Pakistan Army at the crossroads

Pakistan Army cornered

On November 26, NATO force helicopters were attacked by insurgents from the Pakistani side of the border with Afghanistan. The leader immediately contacted NATO headquarters for permission to return fire. This was approved and rockets rained down on the insurgents. The insurgents fled, but 24 Pakistani soldiers were killed in the crossfire. This was at 2 in the morning.

An inefficient Amy?

But the incident was blown out of proportion when Pakistan’s military, stung by its ineptitude, decided to persuade political leaders to strike back. The fact is that ever since US Navy commandos entered Pakistani airspace with impunity and undetected and gunned down Osama bin Laden, just 60 miles from Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, Pakistan’s army is being painted as an inefficient force. At the time, the joke circulating in Pakistan was ” Radars can’t catch enemy planes, but they can tune in to Indian Star TV’

Pak’s army reacts

Therefore, the Pakistan Army was greatly disturbed and this new attack in which 24 of their soldiers were killed without firing a shot was classified with General Kayani and the Pakistan General Staff. they had to do something. TThis has now happened and the Pakistani government, under pressure from the Pakistani military, has sent a 15-day notice to the US to vacate the Shansi airbase, the center of the Pakistani drone strikes. In addition, the United States, all supply lines to Afghanistan have been severed and trucks are not allowed to cross the border into Afghanistan.

A prolonged interruption can seriously affect NATO operations in Afghanistan. The United States and NATO have embarked on a damage control exercise and an investigation has been ordered to locate the Paki. relations between the US and Pakistan are already at a low point as Pakistan’s ISI (inter-service intelligence) is supporting the Haqqani faction of the Taliban. This faction was responsible for the assassination of the former President of Afghanistan and the brother of President Karzai, who has long complained about Pakistan’s duplicity in operations against terrorist groups. It should not be forgotten that Osama had been housed by the Pakistan Army in a safe house near Islamabad in Abbottabad.

last word

It will be interesting to see how events unfold as the US and NATO assess new developments. Perhaps at some point, Obama will have to take a harder line against Pakistan in case he wants to win in Afghanistan. Unfortunately he didn’t and now Trump has to act. Will? this is the question