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Common Ground on US Withdrawal Reversing the Lens on Pakistan

Posted by Dr. Manzer Durrani in Defense on January 24th, 2012

Common Ground on US Withdrawal

Reversing the Lens on Pakistan

by CONN HALLINAN*

“Terrorism is not a statistic for us.”

—Asif Ali Zardari, president of Pakistan

This is a Pakistani truism that few Americans understand. Since the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in October 2001, Pakistan has lost more than 35,000 people, the vast bulk of them civilians. While the U.S. has had slightly over 1800 soldiers killed in the past 10 years, Pakistan has lost over 5,000 soldiers and police. The number of suicide bombings in Pakistan has gone from one before 2001, to more than 335 since.

For most Americans, Pakistan is a two-faced “ally” playing a double game in Central Asia, all while siphoning off tens of billions of dollars in aid. For Pakistanis, the spillover from the Afghan war has cost Islamabad approximately of $100 billion. And this is in a country with a yearly GDP of around $175 billion, and whose resources have been deeply strained by two years of catastrophic flooding.

Washington complains that its $20.7 billion in aid over the past nine years has bought it very little in the way of loyalty from Islamabad, while Pakistan points out that U.S. aid makes up less than 0.3 percent of Pakistan’s yearly GDP, what Zahid Hussain, author of a book on Islamic militants, says comes out to “the price of a six-inch personal-size pizza with no extra toppings from Pizza Hut” for each Pakistani. In any case, much of the civilian aid—the bulk, $14.2 billion, goes to the military—has yet to be disbursed.

Both countries’ opinions of one another are almost mirror images: According to a U.S. poll, 74 percent of Americans do not consider Pakistan to be an ally, while the Pew Research Center found that six in 10 Pakistanis consider the Americans an “enemy,” and only 12 Percent have a favorable view of the U.S.

How did this happen? In part the answer is mistakes and misjudgments by both countries that date back to the 1979-89 Russian occupation. But at its heart is an American strategy that not only runs counter to Pakistan’s interests, but will make ending the war in Afghanistan a far more painful procedure than it need be.

If Pakistan is a victim in the long running war, it is not entirely an innocent one. Pakistan, along with the U.S., was an ally of the anti-Communist, right wing Mujahideen during the 1980s Afghan war.

Pakistan’s interest in Afghanistan has always been multi-faceted. Islamabad is deeply worried that its traditional enemy, India, will gain a foothold in Afghanistan, thus essentially surrounding Pakistan. This is not exactly paranoid, as Pakistan has fought—and lost—three wars with India, and tensions between the two still remain high.

Over the past six years, India has conducted 10 major military exercises along the Pakistani border, the latest—Viajyee Bhava (Be Victorious)—involved 20,000 troops and what New Delhi military spokesman S.D. Goswaim called “sustained massed mechanized maneuvers.” Pakistan is the only potential enemy in the region that “massed” armored formations could be aimed at. India has the world’s fourth largest army, Pakistan’s the 15th.

By aligning itself with Washington during its Cold War competition with the Soviets in Afghanistan, Islamabad had the inside track to buy high performance American military hardware to help it offset India’s numerical superiority. Indeed, it did manage to purchase some F-16s fighter-bombers.

But in Central Asia, what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. When Pakistan allied itself with the Taliban, India aligned itself with the Northern Alliance composed of Tajiks, Uzbeks, and Hazaras, who opposed the Pashtun-dominated Taliban. Pashtuns are a plurality in Afghanistan’s complex mix of ethnicities, and traditionally they dominated the Kabul government.

Islamabad has always been deeply concerned about the Pashtuns, because the ethnic group makes up some 15 percent of Pakistan’s population, and Pashtuns do not recognize the colonial period border—the so-called Durand Line—that forms the current boundary between the two countries.  A long-time fear of Islamabad is that Pakistani Pashtuns could ally themselves to Afghani Pashtuns and form a breakaway country that would fragment Pakistan.

From Islamabad’s point of view, the American demand that it corral the Taliban and the Haqqani Group that operate from mountainous Northwest Frontier and Federally Administrated Tribal Areas of Pakistan might stir up Pashtun nationalism, one of those things that goes bump in the night for most Pakistanis. In any case, the task would be beyond the capabilities of the Pakistan military. In 2009, the Pakistani Army used two full divisions just to reclaim the Swat Valley from local militants, a battle that cost billions of dollars, generated two million refugees, and inflicted heavy casualties.

Current U.S. strategy has exacerbated Pakistan’s problem by putting the Northern Alliance in power, excluding the Pashtuns from any meaningful participation, and targeting the ethnic group’s heartland in Southern and Eastern Afghanistan. According to Hussain, this has turned the war into a “Pashtun war,” and meant, “The Pashtuns in Pakistan would become…strongly allied with both al Qaeda and the Taliban.”

The U.S has also remained silent while India moved aggressively into Afghanistan. On Oct. 4, Kabul and New Delhi inked a “strategic partnership” which, according to the New York Times, “paves the way for India to train and equip Afghan security forces.” The idea of India training Afghan troops is the equivalent of waving a red flag to see if the Pakistani bull will charge.

One pretext for the agreement was the recent assassination of Burhanuddin Rabbani, head of the Afghan High Peace Council, whom the Karzai government claims was killed by the Taliban under the direction of the Pakistani secret service, the ISI. But evidence linking the Taliban or Pakistan to the hit is not persuasive, and the Taliban and Haqqani Group—never shy about taking the credit for killing people—say they had nothing to do with it.

Pakistan’s ISI certainly maintains a relationship with the Afghan-based Taliban and the Haqqani Group, but former Joint Chiefs of Staff head, Admiral Mike Mullen’s charge that the latter are a “veritable arm” of Pakistan’s ISI is simply false. The Haqqanis come from the powerful Zadran Gaum Pushtun tribe based in Paktia and Khost provinces in Afghanistan, and North Wazirstan in Pakistan’s Tribal Area. It was one of the most effective military groupings in the war with the Russians, and is certainly the most dangerous group of fighters in the current war.

When their interests coincide the Haqqanis find common ground with Islamabad, but the idea that Pakistan can get anyone in that region to jump to attention reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the deeply engrained cultural and ethnic currents that have successfully rebuffed outsiders for thousands of years. And in the border region, the Pakistan Army is as much an outsider as is NATO.

There a way out of this morass, but it will require a very different strategy than the one the U.S. is currently following, and one far more attuned to the lens through which most Pakistanis view the war in Afghanistan.

First, the U.S. and its allies must stand down their military offensive—including the drone attacks—against the Taliban and Haqqani Group, and negotiate a ceasefire.

Second, the U.S. must open immediate talks with the various insurgency groups and declare a plan for the withdrawal of all foreign troops. The Taliban—the Haqqanis say they will follow the organization’s lead—has indicated they will no longer insist on a withdrawal of troops before opening talks, but they do want a timetable.

Third, recognition that any government in Kabul must reflect the ethnic make-up of the country.

Fourth, Pakistan’s concerns over Indian influence need to be addressed, including the dangerous issue of Kashmir. President Obama ran on a platform that called for dealing with Kashmir, but subsequently dropped it at the insistence of New Delhi. The issue needs to be put back on the table. The next dust-up between Pakistan and India could go nuclear, which would be a catastrophe of immeasurable proportions.

Pakistan and the U.S. may have profoundly different views of one another, but at least one issue they agree: slightly over 90 percent of Pakistanis would like U.S. troops to go home, and 62 percent of Americans want an immediate cut in U.S. forces. Common ground in this case seems to be based on a strong dose of common sense.

Conn Hallinan can be reached atdispatchesfromtheedgeblog.wordpress.com andmiddleempireseries.wordpress.com

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Now What? The Military Targets in Islamabad Identified by Amb.Husain Haqqani?

Posted by Dr. Manzer Durrani in Defense on January 23rd, 2012

(The NEWS International) – “In June this year [2011], [Husain] Haqqani
[former Zardari envoy to Pakistan’s Embassy in Washington DC, USA]
reportedly played dinner host to a couple of prominent former federal
ministers along with their spouses. One former [PPP] minister
[honorable Barrister-at-Law Mr. Aitzaz Ahsan] in particular stands out
as he has remained a close associate of Benazir Bhutto, served twice
in her cabinet, and was once fairly close to Mr. President who at that
time was just Mr. [Asif Ali] Zardari. The dinner guests also included
a few Americans including a leading functionary of the [US] Homeland
Security Department. The dinner conversation flowed the way of drinks.
Tongues loosened up. Guards came down.”
“At one point, Ambassador Haqqani reportedly told his rather startled
Pakistani friends that the Americans had identified 362 military
targets in Pakistan, including 28 in and around Islamabad alone, and
asked our prominent friend [Advocate Aitzaz Ahsan] to share his
address so in case he was near one of the chosen targets he could be
told to move away to safety. These targets, according to the shared
discussion, included even the residences of irritating [Pakistani]
military decision-makers and not just security affairs related
installations.”
“Haqqani, according to one of the many dinner guests, then talked
rather boisterously about his extremely close links with the US
administration and at one point reportedly told his guests that
whenever he went to have a meeting with his US counterparts he decided
unilaterally what he had to say and not what his government wanted him
to [say]. “Every time I have a candid discussion with them and that is
why they trust me. At the end of my meetings, I leave the FO [Pakistan
Foreign Office] brief telling them [US officials] it was my official
duty to hand over this pack of official lies”, he reportedly told his
Pakistani guests.
1. Now What? – The News International – 23 November 2011
http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=78908&Cat=9&dt=11/23/2011
Article Details:
Now what?
 
 
Mohammad Malick
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
 
 
  57
 
The writer is 
editor The News, Islamabad.
At the time of writing these lines, the all-powerful civil-military tribunal had yet to hold its promised huddle with Ambassador Haqqani. Surely, he will be asked to resign but while his inevitable resignation must not be taken as being tantamount to his admission of guilt, it does highlight the fatal consequence of state representatives confusing themselves with the state itself. The expected resignation will not mark the culmination of a raging controversy but signal the beginning of silent and far more meaningful changes.
According to informed sources, armed with highly incriminating communication data evidence, the non-civilian part of the power equation has already worked out a national charter of demands in which Haqqani’s removal is a minimum starter. Word has it that the military establishment, while weary of seeking any direct role is also conscious of the public sentiment of being held responsible for helping the marauding government stay in the saddle. It wants the system to work without stepping in, if possible. A middle ground may yet be found in case Haqqani is made to walk his resignation talk and the matters reach level two. In such an eventuality and still holding a smoking gun, in the first phase the Rawalpindi chaps may ask the government to cause massive changes in top managements of various state institutions and corporations being headed by known incompetent and corrupt government cronies. If this covert effort of restoring some sanity to governance fails then we could well see a renewed effort to find out the accomplices in this dirty-memo case. You get it, right?
Talking of state functionaries suffering the Napoleon syndrome. In June this year, Haqqani reportedly played dinner host to a couple of prominent former federal ministers along with their spouses. One former minister in particular stands out as he has remained a close associate of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, served twice in her cabinet, and was once fairly close to Mr. President who at that time was just Mr. Zardari. The dinner guests also included a few Americans including a leading functionary of the Homeland Security Department. The dinner conversation flowed the way of drinks. Tongues loosened up. Guards came down. At one point, Ambassador Haqqani reportedly told his rather startled Pakistani friends that the Americans had identified 362 military targets in Pakistan, including 28 in and around Islamabad alone, and asked our prominent friend to share his address so in case he was near one of the chosen targets he could be told to move away to safety. These targets, according to the shared discussion, included even the residences of irritating military decision makers and not just security affairs related installations.
Haqqani, according to one of the many dinner guests, then talked rather boisterously about his extremely close links with the US administration and at one point reportedly told his guests that whenever he went to have a meeting with his US counterparts he decided unilaterally what he had to say and not what his government wanted him to. “Every time I have a candid discussion with them, and that is why they trust me. At the end of my meetings, I leave the FO brief telling them it was my official duty to hand over this pack of official lies,” he reportedly told his Pakistani guests.
Fast forward to October. A perturbed sounding Husain Haqqani, according to Mansoor Ijaz, called him up to find out whether he knew anything about the DG ISI flying into London to discuss the memo issue. At the time, according to Mansoor, the envoy had believed that the DG ISI was coming to meet with FT chaps to get more detailed info and wanted Mansoor to ask the FT chaps to desist from sharing info. Little did he know who was coming to meet who. But since we have been taking every claim of Mansoor with a bucket of salt, I subject this claim also to the same level of suspicion.
Why am I sharing these asides? Because I don’t look for grand designs behind every big development. I believe in majority of cases, individual ambitions and subsequent actions sire larger than life devastating consequences. Don’t forget that the sacking of the chief justice had its genesis in the denied individual ambitions of someone wanting to be a Supreme Court judge. The memo controversy too, I believe, was spawned by an individual vaulting ambition and may just end up deciding the fate of more than one in the coming months.
Personality can never be taken out of politics, rather it is the personal traits of an individual that predominantly define the political outlook and even more important, the practices. President Zardari is no exception. Temperamentally, he is anything but a meek docile pushover who would scamper under the bed every time the floor boards creek in the night. He does not shirk from bold moves. He loves to roll the dice even if it appears loaded against him. Like an incorrigible compulsive gambler, even after calling it a night and on his way home, he will still yank the lever of that shiny slot machine right by the casino exit. He is someone who loves to push back when pushed, call the other side’s bluff while doubling his own, believes power to be the sole justified end — means be damned, and thrives on his reputation of being ‘yaaron kaa yaar’ (friend of friends). The unfolding Mullen-memo mess is likely to see all these traits come into play and it is his personal countenance more than anything else, which shall ultimately dictate the future contours of country’s political and power landscape. What is really important therefore is not how the president deals with Husain Haqqani’s personal future but that of the entire political structure.
It matters little whether Ambassador Haqqani resigns or is made to resign because what matters is how the president and his team deal with the fallout. Things could move smoothly if the presidency views this controversy as a bump on the road instead of making it an ego issue and lie low for a vengeful strike back a few weeks or months down the road. That would be disastrous for democracy.
How the president behaves in the coming days is the key to the future. A rather interestingly incisive analysis of president’s ‘political persona was done by a former federal minister who used to be extremely close to Benazir Bhutto and at one time, was also considered a close friend of the president himself. To quote him, “ On close observation, one can analyse and filter down the president’s power politics doctrine to four basic principles. 1) The first rigid political principle is that there are no rigid principles in politics. 2) If there is a problem then throw in concessions and money and ‘buy’ a solution. 3) Do not resist an irresistible force. 4) But, do not give in till a force becomes irresistible”. Hopefully, the president will realise that the heavy dossier of evidence has created an irresistible force and in such a case he knows exactly what to do.
The memo has changed a lot more in the power equation than is apparent at this moment. Theatrics won’t do anymore. No more these cheeky cloak-and-dagger games. We live in a serious world with serious challenges and can’t afford vagaries of foolish ambitions. Individuals are dispensable, the country is not.
 
 
Reader Comments
Now If Haqqani does not sue Ijaz for libel and slander …then we know his goose is cooked;but this striped equine will bray his way to his master’s zoo by convincing them that his blacks are white and his whites are black, and Pakistanis will be left stranded at another Zebra Crossing.
amir jafri
Canada
This piece crystallized my thoughts and validated my worst fears. This is good, thorough, fair and quality journalism. Not enough of it is being practiced in Pakistan, unfortunately. Malick, you are the best.
Adnan Khan
Pakistan
Excellent article.why this article is not getting printed in Jang (Urdu version.@Paki If you are actually living in Pakistan and trying to earn livelihood by using right means,on merit or have no sources, grand father’s money, then you wouldnt be saying all this.Are your eyes closed.What the hell is happening in Pakistan?Arent you bothered?
nasir
Pakistan
Its a shocker for educated people of this country to know the ills democracy can bring in the hands of the illiterate majority. Quality of a nation or national character can be gauged by the leader it chooses to represent it in the comity of nations. Throw these politicians in gallows or take them on a dhow cruise and sink the titanic. 
Altaf
Pakistan
Keep kneeding anti zardari biases(which you have been doing since day one of this govt) hope one day you will finally succeed.
paki
Pakistan
Excellent malik sahibt
tariq
Pakistan

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Mr.Haqqani-Special Guest Speaker Among Friends

Posted by Dr. Manzer Durrani in Recent News on January 23rd, 2012

Special Guest Speaker at TBK
Ambassador Hussain Haqqani
Director of the Center for International Relations & Associate Professor of International Relations Boston University
Topic: Global Terror Networks Sunday, December 16 at 7:00 p.m.
This is the first public lecture of the TBK-AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) Partnership, to further our knowledge and understanding of the many issues that surround Israel and the Middle East. Please come and bring a friend!

Special Guest Speaker at TBKAmbassador Hussain HaqqaniDirector of the Center for International Relations & Associate Professor of International Relations Boston UniversityTopic: Global Terror Networks Sunday, December 16 at 7:00 p.m.This is the first public lecture of the TBK-AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) Partnership, to further our knowledge and understanding of the many issues that surround Israel and the Middle East. Please come and bring a friend!

http://www.tbk.org/_kd/Items/actions.cfm?action=Show&item_id=1027&destination=ShowItem


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HUSAIN HAQQANI’S FRIENDS SPEAK-OUT

Posted by Dr. Manzer Durrani in Pakistan's Hall of Shame on January 23rd, 2012

 

HUSAIN HAQQANI’S FRIENDS SPEAK-OUT
Please read the article below in defence of Husain Haqqani in the US Jewish mouth-piece, “The Commentary,“and their other horns like the influential New York Yimes and Washington Post.  These organizations are leading an effort to protect Mr. Haqqani from prosecution under Pakistan Penal Code for High Treason.  Mr.Haqqani endeared himself to American Jewry due to his open hostility towards the Pakistan Army, which has its hands on Pakistan’s nuclear and ballistic asset.  this is part of Islamophobia and paranoia that for some strange reason Pakistan’s nuclear assets are trained on Israel. This canard is supported by Israel’s newly found friends the Indians.  Pakistanis use to care about Palestinian causes during Bhuttos time, but now Pakistan cares more for people of Timbucto, than the nation of Israel. But, this chronic paranoia still persist, which the Taliban fanatics and their cohorts use in their propaganda. Eventually, Husain Haqqani will either seek asylum in the US embassy, or be saved by US, a la Raymond Davis, or run away from Pakistan through Pak-India border. Nothing will happen to him, rest assured.  He is a key chess-piece in the great game. Zardari and Gilani will expedite his escape through their tout Rehman Malik. This will also serve as a dress rehearsal for their own escape.  To these Mir Jaffars, Pakistan’s 18 Crore Awam are less than the polish on their boots.   Here is more about a Boot:

Max Boot
Council on Foreign Relations
Max Boot is an influential Jewish (NEOCON) neoconservative author and policy expert as well as a military historian.
THE JEWISH JOURNAL “COMMENTARY” ARTICLE
He is an Olin senior fellow in national security studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and a contributing editor at The Weekly Standard and The Los Angeles Times. He also writes regularly for many publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Commentary and Foreign Affairs.
He is the author of two military histories, “War Made New: Technology, Warfare and the Course of History” (2006); and “The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power” (2002). He also wrote “Out of Order: Arrogance, Corruption and Incompetence on the Bench” (1998). The New York Times Book Review described “War Made New” as a “magisterial survey of technology and war.”
A vigorous defender of the Iraq war and an assertive American foreign policy, he is an increasingly familiar face at policy forums and on television news talk shows. He was a foreign policy adviser in Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign.
Born in 1969, in Moscow, he grew up in Los Angeles after his Russian Jewish parents emigrated to the United States. He received a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in history from Yale University. Before joining the Council on Foreign Relations, Mr. Boot was a writer and feature editor at The Wall Street Journal editorial page. He lives with his family in the New York area.
In an interview at University of California, Berkeley, in 2003, Mr. Boot described himself as “a natural contrarian.” Asked about the evolution of his political beliefs and his experience at the liberal Berkeley campus as a student, he said: “I’ve actually become somewhat less conservative in a lot of ways over the years, mainly less socially conservative. But in terms of core beliefs about liberty and foreign policy and defense, those kinds of things, I certainly was not shaken from those by my experience at Berkeley.”

 

Max Boot Council on Foreign RelationsMax Boot is an influential neoconservative author and policy expert as well as a military historian.
He is an Olin senior fellow in national security studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and a contributing editor at The Weekly Standard and The Los Angeles Times. He also writes regularly for many publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Commentary and Foreign Affairs.
He is the author of two military histories, “War Made New: Technology, Warfare and the Course of History” (2006); and “The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power” (2002). He also wrote “Out of Order: Arrogance, Corruption and Incompetence on the Bench” (1998). The New York Times Book Review described “War Made New” as a “magisterial survey of technology and war.”
A vigorous defender of the Iraq war and an assertive American foreign policy, he is an increasingly familiar face at policy forums and on television news talk shows. He was a foreign policy adviser in Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign.
Born in 1969, in Moscow, he grew up in Los Angeles after his Russian Jewish parents emigrated to the United States. He received a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in history from Yale University. Before joining the Council on Foreign Relations, Mr. Boot was a writer and feature editor at The Wall Street Journal editorial page. He lives with his family in the New York area.
In an interview at University of California, Berkeley, in 2003, Mr. Boot described himself as “a natural contrarian.” Asked about the evolution of his political beliefs and his experience at the liberal Berkeley campus as a student, he said: “I’ve actually become somewhat less conservative in a lot of ways over the years, mainly less socially conservative. But in terms of core beliefs about liberty and foreign policy and defense, those kinds of things, I certainly was not shaken from those by my experience at Berkeley.”

 

MAX BOOT’S ARTICLE

U.S. Should Bolster Civilians in Pakistan*


11.18.2011 – 12:30 PM

I have no idea what the truth is regarding the notorious memo that Pakistan’s ambassador to Washington, Hussain Haqqani, allegedly sent to Admiral Mike Mullen, asking for U.S. help to prevent a military coup after the Osama bin Laden raid. The memo, whether it came from Haqqani or not, has landed him in hot water back home. What I do know is that the memo highlights what the Washington Post account rightly describes as ”the profound division between Pakistan’s powerful army and its civilian government.”

President Zardari and the civilians–including Ambassador Haqqani–are much more amenable to peaceful relations with the West than is the army whose Inter-Services Intelligence continues to fund and support the Haqqani Network and the Taliban, among other terrorist groups. Unfortunately, the army remains in de facto control of Pakistan’s foreign policy, regardless of the trappings of civilian rule. It is very much in America’s interest to bolster the civilians at the expense of the generals. The difficulty is finding a policy that can achieve that aim.

 

I don’t have a ten-point program to offer, but I do have a thought–which is that American actions that undermine the generals could redound to the benefit of the civilians. Such actions could include imposing financial and travel sanctions on ISI generals (and their families) who are complicit in attacks on American personnel in Afghanistan. We have hesitated to take such tough steps, but they could actually help to shift the balance of power in Pakistan in favor of the more moderate faction. Of course, they could also backfire. But our current policy clearly isn’t working. It’s time to try something different.

 

Pakistani Peoples OPINION as reflected in Pak Tribune (*)

Memo Scandal and Hussain Haqqani

24 November, 2011 

Pakistan saved

I think that the guilty parties have been shot and drowned already as far as their anti country nefarious motives were concerned. The snakes have been caught and bottled, though not hanged as they deserved.It was treasion laden acts to take out Pak nukes, and then slaughter Pakistanis by 100000 a day as was bragged in Indian news many times after Pak nukes were gone.


The media as well, especially Dawn of Pakistan, it seems has gone into strong grip control of Indo-US conspiracies. Any thing sympathizing with Pakistan is left out and anything berating Pak comes out flashing.


Thanks to Pakistan military that the snakes have been bottled even though they have not been given the proper punishment. And now My CJ also seems to have some loose screws as he is showing desire to tango dance with well known anti Pak. Mr CJ should also clean up his judiciary as there are reports of judges charging million rupees plus bribes for letting go the criminals. No wonder Mr CJ has flashed his some part personality to be laughed at and as ridiculed.

I think General Kyani is too lenient either by intent or by nature.


Thank the Pak army again.The nation and the military is the one who will face slaughter wrath once Pak 100 plus nukes are whisked away.BRAVO PAK MILITARY, THE NATION SALUTES YOU.


Anwar Mahmood, Canada – 24 November, 2011


non sense attitude of zardari

our “president is in fact a bus conductor! this is why that he behaves in this manner. his previous record show that he was never serious. now after seeking help from USA and after being spread the news, he and his govt is acting like a mad. no they have slaughtered mr haqani but this sacrifice will not prove to be sufficient to save their govt


iqbal ahmad, Uzbekistan – 24 November, 2011


President AAZ is very experienced and mindful leader

Pak Tribune question !!!! Do you support opposition’s demand of president’s resignation on account of this matter?


Comments By: Aziz ur Rehman Bhoi:- Why an Elected President of Pakistan should resign????????

I understand that President AAZ is very experienced and mindful leader and would never and never even think of such matters as being aired by his political opponents. President AAZ would not even murmur such dangerous matters in the ear of Ambassador Husain Haqqani. For GOD sake,respect this high office and do not point out fingers to wards President AAZ.

Written By

(Aziz Ur Rehman Bhoi) Distt:- Attocl


Aziz Ur Rehman Bhoi, Pakistan – 25 November, 2011


Zardari did very bad.

Zardari did very bad.i hate zardari.


Ammar Yasir, Pakistan – 26 November, 2011


I appreciate Haqqani’s action. At-least someone in Pakistan set tradition of resign, otherwise whenever such situation created the concerned person say “I will not resign at any cost” 


Regarding inquiry.. No use man.. ignore inquiry processes, as simply it is wastage of time and money. Any inquiry till today produced results in past, just recall… do you remember any? At-least I won’t.


John, Pakistan – 28 November, 2011


Wake Up Call

If it is true that Mr. Mansoor Ijaz is an Ahmedi then his version is going to be exactly as his Jewish master’s ‘TOTAL LIES AND TOTALLY AGAINST PAKISTAN” 

Nor is Haqqani any more reliable when he issued thousands of visas to CIA operatives to create a spy network all over Pakistan which may act against Pakistan’s armed forces in the event of a war with NATO from the west. India will never let this chance go by that easily. Hindus are NOT reliable. You people need to wake up. Quran had warned NEVER to trust Jews and Pagans. All these PhD’s in history and politics fail if it fails to direct you towards the preceding. History and Politics is written by the international educator the Jew, anyway, both of which hide their conspiracy to take over the world.

NATO nor US is prepared to apologise. This is right in your face thing. Now it’s upto the citizens to keep an eye on the neighbourhood and a joint Security Force & Citizens network created to offset the CIA network. Pak military needs to wake up and stop relying on the Chinese guarantee. Any numbers of resolutions by the assemblies won’t match firm and reliable plan of action. To start with Pakistan start sending emissaries with the help of Russians and Chinese to secure a word from Central Asian countries to cut off NATO routes of supply in case NATO attacks Pakistan. IT MUST DO IT NOW and a forward front plan where man and light equipment is placed inside Afghanistan to stop them from crossing the Hindu Kush, Small wonder they are pushing for the seperate province in FATA and a consulate for a reason. A revised Kargill blue print to control peaks in the western border would lessen the threat from the air.


Truther, – 30 November, 2011


ZARDARI. YOU MAKE THE WHOLE PAKISTANIS HEAD DOWN.


LIZA, – 01 December, 2011


SO????

SO WHAT. HUSSAIN HAQQANI SPOKE A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE WHEN HE WAS AN ACADEMIC AT BOSTON AND CHANGED HIS TUNE ONCE HE BECAME AN AMBASSADOR FROM THEN ONWARDS HE WAS ALL PRO RULING ESTABLISHMENT. I AM SURE HE WILL FIND A WELL PAYING JOB AT ANY UNIVERSITY IN THE U.S.


ANDY NYC


ANDY, – 05 December, 2011


Besharam govt

This is shameful for pakistan and pakistani govt whose that , soverienghty of pakistan is the most important function of govt but this govt have not sapacity to prevent these thing , if they can not do so, then in due respect pakistani govt resinged morraly.


Ch jalil advocate jhelum., Pakistan – 05 December, 2011


This issue should be handled by supreme court

I think after getting zero result of the parliament committe,Nawaz Sharif has gone to supreme and let the court complete its investigation but I don’t know who will appear in front of court.


tayab, – 06 December, 2011


Democrcy is rubbish if it produces traitors

Zardari has a criminal record. He stayed in jail for over 10 years on criminal charges. He is a total fraud and is now exposed. People of Pakistan and specilly the armed forces who are responsible for the security of country should make sure that no one gets to the position of President or PM unless he / she is a person of integrity. Thieves / robbers and sellers of national pride should never be allowed. Democracy is rubbish if it produces traitors like Zardari

A Pakistani, Pakistan – 11 December, 2011


i thnk mansoor ijaz is right our government employes are telling lie.all the sincere political parties must take serious action on it nd now government should go to home.it,s the question of our soverinity our soverenity goes in the hand of those who r nt sincere wd pakistan.


rohail asghar, Pakistan – 15 December, 2011


Mansoor Ijaz is not an honorbale man he is a confirmed liar.But he is at least standing firm with his Memo.

Zardari is the biggest Liar of them all because he also signed two Memos but failed to stand firm with his own Memos whcih he signed with Mian Nawaz Sharif

Amir, Pakistan – 20 December, 2011


Ek Zardari Sab Pe Bhaari


Ali Wali, Pakistan – 24 December, 2011


Haqqani is a dangerously ambitious individual as such he knows only one thing, “Unflinching loyalty to his personal interests”. He was appointed as ambassador only because he was a close friend of Zardari and could look after Zardari’s personal interests in US. In all probability he is the author of the Memo and he must have done this on the direction of his master Zardari. The Supreme Court must get into bottom of this plot against Pakistan’s national security. The plotters must be punished for their crime against the country.


sunder khan, Pakistan – 26 December, 2011


zardari ka haq haqani ki need

HAQANI and zardari gadare r main defaulters and they should be killed bcoz it is insult of pakistani army they are traitors


 

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America’s Unhidden Love for Haqqani-Daily Ausaf, Pakistan

Posted by Dr. Manzer Durrani in Pakistan's Hall of Shame on January 23rd, 2012


Daily Ausaf, Pakistan

8 January 2012

Edited by Derek Ha

Pakistan – Daily Ausaf – Original Article (Urdu)

Why is the United States so worried about Husain Haqqani? Americans are worried about Haqqani like they were worried for Raymond Davis. It seems like Americans think another “Raymond Davis” is about to be arrested by the government of Pakistan. God forbid; I didn’t mean Husain Haqqani betrayed his country in any way but because of the Memogate scandal, the Americans are showing too much concern toward Haqqani and giving too much advice to Pakistan. Their high level of concern in the Haqqani case seems very mysterious.
On Thursday, Senators John McCain, Mark Kirk and Joe Lieberman said they are “increasingly troubled by Ambassador Haqqani’s treatment since he returned home to Pakistan, including the travel ban imposed on him. Like many in Washington, we are closely following Ambassador Haqqani’s case.” They added, “…we always had the highest respect for him and knew he was serving his nation and government with patriotism and distinction. We regret that the Pakistani people have lost a tough-minded, eloquent, and principled advocate for their nation’s interests now that Ambassador Haqqani has departed Washington.”
On Friday, U.S. spokesperson Victoria Nuland said the Obama Administration expects the Memogate case “will be accorded all due consideration under Pakistani law and in conformity with international legal standards.” Husain Haqqani is a Pakistani citizen, and he was serving the United States as a Pakistani ambassador. If Haqqani failed to fulfill his duties, it is the duty of the Pakistani government and judiciary to deal with his case, and they follow a legal procedure. Who are the Americans to enforce their views on Pakistan’s government and judiciary as to how to handle the Haqqani case according to the law?
I think that even if the United States tries, they cannot hide their love for Pakistan. It would have been better if the Pakistani government and the people themselves spoke for Haqqani’s patriotism instead of the Unites States. The truth is that the Pakistani people will not appreciate America’s interference in the Haqqani case because Pakistanis trust their government and its judiciary.
The American government telling the Pakistanis how to deal with the Memogate case is very insulting. Can someone ask the Americans what the procedure is for a fair trial? Did Americans carry out fair trials for all the innocent prisoners of Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib and Bigram? Was the case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui dealt with according to the law? Americans should be ashamed of themselves for talking about “justice” because no one has ever insulted the justice system more so than the Unites States.
Husain Haqqani is staying comfortably in the house of the prime minister, and he is not even ready to leave his house. A few days ago, Husain Haqqani said, “If I left the prime minister’s house, I will get killed like Salmaan Taseer because the judiciary has declared me a traitor.” I thought Haqqani was a smart man, but is he trying to get America’s attention by comparing himself to Taseer? First of all, former Governor Taseer wasn’t declared a traitor by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) or the judiciary. Taseer was killed by his own bodyguard a year ago when he was protecting a Christian woman, Aasiya, who committed blasphemy. Taseer not only tried to protect the woman but also disagreed with the blasphemy law of the Prophet Muhammad, which inspired anger in the hearts of Pakistani people and made many religious leaders angry. In contrast, the ISI and the Supreme Court blamed Haqqani for the Memocase.
Haqqani should not compare himself with Taseer because he is not getting any threats from religious extremists, and Haqqani is cooperating with the Pakistani government regarding the memo case. Haqqani should tell the Americans that they should stay in their comfort zone because Pakistan is a free country, and its judicial system is also fair and free and doesn’t need any advice from them.

America’s Unhidden Love for Haqqani
By Naveed Masood Hashmi
Translated By Bushra Sheikh
8 January 2012

Edited by Derek Ha

Pakistan – Daily Ausaf – Original Article (Urdu)
Why is the United States so worried about Husain Haqqani? Americans are worried about Haqqani like they were worried for Raymond Davis. It seems like Americans think another “Raymond Davis” is about to be arrested by the government of Pakistan. God forbid; I didn’t mean Husain Haqqani betrayed his country in any way but because of the Memogate scandal, the Americans are showing too much concern toward Haqqani and giving too much advice to Pakistan. Their high level of concern in the Haqqani case seems very mysterious.
On Thursday, Senators John McCain, Mark Kirk and Joe Lieberman said they are “increasingly troubled by Ambassador Haqqani’s treatment since he returned home to Pakistan, including the travel ban imposed on him. Like many in Washington, we are closely following Ambassador Haqqani’s case.” They added, “…we always had the highest respect for him and knew he was serving his nation and government with patriotism and distinction. We regret that the Pakistani people have lost a tough-minded, eloquent, and principled advocate for their nation’s interests now that Ambassador Haqqani has departed Washington.” 
On Friday, U.S. spokesperson Victoria Nuland said the Obama Administration expects the Memogate case “will be accorded all due consideration under Pakistani law and in conformity with international legal standards.” Husain Haqqani is a Pakistani citizen, and he was serving the United States as a Pakistani ambassador. If Haqqani failed to fulfill his duties, it is the duty of the Pakistani government and judiciary to deal with his case, and they follow a legal procedure. Who are the Americans to enforce their views on Pakistan’s government and judiciary as to how to handle the Haqqani case according to the law? 
I think that even if the United States tries, they cannot hide their love for Pakistan. It would have been better if the Pakistani government and the people themselves spoke for Haqqani’s patriotism instead of the Unites States. The truth is that the Pakistani people will not appreciate America’s interference in the Haqqani case because Pakistanis trust their government and its judiciary. 
The American government telling the Pakistanis how to deal with the Memogate case is very insulting. Can someone ask the Americans what the procedure is for a fair trial? Did Americans carry out fair trials for all the innocent prisoners of Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib and Bigram? Was the case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui dealt with according to the law? Americans should be ashamed of themselves for talking about “justice” because no one has ever insulted the justice system more so than the Unites States.
Husain Haqqani is staying comfortably in the house of the prime minister, and he is not even ready to leave his house. A few days ago, Husain Haqqani said, “If I left the prime minister’s house, I will get killed like Salmaan Taseer because the judiciary has declared me a traitor.” I thought Haqqani was a smart man, but is he trying to get America’s attention by comparing himself to Taseer? First of all, former Governor Taseer wasn’t declared a traitor by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) or the judiciary. Taseer was killed by his own bodyguard a year ago when he was protecting a Christian woman, Aasiya, who committed blasphemy. Taseer not only tried to protect the woman but also disagreed with the blasphemy law of the Prophet Muhammad, which inspired anger in the hearts of Pakistani people and made many religious leaders angry. In contrast, the ISI and the Supreme Court blamed Haqqani for the Memocase. 
Haqqani should not compare himself with Taseer because he is not getting any threats from religious extremists, and Haqqani is cooperating with the Pakistani government regarding the memo case. Haqqani should tell the Americans that they should stay in their comfort zone because Pakistan is a free country, and its judicial system is also fair and free and doesn’t need any advice from them.

 

 

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