You guys didn't understand the context of my post. Foreign journalists who came to Balochistan are trailed and watched very closely and several were deported too which means Intel operatives were trailing them so keeping in view of past situation i thought why this Al-Jazeera team was let slipped by them. Obviously, no one come to Balochistan to make a documentary on it's culture and society.
point taken and understood and I agree with you but here is a thing for you.
1. Balochistan is not an occupied land like Kashmir. Foreign companies, NGOs and journalists come and go, Al Jazera was not the first and wont be the last. And secondly it’s a huge land mass. French news agency has met Taliban few times and spent time in their camps, there are videos on youtube so this is not unique.
2. the team did come to Balochistan but after their short meetings with FC, CM and some locals in the capital the foreign team went away
3. the secret meetings with terrorists was conducted by the local correspondent he wouldn’t even have carried the camera, the video footage might have been recorded by BLA member. did you notice the well rehearsed and fluent monologue? it suggested more of a BLA propaganda video rather than a “journalistic” investigation.
4. the narrator was clearly chosen for a specific purpose and hence the well known Kamal Haider was dropped who is the one covering Pakistan for Al Jazera.
5. while meeting these terrorists, the Al Jazera team wasn’t carrying any IDs or clothing with Al Jazera logo and like I said they hired the local transport to travel around.
6. But don’t ignore the blunders by the video, they gave us yet another lead to investigate where the BLA terrorists got MANPADs from that even the Taliban don’t have.
7. Like Xeric mentioned, the terrorists met the reporter in the wilderness not in their hideouts but the kind of wild growth, the type of stones and the soil with some features in the background do betray the location and our agencies will be definitely looking at them.
8. the terrorists and reporter travelled on the road just like any armed tribesmen that you will see in FATA, Balochistan or KP. The only exception is that for the camera sake the guys with the RGP and rocket launchers were posing as if they were going on a combat patrol or an ambush. Notice the toned down appearance where their guns are between their legs while on the main highway and there is no RGP or SAM to be seen on anyone’s shoulder.
The world of undercover journalism, espionage, black ops and gorilla warfare is very murky and there is much more to it than meets the eyes. The Al Jazera correspondent might have only come this time to conduct his open interviews with Baloch elites and some officials and the meeting with the terrorists might have been done in a different time. Also notice that the Ahmad Zaidan is shown in the video with the terrorists where both look very much at ease and appear to be comfortable in each others presence where as he is not shown or heard (actually no reporter) when the CM, IGFC and former Pakistani generals are shown for few minutes which can mean that there could have been two teams that were conducting this program and they were not associated or coordinating with each other so while the one staying at Sarena Hotel and going around in the capital might have been trailed, the one that came unannounced to meet the BLA terrorists
” after months of negotiations and errm convincing ….”(cough) might have come and gone unnoticed just like any other local tribesmen.
But hey, like Xeric said, had it not happened we wouldn’t have been talking about this in the forum would we? Now you make sure that you report any suspious thing you see and don’t leave it for someone else to do it. Our forces and agencies need all the help they can get online and on ground to defeat the enemies of the sate.
Bless you & thanks for your concerns
And Bless my Pakistan
God Bless the FC the Defenders of Balochistan
God Bless and long live Pakistan
