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| Bigger Pak mischief in Kashmir on cards | | | ET Plus Report
JAMMU, Mar 15: When a Pakistani national, Ajmal Kasab, involved in the deadly terrorist strike in Mumbai in 2008, was executed on November 21 last year Islamabad remained quiet. There was neither any comment nor any reaction from Pakistan Government.
And when a Kashmiri, Mohd. Afzal Guru, Parliament attack convict, was executed in Tihar Jail on February 9 the Pakistan Parliament adopted a resolution condemning Guru's execution and demanded that his body be handed over to his family members. The resolution was adopted on March 14, two days before its term was to expire which simply reflected the magnitude of mischief Islamabad had on its cards.
Why did Islamabad, especially the Pakistan Parliament, reacted against Guru's execution when neither the establishment in Islamabad nor its Parliament had any word of condemnation against Kasab's execution? When Islamabad watched Kasab's execution as a mute spectator many in India, including the Government of India, believed that it was the outcome of Pakistan's desire to keep its off Kasab otherwise Delhi would use any strong reaction from Islamabad as yet another evidence in support of Pakistan's direct involvement in the Mumbai mayhem.
And the same Pakistan establishment reacted sharply against Guru's execution simply to lend moral and diplomatic support to people in the Kashmir valley. It was the result of PPP led Government's bid to support people in Kashmir who, Islamabad found, had started airing anger and anguish over Guru's execution. Islamabad did not want to miss the opportunity for adopting a stance that would not find favour in New Delhi but sure to invite support from separatists and their supporters in the Kashmir valley.
When Islamabad did not react against Kasab's execution many in India believed that Pakistan wanted to keep the channels of dialogue for settling bilateral problems open. And when its Parliament reacted sharply, which Delhi found direct interference in India's internal affairs, many feel that Islamabad has preferred casting its lot with people in Kashmir to the process of dialogue aimed at improving bilateral ties.
Political experts see Pakistan Parliament's resolution condemning the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzul Guru and demanding the return of his body to his family as a clear bid by Islamabad to interfere in India's internal matters. The resolution, moved in the National Assembly by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who heads a special Parliamentary panel on Kashmir condemning the hanging of Guru and expressed concern over the situation created in Jammu and Kashmir by the execution.
The House called for Guru's body to be handed over to his family. Guru was hanged and buried within Tihar Jail in Delhi in February. Pakistan-based terror groups like the Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed have vowed to take revenge for the hanging. The resolution also said the international community should not remain as silent spectators in efforts to find a solution to the Kashmir dispute.
It said steps should be taken to implement the UN Security Council's resolutions on the Kashmir issue. The resolution called for an end to alleged killings in Jammu and Kashmir and the removal of the Army from towns and cities of the Kashmir valley.
Though such a stance taken by Pakistan had deserved strong and even unparliamentary reaction from New Delhi, it, however, reacted in a decent way. India has said that saying the resolution was "highly improper".
Foreign Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid tersely asked Islamabad not to dabble in internal matters of this country. "They should address matters of their own country. They should let us address the matters of our country," he said
And the way Islamabad reacted against Guru's execution it indicates that Pakistan was ready to witness fresh choking of the channels of dialogue with India. |
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