I think the problem seems to be that Pakistan has supported these groups for too long to now turn against them at the behest of the US and the allies.
this is truly an alarming thought
I don't pretend to know much about Pakistan, but that just boggles my mind. How could there possibly be a majority of people supporting a group which would be willing to deny the people the great game that they love? Surely that would cross the line with the common man/woman?
Oh absolutely. I'd venture say that Pakistan would find ridding themselves of these blokes to be absolutely impossible without external armed intervention. My point is that it's more about power than anything else, religion is a rather convenient call-to-arms and rallying point. They're organised and heavily-armed crooks, not a government or political party.
.......... and there is always a smell of a war oh God!!..... this was not what the Sri Lankans deserved for showing their sportsman spirit by playing in Pakistan.
Wow. It really is incredible that none of them were killed. I mean the rockets missing and grenades not going off is one thing, but....
And you know all this while living in Sydney. The people who are fighting in Kashmir and the Pakistani Talibans that are fighting the army in Wazristan are two completely different factions with totally different agendas.
Superficially maybe, but religious fundamentalists are religious fundamentalists. If you think they have "totally different agendas", you're deluding yourself, because they ultimately want the whole world to accept and convert to extremist Wahabi Islam or to burn. That is the agenda that unifies all the terrorists.
wow what a stunning article, Mr Khali must be rewarded in some way.. i am sure the players will think of something to reward him. When i read this story i was imagining sanga as me just amazed at what the mind would have done. There must be a god like sanga said.
I don't mean to be rude, but even if they are completely different, if they're both a pack of ****s who are responsible for things in the nature of what happened yesterday, what difference does it make?
Actually, if they supported the terrorists (even implicitly) beforehand, this won't make much difference. They'll simply convince themselves it was an Indian/Western conspiracy.
I'm finding it almost impossible to believe they got out of there alive even now. A rocket missed, the bus was riddle with machine-gun fire from all sides, a grenade was thrown under the bus but failed to explode, and Tharanga has a bullet bounce off his chest. If there's a God, it's safe to say he's most certainly not on the side of the terrorists.
Just a big cricket fan IMO.
: He truely is a legend.