Islamabad: Gunman with his family firing openly near parliament house

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Re: Islamabad: Gunman with his family firing openly near parliament house

@Silaaj

Actually, it was our media doing the laughing, because really, between playing indian media content and cursing everything Pakistani, they have nothing better left to do in this world. The public at large should not even have been watching this spectacle. And many responsible media personnel made a point to state that if cameras had not been there, this saga would have been over much sooner.

This statement is surprising. You do realize that his step was not bold, rather it was a gamble? He gambled with the lives of dozens of people, and one misstep could have caused a catastrophe. Now using the same analogy, we can also set this Sikandar guy free, saying that ‘uss ney kisi ko qatal to nahi kiya. Kar sakta tha, lekin kiya to nahi’. Im not assuming anything here. Im talking a fact that endangered people’s lives more than Sikandar’s own actions.

Problem is, our police is politically appointed, and do not dare talk back to a politician. That is why folks like Nabil Gabol and Zamurad were able to make their way to the front line, without any check and balance. In a normal society, noone would have been allowed anywhere close.

I gave the US example as an example of patience on part of the negotiating party. Of course the US guy had enough food to last several days, which is why the police were patient for that long. In yesterday’s case, the guy had enough food to last a day perhaps. And the police, as I said before, were tiring him out in order to force him into submission without use of force. And they were on the verge of that, which is why everything ended without any deaths, even after Zamurad’s blunder.

You are assuming a lot of things. Remember, it was the SSP who had been negotiating with him, and he knew a lot more than we did, which is why the police were showing patience and restraint. If there had been a hint of trouble, the police would have/could have taken him out. They had a million chances. Did you not see the guy walking freely, by himself, in plain sight? At times, drinking red bull while smoking a cigarette, with no ‘hostage’ close by? Snipers could have taken him out with one hand tied behind their backs…but there was a reason why they were holding back. And it was certainly not in order to let Zamuradman come in and be a hero.

As I said earlier Silaaj, there ARE few points I must agree with you BUT I don’t find any good reasons to argue over something which has NEVER happened. I don’t know why you can’t get my point. It is as simple as that.. My point is… lets not argue over kiya ho sakta tha… honay ko bohat kuch ho sakta tha… what we have to talk about is kiya hoa and uska conclusion kia nikla… wo why tu tu me me?? I even admit that the scenario would certainly have been different if he had been the reason of people being killed around… but aisa hoa nahin… !! So don’t you think we should be grateful?? Han wo step stupid tha MAGAR DARING BHI tha… I am not emphasising on how stupid was his act, I am just telling, that indeed it was DARING too!! We see, we conclude it as a stupid act.. what if some other step would be taken and it could risk hundreds of lives, then?? You see what you SEE, you don’t see that never happened but COULD happen..!! and again… I would be really mean if I say his act was just for RATINGS… I completely deny this statement!!

@Spock

Know Zumard very well from our old residence… he’s a brave soul and a fearless guy.

Last I met him at Liaqat Bagh and he told us the story about how Musharraf’s goons came in minutes after BB’s assassination and cleared up the mess and washed away the site in minutes.

Oh, so he is a liar too

@ajazali

PPP gets a trump card. They will make him hero of Pakistan and in next election, they will do with Zamurd Khan as they have done with BB

Now that’s something to be bothered about…