REJOINDER TO MR INAMULLAH KHATTAK FOR BLAMING TURIS

On 16 November, Mr Inamullah Khattak wrote an article in dawn on Rawalpindi tragedy. The title of which was ‘’Outsiders involved in clashes” in that article Mr Khattak put  the entire blame of Rawalpindi Sectarian violence  on Turi’s tribe  of Kurram Agency. In the article he termed the entire Turi tribe as “Hardliners” and relied on a report prepared and propagated by our intelligence agencies. He laments on   how all these savage Pashtun tribesmen from the FATA are responsible for this tragedy. His whole article revolves around how Turis came to Islamabad and Pindi, and how their influx is the sole reason behind this tragedy. He terms Turi’s as hardliners and desperately trying to humanize the terrorist outfit of " Ahle sunat ul Jumat". On that unfortunate day of the Jaloss which   comprised of Punjabis, Gilgit Shia too but he excludes Punjabis and other ethnicities from it and put the entire blame on Pashtun Shias of Kurram Agency.

  Kurram Agency has been continuously used by establishment for decades but Turi’s have fought their survival. Turi’s are paying a price of being Shia living in the wrong place. Every conflict in the kurram region has been termed a sectarian conflict. So even this time it was not hard for Mr Inamullah khattak to make Turis as scapegoat.

He is appealing and justifying to the general public that Pashtun Shia is the main reason behind this tragedy and not the terrorist outfits who holds this country a hostage. But unfortunately it  is their war which is reflecting in Pindi. He forgets conveniently that all these terrorists and religious organization were created in Punjab (not in kurram Agency) like SSP came into existence in 1985 in response to Tehreek-i-Nifaz-i-Sharia. Punjab has spread this fire under military establishment and now the flames are all over Pakistan. Now when the menace has reached Punjab they are blaming others for their own created mess .The 10,000 migrating Turis which are now settled in Twin cities left their homes because of these flames ignited by Punjab and establishment in their home town . The wars are coloured by our establishment as sectarian wars to achieve its wider interests in the country. The class war which started in southern Punjab between Shia landlords and Sunni lower class, the Iranian revolution and influx of Wahhabi ideology in Zia era gave birth to these monsters and since then it has been used by our establishment to achieve its wider nefarious objectives in the region. The 10,000 Turis mostly comprises of students and families who had their businesses in Peshawar were forced to migrate to Pindi and Islamabad because they were targeted by Taliban  

   But what can one expect living in a country where terrorists are termed as ‘’Shaheed’’ and those who fought against them are called Hardliner. If fighting against Taliban makes one hardliner, then yes, Turis are HARDLINERS. WE FOUGHT AGAINST TALIBAN AND WE SUFFERED too. I guess its Best times for   our establishment to settle their scores with Turi’s and they won’t waste any single moment to equate Turis to Taliban. While writing this I am receiving news that hundreds of Kurrmiwal Turis are being arrested in Pindi. For the last few years thousands of Shias are being killed in all over three provinces, including Gilgit-Baltistan, however no one was arrested.  This time it will be different because Shias have retaliated, that too in Punjab and now will pay the price for it. Punjab is sending message to other provinces that it will not tolerate any retaliation against their state proxies that too from other ethnicities and in their province.

Myth of Military Operation

One year has passed since Pakistan Army took control of Parachinar . Question arises, was Pak Army able to bring peace into kurram Agency : The answer is NO. Kurram Agency which was under siege for four years. Taliban and other extremist organizations from all over the country were fighting against Turi tribesmen.  Army was silent spectator. ISPR (Inter Services Public Relation) and Azad Media were referring to this war as sectarian war.

When Army was busy in military operation in Waziristan and Orakzai  thousands of Taliban would pour into neighboring Kurram to get hold of strategically important kurram. Taliban would travel by road from Waziristan to Kurram even most Taliban intruded from nearby Khost province through shahidano dand area.

Army and FC were not bothered by Taliban lashkars, they were not stopped or attacked by Army and FC. For reference you can check new American foundation report on FATA.

When war ended roads leading to Parachinar were still closed, Army used to arrange convoys for turis. These convoys were not arranged on humanitarian basis but they would charge Rs 500 fair from each traveler and they would charge Rs 2000 from each vehicle carrying food stuff to Kurram. Many times convoys were attacked by Talibans, where only Turi tribesmen were targeted, Army and FC were left unharmed.   There is footage  in which convoy is attacked, looted  in sadda lower Kurram agency under jurisdiction of FC, vehicle's drivers which belong to turi tribe are offloaded and killed and FC personel  are going by side doing nothing.

Similarly a convoy of 22 trucks were looted and then and trucks were burnt to ashes on 4 January near Arawali FC port Lower Kurram. Then a mini bus was attacked on 13 march 2011 near Mamo Khwara District Hangu killing thirteen, and the  major accident when convoy was attacked near Bagan lower Kurram on 23 march 2011, 45 were made hostages and out of 45, 12 were killed. 33 were made hostages for three months. They were released when students of Parachinar protested for 110 days in front of Islamabad press club.

They were released after paying 30 million rupees, which were taken from Kurram development fund. (That’s how our Army funds terrorist organizations). Hostages were released on 21 June 2011, and pressure was built on got to carry army operation in Kurram Agency, especially in Lower Kurram. 

Army operation was started but in central Kurram, where they have to deal with Taliban which are hostile toward them. Lower kurram where most convoys came under attack is home to Fazal Saeed Haqani, for which he take responsibility. No stern action has been taken against him. He was TTP kurram chapter leader, later split with TTP and made TTP islami. He is cousin the cousion of Lower kurram MNA Munir Orakzai, according to him in recent interveiw with VOA radio deewa, Fazal Saeed is pro- government  and has never attacked army. This could be the reason that’s why army is not taking action against him. Once his petrol pump station was destroyed but was again compensated by got and his men were also released .  

Fazal Saeed  village (Uchat) lower kurram is near Pak-Afghan border, where his men force is used to attack on nearby Afghan checkpost (Babrak Thana). So no operation is expected from army.

Security of Parachinar was transferred to Pak-Army by Turi volunteers in summer 2011. Army immediately started building check posts on all main roads going to Parachinar city, just in 6 months span of time after security of Parachinar was transferred to army two bombs blasted in Parachinar city. First bomb blasted on 17 February 2012, more then 50 were killed and above 80 were injured.

When angry Turi tribesmen started protest against security agencies, FC and Army opened fire on protestors and tanks were brought on streets. 11 were killed 35 were injured when FC opened fire on them and one was crushed by tank.

Video of protest was leaked, army arrested protestors most of them were teenagers, and they were tortured and were detained for months, and were released after paying huge fines.

       The second bomb blasted on 10 September 2012, in which more then 20 were killed and above 80 were injured. Instead of feeling safe, people are worried about security in Parachinar and our vans are still attacked in lower Kurram. Even now they throw acid at our female students. Till now not stern action has been taken against Fazal Saeed Haqani who is believed that he resides in Burju village and he frequently visits Peshawar.

Attacks on Parachinar bound buses are regular, recent attack was remote control attack on bus near Sadda, and one was killed. Local political administration is doing what it is good at “sowing seeds of hatred among different tribes”. So that to keep alive their created sectarianism doctrine. As FATA is governed under FCR a colonial law which was made to control tribesmen still carries similar techniques of colonial country.

Last month leader of Anjuman Faroqia Bakht Jamal was attacked, he got injured. Political administration took stern action arrested 158 tribesmen from different villages of Kurram agency with out any formal  charges against them.

When sit-in was staged in solidarity with Quetta sit-in, turis also demanded release of 158 detainees. The sit-in continued for 2 more days after Quetta sit-in . At last political administration agreed to release those who are not involved in assassination attempt on Bakht jamal.

So Army operations are not solution to the problem, Army itself is the part of the problem,  tribesmen are killed by both of them and drones, army operations kills poor tribesmen by shelling on their homes or accusing them Taliban, capturing their schools, Taliban kill them for not assisting them and destroy their schools, drones kill them, while  referring to them as signature strikes.

Tribesmen want peace, education, abolition of colonial laws, so no further war should be waged on the name of them.

untrape

" Thinking of the days, when having no faith in world.
Always in search of himself. he didn't find any light in the air, but he believed in miracles.
A light came from divine to vanish darkness, to enlighten bereaved. Like a drummer who beats drum to awake ppl in ramazan.
Like a cuckoo bird singing far away in the bushes to cherish tired farmers, who are resting under shading tree.
But mens  are greedy in nature, they want to control everything, so he tries to entrap cuckoo to sing only for him, but he forgets that cuckoo song is for whole village and the light is for all bereaved not him. So no light and nor cuckoo can be entrapped.''

Lost soul's

you are not shia, nor suni, ahmadi,
christian, hindu. You are not
baloch, pashtun, sindhi, punjabi
and muhajir.

you are not malala of swat, you
are not victim of drone, nor are u
shazib. As you holds no identity
here in the country of
opportunists.

we will not speak for u. U are poor
soul of baldia town factory lost in
this country of various religions
and ethnicities.

raising voice for u is not sexy as
for others, we will ask for u, bt
before we will save democracy bt
plz i will ask some question from
you.

folks disguised as revolutionaries will fool you, they want your votes, not revolution for you . It is you
who will raise voice for yourself coz
nobody care about you.

JUSTICE FOR BALDIA TOWN FACTORY WORKERS