Mere lip service and a show of emotions without any concrete steps are nothing but downright hypocrisy
SELANGOR, MALAYSIA: What Pakistan needs is a ruthless operation to crush all those involved in terrorism, irrespective of whether they are affiliated with any political or religious party, funded by either an ally country or by our declared foes. Remember that the struggle for the creation of Pakistan was waged by politicians of integrity, not by religious forces, and nor was there any armed rebellion against occupation. The dangers that Pakistan is confronted with are from a few misled people. As for the Sindh government, what can be more pathetic than a controversial scam in which corrupt members of the bureaucracy and the political elite try to import substandard armoured vehicles for the police, in a province where the law and order situation right now seems to be even worse than it is in Fata?
Every time citizens are massacred, there are the usual condemnations, followed by announcements of compensation for the victims and to their families. Mere lip service and a show of emotions without any concrete steps are nothing but downright hypocrisy. This was a serious security lapse and it is unfortunate that the prime minister lacked the statesmanship in his choice of words, totally unaware of the sensitivities of citizens suffering endless agony. The meeting of all political party heads to discuss the economic corridor should have commenced only after a strong message of condemnation with a decision to mount a ruthless operation against all those who harbour private militias. Could all those who were sitting in that meeting have proceeded with business as usual if any of the fatalities were of their own sons or daughters?
Ali Malik Tariq
Published in The Express Tribune, May 15th, 2015.
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