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8 Mar

https://twitter.com/MirTharkiMir/status/1368889104658731009

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"if Balochistan was given its due share of development, BLA would’ve failed to attract locals."

This is not a correct assessment, before I explain why, let me share few facts about Balochistan & its insurgency.

Out of 33 Balochistan districts, only 3 districts r problematic.

https://twitter.com/MirTharkiMir/status/1368889104658731009

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Keep in mind, Balochistan forms 44% of the total area of Pakistan with the scarce population stretched across the rugged areas. There are not more than ~ 1500 militant fighters in Balochistan.

Now compare this strength with TTP's that had thousands of ferocious fighters..

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..at their disposal spread across Pak but concentrated in tribal districts. If Pak Army can annihilate TTP, how hard it's for Army to do the same with BLA?

Why is that Army is unable to put an end to these few militant groups in Balochistan?

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26 Feb

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The Battle of Yamama and Sword of Allah:

Musailima al-Kadhab Army was the largest and most fanatical enemy force Muslims had ever faced in the early years of Islam after the Prophet's (PBUH) death, and its commander [Musailima] was the most vicious and cunning of men.

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Before the main battle, there were series of events that went in favor of Musailima thus demoralizing Muslims before Khalid bin Waleed took command.

Abu Bakr (R.A) appointed Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl as the commander of one of the corps that would advance and make contact..

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..with the forces of Musailima at Yamamah, clear orders were given not to get involved in a battle with the Musailima.
Abu Bakr knew better than most of his generals the power and ability of Musailima and did not wish to risk fighting him with insufficient forces.

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10 Feb

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Three-Bloody coups took place in Afghanistan in 20 months - Thread:

In the 70s, instability in Afghan politics started when in 1973 Daoud Khan overthrew King Zahir Shah with the support of far-left parties (PDPA).
In 1977 Daoud Khan started to take action against PDPA..

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and refused to take orders from the Soviet Union. Things came to a head in 1977 when, during a visit to the Kremlin, Daoud had a flaming row with Brezhnev, who complained about the Afghan leader's seeking ties with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and other countries.

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Daoud raged back that Afghans made their own decisions, and at one point banged his fists on the table for emphasis. Brezhnev is said to have stared in cold fury, and some consider this meeting the beginning of Daoud's downfall.

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9 Feb

Nadeem Farooq Paracha is an embodiment of intellectual dishonesty that plagues our intellectual especially DAWN.

He is Comparing apples and oranges.
IK is a self-made man in the sense that he reached the zenith of his cricketing career not because of his well-to-do family..

..family connections, or Oxford education.
He peaked in cricket through his sheer hard work, talent, and perseverance.
Before politics, he was a renowned philanthropist, built an international standard Cancer hospital where the poor are treated free of cost.

..then created a university in a barren rugged land and gave scholarships to the poor and also became chancellor of Bradford University - UK.
IK started a political party, struggled, and finally broke the stranglehold of the two-party system in Pakistan.

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13 Jan

https://twitter.com/umaraqti/status/1345784827505750016

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Around the partition of the subcontinent, the British Indian Army comprised of some 30-36% Muslims, 8% Sikhs, while the rest were Hindus, including Gurkhas of Nepali background, and Indian Christians, and Anglo-Indians.
After the independence, the central government..

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..in New Delhi was faced with a sensitive question: Will the Muslim armymen and future recruits with kin across the frontier in the enemy country become a fifth column?

Former Indian Army Chief Gen.K.M. Cariappa [1949-53] was suspicious of Muslims in Indian Army.

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In an offensive titled diatribe published in the Organiser, the mouthpiece of the Hindu extremist organization called the RSS, Cariappa bluntly declared:
"Muslim loyalty seems to be primarily to Pakistan. This is a crime unpardonable.."

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6 Jan

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The scourge of sectarianism increased in the 80s but systematic killings of the Hazara community increased manifold during 2003-2013 (also coincided with WoT).

I'll list down major terrorist incidents targetting the Hazara community since 2003.

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On 8 June 2003, two LeJ gunmen on a motorcycle martyred 13 Shia Hazara police cadets & injured nine in Quetta after intercepting their van at a traffic circle.
A few weeks later, on 4 July, three LeJ terrorists stormed the Imambargah-i-Kalan in Quetta during Friday prayers..

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..and opened fire for ten minutes on the more than 500 worshippers gathered with AK-47s and hand grenades. When assaulted by some worshippers, one of them exploded a suicide belt. Fifty-three Hazara Shias died and over sixty were injured.

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