Pakistan : Terrorist Wahabi Islamic Rep Pakistan 7

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In recent weeks there have been intensive media reports and speculations on US-Pakistan relations. The US authorities have blamed Pakistan of masterminding certain attacks on its assets in Afghanistan and have in fact blamed a section of the ISI. This has been followed by reports that US President has refused to meet the Pakistan Prime Minister on the sidelines of the UNGA. The latest is the cutting short of visit by the Pakistan Foreign Minister to New York.



The following press release from the US State Department is worth taking note of in this context:-



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Washington,DC



September 15, 2011





Today, the Secretary of State designated the Indian Mujahideen (IM) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under section 1(<img src='http://www.india-forum.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' /> of Executive Order 13224. An India-based terrorist group with significant links to Pakistan, IM is responsible for dozens of bomb attacks throughout India since 2005, and has caused the deaths of hundreds of innocent civilians. IM maintains close ties to other U.S. - designated terrorist entities including Pakistan-based Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM) and Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami (HUJI). IM’s stated goal is to carry out terrorist actions against non-Muslims in furtherance of its ultimate objective – an Islamic Caliphate across South Asia.

IM’s primary method of attack is multiple coordinated bombings in crowded areas against economic and civilian targets to maximize terror and casualties. In 2010, IM carried out the bombing of a popular German bakery in Pune, India frequented by tourists, killing 17 and injuring over 60 people. In 2008, an IM attack in Delhi killed 30 people. Also in 2008, IM was responsible for 16 synchronized bomb blasts in crowded urban centers and a local hospital that killed 38 and injured more than 100 in Ahmedabad. IM also played a facilitative role in the 2008 Mumbai attack carried out by LeT that killed 163 people, including six Americans.

“These designations highlight the threat posed by IM not only to Western interests, but to India, a close U.S. partner. The Indian populace has borne the brunt of IM’s wanton violence and today’s actions illustrate our solidarity with the Indian Government,” stated Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, the Department of State’s Coordinator for Counterterrorism. These designations play a critical role in our fight against terrorism and are an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pressuring groups to abandon terrorism.

The consequences of these designations include a prohibition against knowingly providing material support or resources to, or engaging in other transactions with, the Indian Mujahideen, and the freezing of all property and interests in property of the organization that are in the United States, or come within the United States, or the control of U.S. persons. The Department of State took these actions in consultation with the Department of Justice and the Department of Treasury.



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There are no new facts in this Press Release and the actions taken by United States as stated therein. We in India welcome this belated realization by the United States. However, the timing of this action needs to be taken note of. It appears to be the part of a grand US plan to pressurize Pakistan in taking some real action against the terrorist outfits. In case, it is beyond Pakistan’s capacity to do so, the US may want to operate more openly within Pakistan against the terrorist outfits operating from within that country.



In the normal circumstances, given the already anti US sentiments in a section of the Pakistan society, no Government or political outfit in that country would allow a free hand to the United States. Only future will tell whether Pakistan will have the last laugh or it will succumb to US pressure.



As far as India is concerned the only positive fallout will be that the US either directly or through Pakistan may take some decisive action against the terrorist outfits operating from Pakistan. This may give some respite to us from terrorist threats to some extent. In conclusion I would also like to mention that it is almost impossible for the USA to completely cut off all ties with Pakistan. It’s need for Pakistan is still there as it was in the early 1950s but for different reasons.