How to tackle the wave of terrorism on war footing within Pakistan !
However the brave Pakistan army launched an operation against these fully armed with sophisticated militants, eliminating most of them and some escaping to flee to the southern region where lay the bastion of evils strong hold the Mehsud tribe of South Waziristan.But it wasn’t for very long that they could breath easily there too, because the valiant Pakistani Armed forces launched operation Nijat to completely eliminate them from the soil of Pakistan forever. Never the less, such actions against evil are not without some repercussions and unfortunately for the Pakistani citizens it turned into a nightmare of string of terrorist suicidal blasts and armed terror attacks in nearly most of Pakistan’s main cities like Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Lahore etc.
However, the need of the hour remains that quick time emergency preventive actions be devised on how to effectively deal with the threat that we are facing in the cities in the form of suicide bomb blasts and terrorism related raids in physical attacks form on educational institutions and sensitive installations. I personally feel that to control this threat immediately the government needs to make the terrorist” ineffective” and then go about how to them apprehend them,” physically”. Bare handed terrorists are like a toothless and fang trimmed tiger. I am sure you shall agree!
To explain what I mean by making them “ineffective” is that their sources of arms and ammunition needs to be plugged tightly to deprive them of such materials which are instrumental in causing death and destruction in large areas causing causalities in huge numbers. Funding of cash isn’t that important as is starving them of this equipment and material they easily get to lay hands on, to make bombs and mind you the vehicles in which they easily reach their targeted destinations. It is obvious they buy and obtain such material either from the local market or from some external source that is apart from the vehicles they use. The, RDS used in the making of bombs isn’t some thing which one can purchase over the counter, like buying an aspirin for a common headache? From what I understand locally its permitted sale is to licensed and registered organization engaged mainly in the mining or the construction projects such as of roads to cut mountains through explosives. Besides RDS there are many other components which are used in the making of a bombs planted or fitted in suicide Jackets. The latter type of bombing (Suicide) has been seen as the most effective threat from the terrorist and most difficult or safe to say uncontrolled by the law enforcement and security agencies till date.
The first effective measure for how to go about starving them would be to identify the external routes from where these materials and equipments possibly flow in and reach their hands and then tightly plug them. To achieve this border security at the Afghanistan and Indian borders has to become very vigilant and check posts should ensure through checking of all vehicles bringing in goods from across the borders. Simultaneously, internally the inter-city and inter provincial routes should also have fixed and mobile checking squads. It is not only the land route that needs to be watched but the coastal areas,as well.. They Navy and the coast guards should keep a vigil on the fishing boats as it is quite possible that this could be the most vulnerable one through which the arms and the explosives can be smuggled in large quantities. For the curtailment of explosive materials being obtained from internal sources, falling into their hands thorough investigation by means of checking the records of those organization and contractor to whom these RDS material was sold legally its present stock and the amount used by them on the project should be made accountable and verified. Car snatching and lifting should be taken seriously for it is this means by way of which these terrorist obtain transportation for themselves for reaching their destination and for monitoring the targets for planning an attack .At the first report of a stolen vehicle by the victim the police should act seriously to recover the vehicle. Which unfortunately till now has never been given much importance.
A media campaign should be launched to educate the ordinary public on how they can be helpful in identifying the suspicious elements with their areas. And the authorities should announce special numbers for the public to inform on.
As regards to the bigger group like TTP our brave Pakistan army’s soldiers have taken care of them in the Swat operation and inshallah very soon would eliminate the rest of the poisonous vipers during the ongoing operation launched in the South Waziristan by them.
Pakistan Zindabad and Pakistan Army Zindabad.
Written by: Mushtaq Sethi
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