Adil Najam
UPDATE: April 5: More Pakistani Muslims – this time 30 in Chakwal – were martyred today by the enemies of Pakistan. Here are details from The News:
At least 24 persons died and 35 were injured at the Imambargah suicide bombing here. One killer blew himself up with explosives during annual Majlis Aza being held at the Imambargah located in the centre of the town at Mohala Sarpak of City police station area. The blast ripped apart the bodies of the faithful at the Imambargah, leaving a horrific scene of scattered body parts and blood all around the incident site.
Eyewitnesses said that following a Majlis, the faithful had crowded the main gate of the Imambargah, while those entering into the Imambargah were being frisked, when a youth 16/17 year old during checking blew himself up, which resulted in on the spot death of 20 persons, while the other four succumbed to their injuries in hospital. Four children were also included among the dead, they said. The bodies and the injured were shifted to the Chakwal District Headquarter Hospital, while some injured were sent to Rawalpindi.
Ambulances from Rawalpindi and Jhelum reached the scene of incident and stated relief operations. High police officials, DCO and heavy contingents of police also arrived following the blast. The police besieging the area have collected the evidences. Several vehicles were also damaged in the blast. Large number of people had thronged the hospital for finding out the welfare of their relatives, while the town remains drowned in an environment of mourning.
Six more Pakistanis were killed today by the enemies of Pakistan in a suicide attack in F-7 Islamabad. According to The News:
Six security men were killed and several others injured in a suicide blast near check post of Frontier Corps (FC) in Sector F-7/3 Margala Road, Islamabad on Saturday, Geo News reported. SSP Tahir Alam said security men were taking dinner when the attacker entered the check post and blew himself up, killing six of the security men and injuring several others. He denied any exchange of fire, saying the security men fired in the air to scare away any other attackers. Police has cordoned off the area. The injured have been brought to Poly Clinic Hospital. The incident has set off panic among area residents.
This is just more in the ongoing war on Pakistan by the enemies of Pakistan. Mosques are targeted in Jamrud, little girls are flogged in Swat, attacks are conducted in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar and everywhere in between, political leaders are assassinated in Karachi, everyday and everywhere the enemy is within us and killing us in every way. It does not help that our so-called friends are also bombing and killing Pakistanis.
But why, oh why, are too many are still reluctant to call these suicide bombing murderers what they are. How may Pakistanis must they kill off before Pakistanis recognize the face of the enemies of Pakistan?
Today, April 4, former Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was killed by Gen. Zia-ul-Haq. The killing has not stopped ever since. It is not that there was not killing before that. Even Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was himself no angel. But the demons unleashed by the this and other actions of Zia-ul-Haq continue to grow in size and sway over society. What will it take to push these demons back?
i believe if we all call the whitehouse and let obama know what we think of his policies vis a vie afghanistan and pakistan, he might listen and be able to convince the generals that drone attacks and more troops is not the answer.
it is quite easy to call the comments line at the white house and leave a message with a live person: 202-456-1111. it took me 3 minute to talk to a person at 202-456-1414, which is a general number.
@ Ahsan
No offense taken. I understand your frustration.
Which brings me to another point. What do others have to say to the post by Agent X?
Indeed, we can rant all we can and the army can fight all day long but if indeed a hateful ideology is being taught in these madarassas then unless we close the source of this brainwashing, we will continue to see more victims, not only the people killed by these terrorists.
Also (I have to be careful here Ahsan) I find that the real culprits are the handlers and brain washers of these young men who become suicide bombers, while the bombers themselves are little more than cannon fodder; can we call them victims too? If so then should’nt a concerted effort be made by politicians\religious leaders\writers\media to warn the youth and to absolutely condemn those who train them in the name of religion?
@Mohsin Kamaal,
If our analysis is wrong, what analysis have you done to arrive at your conclusion that RAW and Israel are to blame?
Also, could you please ask the majority of Talibans that condemn “such type of needless violence” to turon over or at least point out the “small minority” that is committed to these bombings?
Also, I don’t think that the Taliban’s interpretation of the Quran and the sunnah are medieval. I just think that they are wrong. To label them as “medieval” implies that they are just outdated.
Finally, I am not sure why I should admire their commitment if I do not agree with their ideology. The Taliban are my enemy. The fact that the are “committed” only makes them a stronger enemy that we should take more seriously.
Enough said.. There is not much more to say, much more to cry about, much more to panic. They are clearly the enemy of the state and the peaceful people of Pakistan. We all need to watch out for these people, in our galee and mohallas, in moulvi’s and hidden madrassas, anywhere and everywhere and we need to root them out, identify them and bring them to justice.
We need to mourn and stay quite yet vigilant. We need to wake up from this tranquility of ignorance and self absorption. If your families been hurt, you know exactly what I mean. If you families are safe yet, they could be the next target. Dont wait too long. Wake up people, get out of these self imposed mental barriers and do something.
Had our Army been sincere in crushing them, they would definitely have been nipped in the bud.
In fact, they were the ones– in cahoots with America–that created Jihadis and nurtured them. Its pay back time now, and the innocent Pakistani are bearing the brunt.