JNN 13.09.10 ,International Desk : Nine military officials from Pakistan were held for questioning at Dulles Airport,Washington D.C. on September 1. The officials were on route to the US Central Command in Tampa, Florida  for an important meeting. But things didn’t go according to plan. The officials were separated, their green passports disregarded, they weren’t allowed to make phone calls to their one-star general in Pakistan and their official letter of invitation which also stated the purpose of their trip…well, that wasn’t even glanced at or considered. Although the US has apologised for themistreatment meted to the officials, it is too late to undo the damage.

But that’s not the first time such an incident has occurred; security checks that are meant to be random but target Muslims and long interrogation processes at airports across the US have become commonplace. September 11changed the political, and even the religious, landscape in the US as well as the world over. Nothing was the same anymore, people were categorised by their religion, ethnicity and the colour of their skin. Men with beards and women in hijab are held back at security counters, the contents of their bags rifled through, and questioned at length about their itinerary, their current job, family ties and so on before being allowed to board the flight.

In March 2010, lawmakers from Fata cut short their 15-dy trip to the US when they were asked to undergo a full body scan. These scanners have been introduced at various airports across the world as part of increased security measures. According to news reports and organisations lobbying against such scanners, these provide a detailed image of the passengers and are tantamount to “virtual strip-searches.”

There are stories that do the rounds at dinner table conversations in Pakistan. A friend of a friend who, despite becoming a naturalised citizen of the US just last year, was held at customs for interrogation for well over two hours; an uncle who’s actually a Canadian national, was held at the US-Canada border by the custom officials for a few hours; and a friend of your dad’s who had applied for a US visit visa over two years ago and is still awaiting security clearance from the embassy. Although these stories may sound far-fetched but unfortunately, these are real people who have had such experiences.

Traveling with a green passport has become tiresome. Visa applications that initially took a week or so, now take months to process. People submitting their visa documents often have the same worried look on their faces, glancing at each other furtively, wondering if they’ll be able to visit their loved ones abroad, whether they will be able to make it to their daughter’s graduation in time and whether the new grandparents will be allowed a two-week visit to see their grandchild. Painful, tedious and not to mention nerve-wrecking, are the words to describe this arduous process that every Pakistani must partake in each time he/she decides to travel.

None of the hijackers involved in 9/11 were Pakistanis and nor were they funded by Pakistanis, yet it is articles like these which are read by thousands who know nothing about Pakistan, except that the country is on the front line in the war against terror. A critique of the op-ed piece has been talked about in great length here. Every article on Pakistan published in the foreign media outlets, be it fashion, the sudden literary boom in the country or even the floods – Islamist militants and the Taliban are always present.

This isn’t to say that Pakistanis have been entirely innocent; the most recent instance being Faisal Shehzad, but to associate Pakistan and 9/11 is incorrect. At the same time, one needs to look at the bigger picture: the way Pakistan is intricately associated with terrorism and for harbouring al Qaeda associates, al Qaeda has roots in the anti-Soviet war in which the ‘mujahideen’ were substantially financed by the CIA and the ISI.

Now each and every Pakistani is paying the cost of being friends to US , as to fulfil there dream of being the only super power in the world and to break the biggest and the Most Powerful nation in the world with the help of Pakistani Intelligence agencies ,and fight there war with the help of the Mercenaries , recruited in the name of Islam , firstly as Mujahideen , and then later on the American Born but not owned by Americans,  Taliban  which are now only called American bastards .

The Story of Pakistan of its Past , Present and future will be a part of the world history , which will be an eye opener for whole of the world , as this is a lesson for every nation , that Never to rely or try to be friends of America, as they will first use you, and then with the same weapons will try to suffocate you till death . While now this has also been even learned by Pakistani Armed Forces that America is trying to suffocate this nation , so there are trying to make a way out which is very late, but still there is a stream of light at the end of the tunnel . As still Pakistan holds such a Position that can suffocate or even eliminate the Only super Power in the world. As it is itself on the verge of break away , and the time will prove that Russia broke up , but still a great Power Player in the world , but the time will prove that when US will break away it will be wiped away from the Map of the World Political Powers, and the American Public will be the greatest losers , far more than the Russian people who are Now No where after the collapse of the USSR.

The splinter groups of these Talibans known as Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan , Sipah e Sahaba Pakistan , Lashkar e Jhangvi , Jundullah , and others are now being directly financed by Saudia Arabia , and America to destabilize and dis Integrate Pakistan , to win over there nefarious designs but the Pakistani Armed forces are not the only top ranking forces in there Battle power on the war front , but they have proved to be the No.1 , fighting force against any type of terrorism and Gurella war fare , they have broken the records of winning over the areas which were never even taken over by the British forces or any other forces even of Alexander the Great.

LONG LIVE PAKISTAN !