[Peace-discuss] End US war on Pakistan

[C. G. Estabrook]

	Pakistan Vows to Block US Attack on Quetta
	Interior Minister: No Such Thing as 'Quetta Shura'
	by Jason Ditz, September 28, 2009

The Pakistani government has vowed to block any attack on the major city of 
Quetta by the United States, following persistent reports that the Obama 
Administration last week threatened to move against the city if Pakistan did not 
tackle the so-called “Quetta Shura,” a group of leaders of the ousted Afghan 
government which have allegedly taken up residence in the city.

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik challenged the Obama Administration to 
provide some evidence for their charges, and said the Pakistani government would 
be happy to move against the group if the US did so. At the same time, he 
insisted their own intelligence suggests that the Quetta Shura does not exist.

The prospective US attack has risen considerable consternation among Pakistanis, 
already resentful of the growing American influence over their nation’s 
policies. Officials have suggested the attack could not only include attacks 
from CIA drones, but ground troops as well.

The US has alleged that Mullah Omar, the former leader of Afghanistan, is among 
those hiding in Quetta, though Malik says he believes Omar is actually in the 
Afghan city of Kandahar.

http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/28/pakistan-vows-to-block-us-attack-on-quetta/