It is of course ironic that those who speak in the name of religion should carry out such attacks within mosques during the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. It is clear of course that these armies of death can have nothing to do with religion and all that it truly means. But this knowledge does not of course change the fact that we have more death in our midst, inflicted on people — including the elderly and children — in the most terrible way. It is clear too that the claims that have come from the military of success over the Taliban have only the most limited basis. There can be no victory when the Taliban and other forces which back them remain capable of carrying out such well-planned acts of mass murder. The bombings and the aftermath they bring in the form of grieving families and shattered lives has turned our nation into a land of death. There has been too much suffering; too much violence. When will it all end? We do not know for sure but surely it will not once the Americans leave the region, as many among us mistakenly seem to believe. Either way, we can answer this question ourselves, provided we have the courage, the sense and the wisdom to be able to understand that we ourselves our to blame for society’s descent into a whirlpool of extremism and militancy — and that we alone can stop it.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 20th, 2011.
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Its funny how people blame our religion for such acts, religion has nothing to do with this, a Muslim can never do such destructions, as suicide is Haraam, one goes to hell no matter for what reason he or she commits it. This is a conspiracy against Pakistan by our enemies, they are responsible for all of this people who were against our existence from the beginning are accountable. Oh Allah please help us & bless us with patriotic leaders who knows how to use their brains.
Such tragedies happen when instead of addressing real underlying problems, our selfish governments use people of one sect against the other sect.
Situation may improve if our Governors, Chief ministers, Commanders of Army and filthy rich government officers spare few coins for the identification and treatment of these juveniles, who might be suffering from mental illnesses.
Instead of divide and plunder, Honesty should be the best policy for Pakistan.
@ThePalmist
Please give up your 1,000 year war against out religion.
India is not your enemy. Your religion is your own enemy.
A country and society is made up by the people who populate it. You have loving and tolerant people, you get a peaceful country. If the people turn into bigots who want to impose their views on others, violence is the end result. The spark of violence is not partial to any location or specific time. As seen the seeds of hate have produced a bitter fruit. The question really is whether the tree has to be uprooted and new saplings planted or whether precious resources will continue to be wasted in maintaining it. Decision paralysis has gripped the country when the call of the hour is haste.
Death in the Land of the Pure. This was going to happen as Mullahs became radicalized leading to ethnic, linguistic and religious divide. Thanks to Zia ul Haq most of the citizens will die a death of violence, just like Zia himself.
result of 30 years of anti-India Jihadi policies.....
A brave action by our mujahideen.Allah-o-Akbar.
Very good piece..
The only action I can foresee is that Zardari and Gllani will now double their security staff and hide deeper in their caves!