Re: Top commanders say 'enough is enough'
No plans of military operation in North Waziristan: Malik
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Monday “categorically” dispelled any plans of launching a military offensive in North Waziristan and that no such proposal was “under consideration at the moment.”
Speaking to the media outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Malik said that whenever an operation is planned in North Waziristan, the military and civil leadership will take the decision together. “What matters the most is the opinion of the military commanders on ground. Without their opinion, no such operation will take place.”
He added that if a decision in this regard is taken then it will be made public, saying that the “charm of democracy is that every decision that the government takes comes before the public.”
‘Mehsud should disclose whether he’s injured, ill or has escaped’
Responding to a question regarding exposing the militants behind an attack on child activist Malala Yousufzai, Malik said that it was already revealed that the conspiracy to attack her was hatched by the Taliban stationed at the Pak-Afghan border.
“We have the names of the suspect, but we want to reveal who ‘actually’ carried out the attack, I repeat, who ‘actually’ carried out the attack,” he said.
As I said in another thread that "there is something spectacular about the Taliban that none of us know," and the military that has the most knowledge about them, doesn't know what to change the status quo.
Negotiations conducted from a position of weakness will bear no fruit and a half-hearted military action will also be a failure even before it takes off. Despite being hit by the Taliban in the most brutal way, nation also stands divided on any course of action. Army is bleating about wearing out its strength and economy is in a coma. Have you ever seen such a perfect Catch-22?
