Pakistan biggest concern to stability in South Asia: NYT

[TheFlyingPretzel]

Whatever sails your boat..

Managed to casually gloss over the operative part of my post by focusing on Charlie Sheen? Not smooth at all.

 

[third eye]

Managed to casually gloss over the operative part of my post by focusing on Charlie Sheen? Not smooth at all.

Arre Bhai

Whatever makes you happy.. enjoy your day !

 

[suresh1773]

LMAO This coming from an Indian who belongs to a country which has used terrorism as a tool against Pakistan inside Afghanistan. Your country aids child molesters and human rights abusers. Who are you fooling here?

About yr first statement,do u have any proof to substantiate yr claims that Indians r using terrorism against Pakistan inside Afghanistan. Don't write anything rubbish that Indians aid child molester & human right abuses. Yr own Hindu community is coming to India demanding asylum & citizenship.

 

[xyxmt]

Did he rally say so???? I dont recollect...... Or did I miss something?

yes he really did
Zaid Hamid said we will pull Ghazwa-e-Hind on them.
Israel said they will bomb Iranian nuclear installations.
Sadam Hussain said he will destroy great satan.
I said I will date Kate Backensale

 

[nair]

yes he really did
Zaid Hamid said we will pull Ghazwa-e-Hind on them.
Israel said they will bomb Iranian nuclear installations.
Sadam Hussain said he will destroy great satan.

ok... May be i missed it, But could you give me any source (ie if you have it).... I dont care what others think of do .....

 

[Pulsar]

SOURCE: PTI
Describing nuclear-armed Pakistan as “unquestionably the biggest concern” to stability in South Asia, a leading US daily today said the world powers that worked on the Iran deal should now turn their attention to the “troubled region with growing nuclear risks of its own”.

“The world’s attention has rightly been riveted on negotiations aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear programme. If and when that deal is made final, America and the other major powers that worked on it — China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany — should turn their attention to South Asia, a troubled region with growing nuclear risks of its own,” New York Times said in an editorial.

The editorial titled ‘Nuclear Fears in South Asia’ said the situation in the region cannot be ignored by the major world powers, no matter how preoccupied they may be by the long negotiations with Iran as India, China and Pakistan are moving ahead with plans to deploy nuclear weapons in the Indian Ocean.

The editorial said Pakistan is “hardly alone in its potential to cause regional instability,” with China continuing to build up its nuclear arsenal, now estimated at 250 weapons.

Calling Pakistan as “unquestionably the biggest concern” in the region, the editorial said continuous investments by the country in military arsenal capable of carrying nuclear warheads “reflect the Pakistani Army’s continuing obsession with India as the enemy, a rationale that allows the generals to maintain maximum power over the government and demand maximum national resources.

“At the same time, Pakistan has sunk deeper into chaos, threatened by economic collapse, the weakening of political institutions and, most of all, a Taliban insurgency that aims to bring down the state,” it said.

On India’s part, which has a nuclear arsenal of 110 weapons compared to Pakistan’s 120, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it clear that Islamabad can expect retaliation if Islamic militants carry out a terrorist attack in India, as happened with the 2008 attack in Mumbai, the editorial said.

The two countries have a “troubled history” and deep animosities persist, it said adding that since the last major conflict in 1999, India has focused on becoming a regional economic and political power.

The editorial said that “even more troubling” is the fact that the Pakistani Army has become increasingly dependent on the nuclear arsenal because Pakistan cannot match the size and sophistication of India’s conventional forces.

“Pakistan has left open the possibility that it could be the first to use nuclear weapons in a confrontation, even one that began with conventional arms. Adding short-range tactical nuclear weapons that can hit their targets quickly compounds the danger,” the editorial said.

It added that billions of dollars have been “wasted” by Pakistan on acquiring sophisticated defence systems that otherwise should have been spent on health, education and jobs for its people.

In spite of which a hypocritical US of A has just sanctioned a $1 billion military package to Pakistan!!

WASHINGTON - The US Congress on Thursday approved $1 billion military assistance for Pakistan as part of the Defence Authorisation Bill for the next fiscal year.

Of the $1 billion, $300 million is subject to certification by the Secretary of State that Pakistan is taking action in North Waziristan, according to Congressional sources.

The approval came in a conference call between members of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

US Congress approves $1 billion mily aid to Pakistan

The Americans contend that the package is meant to support Islamabad's counterterrorism & counter-insurgency ops!! Really? Let's see what Pakistan is getting to fight these bearded band of clowns...

The list of arms and armaments notified for possible sale by the Defence Security Cooperation Agency in its communication to Congress on Monday includes:-

15 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters,
1000 AGM-114 R Hellfire II missiles in containers
32 T-700 GE 401C engines (30 installed and 2 spares)
17 ANAAQ-30 Target sight systems
30 629F-23 ultra high frequency/very high frequency communication systems
19 H-764 embedded global positioning system/inertial navigation systems
32 helmet mounted display optimized top owl
17 APX-117A identification friend or foe
17 ANAAR-47 missile warning systems
17 ANALE-47 countermeasure dispenser sets
18 AN APR-39C(V)2 radar warning receivers,
15 joint mission planning systems
17 M197 20mm gun systems.

Check out the weapon systems in bold.

For example, missile warning systems?? Against whom? Does the TTP have missiles?

It's obvious that these arms are meant to be deployed against India. Most Pakistanis curse the US, but they should be thankful instead that they are being armed to fight the next war against India! I wonder what the Americans on this forum have to say to this?