After 9/11, the US invasion of Afghanistan was well supported by the western allies of the lone Super Power.  Sympathies were also there when people saw the Twin Towers crumble miserably leaving many dead and wounded and saw US nation extremely traumatized due to that unexpected tragedy. The dust was scattered around many realities were initially buried under the rubble of the World Trade Center. The involvement of Osama Bin Ladin was not proven before any court of law and the allegation of his being completely responsible for that attack was not substantiated by any documented and proven information that could be used in the court to suggest the responsibility of the real culprit. With the elimination of Bin Ladin in the most suspicious scenario one can say that the chapter of his involvement and no involvement does not carry much importance now. The only question left is about the  justification of continuing the war on the Afghan soil.

During the whole era of events that occurred after 9/11, the invasion of USA on Afghan soil and later on its prolonged presence could not be justified by many critics. Overthrowing of the then Taliban regime in October 2001 was seen as a remarkable achievement but history told us that temporarily territorial gains in Afghanistan mean nothing until those gains are sustained and defended strongly. The world witnessed that after completing the territorial capture of Afghanistan, US gradually lost the ground inch by inch and now it has confined its presence to few urban centers within Afghanistan where forces prefer to stay inside their barracks and play a joystick war with UAV predators and act surgically on the intelligence information gathered by the CIA.   

If we look towards the shift of tilt in the Afghan war, we should not go not too far but must remember the time when Pakistan’s Swat Valley was overridden by the local militia group with the name of Tehreek e Taliban in 2008 onwards,  putting the entire belt of South Waziristan and Swat Valley under the siege. During that era, insurgency in Baluchistan Province of Pakistan caught the pace and situation deteriorated immensely. Ground realities revealed to the Pakistani Security apparatus that most of the insurgencies and terrorist activities on the Pakistani soil were triggered by the Indians who were sitting on the lap of the USA inside Afghanistan under the cover of rendering help for development and infrastructural works. Militants operating from Swat Valley and South Waziristan were found to had been fueled and supported by Indian secret agency RAW along with CIA and Mossad. Before that time Pakistan was quite confident that USA and Pakistan had major stakes and their interests are mutual in this region. Allowing India to set up consulate offices in the adjoining belt near the Pak Afghan border and setting them free to engineer and control insurgencies on Pakistani observed as a direct attack on our Sovereignty. Further, the emergence of Blackwater, DynCorp and other private military contractors on Pakistani soil raised many doubts about the sincerity of US Government in treating Pakistan as an ally.

Pakistan besides losing more than 35000 people including 3500 plus men in uniform,  found that extremely insulting that USA was not ready to acknowledge the efforts of our Government and people of this country to fight against terror. USA unduly elevated India in front of Pakistan and created a suspicious divide in the relationship. Gradually, it was felt and observed that USA and India were working together to fuel insurgencies inside Pakistan and achieve some vile goals in this region. Having understood the dangerous double policy of USA, Pakistan slowly and steadily started shifting its focus towards reinforcing its own position to safeguard its interests in this region. The valor actions of Pakistani Army against the Militants in the regions of Swat and South Waziristan overturned the plans of those who were quite close to declare Pakistani Nuclear Assets unsafe with the fear that they may fall into the lap of the terrorists.  On the forefront of this deadly game, the role of ISI was also quite serious and pivotal. The destruction of Indian Assets inside Afghanistan was the prime target though ISI did not directly involve itself in that assignment, the available supporting forces operating inside Afghanistan made those targets achieved one by one. It was necessary to eliminate Indian traces on the Afghan soil, especially in the Pashtun belt, though they still exist in huge number in the northern parts of Afghanistan, but fear of getting punished in exemplary fashion made many Indians run for their life and leave Afghanistan. ISI had its stakes consolidated inside Afghanistan since long and were rejuvenated, in order to achieve some serious targets.

USA in fact blasted its own quest in Afghanistan after choosing to backstab a country that has an emotionally, ideologically and religiously motivated Army that has never shown any glimpse of weakness when it comes to defend the borders and the interests of the Lone Islamic Nuclear Power. Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) the most popularly known force and the table turner for Pakistan cannot be underestimated or undermined by any superior power that intends to play any nasty game in this region. The penetration of ISI inside Afghanistan and India too is not achieved overnight but it is the effort spanned on decades and had many valor people of Pakistan’s Armed forces laid their lives to achieve the mammoth goal. The working pattern and active hierarchies are always hidden from the eyes of the world and the loyalty of the intelligence force attached to this superior intelligence agency is exemplary for those who had thought that penetrating into the lines of this organization would be easy like entering into the lines of the political leadership and media of Pakistan. It is true that ISI did allow CIA to enter and station its personnel initially to coordinate the joint efforts against mutually assigned terrorist targets but later on the induction of Military Contractors in the scene and uninformed actions like spreading disguised operative like Raymond Davis who killed innocent people in front of the crowd in Lahore, made the Armed forces and the intelligence think thrice about moving any further with USA under the umbrella of trust and respect.

The decision of taking India onto the lap, gradually took away USA to the distance of seven seas from Pakistan. Pakistani leadership realized that they were breached and stabbed badly with a blunt weapon. Indian covert actions in Swat and Baluchistan were blatantly ignored by USA or in other words supported with tapping at their back. As a sovereign nation, Pakistan had every right to take decisions to protect its own interests and to safeguard its own territorial and ideological boundaries.

The exiting Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen’s statement against ISI in context with its alleged link with the Haqqani network operating against USA in Afghanistan, could be the outcome of mere frustration when Adm. Mullen was unable to see the tag pasted on his chest as a successful Military Chief achieving the assigned targets inside Afghanistan. General Martin Dempsey would now take up the seat left by Adm Mullen and the situation would be quite tricky for him to deal that amply.

Obama administration tried to use the vocal cord of Admiral Mike Mullen to intimidate Pakistan but it forgot to see that dislocating itself from Pakistan’s Army and its premier Intelligence Agency would take away eyes and ears of the NATO troops on the ground and can make them vulnerable target for the insurgents. Since the beginning of this war in Afghanistan, CIA depended a lot on prime intelligence input from ISI and that worked quite positively for many times as high profile targets were eliminated successfully with remarkable accuracy.  Whenever USA tried to act or operate without taking ISI into loop, incidents like Camp Chapman attack happened that took the lives of top brass of CIA operatives inside Afghanistan. Relations with Pakistani Military and ISI are still in the best interest of USA and its allies. Moreover, the repeated demand for one sided actions from Pakistan on its border side is mere unjust and without ethics. US posses state of the art weapons and apparatus active on the Afghan soil and is completely aided with the modern technology with satellite support. It had to be the duty of American forces on the ground to protect the troubled border region where they suspect that alleged Militants from Haqqani group operate, but the grim presence of NATO forces in the most fragile border belt with Pakistan is surprisingly suspicious. Recently, many attacks were carried out on the border check posts of Pakistani Army and Paramilitary from the Afghan soil and the reaction of NATO and the Afghan government was extremely discouraging.  Time has come when US Government and its Armed forces should explain the strategy and active goals for the war on terror not only to its own nation but to the entire world. The war without an ideology and without legitimate basis can eat up the big powers in one go.

Americans should also understand that pulling India in the matters of Afghanistan would only complex the relationship with Pakistan and it would not be justified to ask for Pakistan’s cooperation when it is visible that what India is doing against Pakistan using the Afghan soil. ISI and the Pakistan Army have every right to defend and to eliminate the enemies of our nation like US enjoys the right to kill its enemies on the foreign soil.

Today it must be understood clearly that keeping Pakistan at bay from any peace negotiations would only hurt the operations that are continued in Afghanistan and that are believed by many as in the best interest of this region. Pakistan has major stake in Afghanistan as it suffered badly since last three decades due to continuous deteriorated situation. Still there is a huge population of Afghan Refugees sitting in the western borders of Pakistan and causing humanitarian crisis and huge economic burden on the shoulders of Pakistan. The world must decide now that for how long the adventure in Afghanistan would continue and for how long USA would continue its suicidal quest to eventually deteriorate its own position as the Super Power of the World.

Ten big years in Afghanistan and the result is still Zero. This is what USA achieved after 9/11 that took over a decade to unearth Bin Ladin and eliminating (as assumed) him in a suspicious manner. The garbage of failures and idiocies piled up since 9/11 and the events took place thereafter made that garbage rot and rot by the passage of time. With all the failures on the war front and back home, Obama’s Administration seems to be playing one final card to win the support of US masses. Like Bush played the same card to win his second term, Obama is also planning a carbon copy action and this time against Pakistan to get some percentage of support from the US masses that have clearly shown their dissatisfaction on the performance of the GOP.

The Shakespeare’s drama of Bin Ladin’s elimination and events thereafter are seen as a series of attempts that are being made to lift up the popularity of American President on sugar cane sticks. Most of the international observers are seeing the recent vehement and venomous statements of Admiral Mike Mullen as an indirect acceptance of failures and loss of pride on the Afghan soil. US nation has every right to ask that 78% of the Afghan territory is now under control of the forces that were once defeated convincingly. The intensity and lethality of the Taliban is still there. Recent attacks on the Afghan Capital by Taliban and other similar assaults have raised a big question about the achievements of the US forces after spending $1,257,146,534,684/- (one trillion two hundred fifty-seven billion one hundred forty-six million five hundred thirty-four thousand six hundred eighty-four dollars   and   zero  cents) till now. Was this amount spent to control few urban centers in Afghanistan and that too not efficiently??

The garbage of continuing idiocies was to be shifted somewhere on some weaker head around. Putting all the blame of failures and misjudgments in Afghanistan on Pakistan is a clear sign of accepting its own shameful failures by the USA. USA had enough resources, technology and monetary support to achieve that goal that was to defeat the then regime of Taliban. Had US been able to seal the Pak Afghan border completely through state of the art systems that it uses to protect its own borders, US would have been in much secure position inside Afghanistan. It is ironic that US forces and high Command did not act wisely and professionally and speculated blindly that barefooted and barehanded enemy would succumb in few hours of fight after the first assault after 9/11.

In my personal opinion USA clearly underestimated the enthusiasm and courage of the forces that fought against an intruding enemy like USSR and knocked that bear down convincingly. It is true that if lessons are not taken from the history the results could be much similar. It is true that the tribal areas of Pakistan have no comparison to the magnitude of territory of similar terrain inside Afghanistan.  The hideouts and the safe havens in Afghanistan were much in abundance than what is available on a grim territorial belt of similar nature in North West Pakistan. The present propaganda by the US State Department and the media about the Haqqani network and the ISI is not based on facts. It is rather an attempt to deceive and confuse its own nation about the actual goals and actual targets that have been achieved in the war torn Afghanistan.

US should now become realistic and should not take the fear of loosing ride on the brain of those running the show. Winning and loosing is the part of the conflicts like this but it is also true that changing the mindset of Afghan people is not only hard but next to impossible for all the powers who tried their luck on that soil. It is also not wise to find a pillow to punch out the anger and frustration like USA is doing with Pakistan. Pakistan supported, cooperated and sacrificed more than its capacity in the war that was neither started by Pakistan nor is responsible for the compound failures of incompetent US Army leadership. It was Pakistan that was brokering the deal with Taliban to hand over Bin Ladin but USA was not ready nor interested to make that thing happen. It was USA that was high in confidence to defeat the Afghan nation in 24 hours, but the result is visible. Afghanistan’s terrain was never suitable for conventional wars and after getting PhD in the guerilla warfare after the Soviet Invasion, the Afghan freedom fighters were in commanding position on the ground when it comes to confront a fully organized and well equipped enemy.

Haqqani network’s coalition with ISI is the story drafted by the CIA and it has no solid base to support. It is time American nation should come out of fairy tales phobia created by their own government that raises new enemies for the US nation for every decade to run their own Military Industrial Complex. USA should now focus much on repairing its own economy that is showing the alarming signs of last stage of Hepatitis and the fort wall of the lone super power is displaying the visible cracks. Obama’s job plan was failed so the bail outs had been cutting the tail out. In the situation where crisis over crisis are surrounding the GOP, time for realistic and positive thinking is needed. America is not at all capable to indulge itself into any further conflict no matter how small a nation it is intimidating and confronting now. When it was failed miserably to control the barehanded Afghanis, what would be the outcome if ISI and Pak Military would pull out its support in Afghan actions. The home sick CIA agents that are responsible to run the show in Afghanistan depend heavily on the input of ISI and once that eye is closed, there would be complete darkness around and it would become even harder for the US forces to save their heads from surrounded assaults.

Pakistani and US leadership should together formulate a peaceful and respectful solution of this crisis. Calming down the nerves and keeping the doors open for diplomacy is the need for today. Wars and conflicts are never a wise tool to settle the disputes. There should be seriousness adopted by all the key players in this region.

Let’s hope that region of Afghanistan and Pakistan would move towards and peaceful and prosperous future.

Those who were counting the days of Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Government since its inception in 2008 have seen a great blow to their hopes when this party that was believed to have lost all the support of the masses, swept the polls of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) Assembly to register an unimaginable victory.

The events that took place before and after the AJK polls confirmed the notion that like in 1977, PPP leadership is again trying to supercede the public opinion by mass forgery and rigging in the forthcoming General Elections in Pakistan.

Many critics had analyzed that after so much of looting and destroying every institution including the Army, the support for PPP would see a never returning nose dive. But it is clear underestimation of hidden capabilities of the most clever and unpredictable leader of PPP, Mr. Asif Ali Zardari who has taken every opposing force at his point blank. From leading coalition parties that had once treated him like enemy were used to kick out the then President Pervez Musharraf and then reach the top seat of power in Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari cleverly maneuvered his steps and dodged many seasoned politicians like a perfect chess player. Even the strongest critics of President Zardari, have now understood that beating or defeating Mr. Zardari on fair grounds is next to impossible. The biggest victim of Mr. Zardari’s masterminding capabilities was none other than Mr. Nawaz Sharif. On the basis of available seats Mr. Sharif was not able to form a Government in the center so he had to trust what Mr. Zardari promised to him at the time of forming the PPP Government. From the vote of Confidence to Prime Minister, Mr. Yousuf Raza Gilani till overthrowing Gen. R. Pervez Musharraf, the moves of Mr. Zardari were calculated and well orchestrated.

The issue of Chief Justice was a turning point and a matter of great stress for the PPP leadership to handle. The exit of Nawaz Sharif from the Coalition and still supporting the PPP regime from the back door was the biggest achievement of Mr. Zardari. After taking all the benefits from PML N and later from MQM and now from PML Q, it is an unexpected outcome that PPP regime is close to complete its 4^th year in Power as compared to two eras of Benazir Bhutto who saw less than three years in power. In this whole era of PPP rule after the exit of Gen. R. Pervez Musharraf, the looting, the destruction of national institutions and completely deteriorated law and order situation with enormous price hike in basic commodities plus scarcity of electricity and natural gas, jammed and locked the progress of the country.

Coming back to the most shameful and ugliest attitude during the AJK polls, the real face of the two mainstream political parties has become visible to many who were thinking that at least PML N has transformed into a sensible party. But unfortunately all the hopes were drained after seeing rigging under the nose of these parties who capitalized the opportunity on the poling stations of their influence. MQM and other political parties who were dreaming to create any stir in the politics clearly understood and foreseen the possibility of similar kind of rigging and complete destruction of fair elections in the forthcoming polls for the National Assembly. The reality is quite shocking, PPP is all set to win the next General Elections the same way as they did in AJK polls. The tactic is to achieve the target by hook or by crook. I would also state clearly that if the present regime and present system of elections would prevail, we should forget about thinking of any new leader emerging out of the rubble of our already devastated hopes.

Imran Khan is a fair leader no doubt, with principles so strong and based on purity and sincerity, but the chessboard is extremely different to play on. At one side there are cunning and opportunist leaders who threw the nation into devastation since long and on the other side there are forces that are holding the flag of truth and sincerity to the nation. If the same old rigged and forged voter lists are to be based, then we should say goodbye to the future of Pakistan. Imran Khan is striving for NADRA based Voter lists to be prepared and made available for the next elections. It is a fair demand and will ensure the legality of polls, but it is also true that any fair rules would not support the quest of PPP or even PML N to retain their position in the next elections.

Many people want USA to take notice of the unfair and criminal rigging in AJK polls but those people have unfortunately not yet understood that seeing PPP and Zardari Mafia at the hot seat is in the best interest of America. Those slaves that are performing according to the script are not eliminated but are strengthened. At present times when USA is acting without minor obstruction from Pakistani Government, it is extremely unrealistic to think that US would take any notice of public opinion and would formulate its policy to deal with present Pakistani Government taking keeping in view of the sentiments of the Pakistani people.

I am not hopeful that we may see any breakthrough in the next elections too. Imran Khan would be leading the parallel polls but on the big day, only those forces would occupy the parliament that are smashing the fair principles and destroying the true spirit of democracy.

With the new wave of target killing and uncontrolled law and order situation in Karachi, the biggest city of Pakistan, I am also seeing a potential chance of MQM boycotting the next elections. This boycott may become a reality because PPP would not allow MQM to freely participate in the next elections, the same way as they barred them from AJK polls. Hope is dieing with every second and there is little expectation from the Army to act in the interest of the nation as PPP is serving to the interests of some greedy Generals too by letting them jump in the pool of benefits achieved through US Aid, that is meant only for those in power but not for the masses.

Every day passes with extreme pain in our hearts after seeing the shocking incidents of Abottabad and later in Karachi that jolted our national pride and the long and unbroken trust on our security forces. We have to clearly understand now that whatever happened was systematic and symbolic too.

The month of May was specifically chosen by USA and our enemies to give us the lesson of the lifetime. Not many had noticed the chronology of events that were synchronized to pull out the spirit of the nation and trust in our security forces that have sacrificed thousands of lives for the war against terror that was never started by us nor we were responsible for what happened on September the 11, 2001 in USA.

Month of May has symbolic importance for Pakistan. On 28^th of May 1998 Pakistan tested its first Nuclear Device and became a Nuclear Power. This particular month means too much for the nation and the whole Islamic World when Pakistan became the first Islamic Country to become a Nuclear Power and became the pride for the whole Muslim Ummah. That particular day made our enemies think seriously about our future that could have been detrimental for the global agenda to suppress Islam and its followers all over the world. From that day the web was started to knit around us to finally cramp us to the state when we would surrender the key of our sovereignty against a huge enemy and a backstabbing neighbor that is against our existence since 1947.

The Osama chapter was wrapped dramatically and our key Naval Installation in Karachi was targeted in this particular month just to give us the message that we should remember the Month of May not for our biggest achievement but for our huge security failures. Clear doubts are now being raised against our nuclear assets and our security setup seems extremely vulnerable to counter these actions that are simultaneously cracking the defiance of our nation and our Security apparatus.

We must understand that including all of us, have quickly fallen into the trap that was set for multiple reasons. In the month of May Pakistani nation was jolted so badly, yet we have finally realized without any doubt that, accepting America as an ally and as a well wisher would be as same as thinking that a poison would not kill us. Keeping the Alliance with America is more deadly than a lethal poison. We need to get rid of this so called Alliance that has now taken away every minor reason from us to be contended and feel safe in this country.

The main issue that needs to be strongly addressed that like the clean chit and complete liberty given to the mercenaries like Blackwater and DynCorp on the Pakistani soil, the so called Trainers for our Military are also acting as backstabbers for our whole security setup. Ironically, our Army Chief has allowed these so called trainers to train or in short stab our Armed forces when they are staying on different Naval, Air force and Military bases and installations throughout the country. In the name of training these so called instructors are now turning out to be a huge security risk for our country. The Attack on PNS Mehran was not possible to be handled so surgically by the handful of Militants without the help of internal handlers. It is beyond doubt that allowing these so called trainers to penetrate deep inside our military installations was not only suicidal but opened the gate for many more attacks like we saw on PNS Mehran in Karachi.

We just heard a report that Pakistan has asked USA to pull out its trainers as early as possible. That could be a good decision but would have taken long before the loss we have suffered due to showing blind trust and taking a cunning enemy too close to slut our throat. There has been a systematic roar in the media and in many circles that is making Army look like a bunch of ill equipped and less resourceful people who would be unable to handle the assault on our Nuclear Assets. There is a need today that Army High ups should prove their loyalty to the nation and display something that can rejuvenate the trust of Pakistani nation on to the capabilities of our Armed Forces. It is also extremely serious to know that there have been a considerable number of black sheep entered into our line of defense. Pakistan’s Army and its Political leaders should come out of the alcoholic sleep and try to sense the surrounding net that is now being tightened very quickly. Not much time is left and the room for any further mistake or inefficiency is next to zero.

It is our prayers that May Allah save our Pakistan, from all the hidden and visible enemies and send His help to the nation that is already suffering too much due to crook and selfish leaders that have sold our nation’s pride for the sake of few dollars. 

The shock of Osama Bin Ladin’s episode in Abottabad was extremely unbearable that almost pulled the spirit out of the body of the Pakistani nation. The nation was never expecting that our Armed Forces could be so blind and non reactive when any attack on our national security is executed by our enemies. After the strong reaction by the Parliament and apologies sought by the ISI Chief, the nation was then slowly recovering from the trauma that blasted their confidence on the abilities of the Armed forces. Then in the same month another tremor jolted the people of this country when they saw handful of armed terrorists destroying multimillion dollar aircrafts of Pakistan Navy and taking hold up for more than 16 hours. This incident collapsed the spirit of the nation to the stage of almost no recovery.

As a nation, Pakistani people always regarded their Armed forces with high hopes and aspirations. We had no doubt that our soldiers were best in their profession and can destroy enemy of any size and muscle without getting intimidated, but it is also a fact that since last few years there has been a mysterious attempt going on with unidentified hands trying to dismantle the confidence of the nation on the capabilities of our Armed forces. Talking with many ex and in service soldiers of the nation, it is perceived with utmost pain that Army high ups are not setting any laudable example for their juniors and for those who shed their blood on the forefront during the war on terror that has been taken on our lap by those irresponsible Generals headed by Ex Army Chief and self proclaimed President General Musharraf.

Due to lack of vision and lack of direction, our prosperous nation is now turning out to be a sand mountain. Yesterday, yet another shocking news was learned to further collapse the remaining confidence of the nation when few unidentified helicopters roamed on the skies of Muzaffarabad making joke of the abilities of our Air defense system that is turning out to be a porous net or may be a non existing shield. Though the Army’s spokesman stated that they were Pakistani Choppers but the nation is not ready to accept that claim even if it is true.

When we look closely, we will find that periodically our nerves were tested by our enemies and before the attack that took the life Al Qaeda Chief Bin Laden, USA carefully judged the level of tolerance or level of reaction from Pakistani nation during Raymond Davis’s episode. It was widely believed that if Raymond Davis was released the whole nation would take the streets and our opportunist leaders would run for their lives. But that never happened. The reaction of Pakistani people was mild and ignorable and to a great extent brought a sigh of relief to those who were expecting a mercurial revival of Pakistan’s lost identity. Unfortunately the prestige of the nation took a quick nose dive after that episode.

Then that morning came that hammered the news of Osama’s killing on Pakistani soil, this news fainted the whole Pakistani nation and thwarted the wall of confidence on Armed forces which was showing cracks after Raymond Davis’s case. With all the explanations and all the twisted statements, the nation is never going to be satisfied and never going to be relieving the Armed forces and understandably spineless politicians from the allegation of totally bowing in front of United States of America. There is a very thin line left between our sovereignty and the declared and accepted slavery of once a powerful nation. It took almost a decade for us to completely bow our skulls in front of a Super Power that calculatedly judged our weaknesses and used our own people against us to make us look like a vacuumed sand pot. Our Politicians and our Army High ups were busy collecting and counting the dollars that were showered on to them and closed their eyes from the slipping prestige and honor that were the basis for any nation to stand head high. We salute those soldiers who lost their lives to defend the nation from the mad killers and terrorists that were nurtured and made monster for us by our own policy makers! We are stranded with feet locked deep inside the mud and finding no string to hold.

The fear that is now striking our hearts is about the security of our nuclear assets. The inability to handle the intruders of countable numbers is raising many questions in our minds. Our nation cannot afford to see our Security system fail miserably when it comes to protect our valuable Nuclear Assets. That could be a catastrophe that cannot be reverted. The time has come that our Rulers and our Army High ups must take the nation into confidence and should take visible actions that could revive our lost confidence on our Security Forces. The news is also pouring in that USA and its allies are documenting their plan to bring the matter of security of Pakistan’s Nuclear Assets on the Unite Nations’ Forum. If that happens, we should say goodbye to our sovereignty! Today neither the Armed forces nor the Political leadership is serious in saving the nation from complete collapse. People of Pakistan should understand now that the key for drastic change in the condition is only in their own hands.

The events after cold blooded and brutal murder of three innocent Pakistanis on a busy road in the city of Lahore by an American national have opened many secrets for the Pakistani nation that is already caught in the trauma of uncontrolled terrorism.

It is a matter of great distress that countless people are killed every day in suicide blasts, bomb explosions, firings, target killings etc. but the efforts and sacrifices of our security agencies are proven useless and without any proper direction when they are not allowed to check the activities of suspicious people enjoying so called diplomatic immunity.

After the incidence of Lahore, it has now become quite annoying to see that our Government is gradually stooping to accept undue demands of USA that is threatening our national security. We all believe that if Raymond Davis the brutal killer of Pakistanis will be released that will put a stamp on the notion that Pakistani nation is virtually dragged into the slavery of USA where our lives, our property and our personal esteem will stand with zero value.

The nation appreciates the stance of Superior Courts on the issue of Raymond Davis but mounting pressure of USA on Pakistani leadership seems to be cracking the resilience generated by our valor courts. The issue of Raymond Davis opened a Pandora Box and has raised to a strong question that who is actually allowing these so called diplomats to roam so freely inside our territories to fulfill the hidden agenda of our enemies.

In my previous articles, I had seriously raised the issue of training the Indians and Bangladeshis in an abandoned US Military Base in an Island at Subic Bay, Philippines.

http://edition.presstv.ir/detail/104849.html

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They train people from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Fiji and the Philippines for operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and other location where they operate, 

It is a clear hard fact that these merciless mercenaries belong to India, Bangladesh, Nepal and USA too and they are now suspiciously being used on our soil to kill Pakistanis in target killings, explosions and suicide bombings. These killers are allegedly fluent in speaking local languages of the territories they are deputed into and have enormous ability to mingle with the population making it extremely hard to track their movement and their intentions.

Another shocking revelation is hitting our minds that USA must be using human clones in suicide bombings with no identification or forensic record available to the Pakistani security agencies. These artificial human beings have entered through Dubai and all the visa process and other formalities are bypassed to flush them inside our country. The involvement of our own President and his step brother in this brutal game has been recently unearthed.

A complete report regarding the scam of uncontrolled and secret issuance of visas is as follows.

Courtesy “The News”

http://e.thenews.com.pk/tp_details.asp?id=30720

By Saleem Safi

ISLAMABAD: As recommended by President Asif Ali Zardari and ordered by Zardari House Dubai, 150 Indians and 86 Americans were issued Pakistani visa putting the national security at risk.

The scandal that comes on the surface discloses that none of the visa cases were processed as prescribed under rules. A document made available to the foreign office (Copy available with this scribe) from the Pakistan consulate in Dubai says that the Americans given multiple visas illegally include one male and six suspicious ladies.

They had stated in their visa forms that purpose of their visit to Pakistan was meeting the president or visit to the Zardari House, Islamabad.

The lady Ms Cathleen Margret, passport NO. 208330960 who had applied on March 3, 2010 was issued multiple visa for 90 days the same day. In the justification submitted to the Foreign Ministry, the consulate said, the visa was issued without any inquiry under the specific orders received from Awais Tappi, stepbrother of President Zardari.

On the same day multiple visas were also given to two Americans for three months. They were Ms Mary Jane, Passport No 219245827 and Mr. Nicholas Louis, Passport No 208266130. Their cases were also recommended by Awais Tappi. On March 26 three more American ladies who basically hailed from Ukraine were awarded 3 months’ multiple visas. They are Ms Luba Dembovsky, Passport No 217861895, Mrs. Larisa Dembovsky, Passport No 212813645 and Mrs Angelik A Vectoria. They had also noted that their purpose was also the visit to Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad.

Just after five days another American lady Nicole Vernica, Passport No 203171445, was issued multiple visa for three month with the permission to visit Islamabad and Karachi. Instead of visiting the Aiwan-e-Sadr, they had noted to visit Zardari House Islamabad as their destination.

Sources said that Americans involved in suspicious activities had started using Dubai and Aiwan-e-Sadr route after the Pakistan security agencies had adopted strict conditions for the issuance of visas and the Pakistan Embassy in US had stopped issuing visa without scrutiny.

In all these security breaches one name is standing alone apart from the President of Pakistan and that name is Owais Muzzaffar, aka Tappi. A De Facto King in his place, he is behind major land scams and grabbing plots and valuables of people in Pakistan through official endorsement. His present involvement in flushing terrorists inside Pakistan through Dubai raises serious questions about the integrity of the President of Pakistan.

Courtesy: The News.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=17200&Cat=2&dt=12/8/2010

By Ansar Abbasi

ISLAMABAD: Once an ordinary mid-career civil servant in the Sindh province- Owais Muzzaffar, aka Tappi, is the de facto chief minister of the province today.

Known as Mr. Tappi, the name that may sound strange to ordinary souls but not to those occupying key positions in the Sindh regime or are knowledgeable in the business circles in Karachi, Islamabad and Dubai, the most powerful man in Sindh today is running the show from the Bilawal House, Karachi.

Both the advisor to the Chief Minister Sindh Sharmila Farooqi and Spokesman for the Bilawal House Ejaz Durrani denied this factor. Mr. Tappi was not available for his comments. However Tappi’s personal secretary Mr Junaid, who sits in the Bilawal House, when approached said that his boss was presently outside Pakistan. Junaid, too, denied that Mr. Tappi was calling the shots in Sindh today.

Credible sources in the provincial government, however, confirm that the era of Zulfikar Mirza is over as Tappi is the man, who dictates what to do to all concerned in the provincial set-up. Tappi is the adopted son of Hakim Ali Zardari and a step-brother of President Zardari.

“A ruler is not bound by any law, as his word is, law is for the minions of the state and no one dare point out any law or rule limiting the authority of the ruler,” this is how a well-informed official source explained the rule of Tappi.

The source said that there was no such thing as a constitutionally empowered Chief Minister in Sindh since past two and a half years. “These days the ruler of Sindh is Mr Tappi,” said the source but Sharmila Farooqi’s reaction was, “Of course not”. Surprisingly Ms Farooqi even claimed that she did not know Mr. Tappi and suggested to this correspondent to talk to Mr. Tappi to ascertain his role.

Sources confirm while the very presence of his PS Junaid in the Bilawal House endorses that Tappi holds his court in Bilawal House where, the sources confide, even the acting chief secretary Sindh stands in respect until asked to take a seat; where all members of the cabinet and provincial bureaucracy are supposed to be on call and take all instructions from Mr. Tappi as commands of the Presidency. The chief minister has no role but to sign on papers and files sent to him as dictated by Mr. Tappi. These sources say that Tappi decides on all lucrative matters in the provincial government ranging from allotment of lands, reconstruction funds, sugar pricing and such other things. He is the ruler of Sindh and no one dare question his authority. 

The Presidency Spokesman Farhatullah Babar has been inaccessible and perhaps shied of even responding to a question sent to him through a mobile phone message. The Bilawal House Spokesman Ejaz Durrani politely said that the reports about Mr. Tappi were part of the propaganda campaign launched against the president and the co-chairperson of the PPP. 

When asked if Mr. Tappi held a seat in the Bilawal House, he did not deny it and said the Bilawal House was open for all the party workers. He though confirmed that Tappi was like a member of the family to the president, who, he added, treated all the party workers as the members of his family.

Despite these denials, the sources in the provincial capital revealed that Mr. Tappi had become so powerful that he recently made a horrible example of Dr Fazlullah Pechuho, former finance secretary of Sindh who delayed a few land allotment files of Mr. Tappi. 

He was removed instantly and had been left without posting since past two months. Mr. Pechuho’s punishment is horrifying for the bureaucracy as he is no ordinary mortal. He is brother-in-law of the president being husband of MNA Dr Azra Pechuho.

“The message was sent much earlier as well when Dr Zulfiqar Mirza was removed from the mantle of being the de facto Minister for Land Utilization (the CM being the Minister In charge officially) and Tappi was given this assignment and he brought his own set of officers in land department,” the source disclosed.

Tappi, it is said, was not taken very seriously initially as he did not have the aura of Home Ministry which Dr Mirza had but the removal of Pechuho from the prized posting of Finance Secretary sent the message loud and clear: Tappi is the ruler of Sindh appointed by the Saeen. 

These sources said that the matter was further facilitated by giving additional charge of the post of chief secretary to the Senior Member BOR who has been holding such positions since past two months. The poor chap is acting like a personal servant to Tappi in the hope of getting a permanent posting as CS.

Though Sharmila claims that she is not familiar with Tappi, the sources say that the association between the president and the de facto CM Sindh goes back to decades. In the days when president’s father was running Bambino Cinema in Karachi and the family lived in the upper storey of the cinema building, one Muzaffar worked as manager of the cinema as well as the caretaker of the house, a source said, adding that one of his sons Owais frequented the house and was taken as a member of the family. In 1995, he was appointed as an Assistant Commissioner (now called DDO (Revenue)) in PCS by then chief minister without any exam by the Sindh Public Service Commission. Tappi went into exile in Musharraf regime and stayed with Benazir in Dubai becoming a caretaker for the Bilawal House in Dubai. He absconded from the service throughout and returned after the death of Benazir Bhutto. The absconding DDO was allowed to resign respectably without any action.

The ex-DDO, the sources said, remained at low profile initially where he would pursue his matters through Dr Mirza and the chief minister. He also took help from Faryal Talpur, powerful sister of the president. In the process of over two years, he reportedly proved to the top man in Islamabad that there was no one else but Tappi, who could serve him well. 

These sources said that he wanted a grip over all the provincial matters. He could not exercise his full authority in the presence of Fazal Pechuho, who had a say in provincial matters due to his relation with the president. His removal finally got Tappi the mantle he was aiming to get all these years. “The chief minister gets orders from him and the Acting Chief Secretary Ghulam Ali Shah Pasha acts most obediently before a former DDO,” confirmed a provincial secretary. 

Tappi’s pomp and protocol matches his position. His motorcade, it is said, contains several police and rangers vehicles accompanying him all the time. All land matters at the provincial or even at the district level are to be cleared by him first. “He chairs all the meetings in the ante room of Bilawal House and passes orders to the ministers and officials, even when the president is holding another meeting in the next room during his visit to Karachi,” a source said.

Amid these shocking revelations regarding the close aide of the President, the silence of Army, the intelligence apparatus and all the security agencies looks very suspicious and unclear. When the sovereignty of our nation is at stake due to backstabbing by our own ruling elite, why our strong Army and security agencies are watching from the shores that the Ship of Pakistan is sinking like Titanic. Not a single shoulder moved, not a single case registered and yet, the wealth of Pakistanis, the valuable properties are now at the mercy of Mr. Tappi and many aides the President of Pakistan.

USA is continuously claiming that Raymond Davis the killer of innocent Pakistanis enjoys diplomatic immunity and the same kind of immunity is also being enjoyed by Mr. Zardari who is the president of Pakistan.  

In present circumstances, when Pakistani economy is fainting and the ruling elites are busy in looting and destroying this nation in shameful fashion then the possibility of Egypt like revolution cannot be ruled out.

The every day twist and turn in the issue of the brutal killings in Lahore are making this matter more and more complex. The suicide of one of the victim’s wife has narrowed down all the possibilities of an early release of Raymond Davis. The American media is also showing signs of distress and many independent journalists and writers have expressed their resentment on the mishandling of this issue by the Obama Administration.

 US Terror Campaign in Pakistan? What Was

Raymond Davis Shooting for in Lahore?

http://www.pacificfreepress.com/news/1/8033-what-was-raymond-davis-shooting-for-in-lahore.html

by Dave Lindorff

The mystery surrounding Raymond A. Davis, the American former Special Forces operative jailed in Lahore, Pakistan for the murder of two young motorcyclists, and his funky “security” company, Hyperion-Protective Consultants LLC, in the US continues to grow.

Just a security guy? Guns, shells, clips, multiple cell phones and batteries all found in Davis's possession by police

When Davis was arrested in the immediate aftermath of the double slaying in a busy business section of Lahore, after he had fatally shot two men in the back, claiming that he feared they might be threatening to rob him, police found business cards on him for a security company called Hyperion-Protective Consultants LLC, which listed as its address 5100 North Lane, Orlando, Florida.

A website for the company gave the same address, and listed the manager as a Gerald Richardson.

An investigation into the company done for Counterpunch Magazine that was published on Tuesday, disclosed that the address was actually for a vacant storefront in a run-down and almost completely empty strip mall in Orlando called North Lane Plaza. The 5100 shop was completely empty and barren, save for an empty Coke glass on a vacant counter.

Now Tom Johnson, executive of a property company called IB Green, owner of the strip mall property, says that the 5100 address was rented by a man named Gerald Richardson, who used it to sell clothing. “We made him move out in December 2009 for nonpayment of rent,” he says. Johnson recalls that at one point when Richardson was leasing the space for his clothing store, he told him, “Oh, I have another company called Hyperion which might get mail there.”

Hyperion-Protective Consultants LLC, as reported in the Counterpunch article, is not registered with the Florida Secretary of State’s office, although it still lists the vacant 5100 North Lane, Orlando address as its headquarters on the company website, which also provides an email address for Richardson, who is described as the company’s “manager and chief researcher.” (Efforts to reach Richardson via his email and by leaving a message on the one functioning number listed on the website have gone unanswered.)

But there are other mysteries here, too, regarding Davis (whose name does not appear on the Hyperion-Protective website), and regarding Hyperion. 

As reported today in the New York Times in an article by Jane Perlez, there is also a company in Las Vegas Nevada called Hyperion Protective Services. That firm’s 2006 registration information lists as its owners Raymond A Davis and his wife Rebecca J. Davis of 9811 W. Charleston St., Las Vegas, Nevada, 89117. It lists the company’s address as 9345 Boulder Opal Ave., Las Vegas. A registration in Nevada of that name says that Gerald Richardson “founded the firm” in 1999.

This company, which Perlez says claims it at least hoped to win government contracts, advertises its services (basically providing due diligence for companies making property purchases, and running background checks on employees), on a website called LasVegasComplete.com. On that site, it lists its website, which is the same original site for Hyperion-Protective Consultants, LLC, the apparently virtual company that was run out of Gerald Richardson’s clothing shop at 5100 North Lane, Orlando until he couldn’t pay the rent and got evicted, and that doesn’t have a listed number, or a person to answer the phone.

Meanwhile, the phone number listed for the Nevada incarnation of Hyperion-Protective is a cell phone with a Tucson, Arizona area code, which is registered to Raymond A. Davis. A call to that phone reached a recording of a male voice, with no mention of Hyperion-Protective, and no name offered, asking for call-back information. The call was not returned.

Perlez in her article, datelined Lahore, Pakistan, at least for the first time mentions the forensic evidence that both of Davis’s victims were shot in the back, and quotes police as saying that Davis had told them he shot the men not because they had menaced him with guns, as has earlier been asserted in the US media, based on statements from the State Department, but because “he believed that the men were armed.”

If that was the accepted standard for shooting someone in Texas or Arizona, half the residents of the state would be shooting the other half. It’s also a pretty lame justification for shooting two people in the back!

Perlez also confirms another point--the suspicious array of items that police found in Davis’s rented Honda Civic when they arrested him--though she diminishes their significance by offering the snide comment that the local Pakistani press has been “dwelling” on the items, as well as on his various, and mutually exclusive array of business cards, which included one listing him as working out of the Peshawar Consulate, on the edge of the Pashtun Tribal area, one listing him as a Defense Department contractor, and one listing him as an employee of the seemingly non-existent Hyperion-Protective Consultants LLC in Orlando.

The items that the Pakistani press are “dwelling” on though, as listed by Perlez, include a Glock handgun, a flashlight that attaches to a headband, and a pocket telescope. Unmentioned by Perlez, but also found by police in Davis’s car, were a large number of cellphones, including at least one satellite phone, a collection of batteries, bucketloads of bullets, both for the Glock and a Beretta allegedly used by Davis to kill the two motorcyclists in his pinpoint shots through his front windshield, and a load of M-16 shells. Police report that the bullets were high-powered killer projectiles not allowed in many countries. There were military-grade knives, wires, and a surprising array of high-capacity magazines for the handguns, too (like the one used to such devastating effect in the recent Tucson massacre that killed several people and left Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords with a serious brain injury).

There was also something else police found that is profoundly puzzling and disturbing: a camera loaded with pictures of dozens of madrassas (religious schools) and other buildings around Lahore.

This was not the run-of-the-mill armament for an embassy security guard (one of the various titles (covers?) that the State Department has claimed for Davis at the Lahore Consulate).

The US, which seems to really want this guy out of Pakistani hands, is reportedly threatening to cut off financial assistance to Pakistan and to cancel a planned visit by President Obama if Davis is not released--pretty heavy pressure for a low-ranking consular contractor--especially one who has admitted he shot two locals to death while apparently not working in any official capacity.

Perlez also uncritically parrots the US government’s line that Davis is “protected by diplomatic immunity under the Vienna Conventions and that he must be released from custody.”

The problem, as I reported in my earlier Counterpunch article, is that Vienna Convention that Perez and the US government are relying on to demand his release states very clearly that any immunity for diplomats or consular staff does not apply to “serious crimes,” and it would be hard to imagine a more serious crime than a double murder, which is what Davis is currently being charged with.

What seems clear at this point is that Davis, 36, is not what the US government is now claiming he is: a “technical advisor” to the consulate. That geeky description is belied by the eight or more perfect shots that he put, rapid-fire, into the two motorcyclists, shooting through the front windshield of his car.

His record --10 years in US Special Forces, supposedly ending in 2003--and his shell “security” company in the US, with its faked addresses, suggest strongly that he is working for the US, either in some intelligence branch, or more likely as an employee of some mercenary-for-hire company like Xe (Blackwater). In fact, a former long-time Army Special Forces veteran familiar with black-ops, speculates that Davis may still be in the Special Forces. He says, "Consider the strong possibility of our man being active-duty military, notagency, not contract. Military people from special units have more and more taken responsibility for covert ops, especially those that involve shooting."

This veteran adds, "Military folks are sometimes given an "official" cover, ie, a diplomatic passport and some BS story about what they do (consular section, eg). This is a problem, because it violates agreements with the host nations about reporting how many military are in country, and covers some sensitive operations. Thus the panic of the Department of State et al right now."What Davis was actually doing on his ill-fated drive into the commercial heart of Lahore when things went wrong is up for grabs.There have been several reports in the Pakistani press, unmentioned by Perlez, that the two men he killed were not, as initially reported by the US, petty thieves, but were actually agents working for Pakistan’s intelligence service, the ISI. Today, ABC’s Nick Schifrin, who has been the best reporter on this story in the US corporate media, reports that while the State Department “adamantly denies” the claim (big surprise, that!), four Pakistani officials, off the record, have told ABC that the two men Davis killed were ISI agents assigned to tail Davis because he was a spy who had “crossed a red line.”

What “red line" might that be? Again there is further speculation in Pakistan’s media that Davis may have been involved in some kind of covert US program to actually finance or orchestrate some of the bombings that have been rocking, and destabilizing Pakistan. (Certainly that could be an explanation for the stop at the ATM for a bundle of cash, and for all of those cell phones recovered from Davis’s car, which could serve nicely as bomb detonators--a popular method adopted by terrorists everywhere-- though of course they could also have been dedicated lines or throwaways for “cutouts,” as one veteran of such black-ops notes.)

The suicide by rat poison of the 18-year-old bride of one of the two slain men would seem to point to the victim’s being more than just a petty street thief, too. The young woman, from her hospital bed, before dying, said that she was killing herself because she despaired of seeing justice done for the murder of her husband.

The suspicious position of Raymond Davis in the case of multiple murders becomes a question mark for the US Administration which claims that Pakistan is its ally in the war on terror. People of Pakistan already feel quite surely that the problems that are faced by the nation every day are aggravating due to American policies in this region. Without proper direction and without specified goals, the approach of America in this region is like a fast running blind folded horse. American Government should reassess their approach and should try to build some trust in the hearts of the common Pakistani people. It would be better for America to leave the issue of Raymond Davis for Courts and undue pressure that has been severely exerted on Pakistan to accept Raymond as a Diplomat would only complex things that are already messing up with every passing second.

It is also the duty of the media and most importantly of the political leadership to handle this issue in the best interest of Pakistan. We cannot see our people dieing helplessly by the hands of those who find themselves not answerable to any court of law.

Pakistani nation’s unity on the issue of Raymond Davis is a key factor that has strengthened the shoulders of the Government to bear the enormous pressure exerted by the US Government. Pakistan should act as a resilient and a sovereign country when National interests are to be protected. We should be more vocal against the Drone attacks that killed numerous Pakistanis since last few months. We should express our anger on the issue of Drone attacks more aggressively than the issue of Raymond Davis. It is very true that Drone attacks are the main reason for the emergence of revenging youth that come out of the regions under attack in the tribal belt of Pakistan.

We should as a nation stand united and should multiply our anger if any wrong action is taken by our Government against the esteem and sovereignty of our Country. Pakistan Zindabad.

The recent tremors hitting the political system of Pakistan are giving signs of an imminent change. It is extremely difficult for any analyst to foresee a possible outcome of this jumbled situation. People of Pakistan are seeing the recent developments with high hopes and with a feeling to see Pakistan back on track after a long era of uncertainty in this present political setup.

With lot of hiccups and hurdles the only parliament that could complete its tenure was under the umbrella of Gen. (Retired) Pervez Musharraf. Beyond doubt the era of Pervez Musharraf saw maximum stability and progress visible on all fronts. We cannot ignore the fact that the decision to become American ally on war on terror after 9/11 was a tough one and its outcome had been destructive for the nation. The aftermath of that decision is still damaging the sovereignty of Pakistan due to pathetic law and order situation, seeing the repeated terrorist incidences in different parts of Pakistan.  But it is also true that the Money and Investment reaching Pakistan after 9/11 were enormous and were utilized for the people too that was visible to many. It was that time when those looters sitting outside the soil of Pakistan in exile became hungry to the level of madness to come back to Pakistan and to loot the surplus foreign currency that was in the reserves of the country. It was the time when the ugly conspiracies developed and the agreements and memorandums were signed to restore the so called “Democracy” (which I call “Robbers Democracy)” again in Pakistan.

The assassination of Mohatarama Benazir Bhutto was no doubt a sad incident. The loss was irreparable but it can also be seen that she was coming to Pakistan after a very notorious deal with a dictator making him to allow those looters to jump back into the pond of wealth to loot the nation under the umbrella of  NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance) or (National Robbers Ordinance). In the whole scene the present President of Pakistan was no where in the picture after he was released after NRO was passed.  The Shareefs were also sharpening their knives to eat the flesh of the nation by their deceiving tactics. In those moments when it was all visible that the looters would again be set free to do more intensified robbery on the rights and wealth of this nation, leaders like Imran Khan of PTI, Qazi Hussain Ahmed of JI and other renowned opposition leaders expressed their serious reservations on the deal of such kind with the enemies of the nation. I think Pervez Musharraf displayed gross immaturity and completely misread the foreheads of those who used his pen to oust him from his hot seat.

The recent jolt in the PPP (Pakistan Peoples Party) lines after MQM’s  (Muttahida Qaumi Movement) decision to pull out from the cabinet was a serious one. Yet, I think that patch up is possible between PPP and MQM but not with the same zeal that was witnessed in the early days of PPP rule that started in 2008. Amid tensions between PPP and MQM it was Mian Nawaz Shareef who tried to gain some points out of the present tense situation. One can say that Mian Sahab’s decision to defame MQM and deliver ugly words against an emerging political rival multiplied the popularity of MQM to an unimaginable proportion. It is hard to believe that a politician who spent an era into politics can make such a childish move.

PML N when initiated the assault on MQM it forgot to evaluate that the presence of MQM is extremely grim on the national front and cannot be called a potential rival of PML N that enjoys huge presence in the parliament. Showing muscle to a less powerful rival is like pulling that rival to the height of your head.  This can be termed as worst political mistake by Mian Sahab in his more than two decades long presence in the political scene of Pakistan.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s position is weakening like a melting Ice berg. The jolts to his strong position after Hajj scandal and other emerging scandals as pointed out by AML leader Mr. Sheikh Rasheed & JUI’s Senator Azam Swati, putting allegations of enormous corruption involving the sons and other close relatives and friends of the Prime Minister is quickly defaming the popularity of Mr. Gilani.

In present times, some parties are playing their cards wisely and tactfully. The Alliance under the umbrella of Peer Pagara and the shuttle diplomacy by MQM and Q-League of Chaudhry Shujaat is showing signs of a tidal wave that may change the present scenario inestimably. We learned about the meetings of the leaders of different parties who were once the very staunch political rivals. MQM’s delegation visited Jamaat e Islami and Chaudhry Shujaat visited Tehreek e Insaf’s leader Imran Khan. The political parties who have seriously aimed to improve the socio economic structure of Pakistan must take every step with thorough calculation.  It is advised to Mr. Imran Khan with complete sincerity that he should review his policy of confrontation with parities that have a strong mandate with a track record of maximum delivery to benefit not only their voters. but a maximum population of their constituencies If MQM, PML Q,  Tehreek-e-Insaaf, APML and Jamaat e Islami would be able to reduce their differences, they can change the fate of Pakistan successfully. The track record of these parties, except PML-Q, is quite positive and too without any charges of corruption. The association of Gen. Musharraf’s All Pakistan Muslim League cannot be ruled out from the possible future set up.

The future of PML N and PPP looks extremely grim and feeble. The aggravating problems of the people of Pakistan due to lootings by both PPP and PML N are leading to the point of no return. It is visible that PML N and PPP are presently trying to cover up all their monetary losses due to prolonged exile from power during Musharraf’s era. If PML N has closed its eyes from the corruption of Rental Power Scam, then PPP allowed PML N to gain the maximum out of sugar crisis. In fact the eventual looser is the poor people of Pakistan that they trusted these parties blindly but with no result in return. It is though possible that PPP would be able to stretch its days in power but for that they would have to sacrifice the Prime Minister sooner or may be in a couple of weeks. The corruption in Hajj arrangements and Rehabilitation of Earthquake and flood hit people would soon sink the PPP’s future in the ocean of hopelessness. Sources near to the Presidency confirm that few names were considered for the replacement of Yousuf Raza Gilani and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Quraishi is becoming a potential candidate. Some sources of PPP are also suggesting the name of  Ms. Faryal Talpur MNA – NA 207 Larkana and sister of President Asif Ali Zardari that is likely to be the most potential candidate for the replacement of Mr. Gilani. Some credible sources also revealed that Mr. Gilani has vowed that if he will be removed from power, he will not be able to continue his association with PPP.

In all fairness, I would not support the derailing of the Political system that is running now. If MQM and other parties really want to change this system then Parliament is the better place to initiate this change. Legislation can be made by taking the nation into confidence. MQM’s reservation is valid that due to feudal influence in the parliament, it is impossible to change the present system through votes.

It is now discussed most frequently in the political circles that if due to any reason a transitional set up would be created, the inclusion of MQM, PTI, JI, PML Q & APML shall be the prime participants. Right now, the position of  Mr. Zardari is still unhurt and unshakeable. The President is playing his cards with extreme delicacy and it is possible that to lift the heads of PPP’s staunch supporters, the sacrifice of Mr. Gilani’s premiership would be made very soon.

If MQM, PTI,  JI, PML Q & APML would be able to resolve their differences and join together on one point agenda to change the so called outdated and limping political system, these parties should display their strong character and complete unanimity in their approach. That is the need for today that new faces and new ideas in politics must be introduced. People of Pakistan are looking towards change and that is somewhere around too close and too near.

Everyone is now seeing the developments with fingers crossed and is expecting a positive change in the present political scenario. Let’s pray that whoever comes into power now, he or she must think and act for the betterment of Pakistan

The Change is Visible, the mindset of Pakistani nation is changing rapidly.

A nation that emerged with the promise. The Promise that was to become the true followers of Islam and making Pakistan an exemplary country for the whole world. The history of hurdles, problems and conspiracies is long and painful but the story of our resilience and our determination is more precious to be proud on.

From the day one of Pakistan’s Independence in 1947, the country met challenges that were towering and were more than heavy storms that kept hiting us from the opposite direction. The long and difficult journey since our Independence gave us many shocks to weep and many achievements to cheer on. The dislocation of East Pakistan can be termed as a worst period of Pakistan’s history but the achievement of Nuclear Technology and entering into Nuclear Club by detonating our Nuclear Devices in 1998 can be termed as the biggest achievement of all times.

Today Pakistani nation is facing intrusion and ugly conspiracies from all over. The matter of handling allegations of harboring terrorists after 9/11 made Pakistan the center stage of global conspiracies.  9/11 the ugly act of terrorism on the American soil brought miseries for our nation. I find it extremely poor decision from Gen. Pervez Musharraf to render help to Americans to initiate assault on our own Muslim Brothers. We all believe that 9/11 was a planned and orchestrated crime against their own people committed by USA to gain sympathies and subsequently create a solid reason to enter into the territory of Afghanistan. The game was so well knitted that common American people still think on the lines that US government has fed to their minds through their powerful media. USA though landed in a matter of weeks inside Afghanistan but the valor insurgents have kept American legs twisted and cramped all the time since the last decade. We have seen enormous changes in the tactics and increase in fire power plus alteration in rules of engagement. But the fact is, American and NATO forces are now confined to Garrisons only playing a joy stick war with Unmanned Drones systematically pounding missiles on innocent masses of Afghanistan and in the tribal belt of Pakistan.

Since last few years there has been a great uproar in Balochistan Province of Pakistan where the insurgency and militancy took roots and the strings were tied to Iran, UAE, India, Russians and Americans too with the endorsement of Israel. There is no doubt that the game is well knitted and well planned. The prime objective of our enemies after learning their motives through different classified reports is quite clear. The dislocation of Balochistan from Pakistan and enjoying the huge deposits of minerals including Gold mines and Precious Minerals that are there in our Province unexplored till now. Further the interest of Gulf States is also becoming visible in the disruption of activities and progress of Gwadar Port.   

There are many powers involved in the matter of Balochistan. The local media in Pakistan did a wonderful job to unearth this ugly agenda. The handling of Balochistan issue was primarily difficult after the assassination of Nawab Akber Bugti in Pervez Musharraf’s era but gradually things were controlled wisely and tactically. I believe that Political parties of Pakistan besides all the differences they had before tried to show unity on the issue of Balochistan and there has been complete coordination in efforts between Military and Political leadership that this matter would not be taken lightly anymore. The Pakistani nation is feeling quite intimidated right now, but it must be said clearly that the Security Apparatus in Pakistan has not turned so vulnerable and weak that it cannot handle this massive assault on our sovereignty. By the Grace of Allah, Pakistan still has such devoted people in Military and in the lines of the Present Leadership that when it comes to protect the sovereignty of the nation as a whole, personal lives become secondary and protecting the motherland becomes foremost.

Balochistan issue and the other key issues pertaining to our national security are  now handled in multiple directions. There are also few suggestions here to make these actions more effective.

1.    After continuous reports appearing in different key newspapers around the world about the involvement of different nations in the matter of Balochistan a systematic media campagin has been launched and the role of those nations are being clearly highlighted to create a strong base to put diplomatic pressure on those nations to stop their actions on our land. Several of the World’s renowned columnists, researchers and analysts have been approached and were convinced about the real situation. The result is visible that we may now see series of interviews, reports and revelations about Balochistan issue more highlighted as an international conspiracy rather than pure insurgency. It is the height of achievement that many objectives have been achieved and now those who know about Balochistan issue identity this matter as a global conspiracy rather than an indigenous liberation movement.  

2.    The systematic assault on key operatives of the separatists have been initiated since long and many key leaders and loyal to the separatist groups that had links with enemies of the nation were nabbed. There is a strong uproar on extra judicial detainment but the story seems to be more shocking that many nabbed had very serious links with those who were using these people to destabilize the country. This matter though handled not wisely but the Superior Courts and the Assembly are now being taken into confidence to understand the intensity of the issue. Another visible reason for these prolonged detainment seems to be delivering a strong message about the grave consequences to those who are trying to destabilize the nation and support the cause of enemies of our motherland. It is ironic that these kinds of high profile detentions are common in states like USA and other western countries but in Pakistan the uproar seems to be more higher than in any other country. We have stories of Abu Ghraib, Bagram and Guantanamo but when Pakistan takes similar action to protect its sovereignty the human rights activists jump on the scene. There is a need for strong coordination between the media and the Intelligence Agencies  plus the Judiciary to share the information about the persons under detention. There is also a need to make necessary amendments in law to segregate normal criminals from the enemies of the state.  I must urge that the complete list of detainees and their present state is to be revealed urgently so that unrest in the masses may be reduced and ambiguities about the role of Intelligence agencies would be cleared.

3,    The revelations by recently appearing Wikileaks seem quite instrumental in redefining and readdressing the relationship of Pakistan with its neighbors specially India and Iran. It would be a shock to the nation as a whole to see those revelations but those who are in touch with high profile intelligence services, these reports are not new or unfamiliar. The interest of different nations in Balochistan would be there but the handling of the matters by those nations are unacceptable. Pakistan has strong ties and with Iran and the Gulf nations but the matter of sovereignty is foremost. I think it would be a foolish thing to underestimate the premier intelligence agency of Pakistan and its Armed forces. The vigil and the actions to protect the borders and the sovereignty of the nation have been intensified to highest levels now. Every move and every action of the enemies of the nation is observed, analysed and identified on perpetual basis. Many key operatives who are working against the sovereignty of Pakistan are on the target of the eagles. It is also very seriously observed that Diplomats of certain countries are acting against their official responsibilities and are using their position unduly against the interest of Pakistan. The use of media power is now being coordinated with the objectives of the security of Pakistan and every minute but important information that is found against the sovereignty of the nation is highlighted with fierceness.

4.    The role of USA as an ally was not seen with trust from the day one. Pakistan’s problem was quite enormous after 9/11 because Taliban had the support of Pakistan at that time in Afghanistan and there was no mediator available to convince Taliban to hand over Bin Ladin to USA. Pakistan unwillingly became part of this nexus that hurt Pakistan more than the other stakeholders in the Afghanistan War. Pakistani leadership has now understood quite well that cooperation and alliance with USA always put negative tags on us. We sacrificed more but got the label of playing double games We allowed USA to target Militants of Al Qaeda but USA used that allowance to create hatred against Pakistan by systematically targeting civilian population by Drone Attacks. Pakistan is now redefining and reassessing the relationship with USA after US newspapers signaled possible violation of Pakistan’s borders and initiating ground assaults on our homeland. This is unacceptable in all sense. We bowed before USA under tough circumstances believing purely that we can show solidarity to the victims of 9/11 but we did not do that to put our own homeland security at stake. Pakistan is a sovereign nation and besides all the ugly tags attached to us, we love our country more than our own lives. When tough times came we all stood together, no matter it was earthquake or devastating floods we all stood up and faced the challenges together. Nobody can underestimate us as a nation that is the bearer of testimony to Allah that we believe that Allah is one and we believe in His powers to demolish the biggest mights on this earth in a matter of few months or may be days. or May be with the blink of an eye. We saw Russians crippling, crumbling and succumbing. We can only say that we cannot change the decision of Allah if He will decide the same fate for the strongest enemies of Pakistan.

Finally, I would want all the people of Pakistan to strengthen their belief in Allah the Great, the Powerful and Merciful. We have no doubt crossed many boundaries in violating Allah’s commandments but still we can turn back as Allah keeps the door for repenting wide open. We can redefine our goals, we can reassess ourselves and we can seek mercy from Lord and can pray for his help. Believe me if Allah’s help will arrive, these so called Powers of the earth would eat dust and would see shameful defeat on all the fronts. I also want to say to the Baloch nation that do not become the victim of conspiracies against them. They along with their Pakistani fellow countrymen gave huge sacrifices since last three decades since Russians first invaded Afghanistan. We stood strong with resilience and courage to face every storm together. We cannot allow our enemies to break our bonded relationship, we are one and we all are the bearer of Promise we made to Allah to make Pakistan the Powerful Country of Muslim Ummah. We have many targets to achieve and many boundaries to cross and we can do that with our commitment.

On this day of 25th December 2010. We on the Anniversary  of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah the Founder of Pakistan, together make a promise that we will never let our flag fall against the storms that are coming to defeat us.

We now need to change our mindset. We should not think that the nations who are conspiring against us are more powerful than us. We are powerful because Allah is with us. They are conspiring because Satan is sitting on their shoulders. Who would be more powerful than Allah SWT. Allah is the best planner and He will Plan and Execute something so unexpected against our enemies that Insha Allah, these conspiring forces would find themselves caught in great surprise. The bearers of the responsibility of Pakistan’s security would never allow our enemies to fulfill their ugly desires against our sovereignty. The time for showing the fist of Iron has arrived and we will show that to our enemies very soon. Insha Allah