Re: Make FATA a separate province: Khattak
- The tribal administration has fallen completely in specific agencies like Waziristan. The local maliks are being pressured by Pak. military while attacked by the extremists. The term 'between a rock and a hard place' comes to mind.
Already know this and I have been pointing this out on the forum for at least a year now.
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- Pakistan military in it's ground strategy, surrounds towns and conducts battles with extremists (who are on higher elevations), while shelling the civilian population due to their proximity in the cross fire. Exodus to the settled districts is accelerating.
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Civilians always suffer the most in war. Their tribal lashkars should have been more effective in controlling the talibs.
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- Unlike the popular (ignorant) opinion, there is very little support for extremist foriegn elements amongst the civilians. The taliban are not seen as, nor are considered to be "foriegn." In fact there have been many instances of Pakistani military cooperation with the Taliban. The deals include not using or connecting Pakistan with activities in Afghanistan. In exachange, Pak military looks the other way when conducting operations.
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Yeah, that’s a bunch of nonsense that no one in this world will buy. Support of terrorists is strongest in the tribal areas, but is also very much strong in rest of Pakistan. Rallies in support of terrorists and so called jihad are a figment of people’s imagination.
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- Paranoid Pakistani soldiers in constant fear for their lives. See the civilian population as potential suicide bombers/mistrust of their colleagues from the area.
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No paranoia here, when even Mullah Nazir, Taliban leader is afraid of suicide bombers trying to kill him.
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Let me be clear: Pakistan will NEVER be able to subdue FATA militarily. The only way FATA could be subdued is by killing every single male inhabitant of the area, and believe me, the Brits tried it. The reason is purely due to the weapons to males ratio in the agencies. I am sure everyone knows the big arms markets of Khyber, but even quieter places in Kurram Agency have a cache of arms that will astound all. Beyond that, these small arms are made by hand using scrap metal, so if you take away the arms they can make more.
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You shouldn't be worried about Pakistan or anyone else trying to subdue FATA. It's the American's that will try to obliterate FATA after any large terrorist attack on them that they think originated from FATA that should be on your mind.
Do not ask me for internet sources verifying these things. Either try (just try) to go there yourself or PM me if you know someone in the Pak Military active in the region.
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You can't tell me what I can or can not preach after you had made incorrect and infactual statements that were proven false in another thread. I will preach for tolerance because I know many Pakistanis of all provinces are screwed up.
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What has been proven false in what thread?
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As for the hujra comment, it goes both ways, when we're talking about Pakistanis. Every single province of Pakistan has greivances against each other, however the difference between airing them in a hujra/private space and a PAKISTANI public forum is much different. If we say Pakistan is one country them forum like these should be free of hatred and racism.
I know there are some 'heavy' concepts mentioned here, but ideas like integrating FATA are nice to talk about, much tougher to implement.
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Reality is often times hard to digest. Time is running out for FATA and even Pakistan. Some of you don't fully understand the consequence of not reigning in terrorists.