I think these speculations are nothing more than scare mongring. Operations by Pakistani Army have demonstrated that Taliban can't fight the armed forces so will they ever be able to cripple a major Pakistani city is seriously in doubt

i was surprised that the writer has quoted someone else throughout the article. A great cut and paste job. and just make it her own she added words which are even discarded by Indian cliche writers. I suppose people like her are referred to as "Pakistan experts". I think people should be called Pakistan newspaper readers.

this is the obvious karmic reaction of the karma of pakistan. other than hating hindus and hindustan and troubling them in all possible ways, pak hasnt done anything constructive ever since its formation. beej boye babool ke, aam kahan se khaye???

this is the obvious karmic reaction of the karma of pakistan. other than hating hindus and hindustan and troubling them in all possible ways, pak hasnt done anything constructive ever since its formation. beej boye babool ke, aam kahan se khaye???

Apprehension of the writer may be correct, as per the present scenario of Pakistan any dangerous situation may arise in any part of Pakistan including strike by Taliban to choke Karachi.

Wonderful post indeed. Post-Mumbai, our government is feeding useful information to keep us ready for the next round of attack and inaction! So when the Taliban hits next, we know why cannot react! Great, this is life!!

The writer obviously doesn't know that there are many kinds of Pashtuns (apart from those who speak Pushto). Pashtuns who dominate the transport sector in Karachi are generally from Mianwali and other Hindko-speaking areas of Pakistan (Hindko is similar to Punjabi and is widely spoken in Kashmir as well). These Pashtuns are not the type who go to Deobandi mosques (they belong to the opposite Barelvi sub-sect).

it's a fact that as pressure on taliban is increasing on northern borders, they could show their strength in southern pakistan. i know many hide-outs of taliban here in karachi but media is not showing the real picture because of "islamists" journalists within their organizations. one more point is whenever taliban will be targeted in karachi, ANP will go against it, which may result in another ethnic clash between urdu speaking sindhis or muhajirs(migrants) and pakhtuns. it's time, pakhtuns must realized that taliban are not friends of anyone, be it urdu-speakers or pakhtuns. government must take strict actions against taliban hideouts on outskirts of karachi otherwise the "head" of this article could become a reality someday.

This deals with only some tertiary matters. It does not concern any basic or primary aspect of the question. The secondary question is how Taliban of Pakistan will respond to pressure on them built up by the latest Pakistan army operations.
First of all we need to recognize some of the basic facts of the situation. To my mind these are Pakistan’s persistent effort over several decades to launch low-intensity, low-cost operations against India which would bleed India a great deal and still not be so provocative that they would call forth an active Indian response. This policy has paid off so well during the current phase of terrorist strikes in India. These strikes were undeniably planned from Pakistan’s own territory. It is an academic question whether those strikes were formally and officially sponsored by the Pakistan government: no government would ever acknowledge that it had organized terrorist activity against a neighbour. We all know that Pakistan has been in the denial mode for so long and continues to remain in that mode even now.
Secondarily, it makes sense, as the author says, for Taliban to launch diversionary strike(s) against India because this, they hope, may provoke some Indian response in the shape of movement of Indian army formations closer to the Pakistan border. If that were to happen, it is predictable that much of the Pakistan army would be rushed to the Indian border, relieving pressure on Taliban on the western side: this has happened in the past and may happen again.
It is only in the tertiary sense that some extremist operatives shall operate in Karachi or elsewhere in Pakistan. Such operations may indeed have the impact that the author fears. However, the Pakistani State has not devised ways of dealing with problems of what may be called, for want of a better phrase, sub-nationalism like that of the Baluch and Pashtun components of the people of Pakistan.

Think that the writer Indrani Bagchi is looking out for some cheap publicity without knowing or counter checking the ground reality and TOI should not support such writers / repoters.

The Pashtuns, the Uzbeks, the Balochs and the various tribes of the NWFP who form the bulk of the Taliban are the real "Babar ki Aulad" in every sense of the term, which our forces would have to stop from crossing over into our country. For a couple of years, we have to be very vigilant till the US & Paki forces tackle the Taliban menace.

As the saying goes, what u sow, you reap.
the culture of hatred since independence have resulted in a society with intolerance and added to that is the powermongers waiting on the wings to grasp what is left. a pity, pakistan.

Why attack the writer. Lets focus on the facts. Pakistan is in the slippery slope for which they can blame nobody.

This news is very interesting

Although pakistan has been supporting terrorism ever since it was born but now it is facing the reality of terrorism. It is like "saanp( snake) ko doodh pilaya and now the snake is ready to bite pakistan" Pakistan and India must understand that niether US nor Israel can be a good friend and both countries will never want India and pakistan having good relationship so in my opinion India should offer its help to pakistan to send some forces in pakistan who can fight with talibans it will be better for both countries because talibans are evil and evil is an evil no matter where it lives.

Indian Media and Indians never spare a moment to de-fame Pakistan. If Taliban can take Karachi, they can also take Mumbai. Although it is propagated that Taliban are the birht of Pakistan, but they are also used by Indian goons

These Pakistanis are cunning,they are creating a sense of fear in the world so that they can extract more money from the West. Pakistan had demanded F-16 fighters from US even when the POK was struck by a deadly earthquake.Pakistan is just a beggar who uses his false hunger to demand alms from the world.It is building railway station on No Man's Land on the border with Chinese help.Taliban is the child of ISI and they are hand in glove even now.

Nice propaganda to discredit democracy in Pakistan. The army's image after Mushie took a hit and now they are rebuilding it a the expense of Pak's economy. Pakistan has become a security state for external forces, its economy, its culture, its people are no more valuable to the world. How sad!

Pak was born out of the hatred of the Hindus.This hatred & religious bigotry is bound to send Pak up in flames.Pakistanis must face facts & take responsibilty for their actions, rather than blame USA,Israel & Hindustan for their plight.They could start by locking up the mad,semi-literate Mullahs,have small families, educate themselves, particularly their women, liberate their women from the domination of the murderous Pak men.Pak should try to be like Turkey, not primitive Saudi Arabia.

The taliban is creation of pakistan and pakistani army is full capable to handle them If political and military leadership wishes to eliminate them the can do within short period of time.Only india has to make plan to protect their country & people from this evil forces of Taliban & ISI

Greed was the fundamental cause behind formation of Pakistan and it seems the country is finishing because of the same "greed"

D/Sir,We should thank Pakistan for giving us threats from time to time;so that we do not become
complascent and docile.As a free Nation we are to be vigilant and strong enough to defend our Borders.But Terrorist activities is like undeclare
d WAR anywhere in this vast country.But we must have our own strategy assuming the threats.Our str
tegy will depend on our SWAT analysis.Strength lies in our competent Mlitary;Weakness is our soft
ness and spread of Madrasas all over India specially newly developed on the border areas,thes
e places may be used as hide outs or launching pad
s for terrorists;Opportunity we had many to square
up with Pakistan,we did not take advantage because
we do not want to weaken our neighbour;Threats are
terror attacks from time to time,disturbing our economic development,spoiling our Tourism business
,creating problems among ourselves between Hindus & Muslims where as we would like to have good rela
tions and amity among all our honourable citizens following different religions as we are a SECULAR
country.India believes in Tolerance and good neigh
bourliness.But there is a limit of everything.Even
in GITA Sri Krishna advocated peace and no-war among brothers but at the end when Kauravas crossed the last line of tolerance;Sri Krishna him
self activated Arjuna to hold ARMS and give fitting answer to all the mischiefs perpetrated by
the Kauravas.He encouraged Pandavas to fight for
JUSTICE and UPHOLDING DHARMA.If good counsel do
es not prevail in Pakistan and terrorist activities continue then INDIA shall have to draw a LINE and take drastic step after having recourse to all al
ternative avenues.In the meantime we shall have to get prepared for WAR because preparation for
war is a GUARANTEE FOR PEACE.

The title itself says "...MAY strike..". There are many other "may happen" things to write about. Aren't there any positive things left to write about? Is India so perfect that we have so many articles about Pakistan? Since partition, Pakistan has single-mindedly focussed on India and built hatred in the minds of their people. And it is seeing the results now. Are't the Indians(the media) doing the same mistake by concentrating more on Pakistan's issues? Is it not trying to hide it's own problems by writing only negative about Pakistan? There are many problems within India that need people's attention. Let's focus on addressing these first. Our strong military can take care of any problems that MAY arise.

that my hostel fees has been raised to Rs 65000 from Rs44000 my college authorities have no reason for this steep hike.Many of friends are leaving hostel and will stay 80km away from college as apeejay college of engg. is in village

What Goes Around comes around!!!! Its time for Pakistan to pay for its own misdeeds...

@Chetan Juneja: You wrote: "I think these speculations are nothing more than scare mongring. Operations by Pakistani Army have demonstrated that Taliban can't fight the armed forces so will they ever be able to cripple a major Pakistani city is seriously in doubt."

Your comment illustrates the problem associated with what's going on in Pakistan and elsewhere in the world. Insurgents (you can call them terrorists if you like) will never confront regular armies. By definition, they will always engage in subversive activities. And here is the worst part of the problem - the more the Army (in this case of Pakistan) succeeds, the lesser is the absoluteness of the so-called victory that the Army claims. Why? Simply because it is very difficult to say who is a Taliban fighter and who is not. Remember this: It may be easy to kill a group of Taliban fighters, however, it only takes one successful attack by a Taliban fighter (or suicide bomber) to dislocate the logistical arrangements of a regular army.

So, if I were you, I would not be too sanguine about the success stoties that the Pakistani Army is coming out with. Do you know the basic principle of any insurgency style war? The idea is not to kill the opponent, it is to injure the opponent. Do you know why? Because if you kill an opponent, the matter ends there, however, if you injure an opponent, you have successfully tied up at least three people to look after the injured person. Just take a look at what the 9/11 attacks did to the US. For about half a million dollars, these seven or eight terrorists forced a hyperpower (the US) to spend billions. The economy was affected. Civil liberties were curtailed...you know all this. Maybe worthwhile for you to look up some of the classics of counter-insurgency warfare. May clear up your perspectives.

Cheers!

dr.naeemis murder in lahore is the result of clash of interest.afierce fire is burning.whosoever will go near it will get burnt.it was poor dr.naeemithis time.i have tasted it myself during bhuttos is fake trial.believing ziaul haque on his word i jumped into the fray and learnt a bitter lesson.only providence has saved me till now.mr.altaf(MQM) will be wise to be discreet so far as taliban are concerned.He himself is in london but what about millions who crossed the "River of fire" twice--1947 and 1071(Beharis)

This Taliban has been backed by Pak military all along. It was an instrument for politicians and Pak army top brass to make more money from the US aid. These politicians are no different from the one's in India. As usual the people will suffer. If you look at the history of that region, it has always been like this. This has driven people in both countires to take care of themselves with very little dependence on govt. Take the example of support for LTTE in Tamil Nadu. It is exactly the same. Politicians supported them without any care for the people of TamilNadu. They used to roam freely and indulge in looting. At one point even the police were scared of them. Luckily it did not build up to the level of taliban. LTTE was also stupid to openly kill Rajiv Gandhi. Poor Rajiv had to pay price for that. Even now this feel good attitude in India is scary. The govt is starting these huge project, with one purpose only. How much percentage everybody can make. The main issue with the region is corruption. Until you address that things like this will keep happening.

All the fault lies with RAW,CIA and MOSSAD.

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@Naeem Bhaya

U are the biggest fool in the history of mankind with no brains. I have read all your comments and can easily make out that u are not able to make out what is what, only loose talk is what u are good at. Even a baby in your country has better knowledge and brains than u.

Regarding > If Taliban can take Karachi, they can also take Mumbai. Although it is propagated that Taliban are the birht of Pakistan, but they are also used by Indian goons. < Taliban cannot take over Mumbai, but can take over Karachi for the simple reason that they are present in every nook and corner of Karachi. So Well entrenched are they that they are only waiting for the opportune time to take over Karachi. Taliban is not present anywhere in India. Also, Indian Muslims are sensible people who are peace loving and absorbed in Indian ethos. In addition, our security forces are all prepared and geared up to knock back Taliban if they try anything funny with us.

Iqbal Miya

U need to get your head examined by a specialist doctor. Dont blame RAW, CIA and MOSSAD for your famous country's mess..Staying in a glass house in Swat Valley or Waziristan will not stop stones from being pelted into your dream home

Your country itself created the mess by forming hundreds of terror groups from Al Qeada to LeT, JeM, Taliban, Lashkar Jhanghvi, and many others. Your army and the great ISI founded, trained, helped and encouraged them all the way. Now all are creating mess in your great country.

So, fool, look inside ur country, examine it thoroughly and suggest ideas to clear its mess. UNDERSTAND.......

@Naeem Bhaya

Regarding >>> Although it is propagated that Taliban are the birht of Pakistan, but they are also used by Indian goons. <<<<<<

U rascal, u should know that Taliban is the baby of your army and ISI goons. It has been fed, trained, nurturted and kissed by Pakistani goons and both idiots are fighting each other. Ha,ha,ha.....

Stupid, talk facts before u put your foot into your lousy mouth... UNDERSTAND.......

Aakri Salaam.........

there are many indian agents in the shape of taliban,many of them are captured,india is funding those who are working for DEHLI under taliban cover.

the pakistanis are foolong the americans for dollar support and the americans are fooling the indian public by spreading feel good rumors about the sorry state in pakistan. this makes indians to use their age old philosophy of the karma to feel vindicated about their stand on pakistan. All this war mongering earns dollars for the pakistani army and an ally of a billion people for the americans. This filmy style fake stories of the threat to pakistan will continue until we become emotional fools and look at the us as a like minded ally in the war on terror. We should not believe in such karmic melodrama until some swift action is taken in pakistan about the jehadi network that targets india.

Salman and all well wishers. Please do not be frightened. This is not the era when Mugals from Afghanistan can reach Delhi. Pakistan is the buffer State safegaurding India. Indians should be thankful & cooperative to Pakistan. They should be wise enough to announce plebescite in both parts of Kashmir, which Kashmiri will vote for destablized Pakistan. Indian troops can continue exercises & adentures at China, Pakistan and Bangladesh border to get big amount from National Budget and let the poor indian suffer from hunger, no shelter and clean drinking water.

@ MALIK IRFAN

What a starling revelation u have made??? U deserve the Nobel prize for your fabolous discovery. Your name will be recommended shortly by ISI.

Regarding >>> here are many indian agents in the shape of taliban,many of them are captured,india is funding those who are working for DEHLI under taliban cover. <<<< Really, where are they??? Taliban is all Pakistan creation and funding. All captured people are your own people gone astray. Who will believe they are India funded and trained??? U yourself will not believe it. Before opening your mouth, chek the facts. Got it stupid.....

@ Mustafa

Your comments are fit to be thrown at your face
U are a big fool.

COMMENT > Please do not be frightened.
This is not the era when Mugals from Afghanistan can reach Delhi. Pakistan is the buffer State safegaurding India <<<< hA,HA,HEE,HEE, What a fool are u?? frightened???? who is?? u.. I think u should be coz your Pak is a failed state in a mess.

>>>>>> Indians should be thankful & cooperative to Pakistan <<<< ha,ha,ha....what a joke. Pak is a terrorist state and a nightmare. Buffer.... it should be Loafer..... we thankful...rather u should be for we have shown restraint else u would have been wiped out from the map. dont wory that day will come and Pak will only be responsible for the same and not OTHERS

COMMENT > They should be wise enough to announce plebescite in both parts of Kashmir, which Kashmiri will vote for destablized Pakistan <<< Forget Kashmir, they are sick of PAK, a nuisance where there is no future, only chaos and they say life will be ruined. In India they are happy and well off If a plebiscite is there, they will vote for India and not nuisance Pak

COMMENT >>> Indian troops can continue exercises & adentures at China, Pakistan and Bangladesh border <<, Yeah we will do it to scare u. While u simply mock fight terrorists in Swat and get aid from USA and the world. U are not fighting there, just acting to get aid since u have no money.

Mustafa, before u talk, see your face in a ocean. No brains, a typical nuisance Paki

Hei ... you know in india.. muslims , christians and hindus are good understandable neighbors we never thought that each are separated... You cannot divide indian Muslims from india they are well knowledgable people in india so dont try any funny games against india...

Hi ..Pakistaneeees .. for what you fighting? is there any objective behind your fight against Taliban...you grown up your taliban baby now you want to root out from you country.. what a brainless things hapenning and happend in your soil... Try to love others... no god has said to kill others ...it's a foolish...

World is big and our human life is small ..with in our life time we must live peacefull with love ,affection and with all good blessings..

Stop fight for Land...Stop fight for religion ...No religions are superior than others ..

World Belive pakistani people can join hands with others with Love....

Salman, I take back my message thrown back by you. See how you reacted like frightened dogs.Let the resders decide about the facts of History.
Were Pakistan and Bangladesh not parts of Bharat? Were the Moguls not defeated indian hindus & ruled India?. Were the indian forces not terroresing muslims in Kashmir.
Yes we terrorist Pakistanis with support from all the World are fighting with terrorist Taliban and also fight terrorit indians, if the time comes.

Make harmony by positive attitute between pak and ind.Not by critisize.Inshaallah.Allah is Great.I became Muslim fron Hindu.Allah will help and do if positive attitude and people are afraid of God AllaH

@ Mustafa Miya

U are a small baccha with no brains and shame. Your head has only egg and dung in it.

Before calling others frightened dogs, be aware that Pak is the biggest frightened dog and are dirty stray dogs with no guts. Cowards they are

History has already decided that Pakistan is the biggest rogue state that only creates problems and has brought the world to this present shape. Readers have already decided that Pakistan should be wiped out from the map and people like u should be kicked and eradicated from this planet

Talk about indian forces not terroresing muslims in Kashmir..... HA,HA,HA,HEE,HEE......who creates trouble there??? Not Indian forces, but Pak based terror groups trained and financed by your army and ISI taht is terrorising (coz that is the only work they do and know..no brains)

terrorist Pakistanis with support from all the World are fighting with terrorist Taliban....Ha,ha,ha,hee.... 2 terrorist fighting each other. The world supporting u, ha,ha,ha... coz 2 terrors will trouble the whole world and that's why they want the 2 terrroists fight each other and kill each other

Terrorit indians, if the time comes.... ha,he,he,hee...who is terrorist and who is not..even a baby and even a dumb donkey knows it. It is Pakistan, the father and founder of all terrorists who are all based in Pak. When the time come, we will give u such a beating that u will not wake up for ever and will be buried in Swat Valley....

Ok, Mustafa, Stop barking like a stray dog. No one will give respect to a filthy dog like u. India will grow and prosper whereas Pak will not and forever be mired in mess.....

Salman, You have no ansewrs to my questions.I am not barking. Your haterage towards Pakistan and loyality to Hindu Aqas are shown in the way you are reacting. Bark dog Bark. Let the people enjoy how muslims are fighting. Muslim hein ham watan hein Hindustan Hamara, Sara Jehan hamra. God Bless you.

After reading the comments of some Pakistanis Like Mustafa,in this blog, Their comments shows the level of their thinking and talking culture.

I know Pakistan, what kind of land it is from my relatives who had been there. In Pakistan, there are nearly 80% people living below poverty line and illiteracy is rampant. Gender bias is very high. It is wracked by terror and rampant violence.

In contrast, INDIA is growing at a healthy pace, has a very bright future and offers sound opportunities to people of all religions. In addition, Security is also 100 times better in India. India has given me a lot, good job, security, satisfaction, happiness and i would not trade to be a Muslim in any Muslim country.
I am proud to be an Indian and India is the best place for any Muslim

@Mustafa

See how u have barked back like a dirty filthy dog u are. Don't cry. I know u are feeling humiliated. When all answers have been told to your stupid questions, how can u expect answers again??? That means u dont know what an answer is. U only know how to bark and bark like a dirty filthy dog u are. Dont ever think that KASHMIR people want to go with Pak, they loath Pak, no growth and development, only voilence and poverty.

Muatafa Bhai u yourself have hatred against Pak like your countrymen. so HOW OTHERS WILL HAVE Love.

U need a wash and donkey food, did not have both for years. Get yourself a bath and see the reality. Jab Tak Suraj Chand Rahega, Tab tak rahega Hindustan. Lekin, Pakistan nahee rahega kyon ki woh apne aap tut jayega. No Muslim wants to visit nor stay in Pakistan, know that, u rascal.

U filthy dirty dog, bark all u can, no one will feed your answers again. Feeling insulted, Mustafa????

Hi Guys, Mustafa and Salman,
Assamalualaikum
May Allah forgive you people for spreading hatred among nations and communities. You me and millions of others are not the ones who pull the power strings in politics and all the we can do is to not spread this hatred. The whole chain of events as we know from the media may or may not be true. All that we can be rest assured is that good deed always result in peace and prosperity.
We may not live to see that day, but a century away we can see cleary how both these nations are going to stand may be in complete contrast just because of a miniscule population of people who pull the power strings in politics.
Long live mankind and may peace exist among us brothers.
Iam an indian and iam proud of that.
I will not reply to any comments on this.
walaikumasalam

I have gone thru the comments in this blog and find the language and comments of Pakistanis childish and immature. People like MUSTAFA and co. They are always obsessed with KASHMIR and dream of establishing MUGHAL RULE over India. They live under the illusion that one fine day they can reestablish the Mughal rule over India and take over India. That will never happen. They also think that being Muslims, all should come together and establish Muslim rule.

How stupid can these people get??? do they know in what age we are living in??? They also float in the 17th or 18th century when the so called Muslim Caliphate was said to be prevalent. Having no other work except fantasizing in these thoughts and remaining obsessive with India and Kashmir, they always create trouble. No wonder PAKISTAN is a big mess and facing problems of all kinds. There is no growth nor development in Pak (My friends have been there and told me that Pak is a land of chaos where Muslims batter Muslims, it is one sinking hole) Today, its hammered by terror on all sides and looks it will stay this way for long.

This man MUSTAFA BY TELLING 'loyality to Hindu Aqas' and 'Bark Dog Bark' has shown what a low character and mindset he has. A typical Paki

Let him be clear that no force should think of troubling INDIA and we Muslims will be in forefront if any outside devils attack us.
Bharat Hamesha rahega mahaan lekin Pakistan toh tut jayega (uska mauth ah chuki hi aur thode saal ne phas jayega hamesha). India is a great place for Muslims and is our karmabhoomi. Pakistan is fit for people like Mustafa who live in the past and breed hatred. No wonder Pak always spews terror.

The words of Lord Mountbatten, that countries created on the basis of religion and hatred will not weaqther the time are proven in case of Pakistan.already it lost East Pakistan(Now Bangladesh) , facing unrest in Baluchistan & NWFP.
Now its facing threat from the monster which it is created.By the end of the century there wont be a country called Pakistan existing in the world map.

Well let's not forget that problems in Kashmir and Afghanistan started with Pakistan dreams of expanding their national boundries.Had it not been for 9/11 and American involvement in Afghanistan post 9/11, Pakistan would have expanded its western borders. This is why it encouraged Afghan refugees to settle in Pakistan and then gave them Pakistani passports to support its claims over Afghanistan!
Pakistani treachery and doublespeak has now been exposed by no other than the Taliban, Al Queida and the Americans themselves! This is the single most factor that has lead to the recent backlash and upsurge in violent Civil war in Pakistan itself.

The frankensten monster "Taliban" created by Pakistan can go in any direction. Who knows some enterprising Ex Pak generals may become Talibans and successfully smuggle the nuclear bombs and may launch the same on some western targets from sea.Satellites used to monitor the movement of submarines but not the cargo ships. the nuclear material can be transported in a cargo ship (the submarine can be towed) till reaching the coastal area of some target cities and from their nuclear material can be launched from the submarine. This is possible because only self propelled submarine generate heat and can be tracked.Twed submarine cannot be tracked. The above may be wild imagination but who knows enterprising talibanised mind with advanced thinking can execute anything.

This is a very great article.I think Taliban are involved in the terrorist activities and there act are not well being for society.Thank for the sharing. Shangrila Murree

Great post. Thanks for the shairing detail in this post is useful and very well.

The last line of the blog...."India need to be even more careful, more alert"!

True, I am heading for the bunker straight-away. This is what is also advocated by the PM!

The Pakistanis are so obessed with India that they forgot to watch what was happening at their backdoor. Taliban the creation of Pakistan and the ISI. Take it now all the way. As the Bible says, 'as you sow, so you reap. If anybosdy is to be blamed for the present situation it is Musharaff.

I find tis post is useful and important.