a second thought, maybe?

I have a been a keen spectater of Mumabi attacks the hour it started till now. I must say that it was nevertheless a tragic event for all of us, which took many innocent lives with it. Having said that, I am also devestated by the fact how the political figures and media channels are exploiting such tragedy for their sake of shinning new medals of their shameful chest and increasing their trps....

I have all my sympathies and well wishes with my Indian neighbours... 

So being a Pakistani myself, i would like to present my own or must i say a common Pakistani's perspective to this harsh situation.

Media Channel are leaving no bright chance to enhace their viewership and on the same hand Indian government playing hide and seek, which seems to me as bogus tactics.

Whenever there have been an attack or terror act on Indian soil, Pakistan is blamed as an escape goat. Agreeing to the fact that Pakistan is fighting its own problems when we talk about Taliban insurgency, Afghanistan and economic termoil. I would like to humbly ask my Indian fellows what exactly Pakistan will gain from attacking India at this point of time, when we have an economic termoil in the country and we are too victims of terrorism, paying a huge price/blood in the U.S led war on terrorism.

Lets rewind our calenders and history tapes and go back to not just one but many terror incidents in India, that were blamed on Pakistan but later found no links to Pak at all.

18 Feb 2007: Samjhota Express Blast. Blamed on Pakistan as usually in which 27 Pakistanis were killed. LeT was supposedely pushed to be involved in this attack as well.

Later several weeks ago, we know that Srikant Prohit, an Indian Lt. Col and several others were found guity for their involvment in this and the case was still under investigation until yesterday Dec 01, 2008 which was being investigated by Mr. Karkare (Killed in Mumbai Attack).

Lets come to the Mumbai attack. Terrorists came down on boat to Mumbai and after that we have seens everything on Tv. First thing we saw on Indian channels was the picture of a young guy, wearing Versace and clean shaven holding rather a sophisticated weapon.

Now since LeT is supposed to be an "Islamic Militants Group" or HARDCORE EXTREMISTS, I am unable to understand why would they hire someone like a guy in the picture, wearing somewhat Un-Islamic wrist band that completely contradicts what LeT stands for, I may be wrong.

The terrorist got to Mumbai on a boat. Many people do not know that from last couple of weeks, Indian navy is busy playing war games in Gujrat water sea. How possibly a boat can pass navy and coast guards that easily especially when coast guards and navy are both busy in their traning sessions.

We hear eye witnesses that saw boat harboring Mumbai and they saw with them Explosives and arms before the attacks. How and why they were unable to inform the authorities when they saw such activies going on before the attacks and came under media light after 20+ hours of attack?

How come Indian intelligence when informed about the attack did not act accordingly as said by the Indian officials. And now they have complete information as to how they got to Mumbai even way before one terrorist alive was caught. Media started speculating LeT involvments in it, such as the involvment of Pakistan Army and as of IBN Pakistan Navy.

We were reported that SIm cards were also found when the terrorists we gunned down. But we have forgot that report by IBN on the second day of attack, that they also found many Credit cards from the bank in Indian (Not Pakistani Banks). How do you consider a Pakistanis get Indian bank cards ? specially when they came down directly from Pakistan on boat.

Attack which must have taken a lot of traning and complete knowldge of the surroundings. Terrorists knew where they were going and what they were doing. Nariman house is not easy to be found by a common man on the road unlike Taj/Oberio. How come the guys knew exactly where they were headed.  Why would an attacker, trained so well, planned so well at attack would commit such mistakes of making calls to Pakistan (if he was from Pakistan) from his phone or sat phones where did he get Indian bank cards.

As far as my knowldge is concerened, you cant just give a nice beating to an LeT member and he will burp out everything he knew. But from the past attacks what I have seen, these hardcore militants kill themselves before surrendering or even in danger of getting caught. Now we hear that even the guys holding "Indian Bank Cards" are Pakistanis. I may be wrong here as well.

Lets talk about Mr. Karkare. We all know he was the man investigating Indian Army involvment in supplying RDX and help for blast in Samjhota Express and Maligaon Blasts. And he was seen as a prick by many bad eyes. How did he get killed? He was not in combat operation with the terrorists when he recieved shots but he was sitting in this VAN prepared with bullets proof vest. Having served in U.S Army CENTCOM as a civilian personnel, I know that a regular bullet or the bullet of attackers from a long distance can never kill anyone with level 3 bullet proof vest. The ONLY thing that can do good in this situation is the Sniper Rifle loaded with Steel Bullet. 

Evidence and post mortom report tells us that Karkare was shot from the back and not while confronting with the attacker. He is dead now and so is the case against Col. Prohit got closed as of Dec 1, 2008 due to lack of proofs against him, which apparently were with Karkare. I May be wrong here too.

Now Star News discovered yet another Bollywood masala character called "Rehman CHacha". Somehow LeT trained terrorist told Indian investigators that he was trained by Rehman Chacha. And they even showed the videos of Rehman chacha talking to someone on the phone and terrorists getting trained. How on earth Star Network got its hand on this video at very right time when Indians are at a great shock. I dont personally trust Star News since they aired a video when on Kargil war showing Surrendered Pakistani Soldiers bowing down to a dead body so-to perform their religious burial, which actually was untrue because Muslims dont prostate to any living/dead. And I may be wrong.

There are a lot of bit that are being forcefully joined and linked toegther without any true evidence.

I know that they have captured one terrorists "believed to be a Pakistani", who actually is changing his statements that he was first trained by Navy, Then Rehman Chacha, and so on...

Indian intelligence experts oopenly say on TV that they knew how and where it was going to happen, as well as the terrorists were coming from Pakistan. If the intelligence was too solid and accurate, why did they fail to stop the culprits before hand?

Coastal Gurads failed to stop them? Intelligence failed too? NSG commandos who took 60+ hours on such operations went striking without a solid plan. Experts tell us that we have 30 mins to 3 hours maximum in a hostage situation for less causalities. But in this case it was all different.

Indian ministers and politicians started commenting about Pakistan way before they even captured one of the terrorists....

We also need to remember that the attack comes right after a few days of announcement made by Pakistan President that India posses no threat to the country and that we wanted brotherly relations with our neigbour.

I am not bothered by what Indian media is depicting at this stage, but SAD how they are playing to turn a common man's opinion towards Indo-Pak relationships. And.. So are the governments of both the countries.

I would suggest and hope that Indian government give ISI repro, access to the "already caught" terrorist to see if he is really from Pakistan. Because ONLY a Pakistani can tell whether the other person is really from Pak or not.

We, being Pakistanis look forward to have friendly, brotherly relations with India and break the barriers of hatred/extremisn that is led by many groups and organization working in both the countries.

WAR is not a solution but a road to destruction !

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