[Reader-list] Pakistan bans JuD, LeT, JeM

[anupam chakravartty]

Dear Murali,

Very few dare to tread on these waters.

 "To understand why the prime minister agreed to make a public reference to
Balochistan, one needs to look at Indo-Pak relations through Pakistan’s
eyes. Although few Pakistanis are willing to admit it openly, the truth is
that the writ of the government has all but ceased to run in Balochistan.
Long before the army cold-bloodedly killed Baloch National Front leader
Sardar Akbar Khan Bugti in 2006, insurgents were blowing up telegraph lines,
oil and gas pumping stations and pipelines every other day. The vast and
forbidding terrain made it virtually impossible for the two divisions
headquartered in Quetta, which was all the army command felt it could spare
from the Indian border, to maintain more than a semblance of control. "

also

"If there is any truth at all in Pakistan’s allegations, Prime Minister
Singh cannot be unaware of it. His willingness to flag Balochistan publicly
may not therefore be aimed solely at Pakistan. It could also be a reminder
to the Indian intelligence agencies that while they will continue to enjoy
freedom of action, this will have to be within the confines of the policies
laid down by the government."

- excerpt from
http://www.tehelka.com/story_main42.asp?filename=Op080809our_old.asp



On 8/5/09, Murali V <murali.chalam at gmail.com> wrote:

> We all know the history of pakistans actions and reactions.
> Regards,
> V Murali
>
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 10:35 PM, Javed <javedmasoo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Isn't it time we also banned out JuDs and LeTs and JeMs of the saffron
> > colour?
> > -------
> >
> > Pakistan bans JuD, LeT, JeM
> > PTI 5 August 2009, 08:54pm IST
> >
> > ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government has banned 25 religious and other
> > organisations, including the Jamaat-ud-Dawah, Jaish-e-Mohammed and
> > Lashker-e-Taiba, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.
> >
> > The ministry presented a list of the banned organisations in the
> > National Assembly or lower house of parliament. It also said the Sunni
> > Tehrik had been put on a watch list.
> >
> > Among the organisations included in the list of outlawed groups are
> > JuD, LeT, JeM, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariah
> > Muahammadi, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Al-Akhtar Trust, Al-Rasheed Trust,
> > Tehreek-e-Islami, Islamic Students Movement, Khair-un-Nisa
> > International Trust, Islami Tehreek-e-Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Islam,
> > Balochistan Liberation Army, Jamiat-un-Nisar, Khadam Islam and
> > Millat-e-Islamia Pakistan.
> >
> > A majority of the groups have been linked to terrorist attacks and
> > suicide bombings in Pakistan. India has blamed the JuD, LeT and JeM
> > for several attacks on its soil, including the Mumbai attacks and the
> > 2001 assault on the Indian parliament.
> >
> > Pakistan banned the JuD after the UN Security Council declared it a
> > front for the LeT in December last year. The LeT and JeM were banned
> > by the country in 2002.
> >
> >
> >
> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Pakistan-bans-JuD-LeT-JeM/articleshow/4860723.cms
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