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...that doesn't mean Washington can afford to put it there. The U.S. has information pointing to an organization backed by the Pakistani military as the culprits in the recent hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane, the New York Times reported Tuesday. But Pakistan's military ruler, General Parvez Musharraf, has rebuffed a U.S. request to ban the Harkat ul-Mujahedeen, the organization allegedly responsible for the attack. Nonetheless, by publicly discussing Pakistan's involvement in terrorism, the U.S. is turning up the heat...
...Pakistan actively backs the Kashmiri separatist organizations that the hijackers support, but Islamabad has vehemently denied any involvement in the incident - and at one point even accused India of hijacking its own plane in order to point a finger at Pakistan. While Pakistan's military ruler, General Parvez Musharraf, officially condemned the hijacking, his armed forces - still smarting from their political defeat in last year's attempted land grab in the Indian-controlled section of Kashmir - don't appear set to rein in anti-Indian terrorism originating within Pakistani borders. Maulana Masood Azhar, the Pakistani cleric whose release from...
...disputed Kashmir region on the country's border with Pakistan. Just a few months ago India was gaining points internationally by painting Pakistan as a security risk. Pakistan didn't need much help: First it raised regional tensions by deploying soldiers to the Indian border, then Pervez Musharraf caused a global scare by overthrowing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. But Pakistan has since scored major points with the U.N. by removing the troops from the border and by Musharraf steadily proving himself a moderate with strong diplomacy skills. Now the West is shaking its finger at India for picking on Pakistan...
Political theologians are discussing the unconstitutional takeover of Pakistan's democratically elected government by General Pervez Musharraf [WORLD, Dec. 6], ending a checkered era of government rule plagued by graft, corruption and sectarian strife. The takeover cannot be condoned, but it must be admitted that the general saved Pakistan from impending social disorder. For democracy to sustain itself there must be a sound socioeconomic base and political leaders with an unblemished background. To expect a Western-style democracy in the region is naive. What is needed now is a restructuring of Pakistan's economy, which is a shambles...
...past "democratically elected" governments in Pakistan did only one thing "for" the people, and that was loot them of their hard-earned money and spend it on themselves. Musharraf has finally stood up to save the nation from further misery. BASMA ABDI Karachi...