A renewed pledge to reciprocate the enemy

(Amna Malik, Islamabad)

 Hindus nation has a peculiar, complex mentality. Intolerance and bias are the hallmark of Hindu culture. Today’s India is an artificial paradigm of democracy, so called secularism and non violence. Hindus have never been able to reconcile with the fact that sub continent of Indo-Pak belongs to a multiple spectrum of races and religions and is not a domain of Hindus only. They are obsessed with mindset of regional hegemony that compel them towards non acceptance of partitions and so the very existence of Pakistan. Now this attitude of repudiation has its annals deep rooted in history. There is a plethora of territorial and political disputes which have held back the people of South Asia from living and interacting in a normal and friendly way. Kashmir tops them all. But then there are Sir Creek, Siachen, water, LoC and Working Boundary violations, sponsoring terrorism and interference in internal affairs majorly unresolved due to hostility of Indian side. But at the root of all this is the great historical and psychological suspicion of Indian leadership who failed to offload this misgiving towards Pakistan over the course of time. And the result is now obvious; countless lost opportunities during the last seven decades and perpetual economic miseries for about 1.5 billion inhabitants living in both the countries. The ceasefire agreement reached between India and Pakistan in November 2003 is now unrecognizable, with firing growing steadily since late 2012 till date.

In a latest development, Indian Army Chief General Dalbir Singh said on last Tuesday that India was prepared to face off military action on its borders. Indian newspaper, The Hindu, quoted him as referring to the ceasefire ‘violations’ along the borders in Jammu and Kashmir, which have put relations between India and Pakistan under strain. Referring innocently to the frequent ceasefire violations along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir and Working Boundary, the Army Chief said New Delhi is aware of the need to remain prepared. Dalbir Singh asserted a very high level of operational readiness at all times has become part of India’s strategy as there is realization that the swift nearsighted nature of future wars is likely to offer limited warning time. Dalbir Singh comments come in backdrop of so called ongoing ceasefire violations, which have put India on the alert. Without quoting names, Dalbir Singh accused Pakistan of employing “new methods to create unrest in Jammu and Kashmir” and said the recent instances of terrorist violence are “clear pointers to extend this arc of violence to other areas”.

Dalbir Singh’s comments come close on the heels of the Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif’s statement blaming India for trying to “impose war on Pakistan”. The Pakistan Minister on Sunday has also cautioned India that it will suffer “heavy losses” if it tries to “inflict” a war.

India has embroiled the regional peace over ceasefire violations from its side and tensions between two sides escalated after the Gurdaspur and Udhampur terror attacks, which as usual New Delhi asserts were carried out by Pakistani nationals. However Indian authorities failed to produce clear proofs against the allegations. While Islamabad claims Indian forces have committed 37 and 24 unprovoked ceasefire violations on the LoC and the Working Boundary in July and August respectively. The violation of the ceasefire agreement has also led to loss of civilian casualties as well as to the properties of local inhabitants. These rising tensions make crisis management more difficult and increase the risk of a conflict with nuclear dimensions.

Surprisingly, the mien of occurrences reminds one the war of 1965 when India in a same demeanor violated all the international laws and imposed a brute war against Pakistan. This time its mood seems retrospective however it also appears to be in oblivion how it was retaliated by audacious Pakistani forces. Earlier a high-level huddle of the top military commanders at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi also warned India not to resort to any ‘misadventure’ against Pakistan. The stern warning from the top brass came hours after Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore warned that Indian strikes in Myanmar were a message to all countries, including Pakistan and groups harboring ‘terror intent’ that India would strike at the ‘place and at a time’ of its choosing. Taking strong exception to a series of threats from India, formation commanders’ conference presided over by Army Chief General Raheel Sharif made it clear that Pakistan was ready to shoot down Indian ‘designs’ and defend the territorial integrity.

Amidst this unabated ceasefire violations by Indian troops and war rhetoric in New Delhi reaching a crescendo, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also warned India that “our patience should not be construed as our weakness”. He cautioned that Indian belligerence was a threat to regional and international peace.

Unprovoked firing by Indian troops on civilian population along the Line of Control and Working Boundary claimed the lives of innocent people. We have not forgotten our innocent people facing Indian barbarianism as they live in our hearts,” the premier said while addressing a gathering in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. “Desire for peace is our strength – and this is why Pakistan has continuously been informing the United Nations about ceasefire violations by Indian forces,” he maintained. This sent a strong message to the other side of border that civil and military leadership backed by the masses and classes of Pakistan are on the same page against any extrinsic intimidation come what may. India must realize the fact that Pakistan is fully capable of defending itself by all means either when it comes to conventional or non conventional warfare.

Analysts say India wants to take over and control Pakistan just like Nepal and Bhutan. It desires to make Pakistan acknowledge her stipulations and dictation on trade to Afghan trade route; in order to pressurize Pakistan to accept Hindu slavery India is utilizing propaganda on the international level and terrorists in Waziristan, Baluchistan and Karachi as double edged sword. But our enemy is perhaps unaware of the fact that all his tactfulness has gone in vain as the comprehensive military operation Zarb e Azb is under way that has set innovative hallmarks of success in north of country flushing the Indian condescended terrorists out of the country. The morale of the forces is very high and they are amply charged and full of national enthusiasm. This time an element of surprise may stun the aggressors as the forces have been through the worst of what we say a conventional warfare. And being well aware of their potentialities and what can they do. They are adjudicated to deracinate the menace of terror from the country while observing the fifty years of undaunted defence when they intercepted a mammoth enemy out of its borders in September 1965.

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