If gruesome murder in Peshawar of 149 people including 132 students, many of whom being under aged, does not start our war against terror and we still allow certain depraved minds among us to continue to propagate and confuse us saying that  it  is the  American war than we have lost everything. Even the country as conceived by its founder. 

If this does not become 9/11 of Pakistan then the sacrifice of innocent people in Peshawar has ‘gone wasted.’  If anyone has any doubts about Taliban’s depravity and inhumanity that should end now.

Old game of ‘eye wash’ has not left even this tragedy. Prime Minister of Pakistan has announced the formation of a committee that will come up with national action plan against terrorism. The committee that has members from intelligence agencies along with representatives of all political parties will submit the plan within seven days.

What’s this? A government? We have been fighting terrorism for the last twenty years. And since June 2009 Pakistan Army is in active pursuit of terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and has fought pitched battles in Swat Valley and South Waziristan. Operations Rah-e-Ra'ast,  Rah-e-Nijat and  since 15^th June 2014 Zarb-e-Azb have seen Pakistan army offering sacrifices fighting against terrorists on Pakistan soil. What has the Pakistan government done so far if the PM is to form a new committee to come up with a national plan of action?  

The prime minister and his government both have completely failed Pakistan. The PM at best should have been a head cook at some hotel to appreciate Biryani, Kashmiri Dal Chawal, Sri Paei and Nihari. The quirk of fate has catapulted him to riches and fame and landed him, thanks Sharief Establishment and Punjab’s power nostalgia of Sikh rulers especially of Maharaja Duleep Singh. 

            Blame game has gone too far. Every time such tragedy strikes Pakistan we start complaining that Afghanistan is not doing its bit or Indian RAW is involved and that India should stop meddling in Pakistan. However, have we ever realized how much more should we have done on our side? What’s lacking in us? Have we removed the confusion that has engulfed us? Are we clear in our objectives? Aren’t we befogged by our hate for others? And how much do we know of Islam that we profess can solve all our problems?

 If we reflect deeply, truthfully we cannot find answers to all these questions. Where do we stand then? Wherever we are we don’t have solid ground under our feet. Our behaviour and confused state of mind has even questioned the integrity of our way of life and the ideology we profess as ‘Pakistan Ideology.’

This is the end of the beginning. We had never started off as an independent, confident, aspiring and futuristic nation. Through our behaviour we have proved that we are the product of an ‘accident.’ There does not seem to be any grand, Godly plan to bring us into being to shine in the ‘comity of nations.’

Is there any justification for our failures despite being the standard bearer of Islam? Either we or Islam has failed in ‘the land of the pure.’

            A couple of months ago the person who had said ‘why should we strike those Taliban who are not fighting with us’ talking to AFP, yesterday said, ‘Attack on Pakistan Army Public School, Peshawar is a game changer. ‘Now on we’ll not distinguish  between ‘good’ and  ‘bad’ Taliban.’ Who is going to believe you?

            This is Mr. Sartaj Aziz, Advisor of Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs. According to him, “The distinction between some groups you want to target and some groups you don’t want to target has virtually disappeared.”  

We are gullible people and tend to believe him.  According to him a watershed change in government circles regarding terrorism has taken place.  He said, “It was realized that in the end, they support each other and that if you do this you’re creating space which can become dangerous in the future. So it’s a game changer.” Mr. Aziz says that,  “This has shaken the entire Pakistani society to the core, and in many ways it’s a threshold in our strategy for countering terrorism.”Munawar Hassan of Jamat Islami Pakistan:-flawed concept of Jihad

In a civilian set up Army cannot act alone. To refresh our short memory. In 2004, 2005 and 2008 the army had targeted the Taliban leaders on three separate occasions but had to walk away each time after signing ruinous "peace deals" that  only served to embolden terrorists.

            Can Peshawar tragedy bring in the required change in our mind set? Can this tragedy give us some consistency in our fight against terror which is our last hope as well?

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Old game of ‘eye wash’ has not left even this tragedy. Prime Minister of Pakistan has announced the formation of a committee that will come up with national action plan against terrorism. The committee that has members from intelligence agencies along with representatives of all political parties will submit the plan within seven days.

 Published on Dec. 20, 2014

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