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Two Suicide blasts in Quetta. 16 Shaheed 30 injured.
M Ali Khan
Minister (2k+ posts)
Revenge for the arrest of Al-Qaeda leader Younis Al Mauritani from Quetta barely 2-3 days back by ISI and FC boys!
Editorial: Are Quetta Bombings A Reaction to Younis Al Mauritanis Arrest?
The Pakistani military confirmed that a top Al-Qaeda leader, Younis Al Mauritani, who had specially been designated by the terrorist organizations slain founder Osama bin Laden to target economic interests in the United States, Australia and Europe, had been detained from Quetta.
Al Mauritani was detained with Abdul Ghaffar Al Shami (Bachar Chama) and Messara Al Shami (Mujahid Amino), two other important operatives of the global Jihadist network. The significant arrests were made in a joint operation by the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI) and the Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan on technical support provided by the US intelligence services.
A press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, said Al Mauritani was planning to target United States economic interests including gas/oil pipelines, power generating dams, and strike ships/oil tankers through explosive laden speed boats in International waters.
Al Mauritanis actual position in Al-Qaeda is still murky. According to Long War Journal al Mauritani rose to popularity last year after he was identified as directing a plot by al Qaeda to attack multiple targets in Europe in a Mumbai-like terror assault.
The number 3 designation is often assigned by Western officials and media to al Qaedas suspected operations chief al Mauritani is a senior member of al Qaedas external operations council, the division that is tasked with hitting the US, Europe, and allied nations. Al Mauritani, Adnan el Shukrijuma, and Ilyas Kashmiri are believed to be the senior-most members of the external operations council,reported the Journal.
The arrests have deepened Al-Qaedas crisis which began with the dramatic killing of its chief Osama bin-Laden. This significant development occurred a week ahead of the ten year anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon. This indicates that the battle against Al-Qaeda and its like-minded global terrorist outfits is not over even after a tumultuous decade.
The US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has welcomed the capture of Al-Qaeda top leader. A Reuters report indicates that the Americans will most likely seek access to the detained Al-Qaeda leader for further investigations.
Some overexcited observers are viewing this as a major development to improve strained relations between Islamabad and Washington which have been deteriorating since the beginning of this year. Multiple factors, such as the Raymond Davis case, killing of Osama bin Laden and Pakistans refusal to grant visa to American military trainers, on the one hand and American decision to withhold $800 million dollar to the Pakistani army, on the other hand, contributed to the worsening diplomatic and strategic relations.
In an analysis brief Jayshree Bajoria of the Council for Foreign Relations (CFR) wondered if this arrest was a new chapter for U. S. Pakistan relations. The brutally honest answer is, no.
Pakistans commitment in fighting Islamic terrorist groups will remain questionable until it voluntarily carries out operations against Taliban and Al-Qaeda leaders. As long as only the US and NATO orders compel Islamabad to move against terrorists, it should be assumed that Islamabad is only pretending as a partner in the war against terror.
Since 2001 when the Taliban regime was ousted from Afghanistan, we have been expressing our concerns over the safe heavens the Pakistani secrete services were providing to Islamic militant groups in the provincial capital, Quetta. The fundamentalists brought with them the culture of suicide bombings in Quetta and intimidated the government functionaries to such an extent that they did not ever take action against the foreign nationals linked to Al-Qaeda and hiding in Balochistan. There was a time when the US and Afghan governments insisted that Mullah Omar, the spiritual leader of the Taliban, was hiding with the powerful Quetta-Shura. The Americans were so incensed with these reports that on at least three occasions they decided to carry out drone strikes on Quetta.
Almost all of the times, top Pakistani civil and military officers had denied the presence of the Quetta Shura or any other militant inside Balochistan. So had they been lying with the people and the media for so long until the Americans tracked the key Al-Qaeda leader? Probably, yes.
Younis Al Mauritanis arrest does not suggest any policy or attitude change on Pakistans part. It simply appears to be a compulsion for the Pakistani authorities as they rightly believe that theyve faced more humiliation in the past few months than their due share. They are caught up in a situation where the militarys collusion with the Islamists is repeatedly exposed in public and military assistance from Washington is permanently prone to suspension.
Wednesdays twin suicide bombings in Quetta city on the Frontier Corps (FC), which killed at least twenty-two people including a top colonel of the federal paramilitary force and the wife of the Deputy Inspector General (DIG), appear to be a reaction to the recent arrest. The military has to learn lessons that until it totally unplugs all forms of support to either for good or bad Taliban, it will continue to face more humiliation before the peace-loving international community and violence from terrorist Islamic groups.
MALIK SIRAJ AKBAR (Follow on Twitter: MalikSirajAkbar)
Editor-in-Chief
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Editorial: Are Quetta Bombings A Reaction to Younis Al Mauritanis Arrest?
Al Mauritani was detained with Abdul Ghaffar Al Shami (Bachar Chama) and Messara Al Shami (Mujahid Amino), two other important operatives of the global Jihadist network. The significant arrests were made in a joint operation by the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI) and the Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan on technical support provided by the US intelligence services.
A press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, said Al Mauritani was planning to target United States economic interests including gas/oil pipelines, power generating dams, and strike ships/oil tankers through explosive laden speed boats in International waters.
Al Mauritanis actual position in Al-Qaeda is still murky. According to Long War Journal al Mauritani rose to popularity last year after he was identified as directing a plot by al Qaeda to attack multiple targets in Europe in a Mumbai-like terror assault.
The number 3 designation is often assigned by Western officials and media to al Qaedas suspected operations chief al Mauritani is a senior member of al Qaedas external operations council, the division that is tasked with hitting the US, Europe, and allied nations. Al Mauritani, Adnan el Shukrijuma, and Ilyas Kashmiri are believed to be the senior-most members of the external operations council,reported the Journal.
The arrests have deepened Al-Qaedas crisis which began with the dramatic killing of its chief Osama bin-Laden. This significant development occurred a week ahead of the ten year anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon. This indicates that the battle against Al-Qaeda and its like-minded global terrorist outfits is not over even after a tumultuous decade.
The US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has welcomed the capture of Al-Qaeda top leader. A Reuters report indicates that the Americans will most likely seek access to the detained Al-Qaeda leader for further investigations.
Some overexcited observers are viewing this as a major development to improve strained relations between Islamabad and Washington which have been deteriorating since the beginning of this year. Multiple factors, such as the Raymond Davis case, killing of Osama bin Laden and Pakistans refusal to grant visa to American military trainers, on the one hand and American decision to withhold $800 million dollar to the Pakistani army, on the other hand, contributed to the worsening diplomatic and strategic relations.
In an analysis brief Jayshree Bajoria of the Council for Foreign Relations (CFR) wondered if this arrest was a new chapter for U. S. Pakistan relations. The brutally honest answer is, no.
Pakistans commitment in fighting Islamic terrorist groups will remain questionable until it voluntarily carries out operations against Taliban and Al-Qaeda leaders. As long as only the US and NATO orders compel Islamabad to move against terrorists, it should be assumed that Islamabad is only pretending as a partner in the war against terror.
Since 2001 when the Taliban regime was ousted from Afghanistan, we have been expressing our concerns over the safe heavens the Pakistani secrete services were providing to Islamic militant groups in the provincial capital, Quetta. The fundamentalists brought with them the culture of suicide bombings in Quetta and intimidated the government functionaries to such an extent that they did not ever take action against the foreign nationals linked to Al-Qaeda and hiding in Balochistan. There was a time when the US and Afghan governments insisted that Mullah Omar, the spiritual leader of the Taliban, was hiding with the powerful Quetta-Shura. The Americans were so incensed with these reports that on at least three occasions they decided to carry out drone strikes on Quetta.
Almost all of the times, top Pakistani civil and military officers had denied the presence of the Quetta Shura or any other militant inside Balochistan. So had they been lying with the people and the media for so long until the Americans tracked the key Al-Qaeda leader? Probably, yes.
Younis Al Mauritanis arrest does not suggest any policy or attitude change on Pakistans part. It simply appears to be a compulsion for the Pakistani authorities as they rightly believe that theyve faced more humiliation in the past few months than their due share. They are caught up in a situation where the militarys collusion with the Islamists is repeatedly exposed in public and military assistance from Washington is permanently prone to suspension.
Wednesdays twin suicide bombings in Quetta city on the Frontier Corps (FC), which killed at least twenty-two people including a top colonel of the federal paramilitary force and the wife of the Deputy Inspector General (DIG), appear to be a reaction to the recent arrest. The military has to learn lessons that until it totally unplugs all forms of support to either for good or bad Taliban, it will continue to face more humiliation before the peace-loving international community and violence from terrorist Islamic groups.
MALIK SIRAJ AKBAR (Follow on Twitter: MalikSirajAkbar)
Editor-in-Chief
The Baloch Hal
http://t.co/VmyO3uT
M Ali Khan
Minister (2k+ posts)
When you also make new friends after making America your friend, this is also what you get :P
after all these Jihadi groups were all on US payroll for nearly 2 decades which Pakistan supported, nurtured, encouraged, and armed. Now the tables have turned and everything is a complete mess! :angry_smile:
wats the meaning of this??
Humi
Prime Minister (20k+ posts)
Muslims say this statement when someone dies...It means "To Allah we belong and to him we shall return"
moazzamniaz
Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Stupid terrorists at their favorite feat. L a n a t on all these majhools, their shameless apologists and hypocrite supporters.
ok thks for this.......vasey maine suna hai aap din raat padai kar re ho:P:P:P:P
Dear,
The US quit this region in 1989 and only returned with dollars in 2001 . . . .
Therefore, it were not the Mujahideens but the Pakistani Elite who were actually on the pay roll of the Americans . . . .
And from new friends, did you mean the Indians and the Northern Alliance or some one else . . . .
Humi
Prime Minister (20k+ posts)
Padai? u mean studies? no, summer vacations are still going on..
moazzamniaz
Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
[h=1]Quetta blasts to avenge al Qaeda arrests: Taliban[/h] By AFP / Express
Published: September 7, 2011
Pakistani security officials and volunteers examine the site of a twin suicide bomb attack in Quetta on September 7, 2011. PHOTO: AFP
QUETTA: The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombs in Quetta on Tuesday that killed at least 24 people, saying it was to avenge the recent arrests of al Qaeda operatives.
“We carried out the attacks,” Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told AFP in a phone call from an undisclosed location.
He said the two bombs, which also wounded 82 people, were “to avenge the arrest of our mujahedin brothers by Pakistani security forces in Quetta recently”.
Asked whether he was referring to the arrests, announced Monday, of Younis al Mauritani — believed to be a senior al Qaeda leader who had planned attacks abroad — and two others, he said “Yes.”
Twin suicide bombs targeting security forces responsible for the recent capture of senior al Qaeda operatives killed 24 people and wounded 82 others in Quetta Wednesday, police said.
One attacker detonated his bomb-laden car outside the residence of the deputy chief of the Frontier Corps in Quetta city, before a second attacker blew himself up inside the house, said senior police official Hamid Shakil.
The attack on the home of deputy chief Farrukh Shahzad wounded him, killed his wife and injured at least one of his children, security officials said.
“The death toll has gone up and 24 deaths are now confirmed. There were at least 82 people wounded and taken to different hospitals. We have reports that at least seven of them are seriously hurt,” said Shakil.
Flames from the blast engulfed security vehicles and motorcycles parked outside Shahzad’s residence, where paramilitary forces had been waiting to escort the deputy inspector-general to work.
Two children and at least 11 troops from the Frontier Corps and army — including an army officer — were among the dead, Shakil said.
A mosque and official residences nearby were also badly damaged, he said.Shakil said the car had been packed with 50 kilogrammes of explosives. He said the head of one of the bombers was found, along with an identity card that indicated he could have been from Afghanistan’s Kunduz province.
The first blast occurred near commissioner’s office in the Civil Lines area. The second explosion was heard five minutes later from the same location, however the intensity of the second blast was less.
One of the suicide bombers blew himself up in a vehicle packed with explosives near the car of the deputy head of the paramilitary Frontier Corps in Balochistan, Farrukh Shehzad.
The other suicide bomber entered his house and blew himself up. The dead included his guards. The explosions brought down the walls of his house and nearby offices.
Stringent firing was also reported from the site of the blast.
Express 24/7 correspondent reported that the injured are being shifted from Civil Hospital to the Bolan Medical complex.
Security personnel have cordoned off the area and an investigation has been carried out.
The commissioner’s office is located near the governor house, chief minister secretariat, and inspector general’s office are also located in the same area.
The blast has also smashed the glass windows of nearby buildings and damaged the vehicles.
Earlier this month, a bomber targeted a congregation of 25,000 people at the Eidgah in Marriabad – a Shia-populated locality in Quetta – in order to ensure maximum casualties.
However, being unable to reach his intended victims, the suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden car on Wednesday near the place of worship, killing at least 12 people, including two women and two children, and wounding 32 others.
Security tightened along Pak-Afghan border
Strict security measures were taken along the Pak-Afghan border area after Balochistan’s capital was hit by twin blasts on Wednesday.
Hundreds of people crossing the border without complete documents were reportedly sent back to Afghanistan.
Security officials will also be strictly monitoring all cars at all checkpoints before entering the border.
According to the security sources, the measures are being taken to avoid any untoward situation in Chaman.
Published: September 7, 2011
Pakistani security officials and volunteers examine the site of a twin suicide bomb attack in Quetta on September 7, 2011. PHOTO: AFP
QUETTA: The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombs in Quetta on Tuesday that killed at least 24 people, saying it was to avenge the recent arrests of al Qaeda operatives.
“We carried out the attacks,” Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told AFP in a phone call from an undisclosed location.
He said the two bombs, which also wounded 82 people, were “to avenge the arrest of our mujahedin brothers by Pakistani security forces in Quetta recently”.
Asked whether he was referring to the arrests, announced Monday, of Younis al Mauritani — believed to be a senior al Qaeda leader who had planned attacks abroad — and two others, he said “Yes.”
Twin suicide bombs targeting security forces responsible for the recent capture of senior al Qaeda operatives killed 24 people and wounded 82 others in Quetta Wednesday, police said.
One attacker detonated his bomb-laden car outside the residence of the deputy chief of the Frontier Corps in Quetta city, before a second attacker blew himself up inside the house, said senior police official Hamid Shakil.
The attack on the home of deputy chief Farrukh Shahzad wounded him, killed his wife and injured at least one of his children, security officials said.
“The death toll has gone up and 24 deaths are now confirmed. There were at least 82 people wounded and taken to different hospitals. We have reports that at least seven of them are seriously hurt,” said Shakil.
Flames from the blast engulfed security vehicles and motorcycles parked outside Shahzad’s residence, where paramilitary forces had been waiting to escort the deputy inspector-general to work.
Two children and at least 11 troops from the Frontier Corps and army — including an army officer — were among the dead, Shakil said.
A mosque and official residences nearby were also badly damaged, he said.Shakil said the car had been packed with 50 kilogrammes of explosives. He said the head of one of the bombers was found, along with an identity card that indicated he could have been from Afghanistan’s Kunduz province.
The first blast occurred near commissioner’s office in the Civil Lines area. The second explosion was heard five minutes later from the same location, however the intensity of the second blast was less.
One of the suicide bombers blew himself up in a vehicle packed with explosives near the car of the deputy head of the paramilitary Frontier Corps in Balochistan, Farrukh Shehzad.
The other suicide bomber entered his house and blew himself up. The dead included his guards. The explosions brought down the walls of his house and nearby offices.
Stringent firing was also reported from the site of the blast.
Express 24/7 correspondent reported that the injured are being shifted from Civil Hospital to the Bolan Medical complex.
Security personnel have cordoned off the area and an investigation has been carried out.
The commissioner’s office is located near the governor house, chief minister secretariat, and inspector general’s office are also located in the same area.
The blast has also smashed the glass windows of nearby buildings and damaged the vehicles.
Earlier this month, a bomber targeted a congregation of 25,000 people at the Eidgah in Marriabad – a Shia-populated locality in Quetta – in order to ensure maximum casualties.
However, being unable to reach his intended victims, the suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden car on Wednesday near the place of worship, killing at least 12 people, including two women and two children, and wounding 32 others.
Security tightened along Pak-Afghan border
Strict security measures were taken along the Pak-Afghan border area after Balochistan’s capital was hit by twin blasts on Wednesday.
Hundreds of people crossing the border without complete documents were reportedly sent back to Afghanistan.
Security officials will also be strictly monitoring all cars at all checkpoints before entering the border.
According to the security sources, the measures are being taken to avoid any untoward situation in Chaman.
dont u do part time job??:biggthumpup:
Had you cursed and stopped the Pakistani Munafiqeens the same way when they were becoming part of this American War for Terror in 2001, than you hav nt felt the need to burn now . . . .
M Ali Khan
Minister (2k+ posts)
Dear,
The 'new friends' I meant were the Jihadi groups that Pakistan suddenly used for 'strategic depth' with active encouragement of CIA.
The US did not "quit" the region. They had a keen eye on it without directly intervening. They had their interests in keen sight and were always paranoid about Iran exploiting the vacuum, so they helped create and arm various Jihadi groups via ISI to keep that in check including sectarian terrorists like LeJ-SSP (and it worked!).
They were the ones who secretly encouraged use of Jihadis in Kashmir to bring a more neutral India to be friendly terms with them with Pakistan as bait (it worked!)
They were more than happy to negotiate with Taliban in 1997 for a UNOCAL pipeline by inviting Taliban officials to Texas (when Dubya was Governor no less!) for negotiations of a deal which would have been key to formally recognise the Taliban in power but it failed. It was only after this failure of the deal that US started using legit anger over Taliban/Jihadi human rights abuses (forbidding women from any education employment and movement, massacre of Hazaras in Mazar-e-Sharif, Bamiyan Buddhas destruction that also pissed off China etc) for their own advantage.
USA have ALWAYS had an eye on the region. Now they just want to take direct control of it (and are failing, and taking us in the quicksand with them because of our own out-of-control Jihadi madness).
moazzamniaz
Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
What burning? I condemned majhools, their shameless apologists and their hypocrite supporters. Kindly introduce urself so that we can move on to the next point!!
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Humi
Prime Minister (20k+ posts)
that is not doing padai..lol..
i want to visit pakistan but i m feared of whether i will return back or not..many indians dont return back when they visit there.
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