The war within the territories cannot be won by the army alone |
Few days ago Chairperson, Defense of Human Rights and
Public Service Trust, Amna Masood Janjua, said something against her routine
stance at a Seminar arranged regarding missing persons at Toba Tek Singh that
is not new for patriots of Pakistan, however, a special group within Pakistan
is claiming this bitter reality as “Conspiracy Theory” and rejecting it
just they have been doing in the past and made fun of those who presented such
stance. Amna Masood Janjua said, “Indian, American and Israeli terrorist
(Intelligence) agencies are involved in the sectarian killings, terrorism and
missing persons that are trying to spread terrorism and lawlessness in the
country to disintegrate Pakistan”.
Is not this a bitter reality, that Pakistan is going
through a war from a long time. A war that is not being fought on the borders
but within the country in which despite of identification enemy could not be
identified. The target of the enemy are not only army but employees of civil
institutions as well as innocent children, men, women and elderly. It is
unpredictable that from when and where enemy will attack and who will be the
target. Neither any it is possible to play siren or take any preemptive
measures against suicide bomber as are taken in case of air raid. In order to
stop him security personnel are deployed; even if the goal of suicide bomber is
not to kill the security personnel even than when a suicide bomber wearing
dynamite blasts himself, only Pakistanis become the target whether they are
wearing Pakistan Army’s of Pakistan Police’s Uniform. The target of the enemy
is to create an environment of fear, chaos and hopelessness. If such incidents
of terrorism continue for a long time than trust of public over security
agencies is shattered while hopelessness and fear in the country hatches hatred
among different segments of society. Nation attempts to identify terrorists
into the other sects/segments of its own country and thus gets divided; in such
a situation propaganda adds fuel to the fire. Even if civil war does not broke
out into the country the environment filled with pessimism and chaos paves way
for the enemy to achieve her goals because a nation suffering with pessimism is
not capable to stand side by side to its army when enemy attacks but shows
indifference towards army. This is the first time Amna Masood Janjua has
mentioned role of Israeli, American and Indian agencies in deteriorating law
and order situation and increasing numbers of missing persons otherwise she had
always alleged Pakistani security agencies in the courts discouraging the
soldiers fighting for the safety of the public and motherland within the
borders facing shortage of required equipment and support from nation. Perhaps this
is why Defense Analysts are using the term of 4th Generation War for
the war against terrorism being fought within the country; which includes
inflation, increasing unemployment, feeling of non-protection, lawlessness,
rumors, administrative shortfalls, pessimism, propaganda etc. all are the
strategical part of this war; effectiveness of all these weapons depends upon
the good or bad governance of the country under attack. Are we fighting and
adopting defense strategies as required by such type of war? Let’s analyze it
in the light of happenings in the last few days. All of these might seem to be
unlinked but in fact they are part of the war waged against Pakistan following a
seamless series.
On 19 Janaury 2014, in an attack on Frontier Constabulary
(FC) Convoy at least 22 personnel embraced martyrdom and 38 got injured. According
to resources remote control bomb was already installed in the truck that was
taking FC personnel in the form of convoy; bomb was blown up when convoy left
for Miran Shah from Bannu Cantt. According to a private TV channel explosives
were installed in a private van parked in the way of the convoy that was blown
up through remote control device when convoy reached near it. Whether explosives
were fixed in the truck of FC convoy or installed in a nearby parked vehicle;
it is evident that terrorists were continuously monitoring movement of FC
convoy and were present nearby at the time of explosion. This blast was
conducted at such a time when govt. and few political parties want negotiations
with the Tehreek Taliban Pakistan (TTP) a terrorist organization but TTP
despite of being willing to go ahead for peace talks are not ready to stop
attacks over innocent Pakistanis and security forces and target killing. This could
be easily imagined from the statement of TTP terrorists accepting liability for
bomb attack over FC personnel.
TTP terrorists claim that Bannu attack is revenge of
Wali-ur-Rehman’s death and in the upcoming days attacks over security forces
would be intensified. In their written message, TTP terrorists addressed to the
Pakistani nation that “TTP wants imposition and enforcement of Shariah law and
for this they will not withdraw from their (self-devised) Shariah laws and
goals. Moreover, drone attacks should be stopped and Pakistan should pull out
of American war on terror (while they continue to fight for their CIA bosses
within Pakistan). We are ready for serious and goal oriented talks; Pakistan govt.
should show its seriousness and power for peace talks because during the
statements by govt. TTP’s leadership has been targeted”. As a plan for the
future by a suicide bomb blast near GHQ Rawalpindi TTP provided evidence to
their threats one day after their written message on 20th January
2014, as a result just like as the main political parties, Pakistani nation
also has got divided over operation or peace talks with TTP. One is demanding destructive
operation against TTP while other is still pressurizing for negotiations. There
is a third group as well that thinks making both ends meet in this ever
increasing inflation is also just like the war against terrorism.
The division of nation and political parties representing
the nation over this issue of terrorism is not less than a tragedy in which the
sluggishness being practiced by govt. to decide whether it should go for
operation or peace talks is playing a vital role. As soon as govt. took over
the power, announced peace talks despite of being aware that TTP conditions
peace talks with drone attacks while drones are in the control of America not Pakistan.
On 17 January 2014, Khushhal Express (train) enroute to
Peshawar to Karachi was sabotaged near Rajanpur through a remote controlled
bomb as a result seven coaches got derailed. In this tragic terrorist attack 4
passengers died on the spot while 60 got injured while 5 are severely injured
and still fighting for their life. The
blast over the railway track was so much powerful that first coach after engine
got thrown away in the air for few feet and landed away from the railway track.
Out of the remaining coaches six coaches got derailed. As per usual so-called Baloch
insurgents took the responsibility for the blast; leaving behind a question for
the self-proclaimed civilized nations providing safe heavens, financial
support, training and coverage over international media as well as other forums
through seminars in their favor in Europe in order to mould international
community in the favor of these terrorists named as Baloch Freedom Fighters by
Western forces; are not these Western countries directly responsible for the
murder of those passengers who lost their lives, for terrorism against those
passengers who will succumb to injuries or spent rest of their life as
handicapped persons becoming a burden over their families as well as society? Why
Europe and USA are protecting and bestowing these terrorists with weapons and
other support?
Similarly, remote bomb attack over a preaching center in
Charsada near Peshawar in which 10 people lost their lives and number of
individuals got injured while offering evening prayers, how many of them would
survive or become handicapped; no one is aware of this. However, this is a fact
that they were attacked while offering prayers; the attackers and murderers of
these innocent worshippers are those who claim fighting for imposition of
Shariah (perhaps CIA, MOSSAD and RAW has given them a Sharia in which praying
and worshipping God is not allowed). What type of Islam and what type of Sharia
they want to impose by attacking worshippers of Allah, worship places of God? On
the same day of 17 January 2014, including religious scholar 9 persons became
target of target killing; this is a routine matter in Karachi more or less
every day persons are killed by the motorcycle riders every day linked to
different political parties, police, teachers, security agencies, laborers etc.
This process of assassination known as Target Killing is going on in Karachi since
long. On 16 January 2014, a DNSG van of a private TV channel became target of
bullets of unknown target killers as a result 3 innocents were killed who
neither had any personal enmity with murderers nor were they in any way linked
with the policy of the TV channel regarding terrorists. They were laborers
fulfilling their professional duties to earn livelihood by reporting any tragic
incident to the public. This is the main duty or print and electronic media
that it should keep public abreast of latest developments in the country. After
this tragic incident govt. announced to chalk out a comprehensive plan for
protection of all media houses but how will govt. provide protection to media
persons when leader of the CID Police Aslam Chaudhary becomes target of terrorists
despite of all the security because he was very actively crushing criminals and
terrorists.
All defense analysts having expertise in interior and
defense security have unanimous stance that after death of Aslam Chaudhary, Sindh
Police would not be able to reorganize itself against criminals and terrorists
as it was under the leadership of Aslam Chaudhary. In fact this is the main
goal of the wars imposed within the territory of a country that Security
Agencies lose their morale, important govt. persons get limited to security
boxes than leaving aside the public they are even cut off from their workers;
in such a situation the indifference of public to the decisions made by their
political leaders is a natural reaction. This is the 4th Generation
War that is slowly and seem-lessly engulfing the whole country; this war is
also to be fought by the army; than with due apologies, apparently in the name
of restoring the status of Constitution we have already brought the ex-Chief of
Armed forces to trial but in fact we are destroying the morale of the armed
forces and by extending undue favors and facilities to the country that has
planned and controlling this 4th generation war we are day dreaming
that she has become our friend…
Written by Khalid Baig,
Published in Daily
Nawa-i-Waqt,
Date: 24 January 2014.