Will financial support stop extremism in Pakistan?

What is the difference? Money given to Pak Government has gone to create terrorism. It will only worsen. Who is at control there?

Neelima ji, 

Asides providing the money, only and solely if an accountant is as well provided to verify the spending is getting directed to where it is meant for, may help a little bit in ensuring all the money does not reach terror funding. Everything else is wishful thinking.

Fully agree with Yash!

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I wish I could be as innocent as you are, Ms. Neelima,

But the history, irrefutably, demonstrates that even the funds sent across for poverty alleviation and medical aid have been channeled for the terrorist training and arming, thanks to the funny philosophy of the successive Pakistani Regimes - military or otherwise.

If you believe that ISI is not part of Pakistan, you are right in saying that Pakistan is not supporting Terrorism.

During Eighties & Nineties, Billions of Dollars - mostly from the USA - have been channelised (through Pakistan) to nurse Al Quaida & Taliban.  Benazir, Nawaj & Musharraf, all foolishily believed that they can secretly aid Terrorists who fight against India or Afghanistan and the same hatred, training & aid has take the toll of Benazir and others too will be taken care of in due course. 

And now some more Billions are being given to Pakistan to fight the Terrorists, which it promoted in the First place.  They still think that they can fund Terrorism in India, while they will be spared in their own homeland. But the history proved otherwise.  When we sow seeds of hatred of others and utlimately it will not spare us also.

In the bargain it is the innocents in Pakistan, Afghanistan & Hindustan who have been the victims.

Well not all muslims in Pakistan are extremists but most of them are hence giving them financial aid would strengthen their might. The financial aid would have helped if it was used in the correct direction like education for girls(which I think is the root cause for the ignorance they have),building of towns and cities, healthcare etc but as we all know the wealth will not be directed to the correct places ,instead fund TERRORISM.

I strongly support Yash here!

Felt like you have a SOFT corner for the happenings in Pakistan. Do tke this purely on the lighter side, Neelima. Had received a mail alert from OXFAM. They need a COUNTRYHEAD - Media & PR for Islamabad and Kabul each. If interested, shall forward te alert toyou. Your feelings could be better served while in there.

Unfortunately, part of the US and British financial aid is also reaching the terrorists either directly or indirectly. Therefore, the financial aid is one way to encourage  the terrorism in Pakistan. It is very dangerous thing to not only India but also to the entire world.

No. These guys are Terrorists. They have and know how to get funds. Extortion, murder, drugs, etc.

Primarily, the use of religion as bait along with funds definitely proves attractive to poor and uneducated people. These people do join the terror groups and do the bidding of the leaders who use them as suicide bombers and for other terror activities. The funds provided to government and business establishments will end up in the coffers of the terror groups who will use extortion to get these funds (at least a major part of the funds).

This will only increase terror activities – Mainly in India and in Pakistan. Now Pakistan will definitely blame India for all the terror activities on its soil. This would help in creating a perception that India is out to destabilize Pakistan. Hence Pakistan would want to buy arms to defend itself.

Now, the arms would be supplied by the US (Apart from China) benefiting the US companies and US economy and US businessmen. The funds for these arms would be paid by Pakistan over a long term period, again by using a part of the funds doled out by the US. Another part of the funds would go to the pockets of politicians, another part to the terror groups to continue the cycle and the remaining miniscule amount remaining would go to fund genuine business requirements.  

Now, since Pakistan is buying arms, India has to do the same and here too US would be the supplier. And you can guess the rest (Something similar to the above, except the terror groups) ….

Good Double Whammy by the US.

And China too benefits, because it has parked lots of its funds in the US and a good US economy means well for China. Now China is getting at its enemy India through the back door. 

Financial support to Pakistan will stop extremism.......

What a innocent thought!! Somebody must be very pure soul to get such noble thoughts.

But, world is no place for such thought. This extremism, this chaotic situation is very carefully created by Pakistan itself. With this escapist attitude of USA to throw few billion dollars & get rid of this extremism, Pakistan is able to run it's terrorism shop to earn billion of dollars. Pakistan politicians have guts to exploit situation to get billion dollars of aid, misuse this aid against India and get away with it shamelessly. Just take this example. After digesting 10.5 bill. dollars, Musharraf had remarked, considering the sacrifices Pakistan has given, these billion dollars are just peanuts. What a classic example of shamelessness!!!.

It is in benefit of Pakistan to keep the fire of terrorism alive. If terrorism menace is ended, who will give dollars to Pakistan??

I support you on this, 100%, Mr. Sood,

9/11 was a classic instance of ‘those who dig ditches for others falling in the same’.  USA and other Western powers will always find ways & explanations to fund Pakistan to balance power in S.Asia, even if a part of it is channelised to fund the Terrorists, who might ultimately target Western Interests in Asia or elsewhere.

India should bench-mark the foreign policy of China (even if it is a Communist regime, which gives Two hoots to the Human Rights) while dealing these Western Economies, especially USA who always belive that ‘standards’ come in two sets, one for them and the other for all others.

Think of our cabinet apprvoing ‘Civil Nuclear Liability Bill’ and almost about to introduce it in Parliament, protecting mostly US interests.  On this one, I strongly condemn Dr. Manmohan Singh’s Government as very weak and short-sighted.

We should stop treating US as an ‘all supremo’ and that Nuclear Energy, ‘be all and end all’.  We need to remember that during Nehru’s time, we founded Non Alligned Movement and in Indira Gandhi’s time we could forge good relations with USSR, while keeping a very long distance with USA and still survived.

China would never bend backwards to please USA, like we do.

Am with you on this Yash. “Do all you can and try to curb me, I’ll come back with a vengeance  as I’m here to stay” – this is what terrorism seems to saying to us all, right looking into our faces. Be that USA, India, UK or Pakistan or for that matter, any other country in the world. Supporting is just a plea taken by these countries to release funds, which incidentally falls into the hands of terrorists one way or the other. USA has been doing this for ages and all attempts by our leaders have failed  to stop them doing so. Pakistan would undoubtedly realign their sources, strengthen their defense, plan new strategies, and all surely would be done in the disguise of fighting terrorism. One wonders what the compulsions could be that USA has not learnt anything from the 9/11 episode of terrorism?

I do really agree with you Mr. Yash, but here US is clearly playing role of mediating the developments in Pakistan. But not to ensure the life-good factors, to promote terrorism such that India can never have deep focus onto Economy development wherein it will become super-power for future. Its all game-plan of US to ensure timely terror attacks onto innocent people.

It wont help to Pakistan. Terrorism is in their blood. It is useful in the case of Afganistan.