The Pakistani Connection

A lot is being said about the Pakistan connection with the recent Mumbai blasts and mass murder that took place on 26 November. While the Indian media and Indian government is vehemently pressing upon the fact that the terrorists came from Pakistan and have constant support from various elements in ISI and Pakistani government, Pakistani media and Pakistan’s government are bent upon proving the fact that it is not so and that there is nothing much that Pakistan can do about the presence of terrorists in their country as they themselves are victims of terrorism.

It is strange that the Pakistani government keeps asking for proof of the fact that the terrorists belonged to Pakistan. How do they expect India to provide them the proofs, when earlier they have tampered all the proof that we had provided them? Wo hindi mein kente hain na “ Doodh ka jala chaanch bhi phoonk phoonk kar peeta hai” (a person who has burnt his tongue while drinking milk will drink even buttermilk with great precaution). However, Indian media has been talking a lot about the proofs on their regular shows. Presence of Pakistani products (toothpaste, washing powder, etc.) in Kuber, the boat used by the terrorist to reach India; satellite phones found on Kuber and having Pakistan’s numbers; cell phones captured from the terrorists once again having dialed numbers that are of Pakistan, and above all the statements of Abdul Kasab, the Fidayeen terrorists who was captured alive, are just a few of them. Not only India, but even US, UK and UN are of the opinion that the terrorists came from Pakistan. In fact, the FBI had carried out their own investigations and US would not have spoken if they wouldn’t have received a positive nod from their investigative agency. 

Actually, we need not really go that far. Abdul Kasab’s father from Pakistan has recognized his son and says that the terrorist that has been caught in India is his son, a Pakistan resident. What more proof does Pakistan’s government need? When Pakistan’s government released the terrorists (when did they arrest them, for that matter?), who were taken under the so-called house arrest, the Pakistani government proved that it is in full support of the terrorist organizations that are present in their territory. So, what did they want to project by putting them on house arrest? Even a child would have understood that it is only a way of providing them with more security or that it is a mere show-off. However, if for once we consider that their notions were good, then why were these people released? All the four of these people are top order terrorists in the UN list. So, is it that Pakistan wants to take ‘panga’ with UN, which in a way means half of the world? Well, it’s their call and we can’t change it. But, it would have been great if they would have taken the responsibility on their shoulders and tried to do something fruitful against the presence of terrorists in their land. After all, even they are victims of terrorism (as they claim to be). 

It really seemed audacious when Pakistan’s Prime Minister went to the extent of saying that they are ready for a war, though they do not want it. People, who are not in favor of war, do not speak such language. Look at India, this is one nation which has suffered from the hands of terrorist present in Pakistan’s territory for a long time, and yet has not spoken so vehemently of war. Pakistan’s government, by committing so many blunders (releasing terrorists, not sealing their bank accounts, making foolhardy statements and so on) has only proved that how much they are in support of the terrorist outfits present on their land. One can only pity their foolishness. They speak of being responsible and answerable to their own people, and yet all their actions are so very irresponsible. How can they forget that there is a larger world community that they are answerable to as well? Every step they take is being watched; every word they speak is being heard by the world. It would be better if they gave a hard thought to that. Par wo kenhte hain na “Vinaash kale vipreet buddhi” (intelligence is overturned when a person is doomed). That’s the case with Pakistan. Now, only God (or may be not even God himself) can save them from their doom. What an irony given the fact that the terrorist present in their territory did all the carnage in the name of God!