Frontline Pakistan : The Struggle With Militant Islam - Arz-e-Pak

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Preface waiting for the call from their leaders to join the resistance against the occupying troops. After 9/11, I closely followed the hunt for al-Qaeda leaders and travelled many times to Pakistan’s lawless Waziristan tribal region to report on the military operation against the militants. One of the world’s most difficult terrains, it has become the new base for international terrorism and a possible lair for bin Laden and Zawahiri. Thousands of Pakistani troops have been locked in an impossible war in this high mountainous region against the fiercely independent tribesmen refusing to hand over their foreign ‘guests’. Direct interaction with the jihadist groups has provided me with a unique insight into their operations and their links with the Pakistani military. I have encountered hundreds of Islamic fighters over the years, many of them in their teens, eager to achieve martyrdom. I met the radical Islamic leaders, who believe that jihad was the only way to end the oppression of Muslims across the world and establish the dominance of Islam. They were the product of Islamic madrassas as well as secular educational institutions. As luck had it, on several occasions I happened to be in the right place at the right time, which gave me a rare insight into some of the most important events. I was present at Kandahar airport on 31 December 2000 when Masood Azhar, one of Pakistan’s most feared militant leaders, and Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British-born militant, were exchanged to secure the release of passengers of an Indian Airlines plane hijacked by Kashmiri militants. A week later, I happened to see Azhar resurfacing in Karachi and delivering a vitriolic speech from the pulpit of a mosque. The nexus between the militants and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence was only too obvious. Interviews with General Musharraf (who I have interviewed several times since he took over power, including an exhaustive session in January 2002 for a Newsweek cover story) and other senior Pakistani military and civilian leaders have provided me with a valuable insight into the new face of the Pakistan-US alliance. It was because of all these experiences that I wanted to write a book which showed the reality of Pakistan’s ‘war on terror’. Frontline Pakistan is the result. I hope that it fills in some of the gaps left by the official version of events. The book is divided into three parts. The first part looks at how Musharraf came to throw in his lot with the Americans after 9/11, and why this was such a momentous decision. The second part uncovers ix
x Frontline Pakistan the forces ranged against him: the jihadists and their allies. The third part looks at the battle between them – how it is being fought and who is winning.
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