WASHINGTON: A top Pentagon official has said that Pakistan has an addiction of playing around with militant groups against India to achieve certain interests and this gets the country in all kinds of trouble.
According to a report published on The Times of India website, Michael Sheehan, assistant secretary of Defence for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict, told United States (US) lawmakers that the country had been discussing these issues with Pakistan, but there had been no success.
We've had these conversations with them forever about that. I don't see that changing. I don't see any set of talking points that's going to be delivered by some new diplomat that's going to change their mind.
Sheehan added that the US had “virtually given up” on changing the mindset of Pakistan regarding India.
It's the way they view the world. We have to understand the way they view the world and try to work through it. But it's not going to be easy, but I think at the end of the day we have been successful in the FATA in degrading al-Qaeda over the last 10 years despite all these problems. And I think that we're going to continue to work through it and hopefully again have another 10 years of success in degrading al Qaeda's strategic capability in the FATA and elsewhere.
India has blamed Pakistan-based militants from the Lashkar-e-Taiba group for training, equipping and financing the Mumbai attacks with support from “elements” in the Pakistani military.
US plays down Sheehan’s comments
Lt. Col James Gregory, a Pentagon spokesperson when contacted about Assistant Secretary Sheehan's remarks, said, "US remains focused on defeating al Qaeda. His point was that our relationship with Pakistan is complex and long-standing.”
Playing down the officials remarks, Lt. Col. Gregory reiterated that relations with Pakistan were important , “our relationship with Pakistan remains extremely important. As President Obama said Monday, "Obviously, the United States and Pakistan have a host of mutual interests. We’re both interested in combating terrorism, both internationally and in our respective countries."
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The problem with Pakistanis is that they believe their own lies.
@Harry Stone: Dear Harry, you got it half right, but unfortunately for Pakistan the U.S., with its usual deviousness, started or encouraged most of the militancy in the Pakistan/Afghan/India area, and now is choosing to blame Pakistan for it. I am not really sure what America's end game is, but if it is anything like what they have been up to over the last ten years Pakistan/Iran/Syria could be in trouble from a propaganda point of view if not all out war. They are the last three independent Muslim dominoes standing. I do not really think the U.S./Zionists in Washington know what to do. The Americans have got themselves into an awful mess in Afghanistan. It is just like a repeat performance of Vietnam. They want to get out. They are not worried about troop or civilian losses, but the war is costing them an awful lot of money and loss of military prestige. Thus, until they can get out what better thing can they do than blame Pakistan for all their bad decisions and tactical losses, which are almost reaching the strategic level. In simple terms, America has not won the war, she is going broke, she wants out, she wants a scapegoat. What better scapegoat can she find than Pakistan.
Good work America. You have stirred up all the hornet nests residing in the India/Pakistan camps. This will take some attention away from America, but how Washington could have the Gall to criticize Pakistan is almost beyond comprehension. This is a clear case of the pot calling the kettle black, but in this situation I do not think Pakistan deserves either the pot or the kettle title. Obviously, no country is perfect, and Pakistan can improve a lot. However, America, under what appears to be Zionist control, appears, by any measurement, to be going out of its way to stir up the world cauldron, and this has been particularly so in the Middle-East/South Asia region. Ever since WWII, and probably beyond that, America has been encouraging militancy in the general Asian region, but for reasons best known to itself has decided more lately to concentrate within the Afghan/Pakistan region, using the excuse of 9/11. I cannot go into all the militant groups encouraged by the U.S, but those that Pakistan is beset with are either American creations or they have developed existing ones to a dangerous level. Now the American Genie or Genies are out of the bottle, and Pakistan is stuck with them, but getting the blame from Washington. On a slightly different tack General Mattis from Cent-Com is currently pretending to be pleasant towards Pakistan, because he wants to get NATO trucks rolling again. Once America decide to get over its ridiculous 10 year war in Afghanistan and move the troops out (we can hope can't we) one's mind can only boggle at the sneaky, underhanded subterfuge they will get up to as a lower cost version of the current military adventure. Pakistan would be well advised to keep its powder dry. It is unfortunate, but America is dangerous, she is on a permanent war footing, is not very fond of Pakistan, is run by a bunch of crazies in Washington, and the next major move could be to attack Pakistan or others, without troops on the ground.
@Afghan Wais Barkazai: @munnabhai: Love your LAST LINE !!! Peace, Love, Respect
Let us close this arguing. the Case of Mr Fai has shown the world what Fai and ISI are doing.
@Naved: Hold on Sir Have you not been the biggest allay and friend of USA from 1947 on a wards.Uncle SAM hated India for being founder member of NON ALIGNMENT MOVE. Till yesterday you were upset why India is an age old friend of Russia and today suddenly USA has become India friend. Remember during 1971 Henry Kissinger and his President were the sole protector of Pakistan.
@kaalchakra: Appalled at your reasoning. No wonder Pakistan is in such a mess if people think like you!
You all are short of the logic, please don't waste your energies here, nobody cares what you think, everyone is evil here with lot of venom. take care of yourself don't think much about humanity it is forgotten story. We have push enough to create an environment for last world War.
@munnabhai:
You're getting to be totally delusional. Stop drinking whatever you're drinking, I think you've had enough
@BruteFart: The funny thing is it is actually Pakistan that is weeping. If still cant see it, then god help YOUR nation !!
@Kaalchakra, I hope Pakistan continues to see the world as it has done for last 65 years, including losing 1/2 the country and now doing as US says for money. I want met an uneducated, uncouth idiot. Who said everyone says he is an idiot but he thinks he is very smart.
@Much Amused: don't think so!!!
@Kaalchakra, Just because Musharraf drank whisky and spoke English, does not in anyway mean he was modern and enlightened. But yea although he did Kargil (which was useless) still he was better than many right wing nut cases that roam Pakistan.
Anyways mate, Pakistan needs lot of luck if you consider Osama, Dawood, Hafeez Sayeeds, LeT, etc etc as your heroes.
Its not the question of seeing world through India's or America's eyes. Its the way civilized nations function. Even thought David Coleman Headley was American when his involvement was certain in Mumbai attack, America gave India the access to question him and we will legally try to extradite him. Anyways he is serving jail for his crime in US. US did not make him Hero. Even Islamic countries work like that. India has extradition treaty with many Islamic countries.
There are many examples... if a national of one country commits crime in another nation either he/she is handed over to that nation or justice is done in same country. We Indians will never see that happen in regards to criminals who are hiding in Pakistan. They have killed innocent people. Only sick people and sick country makes them a hero.
So as I said before, all the best, I hope the attitude you have is an exception because if majority of the Pakistanis think like you then it sure means difficult days ahead.
@kaalchakra: If that is the case, Pakistan will be "made to see" the world as America and India. Just wait and watch.
Akash
The argument that Dawood Ibrahim and Osama brought 'shame' to Pakistan is silly. May be to a small number of Pakistanis who must interact directly with the West, or to wagah welles. Even Musharraf - as thoroughly Westernized and moderately enlightened a Pakistani as they come - put it in so many clear words - Ibrahim Dawood is a hero. Just like AQ Khan. No nation turns its heroes over to the enemies for 'rational' reasons. Or change its basic philosophical framework. The problem is that India and American themselves live in perpetual delusions, and blame Pakistan for their own incompetence. Now, we have a bunch of American jokers who are all surprised why Pakistan has unleashed uncontrolled fury against Mr Afridi - who helped find Mr Osama Bin Laden!
Pakistan need not and will not see the world as America and India do. Get used it. It's been decades!
And India has addiction to spread peace in the region... Wow.
@Much Amused: OK, agreed (if you wish so) but why can't Pakistan control what happening INSIDE it's borders rather then what happens across its borders. Seems like Pakistan is more interested in controlling what happens outside its borders then inside! and whose is going to push "India" out of Balochistan...our politicians seem to have no interest in the issue and yet we blame India for this. Great thinking and I am Pakistani too. Meddling in somebody else's affairs whilst doing nothing about your's (and also not admitting the problem) will not take us anywhere.
@Zeta: "Just like india has addiction of harming Pakistan every opportunity it gets. " How true like defeating Pakistan in every cricket World cup match!!
i am pakistani and i always feel bad about role of establishment in this country.why we always like fight ,guns and war.after so much damage we still believe on conspiracy theories.please always like same thing for others as we like for ourselves.
Once again US' leaders are using and giving such this type of hypocritical,fabricated and embellished statements to create misunderstandings and differences between Indian and Pakistani governments to take the revenge of US' troops in Afghanistan and blockade of NATO's supply routes from Pakistan.
@Kaalchakra - Pakistan has its own legitimate – at least to herself – view of benefits and costs quite different from India’s or America’s.
So how does this cost benefit view of Pakistan is helping her ?? Because from where we can see the guys like Dawood and Osama are only bringing shame. May be shame has a different meaning in Pakistan. After all everyone was annoyed at killing of Osama.
I hope Pakistan changes for good and many like you get a lease of life too. Oh wow that was rhyme.
Pakistan had never problems with Indian public but that was the Indian Government who put all the responsibilities of terrorism on Pakistan just to get the sympathy of the public to get the vote and obiviously of the america. Pakistani public know that India can be handled with dialouge but the true problem and the born enemy of Pakistan is Afghanistan. Until unless a single afghani is on our holly land geting our goal will be very difficult. They destroyed our economy and now they are creating problems in KPK and Balochistan with the sponsorship of India and america. Once Pakistan kick out all afghanies from Pakistan then our country will become the most peaceful place on earth. Inshallah
@ Rahool gandhi :why pakistanis using Indian name as their identity ....very very shame.
@Mian: Real friend in one who restrain us from doing wrong and make us realize us of our wrong doing
@kaalchakra, if what Pakistanis think is true and India-Israel and US are fomenting terrorism in Balochistan, the issue would have been sorted by now. The Balochistan issue has been simmering for 65 years and it wouldn't have taken too much effort from the three nations to separate Balochistan. The fact that it is still a part of Pakistan shows that there has been no outside interference.
@s shah: I sincerely appreciate your reply. People like you are the real hope. Many times I feel within my heart, for the many Pakistanis who are suffering. My bias, if you have seen my other comments is clearly against those who preach hatred. Right or wrong, I have developed a feeling that the Army had created many miseries for the ordinary Pakistanis. No nationality or religion is bad. It all depends on how they are manipulated by others. Unfortunately, the literate and the elite in any society or country have the capability to guide the thoughts of the general public. If only they had used their power for the good cause ........ Not to say that India does not have these problems. Yes they have but these are disappearing fast. Pakistan is also gaining the momentum for the better as I can see from many TV talk shows, which trend I have not seen even two years ago. Two years ago, we probably may not even be having such open communication. Wish you peace and prosperity.
First an off topic comment, it seems that more than any other newspaper in Pakistan, ET is popular among Indians and all those not happy with Pakistan :P
Coming back to topic, Yes there was injustice in east Pakistan but that doesn't give any right to India to supply arms to "Mukti Bahini" or in these days "Bhugti Bahini".
Today in Kashmir the situation is same ! For those who deny ! then why it's the only state where paramilitary troops are patrolling the streets, if no injustice then y u have those troops have rights to kill anyone with out any judicial case ! So just keep the role of Pakistan aside for a moment but don;t call them terrorists ! If they are terrorists then Mukti Bahini were also terrorists by the same definition, they only need the right for self determination. And if you indians are that open minded and believers in free will then ask kashmiris what they want ! Right now they are only asking for the status that was before 1989 .... you don;t have enough guts to provide them the same status !
Coming to US, Ok lets assume that evidence (which were never made public) for 9/11 tells us that it was from within Afghanistan, one can justify war with Afghanistan, but Iraq ..... where are the (4 letter word + ing) weapons of Mass destruction ! They destroyed iraq on the expense of Iraq and claiming that they have liberated the country .... damn ! Now there is no security for Iraqi people no food no electricity no clean water ... this is what you call freedom ! I would prefer to live under a dictator who is willing to give me bread, clean water, security but won;t favor this kind of democracy.
Libya ! Whole europe crushed a beautiful country ! reasons ? atrocities of dictator on the protesters ! are you serious ! what about the protestors killing pro Qadafi people, should not the government protect people and their property from those mobs ! Government in US cannot even stand a peaceful protest like occupy wall street and is criticizing libyan gov over killing those protesting mobs and on the first place why the protest started ... they had everything the region doesn;t posses.
So moral of the story is if the atrocities are done with uniform, with most sophisticated fighter planes built in factories in europe or US and is sponsored and supported by west then it is struggle for freedom ... but if you don;t have resources and you are adapting gorilla tactics the unfortunately by the definition most learned once you are a terrorist !
we should not really care about timesofIndia news at least!!!
Just like india has addiction of harming Pakistan every opportunity it gets. Their 11 consulates in Afghanistan are just for "consular" purposes right? just like Raymond Davis was Diplomat. Indians do no bad, they are the most pious creatures on earth. The Kasmiris is not an issue, 100,000 died of "natural causes", This world is Flat and Only evil is Pakistan.
And by the way, look at the number of indians posting on here, one can clearly see their utter hateful mentality.
@kaalchakra: "ET – would you do the honours of producing a single article which shows india’s meddling in Balochistan?"
That is not unusual. All countries have that. The question that Pakistan and Pakistanis need to ask themselves is - is their cost benefit analysis framework correct? Are they understating the costs? Are they imputing a high possibility to benefits which are realistically not probable?
HAs using this framework led to an improved or deteriorated internal and external environment for Pakistan?
If the current framework has illserved Pakistan, is it time to change it?
@Uzair Javaid: :ET – would you do the honours of producing a single article which shows india’s meddling in Balochistan?"
Well if there were any facts to back that up, I am sure ET would write such an article. As it is, ET is a newspaper not an idelogue like Zaid Hamid who spews venom unsupported by facts, so it is unlikely that you would see such articles.
Most Indians like me consider Pakistan as an estranged brother who has got spoiled by free monetary help (dole) from USA & China. Till this prodigal brother returns home, he will be just a nuisance in India's progress. Indians don't give a damn about whatever else Pakistani government or Its Army or ISI does. Pakistanis love Indians just as much as we love Pakistanis.
@BruteForce: "Let us recap: How many have died in India because of Pak sponsored Terror? Few dozens.
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I generally tend to agree with you. I differ on this point though. You are probably thinking of incidents like 26/11 when you say only a few dozen Indians have died in Pak sponsored terror. In the nineties, thousands of Indians died in Kashmir due to Pak pushing Afghan mujahidins into Kashmir.
@Much Amused: Pakistan should also get out of afghanistan... by the way we give 1 billion dollars to afghanistan every year in aid, send our doctors, allow them to migrate to india if they want.. wht does pak do just allow them to migrate to pak ... no aid , nothing, cause pakistan itself is a failed state,, a country tht does not give anything to anyone cant expect to be the bosses.. we will do wht we wnt..have any problem, come face us like a man, rathan thn depending on the taliban to face us...
End result of any addiction if not controlled well in time is dangerous for country's health and this is not only confined to our country but for all who poke their noses in others affairs.
@Mian: I would say it was a job well done. too bad you didn't like it.
Kumar and other brothers who are confident Pakistan will ULTIMATELY change -
May be, but not within a time frame over which any rational analysis can be conducted or reasonable predictions can be made. So, here we enter the domain of faith - which is ok if one wishes to live by faith.
Look, I have been having this argument with some my Indian friends going back to the early years of Nawaz Sharif's first term in office, when Indians of all kinds were euphoric about Dawood Ibrahim's early deportation to India - for "rational' reasons. From Pakistan's point of view, that sort of stupidity was irrational then as it remains irrational now. Indians, and many ignorant Americans, perform all these strange cost-benefit analyses in their own heads and repeatedly convince themselves that 'sooner or later' Pakistanis will come to share the same view. That is absurd at so many levels. Pakistan has its own legitimate - at least to herself - view of benefits and costs quite different from India's or America's.
@Gujrati from Godhra
Hallellujah! Unfortunately you are preaching to the wrong choir, this choir's beliefs and values are twisted and distorted. People whose mental faculties are functioning at optimum levels know the truth about Muslims and their status in India.
We have people like Azim Premji and Yusuf Hamied in India, the day Pakistan produces a Hindu billionaire then we will trade barbs. Until then stop beating this dead horse.
OMG, I can't understand why people go blind despite enough evidences available. Afghanistan is the new bone of contention and this blame games (including all above comments) will end with the last WW starting from ground zero and ending with the end of world.
......and who did America use to get the Soviets out of Afghanistan ???
ET - would you do the honours of producing a single article which shows india's meddling in Balochistan? i believe you wouldn't even notice it
No responses to defend US policy from "US Centcom" monitoring?
@Munda Baloch: they did 1971 same thing.
@NewGandhi: older brother act like i know every thing,then younger brother act,let's deal w/kashmier issue,after every thing gonna be solve older brother.
@Saleem: A much is being spoken about many people in India and Pakistan about Godhra incident and media and people like you who claim to have knowledge have made this incident a tool to throw at each other. While people like me who saw the riot first hand try hard to forget those days and wish that somehow it erases from memory. I am a scheduled caste Hindu so my association with Hindu is weak while with Muslims is almost the same. I have constantly seen Pakistani talking about the numers of muslims killed and raped. The real number is 2837 on record and much more not on record. Congress which loves to appease muslims and are in constant try to replace Gujarat CM since he is a BJP guy have manipulated quite many reports and infact hindered Krishna commision report multiple times preventing a fair assessment. The total numbers in Godhra my town is 1642 muslims died, 1273 Hindus and rest people like me who are sadly never counted. My schedule cast community has both Hindus and Muslims and many of my people died and we dont hear anybpody crying for us. Even the imam and pundits here would not want to count us in their list of people dead. So yes Godhra incident was unfortunate and there is no definite theory who started it, cause those who started it are dead, so there are only conspiracy theories by survivors on who started ofcourse each side will blame the other. So for all those who seriously think they know about Godhra incident please stop your bakwaas cause you guys have no idea apart from using Godhra for your own personal debate against Hindu or Muslims. The fact is until the riot and after the riot muslims and hindus in Godhra live peacefully, its only the media and religious bigots who love to pick on this incident and use it for their personal agenda.
@Malik: Bhai!. for atleast once, prove the involvement of Indians in Balochsitan. Just your fantasy does not make it real or true. In last 40 years of your constant blaming you havent proved even once or caught any single Indian for balochistan troubles. On what grounds or proof you guys keep on claiming that. This is why world has washed off hands of you cause they have realized that you guys thrive on fantasies and conspiracy theories.
@Pakistan: "Indians are just in Afghanistan and Baluchistan to play T20 over there. Right?".......Have you ever caught any single Indian in any terrorism act in Baluchistan ????? You are like the kid who loves to cry wolf.
@Faisal Kagalwala: - very well put Sir, may i repeat your insightful observation with slight modification - most countries have an army but the pakistan army is one of the few which have a country all to themselves !!
@Perplexed:
Amazing, so many Muslims died in those Gujarat riots and your generation missed it out. Here is a clip of that:
"On Feb. 27, 2002, a train fire in Gujarat state killed 60 Hindu pilgrims. Muslims were blamed for the fire and weeks of rioting followed. More than 1,100 people, almost all Muslim, were killed or went missing as Hindu mobs rampaged through towns and villages. Tens of thousands were left homeless as rioters set fire to Muslim homes and businesses."
You may want to see this vide as well and feel for them:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8Tv2uGW1-M
Intelligence agencies of every country use the bad guys and misuse the good guys.Pentagon spokesperson knows it well.
@Much Amused: "Get India out of Afghanistan and get them to stop meddling in Balochistan. The so called Pakistani militancy will be reduced to a great extent."............Excuses!!!
Dear Hindoo's Americans are meddling in Indo/Pak affairs for some hidden agenda's. World know very well what we are doing in Occupied Kashmir. So be peacefull and dont show your anti Pakistan hate. As our General V K Singh show the reallity of our millitary to the whole world. We know ourselves very well how peacefull we are.
@Much Amused: My dear friend, Afghanistan is as sovereign a country as Pakistan and when the Afghan Government chooses to cooperate with India rather than with Pakistan so be it. Afghanistan is not a Pakistani province!
@Saleem: er...mr.saleem...when did that gujarat incident take place?can you give me the year if possible so that i can search my archives to read on it.Looks like my geneartion missed it out!!!! Shame on you for harping on one random incident which was triggered off by the muslims actually.....and one which is long forgotten!!
partiality will mar Pakistan
@ Raj-USA, @Ayesha, I agree with you 100 percent. @Raj-USA: Maybe I am the exception that proves the rule, but I am a Pakistani and I agree with you. There are a lot of Pakistanis who are rational and who want peace with India, who truly have love towards all, who want to leave the past behind and who want peace and prosperity in the region for the sake of the millions who suffer due to our jingoism. It is just that our voices get drowned out by our toxic militaristic culture !
Just as in East Pakistan, if ever a civil war breaks out in West Pakistan and 10 million refugees stream into India, India may need to intervene in W Pakistan too. But that would be just to restore a civilized government and not to take even an inch of Pakistan territory.
@kaalchakra: From every one else's point of view, what Pakistan is doing makes no sense. You will have pay the piper one day.
@Raj - USA:
In your message, if you change two words - Hindus with Muslim and Pakistan with India - then you will not see much difference between what is going on to minorities in both countries. Difference is that India being a larger player/force gets by with most of that but Pakistan doesn’t. Like anyone else, you have forgotten what happened in Muslims in Gujrat. Have you forgotten how Muslim women were raped and men were burnt alive? Hindus blamed Muslim to instigate those riots but later on it turned out that it was Hindus who started them. You will not see anything even remotely close to that in Pakistan. Still there was no uproar by you or any sane person out there to what Hindus did to Muslim in secular India.
In how many Indian States there are anti-India movements? Pakistan doesn’t have will or resources to fan them like India did in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. Now India has created so called consulates/cultural centers all along Pakistani border in Afghanistan. What these centers are doing so close to Pakistani border – selling opium or dolling money to fan anti-Pakistan sentiments in Baluchistan? In fact many of so called Baluch leaders of anti-Pakistan movement have been seen interacting with Indian officials of those centers. But it is unfortunate that Pakistan has not been able to bring all this to world forum - except at Sharm-el-Sheikh where Manmohan Singh made an oblique acknowledgement of that fact and promised to stay away from Baluchistan. Do you remember that?
Amazing to see most Pakistanis defend the indefensible and extremely self-damaging conduct of Pak army/ISI , which as per this report are addicted to cheap supply of poor, uneducated jihadis from poor Pakistani families.
Let us recap: How many have died in India because of Pak sponsored Terror? Few dozens.
How many have died in Pakistan killed by the very same people who were supposed to target India? Around 35,000 people says Pakistani media.
Now, this addiction is harmful to whom?
I wonder where/who we picked up this habit from...ahem! from Penta-be-gone perhaps?
just like america has addiction of using troops against Muslim Countries
@wlie8: "Just like U . S . A used and funded them against U .S .S .R. during Afghan War!!!!
Kaisa???
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There was a war i Afghanistan when US tried those tactics. There is no war in India. DOn't compare apples and oranges.
@Mian: "Just One question. What do you say about Mukti Bani Movement which India supported to divide Pakistan" SOme questions for you: 1. Were Mukti Bahini indigenous to Bangladesh (then East Pakistan)? (Lashkar-e-taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad are not indigenous to India). 2. Did India deny supporting Mukti Bahini? (Pakistan does pretend that it des not support LeT and JeM). 3. India had got over 8 milion refugees from what was then East Pakistan due to the Operation by Pakistan's own army against its own people which prompted India's involvement. Has Pakistan receievd 8 million refugees from India?
well...one can always say that pentagon and India have addiction to use CIA and RAW against Pakistan...What do you say???
@Much Amused: But support to militancy is their before india came to afganistan...... how would you justify now ?
The funniest of ironies here. The very same nation that laid the roots for militancy in the region to spearhead the USSR-Afghan jihad is pointing fingers. It's like laying the seeds, and when they sprout you blame the soil for it..
To all the Indians commenting here: don't forget that India has also been creating unrest in Pakistan through proxy groups for ages, and if India is so good, it should stop supporting the militant groups in Balochistan and all over Pakistan.
(When I say India, I mean some people in the Indian Government, Military and Intelligence)
Because India is darling of USA. Why USA not working on the "Addiction" of India accusing everything on Pakistan. Simple Economic Interests..... How come USA cant see "water Terrorism of India" "Human Rights Violation in Kashmir" and UN resolution which is yet to see the light of execution...
Pls mr SAM dont tell us what is in our interest...
@kaalchakra: Pakistan WILL eventually have to change its strategy - one way or another. By the way things are going, it may not be a long time coming.
Pakistanis are advised to scan the front pages of their newspapers on any given day. A mindset of violence will beget violence. India has shown that it can persevere despite a thousand cuts. Can Pakistan afford to live by the sword rather than focus on its own development? All rational Pakistanis should ask themselves that question.
Lol, look who is saying this: The biggest terrorists themselves!! And to these Indian trolls: India is the biggest sponsor of terrorism in Pakistan. You are funding your TTP terrorists and Baloch Militants, killing thousands of innocent Kashmiris and on the other hand blaming Pakistan for killing 160 indians! Shame on you, caz u deserve it!!
@Reddy: its the indian sitting on Chinese land illegally not the tibetans. Tibet is part of China and will always remain so. India has a long history of hiding behind democracy and commiting crimes but outside of East Pakistan it has not worked. Srilanka strategy failed, Kashmir we will see, Burma is a misreable failure and in Nepal its looking a bit sad as well.
@Munda Baloch: All of the so called Baloch Munda's are killing innocent unarmed Pakistanis living in Balochistan how brave is that
"And I think that we’re going to continue to work through it and hopefully again have another 10 years of success in degrading al Qaeda’s strategic capability in the FATA and elsewhere." . In case you didn't know it - that's American speak for "were going to continue drone attacks".
Ya right and how about CIA / US Army addiction of human blood all around the world and selling weapons creating rifts amoung pple.
The Indian/American reaction is amusing (or pathetic). Some of us have been saying forever that Pakistan will never change its strategy because it is fundamental to how Pakistan views itself. From Pakistan's point of view, nothing else can make any sense.
@Pakistan politics:
What you are seeing even as PAK struggles to develop a policy toward the US/NATO, is the US is beginning the process of stepping back from PAK. While it is common knowledge that PAK uses such tactics it is significant because it came from a member of the US administration and not a member of Congress and reflects the position the US is developing toward PAK. It is one of many steps that should PAK continue as it has in the past will result in PAK being declared a state sponsor of terrorism.
@pardesi:"tibetans, sitting illegally on Chinese land and the land of Kashmiris." wow,Tibetans sitting on Chinese land,rewriting the history is not a new thing for Pakistanis but keep it restrained to pakistan which would reduce no of people laughing at you at the moment. @Pakistan&BruteFart:oh,neither we are making song and dance nor bengalis making hue and cry about the mukti bahini,in fact it was/is pakistanis who didn't like the smell,sound,look of the Bengalis and tried enforce your Arabized islam on them and your carnal desire to see every person on earth as a muslim led you into a blackhole which in turn sucked every one into it,try to get out of it before you comment any further
Pakistani Establishments supremacy over the civilian government is due to 'India Bogeyman'! If they don't conjure up some conflict they will lose power. Unfortunately uneducated and ill educated masses can be played like a fiddle by the Establishment.
@adeel759: They did not offer anything for free, it is a business offer which will involve pakistan paying them handsome amount of money in case the deal is finalized, so what is big thing about that.
Quite surprised by this, I didn't know Pentagon had conspiracy nuts like India who see Pak Army/ISI behind all militants.
I think America is playing and using them for their own interests
The difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter is that the former believes in killing innocent people and has some hidden agenda, or may be misguided by somebody influential. While the latter simply strives for freeing his motherland and has full support from his own countrymen. So, Bengalis in Bangladesh fully supported the Mukti Bahini soldiers. Should I expect the same from Pakistani citizens to support Let and Al-Qaida ?
Does the West especially US and UK don't use the same strategy the only difference is that when they use they call them mujahideen (Afghanistan), freedom fighters (Iraq, libya, Syria) and when people truly are freedom fighters they call them terrorists(Palestine, Kashmir, Ireland and so on). India used/uses the same methodology mukt bhani, tibetans, sitting illegally on Chinese land and the land of Kashmiris. West can go and kill civilians at will in the name of democracy and freedom and I want your money, resources and would like to rape your land and country through the same technique, and then they complain. Ha tough luck. Now try and eat your own medicine
@ajaved: what is India doing in Kashmir? Sending back all the kashmiri Hindus back home to Kashmir.Latest strategy!
State sponsored terrorism is a part of PAK military and foriegn policy.
OMG! I am feeling so sorry for the innocent Indians. They are the most peaceful nation in the world. Indians are just in Afghanistan and Baluchistan to play T20 over there. Right?
They are not entirely wrong . Some of the proof of this ``addiction" is in the stories of people who have returned from Kashmir and other areas in India where they were sent to gather local intelligence .Captured in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfFUodpurpc
Pakistan learned from India when India armed, financed and trained mukti bahini rebels in Indian camps, also infiltrated Indian army regulars in the guise of rebels, to cross into East Pakistan and their mass genocide against Pakistanis and Bengalis. Now when Pakistan pays back in the same coin, Indians run to UN and US crying. As you sow, so shall you reap. Its time for India to reap and weep.
much Amused : India is doing humanitarian works like roads, hospitals etc in Afganistan not doing Terrorism like you pakistanis doing in all over the world.
My brother @Afghan Karachiite: I do not understand your dichotomy. Sitting in Pakistan you are blaming our brothers in faith the Pakistani nation. I have been reading your posts for quite some time. These people have helped us for more then 20 years and provided our mother's & wife's shelter that they much needed. Sitting in Karachi I do not expect this at least from you.
Does Not matter at all .... what is india doing in kashmir ??????????? Keep Doing it Pak ... we are with you.
Always proud to be a Pakistani.
Addiction is the right word used. Entire Pakistan generation is raised with anti India sentiments. Through school curriculum, media. Pakistani military exists because of India. If there is peace with India, what will Pakistani military do. Pakistani military and ISI need India as enemy for their job security. Every country has an army, Pakistani army has a country.
Its as logical as sun rises in the east.
I wish i could disagree with it. Pakistanis need to understand solutions to their most of problems lie in better relationship with India. as recently as yesterday, India offered 5000 MW of power to Pakistan.
I don't see a change unless and until Pakistani army, intelligence agencies are brought under civilian control like any other civilized nation.
Just like U . S . A used and funded them against U .S .S .R. during Afghan War!!!!
Kaisa???
Nothing surprising in this news. The question is even when US knew this reality then why they dint support india openly?
Well, tit for tat... We started this by supporting militancy in Bangla Desh and got it seperated from Pak. Didn't US supported mujahideen in 80's? Its just a country putting their views, no body should really care about such shallow statements.
@All Indian friends @All Indian Pretending themselves as Pakistani while commenting.
Just One question. What do you say about Mukti Bani Movement which India supported to divide Pakistan.
It won´t be exaggerated to assert, that all Pakistani institutions have misused its citizens by thoroughly poisoning them to hate Hindu India. Today Hindu is an accepted abusive word in the Pakistani society and the armed Pakistanis(militants) are the heroes of the nation.
When you don't pay attention to the history, root causes, and the outstanding issues, this "addiction" is inevitable and is bound to go on and on from both sides....
India's illegal occupation of Kashmir must end, and the issue must be resolved!
Is the US trying to sabotage the rather productive India/Pakistan dialogue currently going on? After all a peaceful South Asia may not serve Theirpurpose as who will then buy their armaments if neighbors stop fighting!
Biased and shortsighted..
If we have (So Called) friends like USA then we don't need any enemy..... well done multiple faced USA....
Our bad habit of needling neighbours never fades, while we continue to whinge and conjure up global conspiracies when they retaliate.
The more things change, the more they remain the same...
100 percent agree with Pentagon official.
This is what India has been saying for so long years, 'Terrorism as Instrument of State Policy". Pakistan should remember that, "one who live by the sword, die by the sword".
pakistan has become dominent of all countries ....american and indians are worried ;)
Nice !. It puts a check to Pakistani army saying "Smile You are on Camera" so that next time LeT soldiers are sent to India it will be like caught on camera feeling for PakMIl.
Ha! Isnt that a Deja Vu for the CIA, when it was about routing out the Russians from Afghanistan, and then they used the ISI to do the same through such militants? Even the CIA enjoyed the cheap resources, without having to indulge in a full flledge confrontation with the Russians.
Well, thanks Captain obvious!
Well, it may be an "addiction". But we all know what happens to "addicts" in the end. What Pakistan is suffering from today is the direct result of this addiction. I hope good sense prevails before it is too late.
A coward who can't face the enemy directly adopts such indirect attack.
It's the usual US-Israel-India propoganda to discredit this peace-loving country.There are no militants in Pakistan.Only freedom fighters.
What can we do. We have a problem with our younger brother. He's a little stubborn and spoilt.
How come has this become a news?! It's a common sense.
Get India out of Afghanistan and get them to stop meddling in Balochistan. The so called Pakistani militancy will be reduced to a great extent.