Adil Najam
Pakistan is in tears today. Yet again.
70+ people are dead in Wah today, as yet another cursed suicide bomber targets Pakistan and Pakistanis. The Tehrik-i-Taliban has taken responsibility for them. Only two days ago, 32 people were killed in a suicide attack on a hospital in the northern town of Dera Ismail Khan. Meanwhile incursions and attacks into Pakistani territory by American forces continue and fighting between militants and Pakistani forces rages in Bajur and other areas, killing even more.
In what continues to be war on and in Pakistan, Pakistanis continue to die. Pakistan continues to cry.
Some will call it the largest legacy of the Musharraf years. Some will read unstated messages within this murder and mayhem by these killers. Others will see it as the price in dead bodies that Pakistan pays in the War on Terror. Yet others will remind us that this is reaping what Gen. Zia-ul-haq sowed. There will be, I am sure, plenty more pontifications too – ranging from the absurd to the absurdly profound.
All I know is that today, yet again, Pakistanis die. Pakistan continues to cry.
Why must this murder and mayhem continue? I ask. When will it end? These, of course, are absurd questions themselves. Because we all know the answers. It will continue for as long as we let the killers kill and support their murders with our silence. Silence, of course, also kills. And some are condemned to cry silently.
these daily bombings are Musharraf’s gift to Pakistan. Curse him and his legacy. It will take so many years to clean the hatred and mess he has created in our country.
My heart weeps !!!
Tragedies like Wah explosion are happening every now and then and now a terrorist group is openly and blatantly accepting the responsibility.
The reason behind these explosions given by the terrorist group is that Pakistan Army should stop the “military action ” in Waziristan and other tribal areas.
The question is that how long these murders and mayhem will continue?
INDEFINITELY, till we stop criticizing the Government action on LAL MASJID which was a very right action of the government to eliminate terrorists men or women alike from the society of Pakistan.
These murders will continue till we do not support our forces as one nation to go any where and kill all those bastards who are responsible for killing innocent people in hundreds and physically crippling innocent people in thousands.
I request General Kiyani to wipe out all these miscreants in the tribal areas of Bajor and Waziristan and where ever they can be found in SWAT or any place. Ofcourse Pakistani army has the power and the sources to blast these terrorists.
Worst come for worst if Pakistan has to take physical assistance from America it should take to root out the evil once for all.
If we don’t ask our forces to go all out against these cold blooded terrorists then we will weep every other day.
There is a Taliban group headed by Mashud and supported by US and India that is clearly involved in anti-Pakistan activities. Pakistani government had complained to the Americans about this group but the support continues.. The goal of recent bombing is to force Pakistan army to launch a full scale war against all Talibans. Before getting sucked in this whirlpool, a very thorough analysis of the situation is needed followed by political support and maturity.
State also needs to show its resolve.
I for one am hugely disappointed at our so called military might for which we have been singing praises all our lives. If these are the results from an institution that eats up a lion’s share of a country’s finances, then of course the rest of the country has a very valid excuse of under performing. This attack on POF is a huge slap rather spit in the face of our armed forces, and I sure hope that it serves as a wake up call for our Generals in GHQ and declare it an all out war, and use the real soldiers (if at all there are any) in lieu of those shalwar kameez clad jawans armed with an AK.
Bohat shor suntay thay pehlu main dil ka..
sorry I am extremly disgusted.
Adil, Very touch words. Is it easy to pinpoint who is at fault here? I just find it odd that these problems have increased right after Musharraf resigning. Call me a fool but I do not accept the simple answer to who is at fault.
I was reading an article today of the problems in Georgia and how initially the Russians were being accused of starting the war. Now articles are being published to say otherwise:
http://antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=13285
Though the article maybe a bit biased, it makes one wonder of the reality. Could the situation be any different of what we are seeing in Pakistan?
No, I am not in denial that Muslims can kill each other but all I am asking us is to reflect.