Re: Story of PAKISTAN
Khalistan could appear on map, but it was Benazir Butto who stopped ISI and forced it to provide key details to Indian gov't.
The best time Sikh insurgent had was time of jarnail singh bhidranwale, Indira wanted to attack pakistan then but Zia went on with the peace offensive effectively ruling out the option for Indira to attack:), ZAB couldn't match Indira, benazir was no equal:)
it was not the disintegration of another country, they were facing same situation like EP were back in 1971. Creation of Khalistan would bring more peace in the region. At least Kashmir gets its independence. Pakistan also live with more friendly neighbor (khalistan).
Khalistan in its entire thought would have dependent state on either India or pakistan, and it is Kashmiri muslims who want their azadi not kashmiris, because we kashmiri pandits, still want to remain Indians:)
I don't think that conditions in EP were comparable to East Punjab and Khalistan movement. We made people of EP realise that we didn't own their language and culture from the first day. For us they were Machi bhaat khane wale lower class people, who didn't have right to speak for their rights. If Khalistan situation was that severe, the movement would not have died just because of some exchange of information by BB.
In EP revolt within Pak army started much before actual war started while in khalistan case few section of sikh regiments revolted only after operation blue star, there was no large scale defection by sikhs like bengalis and infact it was sikh general and sikh police officer who eliminated the insurgency.
but it was badly crushed by Indian Army. I think we are going off topic. lets stick to OP. :@:
STA, don't worry about topic when it comes to learning, the movement was eliminated by KPS Gill, the supercop of Punjab police, as he weeded out terrorism more effectively than army could, he proved to Indians that if police decides they can be +1 of army:)