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Instead of working for joining the two countries in a confederation and thus strengthening Pakistan geographically, economically and militarily, Pakistani policy makers have shot themselves in the foot with the decision to evict the Afghan Mohajireen. All the sacrifices of the 40 years during which we made friendship with the Pashtun population of Afghanistan will go down the drain.
Secondly, taking their belongings, property and cash has added insult to injury which will last a long time in the memory of the Afghans. Badal or Revenge is a part of Pashtunwali and many of them will join the TTP to get back at Pakistan.
I had been saying for months that there is a Punjabi Nationalism campaign going on twitter promoting hatred towards Pashtuns and glorifying Maharaja Ranjieet Singh as the hero of Punjab and Ahmed Shah Abdali as a dacoit.
It seems that the Punjabi Nationalist lobby in the Pak Army has won. However, this is a very short-sighted approach and has started back-firing immediately with incidents in Mianwali and Lakki Marwat.
Instead of going for a bigger cake in the form of AF-Pak Customs Union in which the economy of Pakistan would have benefitted, we are going for imposing restrictions on Afghan trade. The only gainers from these steps are India and America which do not want unity between Muslim brotherly states.
Secondly, taking their belongings, property and cash has added insult to injury which will last a long time in the memory of the Afghans. Badal or Revenge is a part of Pashtunwali and many of them will join the TTP to get back at Pakistan.
I had been saying for months that there is a Punjabi Nationalism campaign going on twitter promoting hatred towards Pashtuns and glorifying Maharaja Ranjieet Singh as the hero of Punjab and Ahmed Shah Abdali as a dacoit.
It seems that the Punjabi Nationalist lobby in the Pak Army has won. However, this is a very short-sighted approach and has started back-firing immediately with incidents in Mianwali and Lakki Marwat.
Instead of going for a bigger cake in the form of AF-Pak Customs Union in which the economy of Pakistan would have benefitted, we are going for imposing restrictions on Afghan trade. The only gainers from these steps are India and America which do not want unity between Muslim brotherly states.