Source: Asiatimes:
A coalition of prominent jihadi organizations has descended on Islamabad to protest the reopening of NATO supply lines to Afghanistan, with 50,000 supporters refusing to leave a sit-in at Parliament House unless last week’s decision is revoked. Enjoying the full backing of intelligence agencies, the Defense of Pakistan Council has scoffed at authorities’ threats of a crackdown.
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This gathering of reactionaries and jihadis for a “long march” (remember this term was used by a communist Mao of China) indicates the hollowness of the participants. At least they should have named the protest march after some Islamic event.
As for the opening up of the NATO supplies, the government decision (under whatever pressure and arrangement)is correct. The over all scenario of this region demand from Pakistan sobriety and not “reactionary” politics.
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