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Embroiling China in War on Terror
ISLAMABAD — The recent attacks on Chinese nationals in Pakistan, especially after the bloody Red Mosque commando operation, are aimed at driving a wedge between the two allies and embroiling China into a conflict with anti-US forces, intelligence officials and security analysts believe.
"We have received cogent reports that some foreign powers are behind the killings and attacks on Chinese engineers and citizens in Pakistan," a senior
intelligence official told IslamOnline.net on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.
About a dozen Chinese nationals, mostly engineers, have been killed in various attacks during the last two years in southeastern Balochistan and North Western
Frontier province, where security forces are facing a strong resistance from Baloch militants and local Taliban respectively.
The spate of attacks began when three Chinese engineers working at Gawadar deep-sea port project in Balochistan were gunned down by unidentified militants two years back.
Last year, two other engineers helping to build a dam in South Waziristan were abducted by a top Taliban military Commander, Abdullah Mahsud, who was killed in an operation near the Afghan borders on July 23, 2007.
One of the Chinese was killed during the rescue attempt while the other was rescued unharmed.
The latest incident happened in Charsaddah district of NWFP in July, where three Chinese engineers working in a local factory were killed by militants soon after the Red Mosque operation.
Red Mosque students had abducted nine Chinese women in June on claims of running a prostitution den in Islamabad under the guise of a massage center.
An eventual full-fledged commando operation against the Mosque killed hundreds, including women and children.
Some media reports suggested the operation was launched on the demand of angry ally China, which promptly denied such reports.
Double Agents
Intelligence agencies believe double agents are being used to drag China into the battle.
"China has neither been an active partner in the war on terror nor had it any confrontation with Taliban," noted the intelligence official.
"Therefore, the question arises, why Taliban are attacking them?"
Intelligence agencies have always been "doubtful" about the role of Mahsud.
"He was operating as a double agent. Various double-agents like Mahsud have managed to trickle into the ranks of Taliban," said the intelligence official.
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intelligence official told IslamOnline.net on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.
About a dozen Chinese nationals, mostly engineers, have been killed in various attacks during the last two years in southeastern Balochistan and North Western
Frontier province, where security forces are facing a strong resistance from Baloch militants and local Taliban respectively.
The spate of attacks began when three Chinese engineers working at Gawadar deep-sea port project in Balochistan were gunned down by unidentified militants two years back.
Last year, two other engineers helping to build a dam in South Waziristan were abducted by a top Taliban military Commander, Abdullah Mahsud, who was killed in an operation near the Afghan borders on July 23, 2007.
One of the Chinese was killed during the rescue attempt while the other was rescued unharmed.
The latest incident happened in Charsaddah district of NWFP in July, where three Chinese engineers working in a local factory were killed by militants soon after the Red Mosque operation.
Red Mosque students had abducted nine Chinese women in June on claims of running a prostitution den in Islamabad under the guise of a massage center.
An eventual full-fledged commando operation against the Mosque killed hundreds, including women and children.
Some media reports suggested the operation was launched on the demand of angry ally China, which promptly denied such reports.
Double Agents
Intelligence agencies believe double agents are being used to drag China into the battle.
"China has neither been an active partner in the war on terror nor had it any confrontation with Taliban," noted the intelligence official.
"Therefore, the question arises, why Taliban are attacking them?"
Intelligence agencies have always been "doubtful" about the role of Mahsud.
"He was operating as a double agent. Various double-agents like Mahsud have managed to trickle into the ranks of Taliban," said the intelligence official.
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