Re: Why are BB and Altaf Bhai silent?
this thread relates to the current crises, whatever and whoever resorted to similar actions are not the subject of discussion. Whosoever and for whatever reason refers to past actions are only venting their personal bitterness, biases and propagating their political affinities and dislikes.
Having made the necessary legal disclaimer, one can take a journey through pak history or for that matter global history and find many many similar acts of state sponsored terrorism.
Premier institution responsible for terrorism in Pakistan is the Jamaat e Islami when they used their goons to attack Bengali intellectuals and institutions in East Pakistan with the blessing of Pak army.
The same JI was also responsible for numerous attacks on newspapers in the remaining pakistan, once again under the protection of Pak army and their Isi.
This organized state terrorism has been practised for decades and since it had the state sponsorship was never the subject of discussion. Newspapers were censored by force or govt threat while those who chose to challenge these forces were either beaten up, traumatized, harrassed and in many cases killed.
Deliberate campaign to malign the nationalist and liberal forces was orchestrated with religious, rightwing lobbies getting state asheerwarth. State media conti nued with their propaganda how Jihad against all forces opposing state policies was the right thing and those who oppose them were either delinquents or state enemies. This organized brainwashing continues even after the repeated mistakes that have led to the current state of anarchy.
Now the LT, LJ, Al Badr, SSP, SSP etc etc are all offshoots of this period of state approval that sanctioned their illegal activities and they all have their roots in the national parties that are JI, JUI and other right wing smaller parties all funded and protected by the state or their patrons in Saudi Arabia.
These ppl have no respect for state laws, human rights, international treatise and believe in imposing their religious and political views with no opposition of any sort, meaning fascist wearing religious clothing.