While so many acts of terrorism have taken place on Pakistan soil in the
last few years killing many people including more than 60 innocent school
children, the present terrorist attack on Chinese Consulate is wake up call,
that indicate that Pakistan government can not any more fail to tackle this
grave menace ,which is virtually threatening the stability of the country and
creating deep frustration amongst the country men. Rightly or wrongly, due to
repeated acts of terrorism on Pakistan soil, the world now views Pakistan as a
country where the terrorists have a free run and government unable to wipe them
out.
Nothing can
be more humiliating for any country , than a situation when most countries in
the world refuse to send their sportsmen to play in Pakistan ,fearing terrorist attack. Pakistan is
now facing an unenviable situation that Pakistan cricketers have to go to a
third country like Dubai to play their matches against overseas team.
Certainly, Pakistanis living in Pakistan and outside Pakistan in different
countries should be feeling extremely sad and depressed about such state of
affairs.
Whether
Pakistan government would admit or not, the fact is that Islamic religious
groups with extreme ideas are using Pakistan as a spring board to enforce their
ideas, adopting violence as a way of life. Obviously, such extremist groups are
not numerically large compared to overall population of Pakistan and large
section of citizens of Pakistan do not approve them.
While
Pakistan government has been repeatedly asserting that it is fighting terrorism
on it’s soil and chief of army staff in Pakistan earlier promised that
terrorists would be wiped out, many wonder as to why extremists indulging in
acts of terrorism in Pakistan remain unchallenged to such an extent. US
President Trump has now openly said that the government of Pakistan is not
doing enough to put down the terrorists .
Afghanistan
and India are two neighbouring countries which have been continuously blaming
Pakistan of allowing its soil to be used by the terrorists to create unrest and
disturbance in their countries.
In the case
of Kashmir in India, Pakistan has not concealed it’s readiness to encourage and
support those who are termed by Pakistan government as liberators of Kashmir
and Indian government as terrorists, to operate from it’s soil to create unrest
in Kashmir.
Pakistan is certainly now at cross roads, as it is facing extremely difficult
economic conditions on the one hand and facing terrorism on it’s soil ,while
Pakistan government is being accused of encouraging terrorism in neighbouring
countries. It is necessary for Pakistan government realize that this sort of
scenario cannot continue anymore, as it is causing serious harm to the future
interest of Pakistan itself.
The recent
accord between India and Pakistan to build the required infrastructure for visa
free direct travel by Sikh pilgrims in India to Pakistan’s Kartarpur Saheb
Gurudwara to mark the 550 birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Day in November 2019,
gives a glimpse of hope. It is good to hear a Pakistani minister hailing this
accord as “victory of peace lobbies” in both India and Pakistan.
Pakistan
has now a new Prime Minister, who is struggling hard to face the impending
economic crisis in Pakistan by seeking loan from Saudi Arabia, China, Malaysia
and International Monetary Fund. During the visit to these countries, Pakistan
Prime Minister has been urging the investors to invest in Pakistan and also
claiming that Pakistan is a place of high tourist attraction in view of it’s
several natural and historical endowments.
The pre
condition for Pakistan Prime Minister to drive Pakistan in the path of
prosperity and progress is to ensure that Pakistan would not only fight and
destroy the terrorists but also appear to do so in the eyes of the world. It
cannot do this by fighting terrorism on it’s soil and directly or indirectly
encouraging terrorists in neighbouring countries
Pakistan
Prime Minister should clearly realize that Pakistan is in cross roads and it is
up to him to take Pakistan in the right path, which is possible only if
Pakistan’s commitment to wipe out terrorism in letter and spirit in Pakistan
and elsewhere is total and complete.
Pakistanis
deserve better and Pakistan Prime Minister can meet their well justified
expectation by ensuring conditions of all round peace.
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