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| Musharraf admits Pakistan being used for Afghanistan attacks |
| 2004-02-12 |
| Damm, that meter does work: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf admitted on Thursday that some anti-government activity in Afghanistan was being carried out from over the border in Pakistan but said Islamabad was taking steps to stop it. "Certainly everything (within Afghanistan) is not happening from Pakistan, but certainly something is happening from Pakistan," Musharraf said in an address at the National Defence College in Islamabad. Well, that nails it down. "Let us not bluff ourselves. Now whatever is happening from Pakistan must be stopped and that is what we are trying to do," he said, without elaborating. "Mr President, can you define what "whatever" means?" "Er, you know, stuff." "And what do you plan to do to stop it?" "Something." Kabul has frequently complained that anti government rebels use Pakistani tribal territory across the border as a sanctuary and springboard for launching attacks inside Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s south and southeast regions bordering Pakistan have seen frequent attacks against US-led coalition forces, government soldiers and officials as well as international aid workers in the recent past. Whatever. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 The Pakistani army is dominated by Punjabis. The Pashtuns make up the next largest portion of the army. |
| Posted by: Paul Moloney 2004-2-12 9:39:53 PM |
| #1 Does anyone know what percentage of soldiers and officers in the Pakistani military are Pashtun? I have been told that they dominate it, and that, as a result, Pakistan will never do anything serious in the NW Frontier Province. |
| Posted by: closet neo-con 2004-2-12 12:17:08 PM |