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This question has been wracking the minds of those who are concerned about Pakistan’s welfare for long but it has gained importance because terrorist attacks mainly in the form of suicide and bomb attacks continue to take place in the country despite the fact that the opposition has gained the majority vote and is likely to form the next government.
Previously it was propagated by the then opposition that the terrorist attacks were taking place due to the policies of the PML-Q government which had the backing of President (then General) Pervez Musharraf. But the continuation of these attacks even though a new democratic government is imminent implies that the reason is other than that believed all along.
While the opposition had believed all along after 9/11 that the terrorist attacks were due to the policies of President Musharraf and the PML-Q government which saw eye to eye with him, President Musharraf thought and he declared it many times publicly that the terrorist were the disgruntled elements of other countries who had been recruited and funded by America during the war against the Soviets and when the war was worn left in the lurch.
These elements then failed to return to their parent countries settled down in Pakistan’s border areas as in the border areas of Afghanistan and raised families as locals. Since there was lawlessness in these areas, as these tribal areas are still called ‘azaad’ or areas where Pakistani law does not operate, nobody questioned them. A couple of years ago when the Pakistani government wanted them to register they started resisting the government violently.
It is therefore likely that since Pervez Musharraf wanted to bring in the tribal areas, which we all know have been ruled rather lawlessly and where any criminal from Pakistan could escape with impunity. As a result of lawlessness these areas have also remained backward as they had been unable to enjoy the fruits of development available in other settled areas of Pakistan.
These suited the criminal elements well because such an environment suited their purpose very well. So when the war of resistance started in Afghanistan, these elements started siding with the Afghan groups by using the simple-minded Islamists as a front to keep the area free of the writ of the country.
Another theory is that these criminals too have been infiltrated and are being manipulated by enemy powers, and there can be many, who in turn are manipulating the Islamists to fight against a Muslim army, a Muslim police or other Muslim forces, and killing innocent men, women and children in their suicide attacks!
The theory may be far fetched but not totally implausible because it has often been pondered as to why the Jihadis, who are supposed to be staunch Muslim believers, resort to killing innocent men, women and even children because our holy Prophet Muhammed SAW never killed non-fighting men . He never killed men in peacetime, never killed women and children, no matter what. Therefore, no staunch believer in Islam could indulge in such bombings and some nefarious hand was using them and their name to conduct their terrorism. What gives strength to the above contention is the fact terrorist attacks are conituning even after elections to bring in the next government which advocates dialogue or talks with the Jihadi forces have been held in the country. Obviously, any element that is out to destabilize Pakistan would continue to mount the terrorist attacks no matter which government is in power!
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1 muhammad // Mar 5, 2008 at 4:57 am
I am amazed at the audacity with which the author has presented what is some ways a childish analysis, and in other ways a most unabashed regurgitation of state propaganda.
The major contention is really, really naive. Just that the attacks haven’t stopped since Feb 18 doesnt remove the blame from Mush-Bush-Q league’s War on Terror and the anger they have created. The fact is that power still lies with the same establishment. While Nawaz Sharif has openly called for negotiations, the state policy is, as ever before, most uncompromising. So, despite the elections, the baton has not passed on yet, which makes your argument premature.
Just look at that mention of ‘foreign elements’. You couldn’t be more naive to tell me that the resistance movement in Afghanistan and adjacent areas of Pakistan has little local backing. As a matter of fact such a sustained guirilla war cannot be fought without the support, moral and otherwise, of local population. Every time somebody picks up the flag or resistance, you just can label them as ‘foreign supported elements.
It is shameless propaganda because it conceals from the readers the massive casualties that Pakistan’s army and their American pay-masters have inflicted upon people in Waziristan, conmbatants and civilians, men, women and children. (do you remember that attack on a madrassa where 80 or so children died in Bajaur… a few years ago… may be you weren’t reading newspapers back then…) It conceals from you the terrible war crimes that Pakistan’s army has done against its own citizens in that region. It fails to tell you that the people who are fighting in that area, despite astounding technological asymmetries, are fighting to resist American imperialism and those who act as its agents - the Pak army.
What right do you have to say that those people must follow that writ of your state law, when you deny them basic constitutional rights… If your law has nothing to offer them but duties and surrender of liberty, you may as well keep it… they dont need it.
And, finally, it glosses over a major fact. Most of the attacks now being suffered are suicide attacks. They are desperate acts; but, even more so, they are selfless acts. The are pointers to the untold horrors that have been inflicted to a people by an army of their own brothers. There is no way you can stop such attacks except by acknowledging the sins of our collective past and by atoning for then through negotiation, compromise, peace-making, and generosity.
2 SAIF // Mar 5, 2008 at 9:37 am
Well every one has his own perception but accept the facts.
This is not a war for Islam and Islam means (Peace) being a Muslim what simple act we did when we met some i.e. Assalam-o-Alakum (Peace on to you). Just look on our nationhood unity does it exist? No way we did nothing for our nation and what we have invented the answer is “nothing”, so we cannot fight.
The simple way of such acts are concern with destablization in the country, people are not worried about religion people are thiking about daily food stuff about hunger.However, this is a reaction against action which is beyond control even in ISRAEL, Afghnistan, Iraq where people are fighting.
The Madrassa’s are the best extreemist recruiting institutions now a days where poor younger childerns are learning and whatever illiterate Mullah teach them they seems this is ISLAM and innocent bombar created, someone is backing who nobody know??? May be this is an American policy.
3 Shirull Zaman Khan // Mar 5, 2008 at 12:36 pm
DEAR FRIENDS …WHATEVER THE REASONS WERE IN THE PAST THAT STARTED THE KILLINGS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE …NO MATTER WHEREVER THEY MAY BE ….DONT YOU GUYS THINK THAT THIS MUST STOP NOW ?
AND INSTEAD OF PUTTING BLAMES ON EACH OTHER AS TO WHO FIRST STARTED IT ……DONT YOU GUYS FEEL THAT IT IS TIME FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED TO SIT DOWN AND START TALKING AND START LOOKING FOR WAYS TO PUT AN END TO THIS MINDLESS CYCLE OF KILLINGS …
I PERSONALLY THINK THAT ALL THIS MUST BE STOPED AT ONCE AND LET PEACE AND HARMONY TAKE PLACE INSTEAD ……TALKING TO EACH OTHER IS THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN HAPPEN …NOT BY BULLETS OR BOMBS ……
AFTER ALL WE ARE KILLING MUSLIMS ON BOTH SIDES , AND THAT IS GOOD ENOUGH REASON THAT THIS MUST STOP HERE .
4 muhammad // Mar 5, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Fist, “The Madrassa’s are the best extreemist recruiting institutions now a days where poor younger childerns are learning and whatever illiterate Mullah teach them”
Dear Mr. Saif, please let me know about how many madrassas you have visited? Or, if that’s not the case, how many first hand accounts have you received?
Do you also know that most of the terrorists are not madrassa graduates but graduates of government schools. Talking about the notion of ‘illiterate Mullah’, I have no clue where that comes from.
As for the second comment, I support you in demanding that this savagery be stopped on both sides. But this cannot be done through an ahistoric approach(’who cares about when it started and who started it and who did more wrong etc…) - we can only proceed by accounting for past mistakes and atoning for them. Only then can we arrive at a formula agreable to all parties.
khayal rakhna
5 SAIF // Mar 6, 2008 at 9:30 am
Brother Muhammad! (Peace on to you)
I am not against of Madrassas there are many madarassas in my area where a lot of poor childrens are learning under the guidance of illiterate Mullah (I am firm the Mullahs are illiterate they have no education background at all) believe me or not it is up to you. But not All Mullah’s are illiterate there are some good.
We Muslim are not united and divided in different sects and each sect is propagating their own point of view and interpretation, they are not spreading the message that Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught and they are even unable to quote any specific Quranic ayat. We are not following the Allah’s commandments which have been delivered his Messenger. This is the reason that we are in trouble.
I am happy about your comments ‘KHAYAL RAKHNA’. May Allah save us from any miss hap and show us the right path.
Thank you.
6 SAIF // Mar 6, 2008 at 9:31 am
Brother Muhammad! (Peace on to you)
I am not against of Madrassas there are many madarassas in my area where a lot of poor childrens are learning under the guidance of Mullah (I am firm the Mullahs are illiterate they have no education background at all) believe me or not it is up to you. But not All Mullah’s are illiterate there are some good.
We Muslim are not united and divided in different sects and each sect is propagating their own point of view and interpretation, they are not spreading the message that Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught and they are even unable to quote any specific Quranic ayat. We are not following the Allah’s commandments which have been delivered his Messenger. This is the reason that we are in trouble.
I am happy about your comments ‘KHAYAL RAKHNA’. May Allah save us from any miss hap and show us the right path.
Thank you.
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