Comments on: Letter from a Pakistani blogger

By: MUJEEB AHMED KHAN

MUJEEB AHMED KHAN — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 00:39:42 +0000

SALAM I AM VERY CRAZY TO VISIT ISREAL BUT HOW? I THINK THEIR IS NO CONFLICT BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND ISREAL AND BOTH COUNTRIES START TALKS TO START GOOD RELATION AND ALSO ISREAL WILL SOLVE PLASTINE DISPUTES HONESTLY AFTER THAT THERE IS CLEAR PATH TO MAKE RELATION.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:26:21 +0000

@Prometheus

A bit specious. Read the background piece that Dahlia posted in her own article on LUBP.

By: Prometheus

Prometheus — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:00:41 +0000

Even a bad dialog is better than a good war.

Few ontopic notes:
Israel has very strong ties (including military ones) with India, which has some unsettled dispute with Pakistan, which does not add much friendliness on either side – the friend of my enemy is my enemy and such, you know.

The fact that Pakistan is a Muslim country and naturally sides with Palestinians does not help much either.

Despite said above there there is some trade relations between Israel and Pakistan (as well as between Israel and Iran), mostly conducted secretly through third countries.

2% talking + 1% trading is much better than 0% talking.

By: sh

sh — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:21:49 +0000

Another bravo for Dahlia to add to Greg’s for initiatives like this. Agree about 2% talking to 2% too. Mighty rivers start out as tiny drops.

By: Greg Pollock

Greg Pollock — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 02:53:44 +0000

You are the 2% talking to the 2%; your role is to endure until a time for your constructed thought arises. Thankless, until it’s not. Then no one remembers… do it anyway.

Bravo to Dahlia for letting no institution define the contours of her thought.

By: ToivoS

ToivoS — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:04:12 +0000

Abdul. more power to your efforts to help your nation and engage in dialogue with Israelis. I have no idea how extensive your political feelings extend through Pakistan but it sounds like this could a case of the 2% talking to the 2%.

One small quibble. You write:
“5. To make the people of Israel aware of the extreme brutalities that certain ethnic and religious groups (Balochs, Pashtuns, Shias, Ahmadis, Christians, Hindus, etc.) in Pakistan are currently facing at the hands of the military state and its Jihadist…”

Arn’t the Tribal regions in NE Pakistan populated by Pashtuns? Hasn’t the American drone attacks killed close to 1000 over the last few years? Somehow it would seem to me if you ignore the American source of violence against your minorities, your political message will have little resonance inside Pakistan. Though, of course, you will find many well connected Americans that will love that messaging. Planning on immigration?