War against terrorism: 'Pakistan takes risks beyond West's imagination, suffers huge losses'

Standing at the beachhead of the operations against terrorists, the Pakistani government has taken risks beyond the imagination of the West in recent years. Pakistan has suffered huge losses in the war, making it a victim of social disruption and numerous violent incidents as well as the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, who was one of the most outstanding leaders of the nation, said a comment in 'Global Times,' China's most popular, respectable newspaper in English version of the ruling CPC on Saturday.
Since the death of Osama bin Laden, the US media has been asking how the world's most wanted man could live for years in a hideout in Pakistan. Friction between the US and Pakistan has focused on the role of the latter's intelligence sector, triggering a backlash from Islamabad, which has described the raid that killed Bin Laden as a violation of sovereignty. Some in the Indian media went a step further, calling for attacks on anti-Indian terrorists in Pakistan, "Such critiques are not only unfair, but also dangerous," reported the paper.
"As to reactions in India, the media seems to lack restraint. Indian society's geopolitical observations about this region are worrisome. Extremism in India may stunt its efforts to become a more responsible power in South Asia.
"In an era of the Internet, the West's arrogance toward Third World countries creates uneasiness in the political forum. Without restraint, the functions of the Western media have been exaggerated and have set a bad example for India, which boasts of being a fully opened nation in terms of media coverage. Hard-won compromises between India and other governments are often distorted.
"Pakistan is one of the most complex countries of the Muslim world, with a mix of modern democracy and tribe-based autonomy. Being a populous country with nuclear weapons, Pakistan's stability is vital for the whole region. It would be ridiculous and wrong to force Pakistan to bend before external pressures: Respect rather than oppression from the West is what would help the nation realise modernisation.
"China, a heart-felt friend to Pakistan, has also suffered from terrorism in recent years. It's frontier provinces are occasionally disturbed by extremists within Pakistan. But this has not caused any deterioration in bilateral ties between the two countries. The mutual respect between China and Pakistan has surpassed the imagination of some Western countries. "In this way, China has set an example for the West on how to treat Pakistan as a sincere and co-operative partner"