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India-Pakistan
BA demands end to military activity on Afghan border
2003-09-24
The Balochistan Assembly (BA) on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution against the establishment of cantonments in Dera Bugti, Kohlu and Gwadar, and called for an end to military and paramilitary activity on the province’s borders.
This would, of course, allow the Talibs to continue their operations without even a pretense of interference...
Opposition leader Kachkol Ali moved the adjournment motion against the establishment of cantonments in the three Balochistan districts. Mr Ali and other members of the provincial assembly (MPAs) agreed that the Pakistani troops on the border were harassing the people of Balochistan and meant to corner the province’s resources. The treasury and opposition benches also criticised paramilitary forces deployed at border areas and checkpoints. Senior Minister Maulana Abdul Wasey of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) described the Pakistan Army as “American police officers” in Pakistan. He said the US attack on Afghanistan against the Taliban was “against Pakistan”. Before the attack, “our borders were safe. Now we need to deploy the Army at the border for security.” He said the military and paramilitary personnel at the border were harassing people with beards and who wore “Islamic dress”. He suggested the adjournment motion be accepted as a resolution with an amendment calling for end to military and paramilitary activity on the border.
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#2  "Killa Abdulla" Province is so aptly named!
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2003-9-24 4:14:12 PM  

#1  He said the US attack on Afghanistan against the Taliban was “against Pakistan”. Before the attack, “our borders were safe. Now we need to deploy the Army at the border for security.” He said the military and paramilitary personnel at the border were harassing people with beards and who wore “Islamic dress”. He suggested the adjournment motion be accepted as a resolution with an amendment calling for end to military and paramilitary activity on the border.

This is hilarious. I guess the sentiment is, "We're all Taliban, here - see our turbans and 'Islamic dress'??!! And what's wrong with that? They're our kind of people!"

So we have a little talk with Perv, pull his troops back a bit, and roll in the B-52's... start with Quetta, puhleeze... then they can come back in and proceed to "corner the province's resources"... So, uh, is Balochistan part of PakiLand, or not? It's not like the US SF guys or the Afghan Army is after their "resources" - which means that they consider Perv's boyz as furriners?

Wanna check out those resources? Knock yerself out with this clickable map of Balochistan...
http://www.bdd.sdnpk.org/map%20of%20balochistan.html

PakiLand. It's like a whole 'nuther world, man...
Posted by: .com   2003-9-24 2:32:54 AM  

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