Pakistan's Day of Reckoning

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  • Posted By: Sultan Ahmed @ 08/09/2008 9:05:20 AM

    The stock market riot,
    may be,but political situation may also be,
    a harbiger of bitter news to come,.

    Bitter news has come,
    no doubt after some delay,
    which can not be so remarkable delay,
    ]it has come after short interval to some extent.

    Some time i think,
    what really happened,
    both the majore parties,having alliance in the centre ,
    and in the province,
    come into motion.

    Then i gone through whole scaniro,
    existing political situation,
    and condition ,going ion in between the nieghbers.


    Inian embassy was targeted,
    in Afghanistan,many died many injured and some arrested,
    investigation was stsrted,
    based on evidence,
    circumstamncial evidence,documentry evidence.

    Subsequently,
    the Afghanistan,and India began to scream,
    against Pakistan,
    they were levelling allegations against Pakistan,
    they were saying Pakistan was responsible for embassy bomb blaste,
    ISI( inter services intelligence is fully involved the crime.

    Articals leading to prove the allegation were provided,by the Afghan government,
    on the request of the Pakistan authority.

    What happened there after,
    asudden provocation was seen,
    in and around power corridors and the news published the media,
    that prime miniter is going nto visit washington,

    Prime miniter visited Washing,
    had talks wit American president,
    and came back,

    After a short meeting in Islamabad,
    with prime miniter,
    Asif ali zadari met with Mian Nawaz Sharife,
    and both the head of the majore parties agreed on president's impeachment,
    date has been fixed and assembly session is on heading.

    It is an admitted fact,
    every Pakistani is prtayint to God for impeachment'success,
    if,in case the motion failed then bitter news may to come.
    Asife Ali Zardari

  • Posted By: bsNewsweek @ 08/05/2008 1:50:15 AM

    When British India was partitioned in to India and Pakistan, most of the Indians saw it as a severence of their country into three parts. Today as a proud Indian, I feel thankful to God that these parts are no longer parts of modern India. I do not wish bad for Pakistan and Bangladesh, but I feel extremely lucky to have parted with those regions of undivided India. Indian democracy would not have survived and flourished if Pakistan was still a part of it. Should anyone in India feel happy about the present state of Pakistan? No, just count yourself lucky.

  • Posted By: Tara33 @ 07/30/2008 5:47:46 AM

    Excellent article by Mr Gangily. Pakistan ought to stay focused on its gargantuan internal economic woes, as well as (ostensibly: I say ostensibly, because the knowledge amonst diplomats, intelligence and policy makers worldwide is that Pakistan is using US aid to wage war against India) combatting terrorism. It seems, instead, to be focused on -- and obsessed with -- India. As for the ISI, it is by now well known that they sponsor terror, mostly in India. India is a vibrant democracy and a leader in the knowledge economy; In the knowledge economy, Pakistan is not even a blip on the radar screen; additionally, Pakistan has had a checquered, mostly barbaric, and violent history of military dictatorship, and even as it forays into democracy (yet again), we'll have to wait and watch. In international circles, it is fairly well known that you can't trust Pakistan: they're impoverished, desperate and dangerous.

  • Posted By: Sultan Ahmed @ 07/30/2008 2:30:05 AM

    wrong,absolutely wrong,
    Inter Services Intellegence Agence is not involved in deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.

    It is baseless and ground less allegation,
    being levelled against it,
    I am ready to admitte,
    may be involved some notorious caes,
    but not involved in Afghanistan
    and played no role ,
    9n case of targeting Indian ambassy in Kable,

    Pakistan has good relations with India,
    the issues disputed are already being discussed,
    have dispute between them,
    so we need no interfare in the indian internal affaires,


    The fact is that ,
    Karzai government has failed to control the situation,
    so began to crying against Pakistan.

    Obama,
    expected president of the U.S.A. ,
    during his visit Kable,
    was also briefed against Pakistan,
    they tried their best to convince him that,
    Pakistan,s trible area playing a role ,
    and nato forces are facing more deaths,
    so it is essential to overcome the situation ,
    by increasing forces.


    Obama admitted their stand,
    of wich he expressed his view on different occasions ,
    during his visit.


    That is the reason,,
    Pakistani Prime Minister,
    for some clarfication ,
    had to visit united states,
    and see the US president.

  • Posted By: Trooper101st @ 07/29/2008 8:20:45 AM

    The ISI, the P-stani Frontier Corps are bed buddies with the T-ban/AQ. Its common knowledge here. Our movements have been monitored by the Frontier corps, and passed along to the T-ban/AQ in our AO. There have been many instances of firefights with the Corps and T-ban's along the border near Khost. I can only hope for the day when we get the green lite to chopper across the border and light these 2 faced swine up. Pakistan will become an islamic theocracy coz thier Army Corps commanders are T-ban sympathysers and members themselves. Its no secret that former ISI chief Hamid Gul has been seen many times at T-ban meetings. The ISI created this monster, and in 3 months the camps grew from 30 to over 100. I don't see how that can be considered "soveriegn" P-stani territory. The Taliban is the government in the tribal belt. FREE FIRE ZONE.

  • Posted By: aftab3356 @ 07/25/2008 1:04:59 AM

    Mr Ganguly's virulent article about Pakistan is the smoke indicating the fire that burns inside him against Pakistan. If his wishes were horses, Pakistan should disapear from the map immediately. Like all countries of the world Pakistan is coping with the economic woes brought iabout by the unprecedented hike in the oil and food prices. It has to deal with militancy flared by presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan. India with its counselates in Jalalabad and Kandhar is fundung the Islamic extremists in Pakistan and Afghanistan. India's effort is fully supported by Russians who want to avenge their defeat in Afghanistan,. Americans beware. Again Mr Ganguly should know very well that if his pipedream of collapsing Pakistan becomes a reality then India would not be far behind.. All the militants will be at India's doorsteps. Taming of RAW of India is more important than reining in Inter-services Intelligence of Pakiistan because by working against Pakistan in , collaboration with Russia , RAW is dealing with a dangerous fire. As for the political crisis in Pakistan, It is no more than any other democratic country of the world. Difference of opinion is the essence of democracy and analysts like Mr Ganguly should be happy that Pakistan is on democratic path. .

    • Posted By: mahesh @ 07/28/2008 4:52:35 PM

      There is no way India will break up even if Pakistan falls apart. As a proud Indian rom the south I can assure you we will stand shoulder to shoulder with our brothers and sisters in the north to keep Kashmir part of India for ever and keep India a strong united country. By the way, Pakistan is in for a turbulent future once US gets a new President. Both Obama and McCain are keen on launching attacks against terrorist targets inside Pakistan with or without the support of Pakistani Government. A situation like this will be eagerly awaited by Indians.

  • Posted By: JamesMartin00 @ 07/24/2008 9:54:32 AM

    If india and afghanistan stop exploding bombs in Pakistan. And India stop sponsoring Suicide bomber to infilter Pakistan They will be much better. And the situation is not at all that bad as u seem to potray. Where as India is on brink of being divided into Kashmir, Khalistan , south and tamil nadu. And the remaining will follow, may be you should have a look at that too. Ofcourse thats where you are from and Pakistanis would want a neighbouring country famous for killing people like flies, to start a journey of total distruction. You guys should atleast have Pune and Calcutta. God have mercy on all...

    • Posted By: Ron Paul For Pope @ 07/27/2008 10:10:21 AM

      What color is the sky in your world? Just in the past few days, it is India who has suffered bombing in its several cities thanks to Muslim militants. No doubt, it is the the illustrious ISI who organized these courageous acts.

      Because the Indian people are mild and tolerant, Pakistan continues to exist. Otherwise, justifiable self-defense would motivate a brutal and final response.

      • Posted By: JamesMartin00 @ 07/28/2008 5:02:08 AM

        I heard there were a few RAW sponsored attacks in Karachi as well, then Quetta... Oh and don't forget the gas pipe line that is blasted there every few days by indian sponsored Bugatti tribes... Also Who can Forget Altaf Hussain MQM India awarded him with a their national award when he had killed 100k innocent citizens in Karachi... And there were a few blasts in Islamabad and Lahore as well... what you guys don't under stand is that If Indians(RAW) bomb Pakistanis by their trained afghanis... They can get tit for tat... Both countries probably play the same game... but stop being blinded by false national pride... and actually do something peaceful

        • Posted By: Ron Paul For Pope @ 07/28/2008 7:04:27 AM

          All of your examples are Muslims killing Muslims, simply because the Pakistani central govt is corrupt or blind to disenfranchised Pakistanis. For example, Bugtis don't need any extra motivation to fight their government. The Pakistani government is fully capable of motivating them by itself. If you run a pipeline through their territory without sharing the spoils, what do you expect? Pakistan is run by the Punjabi elite, for the Punjabi elite. They have tried to radicalize the rest of Pakistan to deflect attention from themselves. The trouble is, the rest of Pakistan isn't that stupid.

          India, on the other hand, is the recipient of violence that the ISI is actually trying to cause -- Muslims against Hindus, Muslims, and Christians.

          You want peace? It starts in Lahore.

          ______

          BTW, I believe India is a party in the development of that pipeline. Given its rate of growth, it would no doubt be the largest beneficiary. What sense does it make for India to blow it up? Again, for a handful of dollars, the Bugtis are holding it hostage because the Punjabis failed to cut them a share of the profits. This is just the latest incident in Punjab's mishandling of the "autonomous state of Kalat" issue, and it again points to the the Punjabi's incompetence in national governance.

    • Posted By: mahesh @ 07/25/2008 8:15:33 AM

      To JamesMartinoo,
      You must be day dreaming. We, the proud Indians, from Tamilnadu are committed to a united strong India like our brothers and sisters in Punjab (what Pakistanis call Khalistan). Together we will keep Kashmir part of India forever. God bless the citizens of Baluchistan and Waristan.

    • Posted By: mahesh @ 07/25/2008 8:12:25 AM

      To JamesMartinoo,
      There is absolutely no way South India will break away from India. We, Indians, from Tamilnadu are committed to a united India like our brothers and sisters in Punjab (what so Pakistanis call Khalistan). We will stand united to India united and Kashmir part of India forever. God bless the citizens of Baluchistan and Waristan.

  • Posted By: sb0614 @ 07/25/2008 1:37:29 AM

    Pakistan started out as a secular; although, islam oriented democracy. M. L. Jinnah wanted a country constantly seeking to "purify". Constitution gave equal representation of all religions yet the judiciary was void of Sharia based laws. Therefore, islamic fundamentalism was kept in check.

    Not for long. Jinnah passed away and the ensuing power vacuum led to feuding factions. Soon the constitution was abolished by General Ayub Khan who was followed by General Yahya Khan. The military got lot of funds by propagating the Kashmir issue and many actually welcomed such a dictatorial climate. The collapse of East Pakistan and the birth of Bangladesh brought down the Generals and soon after Mr. Bhutto was elected President. President Bhutto tried rewriting the constitution but, the economy tanked (allegedly he misappropriated monies to his friends and family). Next came General Zia and hanged Bhutto; however, the most damaging thing for the country was the enacting of an Islam based constitution which had many components of Sharia law. Zia was a pious muslim and was heavily influenced by fundamentalist muftis. The Military-mullah partnership was born ~ late 1970s. The moderate nature of Pakistan as a country began it's long descent towards fundamentalism. The moderate fabric that Jinnah dreamt of weaving had it's fibers cut.

    The Big-Wigs of Pakistan together with the common Pakistani have great repect for Jinnah the statesman and rightfully so; notwithstanding, his socio-political principles to achieve purity are completely ignored.

    (I am neither a Pakistani nor an Indian citizen. I stayed with a family in Defense Colony and briefly studied Harappan archeology at AK university, Karachi followed by a similar stint at Ajanta caves near Mumbai)

  • Posted By: a_nice_geezer @ 07/24/2008 1:23:13 PM

    Another one who tries to deflect attention from his own country (India). This is a classic sign of someone who has an inferiority complex! Speaks volumes about the people 'Newsweek' and others especially 'CNN' bring in to talk about Muslim affairs. They are ALWAYS Hindu-Fascists. They try to fool the masses by bringing in a "brown" person with a "foreign" name and portraying him to be from that country/religion!

    • Posted By: sb0614 @ 07/25/2008 1:37:12 AM

      Pakistan started out as a secular; although, islam oriented democracy. M. L. Jinnah wanted a country constantly seeking to "purify". Constitution gave equal representation of all religions yet the judiciary was void of Sharia based laws. Therefore, islamic fundamentalism was kept in check.

      Not for long. Jinnah passed away and the ensuing power vacuum led to feuding factions. Soon the constitution was abolished by General Ayub Khan who was followed by General Yahya Khan. The military got lot of funds by propagating the Kashmir issue and many actually welcomed such a dictatorial climate. The collapse of East Pakistan and the birth of Bangladesh brought down the Generals and soon after Mr. Bhutto was elected President. President Bhutto tried rewriting the constitution but, the economy tanked (allegedly he misappropriated monies to his friends and family). Next came General Zia and hanged Bhutto; however, the most damaging thing for the country was the enacting of an Islam based constitution which had many components of Sharia law. Zia was a pious muslim and was heavily influenced by fundamentalist muftis. The Military-mullah partnership was born ~ late 1970s. The moderate nature of Pakistan as a country began it's long descent towards fundamentalism. The moderate fabric that Jinnah dreamt of weaving had it's fibers cut.

      The Big-Wigs of Pakistan together with the common Pakistani have great repect for Jinnah the statesman and rightfully so; notwithstanding, his socio-political principles to achieve purity are completely ignored.

      (I am neither a Pakistani nor an Indian citizen. I stayed with a family in Defense Colony and briefly studied Harappan archeology at AK university, Karachi followed by a similar stint at Ajanta caves near Mumbai)

  • Posted By: aftab3356 @ 07/25/2008 1:20:49 AM

    Pakistan is on its way to being a stable democracy. Difference of opinion between political parties is the essence of democracy. India itself has gone through a no confidence motion recently and the government has barely survived. As for economic woes, Pakistan is no different from any other country going through the pain of unprecedented hike in the prices of fuel and food. As for the militancy of the the Islamic extremist is concerned, Indis's RAW needs to be tamed more than Pakistan. They are funding the extremists in collaboration with Russia in order to expel US and NATO forces from Afghanistan so that Russians can avenge their humiliating exit from Afghanistan at the hands of Pakistan and US. Mr Ganguli's pipedream of seeing Pakistan collapsing will be disastrous for India which will have Afghn and Pakistani militants knocking at its own doorsteps. A stable and strong Pakistan is in the interest of India itself.

  • Posted By: a_nice_geezer @ 07/24/2008 1:22:05 PM

    Another one who tries to deflect attention from his own country (India). This is a classic sign of someone who has an inferiority complex! Speaks volumes about the people 'Newsweek' and others especially 'CNN' bring in to talk about Muslim affairs. They are ALWAYS Hindu-Fascists. They try to fool the masses by bringing in a "brown" person with a "foreign" name and portraying him to be from that country/religion!

  • Posted By: Merchant6552 @ 07/24/2008 10:34:40 AM

    WHY DON'T YOU DO SOME WRITING AND RESEARCH ON INDIA AND HELP MILLIONS OF IT'S POOR PEOPLE! BE POSITIVE AND DO SOMETHING FOR THE HUMANITY, DO NOT WORRY ABOUT OTHER GROUP, RELIGION AND NATIONALITY. THE BIG PICTURE IS WE ARE ALL PART OF THE SAME SUPREME SOUL AND EVERYTHING IS TEMPORARY AS ANYTHING WHICH HAS IT'S BEGINNING ALSO HAS A END. DO NOT PLAY AN AGENT, BE YOURSELF AND BE A GOOD SOUL!!!

  • Posted By: sb0614 @ 07/23/2008 11:28:45 PM

    It seems many Pakistani citizens define their patriotism by being anti-India rather than anyhing worthwhile Pakistani. In other words, Pakistan is sometimes "unIndia" or on occassion "me-too India". When Indian democracy is cited vis-a-vis Pakistan, Pakistanis jump and say Indian democracy is a sham. Little do they know that, democracy is a constant "work in progress". Yes, corruption, scandals and many other ills exist but, a free press is constantly highlighting them and galvanizing people to exercise their rights. Obviously, outcome may not be always positive. When nuclear technology is concerned, Pakistan has to achieve a "me-too" status by hook or by crook. The military-mullah partnership encourages such a climate because it serves them well.

    This has been going on since Pakistan was born. Where as India experimented with different ways to achieve superior economic growth, the military-mullah leadership in Pakistan was interested in promoting aggressive military spending to stand up against India. That meant less money for basic needs like K-12 education. This created a perfect situation for the mullahs. Thousands and thousands of madarassas came into being and many of the poor got their fundamentalistic training which served the military well. These jihadis could be sent create terror anywhere Islam was in danger.

    What is my point? The common Pakistani citizen had always led a bitter life. Life around him was a shambles. However, the Mullah made him feel better. The Mullah said "look at amrika and see how many muslims they are killing - they are infidels!! - are you going to do something about it? Look at Kashmir and see how hindus are killing muslim children and raping their mothers!! Son, learn the Koran and protect Islam!

    Pakistan as a country has an extremely tortuous and difficult road ahead.

  • Posted By: mujnoon01 @ 07/23/2008 2:08:52 PM

    I am not surprise to read this article becasue Indain writers has never been honest about Pakistan and her servival , Indian media is very nagitive about Pakistan

  • Posted By: Ganpat @ 07/23/2008 12:45:11 PM

    It was India's long-term good luck that Pakistan broke away. Imagine if all those 150 million people had stayed in India !

  • Posted By: Aditya Mookerjee @ 07/23/2008 8:42:44 AM

    I admire Sumit Ganguly, and his writings. I cannot refute his point of view, as he is persuasive. However, the solution to his point of view is documented, but how to implement the solution on the ground, at the given moment, is left to the good efforts of the Pakistani People. The society of Pakistan encompasses many people. All of them must make a collective effort at harmony in the functioning of their society. What would make their society work in what whey consider is a normal manner?

  • Posted By: SikandereAzam @ 07/22/2008 3:53:25 PM

    Considering the difficult geopolitical and geographical location of Pakistan, it is still coping rather well. Most news from the country is unidimensional: militancy in Northwest of the country. The vast majority of the population has opted for moderation. This difficult chapter will pass and Pakistan will survive.

  • Posted By: R Lawrence @ 07/22/2008 2:33:41 PM

    Pakistan is a country that has never really been able to stand and identify itself as a defined country. It was formed as a separation from India and later split to for Bangladesh and Pakastan and now it appears to be spliting again along the usual lines of religion, geography, and tribalism. The region that separates Afganistan and Pakastan is now continuing the stalled process of forming a different and separate part of Pakastan. If nothing is done to halt this changes, it will become Talabanistan and eventually want to break-away from what is now Pakistan with maybe also parts of Afganistan and Kashmere. While a great portion of the planet lives in the twenty first century, this region and much of Asea, still remains in cultures, economies, and lifeways that are rooted in the 17th and 18th centuries. The moderization of this region of Asea will bring about much chaos and instability, formost because these people will view these changes as a threat to their culture and religion. This rising tide change will create a climate for much conflict and economic hardship.

  • Posted By: junkmail6 @ 07/22/2008 6:36:41 AM

    The US maintained a relationship with Pakistan's elite during the Cold War. Now the country's elite are losing power and are turning their backs on the US. Meanwhile, Al Qaeda and the Taliban are regrouping and getting stronger, with the government's protection. Pakistanis go as far as to claim the Taliban have some right to Afghanistan, when, in reality, the Taliban are foreign extremists who took over Afghanistan. Worst of all, Pakistan has nuclear weapons, which could easily fall into Al Qaeda's hands if things continue to to deteriorate there.

    We have given Pakistan enormous amounts of money, and we have little positive to show for it. It's time to stop treating Pakistan as a strategic ally and rethink our relationship with that country. Full-blown special forces operations in the west, to eliminate Al Qaeda, would be a start.

  • Posted By: Sultan Ahmed @ 07/22/2008 4:43:39 AM

    As for as internal situation is concerned,
    there is unrest,
    everywhere is unrest,
    no peace inside.

    power crisis,
    loadsheding,time and again loadsheding,
    has brought remarkable increase ,
    in deterioration of business especially export,
    that has become the fate of the state,
    people as well.

    An effort was made to bring peace inside,
    for this purpose ,an peace agreement was signed ,
    with Talban,struggling for freedomtheir homeland ,Fghanistan.

    A campaign was started delibrately
    sabotaging

    the agreement,
    and they waer succeeded in the mission,
    Pakistan recaptured ,in the net,uncertainty still stand,
    with hope of ecnomic stability.

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