Pak soldier bodies going to their villages and the reaction

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Pak soldier bodies going to their villages and the reaction of soldiers families

There have been at least a half-dozen reported courts-martial of soldiers who refused to fight, and the real number was probably larger, Professor Hussain said.

In Jhelum, a town 100 miles south of Islamabad and a place with a proud military history, one village had shown in the boldest terms the anger about the military fighting Muslims on Pakistani soil, said Enver Baig, a former senator with the Pakistan Peoples Party, who considers himself a pro-American politician.

When the body of a soldier killed in the tribal areas was taken home to his family last year, the father refused to accept his sons coffin, Mr. Baig said.

Instead, the father took off his shoe and used it to slap the army officer who had escorted the body.

A month later, when another soldiers body was delivered to the same village, the army left the body on the village outskirts, Mr. Baig said.

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MANDI BAHAUDDIN: At a time when security forces and policeare becoming frequent target of militants, a police sub-inspector (SI)has tendered resignation from the department in protest against thepoor law and order situation and carnage of Muslims in the country.

SIAltaf Husain, who was City police station house officer, submitted hisresignation to the Mandi Bahauddin district police office on Sunday.

I am tendering resignation in a condition of helplessness, Hussain told reporters.

Aboutthe spate of bombings in the country, he said, No Muslim can killanother Muslim. It is only a planned game of the US and InteriorAdviser Rehman Malik is playing a role of the US agent. Unelectedpeople should be ousted from the federal cabinet and electedrepresentatives be given a role to handle the situation.

The morale of police force hit a new low after Manawan Police Training School, Lahore, was attacked by militants on March 27.

Resignations from the police department citing political reasons are a new phenomena witnessed in the past few weeks.

OnFeb 25, a constable announced quitting the job during a public meetingof the PML-N in Sheikhupura. A police officer in Gujranwala alsorefused to obey the departments orders.

Later, both officialsspoke to the media to brag about their act. Now, both police officialsare back on duty. The fate of resignation of the Mandi Bahauddin cop isnot clear yet.