Taliban are ruthless thugs and are nothing but a liability undermining foundations, pillars of stability for Pakistan.
PHILADELPHIA: This is with reference to Omar Fazal Jamil’s article “Question thy leaders” (May 10). I agree with the writer completely. What the targeted killings and kidnappings have hopefully made quite clear to those toiling under the illusion that the Taliban are misunderstood and are a strategic asset is that they are nothing of the sort. They are ruthless thugs and are nothing but a liability undermining the foundations and pillars of stability for Pakistan. We must call a spade a spade, and have zero tolerance for this intolerance, guised in the garb of faith; their actions are the antithesis of faith.
Mr Khan should resist accommodating such extremists and stay clear from the path Neville Chamberlain nearly disastrously followed in the Second World War and allowed the German menace to spread. We must close ranks against the black and white of terror, extremism, and thuggery. We must unite behind honesty, discipline, and forging a common path ahead, out of this mess. Our leadership must take notice of our concerns.
Asim Maqbool
Published in The Express Tribune, May 11th, 2013.
