Who, exactly, is Zaid Hamid? This is a question that unfortunately, remains unanswered for many Pakistanis. They walk on a thin line, always lurching between belief and suspicion. Is he simply a defense analyst and a security expert? Or is he just a man who is blindly passionate about our Islamic history? Is he a follower of a Kazzab? Is he a qadyani? I … Read More

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In recent years we have seen first-hand how the information media has been used extensively to change the attitude and the mindset of the people. Whether it be the non-existent Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD’s) of Iraq, [18][19] or the Indian crocodile tears regarding the alleged involvement of Pakistan in Samjotha Express terrorism conducted by Indian Intelligence and Government[20][21], or the presence of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan[22]. These are all recent examples of how the media, both print and electronic, is used in spreading lies and distort the truth.

The same media is active again as Pakistan and United States’ diplomatic relations have reached an all time low. After increased diplomatic pressure from America[1] we are now hearing unconfirmed reports that the current government has decided to hand over[2] Raymond Davis CIA’s ‘ Gun for Hire‘ [3] to the American authorities. This news comes after one of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) spokeswoman ‘Fauzia Wahab’ claimed in recent days that Davis was a diplomat and has diplomatic immunity. [7]

Wahab’s statement came a day before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, John Kerry, arrived in Pakistan[4]. In an attempt to control the damage of the statements made by Wahab, President Asif Ali Zardari’s spokesman Farhatullah Babar on Monday dismissed the statement given by Fauzia Wahab about Raymond Davis, saying that those were her personal view[5]. This, however, is not a isolated incident. ‘The Tribune’ reported that Pakistan’s Ambassador in Washington Hussain Haqqani had been called to the US State Department twice last week to convey to him the possible consequences of not handing Davis over [12] and this was has been cited as one of the reasons that Haqqani returned to Pakistan proposing an “amicable solution”, The News reported [10]. Along with this President Asif Ali Zardari had also asked the Foreign Office in categorical terms that Raymond Davis should be given diplomatic immunity and for this purpose the Foreign Office should immediately issue a backdated letter notifying Raymond as ‘member of staff in US embassy, Islamabad’[6]. To top it all unconfirmed reports also suggested that the Interior Minister Rehman Malik had dispatched a private team of unidentified personnel to arrange a secret release of the American terrorist[14].

American assets in Pakistan are not only restricted to the politicians, but sleeper agents are a also present in the media as well. Some well known names like Hamid Mir and Pervez Hoodbhoy are on the top of the list when we try to identify these sleepers. The interview of Mir where he openly tries to demoralizes the nation regarding North Waziristan by saying, “We have lost this territory” is easily available on the internet. Similarly we also come across Hoodbhoy’s ranting about the insecurity of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons and radical take over of Nuclear weapons which seems to be direct quotes from western media and not based on actual ground realities[32]. As soon as some global event occurs these sleepers spring out of the ground as seasonal insects and become the mouthpiece of western propaganda campaign.

It seems that this corrupt regime has decided to sell the nation’s dignity yet again and the media’s role is not helping the matters much. The nation’s hope lies with the courts of Pakistan that they will not let this murderer loose. Analysts like Zaid Hamid have advised the supreme court to invoke its clauses by which it can command the Armed forces to implement its decisions, if this incompetent government does not deliver[15].
The widow, Shumaila, of Mohammad Fahim who was shot dead by US national ‘Davis’ in Lahore, committed suicide after consuming poisonous pills in recent days. Shumaila said in a statement recorded by the doctor and later aired on TV: “I do not expect any justice from this government. That is why I want to kill myself.” [13]. This suicide shows the level of confidence which the people have on this corrupt coalition government.
Justice for the murder victims is not the only reason why the people of Pakistan are demanding capital punishment for Davis’s. According to the Telegraph, Davis had made contact with Taliban-linked extremists in the Pakistan’s tribal region and his phone call records shows clear contact with Lashkar-e-Jhangvi[10] which indicates his connection with the massive terror campaign and suicide bombings in Pakistan. Davis’s espionage activities were reviled as videos and photographs of Jamaat-ud-dawa’s  [16] and many other sensitive military locations were found in his possession[17]. According to information sent to The News from PakNationlists, Raymond Allen Davis (code-name: RAD), is an ‘official’ of the US embassy Islamabad or the US Consulate Lahore, whose record shows experience in the US Military Special Forces, was not actually working within a diplomatic capacity.[11]

The people of Pakistan and other patriotic political parties are infuriated after hearing this news. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s Information Secretary Omar Sarfraz Cheema has strongly condemned Fauzia Wahab’s statement that Raymond Davis enjoys diplomatic immunity. He said the Pakistan Peoples party leader’s statement was aimed at preparing ground for the handing over of Raymond Davis to Washington just to save the looted money and assets of her leaders lying overseas. [8]. Whereas Senior advocate of the Supreme Court Muhammad Ikram Chaudhry on Tuesday demanded initiation of contempt of court proceedings against PPP information secretary Fauzia Wahab for her statement regarding Davis’s alleged immunity[9].

It is said that ‘You Don’t Get What You Deserve, You Get What You Negotiate’. We hope that our government keeps in mind the fact that USA is more dependent on Pakistan than Pakistan is on USA. Roughly 80% of NATO’s supplies bound for Afghanistan move by truck from the Pakistani port of Karachi and so are dependent on Pakistan[30]. The last time when Pakistan stopped these supplies for 7 days the whole American diplomatic posture was changed from US Ambassador to Pakistan, Anne W Patterson[29], to ISAF Commander, US General David H Petraeus[29] to U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates[31] all were begging Pakistan to reopen the Supplies[28].

Whereas Pakistan is not that dependent on America. The majority of Pakistan’s military equipment is Chinese not American. Out of the total combat aircraft that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) currently operates, majority are of Chinese origins which Pakistan will replace with approximately 250-300 JF-17 made in Pakistan with the assistance of China. The second most numerous type of fighter aircraft is the French-designed Dassault Mirage and in the last place come the American F-16’s. Similarly AWACS acquired by PAF are of Swedish and Chinese Origin. This ratio of Weapon systems is not only confined to PAF but to Pakistan Navy (PN) as well. The latest frigate it operates are of Chinese Origin which Pakistan has built on Transfer of Technology Basis [23] and most of the submarines PN uses are French Agosta 70’s[24], Agosta 90B’s[24][24a] and Daphne Class[24] and Pakistan is also in the finalization phase with the German authorities for Type 214 German submarines[25] and with Chinese authorities to purchase more[26].

Our government should not come under pressure regarding America’s threats to stop our aid and they should keep this in mind before making any decisions regarding the future PAK-US relations.

[1] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703312904576146081971975572.html
[2] http://www.dawn.com/2011/02/16/pakistan-decides-to-handover-davis-to-us-claim-diplomatic-sources.html
[3] http://www.pakistankakhudahafiz.com/2011/02/15/new-york-times-davis-a-gun-for-hire-and-not-diplomat/
[4] http://www.dawn.com/2011/02/15/kerry-arrives-in-pakistan-amid-davis-row.html
[5] http://www.dawn.com/2011/02/14/wahab%E2%80%99s-comment-on-davis-not-official-says-presidency.html
[6] http://thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=3952&Cat=13&dt=2/12/2011
[7] http://www.geo.tv/2-14-2011/78323.htm
[8] http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=31219&Cat=5&dt=2/15/2011
[9] http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=4043&Cat=13&dt=2/16/2011
[10] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8316286/Detained-US-official-in-telephone-contact-with-Islamic-terror-group.html
[11] http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=3911&Cat=13&dt=2/10/2011
[12] http://tribune.com.pk/story/115735/us-ratchets-up-pressure-for-davis-release/
[13] http://www.pakistankakhudahafiz.com/2011/02/07/%E2%80%98i-prefer-death-to-injustice%E2%80%99-pakistan-govt-has-blood-on-its-hands/
[14] http://www.pakistankakhudahafiz.com/2011/02/07/ppp-govt-set-to-release-the-american-terrorist/
[15] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_mUxdkbZAA
[16] http://www.pakistankakhudahafiz.com/2011/02/11/raymond-davis-case-jud-locations-found-marked-on-davis-gps-device/
[17] http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=75968
[18] http://english.aljazeera.net/video/americas/2011/02/201121605523158733.html
[19] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/t/claims-of-iraq-wmd-were-p_37694877227552769.html
[20] http://www.pakistankakhudahafiz.com/2010/12/27/hindu-terrorists-linked-with-indian-army/
[21] http://www.pakistankakhudahafiz.com/2011/02/08/why-delhi-refuses-to-take-action-against-the-indian-army-for-blowing-up-samjhota-express/
[22] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/8070836/Osama-bin-Laden-living-comfortably-in-Pakistan.html
[23] http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Islamabad/16-Sep-2010/China-delivers-third-F22P-frigate-to-Pakistan-Navy
[24] http://www.paknavy.gov.pk/agosta90b.htm
[25] http://www.janes.com/news/defence/naval/jdw/jdw081202_1_n.shtml
[26] http://www.janes.com/news/defence/jdw/jdw100611_1_n.shtml
[27] http://www.janes.com/news/defence/naval/jdw/jdw081001_1_n.shtml
[28] http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/world/asia/07diplo.html
[29] http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Politics/07-Oct-2010/US-ISAF-extend-apology-over-Kurrum-incident
[30] http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/06/world/la-fg-pakistan-tankers-20101006
[31] http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/10/22/us-usa-pakistan-idUSTRE69L2KL20101022
[32] http://www.dawn.com/2011/02/16/herald-exclusive-pakistans-nuclear-bayonet.html

He visited various projects and facilities in Bahawalpur Cantonment. Later, COAS witnessed field firing exercise at Khairpur Tamewali. He appreciated the professionalism and dedication of the units involved in the exercise and lauded the standards achieved. Interacting informally with the troops, he emphasized the need for enhancing professional competence to meet all challenges including conventional wars and Low Intensity Conflict.

Earlier on arrival in the area, COAS was received by Corps Commander Bahawalpur Lieutenant General Naeem Khalid Lodhi.

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General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Chief of Army Staff witnessing field firing exercise at Khairpur Tamewali near Bahawalpur. (4-3-2011) – Photo ISPR

On, 14th February, the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed the Indian assembly and said that he wanted to resolve all outstanding disputes with Pakistan and he hoped that Pakistan will grasp India’s hand of friendship[I]. Alas! If only this was not a predictable routine of the Indians. In the English language there is a saying ‘Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.’

Pakistan has been falling for this Indian deceptive routine since its creation in 1947 when at the time Pakistan was fighting a war over Jammu & Kashmir with India. India went into United Nations (UN) to beg for Cease fire in Jammu & Kashmir and assured a peaceful resolution of Kashmir dispute. Pakistan honored the UN resolution and till date, even after 63 years and 27 more UN resolutions regarding Jammu & Kashmir dispute[II] [III], no hope for the people of Indian occupied Jammu & Kashmir can be seen.

This was not the first time that Indians had talked of peace with their forked tongue. Pakistan wants peace in the region but India only comes to talk of peace whenever it in an inferior position than Pakistan and needs time to regroup, otherwise it rejects any attempt for peace[IV]. Be it in 1997 with Indian Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda when India was facing a political crisis that threatened the government[V] or be it Lal Bahadur Shastri who died in Tashkent (USSR) in 1966, while negotiating peace talks with Pakistan [VI] after Pakistan has got the upper hand in the 1965 War. In 1998 when India had conducted its nuclear tests at Pokhran its attitude and language towards Pakistan had changed. L.K. Advani Deputy Prime Minister at that time issued a public threat to the effect that now that New Delhi possessed the bomb, its neighbor should watch its step in Kashmir[VII]. But later when Pakistan responded with its own nuclear blasts the tough talk of Indian leaders seems to have faded to a whisper[VIII].The reasons for this silence were reviled later on by K Santhanam, senior Indian nuclear scientist[XIII].

For most people the invitation for peace talks to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif[IX] and President Pervez Musharraf[X] by Ex-Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the leader of a party whose supporters are well known for destroying Mosques and massacring Muslims in random spasms of terrorism, was surprising given that Vajpayee was also a “Volunteer” with RSS, a Hindu terrorist organization prominent for its anti-Muslim rhetoric and slogan ‘Hindustan for the Hindus’[XI] [XII]. But the Indian mindset is the same; they opted for peace with Pakistan because Pakistan had more credible and advanced nuclear program. The Indians knew they had no credible nuclear program, which was later confessed by none other than K Santhanam, senior scientist and DRDO representative at Pokhran II[XIII]. The nuclear scientist admitted that the only thermonuclear device tested was a “fizzle”. In nuclear terms, when a test fails to meet the desired yield it is described as a fizzle.

In 2005 India and Pakistan both had termed the peace dialogue ‘irreversible’[XIV]. But few years later Indians postponed[XV] the peace talk in 2008 on the allegations that Pakistan was involved in supporting terror attacks in India. But, investigations have showed that India’s own spy agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), its army in cooperation with extremist parties like RSS and BJP were involved in the terrorist activities such as blasts in Samjhota express, Ajmeer Sharif, Makkah masjid and many more[XVI]. Pakistani defense analysts like Hamid Gul [XXIX], Zaid Hamid [XXX] have maintained till date that terror attacks in India are an inside job and Indian media has confirmed their analysis. This was also speculated by many Indians that the Mumbai drama[XVII] was staged to kill two birds with one stone i.e. killing the Indian chief of the Anti-Terrorist Squad Hemant Karkare, who had proved links for terror activities with India’s own spy agency and blaming all the terror activities on Pakistan[XVIII] without any proof[XIX] to damage Pakistans image in the world. Indian political leaders like Devendra Yadav[XX], Lalu Prasad[XX] and A R Antulay[XX] and reporters like Amaresh Misra[XXXI] within India have raised similar doubts regarding Mumbai drama.

Indian negative attitude towards peace is easily visible when we study the relations of Indians with regional countries. India has disputes with almost all their neighboring countries Nepal[XXI] [XXII], Sri Lanka[XXIII], Pakistan, China, Bangladesh[XXIV], not to mention the numerous ethnic, cultural, religious and border disputes within India[XXV]. Indians also admit to creating and sponsoring the terrorist group LTTE in Sri lanka which waged terror for more than 30 years[XXVI]. Pakistani Police, Armed Forces, Intelligence agencies have found concrete proofs of Indian involvement in terrorist activities in Pakistan[XXVII] and the proofs have been shared with the Indian government.

Indian Attitude is clear. Whenever Pakistan has the upper edge they want peace and ‘Aman Ki Asha’ but as soon as Pakistan starts to get its hopes up the saffron terrorists stab Pakistan in the back. India has only come to the table because the world found out that it is Hindu terrorists who are conducting terror attacks in India, Pakistan[XXVIII] and it has lost its grounds for the allegations in which it repeatedly blamed ISI and Pakistan for the attacks.

We advise the Pakistani Government, Pakistani Foreign Office and Pakistani Media to keep this deceitful past of Hindus in prospective, expose the Indians, for the terrorists they are, on international forums[XXVIII] and start to see through the lies, deceit of the Hindu Brahman.

[I] http://in.news.yahoo.com/india-sincerely-hopes-peace-pakistan-pm-20110223-234638-157.html

[II] http://www.kashmiri-cc.ca/un/index.htm

[III] http://www.mofa.gov.pk/Pages/UN_Resolution.htm

[IV] http://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/11/business/india-rejects-us-talks.html?src=pm

[V] http://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/04/world/india-to-hold-peace-talks-with-pakistan.html?src=pm

[VI] http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/clear_air_on_fathers_death_shastris_son.php

[VII] http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=20085\10\story_10-5-2008_pg7_13

[VIII] http://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/03/opinion/india-s-strategic-misstep.html

[IX] http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/StoryPrint.aspx?ID=NEWEN20080064233&ch=633623065596223750

[X] http://www.slate.com/id/2066797/“>

[XI] http://www.slate.com/id/2066797/

[XII] http://www.wsws.org/articles/1998/may1998/nuke-m16.shtml

[XIII] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pokhran-II-not-fully-successful-Scientist/articleshow/4938610.cms

[XIV] http://www.economist.com/node/3884294

[XV] http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_asia/2011-01-03/789750218952.html

[XVI] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/hindu-holy-man-reveals-truth-of-terror-attacks-blamed-on-muslims-2182178.html

[XVII] http://pakistankakhudahafiz.wordpress.com/2008/12/26/mumbai-attack-a-contractual-terrorist-operation/

[XVIII] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pakistan-spy-agency-had-role-in-planning-Mumbai-attacks/articleshow/6772611.cms

[XIX] http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/180978

[XX] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Antulay_raises_doubts_over_Karkares_killing/articleshow/3852273.cms

[XXI] http://www.nowpublic.com/world/india-encroaches-nepal-s-territory-destroys-264-pillars

[XXII] http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/01/world/indian-s-words-sting-nepal.html?src=pm

[XXIII] http://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/19/world/indian-army-agrees-to-leave-sri-lanka.html?src=pm

[XXIV] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4462307.stm

[XXV] http://www.zeenews.com/news371510.html

[XXVI] http://www.zeenews.com/news671038.html

[XXVII] http://www.majasaja.com/india-involved-in-terrorist-activities-in-pakistan/83919.html

[XXVIII] http://www.daily.pk/india-involved-in-suicide-attacks-in-pakistan-21963/

[XXIX] http://www.infowars.com/former-isi-chief-mumbai-and-911-both-%E2%80%9Cinside-jobs%E2%80%9D/

[XXX] http://pakistankakhudahafiz.wordpress.com/2008/12/04/mumbai-drama-exposed-ahmed-quraishi-zaid-hamid/

[XXXI] http://www.twf.org/News/Y2008/1127-Mumbai.html