[wvns] Grieving Pakistani Kills Himself After NATO Bombs Family
Innocent Pakistani Man lost nine members of his family in American
led Nato strike; kills himself in shame and helplessness: Angry
Pakistanis asked Musharraf, the American agent for explanation:
Pasban/Akhbar/Dawn/Agency:
WANA: An elderly Pakistani man has committed suicide following the
death of nine members of his family in the recent American led Nato
bombing in the Mandi Zawar area of the mountainous Shawal region near
the Afghan border, local people said.Pikhawar Khan, 70, of the
Gangikhel tribe committed suicide when he saw the bodies of nine
members of his family, including three women and four children, a
journalist of the area associated with a foreign television network
told Dawn's correspondent during a visit to the area.Quoting local
people, he said only one child of Mr Khan's family survived the
bombing by helicopter gunships and aircraft.
"First, light-emitting balls were fired which lit up the area. Then
machinegun rounds and artillery shells were fired from planes and
helicopters, which shook the entire area," witnesses said. They said a
small restaurant was hit by rockets, injuring 11 people.The
helicopters fired on the makeshift house of Pikhawar Khan, killing his
nine family members.The forest-covered Shawal area is pressed into
North and South Waziristan agencies. Many families had shifted to the
area for cutting timber after local tribes lifted the ban on forest
harvesting.
Residents said that after bombing the Zawar area, the helicopters and
jets started pounding the nearby Rakha area along the Afghan border in
the South Waziristan Agency. Nato and US-led forces started intense
shelling on houses in Rakha in which 20 people were killed and scores
of others injured.Two of the injured were taken to a hospital in Wana.
In the Rakha area, eight houses were hit by rockets and heavy gunfire.
Reports say people have started evacuating Mandi Zawar in the North
Waziristan Agency as tension has gripped the area.
Angry Pakistanis of all walks of life asked Pakistan's American
shameless protected military dictator Musharraf for an explanation
why his masters, the Americans killed the innocent Pakistanis inside
Pakistan and asked him to withdraw all co-operation with the Satanic
government of America and its war criminals. They asked him to resign
and stand trial for collaborating with the enemies of Pakistan and
conspiring with them to kill Pakistanis. ----
US providing Pak $1.5b assistance: Boucher
Washington—Underscoring US commitment to an enduring and broad-based
relationship with Pakistan, a senior administration official has said
the United States would provide more than $ 1.5 billion in development
assistance over next five years to help the key South Asian ally
develop in the fields of education, health, governance and economic
growth, including $ 750 million for programs in the Federally
Administered Tribal Areas Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia
Richard Boucher described US ties with Pakistan as "one of America's
most vital relationships." He cited examples of multifarious and
long-term ties and stated the "US has a continuing commitment to
Pakistan's defence needs."
"The sale of F-16s to Pakistan late last year, a regular schedule of
bilateral military exercises, and the recent delivery of Cobra
helicopters demonstrate the long-term commitment of the United States
to its strategic partnership with Pakistan," he stated on the occasion
of 15th annual US-Pakistan Friendship Day.
Referring to expanding cooperation in the field of education he noted
that in just four years, funding for the bilateral Fulbright program
has grown from $1 million per year to over $20 million per year. More
than 200 Pakistanis are currently studying for Masters and PhD's in
the United States under this program, making it the largest Fulbright
program in the world in terms of U.S. government funding.
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