Posts Tagged ‘Military Operation’

سیاسی دھماکہ ہمارے ہاں سیاست کم اور سیاسی دھماکے زیادہ ہوتے ہیں۔ الیکشن کے فوراً بعد ججوں کی بحالی کا معاہدہ ہوا۔ وہ ٹوٹا تو سیاسی دھماکہ ہو گیا۔ مسلم لیگ (ن) نے پہلے وفاقی کابینہ میں شامل ہو کر [...]

While ZAB's role in the military operation in Balochistan has been criticized by many amongst his friends and foes, the following extract from ZAB's book (cited in Hamid Mir's article in daily Jang) suggests that more than ZAB, it were army generals who were responsible for the brutal operation in Balochistan. In fact, he was very upset about the [...]

Related article: Maulana Fazlur-Rehman and the military establishment’s new game – by Nazir Naji

The world watched incredulously as Pervez Musharraf declared war on Balochistan, and particularly, on Nawab Bugti. Tanks rolled into Dera Bugti and other parts in January 2005, prior to the so-called attack on Musharraf in December 2005 in Kohlu district. In March 2005, forces began to smash Bugti’s house and the Dera Bugti town, killing [...]

Those who Believers in the thesis that Afghanistan provides Pakistan with strategic depth are so scared of this shared bond that they had vetoed Afghania — represented by the letter ‘A’ in the word Pakistan — as the new name for the province previously known as NWFP (more...)

The Pakistan army simply does not have the tradition to punish its rank and file, unless the aggrieved party is also from within the army Recently, Pakistan Air Force fighter planes bombed Sra Vella area in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency, killing over 70 innocent civilians from the Kuki Khel tribe of the area and injuring dozens more. The [...]

There are obvious reasons for the country’s security establishment to create obstacles for aid workers. The grave violations of human rights during the military operation in Balochistan are likely to be exposed to the international community once they are granted access to Balochistan’s conflict zones The government of Pervez Musharraf not [...]

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Though the armed forces are carrying out operations against Taliban primarily in Swat, Buner and Lower Dir, the fallout of the action in neighbouring districts and beyond should remain a matter of concern. Dislocated from their bases and scattered (more...)

It was retaliation par excellence. A convoy of the Pakistan army was ambushed by Taliban terrorists in the Kanjo area in Swat. The convoy had intended to go to Mangora to reinforce the army units there. Several soldiers died on the spot. The army responded with robust force and attacked the Taliban (more...)

Furore in Balochistan over killing of nationalist leaders QUETTA, April 9: A police constable was killed and at least 12 other people were injured in firing on Thursday as Balochistan slid into violence after the bodies of three Baloch nationalist leaders were found in Turbat. The decomposed bodies of Baloch National Movement (BNM) [...]

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Govt decides to continue Swat operation Updated at: 1930 PST, Friday, February 13, 2009 ISLAMABAD: A high level meeting presided over by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has decided to continue the military operation in Swat for elimination of militancy and restoring writ of [...]

'Intense, focused and targeted'Saturday, February 07, 2009by Rahimullah YusufzaiUnlike the earlier two phases of the military operations in Swat in 2007 and 2008, the latest one initiated in late January is being praised by the ANP-PPP government in the NWFP and sections of the population opposed to the militants. The more discerning elements of [...]

"We have reservations about the operation"-- Afrasyab Khattak, Provincial President, ANP; peace envoy to the NWFP government By Tauseef-ur-RahmanThe News on Sunday: Who are Taliban and what is their agenda in the Swat valley?Afrasyab Khattak: The extremist insurgency in Swat is not an isolated phenomenon; it is connected with the militancy that [...]

Will it be any different? THE third phase of Operation Rah-i-Haq underway in Swat has been talked up by the government and the Pakistan Army on the grounds of a ‘new strategy’. While we must wait to see the results, past experience suggests that strategies are deemed successful until it becomes impossible to deny their failure. Will phase [...]

Thursday, January 29, 2009 Aasim Sajjad Akhtar Over the past few weeks a vigorous debate has raged on these pages about the nature of the war taking place in Swat. It is important to congratulate the editors of these pages for providing space to this debate; one of Pakistan's (more...)

In his op-ed in daily Express, Talat Hussain asks several valid questions exposing the unholy nexus between the (rogue elements in?) Pakistan Army and the Taliban. Talat asks: 1. Why did not Pakistan Army eliminate/defeat terrorists/militants in its military operation in Swat in December 2007? Why was that task left unaccomplished? 2. Why [...]

Mohmand operationThursday, January 22, 2009 (The News)At least 60 militants are said to have died within the last 24 hours in Mohmand Agency, as troops continue operations intended to regain control over the tribal territory. In stepped up action, jetfighters and gunship helicopters have pounded what are believed to be militant strongholds. As a [...]

Bajaur's IDPs – our wretched of the earth Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Farhat Taj I spend a whole day with the internally displaced people, IDPs, from Bajaur in a camp near Peshawar. I went from [...]

Bajaur: an interim assessmentThe Frontier Corps (FC) inspector-general in Bajaur, Major-General Tariq Khan, has told visiting journalists that the army has flushed out militants from some of their strongholds and regained control of most of the troubled spots, including the contested Lowi Sam. The reported death toll has been as follows: about [...]

* FC IG says 1,000 Taliban, 63 soldiers killed in operation* Says 65% of problem would be eliminated if Taliban defeated in BajaurKHAR/TANG KHATTA: The situation in Bajaur Agency will be stabilised within two months, the Frontier Corps (FC) chief in the region said on Friday.“My timeframe for Bajaur is anything from between one-and-a-half to two [...]