1. The current operation in the Northern areas is an example of how not to win hearts and minds of the Pakistani people. [An opinion. Please comment further]
2. When talking of the 'Swat Deal' cut before the operations began:
a) how does the ANP justify making a Shariah deal when it's party's ethos is secular?
b) How does the govt./ANP know that the people wanted the Talib's Shariah? Was there any referendum?
3. Where is the evidence that the army is achieving its clearence successes? Are they ACTUALLY attempting to rid the area of Talibs? Or is it another open-covert operation as we have seen in the past?
4. Will the current operation de-stabilise Pak further by causing the agrieved Talibs and Jihadists to do suicide and bombing missions in the other major cities of Pak?
Please comment.