Husain Haqqani Controversy, The Real Cover Up,Mahmood Adeel

Husain Haqqani Controversy, The Real Cover Up

March 16, 2017 by Mahmood Adeel

The latest controversy surrounding Husain Haqqani continues to grow as different parties try to score some political points. Whether it is PMLN trying to solidify its power, or PPP’s unseemly willingness to turn on one of its own, everyone knows that piling on someone who has openly criticised the Army’s policies towards militants is a low risk proposition. The reality is that this latest episode is nothing but a repeat of past dramas, and like those too nothing will come of it except distracting from the actual problems facing the nation.

As it has already been pointed out, there is not any new information in Haqqani’s latest article. There was never a denial that he issued visas to Americans working for the US government, but as already explained in his statement to the Abbottabad Commission that no unauthorised visas were issued to Americans agents while he was Ambassador. This brings up an important point: There has already been a commission to investigate these claims, and it has already produced a report! However, as always, it has been kept secret from the people opening the door to conspiracy theories and confusion. If there is some great concern over Haqqani’s article, the obvious answer is to follow advice of Justice Javed Iqbal, who headed the Abbottabad Commission and publish the complete report so the people can know the actual findings.

This raises another important point: While we have already had a commission investigate Abbottabad raid, nothing has been done to investigate and explain any of the following:

§  How Taliban leaders were issued official passports and CNICs and able to travel in and out of Pakistan without detection.

§  Cover up of Mullah Omar life and death in Pakistan.

§  Admission of Sartaj Aziz that Pakistan hosts Taliban leadership.

§  Statement of former DG-ISI that it is ‘probable’ ISI knew Osama bin Laden was living in Pakistan.

§  Interview with former DG-ISI who termed 150 killed school children of APS Peshawar as ‘collateral damage‘ of Pakistan’s own security strategy.

§  Statement of security officials that ISI agents drink Blue Label Whiskey with CIA agents after carrying out secret operations inside Pakistan.

§  How thousands can defy government bans and praise a convicted killer in the captial.

§  Extent of jihadi infiltration in Armed Forces that led to PNS Mehran attack.

§  Kidnapping and torture of Umar Cheema.

§  Murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad.

§  Torture and murder of Aftab Ahmed.

§  Torture of Waqas Goraya.

This is only a partial list of unanswered questions that the state has shown no interest in investigating. Do we have nothing better to do than try to interpret and decode hidden messages in Husain Haqqani’s writings?

In Husain Haqqani’s latest article he gave the example of passing messages between US officials and Pakistan officials. As was obvious to anyone who can read, he was explaining that this is the job of a diplomat – to pass messages back and forth. Nowhere does he say that he issued any unauthorised visas, and no one has shown any evidence that he did. Does the state really want to push things to the limit that records of every visa and who authorised them (including military personnel) are leaked to the public?

The obvious next step is not to constitute a new commission but to release to the public the report already compiled by Abbottabad Commission and once again face the inevitable questions about how Osama bin Laden was able to enter Pakistan and live next door to PMA Kakul without ever being noticed by our own agencies. Next we can answer questions about why officials continue to accuse civilians of treason for any contacts with CIA when it is well known that most cooperation was with Army and ISI agents and not civilians. Most importantly, though, we must stop allowing this pathetic political point scoring to continue as cover up for the lies and failures of state policy that continue to plague our nation and cause the deaths of hundreds of innocents.

http://new-pakistan.com/2017/03/16/husain-haqqani-controversy-the-real-cover-up/

Pakistan is Terrorizing Indigenous People and Giving full Impunity to Terrorists, Abdul Hamid Khan Chairman Balawaristan National Front (BNF)

Pakistan is Terrorizing Indigenous People and Giving full Impunity to Terrorists, Abdul Hamid Khan ChairmanBalawaristan National Front (BNF)

Date: March 15^th 2017

His Excellency

Mr. António Guterres

Secretary General

United Nations

New York

Sub: Pakistan is Terrorizing Indigenous People and Giving full Impunity to Terrorists

I have the honour to submit some chilling facts about the atrocities committed by Pakistani regime against 2 million indigenous people of UN disputed Gilgit Baltistan. Political activists and religious persons and students of Pakistan occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) who do not comply with ISI’s dictation have been framed under anti-Terrorist act of Schedule 4. But the real terrorists who bomb and kill innocent civilians in Shrines, Mosques, Roadways and other places are free to roam. It’s no secret that Hafiz Saeed, the head of Lashkar-e-Toiba who has been banned by the UN, is a highly respected terrorist in Pakistan. This is clearly shown by the fact that he has been awarded a de-facto status like that of a king by keeping him in his house under tight security cover, so that nobody, not even USA would be able to get their hands around him. There are thousands of terrorist individuals and more than a dozen terrorist organizations active within different Madrasas, religious and political parties who are enjoying full impunity under Pakistan government institutions.

Those terrorists who killed thousands innocent people of PoGB (Pakistan occupied Gilgit Baltistan) on KKH and in Gilgit have not been brought to Justice to this day. All the government sponsored terrorist organizations are active in Pakistan, but more than 150 people of PoGB are facing this Chinese type of draconian law (subjecting them to worst conditions than a prison, whereby the persons are taken bare to the Hospital for treatment, and School to get his minor child).

The occupying regime of Pakistan wants to create fear among the indigenous people of PoGB, so that nobody could dare raise their voice or ask for their rights in contrast to the will of Pakistan. Those who violate Pakistani orders by demanding something peacefully are declared as terrorists. It’s such a disgraceful irony that on one hand Pakistan is sending its terrorists to bully and shut the people of occupied Gilgit Baltistan, and on the other hand it demands freedom for Indian Controlled J&K. To camouflage its acts of terrorism against Indian Occupied J&K, Pakistan has now falsely framed BNF (Balawaristan National Front) workers under its terrorist laws to blame India. The indigenous people of PoGB and BNF particularly have no place to file an appeal/writ against these Pakistani allegations and slanders and atrocities because there is no legal/constitutional Judicial system in this UN-declared disputed part of J&K.

BNF (Balawaristan National Front) has been banned and our books and booklets and newspapers have been banned, while religious hatred and anti-Gilgit Baltistan propaganda is fully supported by Pakistani occupation regime.

The lives, property and freedom of the people is under serious threat due to Pakistan and China’s joint conspiracy to strengthen their occupation under the garb of CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor).

Mostly BNF workers and the lives of some other nationalists is under serious threat, as a result of their constant struggle against the occupation of Pakistan since 1992. Some terrorists are acting on their own when they feel cheated by ISI while many others are directed by ISI against their religious and political opponents. However, in Gilgit Baltistan (under occupation of Pakistan), where no terrorist organization has been reported by Pakistani occupying regime, about 150 people have been charged under Schedule 4. A few youths from PoGB,  have been purposefully misguided, trained by ISI, and recruited into different terrorist organizations, but they do not live in PoGB.

The peaceful indigenous people of PoGB and nationalists are facing serious threats, because they are not willing to bow to the dictations of Pakistani forces, who have choked their legitimate voices and grabbed their lands to build cantonments and torture cells for Pakistani and Chinese forces and their intelligence agencies. We may recall that under the Truce Terms of UNCIP resolution, Pakistan has absolutely no right to remain in this disputed land, because Pakistani forces and its civilians had to withdraw within a period of 3 months after this UNCIP resolution passed on 28^th April 1949. After lapse of 68 years of non-complying, Pakistan rather has virtually changed the whole 72000 Sq KM area of this UN declared disputed region in to Military Torture Camp.

People have no Right of vote, freedom of speech and access to Justice

i.                    People have no right to choose their representative either in India or Pakistan parliament.

ii.                  Freedom of expression is 100% violated

iii.                Access to Justice is denied, because there is no Legal/Constitutional High Court and Supreme Court.

Pakistani political and religious parties are fully sponsored by its Military power to practice on their will, but indigenous nationalist political parties voices are chocked by declaring them as terrorists, anti-national and traitors etc, who dare to oppose CPEC and Pakistani occupation, which is flagrant violation of not only UNCIP resolutions but it ridicules Universal Declaration of Human Rights and even violates Pakistan’s own constitution and Court verdicts.

BNF members and others who have been sent to Jail in false case can be hanged or kept in prison for life without giving them the right to appeal in any impartial, legal/constitutional High Court and Supreme Court. One Naveed Hussain from Bargo, Gilgit was hanged in fake case without international recognized legal process.

BNF appeals to the UN and UNSC to ask Pakistan to take over the control of this disputed region or give the cases of the above mentioned  political workers and others to International Court of Justice or any other impartial Court for fair trail, because Gilgit Baltistan (disputed under UNCIP resolutions of 13^th August 1948, 5^th Jan. 1949 and 28^th April 1949 and so on.) does not fall under the ambit of Pakistan’s constitution and its Judicial system.

BNF and other Political and religious workers in Pakistan occupied Gilgit Baltistan are facing death sentence in fake cases without right of appeal in any High Court and Supreme Court.

Please read the below list of the accused in fake cases to nullify India’s blame of Pakistan’s own sponsor terrorism by using its banned terrorists in Indian side of Jammu & Kashmir.

Abdul Hamid Khan

                                                      
Chairman
Balawaristan National Front (BNF)

Head Office: Majini Mahla, Gilgit, Balawaristan (Pakistan & China Occupied Gilgit Baltistan)
Website: www.balawaristan.net
Email:     balawaristan@gmail.com
               balawaristan@hotmail.com
          Ph: 0032 22311750

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 The following BNF (Balawaristan National Front)  workers and leaders are currently in Jail:
 1.     Majeedullah Khan (from Yasen) arrested on 2^nd  Oct 2016, seriously tortured by JIT (Joint Investigation Team, included all the Pakistani agencies and Police under the  ISI) and a staged drama was played out alleging recovery of 8 Klashinkovs from him. He was tortured untill 25^th  October 2016 and then sent to Jail on the same day by declaring him an Indian agent.

 2.     Sanaullah Khan, (brother of Majeedullah Khan; my brother in-law and cousin From Yasen) a student who was living in Rawalpindi for study has been arrested on 4^th  Oct 2016 from Rawalpindi by ISI and Police, and sent to Jail on 25th October 2016 on judicial remand on terrorist charges. His fault was to send Brooshaaski language books to Gahkuch, district Ghazer.

 3. Qoowat Khan, President BNF Yasen unit
 4. Sher Hafas- member BNF (from Yasen), released on bail
 5. Mohammad Wali (Ex-hawaldar), member BNF, from Yasen,
 6. Imamdad, who is my  has been arrested on charges of involving in public gathering in Yasen on 8^th  September 2016.

 7.  Inayat Karim  has been arrested on 30^th September 2016, charged on collecting books and pamphlets. Sent to Jail on 25^th  October 2016 on judicial remand.
 8.  Sajjad Karim  a minor student sent to Jail on 25^th  October 2016 on judicial remand. He was released on bail by Shabaz Anti-Terrorist Judge on 03^rd  December 2016.
 9.     Qayoom Khan GS BNF Ghazer and candidate GBLA, arrested in Schedule 4 on 26^th  August 2016 from Yasen, because he participated in a meeting without permission.
 10. Qoowat Khan President BNF Yasen Unit, once released and re-arrested on 12^th  Oct 2016 and sent to Jail on 25^th  October 2016.
 11. Marooko (Haveldar retired) from Yasen on 8^th September 2016
12. Safdar Ali, Central President BNF, arrested on 12^th  Feb. 2017, when he was going to address the Media, along with Advocate Mahboob Ali, to refute IGP Zafar Awan’s false allegations against BNF Chairman and its members.
 13. Mahboob Ali Advocate arrested on 12th Feb. 2017, when he was going to address the Media, along with Safdar Ali, to refute IGP Zafar Awan’s false allegations against BNF Chairman and its  members. Both Safdar and Mahboob sent to Jail after 7 days of JIT torture.

14. Daulat Jan, Chief Editor Daily Bangesahar (Urdu) and weekly Baang (Eng) was arrested under schedule 4, because of his journalistic endeavors.

The list below consists of members of BNF who were arrested under Schedule 4.

1.     Qayoom Khan, General Secretary district Ghazer, president Yasen unit and ex candidate GBLA, is in Jail, arrested on 26^th  August 2016, tortured by JIT with false cases registered against him.

2.     Safdar Ali Central President BNF  arrested on 12^th  Feb. 2017, just before his Press conference in Gilgit

3.     Aafaq Ahmad (Aafaq Balawar), Gilgit

4.     Asif Ali Ashraf, Yasen

5.     Aslam Inqalabi,  from Yasen

6.     Burhan, General Secretary, Gilgit

7.     Daulat Jan, Chief Editor Bangesahar, Yasen

8.     Liaqat Ali (N.Sub. Ex ISI)  from Yasen

9.     Mohammad Rafiq, Vice Chairman, BNF from Gilgit

10.   Mohammad Wali (Ex-Soldier),  from Yasen

11. Saqib Umar, Kashorot Gilgit

12. Sher Nadir Shahi, Yasen

13. Wazir Shafi (Advocate),  from Yasen

Those who fled the country due to dire threats to their lives:

1.     Adv. Shokoor Khan was forced to flee PoGB on 14^th  December 2016, due to severe threats to his life. His only crime is being my brother, and refusing to take ISI’s order to be their agent against me and BNF.

2.     Sher Nadir Shahi fled on 22^nd  October 2016, because of severe threat to his life. He is Coordinator of BNSO (Balawaristan National Students Organization).

3.     Shahid Hussain, BNF leader and Chief Coordinator of BNSOB and ex candidate of GBLA from Gilgit has disappeared after threats to his life.

Extremism and intolerance, speech of Dr Shabir Choudhry in Geneva

Extremism and intolerance, speech of Dr Shabir Choudhry in Geneva during the UN Human Rights Council 34^th Session on 12 March 2017

Mr Chairman, friends and colleagues Aslamo alaikam and very good afternoon.

First responsibility of every civilised country is to save life, liberty and property of its citizens. However, when governments and law enforcing agencies are controlled by those who preach extremism, terrorism, religious hatred and intolerance, then sadly we get a society like we see in Pakistan where sincere attempts have been made to purify the land of pure.

To extremists and self acclaimed ultra nationalists all the minorities are legitimate targets. These extremists and their handlers assumed an authority to issue certificates who is loyal Pakistani and who is a true Muslim. In their myopic view, anyone who is not a loyal Pakistani or not a true Muslim deserves to be killed.

If Muslims, who believe in the same God, same Prophet and same Holy book are not safe from wrath of these extremists, one can imagine about the plight of non Muslims in the land of pure.

Non Muslim population of united Pakistan was about 23% in 1947. In 2017, it has fallen down to around 3 %; and that includes Qadianis who were declared non Muslims in 1974. Author of ‘Purifying the Land of the Pure’, Farahnaz Ispahani writes, and I quote:

‘Non Muslim minorities sects as Christian, Hindus and Sikhs have been the victims of suicide bombs on their neighbourhoods, and their community members have been converted to Islam against their will. Houses of worship of non Muslims as well as Muslim minority sects have been attacked and bombed while filled with worshipers.’ 1

Mr Chairman

If situation of human rights and terrorism was improving then one can take some comfort from that. It is sad that the situation is getting from bad to worse in Pakistan and other South Asian countries including India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

To some people, Pakistani statements on human rights and terrorism are getting better and convincing; but their record and their methods of controlling intolerance, extremism and terrorism are wrong. Either they are hoodwinking, just to fool the international community and human rights organisations or they think they can put out fire by use of petrol.

How can they eradicate extremism, which is one of the main reasons of terrorism when they are still hobnobbing with those who promote terrorism; and generate extremism and religious intolerance? How can they control extremism and terrorism when sources that promote them are presented as holy cows? How can they eradicate extremism and terrorism when institutions which sponsor them are funded and provided enormous media coverage?

Mr Chairman

Discrimination, oppression and injustice against women and cases of rapes are increasing in South Asian countries like Bangladesh Afghanistan, Pakistan and in some parts of India. More needs to be done to empower women and appropriate measures must be taken to improve the status of women and apprehend the culprits who inflict pain and misery on women.

On March 08 March 2017, The Express Tribune, a popular English Daily of Pakistan claimed in its report that '93% of Pakistani women experience sexual violence'

The founder of Madad gaar National helpline 1098, Zia Ahmed Awan claimed the ’Pakistan is among those countries where 70% women and girls experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime by their intimate partners and 93% women experience some form of sexual violence in public places in their lifetime’. 2

He further claimed that an inefficient social justice system is the reason for different forms of violence in Pakistan; and data collected by his organisation is ‘just the tip of the iceberg’. He also claimed that ‘only 10% cases of violence are being reported in Sindh and Punjab in media with even less reporting from Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’. 3

No details of human rights violations in Pakistani occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistani occupied Gilgit Baltistan were collected and provided.

Mr Chairman, we people of the former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir suffer everyday and no one seems to be concerned about our plight. We live and die every day. We suffer on both sides of the line of control with no end in sight.

It is sad that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, extremism, terrorism and suffering of our people has become business for the people with the vested interest. While we suffer some people benefit from it politically and economically; and they ensure that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute is unresolved that people continue to suffer and they become rich and powerful.

I urge the UN and the international community to take appropriate measures that extremism and terrorism could be combated and suffering and misery of the people could be alleviated.

I thank you Mr Chairman.

Writer is a political analyst, TV anchor and author of many books and booklets. Also he is Chairman South Asia Watch and Director Institute of Kashmir Affairs. Email:drshabirchoudhry@gmail.com

Reference

1/ Purifying the Land of Pure, Page 6

2/ The Express Tribune 08 March 2017.  https://tribune.com.pk/story/1348833/93-pakistani-women-experience-sexual-violence/

3/ Ibid