Source: AFP
Two people were killed and two wounded Wednesday when a missile fired from Afghanistan landed near a border post in a Pakistani tribal area, a senior security official said.
It was not clear if the missile that hit the troubled Bajaur district was launched by Taliban militants in Afghanistan or international forces fighting them, the official said.
The missile apparently “fired from the eastern Afghan province of Kunar landed near a Pakistani check post” in Sakhi Pass area of the tribal district, senior security official Javed Khan told AFP.
It killed an Afghan refugee and a local resident. Two others including a security official and a taxi driver were wounded, residents and local officials said.
Last month 11 Pakistani troops were killed and nine wounded in a similar strike in the Mohmand tribal district bordering Afghanistan. Pakistan blamed US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan and condemned the attack as an “unprovoked and cowardly act.”
Pakistan has protested over a series of missile strikes attributed to US-led forces in Afghanistan in recent months, including one in Bajaur region in May that killed more than a dozen people.
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1 Ilyas khan Baloch // Jul 3, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Dear Sir/Madam,
How long shall we scatter the blood of Pakistani for ….?
To denounce the killing incidents of innocent people in Lahore or else where in Pakistan look good and sympathetic but are we really feel sorry for that killing if it is so then we must eliminate the route cause of suicide killing and other hatred, being a democratic muslin country and people, we must think in the light of teaching of our prophet (PBH) because killing for killing and bloodshed of innocent people, due to one pretext or other can never gives flowers in return peace cannot prevail in this circumstances we must adopt democratic ways and means to settle the differences with who so ever they may be.
Democracy as a system of governance and interest representation demands respect
for dissent and opposition. It recognizes the principle of majority rule and guarantees, protection of minorities. Democracy also builds faith in electoral contestation to gain public office and gives legitimacy to political parties as primary instruments for acquisition and transfer of power from one set of individuals to another.
But, since the creation of Pakistan the Pakistani people are left at distant from the corridor of power, so that the ruling elite can do what they wanted to do in favor of their interest, leaving the Pakistani people at the mercy of circumstances. As this policy is denial of right of Pakistani people to rule their country according to their aspiration and desire to built this country, which can provide equal opportunity to all without any discrimination for the establishment of welfare society. Only the society base on tolerance, equality and justice can be the real guarantee for the prosperous and strong Pakistan there for your intention is invited to the crucial movement which could be the point of distraction or disaster. Many innocent people are dying every day-week and every month. Because of bombast, suicide attacks and target killing in Pakistan the factual condition is that nothing happened in this world without any reason, the need of the time is to redress the grievances of the people and eliminate the reason.
The right way to reverence to Martyr is to eliminate the causes after the incidents. If we can redress the route cause after the suicide killing, we can save many lives in future. The only way out is the change of system the route cause of all kind of grievances, the time is to empower the Pakistani at grass route level to eliminate the socio-political injustice and strengthen the unity within the society at large, and closing the door for outsiders or intruder to penetrate in our society because of social unrest.
Unfortunately, despite the significance of the democratic elements, only the power full elite are fitted in power and Pakistani are always left at the mercy of circumstances again and again… As this policy is denial of right of Pakistani people to rule their country according to their aspiration and desire to built this country, which can provide equal opportunity to all without any discrimination for the establishment of welfare society. Only the society based on tolerance, equality and justice can be the real guarantee for real peace and progress in the society. Therefore, Change of socio-political system is inevitable to empower the Pakistani at grass route level for rapid industrial and agriculture development.
See www.idp.org.pk
Ilyas khan Baloch
Islamic Democratic Party
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