@vali_nasr: Crowd chanting “The police are Pakistani” http://yfrog.com/h0pvtjfj #Bahrain”

Ex-servicemen ‘export’ mercenaries to the Middle East
By Saba Imtiaz
Published: March 12, 2011

Bahrainis demonstrate in front of the UN headquarters in Manama as part of the anti-government protests since February 14. Pakistanis serving in Bahrain’s security forces have reportedly been involved in a crackdown on protestors. PHOTO: AFP
KARACHI:
While the Fauji Foundation’s Overseas Employment Services is openly recruiting ex-servicemen for Bahrain’s security forces, it appears that it is not the only player in the field.
The practice of ‘exporting’ Pakistani security personnel to Bahrain has been going on for over 20 years, said a source, who named former Special Services Group officer Javed Latif Kahlon as the man responsible.
“Kahlon is based in Bahrain and enjoys strong ties with its military. He serves as a senior adviser,” said the source. “He left the Pakistan Army after being implicated in the Attock Conspiracy case. He has recruited at least 2,000 Pakistanis to serve in Bahrain’s security forces, and they were the ones who shot at protestors in Manama’s Pearl Square,” the source said, referring to a crackdown in the Bahraini city last month in which seven protestors were killed and hundreds injured.
Analyst Ayesha Siddiqa said Pakistan had been sending troops to other countries since the 1950s and 1960s. “The only variation now is that they (the army) don’t want to risk direct involvement,” she said.
Expatriate Pakistanis form a large part of the workforce in the Gulf countries, holding jobs as doctors, business executives and engineers as well as in the construction sector. Remittances from these expatriates are a crucial part of Pakistan’s economy. Additionally, aid from the region has helped build schools, hospitals and much-needed infrastructure in Pakistan.
Fahad Desmukh, a long-time Bahrain resident and former blogger, says the new recruitment of Pakistanis in the security forces “can only make life more difficult for those hard-working Pakistanis who have contributed to building Bahrain”. Many Bahrainis believe that Sunni Muslims are being recruited to change the Shia-majority demographic.
“On Wednesday, pro-democracy protesters at a rally were chanting ‘The police are Pakistani,’ highlighting the fact that they are viewed as mercenaries,” he said. “In the past, the presence of Pakistanis in the security forces has been the cause of xenophobia towards civilian Pakistani migrant workers, and the hiring of more could make the situation worse.”
Many Pakistanis serve in Bahrain’s anti-riot police, who have been accused by human rights activists of using excessive force.
“I don’t think the army is supporting this (recruitment) but they will want to keep their ties with the Middle East,” said Lt General (retired) Talat Masood.
Middle East and Gulf countries have well-established military ties with Pakistan.
In 1970, Jordan’s King Hussein launched a widespread crackdown on members of the Palestinian resistance movement. In what came to be known as Black September, thousands of Palestinians were killed and driven out of the country. Jordan’s army was assisted by a regiment led by then-Brigadier Ziaul Haq, who was stationed in the country. He was decorated for his services in the operation.
Pakistani troops assisted Saudi Arabia in the siege of Mecca in 1979. According to a 1991 Associated Press report, Pakistan deployed 13,000 troops and 6,000 advisers during the first Gulf War. Five thousand military personnel were stationed in Saudi Arabia prior to the war. When asked if Pakistani troops could be called out to stem protests in Saudi Arabia, Siddiqa said, “It is a possibility, but that cannot be confirmed.”
Published in The Express Tribune, March 12th, 2011.

“Urgent Requirement Manpower for Bahrain National Guard”, posted on website of Overseas Employment Services, Fauji Foundation, Pakistan

http://www.faujioes.org.pk/25Feb2011/bng.html

URGENT REQUIREMENT MANPOWER FOR BAHRAIN NATIONAL GUARD (BNG)

Reference: Our Jang News Paper Advertisement of 01 Mar 11.

BNG delegation is visiting Pakistan / Fauji Foundation, Overseas Employment Services, OES from 07 Mar to 14 Mar 11 to select following categories of manpower at Lahore urgently:-

1. Officers (Majors)

Retired Infantry Majors, would be taken as Lieutenants
Age – not exceeding 45 years
Salary – BD 525 + (Married-Bahraini Dinar, BD 50 or Single-BD 32)
Contract Period – 2 years renewable
Leave – 40 days per year
2. PMA Drill Instructors

Retired NCOs (Nk / Hav) required
Age – not exceeding 45 years
Education – Secondary School Certificate
Height – 5 feet 9 inches minimum
Salary – BD 350
Contract Period – 2 years, renewable
Leave – 30 days per year
Experience – must have served as drill instructor in Pakistan Military Academy for at least 3 years
3. Anti Riot Instructors

Retired NCOs (Nk / Hav) from Sindh Rangers or equivalent rank from Elite Police Force
Age – not exceeding 45 years
Education – Secondary School Certificate
Height – 5 feet 9 inches minimum
Salary – BD 350
Contract Period – 2 years renewable
Leave – 30 days per year
4. Security Guards

Only civilians required
Rank – would be taken as Jindi
Age – 20 to 25 years
Education – Secondary School Certificate
Height – 6 feet and above
Salary – BD 162
Contract Period – 2 years renewable
Leave – 30 days per year
5. Military Police (MP)

Retired Sepoys (MP)
Age – Maximum 35 years
Education – Secondary School Certificate
Height – 6 feet or above
Salary – BD 162
Contract Period – 2 years renewable
Leave – 30 days per year
Retired NCOs (MP)
Age – not exceeding 45 years
Education – Secondary School Certificate
Height – 5 feet 9 inches minimum
Salary – BD 350
Contract Period – 2 years renewable
Leave – 30 days per year
6. Cooks

Retired Armed Forces personnel
Age – Maximum 45 years
Education – 8th Class pass
Height – 5 feet 9 inches
Salary – BD 162
Contract Period – 2 years renewable
Leave – 30 days per year
7. Mess Waiters

Retired Armed Forces personnel
Age – Maximum 45 years
Education – 8th Class pass
Height – 5 feet 9 inches
Salary – BD 162
Contract Period – 2 years renewable
Leave – 30 days per year

The Bahraini Authorities Recruit of Mercenaries from Makran Town, Pakistan

http://www.bahrainrights.org/en/node/2902

Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) appeal to Balochis not to join the Bahraini mercenaries

HM King Hamad Visits the National Guard
Manama – Mar 03 (BNA) –His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, today stressed his keenness on Bahrain’s development and prosperity. “Our aim is to promote Bahrain’s progress and prosperity and ensure citizens’ decent living standards”, he said. He was speaking as he visited the National Guard headquarters. He was received on arrival by National Guard Chief Major-General Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa.
He stressed his firm keenness to achieve this lofty goal, “One hand, One Heart”, in a closely-knit family-like Bahraini society. HM the King met National Guard officers and thanked them on their permanent readiness to protect national security and hard-won achievements for the sake of citizens. He also extended his deep thanks to National Guard officers and non-commissioned officers, wishing them success in their duties. Major-General Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa thanked HM Majesty the King, on behalf of all National Guard personnel, for the visit.

http://bna.bh/portal/en/news/448952

Bahrain Centre for Human Rights

The Bahraini Authorities Recruit of Mercenaries from Makran Town, Pakistan

The Bahraini Authorities Recruit of Mercenaries from Makran Town, Pakistan: The Bahrain Government’s use of foreign mercenaries to oppress Bahraini people with legitimate demands and grievances leads to a growing hostility towards foreigners
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights

6/6/2009
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its deep concern and dismay regarding the news received from Baluchistan Province in Pakistan regarding the presence of a Bahraini security delegation in the Pakistani town of Makran. The security delegation is said to be working to recruit men from this city, who belong to the Baluch tribes in Pakistan, to work as mercenaries in the Bahraini security services.

In his statement to News Online, Mr. Basham Baluch – Official spokesman for the Baluch Liberation Front (BLF) – appealed to the Baluchi people, saying, “The Bahraini army is currently recruiting members of the Makran area in Baluchistan. Under the current circumstances, we call upon the Baluchi nation not to become part of any tyrant or oppressive army, at a time when the Baluchi nation is living in a state of war and is going through a critical period. Instead of turning the young Baluchestanis into hired killers, they should join the national armies (Baluch Liberation Front, Baluchistani Liberation Army, the Baluch Republican Army (BLA)), to make the independence of their homeland a reality.” He added, “We warn all these institutions and demand that they put an immediate end to the recruitment process in Makran area. We are in a status of war, and are struggling against the tyrants ourselves, and we do not want the Baluch people to be used and turned into mercenaries.” The Baluch Liberation Front (BLF) has people’s support among the Baluch in Pakistan and the rest of the Gulf countries, and is engaged in a resistance to separate their province from Pakistan.

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights believes that the recruitment taking place in Makran aims to bring in more Baluch soldiers to join the Bahraini National Guard as well as the Special Forces that belong to the National Security apparatus. Both of these groups are made up of mostly foreign mercenaries, and used to suppress local movements petitioning for greater rights.
The National Security apparatus supervises the work of the semi-military forces on the field, which are made up of several thousands of individuals – almost 35% of whom are from Pakistani Baluchistan and were brought to Bahrain earlier, within alternating periods. These units are usually headed by an officer from the Al-Khalifa ruling family or by the tribes that are politically allied with it. Among these forces, there are no Shiite citizens.

These Special Forces, who are almost exclusively Sunni from a different countries, have been used to suppress the population of villages and areas where the majority of residents are Shiite (since Shiites make up the majority of the Bahraini population). Typically, these forces raid the Shiite villages after besieging the entrances and exits, and use tear gas and rubber bullets on all the residents, which has led to the injury of hundreds of people – among them elders, women and children who were wounded subject to suffocation. As well as this, several properties including houses and mosques have been damaged during sieges.
The Special Security Forces are also joined by groups of armed civilians affiliated with it. The armed civilians are of different nationalities, some are Baluch and others from some tribes in Jordan, Syria and Yemen. At times these forces dress in civilian clothes with black masks and attack villages, pursuing and abducting demonstrators and activists, and assaulting them.
According to the international standards on the prohibition of the use of mercenaries, the foreigners associated to the Special Forces are identified as mercenaries. They are brought selectively from abroad to be used in security or military issues outside the regular security and military services. They are trained and equipped, in particular, and are provided with features job-wise and materialistically, which the normal security employees – foreigners and citizens – do not get, such as housing, travel and family reunification. In Bahrain, the majority of the mercenary forces live with their families in areas isolated from the rest of the citizens, such as “Safra” area, and which is a remote area to the south of Riffa town. Most of those were granted the Bahraini citizenship, as part of the government’s demographic change project which aims at changing the demography and turning the Shiite citizens in Bahrain to a minority. Documented reports indicate show that naturalised mercenaries have been used effectively in previous elections to marginalize the liberal opposition and the Shiite majority, as detailed in the documents of the Al Bandar report http://www.bahrainrights.org/node/528 and http://www.bahrainrights.org/node/610 . The actions of these forces and the violations committed by them have been condemned by International human rights organizations in the past.

The United Nations has repeatedly condemned the countries which have allowed or tolerated recruitment, use of, financing and training of mercenaries. It has even expressed its concerns regarding the danger activities of mercenary groups poses to civil peace and security in small states, regardless of the way the mercenaries are used or the form they take to acquire some legitimate position, such as resettling or naturalization or other. Bahrain, until now, has not signed the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries, 4 December 1989.

In the course of his comment, Nabeel Rajab – president of the BCHR – said, “We appreciate and respect the Baluch people, for these people have a history and civilization and are conscious of their rights due to the sufferings and oppression which their people have faced. These people also have their contributions in building our country Bahrain just as in the rest of the Arabian Gulf States.
However the security institutions in Bahrain are taking advantage of the economic situation and poverty that these Baluch are undergoing in their country, and are recruiting more of its youth as mercenaries in a way that violates international law, and are throwing them and risking their lives in battles against the residents of the country who are demanding their rights.
We believe that the majority of those recruits are ignorant of the role they are playing and the violations they are committing by accepting these jobs. Most of them do not know that mercenarism is internationally prohibited and condemned, besides creates a lot of hatred for the people of this country.”
Rajab added, “We call upon human rights organizations, political parties and civil societies institutions in Baluchistan province to work on educating young people about the risks of getting involved in such internationally prohibited and condemned work”.

Based on the above, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights renews its demands for the following:

1. To put an end to the policy of bringing and using foreign mercenaries to work for the security services and Special Forces to confront the peaceful public protests and local movements for greater civil and human rights

2. To dissolve the National Security apparatus and the Special Security Forces and to return their powers to the regular security institutions.

3. To end the decree of laws that violate rights, institutions and practices which restrict and suppress public liberties, and to guarantee and maintain civil and political rights and public freedoms, especially those related to expression, peaceful gathering and organization.

4. To end the continuous violations, pursuits, and abductions of human rights defenders and political activists, and to guarantee a healthy and appropriate environment for the work of the human rights organizations and civil institutions away from constraining regulations, interference and threats of the security services.

5. The members of the parliament should work on drafting laws that criminalize recruiting of mercenaries and should question those responsible for the security institutions for all the violations, and which includes recruiting and using mercenaries for internal disputes.

6. To initiate a genuine reconciliation between the ruling elite and all the people of Bahrain, with all their various sects and ethnicities, and to pave the way for true reforms where the government does not need to use foreigners against its own citizens.

http://www.bahrainrights.org/en/node/2902

Once a liar, always a liar

No Army Operation Is Going on In Balochistan: General Kayani
Pakistan’s Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has said that no army operation is taking place anywhere in Balochistan. While Addressing With Inauguration Ceremony of Kasa Marble Project in Balochistan General Kayani said that Pakistan Army will continue to work for the progress of Balochistan. He said Peace and Progress are two necessary things for each other and we will have to bring both Peace and Progress in the Province.

Army Chief said that People of Balochistan has first right on Wealth of Balochistan. He also announced to Include five thousand more Balochs in Pakistan Army in next few months. He said Balochistan has so much natural resources that with a little try it can became the richest province of Pakistan.

http://pakistan33.blogspot.com/2011/02/no-army-operation-is-going-on-in.html

A few months ago a friend living in Bahrain mentioned the hatred towards pakistanis and that a couple of policemen were burnt alive. This was way before “revolution” started. Now it all makes sense.

Chairman
Lt Gen Syed Athar Ali, HI (M) (Retd) Secretary Ministry of Defence
Members
Lt Gen Hamid Rab Nawaz, HI (M) (Retd) Managing Director Fauji Foundation
Lt Gen Waheed Arshad Ch, HI (M), TBt Chief of General Staff, GHQ
Lt Gen Nadeem Taj, HI (M), TBt Adjutant General, GHQ
Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani, HI (M) Quartermaster General, GHQ
Lt Gen Muhammad Alam Khattak, HI (M) Chief of Log Staff, GHQ
Rear Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah, SI (M) Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (Trg & Pers), NHQ
Air Marshal Waseem ud din, HI (M), S.Bt Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Adm), AHQ
Secretary
Brig Iftikhar Mehdi, SI (M) (Retd) Fauji Foundation

http://www.fauji.org.pk/Webforms/ManagementStructure.aspx?Id=75&Id2=77

The Fauji Foundation (FF), is one of the largest conglomerates in Pakistan, with interests in fertilizer, cement, food, power generation, gas exploration, LPG marketing and distribution, financial services, employment services, and security services. It is run by former officers of Pakistani Armed Forces.[1]
FF’s shareholding in its associated companies has a market value of USD 661 million, while the companies represent 3.3% of the total market capitalization at the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Holding entities

[edit]Fully owned
Fauji Cereals, Foundation Gas, Fauji Sugar Mills, Fauji Corn Complex, Foundation University, Fauji Security Services, Overseas Employment Services, Experimental and Seed Multiplication Farm.
[edit]Associated
Mari Gas Company Ltd., Fauji Cement Company Ltd., Pakistan Maroc Phosphere, S.A, Fauji Fertilizer Company Ltd., Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Ltd., Foundation Securities (Pvt.) Ltd., Fauji Kabirwala Power Company Ltd., Fauji Oil Terminal & Distribution Company Ltd.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauji_Foundation

Saudi Arabian forces prepare to enter Bahrain after day of clashes
Crown Prince of Bahrain expected to invite Saudi support following anti-government demonstrations in capital

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Ben Quinn
The Guardian, Monday 14 March 2011
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Saudi Arabian forces were preparing to enter Bahrain after clashes between police and protesters. Photograph: James Lawler Duggan/AFP/Getty Images
Saudi forces are preparing to intervene in neighbouring Bahrain, after a day of clashes between police and protesters who mounted the most serious challenge to the island’s royal family since demonstrations began a month ago.

The Crown Prince of Bahrain is expected to formally invite security forces from Saudi Arabia into his country today, as part of a request for support from other members of the six-member Gulf Co-operation Council.

Thousands of demonstrators on Sunday cut off Bahrain’s financial centre and drove back police trying to eject them from the capital’s central square, while protesters also clashed with government supporters on the campus of the main university.

Amid the revolt Bahrain also faces a potential sectarian conflict between the ruling minority of Sunnis Muslims and a majority of Shia Muslims, around 70% of the kingdom’s 525,000 residents.

The crown prince, Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, said in a televised statement that Bahrain had “witnessed tragic events” during a month of unprecedented political unrest.

Warning that “the right to security and safety is above all else”, he added: “Any legitimate claims must not be made at the expanse of security and stability.”

The crown prince has also promised that national dialogue would look at increasing the power of Bahrain’s parliament, and that any deal could be put to nationwide referendum.

However, some protesters have pressed their demands further to call for the toppling of the Sunni dynasty.

The unrest is being closely watched in Saudi Arabia, where Shia are some 15% of the population.

The secretary general of the Gulf Co-operation Council, Abdulrahman bin Hamad al-Attiya, expressed the “full solidarity with Bahrain’s leadership and people”, adding that “safeguarding security and stability in one country is a collective responsibility”.

In an apparent reference to Iran, which Gulf Arab ruling elites fear may capitalise on an uprising by Shiites in Bahrain, he also expresssed “strong rejection of any foreign interference in the kingdom’s internal affairs, asserting that any acts aiming to destabilise the kingdom and sow dissension between its citizens represent a dangerous encroachment on the whole GCC security and stability.” Reports that the Saudi National Guard was poised to enter Bahrain were cited by the Foreign Office, alongside a recent increase in protests, as it changed its advice to advise British citizens against all travel to Bahrain.

Earlier on Sunday, police moved in on Pearl Square, a site of occupation by members of Bahrain’s Shia majority, who are calling for an elected government and equality with Bahrain’s Sunnis.

Witnesses said security forces surrounded the protesters’ tent compound, shooting tear gas and rubber bullets at the activists in the largest effort to clear the square since a crackdown last month that left four dead after live ammunition was fired.

Activists tried to stand their ground yesterday and chanted “Peaceful, peaceful” as the crowd swelled into thousands, with protesters streaming to the square to reinforce the activists’ lines, forcing the police to pull back by the early afternoon.

At Bahrain University, Shia demonstrators and government supporters held competing protests that descended into violence when plainclothes pro-government backers and security forces forced students blocking the campus main gate to seek refuge in classrooms and lecture halls, the Associated Press reported.

The latest demonstrations took place a day after the US defence secretary, Robert Gates, visited Bahrain and said that the Khalifa family must go beyond “baby steps” reform and enact substantial economic and political change.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/14/saudi-arabian-forces-bahrain-protests

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