Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Osama’s death not an end to terrorism: Imran
* PTI chairman says operation still shrouded in mystery
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The killing of Osama Bin Laden may provide an opportunity to the US to declare a symbolic victory, but it will not end terrorism as long as outstanding political issues and injustices are not resolved in the region and the world, Pakistan Tehreek-i- Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said in a statement on Monday.
“Political injustice, if not addressed equitably, would continue to breed terrorism in the region,” he said. According to the statement, the PTI chairman said that the operation in which Osama was killed was still shrouded in mystery. A number of critical questions remain unanswered to separate facts from fiction, including:
Under whose authority and under what law were the US Special Forces allowed to conduct a major operation inside Pakistan’s territory as claimed by US President Barack Obama? Was this a joint operation or had the Pakistan authorities acted as mere bystanders in their own country? If Osama was indeed located inside a compound in Abbottabad, why had Pakistan’s security agencies not take action and, instead, allow the US to breach our sovereignty?
Why has the government not shared any details of the helicopter that reportedly crashed during the operation, including information about the nationalities of those on board and their fate? In whose custody are the individuals arrested from the scene of the operation, as reported by the international media?
Khan said that his party demands that the arrested people must be tried in Pakistan and they should have access to due process of law. Their open trial and access to due process of law would lend the requisite moral authority to isolate terrorism. Why was the body of Osama allowed to be airlifted out of the country and reportedly buried at sea without a due process of law, as his alleged body was vital evidence? The PTI chairman said that instead of sharing full details leading up to the operation, the confusion would only increase doubt about Pakistan’s role to counter the menace of terrorism.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk
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