It should be our resolution for 2017 that we will give our people a safe and sound country
ISLAMABAD: Suicide bombings, targeted killings and other terrorist attacks plagued the peace of Pakistan for a whole decade. Pakistan’s military under the leadership of General (retd) Raheel Sharif took miscellaneous steps in order to eradicate terrorism. The number of terror-related incidents went down after the launch of Operation Zarb-e-Azb. Unfortunately, this success was temporary and now, once again, terrorism is rising in Pakistan. The bomb blast at a market in Parachinar was a very agonising incident and once again, people are petrified to go out. They are again gripped with the fear of never returning home.
There is a dire need to address this issue as soon as possible. General Qamar Bajwa should also take stern action against militant groups that are continuously plotting to ruin the present and the future of our beloved Pakistan. If we want to see Pakistan as a glorious nation, then we must realise the need to eradicate terrorism from our soil. It should be our resolution for 2017 that we will give our people a safe and sound country to live in and they will not face any sort of fear.
Mashal Rehman
Published in The Express Tribune, January 28th, 2017.
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