Who is Faisal Shahzad?

@ Asif Saeed – The son of a vice air marshal who just recently got his US nationality just like thousands of his other compatriats is a Pakistani.. We can not hide away from that fact. Let’s do away with the ostrich approach and face facts here.

Adil it is indeed another unfortunate incident which has made our heads hang in shame and worse still, have made international trade and business and the hope of being a global citizen of the world next to impossible for people like myself. As someone who travels extensively and has various work related trips lined up, I am now feeling very apprehensive about the treatment that awaits me at the immigration counters of Europe and U.S. That I will be subjected to a degrading experience because of the acts of scum like Faisal Shehzad and everyone else who subscribes to the same extremist mindset that somehow justifies killing innocent people is unfair to say the least.

These people are not just bringing shame to their families but to all of us. I just can not understand how these so called muslims can be so ignorant of the religion the presumably follow. And why must you go and ‘settle’ in the western civilization if you do not want to be assimilated completely. Shame on us for trying to harm the people who give us so much religious freedom that we sit in mosques in their cities and preach hate against the same people who give us the chance of a better life in their country. How tolerant would WE be to a christian mission who operates out of Lahore and openly declares war on Pakistan and the muslim world. We fight with the west to allow us to impose our culture and religion (refer to the banning of the veil in France) but would we allow bikini clad blonde women to roam on our beaches? What is with this hypocrisy? We cant give an inch and demand a mile!!

Lastly, for the igoramuses out there, Jihad does not only mean to try to bomb innocent women and children. If the desire to do GOd’s work is so overwhelming, then come back to Paksitan and wage Jihad against poverty. Wage jihad against illiteracy and open schools and educate children. Wage Jihad against the rampant corruption and make the lives of those around you better. Wage Jihad against your own self – for we as a nation have deep rooted flaws in our own morality that have brought this place to the brink of extinction.

Damn you Faisal Shehazad. You and all the other ‘muslims’ like you make my blood boil.

Regards,
One very angry Pakistani.Recommend

*@Adnan S.*- very well said, Sir. I second you completely.Recommend

I totaly agree with Mr.Adnan.s…Recommend

Its a shame that individuals like Faisal Shahzad spend their entire lives seeking US Nationality and when they finally get it; they return the favor by terrorising the same citizens! Why bother? Just stay in taliban ravaged Peshawar! Its people like you who bring disgrace to us Pakistanis. Its because of individuals like you that pakistanis are refused visas to the US and cavity searched upon arrival. Its people like you that should be punished and made to rot in a prison cell. What have you achieved Mr. Faisal? Leaving behind a young wife and kids! You deserve to be hung.Recommend

It is true that Pakistanis or naturalized Americans like Faisal Shahzad (whatever you prefer) bring shame to the Pakistani community both in the US and Pakistan. But, I would still like to treat him as an individual and a criminal. He does not represent us, he is not the mirror of an 18 million strong-people. This is a fact that we have to live with and affirm. Criminals bear individual responsibility; I cannot be tried and punished for crimes committed by my real brother; any negative profiling of a family or a community is both illegal and illogical. Every one of us who believes in law and justice must cooperate with the instruments of law and justice to identify and bring to justice those who are committing crime. Acts of terrorism committed by individuals must not be interpreted as acts of war dictated by a community against a certain country or a culture; acts of terrorism are individual or group acts falling well within the criminal and penal laws of all countries, and must be dealt with as such. Therefore, for us in Pakistan and the US or anywhere in the world, it is time not to feel ashamed or responsible for Faisal’s acts but to join in collective condemnation of such conduct by word and deed. Faisal’s acts do not engage the responsibility of the state or the people of Pakistan. These are the established rules of international law as well as international human rights law. Our outrage is understandable for me but our sense of guilt is not. If I am a well-meaning, law-abiding citizen of Pakistan or the US, I refuse to identify with Faisal Shahzad.Recommend

Adnan, I have no words to add to yours. It is the double standard of us Pakistanis (indeed few) that we on the one hand exploite the opportunities the infedle offer while on the other hand we want to eliminate them from this world. Now there is going a hot debate in Europe wbout the issues the expatriates have so far created in these societies. I would ask such people to immediately be back rather than making a mess, if they feel an ‘identity’ crisis. They must think to be back to their repective country.

The other point the so called conspiracy theorists must stop confusing Pakistan about the incidents happen in eithe Europe or the US. Last night I was watching a ‘popular’ anchor person ‘analysis’ of this incident. He was linking it to Kerry Lugar Bill, Benaizir Shaheed Murder, Hakimullah Mehsud being alive and all the irrelevant stuff. One wonders what these media men make us believe on. They are like their proxies, the ilk of Faisal, to push Pakistan to the verge of the deep deep gorge where catastrophe awaits it.Recommend

Sahzad faisal is American national,If they blame Pakistan for it why they give him their nationality,otherwise every American is an immigrant from other countries of the world, we have not seen that a criminal in America has tags as Israeli,Irish,French,etc.Recommend

Completely agree with Adnan S. Well said, couldn’t have said it better myself.Recommend

as i think, that the main point of the pakistanis involved in the action of terrorisem (in american terms) is not other then the dron attacks in the pakistan specially it is the most worst thing for the pakistanies that can be called the fundamentalists.
as in my opinion they feel so guilty by mean of sealed lips of pakistani govt. officials. they strikes, strikes and strikes but the system and policies are same, only faces and personalities are changing but the system and polices are still there as they were before.
when the policies and governance will be according to the voice and wish of the people, and they got the best facilities provided by govenament, the situation will change auto matically.
the important is to just think that how a man become terrorist?????? there will be found several unfortunate dies of his wishes????
just need to think…………………….Recommend