PDC rejects the Durand line

PDC Rejects The Durand Line
PASHTUN DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL

PRESS RELEASE

Chairman Pashtun Democratic Council Zar Ali Khan Musazai has strongly condemned the Statement of the Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani in which he demanded of Americans to force Afghan Government to accept to fence the Durand line and make it as a permanent border between two countries.

He said that Pashtun/Afghans will never accept Durand Line as a permanent border between two countries and to fence it is never acceptable to Afghan living both sides of the Durand line. It is a line drawn forcefully which has artificially divided one nation into two parts in1893 at a time when English were ruling India. English drew this line without the consent of the Pashtun/Afghans.Since the time Pashtun/Afghans have not realized this as a border and will not do so in future.

It is true that Americans are the friends of Pashtun/Afghan and we do know that they will help us in the solution of our problems but as for as the fencing of Durand line is concerned we request them and international community to force Pakistani leadership to avoid further miseries of Pashtun/Afghan and help them in resolving of their issues which will make this nation to get united and this is the real solution of all the problems in region. Taking Pashtun /Afghan away from each other will never help in elimination of terrorism rather it needs commitment, sincerity and honesty on the part of Islamabad. The sources and nests of terrorists are in the Punjab.

If international community is sincere to eliminate the terrorism from the region, then it will have to strive to work hard and get Larawbar Pashtun /Afghan united. We know that terrorists and their promoters have been using the Pashtun areas to weaken Afghanistan and such tactics mean just to show the world that Durand line be accepted as a permanent border. But this should be clear to all and sundry that the problems will not be solved rather will perpetuate. We are against terrorism and are 100% sincere in it but those who have made this as a profession to earn dollars and fence Durand line in this context will not succeed. International community knows well those who promote terrorism and why? And this is the reason that today such demands are put forward. Swat has no Durand line but terrorists are there. It means that fencing will solve the problem is like living in fools paradise

Pashtun Democratic Council demands of International Community to help Pashtun/Afghans get united and take this issue very serious. It is not a problem of the two states that they will sit together and say O.K. It is a long standing demand of a nation which has been kept separated for more than 100 years artificially. He has also urged upon all Pashtun/Afghans living every where in the world to stand united and appraise the world about their problems and get them informed that Durand Line is not a border and Pashtun/Afghans will never accept it as one because this is the issue of a nation survival.

21st is the century of unity of the colonially divided nations. If world community wishes to see this region as a cradle of peace then it will have help to bring artificially divided nation closer and keeping it further aloof will create problems.

He said that PM Pakistan has no right to dictate international community and Afghan Government on this sensitive issue to fence the Durand line. All Afghan will stand united to foil such conspiracies against this brave nation. We have been suffered heavily and wounding us further will create problems not solution of the issue. He once again demanded of Pakistani PM to forbid issuing such statements as these injure Pashtun /Afghan and Pakistani establishment should leave Afghan to concentrate to prevail peace in region and develop Afghanistan. Pashtun are the victims in Pakistan and rubbing salt on their wounded body should be stopped.