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By Syed Talat Hussain | Daily Times

 

The Saudis, in their national interest, can get into a tighter hug with Pakistan’ archenemy without fearing as much as a raised eyebrow in Islamabad, because Saudi Arabia is a giver and Pakistan is a taker

Imagine Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu speaking to the National Assembly of Pakistan and saying the following: “We seek cooperative relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Our objective is a permanent peace because we recognise that we are bound together by a shared future. If there is cooperation between Israel and Saudi Arabia, vast opportunities will open up for trade travel and development that will create prosperity in both the countries and the Middle East as a whole. But to realise this vision, Saudi Arabia must act decisively and stop supporting terrorists who operate in areas administered by the Palestinian Authority. If Saudi Arabia cooperates with Israel, there is no problem we cannot solve and we walk the extra mile to open up a new chapter in relations between our two countries.”

Even before anyone can say ‘go’, Pakistan shall have all its special economic and diplomatic privileges withdrawn by the illustrious Kingdom, and its entire civil and military leadership summarily summoned and lined up in the King’s court for an explanation and apology. Admitted, Saudi-India relations cannot be equated with the Pakistan-Israel equation, which diplomatically does not exist. But seen from the security point of view, India is to Pakistan what Israel is to Saudi Arabia — a lingering, permanent danger, whose core intent is hostile, whose propaganda is relentless and actions are exceedingly provocative.

What is Takmeel-e-Pakistan?

 

Part 1

After US and India, Karzai Changes His Tone

‘India is a close friend of Afghanistan, but Pakistan is a twin brother’ – Karzai

Foreword by Ahmed Quraishi: This coming from the same man who spent the past eight years working closely with the Indians and CIA to build BLA and TTP and send terrorists to Pakistan. But thanks to Afghan Taliban, they all had a falling out and everyone wants to save his hind. That’s why all of a sudden US is ready to ditch India to appease Pakistan and Karzai says India is a friend but Pakistan is a ‘brother, a twin’. We Pakistanis are certainly brothers and twins of our cousins the brave Afghans, but certainly not of the snakes planted there by others.

Reuters – Afghanistan does not want a proxy war between Pakistan and India or anybody else fought on its soil, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday during a visit to Pakistan.

Blood Or Water

PKKH Editorial

Power vacuum on the streets of Islamabad is visible. Sovereignty and Freedom seem like fabled tales of the past. India declaring war on Pakistani waters fell more than just on one deaf ear. Those who eat, drink, drive and live-off of taxpayer’s money, have no concern whatsoever of the 71 percent population who put their flesh and blood into agriculture, which drives the economy of this country. Then again, why would the higher ups in Islamabad be bothered? Their kids aren’t the ones dying of hunger. By the time there are food shortages and economic crisis in the country, they would be on their way to a Newfoundland, far far away. There they would write books and deliver lectures on, ‘How to rip-off a third world nation’. Till that time comes, lets just smile and have our pictures taken with Krishna and Shivshankar to show the people, ‘we care’. Fact of the matter is when there are dams and hydro-electric projects to be constructed, these very people are at each other’s throats, but when a neighbouring country blocks a whole river, they people act deaf and dumb. That’s probably because they have nothing to politicize. Patriotism, self-respect, equality are the words that these people have buried in Museums and Libraries. Ethnic, linguistic and a cultural divide are the factors that score points in our dirty politics.

Dr. Israr Ahmed Sets The Record Straight Regarding Zaid Hamid

“Dr. Israr Ahmed’s Tanzeem-e-Islami has released their final statement on Yusuf Ali case and Alhamdolillah we are pleased to note that they have accepted our explanation.”

“We appreciate their support for the cause of Khilafate Rashida and Riba free economy. We also respect their opinion on our Natioanl Security Strategy policy and our strategy to carry this mission forward. We truly appreciate their sincere and clear stance on these issues.”

“May Allah (SWT) give us tofeeq to stay on Siraat-e-Mustaqeem and carry forward the mission of RasulAllah (SAW).” – Syed Zaid Zaman Hamid

Read Tanzeem-e-Islami’s official press release here

Water Flows or Blood

Reiterating their demand for the defence of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, thousands of Pakistani farmers alongside the Farmer Wing of Jamat ud Dawah lead by patriot Professor Hafiz Muhammed Saeed lashed out at the recent Indian blockage of water that rightfully belonged to the Pakistani fields.

In a protest one of a kind – hundreds of tractors marched along Mall Road and gathered at Nasir Bagh area of Lahore. Demanding an end to the water terrorism being committed by India, the farmers showed their courage and determination to defending their rights .Their emotions were described by the banners they held. From ‘Water or War’, ‘Diversion of Pakistani Rivers = Indian Water Bomb’, and ‘Liberate Kashmir to Secure Water’. Realising the realities on the ground and unstinted by the fake promises and photo-sessions by the government ministers in contact with their Indian couterparts they held up a banner which read “No Peace with Indian Water Aggression”. Hafiz Muhammad Saeed once again reiterated his pledge for peace in the region and said that its India which is imposing war on Pakistan.

“My crime is that I speak for the oppressed people of occupied Kashmir and India, my Deen demands that I should speak for Indian Muslims and other minorities subjugated by ruling elite of India,” he said.

A Far More Refined System For Everyone.

By Zainulabedin Ameer | PKKH Editorial Team

Through history, there have been various forms of governance systems. The most liberal of them all is believed to be democracy. With totalitarian rule at one end, democracy is often placed at the opposite end of the proverbial spectrum of governance systems. While dictatorship is often seen as a heavy-handed tyrannical form of rule, democracy is believed to be quite the opposite. In a democratic country, generally speaking, people have the right to free speech and expression along with a myriad of liberties the people feel set them free. In most western countries, and some eastern ones too, democracy appears to suit the people perfectly.

In some countries like Pakistan, experts believe that democracy needs time to grow if the people are to truly benefit from it; its roots need to penetrate deep, and that, repeated military takeover has stunted its growth. However, while the people might not accept dictatorship, they must ask whether or not democracy is really going to benefit them in the long run. In fact, it would be more relevant to ask whether or not democracy is benefiting the people in any way right now. The blatant truth is: while most people eye the lofty promises of their political leaders within our democratic system, others remain disillusioned, frustrated and wary of what has been delivered; few wonder whether or not an alternative system or rule of law should replace the present exploitative one.

The Road To Takmeel

Huma Naseem | PKKH Editorial Team

It was 2006 when we both had left for greener pastures or so we thought, ours was a case of survival, we had heard it repeated to us many a times “survival of the fittest”. From the outside my country seemed like a jungle anyway, what does it reckon anyway when u turn on television and any news channel u turn to the headlines will consists of these keywords ‘Terrorists, Afghanistan, Nuclear Proliferation, Taliban, Islamic militants, Pakistan and suicide bombing, and Iran” so its fashionable the way I see it and gloomy when a nationalist sees it. We were both not at all nationalists in anyway oh we were far from what. Sweden was his destination and UK was mine and it was a destination that was to be turned in to a home as it was initially thought about.

According to available data an estimated 9,300 Pakistani students were enrolled in the UK, close to 7,000 in Australia, 5,300 in the US during 2008-09, and many others in China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong. This clearly reflects the huge number of fresh , motivated and opportunity seeking individuals who have left home for studies and most of whom who will choose to stay abroad if better opportunities are thrown their way. It may sound prosperous to some but for a Nationalist it’s a tricky question, considering the level of brain drain that Pakistan is suffering from.

India Prepares To Run From Afghanistan With Tail Between Legs

Dan Qayyum | PKKH

India has decided to run from Afghanistan with its tail between its legs as Pakistan increasingly takes center-stage in bringing stability to war-torn Afghanistan.

CNN-IBN Reports: India plans to ’scale down’ its operations in Afghanistan and will advice its citizens in that country to return home, sources in the government have told CNN-IBN.

The Indian government is considering paring down its presence at reconstruction projects in Afghanistan. Projects underway may be wrapped up quickly and there may be even a freeze on undertaking new projects.

Apart from the embassy in Kabul, the work of consulates in Herat, Kandahar, Mazar-e-Sharif and Jalalabad may also be scaled down.

CNN-IBN learns the precarious security situation in Afghanistan–highlighted by the terrorist attacks targeting Indians in Kabul on February 26, is prompting a gradual but significant rethink in New Delhi.

Pakistan Forces India Out Of Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s immediate neighbours – Pakistan, Iran, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as the US, met earlier this year in Turkey to discuss the situation in Afghanistan and to take stock of measures for the restoration of peace in the country. The original “six-plus-two” formula also included Russia, but in the new set up Moscow representation was replaced by the United Kingdom.

Diplomatic sources said Pakistan had been lobbying for the renewal of talks among Afghanistan’s neighbours in order to foil Indian designs of gaining a foothold on Afghan soil.

Pakistan believes India is not an immediate neighbour of Afghanistan and therefore should have limited role in the country.

‘Graveyard of Empires’: Who’s Next?

 by Dahr Jamail | Global Research

Genghis Khan could not hold onto Afghanistan. Neither will the United States

On September 7 the Swedish aid agency Swedish Committee for Afghanistan reported that the previous week US soldiers raided one of its hospitals. According to the director of the aid agency, Anders Fange, troops stormed through both the men’s and women’s wards, where they frantically searched for wounded Taliban fighters.
Soldiers demanded that hospital administrators inform the military of any incoming patients who might be insurgents, after which the military would then decide if said patients would be admitted or not. Fange called the incident “not only a clear violation of globally recognized humanitarian principles about the sanctity of health facilities and staff in areas of conflict, but also a clear breach of the civil-military agreement” between nongovernmental organizations and international forces.
Fange said that US troops broke down doors and tied up visitors and hospital staff.
Impeding operations at medical facilities in Afghanistan directly violate the Fourth Geneva Convention, which strictly forbids attacks on emergency vehicles and the obstruction of medical operations during wartime.
Lt. Cmdr. Christine Sidenstricker, a public affairs officer for the US Navy, confirmed the raid, and told The Associated Press, “Complaints like this are rare.”

India Stranded in Afghanistan

 By Seema Mustafa | Express Buzz

National security adviser Shiv Shankar Menon went to Afghanistan a week after the terror attack on a small hotel housing mainly Indians, ostensibly to beef up security arrangements. While this was clearly one of the main tasks of his visit, it will not be speculation to add that a prime concern here is to re-gain India’s faltering grip in Kabul. More so after its diplomacy received a severe setback at the London Conference on Afghanistan where India was unable to garner support for its position in the region.

So while security is a pressing concern, India has become a target for the Taliban as well as various anti-India outfits operating in and out of Afghanistan. In the absence of a clear-cut strategy and vision, India finds itself isolated, with Turkey seizing the initiative to bring Islamabad and Kabul together on a ‘talk to Taliban’ policy. Pakistan, which has been spearheading a campaign to make India pull out of Afghanistan, has succeeded to a point where while New Delhi’s efforts at reconstruction are recognised by the West, its strategic considerations find no supporters. As the London Conference amply demonstrated the US and its NATO allies have decided to go along with the good and bad Taliban policy of Pakistan, drawing a distinction between the hardliners and moderates so as to begin talks with the latter.

Pakistan-Afghanistan Agree On New Afghan Setup ?

 News Analysis By Absar Alam | The News

ISLAMABAD: A strategic shift in Pakistan’s three-decade old Afghan policy has taken a quiet but effective shape as Islamabad has successfully negotiated a peace plan with Mustafa Zahir Shah, the grandson of late King Zahir Shah, who would play a key role in future political dispensation comprising all ethnic groups. “It is a strategic coup by Pakistan against rising Indian influence in Afghanistan,” an analyst tartly remarked commenting on the development. As Islamabad has agreed to untangle the complicated jihadist network fabricated by General Ziaul Haq in 1979, it has acquired ‘iron-clad’ guarantees from Washington and other world capitals to gain advantages not only in regional political and economic affairs but also to get peaceful nuclear technology related benefits, sources privy to the most significant development taking place in the region in more than quarter a century, claimed.

Colonel Imam: Ideologue or Pragmatist

Wasif Khan

In a recent interview with the New York Times, the once renowned Colonel Imam made some very insightful remarks and dire predictions. For those unfamiliar with the name, Colonel Imam was an ISI operative who played a prominent role in recruiting and training resistance fighters during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. His list of students includes prominent ‘mujahideen’ commanders such as Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and Ahmed Shah Masood. The Colonel worked closely with the Americans and Saudis to train, arm, and support the mujahideen throughout the Soviet occupation and beyond.

Following the emergence of the Taliban, he provided crucial tactical advice and training to this new and potent force, helping them sweep across the rugged country in a series of decisive battles. By his own admission, Colonel Imam was very close to Mullah Omar and spent a considerable amount of time with the Afghan Taliban leader following the September 11 terrorist attacks.

U.S. Report Finds Kabul Embassy Stretched, Morale Challenged

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A U.S. government report has cast doubt on the future success of the civilian side of the new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, with diplomats stretched to the limit and morale challenged at the embassy in Kabul.

The State Department inspector general’s office, in a report completed last month and posted on the department’s website, listed 89 formal recommendations for the embassy as well as 42 “informal ones,” from greater oversight of government spending to a more realistic workload for staff.

“Even with the able leadership of Kabul’s senior officers, the best of intentions, and the most dedicated efforts, Embassy Kabul faces serious challenges in meeting the administration’s deadline for “success” in Afghanistan,” said the report.

Brasstacks Khilafat-e-Rashida Episode :17

Agartala conspiracy was real: Mujib planned secession in 1969-Traitor’s daughter confesses

By Moin Asnari | Rupee News

For the past 39 years politicians and the “Blame Pakistan first” crowd have blamed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto for saying “Humm iddhar tum uddhar” (a quote which has since been refuted as bogus), and blamed the Pakistan Army for the attack on the Mukti Bahni militants on March 23rd as the reason for the creation of Bangladesh.

Ms. Hasina Mujib the daughter of Sheikh Mujib Ur Rehman has now confessed that Sheikh Mujib had planned to secede from Pakistan in 1969–two years before the March 23rd “Military Action” against Bharati (aka Indian) saboteurs and their misguided supporters in Dhaka. General Mankeshaw wrote a book in which has claimed that he recruited 80,000 Hindus to create the Mukti Bahni. These terrorists were dressed up in Pakistan Army uniform and raped and pillaged Bengalis. They also were dressed up as civilians carrying out acts of sabotage against the civil and military government of Pakistan.

Hameed GUL A Roaring Lion

Part 1

Takmeel-e-Pakistan: Why a National Movement on the lines of ‘Tehreek-e-Pakistan’ is needed?

Aquib Moin | PKKH

In 1940, a historic resolution was passed by the Muslims of South Asia. The world saw the true manifestation of the ideology of Pakistan. Under the leadership of visionary, revolutionary and exemplary Muslim leaders, the Pakistan Movement reached its glory and the Muslims showed the passion, emotion and unconditional devotion which is their historic heritage. The whole world witnessed the potential, energy and zeal of the Muslims of South Asia and that was alarming for World powers…..

Seven years later, Pakistan emerged on the map of the world as the first ideological state claimed in the name of Islam, in the name of truth and justice, in the name of righteousness. But the creation of Pakistan was shrouded under conspiracy, betrayal and treachery. India and the British Empire deployed all of their resources and executed their evil designs to do irreversible damage to the new-born state at the time of its very creation, hoping and aiming that Pakistan shouldn’t be able to survive on its own for long and it will soon kneel down in front of India to take it back again. But destiny had other plans for Pakistan. Its creation was “sanctioned” for higher purposes; Pakistan survived…..

U.S. sandwiched in Afghanistan between India’s Cold Start Doctrine and Pakistani Defense with water fueling the fire.

By Talha Mujaddidi | Axis of Logic

The list of universal truths should be expanded to include the fact of Afghanistan’s invincibility. Afghanistan has maintained its reputation as the ‘graveyard of the empires’. The question is, before the US invasion of Afghanistan, did the US Military command really think they can invade, occupy and control Afghanistan? The US indulgence in Afghanistan had nothing to do with Al-Qaeda or Taliban. It had everything to do with strategic control of Afghanistan and Pakistan, oil and gas rich Central Asia, and oil drenched Iran. The US control of Central Asia is the core of Zibignew Brzezinski’s doctrine on US hegemony in 21st century. The title of his book, ‘The Grand Chess Board’ is enough to know how Brzezinski views the world.

Nine years after 9/11 one of the major problems for the US is their ongoing struggle to control Afghanistan. Enter Pakistan. Pakistan is in no mood for allowing India gain more control in Afghanistan. The Pakistan Army has changed its stance on key security issues since departure of US crony, General/Dictator, Pervez Musharraf.

New leader in Marja has German criminal record: report

 By ALISSA J. RUBIN | NYT

The Afghan man chosen to lead the government of a town just seized from the Taliban has a violent criminal record in Germany. But Western officials say they are not pushing to have him ousted.
Court records and news reports in Germany show that Abdul Zahir served part of a more than four-year prison sentence for stabbing his stepson in 1998. A U.S. official confirms that he did serve time in Germany, though Zahir denies he committed any crime. Zahir’s integrity is an issue because his job is to convince residents of Marjah in Helmand province that the Afghan government can provide a better life than the Taliban. NATO spokesman Adm. Gregory Smith says it supports Helmand Gov. Gulab Mangal, who picked Zahir, and Afghan officials should determine his future. (NYT)

Afghan reality: India may talk to ISI, Taliban

IBN Live

New Delhi: The top levels of the government are debating opening talks with Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Afghan Taliban to ensure India remains relevant in Afghanistan.

CNN-IBN learns the precarious security situation in Afghanistan–highlighted by the terrorist attacks targeting Indians in Kabul on February 26–is prompting a gradual but significant rethink in New Delhi.

Sources confirm that the government is debating opening up a channel of communication with the ISI and engaging sections of the Taliban–an idea India abhorred till now.

India is also considering paring down its presence at reconstruction projects in Afghanistan. Projects underway may be wrapped up quickly and there may be even a freeze on undertaking new projects.

Wake Up Lahore 2010 – Episode 1

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Indian meddling in Pakistan

by Zaki Khalid | Pakistan Observer

As Operation Rah e Nijat is gradually nearing it’s successful end, India’s RAW is getting increasingly desperate and frustrated in trying to find other means of involving Pakistan in further geostrategic mayhem. One such recent incident was the highly absurd allegation that Lashkar e Taiba was behind the Kabul attacks on Indians, which Richard Holbrooke was sturdy enough to reject in time before another outbreak of state collision took place.

Footages from Swat and Waziristan reveal that the terrorists belong from different countries such as Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Germany and India. Their primary funding comes from the dozens of Indian consulates spread across Afghanistan, especially near the Pak-Afghan border. For India it seems, their foolish dream of “Akhand Bharat” (Greater India) is still entwined in their fascist ideologies. Add to that the Hindutvization of middle-level officers, senior level colonels and Generals of the Indian Army and you have a rogue brigade of ideologically-driven Hindu elements that will stop at nothing to create troubles and strife for Pakistan. 

India will not scale down its operation in Afghanistan: Menon

 One India

New Delhi, Mar 6 (ANI): National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon has said that India will not scale down its operation in Afghanistan.

Buzz up!
“India and Afghanistan are stepping up security for Indians in Afghanistan,” said Menon adding that the reports on suspension of ‘Medical Mission’ is false, as per the report of a leading news channel.
“Afghanistan has given us all information on recent attacks,” said Menon

Menon is presently in Kabul to review the security of Indians working on several development projects across Afghanistan.

India to send more troops to Afghanistan

Times of India 

 

The recent killing of RAW agents in Kabul attack has exposed Indian activities in Afghanistan. The Indian media avoided to highlight or protest the killings, out of fear of exposure of Indian designs against Pakistan. Now Indian government clearly said it is sending more troops to protect RAW assets.

NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday said Afghanistan remained a “vulnerable” area for Indian assets as the government plans to provide more and better security to its nationals posted in the war-ravaged country. 

“There were intelligence alerts that Indian assets may be targeted, following which adequate steps were taken but Afghanistan is a vulnerable area,” home minister P Chidambaram said on Friday’s attack in Kabul in which six Indians died. 

Chidambaram’s comments come close on the heels of a government move to send another contingent of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel to strengthen security of Indian interests in Afghanistan.