Can't answer each and every line but just putting things in line with previous going discussion, other things might start new discussions. Quoting!!
Should minority groups in Pakistan be subject to such laws when they are not Muslims?
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I view all humans (especially my fellow citizens) as equals; regardless of faith.
Aint both of your line are conflicting each other? But yes, minorities also have to follow same law, just with some difference like, marriages, decency, oath and some others, could be made as per there own religion since Quran send these laws only for muslims, other may also can follow, but there is no compulsion for that. But some laws like punishment, Constitution, etc should be followed as Islamic shariah, since those are actually social laws, and representing whole islamic nation, and being part of islamic nation they should also respect. also, there religions don't have any such laws as per Islam, then why will they even bother? just don't do illegal things.
the peace came, and the drugs-business stopped. They did magnificent job.
But somewhere down the line, something went wrong. They began embracing jahhalat when they started doing public beheadings, intimidations, and other barbaric activities which remind me a lot about what I was seeing in Swat somewhat recently --before the Army came in to clean up the place.
again you are combining TTP and Taliban. What should i answer, but yes these barbaric, and jahhalat is actually Islamic punishment, yes i agree in public showing should be avoided, but saying removing hard punishments will be taking criminal's side.
---but my biggest enemy is ignorance and people who impose their views on me
it isnt the americans doing that......it is TTP
Ignorance? what actually ignorance is? If i don't know anything about some topic then i might be the part of that ignorance. & who actually don't impose his views on others? Just go to newscientist, you will find scientist imposing their views on others, similarly each fields!! what if some Islamic Mullah start doing same? he is also a human. Yes, you can correct him with the arguments, and i spend my whole life in mardan, i know if you come with proper argument w.r.t Islam, like you have hadith/Quranic versus to back you. Then they can't argue, and they then have to accept what you are saying.
During World War II -- did Allied Forces remain in the battle fields (such as France or even Egypt) or did they return to their homes countries.
The problem is, nobody wanted these non-Afghan mujahideen. Algerians, Saudis, Uzbeks, Kuwaitis, etc. --- their home countries didn't want them back!!!
At least we should have taught them something after the war was over. The only thing they knew how to do is fight aggresively. But they couldnt do a multiplication problem or know how to do anything productive in life
you have answer yourself
They can't go back, and Mullah Omar thats why didn't force them to go back. & yes we should have taught them something, we taught them fight, and they succeeded, then why after fighting finished, we didn't send the convey of islamic scholars who could properly train them.
who said there was no security risk?
ohh come on, pakistan was the only country who recognized them, pakistan offered help them to develop. central asia gas pipeline plan also came in same time. Pak top intelligence were freely moving throughout the country. & also them start helping kashmiri for their rights. & just face the facts, they were not any security threat to pakistan or anywhere closer.
Hamid Karzai is a weak man and a bit of a twit. I wont mind him being President as long as he recognizes the Durand Line (which he refuses to do) and also he stops allowing indian consullates to be used as terrorism against NWFP and Baluchistan.
how long we will wait & see, its been around 8 yrs he is on same seat. & doing against Pakistan's will.
i dont like afghanistan or that many afghan people. But I hope they can stabilize their country and help it blossom.
I don't generalize people. They are muslims, and that is sufficient for me to like them, and i will be only point on specific persons who are against us.
Pakistan isnt just Hanafi, there are many communities.
I never said "Just Hanafi". I said Major ratio.
he's a bloody twit, but the good thing is that he has good relations with Zardari
& what exactly zardari is? He belong to same category. I don't expect anything good from zardari, so don't think hamid karzai's relationship with zardari going to help us anywhere.
put pressure of Afghanistan to do more to stop the opium-production and to also stop allowing anti-Pakistani elements to function in Afghanistan
come on, face the truth!! throughout his tenor opium crops is increasing, and in 2007, they achieve 1st position, and every yr, its going up by 7%. Similarly, Hamid karzai allowed india in afghanistan, and still given them free hand. Like Taliban given to ISI, in past.