Taleban giving real tough time
How demoralizing news is that today Monday 17th December 2012 at 1145 my time and 1345 PST, I have read at net that militants attacked in Jmarud market in Kyber Agency and killed 17 people in just one go while another 50 are injured also including some of those who are now fighting life & death battle.
It was just 15th instant when none but Peshawar Airport very rightly believed to be a well fortified area was also attacked by them killing some and injuring many attacked and if you go through previous newspapers you will be surprised to read that the militants also called taleban have attacked at their will as and when they wished. Now we are getting the news that there were some foreign nationals who attacked Peshawar airport which if correct is still the more shameful on our part to own it. Pakistan is an independent sovereign country where none can enter without proper visa so the question is as to how foreign nationals could enter our country to join hands with Taleban to carry out attacks. There must be someone in Pakistan to be the sponsor or reference for the visitors so they must be caught and penalized for bringing in militants in the country but I have my very serious doubts is someone has thought alike otherwise the foreigners must have been caged in and debarred to be engaged in any subversive activities.
Very much surprisingly Taleban have very successfully attacked our army which is ought to be the most deterrent force so far as Pakistan is concerned but one way or the other the devil daring Taleban did challenge our army as they attacked many times army camps and check posts where we had enough men with fire arms but they are not deterred and succeeded in killing and injuring many if those who were in camps and or on check posts. They have planted bombs on road sides so that our army convoys using those roads could be targeted and alas some of our moving platoons became victim of such nefarious activities of Taleban whereby many of those who wore uniform were either killed or injured. They have even abducted our army men and though some of them were released later but a few are still in their captivity. They are so daring devils that they attacked even during day time so it is untrue for them that they attack during the darkness of the night.
The most alarming thing is that as and when they attack, they very proudly and publicly admit that they have attacked so and so place on such date and time meaning by that they are very openly and loudly challenging the writ of the government to destroy them if possible. At time just few Talebans are killed but it is not enough at all. If 3 Talebans are killed the 6 new recruits join them and therefore their strength is not decreasing rather increasing which every day what passes on. They were very active when Gen Musharraf was ruling the country in uniform which itself proves that they are pretty strong and rough and tough otherwise they had been vaporized then. It is very rightly feared that unless and until we go all out with full force and pounce on Taleban they will keep on creating more and more problems for Pakistan. Does anyone realize as to under the present given situation what message we are transmitting to the world so far as Taleban is concerned?
Who can at least contain, if not eliminate Taleban is my question of the day?
Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait
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