Pakistan Vows To Defend Against Attacks By Afghanistan
Scene of assassination attempt on President Karzai by forces of Pakistan’s Baitullah Mehsud. “Baitullah Mehsud should know that we will go after him now and hit him in his house,” Karzai said.
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Agencie France Presse:
Pakistan’s foreign office pledged that the country would defend its territorial sovereignty, state media said Monday after Afghanistan’s leader said cross-border attacks on militants were justified.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened on Sunday to attack Taliban insurgents on the soil of his supposed ally in the “war on terror”, saying his war-torn country had a right to do so in self-defence, a forceful warning to insurgents and the Pakistani government that his country is fed up with cross-border attacks.
Karzai said Afghanistan has the right to self defense, and because militants cross over from Pakistan “to come and kill Afghan and kill coalition troops, it exactly gives us the right to do the same.”
Speaking at a Sunday news conference, Karzai warned Pakistan-based Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud that Afghan forces would target him on his home turf. Mehsud is suspected in last year’s assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
“Baitullah Mehsud should know that we will go after him now and hit him in his house,” Karzai said.
“And the other fellow, (Taliban leader) Mullah Omar of Pakistan should know the same,” Karzai continued. “This is a two-way road in this case, and Afghans are good at the two-way road journey. We will complete the journey and we will get them and we will defeat them. We will avenge all that they have done to Afghanistan for the past so many years.”
“Pakistan shall defend its territorial sovereignty,” foreign office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq was quoted as saying by the government-run Associated Press of Pakistan news agency.
“We have seen President Karzai’s statement (to) the media. We hope that it is not the re-initiation of the blame game by Afghanistan,” he said.
Afghan and Western officials have repeatedly accused Pakistan of failing to do enough to stop extremists operating on its territory and have expressed concerns over its recent negotiations with Taliban militants.
Islamabad rejects the claims, saying it has more than 90,000 troops in its tribal regions along the border with Afghanistan and that 1,000 soldiers have died fighting insurgents since 2001.
Sadiq said Pakistan had a “clear position on military action” under which Afghan, US-led and NATO troops take action on the Afghan side of the border, while Pakistani troops have “sole responsibility” in their territory.
“Any statement that negated this basic principle and did not show respect for the territorial sovereignty would not help in the war on terrorism and could be counterproductive,” he added.
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday after Karzai’s comments that Islamabad would not “allow anyone to interfere in our affairs.”
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Pakistan is a bunch of hypocrites. They’ve become a mass of oozing Islamic radical sores that is infecting the entire world with its poison, and they refuse to deal with it themselves. But when Karzai says that he will deal with the Taliban himself, then they get upset and say they will “defend” their territory. In other words, they will defend the Taliban, because they’re actually working with them, not against them.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: a war with Pakistan is brewing because we cannot allow this situation to continue indefinitely; sooner or later the Taliban and Al-Queada will get what’s coming to them, whether Pakistan likes it or not. And if the US is attacked with nuclear weapons by Al-Queada who is entrenched on Pakistan’s territory, then all bets are off.
June 16th, 2008 at 1:55 amOops, it should be “Al-Qaeda” (spelled it wrong)
June 16th, 2008 at 1:57 amUnless Hussein is president.
June 16th, 2008 at 2:26 amHe’ll say it was all our fault and tell us to convert to islam.
Fuck Pakistan. They’re no friends of ours or Afghanistan’s.
Don’t forget it is Pakistan that invented the Taliban and sent it into Afghanistan in the first place.
Pakistan deserves a good ass-kicking.
June 16th, 2008 at 3:56 am“Any statement that negated this basic principle and did not show respect for the territorial sovereignty would not help in the war on terrorism and could be counterproductive,” he added.
Agreed, we need to decide that Paki is no longer our friend and get on with it. Suspend diplomatic relations and cut off the money until they see things our way, if not, ergo boom.
June 16th, 2008 at 4:18 amDan(the infidel)
im with you 100% and have been saying that for a while. if Pakistan is our friend then we have no need for enemies. They invented the Taliban, had a close relationship with them for years while they were the “government” in Afghanistan as well. not to mention the whole Wazirastan tribal area in Pakistan where Bin Laden is hiding. Pakis dont seem to mind letting all of those bastards camp out in their backyard.
June 16th, 2008 at 6:48 amWe need to truck supplies through Pakistan to landlocked Afghanistan. Check your map. It’s pure practicality. We still do what we have to do cross border. The Pakis will never be truly helpful. This is the best we can expect.
June 16th, 2008 at 7:14 amWhat eff’n use does Pakistan have for that God forsaken tribal land anyway, except to piss in everyone’s pockets. Bloody good for nothing curry munchers! Get the fuck out the way and watch the mushroom clouds roll in baby!
Go back to the comfort of your shanty homes in Islamabad, adjust your coat hanger aerials to al-jazeera/CNN and enjoy a proper fireworks display at 6,000 K.
Let’s all then see how cocky that hairy lil mullah slut in Tehran behaves when he sees US firepower turn mountain ranges into ashen glass at the blink of an eye.
June 16th, 2008 at 7:21 amThose Paki’s are nuts anyway. Ever seen ‘em when they get excited? Jumping around, shouting and carrying-on.
They are the ones responsible for Afghanistan’s troubles after the Soviets left. If Afganistan strikes, I doubt they will do anything but throw a big double d@#% dance with lots of shouting if they know what is good for them.
June 16th, 2008 at 9:20 am