Pogrom, not mutiny
Maswood Alam Khan, On e-mail
Initially we had believed that BDR jawans were grossly discriminated against and out of pent-up frustrations they staged a mutiny. But with days passing and mass graves being dug out, it is now crystal clear that a conspiracy was hatched to destroy the whole chain of command not only in the BDR, but also in other disciplined forces. Only officers and their families have been victims in this barbarous pogrom perpetuated by a few dozens of BDR soldiers.
Everybody is asking one question: “If BDR soldiers had an intention to realize their demands on many issues, they could hold the whole community of officers as hostage like the airlines hijackers do by taking the air passengers hostage. Why did they kill the officers and their family members? Who gave them the strength? What was their escape plan?”
“There was a huge conspiracy.” Now, we want to know the details of the conspiracy and identities of the conspirators. We cannot afford to lose our valiant officers at the hands of the mean cohorts of those enemies of our soil.
The killers should be hanged in some public place.
May God give strength to the bereaved families to withstand the unbearable pain of losing their kith and kin for no fault of theirs! May God help our government root out the evils from our soil!
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My thanks go out to all the media people who have worked day and night to cover massacre at Pilkhana. The private channels have been most informative and have vividly shown the world how beastly a human being could be to another. Unfortunately, some footage has left me quite flabbergasted because of their nature and I wonder whether they should have been aired live on TV. I feel that the mutilated bodies, faces of certain martyred officers should have been blurred or made less visible. I think the channels should have been more professional and not over-zealous in broadcasting such images.
They should keep in mind that news is watched by all.
FBR, On e-mail
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