Turkey seeks Pakistan’s help against PKK, IS

[Haroon Syed]

Pakistan supporting Turkey against ISIS will be the best thing to happen for India. Iran will allow India to have military bases in Iran on Pakistan border.

and I was thinking that Iran is also against ISIS. If all three (Turkey,Pakistan, Iran) has the same interests to eliminate ISIS then why Iran will offer military bases to India genius.

 

[cyrusthevirus]

Why would that be?
I thought we will be doing them a favor by taking out competition for Assad regime.

Iran doesn't want Turkey or any Sunni county to interfere in Iraq or Syria as it plans to build a Shia empire in Iran,Iraq & Syria.

 

[Zarvan]

We should help turkey in planning,intel, as well as by conducting air strikes.But no soldier should be deployed on the ground.Their lives are too precious to be wasted their.
But I still donot agree with @Zarvan and @MastanKhan POV.We had done brilliantly by not engaging in a sectarian war by not helping GCC.We would have lost more than gaining anything.

We made the biggest blunder by not going with GCC but we can still rectify the case by sending a squadron. You tried your level best to piss of your best allies as for sectarian war Sir I don't want to be rude but I saw massive rise in hatred against certain sect when they opposed Pakistan involved in Yemen war even those people were turning against them who always stood by them when ever they were attacked weather in Quetta or somewhere else we would have bigger sectarian war if war enter Saudi Arabia and Houthis launch some massive strikes in KSA. Than that sect I am afraid would loose all the support in Pakistan.

 

[cyrusthevirus]

and I was thinking that Iran is also against ISIS. If all three (Turkey,Pakistan, Iran) has the same interests to eliminate ISIS then why Iran will offer military bases to India genius.

Iran doesn't want Turkey or any Sunni county to interfere in Iraq or Syria as it plans to build a Shia empire in Iran,Iraq & Syria. ISIS is just an alibi for land grabbing by Iran.

 

[T-Rex]

No right to self-determination for the Kurds?

The day india will give that to the Kashmiri people!

 

[cyrusthevirus]

The day india will give that to the Kashmiri people!

Claim on Kashmir was made by undivided Pakistan. Pakistan got divided so should not Bangladesh also claim half of Kashmir.

 

[T-Rex]

Islamabad: Turkey seeks Pakistan’s cooperation in the former’s decisive operation against the Kurdish guerrilla group PKK and the Islamic State, in a development that will test Islamabad’s diplomatic skills to deal with the delicate situation, The Express Tribune has learned.

The request for Pakistan’s support came from the Turkish leadership during talks with Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif, who wrapped up his three-day visit to Turkey’s capital Ankara on Wednesday.

Sources familiar with the discussions between Gen Raheel and Turkey’s top civil and military authorities disclosed that Ankara was looking towards Islamabad for greater anti-terror cooperation as Turkey faced its current challenges.

However, specific details regarding the nature of help Turkey seeks from Pakistan have not been made available.

Turkey is increasingly concerned over threats to its territorial integrity after the United States started withdrawing the Patriot missile systems along its border with Syria this month.

Ankara is not happy with the US move, as Turkey needs the missile system in the backdrop of the current unrest in Syria. Sources said the US move could be the reason why Turkey was now looking towards Pakistan for crucial support.

So far it is unclear how far Islamabad is willing to support Ankara in Turkey’s fight against Kurdish rebels and IS (also known by its Arabic acronym Da’ish), although the army chief has extended ‘total support’ to the Turkish leadership in tackling their current security challenges.

A source said Pakistan could extend material support as well as share its expertise in dealing with insurgency
and terrorism.

On the last day of his visit, Gen Raheel visited the war academy in Turkey and exchanged views with the participants on Pakistan’s successful experience in fighting terrorism, said the chief military spokesman.

Lt Gen Asim Bajwa said the army chief also met the Turkish foreign minister to discuss the regional security situation.

Gen Raheel travelled to Turkey at a time when the country is engaged in two separate battles with the PKK and Da’ish.

In the recent weeks Turkey has stepped up its campaign against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (commonly known as PPK) and the IS.

The PKK, mainly based in northern Iraq and southern Turkey, has been engaged in a bloody insurgency for more than 30 years and demanding self-determination for the Kurds.

This July the three-year ceasefire between Turkey and the PKK ended after the Turkish forces targeted the rebels’ hideouts in northern Iraq to wipe out the group.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 15th, 2015.
Turkey seeks Pakistan’s help against PKK, IS - The Express Tribune

If China was not involved Pakistan could have helped. China is indirectly involved in this crisis, so it's almost impossible for Pakistan to go against China in this crisis and Turkey should understand this.

Claim on Kashmir was made by undivided Pakistan. Pakistan got divided so should not Bangladesh also claim half of Kashmir.

Twisting words is an art for some indians. Pakistan's claim on Kashmir is not what I meant, I meant kashmir's independence, after all, you wanted independence of Kurdistan.

 

[New World]

We made the biggest blunder by not going with GCC but we can still rectify the case by sending a squadron. You tried your level best to piss of your best allies as for sectarian war Sir I don't want to be rude but I saw massive rise in hatred against certain sect when they opposed Pakistan involved in Yemen war even those people were turning against them who always stood by them when ever they were attacked weather in Quetta or somewhere else we would have bigger sectarian war if war enter Saudi Arabia and Houthis launch some massive strikes in KSA. Than that sect I am afraid would loose all the support in Pakistan.

this is our country not the country of Bla Bla Bla sects..
Where were those sects when UAE funded terrorist were killing our people..
If those Bla bla bla sects love those countries than well ship these bla bla sects to those countries whom they love..

I admit that yemen crises were not handled wisely..

 

[Mughal-Prince]

We will fight for them from our heart, soul and blood!
Turks are our blood brothers PERIOD!

 

[T-Rex]

I admit that yemen crises were not handled wisely..

And what would be the wise way of handling it?

 

[cyrusthevirus]

We will fight for them from our heart, soul and blood!
Turks are our blood brothers PERIOD!

I like you spirit. Send your army to Turkey.

 

[Bouncer]

They are probably just asking for moral and diplomatic support. Their military doesn't need any help in these matters.

 

[Ray_of_Hope]

We made the biggest blunder by not going with GCC but we can still rectify the case by sending a squadron.

I already said this that we should help by conducting air strikes but not by deploying boots on the ground.

You tried your level best to piss of your best allies as for sectarian war Sir I don't want to be rude but I saw massive rise in hatred against certain sect when they opposed Pakistan involved in Yemen war even those people were turning against them who always stood by them when ever they were attacked weather in Quetta or somewhere else we would have bigger sectarian war if war enter Saudi Arabia and Houthis launch some massive strikes in KSA. Than that sect I am afraid would loose all the support in Pakistan.

I know where are u going with this.But FYI no sect opposed Pakistan`s involvement in yemen war single handedly.People from all walks of life as well as belonging to different sects opposed to this.
As far as your rest of the post is concerned,Sir that is get hypothetical and still if we consider that happening there wont be ``a massive sectarian war``.

 

[cyrusthevirus]

And what would be the wise way of handling it?

Making hollow statement like - We will nuke Yemen. Just like they handle India.

 

[Mughal-Prince]

If China was not involved Pakistan could have helped. China is indirectly involved in this crisis, so it's almost impossible for Pakistan to go against China in this crisis and Turkey should understand this.

China is not against Turkey and it is not against China nor Russia but merely a confusion. Its against ISIS.