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Monday, March 22, 2021

ضلع مہند میں ایف سی اہلکار جمیل حسین طوری کی شہادت۔

ضلع مہند میں ایف سی اہلکار جمیل حسین طوری کی شہادت جمیل حسین کی لاش تو آبائی گاؤں گوساڑ کے قبرستان میں پاکستان کے جھنڈے میں لپیٹ کر سرکاری اعزاز کے ساتھدفن کردی گئی مگر شہید جمیل حسین کی بیوہ اور والدہ بچوں کی کفالت اور سکول کے لئے کافی پریشان ہیں۔ جمیل حسین کا تعلق گاؤں جالندھر سے تھا جبکہ گوساڑ گاؤں میں اپنی والدہ کے ساتھ رہائش پزیر تھے۔ جمیل حسین طوری کے والد منظر علی طوری غربینہ میں ۱۹۸۷ جنگ میں افغان جہادیوں سمیت مقامی لشکر کے خلافلڑتے ہوئے شہید ہوئے تھے۔ ضلع مہمند میں پاک افغان بارڈر پر تین چیک پوسٹ نہایت خطرناک علاقے میں بنائے گئے ہیں جہاں افغان آرمی اورمقامی قبائل جس میں طالبان کا عنصر شامل ہے وقتاً فوقتاً ان چیک پوسٹوں پر حملے کرتے رہتے ہیں۔ بتایا جار رہا ہےجہاں پانچ منٹ کیلئے کوئی اہلکار نظر آئے تو سنائپر سے نشانہ بنایا جاتا ہے۔ ایف سی کے دو درجن کے لگ بھگ اہلکارہر چیک پوسٹ پر تعینات رہتے ہیں جو جدید اسلحہ اور جنگی ساز و سامان سے لیس ہوتے ہیں۔ جمیل حسین کے ایک قریبی دوست سید حسن نے بتایا کہ تقریباً دو ہفتے ان تین چیک پوسٹوں میں سے ایک چیکپوسٹ پر حملہ ہوا تو پاک افواج کے جوانوں نے بھرپور جواب دیا اور سرحد پار سے حملہ آوروں میں سے درجن بھرافراد ہلاک و زخمی ہوئے اور حملہ پسپا کردیا گیا، ایف سی کے بھی کئی اہلکار زخمی ہوئے تھے، اس بہادری پر پر ایفسی کے ان اہلکار ہیڈ کوارٹر وارسک بلائے گئے جہاں ان کو نقد انعامات اور ترقی دے دی گئیں اور ان میں سےایک جوان جمیل حسین طوری بھی تھے جن کو مبلغ دس ہزار نقد انعام لانس نائک سے نائیک رینک میں ترقی دے دیگئی۔ وارسک میں انعام اور ترقی دینے کے بعد جمیل حسین کو وننگ کمانڈر نے واپس اپنی چیک پوسٹ پر بلایا جہاںدہشتگردوں سے مقابلہ ہوا تھا اور وہاں بطور نائیک کمانڈر تعینات ہوئے اور تیسرے روز چیک پوسٹ میں ہی سنائپر سےنشانہ بنایا گیا اور زخمی ہوگئے، زخمی ہونے کے بعد مہمند ضلعی ہسپتال پہنچانے میں کافی دیر ہوئی اور کافی خون بہنے کیوجہ سے حالت بگڑ گئی تو ہیلی کاپٹر کے ذریعے پشاور منتقل کرنے کا فیصلہ ہوا لیکن زخموں کی تاب نہ لاتے ہوئے جمیلحسین راستے میں ہی رتبہ شہادت پر فائز ہوئے۔ جمیل حسین کے چار چھوٹے بچے ہیں اور اکمل حسین سب سے بڑے بیٹے ہیں جنہوں شہید والد کا سامان اور کیپوصول کیا۔ جمیل حسین کے کوئی بھائی نہیں گھر میں ایک ماں اور ایک بہن رہ گئے ہیں، بچوں کے سکول اور اوروالدہ کے لئے ایف سی نے فیصلہ کیا ہے کہ شہید کی تنخواہ جاری رہے گی۔ اب ایک اور پہلو کی طرف توجہ دلانا چاہوں گا جس پر پہلے بھی لکھا جا چکا ہے کہ خیبر پختونخواہ اور افغانستان میںپشتون (پختون) قبائل کا ضلع کرم کے طوری بنگش قبائل کے ساتھ قبائلی اور مذہبی (مسلکی) مخاصمت کسی سے ڈھکیچھپی نہیں۔ چونکہ ضلع کرم کے طوری قبیلہ مکمل طور پر اور بنگش و کچھ دیگر قبائل کا تعلق اہل تشیع مکتبہ فکر سے لہذاان قبائل کے جوانوں کو ٹارگٹ کرکے قتل کیا جاتا رہا ہے جس کی مثالیں وزیرستان میں لائق حسین کو ذبح کرنا ہےجبکہ باقی سارے ایف اہلکاروں کو چھوڑ دیاگیا تھا۔ اور ضلع مہمند کے مہمند رائفلز کے سپاہی نور حسین کی ٹارگٹکلنگ ہے جس کو کچھ مہینوں پہلے اپنے ساتھیوں نے فائرنگ کرکے قتل کیا ہے۔ لہذا جمیل حسین کے رشتہ داروں نے (جمیل حسین کے دوست کے مطابق جنہوں مجھ سے بات کی ہے) اس خدشےکا اظہار بھی اظہار کیا ہے کہ جمیل حسین کے شہادت کے تحقیات میں اس پہلو کو مدنظر رکھا جائے۔ جمیل حسین کی لاش تو آبائی گاؤں گوساڑ کے قبرستان میں پاکستان کے جھنڈے میں لپیٹ کر سرکاری اعزاز کے ساتھدفن کردی گئی مگر شہید جمیل حسین کی بیوہ اور والدہ بچوں کی کفالت اور سکول کے لئے کافی پریشان ہیں۔ پاک افواج اور ایف سی کے اعلی حکام خاندان کی مدد کے کئے فی الحال تو تیار ہیں لیکن ماضی اتنا شاندار نہیں ہے۔کیونکہ وزیرستان میں طالبان کے ہاتھوں ذبح شدہ لائق حسین کے والدین کسمپرسی کی زندگی گزار رہے ہیں اور سوشلمیڈیا پر بیماری کے لئے عوام سے چندے کی اپیل کرتے نظر آئے ہیں۔ مجھے امید ہے کہ پاک افواج اور ایف سیکی اعلی قیادت اس کمزوری کا نوٹس لے گی اور شہداء کے خاندانوں کا سہارا بنے گی۔ احمدطورى#

Sunday, July 31, 2011

بلوچستان کے مختلف علاقوں خصوصاً کوئٹہ میں شیعہ مسلک سے تعلق رکھنے والے افراد کو ہدف بنا کر قتل کرنے کی وارداتوں میں تیزی سے اضافہ ہوا ہے

کوئٹہ میں ہلاکتوں کے خلاف ہڑتال

اس واقعے کے بعد مظاہرین نے گاڑیوں کو آگ لگائی اور سڑکوں پر ٹائر جلا کر سڑکیں بلاک کردیں

پاکستان کے صوبۂ بلوچستان کے دارالحکومت کوئٹہ میں گیارہ افراد کی ہلاکت کے خلاف اتوار کو ہڑتال کی جا رہی ہے۔

شیعہ مسلک سے تعلق رکھنے والے ان افراد کو سنیچر کو نامعلوم مسلح افراد نے ایک وین پر فائرنگ کر کے ہلاک کر دیا تھا۔

اس واقعے کے خلاف ہزارہ ڈیموکریٹک پارٹی نے اتوار کو شٹر ڈاؤن ہڑتال کا اعلان کیا تھا۔

کوئٹہ سے نامہ نگار ایوب ترین کے مطابق سنیچر کی صبح کوئٹہ کے علاقے اسپینی روڈ پر دو موٹر سائیکلوں پر سوار چار نامعلوم افراد نے ایک سوزوکی وین پر اندھا دھند فائرنگ کی تھی جس کے نتیجےمیں گیارہ افراد ہلاک اور تین زخمی ہو گئے تھے۔

پولیس کے مطابق ہلاک اور زخمی ہونے والے تمام افراد کا تعلق شیعہ مسلک سے ہے جو ہزارہ ٹاؤن سے ایک وین میں مری آباد جا رہے تھے۔

پولیس کے مطابق یہ مذہبی دہشت گردی اور نشانہ وار قتل کا واقعہ تھا اور لاشوں اور زخمیوں کو فوری طور پر بولان میڈیکل ہسپتال منتقل کر دیا گیا تھا۔

بلوچستان کے مختلف علاقوں خصوصاً کوئٹہ میں شیعہ مسلک سے تعلق رکھنے والے افراد کو ہدف بنا کر قتل کرنے کی وارداتوں میں تیزی سے اضافہ ہوا ہے اور جمعہ کو بھی سریاب روڈ پر نامعلوم افراد نے ایران جانے والے سات زائرین کو فائرنگ کر کے ہلاک کر دیا تھا جس کی ذمہ داری کالعدم نتظیم لشکرِ جھنگوی کے ترجمان شیر علی حیدری نے قبول کر لی تھی۔

سنیچر کو مزید گیارہ افراد کی ہلاکت کے بعد شیعہ مسلک اور ہزارہ برادری سے تعلق رکھنے والے افراد کی ایک بڑی تعداد بولان میڈیکل ہسپتال پہنچ گئی جہاں بعض مشتعل افراد نے ہسپتال کے احاطے میں کھڑی دو گاڑیوں کو نذرِ آتش کر دیا۔

اس کے علاوہ انہوں نے بروری روڈ پر ٹائر جلائے اور پتھراؤ بھی کیا جبکہ ہزارہ ٹاؤن کے علاقے میں ہوائی فائرنگ کا سلسلہ بھی جاری رہا۔

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

The real agenda of the Pakistani Taliban

The real agenda of the Pakistani Taliban

Published: March 9, 2011

The writer is a retired brigadier who has served in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Fata asad.munir@tribune.com.pk

This is with reference to an article by Ejaz Haider on these pages titled“What is the TTP’s real agenda?” (February 28). Pashtun society is classified into three categories: Pashtuns, Mian Mula (religious functionaries) and Kasabgars (artisans). The leadership in the society has mostly remained with the first category, the Pashtuns. In Fata, the administration and the tribal maliks derive legitimacy and authority from the written laws of the state. The role of the religious functionary is not defined in any law of the land and is restricted to the performance of some religious rituals. However, over the years, he is not content with this role and wants to be an active member of the decision-making body of Pashtun society.

This was realised when, in November 1994, madrassa students, the Taliban as they came to be known, captured Kandahar and, within two years, took control of about 90 per cent of Afghanistan. Also, the distinction between the Pakistani Pashtun Taliban and the Afghan Taliban is not clear or well-defined. This is because, over the centuries, the Pashtun on either side of the Durand Line have never accepted the border. The British were, in fact, aware of this and granted what were called ‘easement rights’ to the tribals for cross-border movement.

Similarly, events in Afghanistan affect Fata and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP). To correct the popular perception that the Taliban came to the fore in Pakistan after 9/11, in 1998 a Taliban force had appeared in the Mirali area of North Waziristan. By 1999, they were in control of Mirali and part of Orakzai Agency. Waves of Talibanisation spread to different parts of Fata and KP and, by mid-2000, the torching of video cassettes and TVs, considered as signs of obscenity, were a common sight in parts of KP. After 9/11, the Taliban kept a low profile but resurfaced around 2003.

Their agenda is Pakistan-centric and they exploited the vacuum created by the killings of maliks and the absence of the state’s writ. Since the state did not react, the ordinary tribal had no option but to accept Taliban rule. In February 2005, Baitullah Mehsud signed an agreement pledging that his forces would not cross the border to fight Nato. The Taliban of North Waziristan did the same thing in September 2006.

The agenda of the Taliban is to acquire power and to create their own state in Fata, which they will then extend to other areas of the country. Those who think that the Taliban will lay down their arms once Nato forces withdraw from Afghanistan, and will become law-abiding citizens, are not aware of the ground realities. This will not happen, unless they are forced to surrender.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 10th, 2011.

What is the TTP’s real agenda?

What is the TTP’s real agenda?

Published: February 28, 2011

The writer was a Ford Scholar at the Programme in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security at UIUC (1997) and a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Foreign Policy Studies Programme

Colonel Sultan Amir Tarar, better known by the nom de guerre ‘Imam’, is dead, brutally executed by the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The videotape of Imam being shot and his body dragged around emerged only days ago, but reports suggest he was killed in January this year, 10 months after he was kidnapped. His death, as also the earlier killing of Khawaja, provides intriguing insights into the TTP threat and its relations with the Afghan Taliban.

The details are known but here’s a quick recap.

The story started in March last year when Imam, along with two other companions, former air force officer Khalid Khawaja and British freelance journalist Asad Qureshi, went to North Waziristan. The real reason for the visit remains a matter of debate, but the ostensible one was to do a documentary on US Predator attacks in the agency for Channel 4, which had commissioned an independent film company to shoot it. Qureshi was the media person and the two former military officers, both known to be sympathetic to the Taliban, were with him to facilitate his work and use that documentary to agitate the issue in the courts and with the public.

From Bannu they went to Mir Ali and then disappeared. A series of videotapes emerged in April last year which confirmed they were in captivity. The group that held them called itself the Asian Tigers, a front for the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ). The group’s operational head was Sabir Mehsud and the man dealing with the media and holding negotiations was Usman Punjabi, an LJ member.

Three jirgas were put together to intervene with the group and secure the release of the kidnapped men. Two of them had the backing of Taliban heavyweights. They failed and Khawaja was the first to go, shot in the head. It was amazing because it showed that some groups, affiliated with the TTP, had no regard for the Afghan Taliban even as these groups have been perpetrating violence within Pakistan on the pretext of jihad.

When I spoke with Khawaja’s son, Osama, shortly after a videotape showed his father confessing to being a “spy” and working for the ISI and the CIA, he clearly said that his father was on a mission to tell the TTP that their ranks had been penetrated by hostile agencies and they should stop attacking Pakistani interests. This was also corroborated by other sources. However, for various reasons, no one was prepared to own publicly the two former officers even as efforts were mounted to get them out.

Interestingly, the demands included not just the release of TTP terrorists but also money. At some point, Sabir, the man heading the group, thought Usman Punjabi was negotiating independent of him. He got Punjabi and his five men killed. This in turn got Hakeemullah Mehsud to send his men and kill Sabir along with his bodyguards. Their bodies were found in Razmak’s main bazaar with a letter saying Sabir was killed to avenge the death of Khalid Khawaja.

After Sabir’s killing, Col Imam and Qureshi were taken over by the TTP directly. Qureshi was released after his relatives paid a huge sum to the TTP but Imam was not released. It is intriguing that the TTP, which killed Sabir ostensibly for executing Khawaja, brutally killed Imam in January this year on charges that had nothing to do with Imam.

Interesting also is the fact that the TTP charge sheet included drone attacks and some other issues, mostly dealing with the Afghan Taliban and their struggle, even as the Afghan Taliban were trying their best to get Imam released. A number of smaller details, criminal activities, operational choices, target acquisition etcetera make analysts believe that there is something deeply amiss vis-a-vis the TTP.

The loose confederation of groups and the brutality with which they have attacked Pakistan’s interests is another issue that one has to take note of; coupled with this are multiple reports about the penetration of these groups by hostile agencies.

One thing is clear: The TTP, for all its rhetoric about the Afghan jihad, is focused on Pakistan. And in that focus it has attacked, and continues to attack, Pakistan on the pretext of Islamabad being a US ally in the war on terror. Interesting it would be to find out what the real agenda is.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 28th, 2011.

Ending Kurram’s sectarian strife

Ending Kurram’s sectarian strife

Published: June 25, 2010

The writer has served as head of the ISI and MI for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Fata (asad.munir@tribune.com.pk)

Kurram Agency was part of Afghanistan until the signing of the Gandamak Treaty on May 26, 1879. As per clause nine of this treaty, the districts of Kurram, Pishin and Sibi, were placed under the protection and administrative control of the British government, but were not permanently severed from the limits of the Afghan kingdom. The revenues of these districts, after deducting the charges of civil administration, were remitted to Afghanistan. In 1893, the Durand line Treaty was signed and Kurram became a part of British India. Kurram’s area is 3,380 sq km and population is around 500,000. The main tribes are Turi, Bangash, Mangal and Parachamkani while Orakzai, Massozai, Alisherzai, Zaimusht, Kharotai, Ghalgi, Zadran,Muqbal and Hazara also live there. Kurram is divided into three sub-divisions: upper, lower and central. The first two are administered through the Frontier Crime Regulation, the Kohat Pact and customary law known as ‘Turizuna’, while central Kurram is administrated indirectly through tribal elders. Kurram and Orakzai are the two areas of Fata where Shia-Sunni strife causes major law and order issues. The sectarian conflict and inter-tribal rivalry are intertwined and a dispute over, say, water between two villages, can spread to the entire area.

In 1982, sectarian violence started in Sadda in lower Kurram. Sixty-eight Shia families were forced to abandon their homes and had to take refuge in Parachinar. The matter was resolved through a jirga in 1990, but the decision has still not been implemented. In April and November 2007, the worst sectarian fighting in Kurram’s history took place. The Taliban had infiltrated the Sunni area and raised a local Taliban force. Their commander was under Baitullah Mehsud’s direct control. Forty villages were destroyed, and about 2,060 houses were set ablaze. More than 2,300 families were displaced and 95 places of worship were attacked. Land mines were planted in the fields. Snipers from both sects continuously fired on their opponent’s villages. The Thall-Parichinar road was closed for Shias, who in retaliation prevented the Sunnis of upper Kurram from travelling on the Parachinar road. The political administration took some steps that defused the situation, but was not a permanent solution. In October 2008, an accord was signed in Murree.The elders and tribal chiefs of the two rivals — the Turi and Mangal tribes — signed a written agreement in the presence of the members of parliament from the Agency for a permanent peace. However, this accord has yet to be implemented. Clearly, this needs to be done.

Adequate force should be placed at the disposal of the political administration. Legislators from the agency should be involved and jirgas should be held to implement the Murree Agreement. The Frontier Corps, Frontier Constabulary and police should be deployed to block routes from North Waziristan, and in Tor Ghar Mamoo up to Hugu, so that the Hangu-Thall-Parachinar road can be made safe for travel. Rehabilitation of IDPs should also be made in phases. As a first step, elders of both sects should engage to settle the displaced Sunnis and Shias of lower Kurram. The decision of resettlement of Shias, displaced from Sadda in 1982, must be implemented through a jirga. Compensation should be paid to all whose property was destroyed during the conflict. Also, properties confiscated during the fighting, should be returned to the real owners through the jirga, comprising of elders from both sects. The crisis in Kurram is not a normal law and order situation. It needs special handling and a focused strategy.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 25th, 2010.


The Pashtun and jihadi movements

The Pashtun and jihadi movements

Published: April 25, 2011

The writer is a retired brigadier who has served in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Fata asad.munir@tribune.com.pk

The Pashtuns have always been at the forefront of almost all jihadi movements recorded in the subcontinent’s history. Thousands have died since the new round of jihad started in 1978. Some tribal people rose up in arms against the Saur Revolution and initiated a movement. Jihad was not an unfamiliar word to them since their ancestors had waged jihad on many occasions in the past. Independence, difficult and inaccessible terrain, tribal structure, code of Pashtunwali, badal, honour, religious fervour, possession of arms by almost each individual and so on make Pashtuns inclined towards participation in a religion-based struggle.

Pir Roshan of Kaniguram in South Waziristan, who lived in the 16thcentury, was against the religious customs practiced in the area. He was a strong supporter of equal rights for women. He also opposed dynastic rule and advocated that leaders should be chosen on the basis of their capabilities and not on kinship. He is credited with inventing the Pashtu script, alphabets and some grammar. However, he was anurmer (Burki), but he spoke Pashtu and all his followers were Pashtuns. Due to strong opposition from his own family, he left the area and preached in Mohmand, Charsadda and other Yousafzai and Mohmadzai areas. After Emperor Akbar came up with his concept ofDin-e-Ilahi, Pir Roshan rebelled against the Mughals using Tirah (in present-day Khyber Agency) as his base. He was defeated in a battle in Nangrahar but survived. Ultimately, a Yousafzai lashkar near Tarbela killed him in 1581. His son, Jajala, assumed the leadership and fought many battles against the Mughals, killing Raja Birbal near Jamrud.

Then take the case of Rohilla, a Pashtun princely state. Syed Ahmed Shaheed was from Bareilly and may or may not have been a Rohilla Pashtun, but spoke Pashtu from his childhood. He was a trusted lieutenant of Shah Abdul Aziz, who got him trained in the army of another Pashtun, Amir Khan of Tonk. He travelled to Makkah and Madina and was influenced by the teachings of Adul Wahab. He declared India as darul harab and migrated to the Pashtun-dominated area of India via Afghanistan. Local Pashtun tribals joined him in large numbers for jihad against the Sikhs. He wanted to establish a darul Islam and spread the message of Wahabism to the Muslims of India. He fought a number of battles against Sikhs but was ultimately killed in Balakot in 1831. His followers refused to accept his death and propagated that he had hid himself and would reappear at an opportune occasion. They assembled in Satana and in 1858 the British had to launch an operation to uproot them.

In 1897, Sadullah Khan from Buner, known as the Sartor Faqir and referred to by the British as the ‘mad mullah’, organised tribes in a rebellion against the British garrison of Malakand. His followers from Bajaur, Dir, Swat and Buner were convinced that he had supernatural powers and could perform miracles. He promised the mujahideen that a hidden army was waiting behind a mountain. The moment the jihad would start, Allah would unleash this army, and all the infidels would be killed. The Ghazis would be rewarded in this world and the shaheeds would be rewarded in paradise. He was able to muster the support of more than one thousand tribals. On July 1897, the Faqir attacked Chakdara and Malakand. Due to lack of planning and non-appearance of the ‘hidden’ army, the jihadis dispersed, leaving a large number of dead, including some British. The Faqir survived and continued with his jihad in different areas until he died in 1917.

The Faqir of Ipi fought a jihad against the British for 12 years (1935-47) in Waziristan and Kamal Malikdin Khel fought against the forces of Richard Warburton in Khyber for a number of years. The recent movement of Sufi Muhammad, who captured six districts in Malakand in November 1994, forced the traffic to ply on the right, left being deemed un-Islamic. In 2001, he motivated more than 5,000 Pasthuns to fight Nato, though they fled without even firing a single round. There are other numerous examples wherein religious leaders have led the Pashtuns in jihad.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 26th, 2011.

The death of Colonel Imam

Brig. Asad Munir: The Death Of Colonel Imam


There are conflicting reports about the cause of death of Colonel Imam, about the place where he died, the groups responsible for his death and even the very manner of his death. A well-known former ISI officer, he was a strong supporter of the cause of the Taliban, idolised their six-year rule and felt proud of his contributions in shaping and organising the Taliban as a force. He openly criticised US intervention in Afghanistan and believed that withdrawal of foreign forces would guarantee peace in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. Except for some adverse remarks against the local Taliban, he praised and supported jihadi activities. A man with such a background and credentials should not have been kidnapped and kept captive for almost a year by the forces he supported. What may have been the possible reasons for his treatment and eventual death?
Both parties, the group responsible for his kidnapping as well as the colonel, clearly miscalculated and misread the situation. Colonel Imam most likely overrated his standing among the militants. Since he had been supporting the cause of the Taliban and was always critical of the US, he was confident that extremists, operating in Tribal areas, would welcome him warmly. He was familiar with some areas in Afghanistan, but knew little about the dynamics of Fata, particularly the security environment that emerged post-9/11.
The kidnappers, most probably from a splinter group of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, misjudged the importance of the colonel. They may have heard stories about him, some true, some based on half-truths and most on glorification and fiction. They must have believed the stories run by the western media about retired ISI officers supporting al Qaeda and the Taliban. The demands his captors made for the release of people arrested for attacks on military installations after his capture would suggest that they believed he still worked for the army/ISI and that these institutions would have accepted such demands for his release.
The release of some terrorists by the army, in exchange for soldiers in the custody of Baitullah Mehsud, was also a precedent known to his abductors. However, like most Pakistanis, they were probably not aware that unless a retired officer is formally re-employed, no agency would task him to undertake any assignment.
Another important aspect highlighted by this incident is that there is no central authority of the terrorists operating in Fata. The likely scenario is that there are different cells, with probably variant goals and objectives, operating there and not interfering in each other’s affairs. Had there been a central authority, it could have exercised influence on the culprits to get the colonel released. The other possibility is that the colonel’s relationship with the Afghan Taliban leadership was perhaps not as close as he had claimed it to be.
Question marks on the Haqqani network’s control over North Waziristan also arise. It is likely that Jalaluddin Haqqani would have made all possible efforts for the colonel’s release, given Imam’s involvement in the Afghan jihad, of which Haqqani was a major player. The fact that he died in captivity, indicates that either Haqqani did not make any serious efforts for his release or he is not in a position to dictate terms to other groups operating in the area. The other possibility is that the release of terrorists involved in attacks on the GHQ and the Parade Lane mosque were considered more important than the life of Colonel Imam.
One may not agree with the vision and conviction of Colonel Imam, but the fact is that he was fully committed and dedicated to the cause which, in his opinion, was good for this country. May his soul rest in peace.

Asad Munir is a retired Brigadier from the ISI who served in KP and FATA areas.

The death of Colonel Imam

Parachinar:Taliban and Frontier Corps attack on Locals | Azadnegar International Free News Agency

Yesturday night at 11 p.m,Taliban attacked on local village Balishkhel using heavy weapons.According to informations,the Frontier Corps also help the Talibans using tanks and helicopter firing on innocent and peace lover locals.

In the fighting,Liaqat Hussain s/o Noor Hussain and Wahid Hussain martyred and four got injured while defending againt Taliban and supporters.

The FC is supporting the Taliban for last two years.They are providing every possible help when they attack on different shia villages.

Parachinar:Taliban and Frontier Corps attack on Locals | Azadnegar International Free News Agency

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Saturday, April 30, 2011

علامہ سید محمد جواد ہادی: قبائلی علاقوں میں حکومت نام کی کوئی چیز نہیں

علامہ سید محمد جواد ہادی: قبائلی علاقوں میں حکومت نام کی کوئی چیز نہیں

پارہ چنار جعفریہ نیوز: علامہ سید جواد ہادی کابنیادی طور پر تعلق پاراچنار سے ہے اور ان کا شمار پارا چنار کے مرکزی قائدین میں ہوتا ہے۔ جعفریہ نیوز نے پارا چنار کی صورت حال پر ان سے مختصر گفتکو کی ہے، جو پیش خدمت ہے۔
علامہ صاحب، پارا چنار گزشتہ چار سالوں سے حالت جنگ میں ہے، امن معاہدہ ہوا اس کے باوجود دوبارہ اس معاہدے کو سبوتاژ کیا گیا اور 45 افراد کو اغوا کیا گیا۔ اس کے پیچھے اصل محرکات کیا ہیں۔؟
علامہ جواد ہادی:حکومت اور جرگے کی کوششوں سے ایک معاہدہ ہوا، جس کے تحت راستہ کھلا اور پاراچنار کے عوام نے آنا جانا شروع کیا، لیکن اس کے بعد دوبارہ وہی پہلے والی صورتحال کا سامنا کرنا پڑ رہا ہے، قبائلی علاقوں میں حکومت نام کی کوئی چیز نہیں ہے جو حالات کو کنٹرول کر سکے۔ اس وجہ سے ان علاقوں میں کئی مسلح گروپس ہیں جو مسلحانہ کاررائیاں کرتے ہیں۔
جس گروپ کے ساتھ امن معاہدہ ہوا وہ کہتے ہیں کہ ہمارے مخالف گروپ نے یہ کاروائیاں کی ہے۔ جبکہ کچھ لوگوں کا کہنا ہے کہ یہ کاروائی اسی گروپ کی کارستانی ہے۔
اس کی وجہ یہ بتائی جاتی ہے کہ اس گروپ کے کچھ مطالبات حکومت نے پورے نہیں کیے، جس کی وجہ سے یہ راستے دوبارہ غیر محفوظ بنا دیئے گئے۔
معاہدہ کرنے والے گروپ کے کچھ لوگ پکڑے گئے تھے اور کچھ مطالبات ایسے ہیں جو حکومت نے پورے نہیں کئے جس پر یہ کاروائی کی گئی۔ حقیقی صورتحال اب تک واضح نہیں ہو سکی۔
پاراچنار کے کے قائدین کی جانب سے حکومت کو ایک ہفتے کی ڈید لائن دی گئی تھی کہ اگر مغویوں کو رہا نہ کرایا گیا تو دوبارہ جنگ چھڑ سکتی ہے۔
اشیاء خورد ونوش کی قلت ہے۔ قیمتیں آسمان سے باتیں کر رہی ہیں، ادویات نہ ہونے کے برابر ہیں۔ یہ وہ چیزیں ہیں جس نے پاراچنار کے لوگوں کو پریشان کیا ہوا ہے۔
لوگوں کی اقتصادی صورتحال انتہائی ابتر ہے۔ ایسی صورتحال میں سب لوگوں کو اپنا کردار ادا کرنا ہوگا۔
جعفریہ نیوز: علامہ صاحب، آپ کے خیال میں، ان کاروائیوں میں کونسا گروپ ملوث ہے، جو نہیں چاہتا کہ وہاں امن قائم ہو اور لوگ سکون کی زندگی گزار سکیں؟
علامہ سید محمد جواد ہادی: اس وقت قبائلی علاقے میں کئی گروپس موجود ہیں، کبھی ایک گروپ ایک معاہدہ کرتا ہے تو دوسرا گروپ اس معاہدے کو ناکام بنانے کیلئے اس طرح کی کاروائیاں کرتا ہے۔ حالیہ امن معاہدہ طالبان کے کمانڈر فضل سعید کے ساتھ ہوا تھا، جبکہ اس کے مخالف کمانڈر کا تعلق حکیم اللہ اور بیت اللہ محسود سے ہے، فضل سعید کی جانب کہا جا رہا ہے کہ حکیم اللہ گروپ کی جانب سے یہ کاروائی کی گئی ہے۔
جعفریہ نیوز: علامہ صاحب، حکومت نے ابتک کیا اقدامات کیے ہیں، دوسرا یہ کہ جو اقدامات ہوئے ہیں کیا ان سے پارا چنار کے لوگ مطمئن ہیں۔؟
علامہ سید محمد جواد ہادی: حکومت کہتی ہے کہ ہم کاروائی کر رہے ہیں اور طالبان کے ٹھکانوں کو نشانہ بنایا جا رہا ہے اور کچھ لوگوں کو پکڑا ہے۔ مغویوں کی رہائی سے متعلق حکومت کا کہنا ہے کہ جرگہ والوں سے بات چیت چل رہی ہے اور جلد ان کی رہائی کو ممکن بنایا جائے گا لیکن حقیقیت یہ ہے کہ پاراچنار کے نمائندوں کی جانب سے دی جانے والی ڈیڈ لائن ختم ہو گئی ہے۔ چنانچہ اب ممکن ہے کہ جنگ چھڑ جائے اور اس کی تمام تر ذمہ داری حکومت پر ہو گی۔ کیونکہ اب لوگوں کے صبر کا پیمانہ لبریز ہوتا جا رہا ہے۔
چار سال گزر گئے لیکن اب تک کوئی اس حوالے سے ٹھوس پیش رفت نہیں ہو سکی۔ ایک طرف لوگوں کو امن معاہدہ کر کے کہا جاتا ہے کہ وہ اب ا ٓجا سکتے ہیں لیکن پوری دنیا جانتی ہے کہ راستے کھلنے کے چند ہی روز بعد اس طرح کی کاروائی ہو جاتی ہے۔
راستہ کھلنا اصل مسئلہ نہیں ہے ۔ اصل مسئلہ اُسے محفوظ بنانا ہے جس میں اب تک حکومت ناکام ہے۔ اب تک حکومت کی جانب سے کی جانے والی کوششوں کا کوئی نتیجہ برآمد نہیں ہوا، جس کی وجہ سے لوگوں میں مایوسی بڑھتی جا رہی ہے۔
جعفریہ نیوز : علامہ صاحب، مؤمنین کے لئے کیا پیغام دیں گے؟
علامہ سید محمد جواد ہادی:چار سال سے مسلسل پارا چنار کے لوگ پریشانی اور بے چینی کی کیفیت میں رہ رہے ہیں، راستے بند ہیں، بے روزگاری عام ہوتی جا رہی ہے، نوجوانوں کو تعلیم حاصل کرنے اور بیرون ملک جانے میں کئی قسم کی مشکلات کا سامنا ہے۔ قوم نے پچھلے چار سال سے ان کا ساتھ دیا جس کی وجہ سے ان کے حوصلے بڑھے اور انھوں نے دشمنوں سے جنگ کی اور الحمداللہ کامیابی ملی۔
اب بھی قوم سے درخواست کرتے ہیں کہ ظلم و بربریت اب بھی باقی ہے لٰہذا اپنا تعاون جاری رکھیں، تاکہ ان مشکلات کا مقابلہ کیا جاسکے

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