Pakistani soldiers carry the coffins of their comrades who were
killed in a Nato strike during a funeral ceremony in Peshawar
on November 27, 2011. – AFP
Posted on 11/27/2011 2:01:41 AM PST by Cardhu
PESHAWAR: The families of soldiers who were killed when Nato attacked a Pakistani checkpost in the Mohmand Agency on Saturday, buried their loved ones on Sunday.
The relatives of Major Mujahid Hussain and Captain Usman Ali said that the soldiers “sacrificed their lives” for the sake of their country, and they were proud of their sacrifices.
Major Mujahid Hussain hailed from Larkana, and had joined the Pakistan army nine years ago. His body will be taken to his native village after being honoured at the General Head Quarters and Pannu Aqil cantonment.
His family said that they will not “hesitate to offer any sacrifice” for Pakistan.
Captain Usman Ali from Sahiwal city, left behind a widow and a young daughter. The 23-year-old solder got married last year and was recently promoted to the rank of captain. Usman’s father said his son joined the Pakistan army due to his patriotism.
Nato helicopters and fighter jets attacked two Pakistan military outposts on Saturday, killing 24 soldiers in what Pakistan said was an unprovoked assault. Nato and US officials expressed regret about the deaths of the Pakistani soldiers, but the exact circumstances of the attack were unclear.
Fury over attack
The attack was the latest perceived provocation by the United States, starting with the secret raid which killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in May, and the question is whether ties will break or whether the two sides will remain stuck in a bad marriage of convenience.
“US stabs Pakistan in the back, again,” said a headline in the Daily Times, reflecting fury over the attack in Pakistan, a regional power seen as critical to US efforts to stabilise neighbouring Afghanistan.
Television stations showed the coffins of the soldiers draped in green and white Pakistani flags...
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Pakistan cannot continue to have it both ways, e.g., being neither friend nor foe but supporting an insurgency by their very failure prevent enemy combatants. They are not with us and therefore they are definitely against us. This was a warning shot to Pakistan, the Muslim part of old India, that is halfway into a total failed state status. The US should pull its foreign aid, use that money to fly in supplies to Afganistan, and continue to target Pakistani forces that allow the enemies of the US, NATO and the Afganistan government to use their positions as cover. Pakistan has continued to be the primary source of cover for Islamic terrorism since the fall of the Taliban, and was home to OBL. At this point in time, they are SOL (Sh*t Out of Luck).
Time for Obammy to get out of Pakistan. Let India, Russia and China handle the Taliban and Radical Islam.
I think our President sought better relations with Islamic countries. How’s that working?
What a warmongering cowboy!
buried their loved ones on Sunday.
Oxymoron coming from morons, It is loved ones only when they are killed buy others, it is sharia law, thier duty to kill when they are your family or neighbors.
So this all came about because it’s hard to tell the difference between Pakistan and the enemy. That should tell somebody something, but it might be difficult to understand.
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