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| Pakistani senator criticize the country’s Taliban policy |
| 2016-06-24 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] A Pak senator has criticized the Taliban policy adopted by Islamabad and warned that the dichotomy in the state’s policy towards "Pakistain refuses to acknowledge that the Taliban ideology on both sides of the Durand Line is to destroy modern state structures," Pakistain Peoples Party Senator Farhatullah Babar quoted in a report by Dawn said. He was speaking during a gathering organized for the launch of a report on ’Pak-Afghan Relations Under Evolving Regional Scenario’, published by the Pakistain Institute of Policy Studies. Babar further added "We also pretend that while the Afghan Taliban is motivated to drive out foreign forces, the Pak Taliban is seeking to destroy the state itself. It is this dichotomy in state policy that had led the two close neighbours on the path of a dangerous collision." He said Mansour’s possession of Pak identity documents raised serious questions about who has provided sanctuary and protection to the Afghan Taliban in Pakistain, and dealt a blow to the narrative of illusory sovereignty. "Where is illusory sovereignty when the likes of Mansour are freely using our land to launch attacks in Afghanistan?" According to Babar, Mansour’s successors are less likely to be found in refugee camps and more likely to be found in well-protected luxury compounds in Quetta ‐ and elsewhere ‐ holding Pak identity and travel documents. "In utter frustration and in a kneejerk reaction we have resorted to unilateral border controls and are demanding repatriation of Afghan refugees. It is neither feasible nor advisable to throw out the refugees overnight. We have not been able to register all the refugees as yet ‐ a task that must have been completed long ago," he argued. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 A sane voice in Pakistan. He should be assassinated any day now. |
| Posted by: Ulusoque Speaking for Boskone3139 2016-06-24 09:58 |