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As soon as the moon of Muharram (first month of Islamic
calendar) is sighted the shadows of fear and uncertainty cover the country. The
incidents of terrorism occur whole year claiming many lives but during this
holy month these incidents of terrorism increase manifolds becoming a source of
shame for Muslims and Islam i.e. religion of peace. There is no doubt or second
opinion that Islam stresses upon equality, forgiveness, kindness and safety of
everyone than how is it possible that we who Believe in One Allah and Prophet
(PBUH) cannot live together with harmony
and peace?
During the
dictatorship this might be accepted that due to lack of coordination between
govt. and public the disputes cannot be resolved through discussion/negotiation
but from last four and half years elected public representatives are ruling the
nation and Parliamentarian system is fully functional in the country. The
elected govt. could have resolved sectarianism or sectarian disputes isolating
and incapacitating those who fuel sectarian disputes. But public has observed
that elected representatives are not ready to unite than how can they be one on
sectarian disputes? As a result those elements who are working to fuel the
disputes between sects get encouraged and whole country has been besieged in
the hands of terrorists and extremists. Terrorists, militants, and anti-Pakistan
elements have succeeded in creating such an environment due to which Interior
Minister Rehman Malik had to suspend the mobile phone service for two days. Is
the cutting of the links between the public is the only solution left to curb
terrorism.
No doubt
human life is more precious than anything else in this world and the suspension
of mobile phone service saved many lives but this is not the proper solution
for such a complicated problem of terrorism. There is a whole mechanism of
internal security in the country but nation is observing Interior Minister
could not do anything except to announce to the public that terrorists have
entered into this or that province or so many cities. He is so much negligent
that on last Ashura (10th of Muharram) he thanked terrorists through
his press conference in media for suspending their terrorist activities during
the Ashura; he had not only to face the criticism over this but this also
provided a chance to Afghan govt. to blame Pakistan for terrorist bomb blast in
Herat and repeat their propaganda that terrorists have safe heavens in Pakistan
demanding ISAF to take steps against the shelters of terrorists in Pakistan.
The ban on
mobile phone and motorcycle are temporary measures to achieve temporary success
but not a proper solution. Furthermore terrorists unveiled the measures by
govt. to handle terrorism by implanting bombs in trash and through remote
control bomb blasts. In these bomb blasts many innocents lost their lives who
had not even known that what was their crime (except being a patriot Pakistani
and Muslim) for which they were slain with such brutality. If the reason behind
these terrorist attacks/murders are Sectarian disputes than look at the figures,
many Sunni’s lost their lives as well along with Shiites. This is evident that
problem is not in the sectarian disputes but foreign hand is exploiting this so
called sectarian difference against Pakistan
trying to force Pakistan
towards civil war. In the normal days Shiite Muslims are specially targeted in Baluchistan and Gilgit while in Muharram Alharam the
target of terrorists is to create big sectarian dispute by targeting mourners
in any area of the motherland. If these disputes were between public than
probably riots might have spread in the country after such terrorist attacks
but this is not so; believers of both the sects have not only relationships
with each other but friendships as well; both participate in happiness and woes
of each other. On the ground level no trace of such sectarian dispute is
visible and that is the reason behind the failure of anti-Pakistan elements in
spite of brutal activities of terrorism. But this could not be deemed as adequate
because the human life is the most important and precious thing; this could not
be allowed that dozens of lives become target of anti-Pakistan terrorists in
the name of sectarian disputes or extremism. Ask that mother whose son went
from whom with smiling face but returned back in the form of mutilated corpse;
how much her soul would have been hurt? The back of a father is broken when he
hears of the death of his son; what is the crime of that young widow who is
waiting and mourning for her husband along with her infant; the widow whose own
life has been forced into dark what would she tell her baby that where is
his/her father? Why only Shiite or Sunni; Islam orders and guarantees the
safety of life, property and esteem of followers of other religions even
atheists.
This is not
a problem of the ten days of the Muharram after which different politicians and
ministers congratulate each other that nation has been saved from bigger loss
by suspending mobile phone service. The need of the hour is that mutual harmony
between sects should be utilized in such a way that foreign agencies/terrorists
could not exploit sectarian disputes. Otherwise were there mobile phones in
1980s that whole country was jolting with bomb blasts? Why nation has forget
the tragic bomb blast in Bori Bazaar of Karachi or terrorist activities over
bus stations, railway stations or other public places were conducted with the
help of the mobile phones at that time? Moreover Indian terrorist Sarabjeet
Singh (for whose release from Private TV channels to so called torch bearers of
human rights and NGO’s are leaving no stone unturned) had also utilized remote
control bomb. The only difference is that in past they had to send in their own
agents for terrorism but now they have agents within Pakistan for their attacks over
worship places, markets and govt. buildings and suicide attacks over security
agencies of the motherland. This should be also kept in mind that during this
Muharram too much hoax and threat was created as compared to previous Muharram
processions; not only bombs were blasted in Karachi ,
Rawalpindi and
D.I. Khan but many bombs were diffused as well. The reason behind this was the D-8
Conference of Muslim Countries in exact those days of Ashura in Islamabad hurting
those who portray Pakistan as a failed state on the international level.
Through these terrorist attacks an attempt was made to keep Pakistani media
away from giving coverage to the activities of the foreign guests visiting Islamabad and our enemy succeeded
in this to much extent. Only print media gave coverage to the activities of the
guests but our free private media was busy in spreading the desperation through
giving coverage to terrorist activities ignoring the D-8 Conference. So the
positive message that could have been sent to the external world by the D-8
Conference, (Pakistan
leading the conference) was buried through the neglect of media as well as due
to terrorist activities. Here I would like to mention the Prime Minister of
Bangladesh Haseena Wajid who conditioned her visit to Pakistan with
the apology from Pakistani side over 1971. As a member of D-8 Haseena Wajid
should have participated in the D-8 (Developing Eight) Muslim countries and moreover
this demand for apology after 40 years could be on the will of India not the
members of D-8. This demand was far away from the goal of the D-8 (Developing
Eight); an organization that was founded by late Prime Minister of Turkey Necmettin
Erbakan with the goal of guiding Muslim states towards independence in defense,
Science, technology and economic welfare. However this should be also kept in
mind that in the D-8 conference held at Bali Indonesia
when all the Muslim countries had agreed to sign the pact for free trade it was
Bangladesh
that has sabotaged such an important deal by objecting it and denying to sign
the deal while Bangladeshi economy has needed this. But as India deems this deal unfit for her trade
interests with Bangladesh so
it was impossible for Bangladesh
to go against the will of India
and now the absence of Bangladesh
from this conference is also linked Indian will as well.
Whether
these are terrorists attacks over Sri Lankan team in Lahore ,
or other terrorist activities all have a prominent factor of professionalism,
showing a very well equipped agency behind them forming a chain from
distraction of cricket to sabotage of free trade agreement to absence of Bangladesh from D-8 conference in Islamabad . Anti terrorist
agencies and other law enforcement agencies are working against terrorism but
for religious harmony between different religions/sects it is necessary that
from Parliament to town and street level different committees consisting of
Religious Clerics and representatives from all schools of thoughts should be
established to create an environment of peace and harmony to defend the
motherland against the conspiracies of anti-Pakistan elements and powers. This
should be kept in mind whether these are facilities of being in power as ruler,
respect, or status all this is due to the Pakistan ; this is OUR country and
the integrity of this country is the only guarantee to OUR survival…
Written by Khalid Baig,
Published in Daily Nawa-i-Waqt,
Dated: 30 November, 2012.
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