British Foreign Office surprise decision to resume arms sales to Pakistan delivers a grievous blow to peace, human rights and prodemocracy movements in Pakistan and South Asia. This decision is going to play in the hand of a military dictator in the way of defacto recognition of his illegal and increasingly Talibanised regime; justifying Pakistan unsustainable military budget at the expense of social spending; strengthening repressive military apparatus internally (as high-tech arms have been used by military dictators in Pakistan to quell political protest); emboldening General Musharaf into broadening long-running low-intensity warfare on Kashmir border into full-scale nuclear war.

This decision underscores the urgent need for those concerned to band together to urge Foreign office to review this decision in the wider interests of peace, democracy and prosperity in Pakistan .

Arif Azad
Tel.020 78134508

AKN(Aaj Kay Naam)

 aajkaynaam@yahoo.com
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