In Search of the Moderate Muslim farzana #152:

[...then there is a small error here: they did not refuse to meet the Indian government, our govt. refused to meet them...]

the indian govt appointed k.c. pant as its envoy to talk to kashmiri parties. all preconditions of `talks only within the parameters of indian constitution`, etc were dropped. shabir shah met with k.c. pant...the aphc refused to meet him.

Jihad: Paradoxes and Defining Moments ylh,

according to the bbc report, rabbani is the recognized prez and he leads northern alliance. you are free to draw your own conclusions of `how the two are equated` and whether `they have a chance`.

i was simply addressing urstruly`s insinuations.

Afghanistan Reflections hobbyty,

[...And this as a person who has travelled to China and knows the friendly response of ordinary Chinese on learning I was from Pakistan...]

actually, ever since kargil, i have been curious about what ordinary chinese think of pakistan or pakistanis. there doesn`t seem to be any cultural/social/ethnic/linguistic/religious link between the two. is there? what would an ordinary chinese and a pakistani talk about in terms of their respective countries? as far as politics is concerned, the chinese people, living in the usa, appear to have very little knowledge of their country`s foreign policies. i would imagine the ones living in china to be even less knowledgable. is it possible that the people who you met in china would have been equally charming to any tourist irrespective of his/her nationality?

a chinese friend of mine, who is generally very well read, claimed that she never knew china had some sort of special relationship with pakistan or if the general chinese public considered pakistani people to be somewhat special.

Military Action Begins in Afghanistan ali1 #112,

whining never gets anybody anywhere. enjoy this one -

...In his interview with the CNN last week General Musharraf said that Harkat-ul-Mujahideen whose accounts were frozen in the US and Pakistan had no offices in the country for it was operating inside Held Kashmir. Next morning General Musharraf`s interview was juxtaposed in the newspapers with that of Harkat spokesman Amiruddin Mughal: ``Our offices are working as usual. No one can close our offices because we are engaged in a just and legitimate struggle for the freedom of Kashmir from Indian yoke``.
As if that was not enough, Azad Kashmir PM Sardar Sikander Hayat said, ``the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen and other Kashmiri groups are doing jihad against Indian terrorism in held Kashmir. And to us not only those who are engaged in jihad but also those who help them are highly revered``...

http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/today/editor/opi6.htm

Jihad: Paradoxes and Defining Moments sigalph,

ulfa = united liberation front of assam

Jihad: Paradoxes and Defining Moments ylh,

[...Now, how do you equate the Northern Alliance with the Government of Burhan ud din Rabbani is beyond my understanding. To the best of my knowledge Rabbani is no where in the scene...]


...Mr Rabbani is still recognised by the United Nations as president, although the Northern Alliance he leads controls only about ten per cent of Afghan territory....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1592000/1592462.stm

Military Action Begins in Afghanistan ali1,

[...DRDO`s latest invention...]

drdo has bought `far eastern economic review` magazine? maybe you have some inside info...

Jihad: Paradoxes and Defining Moments urstruly,

[...India also supports Northern Alliance and opposes Taliban for the same reason...]

united nations recognizes northern alliance as the legitimate govt of afghanistan and opposes taliban. surely united nations has an anti-pakistan agenda.

Jihad: Paradoxes and Defining Moments re: sarwari to rsaxena - charsee

rs,

didn`t know you had left your pretzel stand to become a PAF pilot...

or so the news item in msn/slate would indicate...

Jihad: Paradoxes and Defining Moments sigalph,

can you comment on why ulfa is reportedly very happy with the election outcome in b`desh?

Whitman’s World what? romair is demanding a plebescite again?

anNy, kindly fedex one plebescite to romair...i know you have a ready supply...

Military Action Begins in Afghanistan Afghanistan`s Taliban militia received help in preparing their defences ahead of US air strikes from a group of renegade Pakistani military intelligence officers, a report claimed on Wednesday.

The group, including a brigadier and a colonel, entered Afghanistan at the end of September with several truckloads of ammunition, the `Far Eastern Economic Review` said, citing retired senior army officials.

It said as many as five officers from the powerful Inter-services Intelligence (ISI) agency were involved in the operation which was undertaken without the permission of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.

A World Upside Down ...Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf tonight spoke to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and said the two countries should not do anything to heighten tension in the region but the Indian leader bluntly told him that Islamabad had done nothing to capture perpetators of violence in Jammu and Kashmir.

While Gen Musharraf said Pakistan stood for dialogue with India, Mr Vajpayee said India too had always been for it but it could not be meaningful if Pakistan remained unifocal on Kashmir. Mr Vajpayee told Gen Musharraf that the perpetrators of violence in Jammu and Kashmir had their bases in Pakistan and that Islamabad had done nothing to capture them. The Pakistani President said, ``We are looking into it.``

Meanwhile, India rejected Gen Musharraf`s description of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir as ``freedom struggle`` saying all forms and manifestations of terrorism have to be addressed by the global action against the menace.
``I entirely disagree with President Musharraf`s statement and there can be no compromise with terrorism in any form. Terrorism in terrorism, whatever form it takes. There is nothing as acceptable or unacceptable terrorism,`` External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh told reporters after an unscheduled meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security presided by Prime Minister Vajpayee.

http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct09/ikash.htm

A World Upside Down isi chief changed!...

...Lieutenant General Ehsanul Haq, corps commander of Peshawer, had been named as the new Director General Inter-services Intelligence (ISI), to replace superceded Lt. General Mahmood, who decided to retire.


http://jang.com.pk/thenews/oct2001-daily/08-10-2001/main/main3.htm

Islams Challenge nasah,

mr chidanand rajghatta needs to take a chill pill. has been in dire need of it for a long time...

Jihad: Paradoxes and Defining Moments sadna,

here`s another interesting news...

http://www.msnbc.com/news/639301.asp

At Washington’s request, NATO will soon deploy surveillance aircraft for anti-terrorist operations in the United States in response to the attacks on New York and Washington, NATO officials said Sunday, an unprecedented use of foreign military forces to defend the U.S. homeland.