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Terror in Okara

Pervez Hoodbhoy May 23, 2003

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#5 Posted by Ally on May 23, 2003 12:14:51 pm
this is what we are to expect until the army goes back to doing its REAL job, we dont really need India as a `dushman desh` when we have such maha kunjars at home... has amnesty international been informed of this? what about the commonwealth and all the other `important` organisations that Mushy is trying to get `in` with... talk about human rights abuses... would you blame people if there is a mini French style revolution...
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#4 Posted by veeresh on May 23, 2003 12:14:51 pm
Informative article.

But why does it have to mention a reference to India?

And why does Ali87 want to steer this interact into India?

``Okara Transport``. ``Sutlej Mills of Okara``. These are fairly well-sized companies in India. The owners must be wondering why they had to flee?
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#3 Posted by rozaiba on May 23, 2003 12:13:54 pm
faujiz are fuks. period.
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#2 Posted by FarooqA on May 23, 2003 12:13:54 pm
`The siege of Okara is a blot on Pakistan`s collective conscience` sums up the situation perfectly. We are fast becoming an apethetic society where we ignore the misery of others, particularly the masses fairly easily.
As for the politicians, they are a bunch of rotten feudals, when it comes to the rights of haris and land tenants their practice is no different from that of Okara rangers. As long as we do not purge our society of all forms of feudalism the problem would not go. I think the civil society has a role to play here as well, they have not been as proactive as they should have been. Lets hope some day things will take a turn for the better in Pakistan, at the moment I see no light at the end of the tunnel.
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#1 Posted by Ali87 on May 23, 2003 9:05:44 am
This is a shame! similar things happen in India especially in Bihar and to some extent in Tamilnadu and earlier in AP. The key difference is that the Army is not involved in protecting landlords though police complicity is there. This is a vicious combination of Army and Feduals.
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