If no one can penetrate Pakistan from Indian border then why Afghan border is always an excuse?
1. There is the geographical factor, the Pak-Afghan Border is divided over mountains, making it much more difficult to secure when the line of sight is disrupted by a permanent topographic feature every 10 metres.
2. The Durand Line bisects communities that historically traverse the line with daily frequency.
3. The area has a number of passes known only to locals.
4. The type of budget available for the East has never been approved for the west.
Isn't it ironic that it wasn't Pakistan but India that started fencing the border first. And the wires for our Khokharpar borders were supplied by Iraqis.
Not ironic at all. India had good reason to fear cross border movement which could enhance the Kashmir struggle and perhaps launch attacks further south in their support. Our lack of any domestic insurgency at the time meant that Pakistan had no such concerns to drive us to the conclusion that our border must be fenced.
On the sleeper cells and radicalization, even the South Punjab the so called hive of extremists turned out to be a short romance with Chotu gang.
If you think Chotu is all there is in South Punjab then you need a quick revision on the politics there. Anyone who has been to Faisalabad or Jhang will tell you the situation there has become almost unbearable and civilian law enforcement is powerless to stop it where they are not active accomplices already.
Everybody knows who are the breeders and where are the hives. Not a single seminary raided.
That is entirely, factually incorrect.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/105308-Govt-accused-of-arresting-seminary-students-in-raids
http://www.dawn.com/news/1230627
http://www.dawn.com/news/1245789
http://www.shiitenews.org/index.php...down-254-seminaries-across-country&Itemid=227
Lal masjid wala fasadi continues to roam free.
Yes, due to a deal with the government. As soon as he starts speaking, he is shown the document and shut up again. As soon as the government feels it no longer needs him as a guarantee, he will also be put down.
Jesh/JuD/ASWJ continue to operate freely despite banned.
Once again, that is the prerogative of the Punjab Government which enjoys considerable bonhomie with these elements. The Military cannot intervene in the provinces until requisitioned by the CM.
Why so? because these are the "useful people". Not me and people like me would go out to fight the proxy war but these people would. So I always say that they will never be touched because you never know when they come handy
Given our condition, I would say we're not going to be fighting proxy wars for the next 5 decades unless the GoP inherits Saudi Aramco.
On safoora goath the details were hushed because it provided political space to MQM
Here's an except from whatever was released
There's a world of difference between Al-Qaida and anything implicating JI. The matter has been very well dealt in what is heralded as one of the most successful police intelligence operations in the history of the country. The entire gang has been busted, things are progressing at the usual, albeit traditionally slow pace through the judicial system. As soon as this matter lands at the discretion of the Mil Courts, it will be finished quickly.
