Pakistan's undeclared war on scholars

February 25, 2016 13:42

'Since 2011 I have inspired several "planted" stories that have appeared in Pakistani papers and obscure blogs alike. These artless rants would be amusing if they were not dangerous. On one occasion, an article actually gave information about where I was staying in Pakistan which was a clear intent to cause me harm or signal the ability to cause me harm.'

C Christine Fair, South Asia expert, associate professor at Georgetown University and is the author of Fighting to End: The Pakistan Army's War of War, outlines the calumny spread against her in Pakistan by the deep state.

'In early February, The News, published an article that alleged that I have nefarious links with Baloch insurgents, she says. 'Another recent attempt to malign me and several of my colleagues was published in the Pakistan Observer in mid-February. This piece was written by a former Pakistan air force group captain and "TV Talk Show Host" named Sultan M Hali.'

Fair concludes: 'If Pakistan's armed forces and intelligence agencies are afraid of a few scholars and their facts and key boards, how can they confront Pakistan's real enemies who are the hordes of terrorists it once nurtured but who have turned their guns and suicide vests against their erstwhile patrons?'

You can read her article here.

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