Post by karl on Sept 13, 2008 13:14:18 GMT -7
It is easy to label and condemn another country whilst we as people set in our comfortable rooms secure with the knowledge of our safety.
Whilst, in contrast, this is not the case of those living the daily risk in such nation as {Pakistan}. For proper understanding of their plight with a war next door across the their border and living with the knowledge of possible war created by guerrilla warriors using their land of Pakistan as a safe haven.
Pakistan must and should not be considered as a 3rd world nation, for it is very advanced and one of the next door neigbours to India with possession of Nuclear weapons.
Pakistan has of recent, suffered from some very degrading events with the loss by assassination of one of their most promising leaders of: Shaheed Mortarma Benazir Bhutto With this, shortly in time space, a change over of government leadership during their time of need. Time is not on their side at present, for many issues are hand. What they {Pakistani} need, is responsible respect of the sovereignty of their county and co-ordination of that of NATO forces in both community intelligence/military pre-action insertions resulting from cross border actions into Pakistani sovereignty.
For with losses resulting from friendly NATO fire of Pakistani fielded troops and of resulted civilian deaths. Creates the problem to the Pakistani Federal and Military leadership of gaining and maintaining the inherent trust of the local civilian population.
thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=17216
----------Pakistan can’t wage war with US: PM----------
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday pledged to raise the issue of US threats to Pakistan's territorial integrity at the international level to resolve it through diplomacy and said that right to launch an offensive against the terrorists solely rested with Pakistan as the government was capable of taking an effective action within the country.
"We can take up the matter of unilateral strikes in Pakistan at diplomatic level, but cannot wage war," he said while talking to newsmen here at Prime Minister Secretariat after inaugurating the country's first plant for manufacturing of auto disposable syringes.
He said this issue would be taken up with the United States and the United Kingdom with a view to convincing them that Pakistan would itself take any military action against the militants on its territory.
"Pakistan enjoys friendly relations with all the countries and will be able to bring Washington and London round to the fact that we are fully capable of tackling the scourge of terrorism ourselves," he added.
He was of the view that only Pakistan had the sole right to take action against the terrorist in its territory. "If any one has any information, it should be shared with us so that we may decide to take action. If there are any militants in our country, it is our right to take action against them and we can do that," he added. He said a pragmatic solution to the issue of terrorism would be worked out through dialogue.
The prime minister stressed that Pakistan was against terrorism and said, "We have suffered a lot due to this menace and even lost our leader Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. We want peace in the country and not terrorism. We are taking action against this menace on our own."
The prime minister while speaking about the government's strategy to deal with the issue of terrorism and extremism particularly in the tribal areas said it was a mix of dialogue, development and the use of force in accordance with the circumstances. "This is our country and we want to address these issues on our own, and we are addressing these," he stressed.
He welcomed the statements of Germany, France and Nato on the issue of action in tribal areas and said, "We will convince the United States and Britain as well to respect the sovereignty of Pakistan."
To a question about the statement of Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, the prime minister said he had also raised this issue after a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai the other day.
In reply to a question about Friday's missile attack in the tribal areas, the prime minister said, "We strongly condemn this attack". The premier said he discussed the matter with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and the issue will be taken up at diplomatic level.
Karl
Whilst, in contrast, this is not the case of those living the daily risk in such nation as {Pakistan}. For proper understanding of their plight with a war next door across the their border and living with the knowledge of possible war created by guerrilla warriors using their land of Pakistan as a safe haven.
Pakistan must and should not be considered as a 3rd world nation, for it is very advanced and one of the next door neigbours to India with possession of Nuclear weapons.
Pakistan has of recent, suffered from some very degrading events with the loss by assassination of one of their most promising leaders of: Shaheed Mortarma Benazir Bhutto With this, shortly in time space, a change over of government leadership during their time of need. Time is not on their side at present, for many issues are hand. What they {Pakistani} need, is responsible respect of the sovereignty of their county and co-ordination of that of NATO forces in both community intelligence/military pre-action insertions resulting from cross border actions into Pakistani sovereignty.
For with losses resulting from friendly NATO fire of Pakistani fielded troops and of resulted civilian deaths. Creates the problem to the Pakistani Federal and Military leadership of gaining and maintaining the inherent trust of the local civilian population.
thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=17216
----------Pakistan can’t wage war with US: PM----------
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday pledged to raise the issue of US threats to Pakistan's territorial integrity at the international level to resolve it through diplomacy and said that right to launch an offensive against the terrorists solely rested with Pakistan as the government was capable of taking an effective action within the country.
"We can take up the matter of unilateral strikes in Pakistan at diplomatic level, but cannot wage war," he said while talking to newsmen here at Prime Minister Secretariat after inaugurating the country's first plant for manufacturing of auto disposable syringes.
He said this issue would be taken up with the United States and the United Kingdom with a view to convincing them that Pakistan would itself take any military action against the militants on its territory.
"Pakistan enjoys friendly relations with all the countries and will be able to bring Washington and London round to the fact that we are fully capable of tackling the scourge of terrorism ourselves," he added.
He was of the view that only Pakistan had the sole right to take action against the terrorist in its territory. "If any one has any information, it should be shared with us so that we may decide to take action. If there are any militants in our country, it is our right to take action against them and we can do that," he added. He said a pragmatic solution to the issue of terrorism would be worked out through dialogue.
The prime minister stressed that Pakistan was against terrorism and said, "We have suffered a lot due to this menace and even lost our leader Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. We want peace in the country and not terrorism. We are taking action against this menace on our own."
The prime minister while speaking about the government's strategy to deal with the issue of terrorism and extremism particularly in the tribal areas said it was a mix of dialogue, development and the use of force in accordance with the circumstances. "This is our country and we want to address these issues on our own, and we are addressing these," he stressed.
He welcomed the statements of Germany, France and Nato on the issue of action in tribal areas and said, "We will convince the United States and Britain as well to respect the sovereignty of Pakistan."
To a question about the statement of Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, the prime minister said he had also raised this issue after a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai the other day.
In reply to a question about Friday's missile attack in the tribal areas, the prime minister said, "We strongly condemn this attack". The premier said he discussed the matter with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and the issue will be taken up at diplomatic level.
Karl