The Scratch Pad

Tuesday, January 03, 2006

“Out of the Box” Solution.


The Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf has offered India an “Out of Box” Solution for the “Kashmir issue”. He said that the entire valley should be de-militarized as the first step towards peace. After giving such a lousy Solution honorable President expects India to accept this proposal.

The Pakistani Media in general is accused India to be “Narrow minded” and “Secretive” in approach when we rejected their proposal. I am sorry to say this, but the Pakistanis seem to live in a fool’s paradise where they think that their politicians have all best intentions in their minds and Indian politicians all cruel and wicked. How can India accept such a stupid proposal given the dubious record of Pakistan in reciprocating peace initiatives taken by India?

1. The Delhi-Lahore bus service was responded with a full scale intrusion in kargil, batalik and drass sectors in Kashmir valley.

2. The return of the dead Pakistani army soldiers with military honour after Kargil war (though Pakistan didn’t accept their own soldiers bodies) was reciprocated by return of heavily tortured and mutilated bodies of six Indian Soldiers including Capt. Saurabh Kalia.

3. The release of 90,000 Prisoners of war (POWs) by India after 1971 war was reciprocated denial of 53 Indian POWs who are still languishing in Pakistani dungeons.

Pakistan will have to prove that it is trustworthy and serious about their intentions before India to accept any proposal.

I also want to highlight topic concerning sincerity of Pakistan regarding the well-being of Kashmiris. More than often Pakistan screams about so-called “human rights violation” by Indian armed forces in Kashmir. They are the self-appointed messiah of the “oppressed kahmiri brethren” as they call them. If they are so sincere in their efforts, they wouldn’t have oppressed the citizens of Pakistan occupied Kashmir. In POK, the citizens do not have the basic rights of freedom of speech; the puppet government (headed by a puppet Prime Minister) is installed by the Pakistani establishment. This government acts as per the wishes of Pakistani government (Read army). The most striking feature is the gifting of a part of Kashmir occupied by Pakistani forces to China this move by Pakistan is actually anti-Kashmir, they don’t have any right to cut off a portion of Kashmir and give it to China. They also have never objected to illegal occupation of Chinese forces in Ladakh which is a part of Jammu and Kashmir, this region is called Aksai Chin. Their motives are clear, they won’t dare to say a word against China as they are the major arms suppliers and supporters of Pakistan, isn’t this hypocrisy?

Pakistan should first give clarification over these issues and then point fingers at India.