[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 139 (Thursday, September 29, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: September 29, 1994]
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                 WE SHOULD TAKE A HARD LOOK AT PAKISTAN

                         HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 29, 1994

  Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, in August I expressed my 
grave concern about Pakistan waging a proxy war in the Indian State of 
Jammu and Kashmir. Today, I rise to express further concern about 
Pakistan's ever growing support of fundamentalist groups in Afghanistan 
and India.
  I would like to bring to your attention two reports which are very 
timely in revealing a Pakistani link to fundamentalist groups. First is 
a documentary by Peter Arnett: ``Terror Nation? U.S. Creation?'' The 
film, which was viewed on CNN by the American public last month, 
provides an account of links between Pakistan and the fundamentalist 
regime of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. It was very disturbing to note that some 
of the Afghan groups that have had close affiliation with Pakistani 
intelligence are believed to have been involved in the New York World 
Trade Center bombings. In addition, some of the prime suspects of the 
World Trade bombing center are also said to have been bound together by 
the holy war headquarters in Peshawar, Pakistan, the bustling base of 
operations for the Afghan resistance.
  Second, is an article that appeared in the Washington Post on 
September 12, 1994. The article states that:

       Pakistan's army chief and head of its intelligence agency 
     proposed a detailed ``blueprint'' for selling heroin to pay 
     for the country's covert military operations in early 1991, 
     according to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

  The report provides considerable detail on the degree to which 
Pakistan's military leaders have been involved in their pursuit of a 
nuclear bomb and export of fundamentalism to India.
  Mr. Speaker, growing evidence of a correlation between these reports 
and reports of Pakistani involvement in the heinous bombings in Bombay, 
India, last March cannot be ignored. A prime suspect in these bombings 
has recently been arrested with documents, including a passport, 
drivers license, and birth certificate, provided to him by the 
Pakistani intelligence organization. Pakistan's encouragement and 
support of these fundamentalist groups and their destabilizing effects 
on Afghanistan and India should not be condoned.
  I believe that it is important for the United States to look into 
this situation before another crisis occurs. I would ask the State 
Department to investigate these reports and share its findings with the 
committee's of jurisdiction. If the investigation does support the 
reports cited above, then Pakistan should be placed again on the State 
Department's watch list of nations suspected of supporting terrorism. 
We should address this situation in the interest of preserving security 
in an increasingly volatile region.

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