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ISLAMABAD: The ruling party is still considering whether it should deploy Rangers in Punjab, as in Sindh, to carry out an operation against hardcore criminals and banned outfits based in the southern districts of the province.

The military establishment, in its assessment, sources in the provincial capital Lahore as well as the federal capital say, has recommended a Rangers-led operation in Punjab.

The issue came up for discussion first at the provincial apex committee meeting and has now landed before the Prime Minister’s Office. The security establishment thinks that Punjab police lack the training and the equipment to face terrorists, sources say, which was why the assignment must be handed over to Rangers.

However, the Shahbaz Sharif-led provincial government is of the view that it can handle the task through its Counter-Terrorism Department and the Elite Force, but this would require special weaponry and support from the military.

The provincial authorities are of the view that if provided with the proper equipment, the Elite Force could deliver the required results.

At the high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday, which was also attended by the Punjab CM and the Lahore corps commander, it was suggested by the army leadership that Rangers could be used for an operation in the province if the government wanted.

Talking to Dawn, a PML-N office-bearer close to the prime minister said that the districts where an operation could be planned include Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur and D.G. Khan. These districts are known for being home to and breeding grounds for militants and banned organisations.

Sources in the ruling party said the Punjab government would try its best to make do with its own Elite Force instead of calling in the Rangers. This, he said, would reflect poorly on the provincial government. Of course, he said, if Rangers come to Punjab, they will have the same powers they were exercising in Karachi.

“The prevailing security situation in Punjab was discussed during Wednesday’s meeting and now the decision lies with the PM; whether to seek assistance from Rangers in Punjab or not,” another source privy to the meeting told Dawn. The military establishment believed that to take the National Action Plan to its logical conclusion, Rangers should be used in the province, he said.

Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah was not available for comment, despite repeated attempts.

Published in Dawn, January 14th, 2016
 
South Punjab needs Rangers desperately. Spare none of them. Leave no safe havens.
 
This is like the proverbial tar-baby...despite its media claims of success, the NS regime is being dragged into a war with Sunni Pakistanis which began in FATA and has now reached southern Punjab via central Punjab.

Meanwhile people who are not familiar with rural and small town affairs on the ground in the area believe the nonsense about 'all is good'.

“Pity the nation that is full of beliefs and empty of religion.
Pity the nation that wears a cloth it does not weave
and eats a bread it does not harvest.

Pity the nation that acclaims the bully as hero,
and that deems the glittering conqueror bountiful.

Pity a nation that despises a passion in its dream,
yet submits in its awakening.

Pity the nation that raises not its voice
save when it walks in a funeral,
boasts not except among its ruins,
and will rebel not save when its neck is laid
between the sword and the block.

Pity the nation whose statesman is a fox,
whose philosopher is a juggler,
and whose art is the art of patching and mimicking

Pity the nation that welcomes its new ruler with trumpeting,
and farewells him with hooting,
only to welcome another with trumpeting again.

Pity the nation whose sages are dumb with years
and whose strongmen are yet in the cradle.

Pity the nation divided into fragments,
each fragment deeming itself a nation.”


Kahlil Gibran
 
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.despite its media claims of success, the NS regime is being dragged into a war with Sunni Pakistanis which began in FATA and has now reached southern Punjab via central Punjab.
And what's your proposal to deal with the plague of violent Wahabbi/Deobandi terrorism and extremism being perpetrated by groups like TTP, Daesh, AQ, LeJ, Jundullah etc?
 
And what's your proposal to deal with the plague of violent Wahabbi/Deobandi terrorism and extremism being perpetrated by groups like TTP, Daesh, AQ, LeJ, Jundullah etc?

The fact that you have lumped all those groups together shows that you have little knowledge of the historical culture of the region in which the pakistani state is now based...and if possible less regarding Islam itself.
 
The fact that you have lumped all those groups together shows that you have little knowledge of the historical culture of the region in which the pakistani state is now based...and if possible less regarding Islam itself.
They (and others) all perpetrate barbaric terrorist attacks and propagate extremist ideology that helps brainwash even more people into supporting their intolerant and barbaric beliefs - why shouldn't they be lumped together?
 
They (and others) all perpetrate barbaric terrorist attacks and propagate extremist ideology that helps brainwash even more people into supporting their intolerant and barbaric beliefs - why shouldn't they be lumped together?

You have a problem with Deobandis? Deobandis were in Pakistan long before Pakistan was even created. In fact the last Shaykh Ul-Hind appointed by the Ottoman Caliph, was a Deobandi alim.

If you have a problem with Deobandis, then you have a problem with Pashtuns/Pathans. If that's the case take yourself back to India or Iran.
 
You have a problem with Deobandis? Deobandis were in Pakistan long before Pakistan was even created. In fact the last Shaykh Ul-Hind appointed by the Ottoman Caliph, was a Deobandi alim.

If you have a problem with Deobandis, then you have a problem with Pashtuns/Pathans. If that's the case take yourself back to India or Iran.


Which shaikh? Ottoman themselves were Barelwi who used to celebrate milad un Nabi (saww) which is shirk and biddat according to ur pushtun faith. and u are nobody to advise Pakistanis to move to other countries.
 
the whole of punjab needs it
Why only South Punjab Whole Punjab Needs It.........

I am living in north punjab or Potohar-hazara and it is peaceful and educated region in Pakistan ... Main profession in potohar is join armed forces/get to abroad/or study enough to get a good earning (there is no industrialization) .. So people are more matured than other areas of Pakistan but still it has many loose ends but police is handling it fine here
 
Which shaikh? Ottoman themselves were Barelwi who used to celebrate milad un Nabi (saww) which is shirk and biddat according to ur pushtun faith. and u are nobody to advise Pakistanis to move to other countries.

'The Pashtun faith'. And if it wasn't for that faith and its people, you'd all be speaking Marathi now, and doing Ram-Ram.

Sheikh Ul-Hind Mahmud Al-Hasan. You know nothing of deobandi beliefs and less of the history of the subcontinent.

And as for who I am, the next time you open your mouth to defend Palestine, just remember Pashtuns are the original and native inhabitants of Pakistan. Our title to the land dates to pre-history. The less said about your nameless origins and nameless ancestry the better.

Since you're nothing more than an ignorant troll, and I don't associate with haters of Pashtuns/Pathans, consider yourself ignored.
 
'The Pashtun faith'. And if it wasn't for that faith and its people, you'd all be speaking Marathi now, and doing Ram-Ram.

Sheikh Ul-Hind Mahmud Al-Hasan. You know nothing of deobandi beliefs and less of the history of the subcontinent.

And as for who I am, the next time you open your mouth to defend Palestine, just remember Pashtuns are the original and native inhabitants of Pakistan. Our title to the land dates to pre-history. The less said about your nameless origins and nameless ancestry the better.

Since you're nothing more than an ignorant troll, and I don't associate with haters of Pashtuns/Pathans, consider yourself ignored.

we accepted Islam bcoz it was Allah's will doesnt matter pushtun help us or not, we would still be muslims.

Lie, he was appointed by Khilafat movement not caliph. Yeah tell me about ur takfiri belifes :D as if thousands of suicide attacks are not enough to understand.

Rest are just rants, u went all akhrot, i have not said a single word against pushtuns.

Indus valley civilization belong to sindh and punjab.
 
You have a problem with Deobandis?

"... violent Wahabbi/Deobandi terrorism and extremism being perpetrated by groups like TTP, Daesh, AQ, LeJ, Jundullah etc?"

What part of the above statement from my earlier post referenced ALL Deobandis or Wahabbis? You're avoiding the question I posed, on how to deal with the plague of violent terrorist groups like the TTP, AQ, Daesh, LeJ, Jundullah etc
 

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