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As suicide bombers target Pakistani civilians, police and armed forces, ordinary Pakistanis, ask did it come to this and WHO is it that has allowed the Pakistani nation to be seen as a apostate nation, one in which Murder is a religious duty -- Used to their delusions, many Pakistanis have a hard time understanding that those funding terror are making a cold calculation - the present Pakistani nation and state must be destroyed, to make way for a radical and more importantly, nuclear armed,Islamist hell hole -- and while this is heart breaking to Pakistanis, who have supported the Saudi and UAE, it come sas no surprise to those who have kept their eyes open and asked questions -- Friends, be concerned about Punjab and Kashmir as gateways through which terrorists can access the world, but all of this is enabled by the Dollars being pumped into what are in reality the devils foundry disguised as Madaris and charities -- hard to believe?? Live and learn :
Wikileaks: Saudi Arabia, UAE funded extremist networks in Pakistan
By Reuters
Published: May 22, 2011
WikiLeaks said $100 million a year was making its way from those Gulf Arab states to a recruitment network in Punjab.
Charities from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates financed a network in Pakistan that recruited children as young as eight to wage holy war, a local newspaper reported on Sunday, citing Wikileaks.
A US diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks said financial support estimated at $100 million a year was making its way from those Gulf Arab states to an extremist recruitment network in Pakistans Punjab province, Dawn newspaper reported.
The November 2008 dispatch by Bryan Hunt, the then principal officer at the US consulate in Lahore, was based on discussions with local government and non-governmental sources during trips to Punjab, Pakistans most populous province.
It said those sources claimed that financial aid from Saudi and United Arab Emirates was coming from missionary andIslamic charitable organisations ostensibly with the direct support of those countries governments.
Saudi Arabia, the United States and Pakistan heavily supported the Afghan mujahideen against Soviet occupation troops in the 1980s. Militancy subsequently mushroomed in the region and militants moved to Pakistans northwest tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan, seen as a global hub for militants.
Since then there has been a growing nexus between militant groups there and in Punjab. In recent years militants have been carrying out suicide bombings seemingly at will in Pakistan, despite military offensives against their strongholds.
Children sent to training camps
But militancy is deeply rooted in Pakistan. In order to eradicate it, analysts say, the government must improve economic conditions to prevent militants from recruiting young men disillusioned with the state.
The network in Punjab reportedly exploited worsening poverty to indoctrinate children and ultimately send them to training camps, said the cable.
Saudi Arabia is seen as funding some of Pakistans hardline religious seminaries, or madrassas, which churn out young men eager for holy war, posing a threat to the stability of the region.
At these madrassas, children are denied contact with the outside world and taught sectarian extremism, hatred for non-Muslims, and anti-Western/anti-Pakistan government philosophy, said the cable.
It described how families with multiple children andsevere financial difficulties were being exploited and recruited, Dawn reported.
The path following recruitment depends upon the age of the child involved. Younger children (between 8 and 12) seem to be favoured, said the cable.
Teachers in seminaries would assess the inclination of children to engage in violence and acceptance of jihadi culture.
The initial success of establishing madrassas and mosques in these areas led to subsequent annual donations to these same clerics, originating in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the cable stated.
Wikileaks: Saudi Arabia, UAE funded extremist networks in Pakistan
By Reuters
Published: May 22, 2011
WikiLeaks said $100 million a year was making its way from those Gulf Arab states to a recruitment network in Punjab.
Charities from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates financed a network in Pakistan that recruited children as young as eight to wage holy war, a local newspaper reported on Sunday, citing Wikileaks.
A US diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks said financial support estimated at $100 million a year was making its way from those Gulf Arab states to an extremist recruitment network in Pakistans Punjab province, Dawn newspaper reported.
The November 2008 dispatch by Bryan Hunt, the then principal officer at the US consulate in Lahore, was based on discussions with local government and non-governmental sources during trips to Punjab, Pakistans most populous province.
It said those sources claimed that financial aid from Saudi and United Arab Emirates was coming from missionary andIslamic charitable organisations ostensibly with the direct support of those countries governments.
Saudi Arabia, the United States and Pakistan heavily supported the Afghan mujahideen against Soviet occupation troops in the 1980s. Militancy subsequently mushroomed in the region and militants moved to Pakistans northwest tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan, seen as a global hub for militants.
Since then there has been a growing nexus between militant groups there and in Punjab. In recent years militants have been carrying out suicide bombings seemingly at will in Pakistan, despite military offensives against their strongholds.
Children sent to training camps
But militancy is deeply rooted in Pakistan. In order to eradicate it, analysts say, the government must improve economic conditions to prevent militants from recruiting young men disillusioned with the state.
The network in Punjab reportedly exploited worsening poverty to indoctrinate children and ultimately send them to training camps, said the cable.
Saudi Arabia is seen as funding some of Pakistans hardline religious seminaries, or madrassas, which churn out young men eager for holy war, posing a threat to the stability of the region.
At these madrassas, children are denied contact with the outside world and taught sectarian extremism, hatred for non-Muslims, and anti-Western/anti-Pakistan government philosophy, said the cable.
It described how families with multiple children andsevere financial difficulties were being exploited and recruited, Dawn reported.
The path following recruitment depends upon the age of the child involved. Younger children (between 8 and 12) seem to be favoured, said the cable.
Teachers in seminaries would assess the inclination of children to engage in violence and acceptance of jihadi culture.
The initial success of establishing madrassas and mosques in these areas led to subsequent annual donations to these same clerics, originating in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the cable stated.
