After the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan,American started disengaging from the region.Taliban and Saudi supported jihadi from Arabian peninsula formed the alliance with the support of ISI killed all the opponents and installed a very repressive regime who would kill their enemies and even women in the football grounds to intimidate the ordinary citizens .
Only two countries recognised this regime which were no doubt Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
After the Soviets this cabal focused its attention on Kashmir and sent these Jihadi to that region .Creating a law and order crisis for India.
A Indian airlines plane was hijacked en route from Nepal to Delhi.which finally landed in Kandahar and was surrounded by Taliban .One person on board was killed. Three known high ranking terrorists were released from Indian prisons and five hijackers with known Pakistani nationality were released and disappeared in Pakistan.One of released prisoners is known to have founded L E T. other has killed Danny Pearl the Wall Street Journals reporter.
So if America leaves without finishing the Network of terrorists and its connection with ISI and Pakistani military these desperate people will lose American Largess as such may try to do worse than they did last time .World should be really concerned.
China has played a prominent role in nuclear aspirations of the rogue nations including North Korea,Iran and Pakistan. A Q Khan has written that they got Bomb in a box from China , including processed fuel.China's goal in this respect is to keep a check on American influence.Giving nuclear bomb technology to rogues is an inexpensive tool for china.Sad part is that Pakistan has used American money( our aid) to buy Chinese technology and has made an agreement to get nuclear technology outside the inspection regime of the IATA.
Saber rattling and transfer of nuclear power has been Chinese tools to counter democracy and moderation around the world.China has also used its mercantile power to intimidate neighbors and others who may want to have the influence on any of the regions of the world.
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Memories of May 28
Random thoughtsBy Dr A Q Khan
Eleven years ago, on May 28, 1998, Pakistan tested its nuclear weapons in the mountains of Chaghi, Baluchistan and joined the exclusive club of nuclear powers. This event raised the morale of the whole nation and was a befitting reply to the Indian tests that had been carried out two weeks earlier and the subsequent bragging by Home Minister Advani. We became the first Muslim country to have nuclear weapons and that gave us a respected position in the comity of Muslim countries. People all over the world believed that we had nuclear capability, but now seeing was believing. On Dec 10, 1984, I had already given in writing to Gen Zia that KRL could detonate a device at short notice. Mr Ghulam Ishaq Khan, who was in charge of the nuclear programme from 1976 to 1993, put this down in writing in a letter to Mr Zahid Malik. This letter was published in many books and articles. Its contents were confirmed in an interview given by Gen Arif to Adrian Levy, as published in the latter's book Deception. On April 6, 1998, even before the nuclear tests were carried out, KRL had test-fired a long-range ballistic missile named "Ghauri." I would like to place on record here that all this was possible only because of the full support of the late Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the late Gen Zia, the late Ghulam Ishaq Khan, the late Agha Shahi, the late Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, Mr Nawaz Sharif, Gen Mirza Aslam Beg and Gen Abdul Waheed Kakar. The essential and central role played by KRL in these achievements have been aptly recorded by former presidents, prime ministers and services chiefs. Many articles and books have since been written on this topic, some giving correct information but even more giving false information. The western media has been extremely active in spreading insinuations and disinformation. On March 27, 2001, Gen Pervez Musharraf, as chief executive, hosted a farewell dinner in honour of Dr Ishfaq and myself, at which senior-most civil servants, ministers, services chiefs, etc., were present. Given below is a transcript of the part of the speech relevant to KRL and me. One would be surprised to note his change of tone used in later events/interviews/publications. "As we gather tonight to honour our most-senior and eminent scientists, our national heroes, my thoughts go back to the eventful day in May 1974 when India conducted its first nuclear test and in the process, altered the security landscape of South Asia to Pakistan's critical disadvantage. Coming so soon after the 1971 dismemberment of our country, the event served to deepen our sense of insecurity and vulnerability. To our conventional asymmetry was added yet another dimension of imbalance, and Pakistan was left to fend for itself. The international community, to no one's surprise, went through the motions of ritual censuring and posturing, but at the end of the day, it was Pakistan which was left totally exposed to Indian nuclear blackmail and threats.The situation was critical. Our security paradigm had changed and, with no nuclear weapons programme worth the name, Pakistanis literally looked to the sky for help. We did not lose faith. And sure enough, Allah Almighty answered the nation's prayers, had mercy on our situation and made a miracle happen. In walked a giant of a man, none other than Dr Abdul Quadeer Khan, the man who would give Pakistan a nuclear capability single-handedly. His arrival in those difficult days gave hope and cautious optimism to a doubting nation that was used more to scams and empty promises than to performance and delivery.Ladies and Gentlemen! Subsequent years and events and Dr Abdul Quadeer Khan's achievements are now well recorded and form a glorious chapter of Pakistan's history.Dr Khan and his team toiled and sweated, day and night, against all odds and obstacles, against international sanctions and sting operations, to create, literally out of nothing, with their bare hands, the pride of Pakistan's nuclear capability, the Kahuta Research Laboratores, later renamed most appropriately, the Khan Research Laboratories. Within a few years, he and his brave men gave Pakistan its first-ever fissile material in the form of highly enriched uranium and thereby levelled the scores with India. His is a rare success story, in that he set out to achieve an objective for his country and, within his lifetime, has been able to see its fulfilment and received unprecedented accolades, admiration and everlasting gratitude from his countrymen. Never before, in my judgement, has any nation owed so much to one single man's achievements. Dr A Q Khan's Nishan-e-Imtiaz and Bar, the only Pakistani to have been bestowed the honour, is the acknowledgement of a grateful nation and is thoroughly well-deserved.Let me put on record formally. This nation is grateful to you for what you have done for us, today and for all times to come. You are our national hero and an inspiration to our future generations. Nobody can ever take that away from you and your place in history is assured. You will always be at the very top. We salute you and thank you from the depths of our hearts. As I say quite often, in a general sea of disappointments, the development of Pakistan's nuclear capability is a unique national success story. It is a story of selfless devotion, unbridled dedication, scientific brilliance, technological mastery and above all, supreme patriotism and religious fervour of thousand of silent workers. These men of science, these Mujahids, have put Pakistan in the exclusive nuclear club. They have made Islamic nations proud. They represent the best qualities of Pakistanis and have shown that, when we want to, we can move mountains and indeed change their colour. Such is the strength of their faith and sense of duty.Pakistan Zindabad."I would like to reproduce an extract of my article published in July 2001 on the 25th anniversary of the establishment of KRL. "The story of Kahuta Project is in fact a manifestation of the nation's resolve to safeguard every inch of the motherland. Any large and difficult undertaking encounters difficulties and sometimes success may not come till after one has died, but these difficulties do not matter if one is sincere. My colleagues and I were fortunate that, by the grace of Almighty Allah and through our sustained efforts, we saw success in our lifetime. Today our untiring efforts at Kahuta have not only yielded mastery in the nuclear field and of uranium enrichment technology, but have also provided a tremendous technical rub-off, which is being utilised in a thousand different ways. In terms of conventional warfare, Kahuta is contributing much to national defence, while it is also playing a significant role in national reconstruction by providing a thriving technological base. Latest research is being carried out in sophisticated fields like lasers, electronics, optics, and disciplines of engineering, like electrical, mechanical, metallurgy, bio-genetics, etc. I would like to emphasise here that the success of the Kahuta Plant is due to the enormous sacrifices made by the families of the scientists, engineers and non-technical staff working at the Plant. It was only due to their understanding. love, affection and encouragement that all those working at Kahuta could concentrate fully on the enormous task entrusted to them. The engineers and scientists did a wonderful task; a task any nation would be proud of.As far as I am concerned, I take great pride in acknowledging the great sacrifice made by my wife. Being a foreigner, she was in an extremely awkward situation with no friends, acquaintances or relatives. Despite looking after two small daughters, she was always a pillar of strength and support to me and I have no hesitation in saying so.I would like to mention that our efforts in the enrichment and missile fields have been challenging, adventurous and hazardous but in the end, extremely gratifying. My colleagues and I are really proud of our contribution to the scientific and technological progress of our beloved country. We are sure that our efforts and achievements will always be remembered by a proud and grateful nation and they will always be a source of inspiration to our future generations.Pakistan Paindabad."Recently there have been unconfirmed rumours of a rollback in Pakistan's nuclear programme, but all is not yet lost. If our leaders have our national interests at heart above all else, much can be achieved, but it requires commitment, honesty of purpose, efficiency, dedication and foresight.
Random thoughtsBy Dr A Q Khan
Eleven years ago, on May 28, 1998, Pakistan tested its nuclear weapons in the mountains of Chaghi, Baluchistan and joined the exclusive club of nuclear powers. This event raised the morale of the whole nation and was a befitting reply to the Indian tests that had been carried out two weeks earlier and the subsequent bragging by Home Minister Advani. We became the first Muslim country to have nuclear weapons and that gave us a respected position in the comity of Muslim countries. People all over the world believed that we had nuclear capability, but now seeing was believing. On Dec 10, 1984, I had already given in writing to Gen Zia that KRL could detonate a device at short notice. Mr Ghulam Ishaq Khan, who was in charge of the nuclear programme from 1976 to 1993, put this down in writing in a letter to Mr Zahid Malik. This letter was published in many books and articles. Its contents were confirmed in an interview given by Gen Arif to Adrian Levy, as published in the latter's book Deception. On April 6, 1998, even before the nuclear tests were carried out, KRL had test-fired a long-range ballistic missile named "Ghauri." I would like to place on record here that all this was possible only because of the full support of the late Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the late Gen Zia, the late Ghulam Ishaq Khan, the late Agha Shahi, the late Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, Mr Nawaz Sharif, Gen Mirza Aslam Beg and Gen Abdul Waheed Kakar. The essential and central role played by KRL in these achievements have been aptly recorded by former presidents, prime ministers and services chiefs. Many articles and books have since been written on this topic, some giving correct information but even more giving false information. The western media has been extremely active in spreading insinuations and disinformation. On March 27, 2001, Gen Pervez Musharraf, as chief executive, hosted a farewell dinner in honour of Dr Ishfaq and myself, at which senior-most civil servants, ministers, services chiefs, etc., were present. Given below is a transcript of the part of the speech relevant to KRL and me. One would be surprised to note his change of tone used in later events/interviews/publications. "As we gather tonight to honour our most-senior and eminent scientists, our national heroes, my thoughts go back to the eventful day in May 1974 when India conducted its first nuclear test and in the process, altered the security landscape of South Asia to Pakistan's critical disadvantage. Coming so soon after the 1971 dismemberment of our country, the event served to deepen our sense of insecurity and vulnerability. To our conventional asymmetry was added yet another dimension of imbalance, and Pakistan was left to fend for itself. The international community, to no one's surprise, went through the motions of ritual censuring and posturing, but at the end of the day, it was Pakistan which was left totally exposed to Indian nuclear blackmail and threats.The situation was critical. Our security paradigm had changed and, with no nuclear weapons programme worth the name, Pakistanis literally looked to the sky for help. We did not lose faith. And sure enough, Allah Almighty answered the nation's prayers, had mercy on our situation and made a miracle happen. In walked a giant of a man, none other than Dr Abdul Quadeer Khan, the man who would give Pakistan a nuclear capability single-handedly. His arrival in those difficult days gave hope and cautious optimism to a doubting nation that was used more to scams and empty promises than to performance and delivery.Ladies and Gentlemen! Subsequent years and events and Dr Abdul Quadeer Khan's achievements are now well recorded and form a glorious chapter of Pakistan's history.Dr Khan and his team toiled and sweated, day and night, against all odds and obstacles, against international sanctions and sting operations, to create, literally out of nothing, with their bare hands, the pride of Pakistan's nuclear capability, the Kahuta Research Laboratores, later renamed most appropriately, the Khan Research Laboratories. Within a few years, he and his brave men gave Pakistan its first-ever fissile material in the form of highly enriched uranium and thereby levelled the scores with India. His is a rare success story, in that he set out to achieve an objective for his country and, within his lifetime, has been able to see its fulfilment and received unprecedented accolades, admiration and everlasting gratitude from his countrymen. Never before, in my judgement, has any nation owed so much to one single man's achievements. Dr A Q Khan's Nishan-e-Imtiaz and Bar, the only Pakistani to have been bestowed the honour, is the acknowledgement of a grateful nation and is thoroughly well-deserved.Let me put on record formally. This nation is grateful to you for what you have done for us, today and for all times to come. You are our national hero and an inspiration to our future generations. Nobody can ever take that away from you and your place in history is assured. You will always be at the very top. We salute you and thank you from the depths of our hearts. As I say quite often, in a general sea of disappointments, the development of Pakistan's nuclear capability is a unique national success story. It is a story of selfless devotion, unbridled dedication, scientific brilliance, technological mastery and above all, supreme patriotism and religious fervour of thousand of silent workers. These men of science, these Mujahids, have put Pakistan in the exclusive nuclear club. They have made Islamic nations proud. They represent the best qualities of Pakistanis and have shown that, when we want to, we can move mountains and indeed change their colour. Such is the strength of their faith and sense of duty.Pakistan Zindabad."I would like to reproduce an extract of my article published in July 2001 on the 25th anniversary of the establishment of KRL. "The story of Kahuta Project is in fact a manifestation of the nation's resolve to safeguard every inch of the motherland. Any large and difficult undertaking encounters difficulties and sometimes success may not come till after one has died, but these difficulties do not matter if one is sincere. My colleagues and I were fortunate that, by the grace of Almighty Allah and through our sustained efforts, we saw success in our lifetime. Today our untiring efforts at Kahuta have not only yielded mastery in the nuclear field and of uranium enrichment technology, but have also provided a tremendous technical rub-off, which is being utilised in a thousand different ways. In terms of conventional warfare, Kahuta is contributing much to national defence, while it is also playing a significant role in national reconstruction by providing a thriving technological base. Latest research is being carried out in sophisticated fields like lasers, electronics, optics, and disciplines of engineering, like electrical, mechanical, metallurgy, bio-genetics, etc. I would like to emphasise here that the success of the Kahuta Plant is due to the enormous sacrifices made by the families of the scientists, engineers and non-technical staff working at the Plant. It was only due to their understanding. love, affection and encouragement that all those working at Kahuta could concentrate fully on the enormous task entrusted to them. The engineers and scientists did a wonderful task; a task any nation would be proud of.As far as I am concerned, I take great pride in acknowledging the great sacrifice made by my wife. Being a foreigner, she was in an extremely awkward situation with no friends, acquaintances or relatives. Despite looking after two small daughters, she was always a pillar of strength and support to me and I have no hesitation in saying so.I would like to mention that our efforts in the enrichment and missile fields have been challenging, adventurous and hazardous but in the end, extremely gratifying. My colleagues and I are really proud of our contribution to the scientific and technological progress of our beloved country. We are sure that our efforts and achievements will always be remembered by a proud and grateful nation and they will always be a source of inspiration to our future generations.Pakistan Paindabad."Recently there have been unconfirmed rumours of a rollback in Pakistan's nuclear programme, but all is not yet lost. If our leaders have our national interests at heart above all else, much can be achieved, but it requires commitment, honesty of purpose, efficiency, dedication and foresight.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Dr A Q khan
He is well known in west for being the the biggest private merchant of nukes.Father of Pakistan's Nuclear bomb.He has written many articles in Pakistan in English language thenews.com.pk .THIS Site IS PRODUCT OF OLD TIME URDU LANGUAGE PAPER JUNG(war).Largest news paper in Pakistan.
His love for the culture of sub continent comes through his articles.His desire to play a larger role in politics of Pakistan is important. His views on a variety of issues are very interesting and may reflect the views of select few who had a connection with India before the partition. I wonder is it only romanticism .Is their hope if military hostility disappeared India and Pakistan could be trading partners and help each other by saving money on military and work on development.
His articles are informative and educational and make easy fun read.
He feels if Pakistan had attacked Kashmir in 1962 when China had attacked India(India suffered a humiliating defeat) it would have ended the continuous tension by controlling the Reality on ground. He holds Ayub Khan responsible for that.When I read history of India by Hermann Kulke and Dietmer Ruthermond they mentioned if Nehru had listened to Mount Batten and continued with advance of its forces as Hindu King of Kashmir had Joined India and under the rules of partition Kashmir had become part of India.The problems of Kashmir and Pandits being IDPS in India would not be their. THis would have saved India and Pakistan billions of dollars and helped develop the region.
A Q KHAN, like it or not has been in the center of history of Pakistan and have been a player. He should be given a hearing and can not be ignored by Pakistanis or Indians or for that matter by the world.
His style of writing is easy and informative.
His love for the culture of sub continent comes through his articles.His desire to play a larger role in politics of Pakistan is important. His views on a variety of issues are very interesting and may reflect the views of select few who had a connection with India before the partition. I wonder is it only romanticism .Is their hope if military hostility disappeared India and Pakistan could be trading partners and help each other by saving money on military and work on development.
His articles are informative and educational and make easy fun read.
He feels if Pakistan had attacked Kashmir in 1962 when China had attacked India(India suffered a humiliating defeat) it would have ended the continuous tension by controlling the Reality on ground. He holds Ayub Khan responsible for that.When I read history of India by Hermann Kulke and Dietmer Ruthermond they mentioned if Nehru had listened to Mount Batten and continued with advance of its forces as Hindu King of Kashmir had Joined India and under the rules of partition Kashmir had become part of India.The problems of Kashmir and Pandits being IDPS in India would not be their. THis would have saved India and Pakistan billions of dollars and helped develop the region.
A Q KHAN, like it or not has been in the center of history of Pakistan and have been a player. He should be given a hearing and can not be ignored by Pakistanis or Indians or for that matter by the world.
His style of writing is easy and informative.
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