Yesterday’s announcement that Pakistan’s government intends to follow through on reopening the border to occupied Afghanistan is not sitting well with large numbers of Pakistani factions, with the Defa-e Pakistan Council (DPC) announcing a “black day” and a weekend protest march against the capital, inviting several religious and political blocs to join in.
The DPC’s leadership announced the protest marches after consultations with the Jamiat-e Ulama-e Islam (JUI), a key religious political party, and issued a statement saying that it was religiously forbidden to allow Pakistani soil to be used to ship supplies to kill Muslims in another country.
Secular political blocs are complaining primarily that the Pakistani government bypassed parliament’s demands for both an apology and an end to the drone strikes. Foreign Minister Hina Khar denied that parliament’s demands had been deviated from, and likewise rejected claims of a “secret deal” with the Obama Administration.
Despite Khar’s comments, there have been no indications that the US intends to stop drone strikes against Pakistan, and indeed the Obama Administration has repeatedly vowed to continue the strikes at all costs. The supply line is expected to reopen on Thursday.
The hell with a protest march in the capital, Pakistani citizens need to physically block the supplies from flowing into Afghanistan, since the Pakistani government is composed of cowards and sell-outs. What did Washington do? Threaten to nuke Islamabad?
IF the supply lines reopen on Thursday as stated it will only serve as "a red rag" to the Pakistani Taliban.
Who will protect the trucks from attack?
Not the Pakistan Army. Is NATO going to provide the escort?
Protest marches will no help, but direct covert attacks on these trucks" will bring end. But again what goes behind closed dors?, what kind of people run Pakistani military?
How powerfull would be alience China, Pakistan and Iran.
Like Ponzi scheme of Zionist banksters is colapsing, confused cooperation among states helps create situacion close toWW3.
Did anybody really benefited from cooperation with Israel and US, did people witness improved standart of living? Both Knessets – in Israel and US – are the real danger to World…peter czech
looking at the whole pictures, i only see troubles ahead. Majority of innocents will get hurt.
Another thumb in the eye for the Umah……………. It will be interesting to see how Imran Khan sides on this………. If this gets really big…….. it will spotlight Paskistan's fecklessness in dealing with the rich john that kills her children………….. and as Andron aptly observes……. the Pak army sure won't be very enthusiastic protecting the NATO convoys delivering the rockets and bombs that NATO uses to kill them and their fellow troops…..
"Is NATO going to provide the escort?" …………… MMMMMMMM………………… More political dynamite…