Pakistan must use intact and offensive defence capacities on Afghan border because American policies on Afghan war are shifting against Pakistan and are also threatening our national security, territorial integrity and our strategic interests in Afghanistan.
The attacks on 2 May and 26 November were serious attacks of aggression on our sovereignty and territorial integrity. These attacks raised serious questions on our defence capabilities and affected the morale of soldiers who are serving in tribal region and Afghan border.
Moreover, participants of Bonn Conference on Afghanistan frequently criticised Pakistan for having safe havens for militant in North Waziristan. This conference tried to put all blame of instability and increased militant activities against NATO on Pakistan. The Bonn Conference delegates declared North Waziristan based militants as security risk to the whole world and demanded a military action against them.
In case we do not follow American direction of military action in North Waziristan, the Americans can attempt another unilateral attack under the disguise of an important target because it is now in a hurry to get few significant achievements before its departure from Afghanistan. In the presence of such fears we must have an unassailable defence capability on the Afghan border.
MUHAMMAD EJAZ SARWAR
Lahore
