Blaming Pakistan for mess in Afghanistan not correct: Canadian newspaper

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Blaming Pakistan for mess in Afghanistan not correct: Canadian newspaper

ISLAMABAD, Feb 4 (APP): A leading Canadian newspaper has said that the suicide and terrorists attacks inside Pakistan is a spillover from Afghanistan. Toronto Star, which is published from Ontario, says that the problems of Afghanistan have to be resolved mostly in Afghanistan. “Just as the problems of invaded Iraq have to be resolved mostly in Iraq, not in Iran or Syria,” the paper wrote.
The article written by Haroon Siddiqui, says that the conflict in Afghanistan is a continuation of almost three decades of war.

According to the newspaper, there is no proof but “accusations galore” that ISI is aiding and abetting the Taliban and al-Qaeda.

The article says that the notion of covert American action or open military intervention in Pakistani tribal areas, is a non-starter.

“A poll by the US institute of Peace has found that 80 percent of Pakistanis oppose the idea. And 84 percent consider the US military presence in the region a far greater threat to Pakistan than either al-Qaeda or the Taliban,” the article adds.

It says that Musharraf knows whereof he speaks when he says: “I challenge anybody coming into our mountains. They would regret that day.”

The article says that Canada, in concert with key allies, should adopt a coherent diplomatic strategy that addresses regional risks and engages all the region’s actors, in particular Pakistan.

Praising President Musharraf for his actions taken to control the porous Pak-Afghan border, the newspaper wrote: “He (Musharraf) committed 90,000 soldiers and lost 900. That’s more than double the contributions and sacrifices of all NATO nations combined.”

Associated Press of Pakistan - Blaming Pakistan for mess in Afghanistan not correct: Canadian newspaper

 

[mujahideen]

Any thing wrong which happens any where in the world now a days is blamed on Pakistan. I wish our media can project Pakistan in such a way that people get to see the real Pakistan, but unfortunately things aren't the way they should be.

 

[Quwa]

That very media is controlled by the very elite that the very Western colonial power put in place on the eve of our independence. The next best step is to either curtail the media and bring under solid control of the state - or challenge it on the media battlefield. The latter would require people to finance that counter machine - hence perhaps Pakistan's industrial/business community which arguably benefits most out of the present government. However in the long-term, how different is that from the centralized corporate interests of American media?

 

[blain2]

Any thing wrong which happens any where in the world now a days is blamed on Pakistan. I wish our media can project Pakistan in such a way that people get to see the real Pakistan, but unfortunately things aren't the way they should be.

Our media is too busy shitting on the GoP for it to get its act together and counter the negative PR outside. Useless sensationalism is all that the Pakistani press is good for. Mr. Ziauddin and his antics should open up our eyes as to what makes our media excited...as long as they get a pat on the back from the western media and Pakistan-bashers, they have no interest in projecting Pakistan for what it really is.

This is the unfortunate but true state of affairs with our Free media.

 

[S-2]

"However in the long-term, how different is that from the centralized corporate interests of American media?"

Hardly centralized. Check out sometime the number of news syndicates in America. Also consider the radio and T.V. networks. Finally, as in Pakistan and elsewhere, the internet which makes available the world.

News is an intensely competitive market in America with an incredible array of available slants.

I start my news day with the compilation of world opinion pieces put together at smallwarsjournal.com. Those newslinks are well-known and varied, naturally.

"The latter would require people to finance that counter machine - hence perhaps Pakistan's industrial/business community which arguably benefits most out of the present government."

It sounds like your alternative sources grow daily in Pakistan. Bottom-line business. If the circulation is there, you're making money. You don't need the gov't. You need niches demanding to be filled. Capital investment should flow to those niche opportunities unless restricted.

Afghanistan is hardly Pakistan's fault. Had there been no Soviet invasion or all that followed, Afghanistan would quite likely still be in very serious trouble, IMHO. As it was, all that followed is such that it's either EVERYBODY or NOBODY but not a specific SOMEBODY. Plenty of blame to pass around, to include America in 1989 and again 2001-08. We don't shoulder it all either.

It's irrelevant though. What's that old social-marxist saying, "From each according to his abilities to each according to his needs"? That's where we are now. What does Afghanistan need and how can each nation better help?

That's what should matter. Let the historians place the blame fifty years hence.