Joint Investigation

Is Pakistan’s refusal to be part of the Joint  Investigation (JI) into the NATO attack on Salala post a correct one?  I think not.

Being on the JI would have provided Pakistan with the firsthand opportunity of :

a.    Monitoring the proceedings closely.

b.    Taking/suggesting corrective measures to the JI where needed.

c.    Peeping into the minds of NATO/Isaf/US/Kabul etc. and getting to know some real inside facts.

d.    Excluding the possibility of ‘Not Accepting’ the findings later on, which probability would always be there.

e.    Providing an opportunity of rapprochement between the otherwise estranged fighting partners on some equitable terms.

Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)