Why then was Pakistan so keen to drive the aircraft out of Lahore?
That was obviously because they did not want to be directly associated with it. The needle of suspicion, if the aircraft had been allowed to stay in Lahore, would have pointed towards Pakistan. Do you think that the Taleban was also involved? Let me put it this way, why should the hijackers be so keen to go to Kandahar. They could have easily carried out their negotiations from Dubai. While one cannot say whether the Taleban was directly involved, Kandahar was certainly a safe place for the hijackers. There was no way the Taleban was going to storm the aircraft, nor would they have allowed Indian commandos to do so. In Dubai, on the other hand, there was a very good possibility of the United Arab Emirates authorities using force against the hijackers. There is another aspect. From Kandahar, which is a desolate place, it was easy for the hijackers to slip out and escape after the hijacking was over. This would not have been possible in any other city or country. What does the hijacking
