ability to wear their own military uniforms. American personnel should be judged in American courts, not Pakistanis for their crimes (this law is known as capitulation).

In addition to U.S. force direct operations in tribal areas of Pakistan, U.S. has forced Pakistan to settle one thousand of their military soldiers in these areas which they fight more aggressive than Americans. This problem has made many Pashtuns tribes in FATA (Federally Administrated Tribal Areas) annoying which led them to be in a rebellion situation against military and Pakistan government. Making Pashtun tribes and Pakistan government distrusted in each other is of U.S. policies.

Although U.S. has claims of establishing friendship toward Pakistan, but in reality, U.S. has initiated an enmity against Pakistan and also its existence. For instance, *** in July 2006, in American Military newspaper designed a scenario about dissecting Pakistan into ‘Gross Pakhtunestan’ and ‘Gross Balochistan’, Sindh province joining India and only Punjab province remaining under Pakistan name. U.S. gives prominent political, geo-strategic, and economical suggestions. The main harbor of Govadar which has been established by Chinese investments at Balochistan province is just 50 kilometers far from Persian Gulf. It is also China’s main vessel to Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and Middle East. If U.S. takes this harbor control, it will prevent China from having access to these markets.

U.S. also enforces Iranian and Pakistani Balochs segregationists both side of borders. For instance, an Iranian Baloch group called Jondollah (God Army) formed in 2006 after a contrabandist was killed by Iranian police force. His brother, defying his murdered brother and his illegal business, provoked Sunni-Shiite conflicts. America offered his aid, military logistics and support to these contrabandist criminals. Such of these groups are being suppressed by United Stated as terrorists, but due to enmity of this group with Islamic Republic of Iran, United States supports them. Also Pakistani Balochs groups are supported by U.S., UK and India, but UK does more interference in Pakistan’s Balochistan affairs. Killing Commander-in-chief Akbar Bogti under Parviz Mosharaf command, made Balochistan situation more disturbed.

Article criticizes Pakistan secular and melki politicians such as Asef Zardari for his frequent visits of U.S. ambassador, Mrs. Paterson, in Pakistan. Also criticizes Mrs. Paterson travel to UK for visiting Altaf Hossein, MQM leader (a Sindhi party in Karachi), who has lived in UK and achieved England allegiance.

Article expresses worries about India consulates in Jalalabad and kandahar cities as Indian center of informers (RAW) and a danger for Pakistan existence. Also has criticized Afghanistan and expressed that ‘about 85 percent of Afghanistan trading is taking place through Pakistan. If Pakistan bans these trading ways, then Afghans would be in difficulty’.

After terror incident in Kabul, and declaration of Amrollah Salih, chief of National Security of Afghanistan, about Pakistan interference in which Hamed Karzai was attacked, conflicts has been increased between Kabul and Islamabad and also Afghan newspapers mentioned Pakistan as disturbing center in the region. Mr. Rooney also mentioning this point said: “It’s not to Pakistan advantage to be recognized as a horror castle and be isolated”.


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