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Zardari's emotional blackmail
Zardari seems to be an emotionally charged man these days. But he must remember that unless he delivers, nobody will trust him. The world expects him to take action against terrorists and not just be rhetorical
INDIA HAS upped the ante against Pakistan. India’s representative to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) minister of state E Ahmed has raised the point of terrorism at the UNSC and was very direct in his attack on Pakistan. Whatever he emphasized at the meeting is something which the world knows ever since Pakistan has started its covert war disguised as Jihad against India. This time too the Pakistanis, as they did earlier, have started their effort to pre-empt India’s move at the UNSC. The article by Pakistan president Zardari is an effort to divert attention from the real issues to the plight of Pakistan which they themselves have chosen for decades to ignore at their peril.

Zardari’s piece of opinion published in NYT is aimed more at drawing the sympathy to his government than pledge to root out terrorism. Asking to exercise restraint to India while making it clear that Pakistan will not deport any of the accused to India is an ample proof of his government’s ineffectiveness and inability to deal with the Military-ISI-Terrorists nexus. What India has demanded at the UNSC, is dismantling the terrorists’ infrastructure, certainly does not figure in the list of priorities of the Pakistani government. All the measures that they have taken is just an eye wash as the main group behind the Mumbai attacks, Lashkar-e-Taiba’s headquarters in Muridke is still unaffected by the so called crackdown on the so called common enemy.

Pakistan has so far been confusing in its response to India’s demands. Even after a fortnight after attacks they have not made it clear the names of any non-state actors referred again and again by their president Zardari. They still talk in terms of non-state actors within Pakistan and seem somewhat reluctant to give them a name and face.

Pakistan’s flip-flop after the attacks from denying to non-state actors to trying, if anybody found guilty, in Pakistan suggests that not much has changed in Pakistan and certain institutions still have the clout and are more powerful than the government. These institutions are responding according to the situation and may prevent democratically elected government of Pakistan from taking any action as and when pressure eases on them. Zardari’s letter aimed more at face saving than real soul searching which is what the Army and ISI needs to do. It can best be described as a response to Madeline Albright’s remark, that Pakistan has become an "International Migraine". India should do something about this letter and to increase pressure on Pakistan take entirely fresh steps to make Pakistan deliver.


What India should do at this point of time is to stop asking for deportation of the accused. Instead India should request at the UNSC for the deportation of these fugitives to the US and stand trial there in the presence of the international media, a trial on terrorism sans Kashmir, Chechnya, etc which otherwise could divert the attention from the real issue. A trial of this sort will internationalize the issue of terrorism in India and will coerce Pakistani government as well as the Army and ISI to act in good faith. But given the China’s love for Pakistan and their opportunistic nature this needs a well orchestrated diplomatic offensive against Pakistan aimed at placating China to toe the international line on this issue. An international consensus on this issue will definitely coerce China to fall in line as they will try to avoid the embarrassment of being clubbed with Pakistan.

All the permanent members of the Security Council barring China has come in openly against the attacks in Mumbai and with little bit of effort they can be persuaded to bring a resolution against Pakistani Army and ISI branding them as terrorist organization. This will make the Pakistani army yield to the demands of India and the world. Steps like this can only ensure that terrorism is defeated. The present session of UNSC should be used to exert more pressure on Pakistan. Let’s not allow Zardari to gain sympathy of the world. Zardari’s letter is nothing but an effort to emotionally blackmail India and the world. A letter emphasizing the much talked about the clash of civilizations between India and Pakistan. It is nothing but rhetorical in nature.

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.3: As for as minorities are concerned so plz donot be so foolish. The whole world knows about that. I know what was happened in golden temple,I know very well about BABRI MASJID and i know about the attacks on church. Gujrat incidents are not so far from today and mooodi's statements are also there on media. You remembered Murder of a hindu girl but forgotten the incidents terrifying the whole minority. I am not talking about only muslims. I am talking about minorities. Think about all this. Without blaming others.
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whole world knows. its a good phrase. whole world also knows how pakistan orchestrated mumbai attacks. why are rejecting their claims? you don't worry about minorities in india. why don't u tell me about minorities in pakistan. i know how and why Yusuf Youhana became Md Yusuf. Forced conversion of minorities has taken place in almost all the muslim countries including pakistan. babri masjid!!! the flushing out of Kashmiri pundits from Kashmir started much earlier(1989 onwards) than babri masjid demolition. Hindus have been the victim of Islamic hardliners since the Arabs came to india way back some thousand years. Hindus were forced to pay taxes in allauddin Khillajee's rein for not being muslim.You will never know that the hindu muslim riot took place in 18th century and it started becoz hindu farmers were forced to convert to Islam If you believe in the policy of avenging injustices then you should not be critical to hindus' action. If you want to keep those memories to show to the world injustices done to muslims then Hindus too have genuine grievances but we have chosen to forget these things and you people want to avenge those. I remember i had an altercation with my colleagues when babri masjid was demolished as i was also against it. after 60 yrs of formation of pakistan what have you given to your society and muslims there. those who migrated to pakistan are still labeled as Mohajirs. Your artists have been adored in india, your cricketers got the same kind of respect from Indians but you stopped indian artists from entering pakistan. After 60 yrs since independence we have so many muslims wealthy and rich. their combined wealth could be more than the earnings of at least half of the pakistanis. we had two muslim presidents both loved and respected by both hindus and muslims. there are indeed some black sheep in our country and whatever incidences you mentioned got support from very few people. Modi is in gujrat. BJP is also ruling in few states only. but unabated militancy from across the border will certainly help the Hindu hardliners gain prominence and these people could well end up gaining more power. I'm not a BJP supporter but when i see people scrutinizing things from communal angle i do wish to side with BJP. Minorities in india have been given fair representation but they were ditched by their very own community leaders and just to save their skin they point towards the system and Hindu dominance. In india discrimination is based more on money and social status than regional and religion. Every poor man irrespective of his/her religion is discriminated against. Poor Hindus too are victim of discrimination. why are you so critical about somebody who is at least better off than Palestinians. why don't you help them and raise voice for them after all pakistan is the most powerful Islamic state. why don't you liberate palestinians.
.Well I am not talking about the system. I am talking about your shameless Behaviour toward such incidents. Each time a terrorist act happened indian's blamed pakistan without any proof like u ppl did in samjhta express but wat was the end a RAW agent was involved. So how u can say indians are living like refugees how??? have u ever thought about muslims living in india?? what are u ppl doing wid them. You must b shamefull. I am a pakistani and i m proud to b. Here in pakistan it is believed that hindus are narrow minded they are much more extremist. But i was not believing it but after mumbai attacks i observed that they are true. Have you observed attitude of indian media towards this incident. Which was totally negative while it is supposed that media should be neutral and should help to bring truth to the ppl.Wat about hemant kerkry death? A muslim parlimentarian have been compelled to resign instead of doing investigation.As for as arrest of any person concerned in pakistan why we should do that as there is no proof against them i am even against of their house arrest. are you getting my point. So do not b childish and think about it with your mind. I am really disturbed by knowing your thought as u r a graduate. If u r so Blind believer then what about the illetrate pplz??????
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don't tell me about the Hindus and Indian muslims. i know them better than you. If you want to know the state of muslims in india then let me tell you they are at par with hindus its only people like you who are fooled into such ideological things as hindu extremism.Hindus are narrow minded. A statement made without applying any mind. If they are so narrow minded then how come the population of minorities in india increased over the years. how mosque and temple are existing side by side. we have shown the guts to arrest those who are behind those incidents you have mentioned do you have the guts to do the same to benazir's assiasins forget incidences in india. I know the politician you are talking about. He himself has admitted that hindus have been voting him from so many years. Do you know that hindu parliamentarians often come in open to fight for the cause of muslims in india. How can u explain the change of stand by the Pakistani president himself. From non-state actors to no element in pakistan. How can you explain change of statement by Nawaz Sharif. How can you deny the sting operation of your own TV channel(Geo TV) about the non-state actor belonging to pakistan. you must change your minds towards hindus. you know it is not that always muslims suffer at the hands of hindus. I know many incidences where a hindu girl being raped, murdered by muslims. we do not see these incidences from hindu muslim angle but whenever the culprit arrested it is given the color of communalism. My dear friend you also know the state of pakistan. there are many voices against pakistan but there are many voices for helping pakistan in their effort to defeat the terrorism. but rectify a problem you need to accept it. If you have some idea of crimes then you must realize that terrorists are no petty criminals and same method of interrogation cannot be applied to them. Confessions do form a major part of the investigation and so the circumstantial evidences. How can you carry on investigations without taking them into custody. This masood azhar was released by india in lieu of the hijacked passengers. no body knew where he went from kandahar. but indeed we saw footage of him addressing a mass calling to wage jihad against india. I have read an article on BBC where it was clearly mentioned that an ex ISI man has accepted that indian parliament was attacked by LeT and Musharraf knew only when it was executed. If you do not want to believe your own men then it is your problem. What proof you want and what is your definition of proof. Hemant karkare. You should not speak about him. Those who were with him have accepted on TV that he was killed by your non-state actor. who is being childish?? My dear friend you are totally misinformed. i don't know whether you read international journals and visit news sites who not influenced by indian authorities. The wall street journal has published a report of the use of pakistani soil(not the government) in mumbai attacks. you must remain informed. How come pakistan allowed its citizens to be taken to US and later hanged there. The monsters the pakistani army has nurtured has slipped out of their hands and someday it may boomrang on them.
.Mr.Avnish Kumar Sinha how idiot is perception.Wat do u claim to be? This stage show was set for only election compaign of BJP a hindo terrorist organozation claiming to be a political party. If u do not believe then plz have a look over some previous terrorism acts like in gujrat,Samjhota express etc and BJP's attitude towards them. So its not easy to decieve everyone in the world with ur false stories. You also know that in these acts RAW's senior agent was involved Also RSS which is a operational wing of BJP was involved.
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We have a system in place. Perpetrators of all those incidents are behind bar. They are being subjected to different techniques of interrogation including the inhuman narco test. Can you name anybody in Pakistan who is being arrested in connection to atrocities being committed in India. House arrest. what a mockery of lost lives. The act of Laal Masjid in Pakistan has exposed the ineffectiveness of successive Pakistani govern ments and so many generals as president in the history of Pakistan shows the ineffectiveness of the Pakistani people. Stage show??? It happens only in Pakistan. Laal Masjid. Where are the murders of Benazir Bhutto. U know india is the only country where its inhabitants for thousands of years live a life of refugee. Kashmiri pundits were flushed out of Kashmir by the terrorists sponsored by pakistan with the active local support . I'm not claiming anything but i'm stating the facts. Fighting india for thousand years , bleeding india through thousand cuts are some of the pledge taken by Pakistani leadership. First claim your real name then ask me anything.
.Indian politicians are being opportunistic in trying to tilt public opinion in their favour by blaming Pakistan for all their ills. In fact Pakistan is a frontline state in war against terror and has nothing to do with any act of terror on indian soil. Indian politicians should try to deal with their own home grown problems which includes terrorism and communal tensions, instead of beating about the bush and blaming Pakistan for their ills.
.it must be siad quite openly that indian RAW agents are involved in baluchistan and frontier provinces of pakistan through afhaisnatn stae trreriosm adn the kashmiris r freedom fighters who want to liberate kashmir like paletsine from occfuption.
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