Nobody is probably privy to what went on during the extended stay of Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Islamabad, but what came out later was the decision to release Mullah Baradar, an important Afghan Taliban figure earlier known as the head of Quetta Shoora. Although he has not yet been handed over to the Afghan authorities but frequent reports appearing in the media say that he is going to be given to Turkey. What for? The assertion of Pakistan authorities may understandably be true that Mullah Baradar is no more relevant as there exists no Quetta Shoora, but this remains questionable as to why then Kabul has been supposedly demanding his handing over? What is Pakistan getting in return? The answer is simple: While handing over Mullah Baradar, Pakistan must get Mullah Fazlullah and other top terrorists in return – not to keep in jails for sometime but to send them to gallows as soon as possible.
