Pakistan baffles the world again

[Zarvan]

KINDRED MIND
Ayushman Jamwal
It was touted as a diplomatic victory, when Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif and India’s PM Narendra Modi met in Ufa in Russia and agreed to exchange voice samples to expedite the 26/11 trial. At the same time, Kashmir was left out of the joint statement, highlighting a bilateral commitment and focus to tackle terror - which has been a scourge on both sides of the Line of Control.

The Pakistan Prime Minister signed on the dotted line, and shook hands with Narendra Modi for the whole world to see. But, like many times in the past, it was too good to be true. Soon Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz held a press conference calling the Modi-Sharif meeting ‘informal’ adding that the joint statement was a ‘non-binding agreement’.

Aziz said that India must provide more evidence for the 26/11 trial in Pakistan, a day after the chief of the prosecution team in Pakistan said that no fresh plea will be filed to acquire the voice sample of 26/11 mastermind Zakir-Ur-Rehman Lakhvi - who is out on bail.

Lakhvi’s lawyer Rizwan Abbasi said that there is no law in Pakistan which can force his client to provide a voice-sample, whereas the Investigation for a Fair Trial Act passed in Pakistan in 2013 gives the government special powers for surveillance and recording of terror suspects.

This is a direct contradiction to the agreement Nawaz Sharif penned his signature on with the full authority of the highest political office of Pakistan. Not only is this case a major embarrassment for Pakistan - but once again highlights that control over foreign policy does not fully rest with the Pakistan Prime Minister’s office.

Clearly there was a push-back from the Opposition and the Pakistani army against the stance Sharif took in the joint statement, which prompted the reaction from the establishment. But such a flip-flop erodes confidence in the authority of the Pakistan PM’s office and any assurance that may come from there regarding bilateral ties with India.

Nawaz Sharif was even undermined by Defence experts from Pakistan who appeared on Indian TV channels - who said that India must not pay much attention to the joint statement, re-iterating the same argument that resolving Kashmir is the only way there can be peace between the two nations.

This is not the first time India has witnessed a u-turn under the Sharif regime - the first time it was the 1999 Kargil War which broke out just over two months after Nawaz Sharif and former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee signed the Lahore Declaration in Pakistan to boost bilateral ties and seek a peaceful resolution of all outstanding issues.

Pakistan is currently patting itself on the back for strengthening ties with China and Russia. They are significant achievements, but the move with India has once again set the precedent that Pakistan’s political authority can easily renege on bilateral agreements if it feels pressure from other institutional authorities, primarily the military.

This once again has sent out the message that there can only be effective engagement on security issues and counter-terrorism if Pakistan’s security establishment is on-board, if not gives a nod to the political authority. That is not a good sign for Pakistan’s infant democracy. But beyond the foreign policy argument, what’s more worrying is that the Pakistani government has not taken the public outcry against terrorism within its own country that seriously.

Launching military operations near the borders of Pakistan is one thing, but the security establishment is ignoring the terror units operating and growing in its heartland. If Pakistan repeatedly tells the world that it is a victim of terror and is fighting monsters on the front lines - it should help India bring one its biggest perpetrators to justice. It will be a big boost for Indo-Pak ties and will hasten the wavering faith of the world in Pakistan’s commitment to fight terror.
Ayushman Jamwal's Blog : Pakistan baffles the world again

 

[third eye]

No surprises here at all.

In Pakistan the tail has always wagged the Dog.

In Musharraf’s footsteps

 

[truthseeker2010]

pakistan baffles the world, or just india?

 

[third eye]

pakistan baffles the world, or just india?

Was India alone baffled by Abbotabad ?

 

[Viper0011.]

Launching military operations near the borders of Pakistan is one thing, but the security establishment is ignoring the terror units operating and growing in its heartland. If Pakistan repeatedly tells the world that it is a victim of terror and is fighting monsters on the front lines - it should help India bring one its biggest perpetrators to justice. It will be a big boost for Indo-Pak ties and will hasten the wavering faith of the world in Pakistan’s commitment to fight terror.
Ayushman Jamwal's Blog : Pakistan baffles the world again

What an idiot!!! So a 6th largest country should stop all work and serious issues threatening the country and JUST send one person over to India so India can get happy? What about the 200 million people that the Pakistani security establishment is trying to protect and working VERY much with the civilian government......should those be just ignored for one thing India wants, whether legal or illegal? How about India make a pact with Pakistan and say, I'll give you all the terrorist I've trained for Baluchistan, you give me yours and we do this in front of the UN. No wars anymore. Wouldn't that once and for all take care of this entire issue???? To be, its effing stupid to keep killing people in Karachi and Baluchistan on daily basis, but yet, bitch about it constantly when the other side does it. Both of you are involved in terrorism into each others territory, just as equally. How about both let it go for peace's sake?

Someone, please give a dime to this fame needing wana-be patriotic Indian journalist. I wish he was a journalist first to do justice with his profession by being unbiased. But that's too much to ask for.

 

[Shamain]

Was India alone baffled by Abbotabad ?

I know th world was atleast baffled enough to ban modi from usa and europe travel. Did that happen to anyone in pakistan?

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"Pakistan is currently patting itself on the back for strengthening ties with China and Russia."


When i read this line from article i knew the levels of jealousy india is suffering from cuz of pak china deal. The qoute itself shows how its pricking the other side that they have to keep mentioning it in frustrated,burning tones.

 

[Pulsar]

If Pakistan repeatedly tells the world that it is a victim of terror and is fighting monsters on the front lines - it should help India bring one its biggest perpetrators to justice. It will be a big boost for Indo-Pak ties and will hasten the wavering faith of the world in Pakistan’s commitment to fight terror.

Bring Lakhvi to justice thereby implicating the ISI too in the Mumbai pogrom? That's never going to happen! The stakes are too high!

 

[PlanetWarrior]

What an idiot!!! So a 6th largest country should stop all work and serious issues threatening the country and JUST send one person over to India so India can get happy? What about the 200 million people that the Pakistani security establishment is trying to protect and working VERY much with the civilian government......should those be just ignored for one thing India wants, whether legal or illegal? How about India make a pact with Pakistan and say, I'll give you all the terrorist I've trained for Baluchistan, you give me yours and we do this in front of the UN. No wars anymore. Wouldn't that once and for all take care of this entire issue???? To be, its effing stupid to keep killing people in Karachi and Baluchistan on daily basis, but yet, bitch about it constantly when the other side does it. Both of you are involved in terrorism into each others territory, just as equally. How about both let it go for peace's sake?

Someone, please give a dime to this fame needing wana-be patriotic Indian journalist. I wish he was a journalist first to do justice with his profession by being unbiased. But that's too much to ask for.

How old are you ? Not way pass 17 I guess. Have you ever heard of memorandum of understandings or bi-lateral agreements or undertakings concluded between the Chief Executive Officers (Prime Ministers/Presidents etc) of two countries ? Do you understand that once concluded, it simply cannot be wished away as a "mistake"? Point in example is the MoU entered between Washington and Tehran...despite the domestic opposition, the PotUSA moved forward with the bi-lateral undertaking. That effectively is what the writer is pointing towards. Then again, once you grow up you will understand.

 

[Brickwall]

How about India make a pact with Pakistan and say, I'll give you all the terrorist I've trained for Baluchistan, you give me yours and we do this in front of the UN. No wars anymore. .

If there was any pact like that, i would like india to honor its agreement , You may be surprised to know, rest of world follows it, if such agreement between india-pak are broken without giving sufficient justification, then all agreement is meant to be broken including water sharing agreement .

 

[Spectre]

What an idiot!!! So a 6th largest country should stop all work and serious issues threatening the country and JUST send one person over to India so India can get happy? What about the 200 million people that the Pakistani security establishment is trying to protect and working VERY much with the civilian government......should those be just ignored for one thing India wants, whether legal or illegal? How about India make a pact with Pakistan and say, I'll give you all the terrorist I've trained for Baluchistan, you give me yours and we do this in front of the UN. No wars anymore. Wouldn't that once and for all take care of this entire issue???? To be, its effing stupid to keep killing people in Karachi and Baluchistan on daily basis, but yet, bitch about it constantly when the other side does it. Both of you are involved in terrorism into each others territory, just as equally. How about both let it go for peace's sake?

Someone, please give a dime to this fame needing wana-be patriotic Indian journalist. I wish he was a journalist first to do justice with his profession by being unbiased. But that's too much to ask for.

The BS which is your wall of text conveniently ignores one point that is Lakhvi is a UN designated terrorist. No one questions it, not even your Iron Brother China.

Name one person living in India scot free who is a UN designated terrorist and we would be sure to send him/her to you if needed or arrest him and keep him in Jail

 

[itachiii]

How about India make a pact with Pakistan and say, I'll give you all the terrorist I've trained for Baluchistan, you give me yours and we do this in front of the UN.

At least once on your life show proofs that India is involved.. or else stop ranting on India in order to cover the incompetency of your armed forces.

 

[Rajput_Pakistani]

India killed the case against Lakhvi herself by hanging Ajmal Kasaab too early. He was the most important witness against Lakhvi. Has India given access to Pakistani authorities to question him and record his statement, Lakhvi may have been convicted.
If anyone knows a little law (both IPC or PPC, which are both essentially British laws) can safely say that Lakhvi cant be convicted just because Indians say so. He remained in prison for years and granted bail after all legal options exhausted. Now keep on bragging over it. There is no statement under oath of any witness to convict Lakhvi.
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