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In memory of Samjhauta Express
According to various Indian news agencies Colonel Purohit is reported to have procured 60 kg of RDX explosives to the Indian terrorists who were involved in the Samjhauta Express Attacks which resulted in the deaths of 68 civilians almost all of whom were Pakistani citizens. Interestingly India blamed the Samjhauta Express attacks on the Lashker E Toiba and ISI much like the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai until Hemant Karkare, the Chief of Mumbai Anti Terror Squad arrested several Hindu terrorists who were actually related to the incident. This snuffed out the fires that New Delhi had been spawning for several years over the incident by linking it to “Pakistani terrorism” because Karkare proved that Lashker was indeed not involved in the bombing.
The final blow to the old blame game came when Karkare’s investigations revealed a link to Hindu terrorist organizations and proved that a certain terrorist named Bhagwan was involved in the Samjhauta Express Attack. It was also proven that Lt. Colonel Shrikanth Purohit who was astonishingly from the Military Intelligence was known to have secured the release of RDX for the attack. According to a close friend of Karkare it is reported he was certain of Purohits hand in both the Malegaon blasts and the Samjhauta Express blasts. Karkare received death threats only a day before he was very conveniently killed in the Mumbai Attacks. Doesn't this cast a shadow of doubt on things? Or are we going to ignore that too.
Finally LeT not only denied being involved in the attacks but also recent investigations suggest that what was left of this banned organization was completely fund starved and broken. LeT also states its purpose is only to incorporate Indian Occupied Kashmir with the Pakistani Azad Kashmir and is often considered a Pro-Pakistani Group. Furthermore it has never been reported that it has attacked Pakistani citizens. Other than hosting some minor rallies against India, Lashker E Toiba can do nothing now. It is defunct. Fanatical yes, but defunct and fund-starved. All knowledgeable reporters know this.
In light of all this the real question that needs to be asked is if the government is actually willing to protect Pakistani citizens and uphold the honour of the country. Despite knowing the history of India’s blame games and being proven false later the government is not demanding justice or reopening of the Samjhauta Express case, even though it was Pakistanis that actually became victims to it. The question remains shouldn’t we be the ones demanding the custody of Purohit and shouldn’t we use this incident to remember that this is not the first time that Pakistan has been blamed for a terrorist act where Indian terrorists have been involved?
This question should be posed to the government however it seems clear that not only the current government but also the successive Pakistani governments have constantly failed to protect Pakistani lives, interests and most dangerously the honour of the Nation. Pakistan’s version of events is not even being presented. Not a single news channel has taken up these raw facts and analyzed them.
It is understood that it is the responsibility of every government to protect its citizens and its National Interest yet the fact is that Pakistan today has become the International Scapegoat in the War On Terror and any Pakistani citizen can be framed on false charges despite the fact that it is Pakistan itself that is the greatest victim of Terror. In spite of this the message from the government today is that Pakistani Civilians can fall victim to terrorism or be killed in any foreign nation but the Pakistani Government does not care and Pakistani lives have no meaning. This isn't only true for Samjhauta Express. The government is doing nothing better closer to home where the Taliban can kill Pakistanis with impunity.
It seems that the so called government has a lot to do to prove its commitment to Pakistan because our new “democratic government” has failed miserably in the task to protect the citizens of Pakistan and the image and honor of the Country. It's great to trust our neighbours but there's a saying:
Never trust your neighbours with your life.
We must to be quite close to trusting our neighbours for our lives if we're trusting their version of events. Not even their version of events. Their media is investigating the bombers links to Purohit. It seems we've decided to shoot ourselves in the foot and nothing can stop us.
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Old article I wrote on the Samjhauta Express Attacks. Recent information reveals they have even caught the bomber. The guy who placed the bomb on the train. He was not from Lashker-E-Toiba as India initially claimed.