Azad Kashmir Elections

Dr. Muhammad Aslam

Dr. Muhammad Aslam is highly educated person and a well known writer.

Here we have published one of his articles written about Elections held in Azad State of Jammu Kashmir.

His article is coming soon………

Dreams

DREAMS

In my closed eyes were dreams

You were mine in those dreams

Ah! But when I open my eyes

I found dreams’re only dreams

A boor inhabit attachment with a lovely girl

Left land and come to foreign for her

Thought that his fatal resembles like a churl

But on the destination faced blunder

Learn lesson of me you suitors

Don’t fell in love with others

Says this all well-seasoned conjurers

One who does so squander away nature?

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Pakistan under Terrorism

Pakistan, being a victim of terrorism

By

Maria Khurshid Khan

 

 

Pakistanis under victimization of terrorism since 1978 as it has welcomed its Afghan brothers who were the victims of war and forced to leave their homes to save their lives, as a punishment for giving shelters to Soviet enemies.

During the last three decades (1978-2008),Afghanistanhas been in a state of war: first against theSoviet Union, later amongst themselves, then against the Taliban government and, at present, against the Western forces.

All this war on terrorism is a perpetual state of the same Soviet-Afghan war in which we are forcibly driven.

Pakistanhas had to accommodate millions of refugees entering the country since 1978. In the beginning, their number had risen to about six million, even at present this is not less than 3 million. Since Pakistan is a major non-NATO ally and is supporting the war against the militants in Afghanistan, the Taliban insurgency has spilled over to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), adjacent to Afghanistan, and is gradually threatening the adjoining settled areas of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) as well as causing sporadic acts of violence and terrorism in the rest of the country.

The fight against militants during the past two years (2007-2008) alone has cost Pakistan over 1,200 members of its law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and about 6,000 civilians, besides injuring over 3,500 members of LEAs and about 10,000 others. As an impact of this war, terrorist activities are on the rise, the economy is sliding downward, the much-needed foreign investment is not forthcoming and the development of the country is being adversely affected. It is officially estimated thatPakistanhas suffered a loss of about PKR. 780 billion during the last five years and as much as Rupees two to three trillion during the previous decade.Pakistanis likely to continue to suffer as long as there is no peace inAfghanistan.

In a recent seminar in Islamabadon 2nd December, Lt General (retd) Mohammad Jan Aurakzai, a former military commander in the tribal areas and former governor of NWFP and FATA, has advised the government “to review its anti-terrorism policy and hold talks with Taliban to avoid more deaths and destruction.” According to him, when the so-called war on terror began, there were about 1,500 militant Talibans, but their number has swelled and their movement is gaining strength and has, in fact, “snowballed”. He was of the view that the tribal insurgency could drag on for an indefinite period. The solution to the problem, according to him, lies in the age-old traditional jirga (assembly of elders) system. He proposed organizing jirgas and securing cooperation of all surrounding states ofAfghanistan (i.e.,Iran,Turkmenistan,Uzbekistan,Tajikistan,China andPakistan) as well as theUnited States,Russia and NATO to resolve theAfghanistan imbroglio. Earlier, on October 22, 2008, a joint session of parliament unanimously adopted a resolution calling for “an urgent review of the national security strategy and revisiting the methodology of combating terrorism in order to restore peace and stability through an independent foreign policy”.

Here are some facts taken from different media reports and articles published during 2005-2008 to give a glimpse of the terrorist activities causing losses in men and material to the people ofPakistan.

Bombings killed 10 people and wounded at least four in Pakistanon Thursday, including an attack in a police complex in the capital the same day lawmakers huddled for a private briefing on the militant threat facing the country. (Fox News, October 9, 2008)

The deaths happened in the nation’s volatile northwest, where Al Qaeda and Taliban militants have established bases near the Afghan border. Four children, two police and four prisoners died when a roadside bomb exploded under a prison vehicle in the Dir region, government official Sher Bahadur Khan said. Initial reports indicated a school bus was caught in the blast, but others said the children were walking. Ten people were wounded.

InIslamabad, an apparent homicide car bombing severely damaged an anti-terror squad building and wounded at least four police personnel in the heavily guarded Police Lines neighborhood. The explosion occurred just moments after a man delivered candy to the facility and police were examining whether the events were linked. Gardaizi said at least four people were hurt; others put the wounded toll as high as nine. Police commando Gulshan Iqbal told The Associated Press he was sitting at a nearby barrack when a “Suzuki car hit the anti-terror squad barrack and exploded with a big bang.”

He said the main building was largely empty because many officers were guarding Parliament and other areas ofIslamabad.

“About 10 people were inside at the time, and we saw six or seven injured,” he said.

A Sept. 20 homicide truck bombing inIslamabadkilled 54 and severely damaged the Marriott Hotel.

The statistics also said 1,368 security forces personnel had been killed since late 2001, whenPakistan’s former military ruler, President Pervez Musharraf, allied the country withWashingtonin its war on terror.

On Wednesday, lawmakers were shown images of militants killing people, according to two attendees who requested anonymity because like others at the meeting they were sworn to secrecy. Statistics on militancy were also given, one said, declining to divulge specifics. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha gave the briefing. The topics includedPakistan’s military offensives against insurgents in tribal regions borderingAfghanistan.

Speaking in general terms, some politicians said the briefing Wednesday was superficial.

“It was more like the description of the symptoms than diagnosis of the disease,” Khurram Dastagir, a member of the opposition party of ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, told Dawn News TV. “I am seeking to find out what is causing this extremism and how did it come about.”

Attorney General Sardar Latif Khosa said Thursday’s session was arranged to allow lawmakers to ask questions. He said the meetings could go on for several more days. Concrete barriers and barbed wire ringed a wide perimeter around Parliament. Members of the media were not allowed in.

The international war on terror has caused more suffering, deaths and destruction to the people ofPakistanthan of any other country in the world.

In recent weeks, militants have stepped up attacks on security, government and Western targets inPakistan, reaching well beyond the northwest border areas.

 

Soon after the tragedy of September 11, 2001,Pakistanallied itself with theUnited Statesand the international community in the war against terror. The US-led invasion against the government of Taliban inAfghanistancommenced in 2001. The Talibans were defeated but could not be eliminated. Their resistance has now assumed the shape of an insurgency and an armed struggle against the foreign forces and their local supporters.

The attacks inIslamabadand Dir drew condemnation from the Prime Minister of Pakistan, where the military says homicide attacks have killed nearly 1,200 people since July 2007, most of them civilians.

Many in Pakistan believe the alliance with the U.S. has increased violence in their nuclear armed country, as it is U.S. led war on terror The U.S. has shown impatience withPakistanby launching cross-border missile strikes in the northwest, where Al Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden is rumored to be hiding.

The civilian government is doing its efforts to overcome the situation but it has to take right directions as US, NATO and its alies are victimizing us, as they could not bear a prosperous, strong and stablePakistan.

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