When shall we realise and understand that the country is in a state of war. It is a situation of emergency. The Taliban have now started dictating us on TV and through TV anchors. Their strategy has changed. They are now targeting personalities, individuals and media people directly. This is to create fear and dread in order to achieve the desired results. The talks offer by the Taliban and a powerful bomb blast close to GHQ at the same time is the clear message that they are not serious, they are joking. They are leaving us with no option but to fight. Then why not fight? Why end up in a closed tunnel? Please stop useless discussions on media and in newspaper columns. Leave aside everything else, bickering, personal vendetta, self-aggrandizement, vindictiveness and extremist views or values.
Join hands together and take the lead. Differentiate between Pakistanism and Talibanism. Strengthen the hands of the armed forces, security institutions and law enforcement agencies to be fully able to fight out terrorists. That is the task which the armed forces have many a time completed. Most of us are still wandering in wilderness as to who is right and who is wrong. That is mostly because our governments have not performed well. But on our part what we lack is seriousness. We have not been able to bring in effective replacements in the post-operation areas.
The media is not sensing the situation of war and emergency, nor is it interested in creating awareness. The state and government machinery is not doing its due to train and educate people as to how to do what in situation of blasts and emergency. Public at large is busy in hustle bustle. Wedding halls give a totally different picture. No one realises that this all is at the cost of the blood our thousands of soldiers and people have given for them. It seems as if we are not even interested in hunger, corruption, lawlessness and other ills. Why educated lot is not ready to share the issues in Pakistan rather than talking about what happens in Syria or the like.
Please wake up and let us discuss our problems and expose the corrupt and somehow generate or create a situation whereby we can save Pakistan from terrorists, extremists, sectarianism, and corrupt ruling elite. To stop terror, let us stop terrorism.
PROFESSOR ALYA ALVI
Rawalpindi
Sources said the president highly lauded the concerted efforts of the Punjab chief minister to bring development in all sectors including agriculture, industry, energy, infrastructure, education and health.
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