Members of this forum have seen pictures of Taliban brutalities. Some have also seen videos posted here but there is another side of the coin…an untold story of the misery of those who are bombed by Pakistani army and american drone attacks
Have a look and that explains why Millions like me are against military operation in the tribal belt. These are all the victims of Pakistani military bombing entire villages
I request all mqm supporters to stop advocating military operation in swat and tribal belt. The human cost of this operation is beyond your comprehension
I request all mqm supporters to stop advocating military operation in swat and tribal belt. The human cost of this operation is beyond your comprehension
The cost is very much in comprehension and sadly more of this will happen unless the taliban stop their war on pakistan and afghanistan.
A proof of loyalty of the pashtun…even after getting bombed…they still fav Pakistan and a relative of one victim wrap the coffin of their dead in Pakistani flag
To all those who support American drone attacks and Pakistani military Operation in North western Pakistan*.................................PLEASE PLEASE OPEN YOUR EYES AND UNDERSTAND THE HUMAN COST OF THIS WAR. ITS NOT OUR WAR....NO COUNTRY BOMBS ITS OWN PEOPLE FOR MONEY!*
Moderator please dont remove the pictures… I noticed that you have removed some of the pics I posted. Don’t do that ! If u cannot remove taliban beheading videos…then also dont remove these pics. Be fair!
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani once again warned NATO that the unilateral air strikes into Pakistani territory were “counter-productive” today as the United States launched two drone strikes, in North and South Waziristan Agency, respectively, killing a total of 32 people.
The attack in North Waziristan is said to have targeted a “mid-level al-Qaeda leader” known as Abu Akash al-Iraqi. One Pakistani intelligence official said that he was believed to have been killed in the strike, though other officials cited local intelligence reports saying he was likely not one of the dead. That attack killed more than 20 people.
The other attack occurred just outside of the South Waziristan town of Wana, just a mile from a Pakistani Army base. Militants were among those reported killed, as were Ahmadzai Wazir tribesmen. The large, well-armed tribe last month threatened to take up arms against the US if the strikes continued. They have not yet responded to the latest attack.
Surprisingly, witnesses say the Pakistani military made no moves in response to the continued overflights or the strikes. The Pakistani Army has reportedly been ordered to retaliate against any incursions across the border. Last month, Pakistani forces opened fire on US helicopters attempting to cross into North Waziristan, sparking a five minute firefight between US and Pakistani ground troops. North Waziristan tribesmen, however, have reportedly fired on the drones over the past two days.
The increasing number of US strikes has strained relations between the US and Pakistan. Last month NATO attempted to distance themselves from the US strikes, saying that they would not participate in any “ground or air incursions” into Pakistan. Jack Straw, the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, also hit out at the attacks today, insisting that the United States respect Pakistan’s sovereignty by not launching attacks without prior consent. http://news.antiwar.com/2008/10/31/twin-us-drone-strikes-kill-32-in-waziristan/
B_R does raise a valid point in that people need to be aware of the cost of the war - war is never glorious.
A small number of journalists in the West (very small) have pointed out that the Pakistan army's training and experience is not in precise counter-insurgency warfare: it instead specialises in the traditional "grand battle" way of war, bringing overwhelming firepower to
focus on an enemy.
In cases where the enemy is embeded into a civilian population, this is the result, and we should not pretend that it doesn't exist.
Now on the other hand, dislodging the Taliban is a necessary move. Their disregard for the effort to make a peace with them, their attempt to expand the zone under their control in violation of the peace agreement, their illegal attempt to act as the governing body in Swat after the agreement and their illegal efforts to enforce extra-judicial process marks them as a tyranical rebellion against government authority.
In the same way that Karachi had to be cleansed in the 1990s to break the back of the MQM, also with terrible results for too many civilians, a cleansing is now required in the north west of Pakistan.
