Tributes to ex-ISI chief Hamid Gul may irk India, Afghanistan

[Zarvan]

Lt Gen (Retd) Hamid Gul died of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 79 (Photo courtesy:

Tributes that poured in on Sunday for former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Hamid Gul after his death are expected to infuriate Pakistan's neighbours after a career spent promoting Islamic militancy in India and Afghanistan.


"(Prime Minister) Nawaz Sharif has expressed his heartfelt condolences over the sad demise of ... Hamid Gul," the ruling party's media office said on Twitter. "The prime minister prayed eternal peace for the departed soul and said that may God bless the deceased."

Legislator Arif Alvi tweeted that Gul had died on Saturday night of a brain haemorrhage at age 79 and called him "a great man".

The tributes will irk Afghanistan and India, who saw Gul as Pakistan's most senior and vocal proponent of militancy in their territory.

Gul worked closely with US and Saudi officials to strengthen Afghan fighters against the Soviet military when he headed the feared military intelligence agency, ISI, from 1987 to 1989. Some of those fighters later joined the Taliban insurgency.

Towards the end of his posting, officials began diverting men and guns from the Afghan war towards budding militant groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, founded in 1990 as a separatist movement in Kashmir.

After Gul retired, he frequently went on television to defend the Taliban and Kashmiri militants and blame a Jewish conspiracy for the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

His death has already elicited harsh responses from Afghanistani officials, with the former deputy foreign minister tweeting that the "real" Mullah Omar has died, a reference to his role in the creation of the Taliban.

Tributes to ex-ISI chief Hamid Gul may irk India, Afghanistan
@nair @Areesh @AUz @GURU DUTT @Rashid Mahmood @OrionHunter @he-man @doppelganger @ares @third eye @Chanakya's_Chant @Hindustani78 @HariPrasad

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[lastofthepatriots]

GOA and GOI can go to hell.

 

[Hindustani78]

Actually Militaries do pay tributes even to the enemy soldiers. we have saw this during the Kargil war, Indian Soldiers did buried Pakistani soldiers with full religious honours.

 

[OTTOMAN]

GOA and GOI can go to hell.

for some people they are very important... but since they can't show their allegiance openly, they try to post their side of story on defence pk and drag Pakistan army in it and start commenting lamely on their behalf.
This fake character ZARVAN is one of those, mark him and read his previous thread.
This fake id is used to save the faces of many Pakistan haters, to post stuff, which is mostly cookedup and is against Pakistan's interests.

 

[Jf Thunder]

pffft, if it wasnt for him, Afghanis would still be raped by the Russians

 

[OTTOMAN]

pffft, if it wasnt for him, Afghanis would still be raped by the Russians

That's history, we need to start living in present and work for future.
Today's Afghan women are being raped by Indians, Americans and northern alliance.
Today's Afghanistan is full of foreigners, with Afgahn ID.
It will not be wrong to say the govt. is not Afghan as we knew or this world knew from past.
Carpet bombing on Pashtoons had its tool, there kids are poisoned with lies for over 15 years.
In the end, if there's will, money and freedom of operation... it takes only 10 years to bring up a generation of haters.
All you need is a 5 year old child, cut him from outside world, start feeding BS to him, and by the age of 15 he is ready to reject truth even if he see it with eyes, and his hate would never let him reason.. where's the evidence!!!

 

[airmarshal]

Laanat bhejo India par @Zarvan. Who cares. Hameed Gul was Pakistani. He did what was good for Pakistan. If he irritated his enemies, it meant he did a good job for the country.

 

[Pandora]

Too late as he has already moved on. Whitless Cunts can bark at a dead person as they look really grace(full of Shit). If our brave general was alive then he would have said ajao haramiyo khusboo laga kay.

 

[syedali73]

Lt Gen (Retd) Hamid Gul died of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 79 (Photo courtesy:

Tributes that poured in on Sunday for former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Hamid Gul after his death are expected to infuriate Pakistan's neighbours after a career spent promoting Islamic militancy in India and Afghanistan.


"(Prime Minister) Nawaz Sharif has expressed his heartfelt condolences over the sad demise of ... Hamid Gul," the ruling party's media office said on Twitter. "The prime minister prayed eternal peace for the departed soul and said that may God bless the deceased."

Legislator Arif Alvi tweeted that Gul had died on Saturday night of a brain haemorrhage at age 79 and called him "a great man".

The tributes will irk Afghanistan and India, who saw Gul as Pakistan's most senior and vocal proponent of militancy in their territory.

Gul worked closely with US and Saudi officials to strengthen Afghan fighters against the Soviet military when he headed the feared military intelligence agency, ISI, from 1987 to 1989. Some of those fighters later joined the Taliban insurgency.

Towards the end of his posting, officials began diverting men and guns from the Afghan war towards budding militant groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, founded in 1990 as a separatist movement in Kashmir.

After Gul retired, he frequently went on television to defend the Taliban and Kashmiri militants and blame a Jewish conspiracy for the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

His death has already elicited harsh responses from Afghanistani officials, with the former deputy foreign minister tweeting that the "real" Mullah Omar has died, a reference to his role in the creation of the Taliban.

Tributes to ex-ISI chief Hamid Gul may irk India, Afghanistan
@nair @Areesh @AUz @GURU DUTT @Rashid Mahmood @OrionHunter @he-man @doppelganger @ares @third eye @Chanakya's_Chant @Hindustani78 @HariPrasad

It was quite evident from the hateful and filthy comments posted by a majority of Bharatis on late Hameed Gul's thread.

 

[al_asad_al_mulk]

It was quite evident from the hateful and filthy comments posted by a majority of Bharatis on late Hameed Gul's thread.

Such low life person should be ban but i am surprised they get only warnings.

Such low life person should be ban but i am surprised they get only warnings.

Even at another thread which was started before his death India members posted comments of that nature.

 

[Kompromat]

He was a true patriot who serviced his nation. RIP.

 

[VCheng]

He was a true patriot who serviced his nation. RIP.

I think that you mean to say he served his nation. Using the word "serviced" gives your tribute a totally unintended meaning that you may not like, Sir.