The sudden increase of acts of terrorism with particular reference to the incidents in Karachi, Quetta, KP and Rawalpindi on 21 Nov, 2012, highlights the importance of preventive measures to curb the menace of terrorism, which is causing severe losses to men, material and reputation of the country.
In fact, now it looks that the forces adversely inimical towards Pakistan have launched an all-out attack, which has no parallel in the past. For Pakistan, it is now almost a do or die battle, which cannot be won alone by our security forces fighting and suffering heavy losses of men and material, without the total involvement of the each and every citizen of the country.
In the past cases of terrorist attacks on the GHQ, PIDC house and Pakistan Navy air base, it was reported that the gang of attackers were residing in a rented house for quite some time in an area not very far away from their targets. It was also reported that the neighbours of these houses were although, suspicious of these tenants, yet kept quiet and did not tip area police about their apprehensions.
Under the prevailing circumstances there is a dire need for motivating general public, to remain extra vigilant in playing their role of defending the motherland, by involvement of entire population of the country to look out for the stay and suspicious activities of terrorists in their near vicinity.
As such, in order to make the stay of terrorists at any place almost impossible, it is proposed to actively involve the entire population to look out and hunt them. This objective can be easily achieved by the announcement of the government that a reward of Rs 50 million shall be paid to any person who informs the police about the terrorists staying in a house, hostel, hotel, rest house or any such place.
If the war against terror is to be won quickly, the entire population of the country has to be geared up and involved in the task of watch and vigilance.
SYED NAYYAR UDDIN AHMAD
Lahore
