Knock on UN door

Now that Pakistan has acknowledged its military forces have been firing rockets at targets in Afghanistan voices from different sectors claim the government should raise the issue in the UN Security Council.

Now that Pakistan has acknowledged its military forces have been firing rockets at targets in Afghanistan voices from different sectors claim the government should raise the issue in the UN Security Council. Analysis By Fazal Hadi Hamidi.
By failing to act against Pakistan and stop the bombing on the border particularly in Kunar province, the NATO and the US have failed their responsibilities to Afghanistan.
On July 26, Pakistan’s foreign minister admitted for the first time that its soldiers have been firing rockets across the Durand line in Kunar in retaliation for armed attacks from Afghanistan.
Noor Wali Khpalwak, a journalist and political analyst, believes only the UN Security Council can solve this bilateral problem. “The only way for Afghanistan is to appeal to the UN Security Council.” Afghanistan is no match for Pakistan, which is economically much stronger, he adds.
He quotes Mawlawi Faqir Mohammad, the chief commander of the Pakistani Taleban, who is reported to have said that had the Afghan government been strong it could have used the Pakistani Taleban against Islamabad like the Pakistan government is doing in Afghanistan with the Afghan Taleban.
According to Noor Wali, the rocket attacks on Kunar, where civilians have fled the border areas, are a new front that has been opened by Pakistan intelligence and army who are hostile to the US presence in Afghanistan. Afghanistan, Iran and India are its other rivals in the region. 
Members of Parliament are saying the government should raise the issue of the unprovoked firing on the eastern border and the massive displacement of civilians in the UN Security Council.
Nazeer Ahmad Hanafi, a member of parliament, says Afghanistan has been patient enough, and it is now time to act. “I have two drafts regarding the rocket attacks: first a written draft to the UN and second to the UN Security Council,” he adds. The petition should be sent on behalf of the Afghan people, he asserts.
Sayed Husain Alemi Balkhi, MP, would like Parliament to request the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to submit all the objections raised by members to the Security Council.
Abdul Wahed Taqat, a military expert, believes national interests are being “sacrificed” by the government. “Their (government’s) personal interests are served by the war. They neither press NATO nor Pakistan,” he insists.