Countering terrorism is a science and a policy cannot be formulated on it without a proper cohesive approach.
BIRMINGHAM: This is with reference to Ayesha Siddiqa’s piece “Countering terrorism” (August 1). Countering terrorism is a science and a policy cannot be formulated on it without a proper cohesive approach adopted by all impacted elements and stakeholders in Pakistan.
However, having a clear agenda is also important for countering terrorism and Pakistan lacks one. Here, the situation is totally ridiculous because this country lost over 50,000 of its citizens to al Qaeda-supported militants after 9/11 and suffered a $70 billion economic loss but is still unable to pass an antiterrorism legislation banning al Qaeda. This goes to show where our priorities lie.
Anas Abbas
Published in The Express Tribune, August 2nd, 2013.
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