Can I ask something very simple – who are their sponsors?


	Can I ask something very simple – who are their sponsors?

arifsali

5-21-2009 12:54 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/9c8f172e-fa78-4016-a518-897d08c804f0/99DE84EE-5AE3-4B7F-9036-6C630CD3518B/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/07-i-was-standing-in-front-of-my-trench-when-i-was-shot-ha-03" href="http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/07-i-was-standing-in-front-of-my-trench-when-i-was-shot-ha-03" style="font-size: 11px;">www.dawn.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/07-i-was-standing-in-front-of-my-trench-when-i-was-shot-ha-03"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.dawn.com/img/F225FD7F-399D-4CBC-91F3-7C787551BE5F" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/07-i-was-standing-in-front-of-my-trench-when-i-was-shot-ha-03">Wounded soldiers are willing to lay down their lives for the fight to ‘eliminate’ militants. —AFP/File photo
</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/07-i-was-standing-in-front-of-my-trench-when-i-was-shot-ha-03"><STRONG>RAWALPINDI: ‘They used to attack early in the morning or after dark. They would always go for an ambush,’ said Lieutenant Zaigham, wounded in battle with the Taliban and lying in a hospital.</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/07-i-was-standing-in-front-of-my-trench-when-i-was-shot-ha-03"><P>Lying in bed with bandaged wounds, he and fellow soldiers spoke of intense battles against heavily-armed insurgents, who put up stiff resistance and are often able to outflank Pakistan’s well-equipped and motivated soldiers.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/07-i-was-standing-in-front-of-my-trench-when-i-was-shot-ha-03"><P>‘I am certain that foreign elements are behind these militants. Can I ask something very simple – who are their sponsors? What their sources of funding? Who runs their logistics?’ he said.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/07-i-was-standing-in-front-of-my-trench-when-i-was-shot-ha-03"><P>Residents trapped by the fighting in Swat have also said the Taliban dug trenches and were well armed. US-based Human Rights Watch has accused the Taliban of using ‘human shields’ by preventing civilians from leaving.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/99DE84EE-5AE3-4B7F-9036-6C630CD3518B/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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