Attack on Sri Lankan Team Was Done From Mansoora ???
By Rohail Butt • Jun 17th, 2009 • Category: Politics • 72 CommentsIn a stunning press conference, the Lahore Police has presented a terrorist in front of the media, who has revealed to the utmost shock of the nation, that a person Dr. Usman a.k.a Aqeel took all of 7 terrorists involved in Liberty Attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team to the Mansoora, which is the head quarter of Jamat-e-Islami.
Aqeel a.k.a Dr. Usman is also wanted in masterminding the attack on former dictator Musharraf. Aqeel alias Dr. Usman, is an ex-sepoy of Army Medical Store and that he is associated with a banned organization. Police says that Aqeel belongs to the Punjabi Tehreek-e-Taliban.
Jamat-e-Islami is one of those very few parties who are opposing the military operation against the terrorists in Swat and FATA. Though Jamat-e-Islami has never found engaged in any terrorist activities and believe in democracy, this latest blow has shook them from inside down, and instead of refuting, JI needs to come up with some solid arguments.
It is quite possible and which seems likely that the terrorist just used Mansoora as their hideouts without the knowledge of JI, but even that places many question marks over the JI?
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Jamat Islami has always sympathized with the cause of Taliban Terrorists. It is no wonder that this terrorist was harboured by Jamatias. Khaled Sheikh Muhammad, the Alqaeda terrorists was also arrested hiding in a Jamat Islami worker’s house. Moreover,
Hats off to Punjab police for uncovering this connection! Jamat Islami has maintained anti democracy and anti-state rhetoric. Now it should be banned as a Terrorist organization!
Moreover, the Former Commissioner of Malakand, Syed Javaid who is said to have collaborated with Taliban Terrorists in the murder of Pakistan Army Commandos in Swat, is also a Jamat Islami Activist!
BAN Jamat Islami as a Terrorist Organization!
Start a Military Operation Against Jamat Islami!
We can’t allow terrorists to live in the midst of us!
I told you gyus long back that Qazi Hussain is the Munafiq Azam # 1 and Imran Khan Munafiq Azam #2 of present times
Do u guys remember???
Where r those morons who blamed RAW for shrilankan attack?????
I hope they come up with some stupid arguments.
Eg: Jamat Islam is working under India to destablize pakistan.
Eg: Police is working under Indian influence to destroy Jamat Islami.
Hasna
now stick to your own words and get analysis of your point in @2
Everybody knows malakand commissioner was pro taliban
They why he was intently placed there during the planning of this military operation.You know very well who deputes commissioner and what is his role in the area that is under army operation.
He was actually moved as he guided talibans on SSG movement and killing of 4 SSG young men on poor intelligence failures had shaken the trust of military establishment on this corrupt man at last.
Even then he was not kept under detention on such serious charges form locals but allowed to work on other assignments with full authority.Below find the report of discrepancies of war operation in our valley and then try to channelize your wrong and false statements again and again.I hope you would trust in this report as these are made by the people who live with actual Pakistanis
A detailed statement, ‘IDPs and the outcome of military actions’ issued by HRCP Chairperson Asma Jahangir : ‘While the ongoing military operation had become unavoidable, it was not adopted as a measure of the last resort.’
The statement also strongly criticizes the ‘methods of evacuation and the arrangements for the stranded people’.
‘For over two decades the government of Pakistan, in particular the military, tolerated, if it did not collude with the religious militants and extended impunity to them as well as to all forms of acts of religious intolerance,’ the statement says.
It notes that neither the federal nor the provincial government could explain the short-term and long-term objectives of the military operation. ‘The federal government is solely concentrated on fund raising and has so far not looked ahead.’ The commission points out that holding the areas that are cleared of the Taliban till civil administration is put in place is crucial.
The HRCP says the government ‘has never given a satisfactory explanation on the supply lines of finances, vehicles, arms/ammunition and petrol that the militants have never been short of. This is particularly questionable in the case of Swat, which is a settled area and surrounded by territory in control of the government.’
The commission speaks sceptically of ‘government machinery (that) lacked the will rather than capacity to dismantle the militant force in the Malakand division.’
According to the commission, the IDPs and their interlocutors are even less sure of the capacity of the government to deal with the enormous challenge in FATA.
The commission quotes IDPs to highlight the ‘devious role played by Syed Muhammad Javed, former commissioner of Malakand and an ex-DCO of Swat. ‘It is reported that there was vigorous recruitment of local people by the militants during Syed Javed’s term. There are other allegations of abuse of human rights by the former commissioner’.
The statement also reconfirms that local residents decry militants as being motivated by a desire for power. ‘Their past record offered strong evidence against their interest in justice… The Nizam-i-Adl Regulation was to be used as a tool to keep the local population in a state of fear while power would be wielded through Taliban appointed judges and law enforcement personnel.’
The commission recalls that some 95,953 families (577,167 people) were already internally displaced in the NWFP/Pakhtoonkhwa province before the May 2009 military operation commenced, and a large number of them were from Swat where the Taliban were virtually in control. ‘It was pretty evident that the people felt themselves insecure and wanted peace – at any cost.’
Still, HRCP says ‘the intensity of a full-fledged military operation could have been avoided if the militants had been confronted, discouraged, deported and captured earlier.’
The commission doesn’t discount the urgency of the military action but adds that ‘any armed action by the state must, under all circumstances, follow the principles of humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions. ‘It must be a measure of last resort rather than a measure that becomes unavoidable because of sustained inaction in the past. Use of force must be proportionate and non-combatants should, at all costs, be assured of safety. Those trapped in the cross fighting should be provided with food and all efforts made to bring them to safety.’
The statement quotes IDPs as confirming (to HRCP) that ‘the use of long range artillery by the military was indiscriminate. Besides militants, civilians too became targets of bombardment…fatalities and casualties amongst civilians are significant. The infrastructure has also been massively damaged by government forces as well as the Taliban.’
According to UNHCR, the affected area has over six million population. The estimates of the people displaced have risen to nearly three million. This, HRCP notes, is a strong indication that large numbers are either trapped or missing.
By May 24, the total number of IDPs estimated at 1,783,380 and some 80 per cent of them had taken shelter with local host families or in rented accommodation, the statement says. ‘As the number of IDPs keeps increasing, the capacities of host families and communities are being overstretched…The task of organising IDP camps is gigantic but even more difficult it is for host families to sustain their hospitality beyond a certain period.’ Had the citizens not acted in a prompt and generous way protection for the IDPs would have become virtually impossible, the commission points out.
The commission gives credit to foreign agencies like UNHCR, ICRC and UNICEF for having foreseen such an eventuality before it censures the government, federal as well as the provincial: ‘(The government) was totally at a loss in the first few weeks. The provincial government is beginning to stir but the federal government remains clueless and has no forward looking strategy.’
The IDP camps are by no means perfect, observes the commission whose monitors have seen red carpets rolled out there and huge tents with public address system being set up for a visiting VVIP. The commission’s report says there are serious concerns regarding security; there is no checking on arms inside the camps and the IDPs say that some low level Taliban had also taken refuge in the camps.
The report paints a grim picture of the camps: There is a dearth of all kinds of essential commodities. Medical facilities are inadequate and heat is a major problem.
The registration system is very slow and cumbersome. It is especially difficult for IDPs living outside the camp facilities to secure registration. The IDPs have no facilities to cook or grind the wheat they got from the donors and they are nervous because they have no access to news on a regular basis.
HRCP is also ‘especially concerned that the IDPs have been virtually barred from entering Sindh’. Even ‘in Punjab they are not being registered but are not barred, the report says. ‘The Federal government has announced that all rental deeds must be executed in police stations so that the police can ‘keep an eye’ on the IDPs from leaving NWFP/Pakhtoonkhwa. The Punjab government has issued instructions that property cannot be sold to anyone from outside the province without a no-objection certificate. This is demoralising for IDPs who are the worst victims of the Taliban’s wrath and the government’s utterly indefensible policies.’
The report quotes journalists, particularly of electronic media, as telling HRCP of the heavy censorship on news. ‘There can be no discussion on the number of civilian fatalities or casualties. Independent media and international or national humanitarian groups have no access to the conflict area…Telephone lines are disconnected, therefore those trapped or who stayed back cannot reach anyone when in distress.’
HRCP notes ‘the challenge faced by the country goes beyond Swat and the effects of Talibanisation are not confined to the NWFP/Pakhtoonkhwa province alone.’ It describes bomb blasts, threats and rise in crime across the entire country as ‘a major fallout of Talibanisation and the fighting’ and links the present situation to the policies followed by the regimes of generals Zia and Musharraf: ‘Over the years, Pakistani jehadi groups have formed a network of supporters that are entrenched in all institutions of the country. Their close links to foreign militant groups have put more resources at their disposal and they now operate in a strategic way.
Pakistan’s government has to draw a comprehensive policy – taking the military and other political parties on board – so that a long-term strategy is developed to confront the forces of militancy and intolerance. The government should seek partnership with international entities and other countries to effectively challenge militant groups and their supporters.’
HRCP demands a whitepaper on the official patronage extended to the militants in the Malakand division and calls for holding government officials to account. It is disturbed that no proper count of civilian casualties during the Swat operation has been issued. ‘They appear to be significantly higher than the figures mentioned by the ISPR,’ the statement says.
Some of the other suggestions made by the commission are: Efficient information centres be set up at all camps and effective procedures for the search and recovery of separated or missing members of the displaced families.
* Ways should be found to establish communications with the people stranded in their towns and villages to ensure supply of food to them and to guarantee their safety.
* The large population of displaced people outside the camps should immediately be brought within the support network so that they are not driven by circumstances to rush towards the camps where resources are already stretched and the threat of adverse weather looms large.
* The policy of censoring reports about the military operation and its impact on the citizens’ life and matters is manifestly counter-productive. The people will better face the situation if they are taken into confidence and trusted with the truth.
* The authorities must have a sound exit strategy: How the civilian administration will be restored once the operation is over? Who will guarantee the people’s security and how? Who will ensure that the law enforcement staff is adequately trained and equipped?
* The government must develop a well considered plan as to how Fata and the Malakand division will be administered after peace is restored. In particular, it is necessary to decide what kind of judicial system will be followed in these territories and what arrangements will be needed to protect women, children and the minorities that have borne the brunt of the militants’ atrocities.
Mansoora head quarter of jamiat islami is in lahore, All terrorists caught in cctv for half an hour , escaping in front of all police force of highly posh area of Lahore were hidden in mecca colony of Lahore.It is not big area to search such terrorist whose faces were caught by camera but they took three months to find these terrorists who acted in daylight in front of whole world .What a brilliant performance done by our management.First naeemi was killed an attempt to escalate religious riots in Lahore ,As it was clearly sabotaged by peaceful followers of maulana ,so now by creating such a dummy scene another attempts are also being made to create serious differences in Lahore among two religious groups who are raising voices against military operations in Swat.
ba ba black sheep
nazia,
A very good effort to distract the readers from the main topic. very well done…
Jamat-i-Islami is a group of hypocrites and they are the one who introduced terror in the student politics openly and as a political party they are doing it under cover.
Now their real face is unveiled.
Jammat-i-Islami must be banned from politics for good.
nasir
Hypocrisy is a human characteristic not a crime or offense.if JI was involved in any kind of crimes prove it through power of law with logics.They are all living and roaming there within country.its job of govt to give us protection at all costs.In one side of NWFP 40% aide is being supplied to these JI to IDPs and it is accepted but another side propaganda is being created against them.Govt is silently watching/accepting whole situation to create more chaos in political parties to derail this system of handicapped democracy.Choice is yours think that how this jammat having no soft corner and power in establishment can become threat to people of Pakistan.In this case where is writ of govt?
Who is not hypocrite? I think most of our political parties are hypocrite. As fat that attack on Sri lankan team is concerned, I have serious doubts about involvement of our own government in it. Those days Chief Justice issue was on fire and government tried to spead fear in Lahore so people could not come out on roads.
Tell me one thing very frankly and without biasedness… Do Police and related depertments have auto focus and auto movement capture kind of CCTV cameras and specially for installing on public places.
Why you are becoming fool. Those all clips of videos were claimed as CCTV cameras clips and were On-Aired in just 15 to 20 Minutes after this attck.. Camera was moving exactly on Terrorists and was focusing accordingly. It was planned attack by touts of Government (Zardari) and was on aired on media in few minutes to spread a layer of terror in Lahore.
I totally agree with Nazia and her solid arguments. It seems few guys are occupying TPS for their personal benefits (on they are doing their duty on order of their Lord and against few bugs). I wonder, few of them are commenting from UK and USA… after all who are so free in UK and USA that is sticking with TPS and other political blog for moderating.
Nazia you are absolutely right. Its horrific that it took them so long a time to catch the terrorists, and even then they have caught a minnow and rest are at loose.
Also Mansoora has nothing to do with this, as media misquoted the terrorist. The terrorists were living near Mansoora and at the morning of attack gathered near Jamia Ashrafia.
saleem
its good to see you here .I am not afraid of TPS fake guys whose main purpose is just to haunt the others by their negative attitude.One should always be treated with way of mannerism not like their inappropriate styles.
maria
Its not our concern that whether mansoora is involved in such heinous crimes or not but we are actually desperate and lack of serious and sincere investigations for all crimes related to terrorism that are only hitting common persons on the streets.
In all terrorism cases only wrong speculations are concluded and presented to general public for filing the paper work.No one is ready to give us accurate and mind conceiving clues for creating more chaos, insecurities and confusions among the public.
Nazia,
You are doing great job to defend truth and perishing false. And really things are getting clear now. Pakistan was a hub of terror in this whole region (specially in Military rules)… Innocent civilians and moderate Pakistanis are the real victim of this whole drama.
Government… Can I call it Government? Today I was reading transperancy International report… that in 2004 corruption was 45 Billion Rs… and now increased by 400% to 1 Trillion and 95 Billion Rs.
Who is behind all this? Every body knows.
It is India.
It is RAW.
It is done by Indian influence.
It was handled from Afghan border area.
Am I right guys?
Hi all those Mr.PAKISTANIES,
Admit that Jamaat-e.Islami is a creation of RAW and India. That is what from Imran Khan to your home minister indicating that this attack on SriLankans was carried out by RAW with help from LTTE.
EAT YOUR WORDS all you MR.PAKISTANIES.
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Raza,
Chapal chor.