Finally after long rounds of give and take the murky game is over between the ISI and the CIA. Let’s see who the gainers and the losers are?
The Gainers:
Raymond Davis, who got away with double murder. His family, who now have their loved one back. The CIA, whose operative is now back in business. The US State Department which had a big stake in the whole issue. Pakistan’s Foreign Office which was in a fix being unable to tow a particular line on the issue of immunity. Lahore police.The higher and lower courts. The Federal and Provincial Governments. The families of Faizan and Faheem who got 20 crore rupees plus two visas each. Senator John Kerry whose efforts bore fruit. The ISI whose chief got a one year extension and probably immunity from appearing in an American court. The GHQ which would now be getting US military assistance plus lots of bucks without any further delay.
The losers:
Shumaila,wife of Faheem who committed suicide.The Ghairat brigade which received a big slap on the face. The media which played in the hands of “powers that be” and knowingly or unknowingly created hype in the name of “national honor”. The religious right, particularly Munawwar Hassan of JI who is now biting the dust and accusing Nawaz and Shahbaz in a fit of histrionics. Imran Khan et el, another champion of quami ghairat whose boys are now burning tires outside the US consulate in Lahore. And finally Shah Mahmood Quresh who looked towards Aabpara rather than his own Government for a policy stand. Presently he stands nowhere.
We should also be grateful to the Americans who chose the Islamic law of Diyat for settlement, rather than the English law. This shows their affinity with Islam which they readily found available to serve their interests in the past. And of course the house of Saud who played a key role in invoking the diyat clause as per Islamic law on his majesty’s service.
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