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The Pakistan Army’s Foray into North Waziristan: Get Used to Disappointment

July 7, 2014

Amidst much fanfare and after months of advanced warning, the Pakistan army recently launched Operation Zarb-e-Azb (“Great Strike,” named after a sword used by the prophet Muhammad) in North Waziristan. After about two weeks of air operations, the army has announced that it is launching ground operations, and has stated with striking certitude that 376 militants and 19 soldiers have died since the launch of Zarb-e-Azb. The army also claims that no civilians have perished, despite evidence to the contrary. Hoping to dispel the usual dubiety about Pakistan’s military operations, which have focused upon the bad “terrorists” while safekeeping their “strategic assets,” the army’s spin doctors have claimed boldly that “terrorists of various hue and colour”, including the Haqqani Network, will be targeted. Nearly half a million people have been internally displaced as they have fled the fighting.

While Pakistanis rally around their army, those of us who have observed them over the years are less impressed. We’ve seen this show before. Even Shuja Nawaz—once a stalwart optimist about the Pakistan army, its intentions, and its capabilities—has been guarded in explaining this operation to the media. In a recent article, he even warned that it will most certainly “fall short.”

What can we really expect from this operation?

Cirque de So Lame?

If the current operation sounds familiar: it should. The Pakistan army conducted a similar operation in South Waziristan in 2009. After sustaining criticism for the civilian losses and unmanageable crisis of internally displaced persons that resulted from its May 2009 Swat offensive, the army gave months of notice in advance of its South Waziristan operation. While the civilians fled, so did the militants. The army launched operations in nearly vacated terrain of the Makin Valley. Then the army conducted tours of the area for scholars and journalists. (I was included in one such show.) The army knew that as soon as the civilians returned, so would the militants, an outcome that it sought to avoid. But in the meantime, the United States muted its ceaseless demands to do more because, it seemed, the army was.

For years now, the United States and Afghanistan have demanded that Pakistan conduct an operation in North Waziristan. North Waziristan is the ostensible home to the Haqqani Network and to slews of foreign fighters tied to al Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban, the Pakistani Taliban and various other militant groups operating throughout the region.

While Pakistan seems to finally be acting, don’t expect this operation to yield any big catches. The army, as it did in 2010, gave plenty of warning. Any terrorist worth his Chinese knock-off Air Jordans has long fled the scenes. Key members of the Haqqani Network have long been ensconced in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

While every U.S. pinprick drone strike in Pakistan is accompanied by a chorus of shrieks of outrage about the numerous innocents who must have been slain in yet another kufar (infidel) stampede upon Pakistan’s sovereignty, Pakistan’s liberal and illiberal elites alike are absolutely silent on this operation. Not only is this hypocritical, it is unfathomable. The civilian toll of Pakistani conventional air strikes is legendary— far more lethal than drone strikes could possibly be. Where are the Code Pink activists and their Reprieve allies? Where is Hazrat Imran Khan? They are nowhere to be found. In their universe, the loss of innocents are only worth bemoaning if an American drone kills them. And even at its height, the U.S. drone program never caused massive internal displacements of persons like the various Pakistani operations have.

Of course the Pakistan army, as always, is completely unrestrained in its ability to manufacture facts about this operation, as none of their claims can be independently verified. So what can one actually believe?

What is the Pakistan Army Trying to Accomplish?

The timing and goals of this operation and its attendant human costs should be puzzling. It is doubtful that this operation will have a significant impact, given the long advance warning the terrorists were given. Nonetheless, the army will capture some weapons caches, shut down some land mine factories that have terrorized Pakistan and Afghanistan alike, and “discover” now-notorious tunnels that Islamist militants love to construct in the tribal areas. Certainly evidence of “foreign involvement” will be proclaimed to convince Pakistanis of the undying efforts of the “Brahmanic-Crusader-Talmudic” alliance to undo Pakistan. This will make for good television viewing and stock photographic images. But what will it really achieve?

First, it will likely comfort Pakistanis that their army can do what their civilians could not: deal with the Pakistani Taliban. Nawaz Sharif and his chief rival, Imran Khan, campaigned on a platform of negotiating with the Taliban. The Pakistani Taliban’s June assault on the Karachi airport reminded Pakistanis of their reach. It also reminded them of the inefficacy of Sharif’s efforts. The army was nonplussed with Sharif’s proposal for political reconciliation: for all its faults and fictionalizing, Pakistan’s security forces have suffered severe losses at the hands of the bad terrorists even while the spy masters of the ISI have sought to protect the “good mujahideen” who serve Pakistan’s interests in Afghanistan and India.

Second, the Pakistan army no doubt hopes to undermine calls from certain American critics to take Pakistan off of the American dole. Year after year, Americans continue to learn of Pakistan’s perfidy, which includes taking American cash as an ostensible ally in the war on terror while continuing to support, train, arm, guide, and control the various factions of the Afghan Taliban and groups such as the Haqqani Network who have killed thousands of Americans in Afghanistan. As Carlotta Gall has detailed in The Wrong Enemy, Americans have themselves to blame for waking up so late to realities that were obvious to anyone who was paying attention. The revelation that Osama Bin Laden was ensconced in a spartan sanctuary close to Pakistan’s military academy further outraged American policy makers and their electorate.

Reflecting this atmosphere of vexation with Pakistan’s double-dealing, in June 2014, Senator Carl Levin pushed forward an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for 2015. Under the provision, the Secretary of Defense cannot waive the certification requirements needed to release $300 million of the $900 million Coalition Support Funds to Pakistan, unless he can certify that “Pakistan has undertaken military operations in North Waziristan that have significantly disrupted the safe haven and freedom of movement of the Haqqani network.”

Third, this operation will further destabilize Afghanistan. It’s hard to believe that this was not one of the goals in the first place. As an election observer in Afghanistan, it was difficult to ignore that Pakistan’s so-called peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban and the ensuing “cease fire” was concurrent with the run-up to Afghanistan’s election. This must have freed up a lot of Pakistani militant resources for disruptive “actions” in Afghanistan. While Prime Minister Sharif may have been seeking some sort of political rapprochement with the Pakistani Taliban, the Pakistan army had a very different understanding of what negotiations with the Pakistani Taliban meant. For the army, it meant trying to persuade the wayward Pakistani Taliban to stop targeting them and reorient their guns, IEDs, and suicide bombers towards Afghanistan where they could disrupt the election, harass Americans and their allies, and continue to demonstrate to Afghans the inefficacy of President Karzai and his government.

As one Pakistani journalist, M. Ilyas Khan, recently wrote for the BBC,

The overall picture is one of a military ground assault which is taking place at a time when most of the apparent ”adversaries” have disappeared from the scene. Many of them are reported to have crossed into Afghanistan and may play a potentially destabilising role there once all NATO combat troops leave by the end of the year.

For critics, including this author, this operation likely is more about driving Pakistani militants into Afghanistan rather than eliminating them or seeking their disarmament and demobilization. The timing could not be better from Pakistan’s point of view: with Abdullah Abdullah insisting that the presidency has been stolen from him a second time, Afghanistan’s near future is in question. This injection of yet more killers will further destabilize Afghanistan, which would at least give Pakistan’s Taliban proxies more time, more breathing space, and more murderous allies. At the same time, such instability will preclude the Indians, now led by a staunch Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, from putting forward a plan for Afghanistan.

Hit Rewind. Press Play?

There is no likelihood that the Pakistan army will decide to shut down its support to the menagerie of Islamist militants operating in and from Pakistan. Therefore it’s difficult to not conclude that many innocent Pashtuns will die, lose their property, and remain in camps for internally displaced persons so that the Pakistan army can—once again—fool its citizenry and the international community all the while continuing to play the double game that it plays so well. Yes. We’ve seen this show before. And it never has a satisfying ending.

 

C. Christine Fair is an assistant professor in the Security Studies Program within Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. She is the author of the new book Fighting to the End: The Pakistan Army’s Way of War.

 

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42 thoughts on “The Pakistan Army’s Foray into North Waziristan: Get Used to Disappointment”

  1. Again very biased article from the eyes of U.S., Afghanistan and India. Sure, Pakistan side has trouble makers but so does Afghanistan. Some terror groups are openly supported by Afghan and Indian intelligence but U.S. looks the other way. My question would be why U.S. or Afghan forces have constantly failed to stop terror groups entering Pakistan?

    1. Christine Fair, whats next unfair/fair. Will go thru book written by you “fighting to the end”, just to understand the accumulations in your subconscious and how you translated into. Reading a book is not enough, one must try to dig the flow of sentiments while a writer was narrating a situation and thats what I have to see that Christine stand to be “Fair” true to her name…

  2. Typical Pakistani above denying and gobbling the junk propagated by the state media. Always blaming the others and not taking responsibility for their own flaws. Sick of putting up with Paki lies . Pakistan is a liability to the whole world

    1. US/NATO cannot even fight Taliban for even one day successfully!!

      Afghanistan is a land locked country and all the goods meant for Afghanistan need to be transpotrted through Pakistan so that’s the liabilty what you call Pakistan!!!

      Without Pakistan USSR would not have been defeated by Afghanistan after 10 years of war in 1989.

      This is the credit the free world gives to Pakistan becuase of poor knowledge of people from the west like you which is quite shameful.

        1. Ryan Evans , you and India doing what you should be and we doing what we should be, you do you best and we will do our best, that’s a straight answer you only will understand.

      2. Arguing with you is useless. I’m a Pakistani and the inability of our people to see thru the BS that we’ve been conditioned to believe ashames me.

    1. US/NATO has done anough you do not need Pakistan.

      US/NATO let the Taliban escape in 2001 so what was Pakistan’s fault in that?

      Do you blame Pakistan as USSR was defeated due to the mujahideen and USA left this area in 1989 after USSR’s defeat and Pakistan bore the brunt of the 3.5 million Afghan refugees where was USA when these refugees became terrorists as Paksitan being a poor country could not give the education nor jobs.

      In 2001 USA came back after US was atatcked not by Taliban but by Arabs Al-Qaida who were used by CIA in the war against USSR and left their by them giving no attention what they had sown.

      Was this also a fault of Pakistan?

  4. Will you STOP trolling, 50,000 Pakistanis have lost lives because of safe heavens in Kunar & Nooristan AFGganistan (what about drone strikes there). Whatever happens on earth, everything is blamed on Pakistan. Whereas india, puppet karzai and their masters openly let afghan land to be used against Pakistan. Stop this nonsense we are not your employees.

  5. This shows the bias attitude of the west towards Pakistan and it’s army.
    The West has always wanted this action and when it does happen still criticising Pakistan.
    The people of Pakistan are behind the Pakistan Army and The West should end this blame game, instead leave Pakistan alone.
    Thousands of innocent civilians have died because of their war imposed on Pakistan.

  6. Dear Mom, you are doing great job. Again an eye opening piece both for the American government official who are planning policies toward Pakistan. Please Americans its all your budget that is pushing our poor Pashtuns to abandon their homes and be IDPs in the hottest weather of Bannu and around Khyber Pashtunkhwa.

    Have a check on the funds provided to this cancerous country. Otherwise, the region would face an ISIS style provoking by militants from the core of Pakistan I mean “Punjab” as we are having breeding factories of terrorists there.

    Well done C. C. Fair. You are always loved for your courageous comments and views.

  7. It takes two to tango, Pakistan has taken on the terrorists using its soil and attacking Pakistan cities across with support of other player states. Pakistani militants find it so easy to live and get training and fund in Afghanistan with no problem to US and NATO. They use them as assets against Pakistan. When Pakistanis return the favor, its a disappointment!
    There cant be peace, if US, Afghanistan and India do not stop supporting terror in Pakistan. Why they expect any olive branch from Pakistan?

    NB: Mullah Fazal ullah TTP chief is living safely in Kunarr Afghanistan, let me know why?

  8. do not for a minute forget that Pakistan had given an advance notice to Afghanistan to seal and monitor its border in order to fully eradicate the terrorists! Afghanistan or any other hoo-haa does not need to point all fingers in one direction and make this into a big conspiracy theory of sorts if Afghanistan does not do its part! the sole reason an advance notice was given internally to NW on the operation was to reduce the amount of civilian casualties. Pakistan has a responsibility to its population and it was fulfilling that responsibility.

  9. for anyone claiming that Pakistan should not have given an advance notice, please elaborate on YOU think should have been done? kill hundreds of thousands of its own civilians?

  10. What a biased article; really didn’t surprise me as always USA has always failed at analytics and choosing allies for operations. Now they are nose-diving head first into Afghanistan? Why is it that USA has never properly eradicated the terrorists from Afghanistan borders? Why is it that Pakistan sovereignty is challanged by USA, over and over again? Such as the spying by NSA, or the infiltration procedures by the FBI and the CIA agents into the country as average so-called ‘tourists’.
    – Obviously is the location at which USA is so focuse at, perhaps adding to a geographical advantage? USA’s policy don’t make sense and are not of help for the security in the region; just snuggling with regions that are ALSO hiding terrorists doesn’t constitute to fighting a war on terror; why has USA FAILED AT controlling the terrorists from the Afghanistan border, did not the USA take the initiative while placing their army there? We are ready to cooperate and we expect the USA to do it’s part in a sovereign manner. Just pointing fingers and playing the game:
    – Damned if you don’t fight war on terror
    – And Damned if you do take an interest.
    Question a very simple one? Will USA help us make the region safe? Or will USA will add obstacles for us? It doesn’t make sense.

  11. Hazrat Imran Khan is assisting IDPs through the IKF foundation just like the ISPR is doing.

    People in Miranshah, Mirali and the rest of Warizistan are Pakistanis with no inclination towards the Terrorists. They will persevere and so will the nation of Pakistan.

  12. I find it interesting that no citizens of any other state react on our site with such widespread ire when the policies of their countries are criticized. Just Pakistan.

    1. You shouldn’t be surprised because no other state is more effected than Pakistan and this is due to your messed up policies.

    3. Yes because this article is just one sided view biased entirely aganist Pakistan. So Pakistanis are ready to stand up for the truth and state what are the inconisistenies in this artcle.

      You have stated your views others also have rights to speak up!!!

  13. Christine makes some valid points corroborated by Facts and it should not be a surprise to my pakistani brothers and sisters unless they buy everything that our selfish media portrays, we have put ourselves into this mess by allowing the growth of the talibs,

    Christine’s article opens up the issue at least and while people can become emotional or gloat at their perceived vindication, the truth still needs to be exposed.

    however I would also argue that while Christine has begun only to scratch the surface and that more research needs to be done in order to expose the Root cause of the misery that ordinary Pakistanis and the world barring our Wahabi brothers face as the Pakistan Army continues to practice a strategy that has run its course in the misguided attempt to exert control

    Future for all people lie in the understanding that a sustainable future is only possible through equal treatment and resolution of differences achieved amicably A POINT NOT ONLY MISSED BY PAKISTANIS, BUT AFGHANIS, INDIANS AND AMERICANS ALIKE.

  14. I can why this analysis needles the masses in our country who are brainwashed to believe theories about external involvement from US, Afghanistan, India and Israel etc…we really struggle to self examine and while I support the military action, I myself an skeptical about the end game here. One thing is for sure…more harm has been done to us by our own leaders (both civil and military) than any external forces. Yes the US has used us but isn’t it strange that we have no problems sucking up their aid money year after year. If we had focused on development rather than religion..we could have been strong enough to live without American aid. And finally, if I were to blame external entities….it’s the flow of money from our so called Muslim friends in the middle east especially the Saudis that has flown into the madrassas that have schooled most of our present generation of youngsters. Need to keep looking within.

  15. If American policy makers had half the understanding of Pakistan’s designs as shown by the author, the Taliban problem would have been a greatly diminished one.

  16. So the crux of the article is that;

    1. Pakistan is responsible for Terrorists not only on its own land, but also Afghanistan. The fact that Afghanistan doesn’t agree to sealing of durrand line is immaterial.
    2. Pakistan should turn a blind eye to any terrorist havens in Afghanistan.
    3. Afghanistan has no duty to secure its own borders , nor do they have responsibility to contain the TTP leadership present in Afghanistan.
    4. Pakistan should have done a “surprise” attack on militants (which US couldn’t achieve in last 10 years) , carpet bombing civilians and terrorists alike (which US did achieve repeatedly in last 10 years)
    Then Ryan evans wonders why people comment when such articles come out .

    God knows Pakistan has a fair share of their issues, Zia ul haq with assistance of US created this menace, subsequent leaders have paid lip service to modernization. Pakistan is responsible for this mess , but US and UK have actively encouraged some of non democratic forces responsible for this , realization of this and support of moderate forces will set this situation right ‘overtime’, STOP playing the great game

    PS: This is first time i have visited this site or commented here.

  17. Dear Author
    Please pull your references and contexts a bit further into the past. In the era of the first Afghan war that US fought on Afghan and Pakistani soil? For the sake of it, please watch “Charlie Wilson’s War” this weekend.
    It is surprizing to see that no one mentions the fact that this Jihadi mentality was first used by US. They funded it, armed it, used it and then left the area without notice leaving Pakistan with these fanatics. Thanks to many of our short sighted leaders, these venomous snakes spread to the whole world! Oh yes. Hillary Clinton was “man” enough to accept this fact in a senate hearing. I wonder you guys never mention this?
    Please be fair in your judgements about use of Indian and Afghan (Northern alliance) resources for fueling a war inside Pakistan! You get what you sow. As long as there is peace in Pakistan, we dont give a damn to what happens to the northern alliance in Afghanistan. Period!

  18. Excellent piece. Most reasonable Pakistani’s – but not the majority, afraid to say – know the lies that the Pak Army has been peddling in its so called war against terrorists. Fact is that after all this time and repeat exposure of their double games and lies, they continue to train, arm, direct, and control various shades of terrorists including sectarian killers; and all this so that they can keep alive the boogey of India, and enrich themselves and their collaborator’s whilst bleeding the people of Pakistan. The ruthless men who run the army are too dumb to understand that their game will be over soon and with it will unravel the project of Pakistan.

    1. These mujhaideen were trained by USA’CIA and Al_QAida were imported by USA to fight USSR in 1979 so what are you talking about???

      Pakistan army will get its own people killed by attacking North Waziristan?

  19. Being a Pakistani , we have been sick of propaganda that the army is out there to save our soul .Every media is playing the message over and over ( of course under pressure ) .
    Any sane person can see what the army is really doing or how capable they really are .
    Do they think we are a bunch of stupid fools ?

  20. What a one sided baised article as this correspeondent has some grudge with Pakistan. What has USA NATO or Afghanistan acheieved on the other side of the border against Taliban for the last 13 years???

    The coresspondent has no answer for anything about that because she is looking at a one sided fairly tale picture.

    Maybe she should not just be theortical and studious writer but may also be practical and visit the area now as I think she has not visited the Tribal areas to know what is she talking about?

    AS I think she is delirious as she was probbaly kicked out of Pakistan when she went there as a correspondent as she was using that trip to defame Pakistan and now she is coning out with poison.

    There is a personal vendetta which she is ozing out with and no other reason for this article!!

  21. So Christine, what would you rather have us do? When we didn’t anything against these terrorists, the whole world cried in unison “do more!”
    And now when we are doing something about it, you are still not happy.

    Why don’t you ask Afghan Gov US / NATO to close its border so that militants don’t escape to Afghanistan.

  22. Christine you need to undertsand that Raheel Shareef the new Pakistani general of the Pakistani army who became a general in Oct 2013 and since then he was pleading for an attack in North Waziriatan. But the civilian Government of Nawaz Shariff choose the peace tals since coming into power and waited whole year.

    May i ask her question to the writer of this artcile the benefit gained by Pakistan and the free world from destroying the last base of the terrorists which they wont be able to utilize ever for terrorism in the future. What Pakistani army and civilains gain by losing so many lives of its army men and attack the biggest base of the terrorists?

    The writer is so negative that she has no positive outomce after even if the terrorists are thrown away from their last safe haven in North Waziristan???

    My question to her should Paksitan have not attacked North Waziristan. What is the value of her artcle? As in this article she just wants to convey her own doubts based on past suspicion about Pakistan’s past leadership. Does she not know that the present Army and civilain leadership is completely new since last year?

    Why is this glib generalization about past behaviour of some other individuals in the past is magnified about different present Pakistani leadership and her negative predictions about their future acts.

    Therefore this article is biased and not analytical becuase its not properly researched and based on her own judgemnet which looks very faulty and highly one sided with only perceived outcome-which is that nothing can ever change even if North Waziristan is cleaned of the terrorists according to the writer the Paksiatani leadership has been dishonest in the past—Though the present leasdership is different from the past which she does not seem to listen too!!!

  23. Christine please also look at the responsibilities of the Afghan and US/NATO leadership when they let the Taliban run away from Afhanistan in 2001 and since then they have not been succesfful in fighting the Taliban as whole of Afghanistan rural areas are safe haven for Taliban.What actions have they taken for being successful against the Taliban so far???

    NATO/Afghan leadership has not taken any action against the Pakistani Taliban who are safely living in Kunar province of Aghanistan and attacking Pakistan from these bases in Afghanistan since they were defeated in Swat in 2009.

    Now even if some terrorists will escape cant the more efficient catch these terrorists from escaping from Pakistan to afghanistan as Pakistan has already informed the afghan and Nato forces about the risks.

    My point is that the article does not look at the actions and respossibilites of the Afghan and NATO/US forces while pointing at the ineffectiveness of Pakistani leadership only.

    The article has to be balanced and most readers shoud enjoy the article and get an unbiased view of this war against Taliban.

  24. C. Christine Fair should convert to Islam, then become a Pakistani and stay there for at least a few years.
    Only then C. Christine Fair will you be understand Pakistani point of views, and be convinced that CIA/RAW/MOSSAD are hatching conspiracy against the the greatest fighting force and protector of Pakistan, THE PAKISTANI ARMY, 95,000 of these surrendered to daal eating Indians because they were tricked.

  25. one of the most potent Usa strategies. When they fail they start blaming others. If militants are crossing why arent they able to apprehend them with such a big military contingement. Blatant lies and nothing else

  26. The Pakistani regime is dishonest … the Americans know that, the whole world knows that … from Dr AQ Khan’s nuke Walmart, to Osama Bin Laden hiding right within Army garrison … to stealing oalition assistance funds through over invoicing … Retired Admiral Mullen termed the Haqqanis as the veritable arm of the Paki ISI … the Paki army undertakes North Waziristan offensive as soon as the American Senate pushes forward in June 2014, the certification requirements for the release of $300 billions and $900 billions towards release of the coalition support funds to Pakistan … how long will this American drama and hogwash in dealing with Pakistan continue … ?? … the people of the world are certainly not idiots …

    1. Why you pass that much money bills from tax paid nation and give it to Pakistan. Don’t waste your money. Don’t use Pakistani Land, Don’t use strategic support, don’t use Pakistani border and sea ports, don’t open the Afghan border for Pakistan, Don’t do the Drone strike in Pakistan. If you can’t do that then don’t accept from Pakistan they do something for you. Servant and Employees get the salary for do any job, If you really want to Pakistan do something for you people then pay for it. Nothing for free.

  27. If Pakistan wanted to kill Taliban, they could have been killed by Helicopter Gunships and Commando actions. But instead Pakistan used Fighter Jets and Artillery to eliminate locals and not the Taliban.

    1. Are you really serious Maratib? Talibans equipped with latest kind of weapons. Those made by Russia, India and USA. Helicopter gunships are small toys for them. Talibans fights against NATO and world more equipped armies in Afghanistan what you think they have just couple of guns and grenades? Did Drone strike did by any helicopter or gunship in Afghanistan or Pakistan?

  28. prof Christine is one of the few Americans that really know the LIES and DECEIT of the Punjabi ARMY OF PAKISTAN. All this Tragic drama in PASHTUN LAND is just to SECURE PUNJAB’S HEGEMONY and to massacre Pashtun and devastate their land to be eternally dependent on the PARASITIC and BANKRUPT PUNJABI state of PAKISTAN. The WEST should allow now flying zones over Pashtunkhwa,invest in it and help the Pashtun gain independence from the FASCIST state of PUNJABISTAN. Christine Fair stop far short from advocating a more just dispensation for the 40 million Pashtun in this anti Pashtun fascit Punjabi kleptocracy.PROF CHRISTINE with your expertise and insight you can do more to mke the US authorties aware of the massive suffering of Pashtun and Baluch who have bore the brunt of the violence and terror of the PUNJABI ARMY.

  29. Madam C.Fair,
    I appreciate your courage.you are good in writing articles. It probably is adding value to the site and fam to your name.
    its a request,please do not insult an entire nation for the deeds of few people.i mag say”players”.
    Pakistani government and army is if guilty for the killing and displacement of millions of people,in your notice. Then you should have a critical eye to dig and disseminate reality to your readers.
    lets suppose its true and you,a courageous person has brought facts in your article to the world.
    I ask your courage to write about US games.
    I challenge your courage to write about the real terrorists.i am sure you know about the technology US military has. How could be pentagon targeted without permission of US authorities?
    your”brother in law, hazrat Imran Khan” is busy in cleaning the mess left and strengthen by “peaceful nations.
    madam, you are a journalist, do use your skills for nice things. Don’t insult nations and countries.
    and those who say why Pakistani replies to stuff like cristine has written,Pakistanis are suffering because of print and electronic media.
    dear, no one on earth write about other people living peaceful lives in Pakistan.
    think about your role in Pakistani nation’s torture.
    be realistic and nice madam Fair! I also.am living in Pakistan,we are not that bad.