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Masood Sharif Khan Khattak Profile picture
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Aug 19, 2019 • 16 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
Why should back door diplomacy take so long to initiate and make a Pakistan/India PMs meeting possible? Why should PMs of two powerful neighboring countries be so wary of the two (Pak & Indian) most cacophonic media in the world as depicted in this link?
tribune.com.pk/story/2036798/…
To solve issues like Kashmir both PMs need not be apologetic and must speak openly about their respective country’s stances in joint conferences held after frequent and publicized meetings.There is no secret at all.Delhi and Islamabad are just short flights away for modern jets
A series of direct meetings between the PMs of Pakistan and India arranged by their relevant staff at short notices aimed at genuinely solving Kashmir and other smaller disputes will bring relief to the Kashmiris and the whole of South Asia. The two PMs should try doing this
BUT, as a first step a resolve MUST be shown by both Pakistan and India that they are determined to solve all issues through negotiations and that the option of any war is conclusively renounced by both sides. This should be in a manner that people of South Asia rejoice on it
In the given circumstances India must be more forthcoming by instantly coming to peace with the people of Indian Held Kashmir and reassuring them that their right to self determination will be the main component for bringing about a comprehensive negotiated settlement of Kashmir
The whole of South Asia will take a sigh of relief. 1.5 billion people will get back to work and bring prosperity to South Asia. The hungry will get fed, the homeless will get homes while the sick will get medical care. Outstanding leaders in history have done such great things
Superb statesmanship and a high degree of leadership can achieve this.For e.g.Pakistan wasn’t ready to recognize Bangladesh after the 1971 debacle.Sheikh Mujeeb ur Rehman was a prisoner held in Pakistan. At that time Pakistan was trying to hold the famous Islamic Summit at Lahore
The Islamic world’s leadership asked the then President Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto((ZAB) 1)to recognize Bangladesh 2)to release Mujeeb ur Rehman and 3)to invite Bangladesh for the Summit for the sake of Islamic unity.ZAB then made a whirlwind tour of Pakistan;spoke to Pakistanis openly
At a time when every wall in Pakistan was chalked saying ‘No to Bangladesh’(Bangladesh Na Manzur) ZABhutto would explain things to the masses who were lesser educated than now and ask them vociferously ‘Bangladesh Manzur?’and the people would shout back louder ‘BANGLADESH MANZUR’
Therafter, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto released Sheikh Mujeeb ur Rehman.He was flown to Dacca on a special Pakistani plane where he was accorded a hero’s welcome.Sheikh Mujeeb ur Rehman was extended an invitation to attend the Islamic Summit as the Head of State of Bangladesh.Wasn’t easy
It was then a near impossible thing to do.ZABhutto did this by taking the people of Pakistan in full confidence after having explained openly to the people of Pakistan, in a series of political gatherings, all the pros and cons of what he wants Pakistan to do in that situation
South Asia now needs a fast paced genuine initiative at the top most levels of Pakistan and India if South Asia is to be given a chance to survive,thrive,prosper and develop. Can present Pakistan-India leadership sway their people towards peace like Zulfikar A Bhutto did in 1972?
Last but not least I will say that, sooner or later,Kashmir will find its own solution and both, Pakistan as well as India,will then have to bow to that Kashmiri solution and either accept it peacefully as fait accompli or plunge South Asia in a tail spin due to a devastating war
Peace,peace and nothing but absolute peace is what the people of South Asia genuinely desire and crave for in their hearts. Can Pakistan and Indian leadership of today bring about that PEACE by starting from bringing immediate peace to Kashmir and then moving on to peace forever
Pakistani and Indian leadership must realize that they have to find a solution for peace which includes Kashmir on top of the IMMEDIATE list before the Kashmiri solution humbles them both and relegate them to a long dark era of resurrection which too may, or may not, be possible.
Post Script:-Bold diplomacy and statesmanship at the highest levels are the only options left for the leaders of Pakistan and India. One more past example of bold diplomacy that succeeded was Gen Zia UL Haq’s cricket diplomacy in 1986 which averted a certain Pakistan-India war

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Motorways,Expressways and Highways under National Highway Authority are under the Federation.Governor Houses etc are Federal property.Any act committed against the Federation anywhere in Pakistan can be handled,including arrests,by the Federal Govt using Rangers,FC and the Army
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This is the list of bureaucrats given to Broadsheet for investigating their assets,accounts etc.I was amused to see my name here.I speak ONLY for myself and ask the Pakistani relevant authorities and Broadsheet to publish whatever they found on me or say they found NOTHING
Let me say that while I did wield immense State power and had access to sizable funds I acquitted myself honorably of the trust reposed in me by the then PM SMBB and the State of Pakistan.Yet,I hav been politically victimized all along since 96;ONLY because I was SMBB’s Int Chief
Among the achievements of my Organization under my command was the restoration of peace to Karachi in 1995-96 after it had seen a horrific ten years of bloodshed. I was awarded HILAL E SHUJAAT which was later illegally withdrawn as part of my victimization. It is a sad commentary
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People who do not possess a sense of self respect,a high level of dignity,a solid sense of honor and an utmost level of pride in their being and existence become immune to humiliation.When people lose their pride and become a commodity not even extreme humiliation can touch them
Nations too must have honorable attributes in a collective manner so as to become nations that are integrated,have a head-held-high with national pride posture so as to be treated with respect.This will never happen in a country where everyone lives in fear and compromises
Much that I wish it wasn’t so I cannot say that we,as Pakistanis,will be able to avoid humiliations of sorts as we are now a thoroughly compromised nation wherein most people whether in politics,journalism,opinion making,business,bureaucracy etc act in fear or with self interest
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5th Generation Hybrid Warfare is being mentioned since the past year or so.

I had written an article “(Pakistan) At a crossroad’ which was published in The News way back in August 2008 when I first indicated what is now mentioned as 5th Generation Hybrid Warfare. An excerpt
That is exactly what was happening to Pakistan at that time.There was violence all over Pakistan and it was being fought by the State under the banner ‘War on Terror’.That violence is what I had called ‘insurgency(ies)’.On the political front the period 2007-8 was one of turmoil
That political turmoil in 2007-8 was related to Musharraf’s second emergency of Nov 2007, the Pakistan Civil Society’s movement for the restoration of the then house arrested Supreme Court Judges and the 12 May 2008 Karachi bloodshed and total anarchy. Pakistan was in a tail spin
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A new and comprehensive network of drainage needs to be planned and some of the old natural drains need to be interlinked to that comprehensive network even if it means removing illegal encroachments/buildings. Huge drains carrying rain water to the sea have to be built/rebuilt
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