Razeshta Sethna: Cleaning our Talibanised backyard

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The Human Rights Watch report published recently openly accuses the Pakistan government of “arbitrary detention, lack of fair trials, torture, and enforced disappearances of terrorism suspects and political opponents; harassment, intimidation, and censorship of the media; increasing unrest amid military operations in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan; and legal discrimination and mistreatment of religious minorities.” But, interestingly, when the caretaker human rights minister was asked to comment on the HRW report on national television, he dismissed these allegations, retorting that Washington didn’t have a clue about what went on within Pakistan. Maybe partially the contention sticks, but surely when they funnel billions into the country, especially assisting the military to train and equip troops fighting militancy in the tribal belt, concerned US sources (friends or foes alike) must be aware about the ground realities. The questions to ask: has the fight to eliminate militan

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