General Zia poisoned and corrupted our society by imposing on us the demons of today.
KARACHI: The death of Shahbaz Bhatti is yet another reminder of the cancer with which our society suffers — and there seems to be no cure in sight. General Zia poisoned and corrupted our society by imposing on us the demons of today. These demons have arisen from the poor and most of them believe that salvation for them lay in embracing a virulent brand of religion.
General Pervez Musharraf had the opportunity to change all of this but he failed and left us with nothing but pain and disappointment.
I am afraid that if the army and the political leadership do not decide today to go all out in wiping out the menace of religious fanaticism, we may only be left to shed tears for a lost Pakistan.
I salute Shahbaz Bhatti and his bravery and only wish that we have more brave soldiers like him who can turn the tables on these fanatics.
Lt-col (retd) Muhammad Ali Ehsan
Published in The Express Tribune, March 4th, 2011.
