Pak Afghan Border clashes

[pak-one]

Re: Pak Afghan Border clashes

@marwati

Due to talibanization factor , empowerment of FATA tribes is out of question. Beside 1948 war i dont remember any tribal lashkars helping pak army in 1965, 1971 and kargil war. But yes tribals were used as cannon fodder in russo-afghan war. Simple-minded tribals were modified into religous extremists and jihadis by pakistani agencies and they were told to harbour foriegn mujaheedins as their guests. Nowadays they are getting bombed and killed for being talibans by same pak army who turned them into such creatures in the first place. The whole purpose of turning us into religous extremists was to suppress pashtun nationalistic feelings due to paronia of pakhtunistan but look what has it resulted into…talibans…suicide bomb blasts… Its not that pashtuns were very active in pakistan movement. They ended up in pakistan and they accepted thereselves as pakistanis and as by nature they are “mukhlis”, “wafadar” and “namak-halal” people so they did’nt turned against the state despite of the fact that they had every reason to join their afghan brothers. Our level of “pakistaniyat” can not be on par with mohajirs and punjabis. The simple fact that we are loyal to the country and integrated into it should be enough.

The Talibanization factor is a clever ruse to deflect the greater game that is being played by the US sponsored governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The Tribals of FATA have participated in every conflict, disproportionately so. Pakistan’s Military’s Pakhtun component is largely from the tribal areas (or descended from there). The lahkars were not raised because of the Pakistani Military/Government refusing to integrate them during conflicts related to India. Tribal participation in the conflicts has always been higher than their population size.

I completely agree with your later statement.