#LeviesJawans: We condemn brutal murder of 21 Pakistan soldiers by Deobandi militants. Still indecisive, Gen Kayani?
A still taken from a video released in August 2012 by the Pakistani Taliban showing Deobandi militants standing over the severed heads of what 12 Pakistan army soldiers. (previous incident: Bajaur, August 2012)
Related post: #ShiaGenocide: After killing 21 paramilitary soldiers in Peshawar, Deobandi militants kill 40 Shias in Mastung
Here’s a message from irrepressible Noam Chomsky to an indecisive Pakistan army chief General Kayani: ‘If you want to stop terrorism, then stop initiating it and participating in it.’
We condemn brutal murder of 21 paramilitary soldiers abducted during a militant attack on check-posts (on Thursday 27 December) in Peshawar by Takfiri Deobandi militants of Sipah Sahaba Taliban (SST). According to media reports, the Levies personnel have been shot dead and their bodies have been dumped in Hasan Khel area of FR Peshawar. All the bodies have been identified and families of the victims have been informed about the killings.
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Mullah Omar’s subsidiary in Pakistan, has claimed responsibility for the killings of security officials.
It may be noted that Mullah Omar has two main subsidiaries in Pakistan: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) which operates in Pakistan’s tribal areas (FATA), and Sipah Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) which operates in settled areas of Pakistan (e.g., Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar, Lahore etc). Both SSP and TTP are comprised of Deobandi militants and both organizations have blurry boundaries. Therefore, some analysts in Pakistan describe them as Sipah Sahaba Taliban (SST) to refute the wrong impression that SSP and TTP are two separate entities.
The shooting of the 21 paramilitary soldiers came a day after Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud said in a video message the militants were unwilling to disarm and also rejected the democratic system of government. In the same message, Mehsud also said that that TTP and Afghan Taliban were two integral parts of the same body. Taliban leader also shamed Pakistan government and army on their denials and obfuscations. See this post: https://lubpak.com/archives/235703
The soldiers were abducted from two government paramilitary camps outside Peshawar on Thursday and the bodies were discovered about four kilometres away. “One was found alive but wounded and admitted to hospital while another managed to escape unhurt.” “The hands of soldiers were tied with rope before they were shot,” An official told AFP.
Apparently, the tribale Jirga earlier said the families of the abducted soldiers were poor but were ready to even pay ransom for release of their loved ones. Financed by Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries, Deobandi militants are not short of cash, thus offer of ransom money was turned down.
Previous video: Deobandi militants of Taliban killing abducted Pakistan army soldiers – Reuters TV
http://youtu.be/CMijGEaE60g
Clearly, Taliban in FATA and Sipah Sahaba in urban areas of Pakistan very well deserve a powerful surgical strike. They must be uprooted from the core of Pakistani cities and tribal areas like a cancer is removed from the body.
For statistical data and activities of Takfiri Deobandi militants in Pakistan, review this post which reveals that 9 out of 10 terrorists in Pakistan are Deobandi militants of Sipah Sahaba Taliban. https://lubpak.com/archives/231552
Ever since General Kayani has assumed responsibility as Pakistan army chief in 2007, Pakistani State, Pakistan army in particular, has shown consistent indecision and weakness in taking tough action against Sipah Sahaba Taliban (SST). In contrast, there is sufficient evidence that Pakistan army tried to provide legitimacy to the Deobandi militants by sponsoring their participation in the ISI-sponsored Defence of Pakistan Council (DPC), an alliance of Pakistan army-sponsored Jihadist parties including Sipah Sahaba (currently operating as Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat ASWJ) and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD). Pakistan Army chief also played a key role in the release of arrested Deobandi militants of Sipah Sahaba and Taliban from Pakistani jails. However, the price of such indecision and lack of action against Takfiri Deobandi militants has been excessively high for Pakistani civilians (particularly Shias, Sunni Barelvis, Ahmadis, Pashtuns etc) as well as police and lower ranks of army soldiers.
The following articles demonstrate General Kayani’s shameless leniency and indecision in dealing with Deobandi militants of Sipah Sahaba Taliban.
General Kayani’s Afghan game and the collateral damage in Pakistan – by Cyril Almeida & Saleem Safi
https://lubpak.com/archives/235785
General Kayani’s ostrich policy about Deobandi militants of Sipah Sahaba Taliban -by Saleem Safi
https://lubpak.com/archives/233867
General Kayani’s role in #ShiaGenocide in Pakistan
https://lubpak.com/archives/233511
Attack on Malala: Give up extremism, gentlemen, and let this country breathe – by Kamran Shafi
https://lubpak.com/archives/229725
Beheading of 12 Pakistani soldiers in Bajaur: We demand swift military action against Taliban-LeJ terrorists
https://lubpak.com/archives/226012
Once again, here’s a message from Noam Chomsky to Pakistan army chief General Kayani: ‘If you want to stop terrorism, then stop participating in it.’
It is hard to think of any other country which continues to allow its own civilians, policemen and jawans to be killed and then manipulates narrative to obfuscate in pursuit of unrealistic strategic goals in neighbouring countries.
Pictures souce: Roshni blog
In August 2012, I wrote:
Enemies of Pakistan have once again attacked Pakistani nation, this time beheading 12 Pakistan army soldiers who were cowardly abducted by the Jihadi Deobandi-Wahhabi terrorists (Lashkar-e-Jhangvi / Taliban) a few days ago.
The latest incident shows that the LeJ-Taliban terrorists are nobody’s friends. It was foolish of Pakistani generals to nurture and treat them as a strategic asset of the state. The beasts indoctrinated with narrow minded Deobandi-Wahhabi ideology are single major threat to national security of Pakistan and the entire region.
Only a few days ago in Quetta, the LeJ-Taliban released a video of beheading of two Shiite Muslims.
If General Kayani and other commanders of Pakistan army are sincere with Pakistan, we ask them to take the following steps:
1. Immediately cut down all kind of support to the Taliban, Al Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (including Sipah-e-Sahaba aka Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat), Jundullah, Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) and other affiliated militant groups;
2. Arrest all leaders of the banned Deobandi-Wahhabi terrorist groups including those operating with new names; they must be executed in full public sight as per Pakistani law because of the crimes they have committed against Pakistan army and civilians;
3. Order immediate military operation against the Taliban, Al Qaeda and LeJ/ASWJ hideouts in North Waziristan, South Waziristan, Kurram, Orakzai, Mastung, Quetta, Karachi and all other areas of Pakistan where such rats are holed in;
4. All arrested leaders and operatives of the Taliban, LeJ/ASWJ, Jundullah, JeM etc must be tried in summary military courts and executed in full public sight as per Pakistani law;
5. Ban all articles, writings, books, TV programmes which glorify or justify terrorism and violence. Reform the curricula in all military academies and staff colleges where readings of Dr. Safdar Mehmood, Ansar Abbasi, Javed Chaudhry, Maudoodi, Mosharraf Zaidi, Ejaz Haider, Sayyid Qutb, Jamaat-e-Islami, Deobandi-Wahhabi ideology must be banned and replaced by articles and books by Dr. Mubarak Haider, Dr. Hoodbhoy, Kamran Shafi, Dr. Muhammad Taqi, Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa, Dr. Ayesha Jalal, Nadeem F. Paracha and other credible analysts and scholars.
6. We also suggest that the U.S.A. administration must now overcome its lethal fantasy of dialogue and peaceful settlement with the Taliban, a fantasy in which they were lured by Pakistani intelligence agencies. USA and Pakistan are still stalking the Taliban as a peace partner while they continue to kill innocent civilians, women, religious and ethnic minorities, behead children, poison girls schools and slaughter soldiers and civilians. Any policy based on dialogue with the murderous Taliban is madness. Just last month, Barack Obama used the NATO summit to press Afghan leader Hamid Karzai to engage with greater urgency with the Taliban about a political settlement in Afghanistan. “Political settlement” is Obama-speak for surrender to jihad. The media’s silence on proposed talks with the Taliban-LeJ terrorists borderlines on sedition. (Source)
Pakistan needs firm action against Takfeeri Deobandi-Wahhabi terrorists.
Pakistan army must stop treating them as our strategic assets. Exactly what is the ultimate goal for Pakistan in having the Taliban controlling land in Afghanistan and perhaps a few isolated parts of Central Asia? Why can’t we learn from China which has changed some of its strategic policies over the decades so that it could get economic development going and thus being able to raise the standard of living for its citizens. For Pakistan to get economic development going, it will need to change from the current path – direction that it is on. Based on news and trends, Pakistan is unable to change direction and will continue going around the world with the Begging Bowl and dealing with ongoing massacres and beheadings within its own territory (Source).
http://criticalppp.com/archives/226012
Usual thugs are blaming the civilian government for the function (security) which is the primary responsibility of Pakistan army.
Some of the closet Takfiri Deobandis are blaming CIA, RAW, Mossad etc to deflect attention from the Takfiri Taliban and Sipah Sahaba.
General Kayani: Line them up right from Karachi to North Waziristan, right from Hakimullah Mehsud to Malik Ishaq. Kill them all. Entire nation will be with you. Have courage, trust your uniform and God.
Where is our Media, where is our civil Society, why they do not condem on this brutual and henius crime, all r affraid from Taliban, they cry on Salala Attack , but them voices r mum on this attack
Off course, everything is because of drone attacks and corruption and bad governance in the country. Taliban are fighting for Islam and they deserve to be supported. My foot! Shoot them in one go
according to Declan Walsh all these killings are reprisals against drone attacks. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/12/30/world/asia/drone-war-in-pakistan-spurs-militants-to-deadly-reprisals.xml very insight full.
Does Pakistan army really need national consensus to take action against the Taliban? Read Wusatullah Khan’s article on BBC Urdu
In the meanwhile, Ejaz Haider continues to differentiate between bad Taliban (TTP) and good Taliban (Afghan Taliban).
Farrukh Khan Pitafi @FarrukhKPitafi
Where does @ejazhaider write abt good Taliban in his piece? Listen v need consensus on TTP pls let there be some! Denounces TTP apologists.
21m Nadeem F. Paracha @NadeemfParacha
@FarrukhKPitafi @ejazhaider Ejaz is rather unfairly demonized. It’ll just take PML-N to come out of its shell for that consensus to emerge
قومی اتفاقِ رائے کا گرم آلو
وسعت اللہ خان
بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، کراچی
آخری وقت اشاعت: اتوار 30 دسمبر 2012 ,
دہشت گردی کے خلاف نتیجہ خیز مربوط جنگ کا فیصلہ کرنے کے بجائے قومی اتفاقِ رائے کی ریتیلی بوریوں کے پیچھے پناہ کیوں لی جا رہی ہے۔
پچھلے دس برس کے دوران دہشت گردی میں مرنے والے پینتیس سے چالیس ہزار سویلینز کا کیا ذکر۔ اس سے زیادہ تو ہر سال سڑک کے حادثات ، پیٹ کی معمولی بیماریوں ، زچگی اور جعلی ادویات وغیرہ سے مر جاتے ہیں۔
اہم بات یہ ہے کہ اب تک پانچ ہزار سے زائد فوجی اور پولیس والے دہشت گردی سے نبرد آزمائی میں مارے جا چکے ہیں۔ اتنے تو انیس سو اڑتالیس کی جنگِ کشمیر ، انیس سو پینسٹھ کے پاک بھارت معرکے ، انیس سو اکہتر کی لڑائی اور انیس سو ننانوے کی کارگل مڈھ بھیڑ کے دوران بھی ہلاک نہیں ہوئے۔
پھر بھی مسلسل اس پر زور دیا جارہا ہے کہ دہشت گردی کے خلاف فیصلہ کن عسکری و انتظامی کارروائی کے لیے قومی اتفاقِ رائے ضروری ہے۔ یعنی جب تک تمام سیاسی قوتیں اس نکتے پر متفق نہیں ہوتیں کہ دہشت گردی پاکستان کی بقا کے لیے سب سے بڑا اور بنیادی خطرہ ہے تب تک کوئی بھی فیصلہ کن کارروائی سودمند نہیں ہوگی۔
اس موقف سے اندازہ ہوتا ہے کہ دہشت گردی وہ گرم آلو ہے جسے سیاسی و عسکری قیادت اپنی اپنی ہتھیلیاں جلنے سے بچانے کے لیے مسلسل ایک دوسرے کی طرف اچھال رہی ہیں۔ حالانکہ آگ پاکستان کی دونوں ٹانگوں سے اوپر پہنچ چکی ہے اور اب تو ناک پر کپڑا رکھنے والوں کو بھی گوشت جلنے کی بو آ رہی ہے۔
بھلا اس سے بڑا قومی اتفاقِ رائے اور کیا ہو کہ موجودہ پارلیمنٹ ایک نہیں بلکہ دو مرتبہ یہ مینڈیٹ دے چکی ہے کہ دہشت گردی کے عفریت سے نمٹنے کے لیے حکومت اور مسلح افواج ہر اقدام کی مجاز ہیں۔ نیز یہ کہ پارلیمنٹ ہر تین ماہ بعد دہشت گردی کے خاتمے کے لیے کیے گئے اقدامات کی افادیت کا اپنی قرار دادوں کی روشنی میں جائزہ لے گی۔
لیکن حسبِ توقع یہ سہ ماہی جائزہ ایک دفعہ بھی بوجوہ نہیں لیا جاسکا اور اب تو خود پارلیمنٹ بھی عمر کے آخری حصے میں داخل ہو چکی ہے ۔
“سوچنے کی بات یہ ہے کہ جب پچاس کی دہائی میں سیٹو اور سینٹو کا حصہ بنتے ہوئے ، امریکہ کو بڈھ بیر کا فضائی اڈہ دیتے ہوئے ، کشمیر میں آپریشن جبرالٹر کرتے ہوئے ، مشرقی پاکستان میں آپریشن سرچ لائٹ شروع کرتے ہوئے ، چار مارشل لاء نافذ کرتے ہوئے ، پاکستان کو افغان جنگ میں جھونکتے ہوئے ، ایم آر ڈی کی تحریک کچلتے ہوئے ، بنیادی جمہوریت ، پارلیمانی نظام ، صدارتی نظام ، غیر جماعتی نظام نافذ کرتے ہوئے ، آئین میں آٹھویں ترمیم کرتے ہوئے ، دہشت گردی کے خلاف عالمی جنگ کا حصہ بنتے ہوئے ، بلوچستان میں پانچ فوجی ایکشن کرتے ہوئے اور چیف جسٹس کو ہٹاتے ہوئے قومی اتفاق ِ رائے کو گھاس نہیں ڈالی گئی اور تمام مذکورہ اقدامات کو ’اہم قومی مفاد‘ کی ٹوپی پہنا دی گئی تو اب دہشت گردی کے خلاف نتیجہ خیز مربوط جنگ کا فیصلہ کرنے کے بجائے قومی اتفاقِ رائے کی ریتیلی بوریوں کے پیچھے پناہ کیوں لی جا رہی ہے۔”
وسعت اللہ خان
ویسے تو اب بھی کوئی کھٹکا نہیں مگر دہشت گردی کے ماسٹر مائنڈز کو یہ بات اچھی طرح معلوم ہے کہ کم ازکم اگلے نو مہینے تک انہیں قطعاً کوئی دھڑکا نہیں کیونکہ تین ماہ نگراں حکومت رہے گی جس کی ساری توجہ انتخابی عمل پر ہوگی اور دائیں بائیں کی تمام سیاسی جماعتیں ’ہر قیمت پر ہر ایک کا ووٹ بٹورو مہم‘ میں مصروف ہوں گی۔
اس کے اگلے تین ماہ بعد جو بھی حکومت آئے گی وہ حالات کو سمجھنے میں تین ماہ لگا دے گی۔ یوں نو ماہ بعد حالات اس جگہ پہنچ جائیں گے جہاں دہشت گردی کا پہاڑ ہمالیہ میں ڈھل چکا ہوگا اور ہمالیہ سے کون لڑ سکتا ہے بھلا۔
قومی اتفاقِ رائے بڑی اچھی چیز ہے مگر سوچنے کی بات یہ ہے کہ جب پچاس کی دہائی میں سیٹو اور سینٹو کا حصہ بنتے ہوئے ، امریکہ کو بڈھ بیر کا فضائی اڈہ دیتے ہوئے ، کشمیر میں آپریشن جبرالٹر کرتے ہوئے ، مشرقی پاکستان میں آپریشن سرچ لائٹ شروع کرتے ہوئے ، چار مارشل لاء نافذ کرتے ہوئے ، پاکستان کو افغان جنگ میں جھونکتے ہوئے ، ایم آر ڈی کی تحریک کچلتے ہوئے ، بنیادی جمہوریت ، پارلیمانی نظام ، صدارتی نظام ، غیر جماعتی نظام نافذ کرتے ہوئے ، آئین میں آٹھویں ترمیم کرتے ہوئے ، دہشت گردی کے خلاف عالمی جنگ کا حصہ بنتے ہوئے ، بلوچستان میں پانچ فوجی ایکشن کرتے ہوئے اور چیف جسٹس کو ہٹاتے ہوئے قومی اتفاق ِ رائے کو گھاس نہیں ڈالی گئی اور تمام مذکورہ اقدامات کو ’اہم قومی مفاد‘ کی ٹوپی پہنا دی گئی تو اب دہشت گردی کے خلاف نتیجہ خیز مربوط جنگ کا فیصلہ کرنے کے بجائے قومی اتفاقِ رائے کی ریتیلی بوریوں کے پیچھے پناہ کیوں لی جا رہی ہے۔
بقولِ ونسٹن چرچل اصولوں کی قربانی دیتے ہوئے دشمن کو مسلسل راضی رکھنے کی کوشش ایسے ہی ہے جیسے آپ مگرمچھ کو اس امید پر کھلاتے چلے جائیں کہ آخر میں وہ آپ کو نہیں کھائے گا۔
http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/interactivity/2012/12/121230_baat_se_baat_zs.shtml
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Shauzab Ali @Shauzab5
@AbdulNishapuri good Taliban and bad Taliban theory can never make it possible to fight and end terrorism
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11m Abdul Nishapuri @AbdulNishapuri
@FarrukhKPitafi Couldn’t agree more. Clarity of discourse and sincerity of objectives is of paramount importance.
12m Abdul Nishapuri @AbdulNishapuri
@FarrukhKPitafi We should take action against all Taliban in Pakistan’s territory, those who do NOT respect our constitution and laws.
16m Abdul Nishapuri @AbdulNishapuri
@FarrukhKPitafi Further, why TTP are bad and evil but no such categorization for Afghan Taliban? This is all too familiar.
16m Abdul Nishapuri @AbdulNishapuri
@FarrukhKPitafi What makes him think that Afghan Taliban are separate from TTP? Has Mullah Omar ever disowned TTP or vice versa?
22m Abdul Nishapuri @AbdulNishapuri
@ravezjunejo Some of them are worried about money/power. Some others happen to be sectarian, very anti-Sufi, anti-Barelvi.
24m Abdul Nishapuri @AbdulNishapuri
@FarrukhKPitafi He paints TTP in bad light, then insists TTP are not Afghan Taliban. That is, in fact, good vs bad Tailban theory.
37m Abdul Nishapuri @AbdulNishapuri
@y2raza He and his ilk’s job is to peddle ISI’s propaganda to Western audience and capitals. Good vs Bad Taliban, Sunni vs Shia etc
39m Abdul Nishapuri @AbdulNishapuri
@y2raza Ejaz Haider, Feisal Naqvi et al remind us of those who hurriedly slaughtered Imam Hussain in compliance with General Yazid’s orders.
41m Ali @y2raza
@AbdulNishapuri why are we talking about EH ? his only job is to herd the liberal sheep ! That’s all !
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42m Abdul Nishapuri @AbdulNishapuri
Ironically, Ejaz Haider asks TTP to seek society’s forgiveness. In fact, he should first seek his profession’s forgiveness!
44m Abdul Nishapuri @AbdulNishapuri
Ejaz Haider remains conveniently silent on actual sponsors and protectors of Deobandi militants (ak Taliban) i.e. Pakistani generals.
47m Naeem Shamim @naeemshamim
All of his works are ! RT @Sani015 Sorry but Ejaz Haider’s latest piece is full of crap #GoodTaliban #BadTaliban
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53m Hissan Hasan Haqqani @Sani015
Sorry but Ejaz Haider’s latest piece is full of crap #GoodTaliban #BadTaliban
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49m Abdul Nishapuri @AbdulNishapuri
The Friday Times, Jinnah Institute, Sherry Rehman, Najam Sethi and co. Even if they swear on Quran, don’t trust them. Patent opportunists.
50m Abdul Nishapuri @AbdulNishapuri
“We are Afghan Taliban and Afghan Taliban are us,” Mehsud says. In your face, Ejaz Haider http://criticalppp.com/archives/235703
54m Abdul Nishapuri @AbdulNishapuri
Ejaz Haider and all other thugs who insist on distinction b/w TTP (bad Taliban) & Afghan Taliban (good Taliban) are serving ISI’s interests.
55m Abdul Nishapuri @AbdulNishapuri
Ejaz Haider continues to lie bout the Taliban while asking us to cut the lying about TTP: http://tribune.com.pk/story/487486/cut-the-lying-about-the-ttp/
57m Abdul Nishapuri @AbdulNishapuri
Ejaz Haider: “TTP includes criminals, extremists, terrorists, in the pay of hostile intelligence agencies. They are not Afghan Taliban.” LOL
“Once again, here’s a message from Noam Chomsky to Pakistan army chief General Kayani: ‘If you want to stop terrorism, then stop participating in it.’”
^ This is just intellectual dishonesty. Not only do you quote him incorrectly, but you lie and make it look as if he said this to Kayani. No. Noam Chimsky never said anything to Kayani.
This comment of his was made when he was talking about the U.S. He said that if the U.S. government wished to stop terrorism, they could end a great deal by not participating in it themselves (in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc).
The Pakistan Army is no doubt an anti-democratic institution which has committed war crimes in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhua, but to resort to such dishonest and unsavory tactics to condemn them is just pathetic.
I’ve noticed that the writers on LUBP have a knack for shoddy scholarship and tasteless exaggeration. If we keep writing like this, I fear it will reflect very badly on our image as both Pakistanis and liberals.