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OVERTLY manifesting its’ pragmatic n’ well-acknowledged
abhorrence towards terrorism in its’ all sorts of breed,
Pakistan has set off an all-out crusade to obliterate the
menace — in a way a hefty nuisance — to avert perceptible perils
to the guiltless humankind, wherever it dwells — onto the orb.
Its’ evident from the solo — yet wide-ranging — operation, which
the paramilitary troops carried-out in a secluded yet
significant locale, close to Wana, the headquarters of the
South Waziristan Political Agent, whereby over 25 suspected
aficionados of the al-Queda stalwart, Osama bin-Laden were put
in cage.
As the preliminary information recounts all these species have
been moved to a clandestine place for a follow-up probe — to
extract more info from them about the al-Qaeda network, posing
perils to the global peace and amity.
Prior to opting for such a course, authorities in Pakistan had
cautioned the tribal elders to hand-over any-one, affiliated
with the atrocious n’ heinous act of terrorism — lest they face
an awful scenario.
While setting a deadline for Feb-20, the sets of the
influential, dwelling close to the Afghanistan edge, were
given a word-of-honor that who-so-ever is handed-over to the
authorities — shall in no case — be extradited beyond oceanic and
would instead be dealt with the law of land — if at all found
culpable.
Yet, paradoxically such a gracious n’ genial offer did not
work as a result of which, the troops were left with no option
but to go far such a stroke. Least uptight about the image of
the lovely homeland — Pakistan — a set of ‘elders’ persisted with
their conceit n’ egoism, eventually generating nothing except
a tight spot for their own fellow-inhabitants in this limb of
the tribal belt.
As the world is well-acquainted with the veracity that
Pakistan — for a long time — has itself been a target of
terrorists’ assaults, blatantly at the behest of its’
foes — with their abode, both beyond the eastern and western
frontiers — of-course with India atop.
Such an alarm continues even today — like the hideous acts of
state terrorism in India held-Kashmir — a naughty maneuver, the
entire world has chastised.
Amid heavy odds came the Nine/Eleven episode. It was virtually
a most complex n’ delicate era for Pakistan to peruse a
pragmatic path vis-ŕ-vis the newest milieu, basically to
shield its’ own national interests — in a zestful way.
Taking into account the preamble of its’ foreign policy, which
is hallmarked by peace and tranquility — all-over, Pakistan took
an apposite decision to join the US-led crusade against
terrorism in its’ all forms and manifestations.
Every realist believes that though a dweller of a sanctified
realm — Saudi Arabia — Osama, who must be well-versed with the
teachings of the sacrosanct n’ sacred teachings of Islam, by
resorting to the ‘acts of terrorism’ — being beamed by his
communications, very often via the Qatar-based Arabic
television is not doing any service — even to his own religion,
which has love n’ esteem for all, irrespective of one’s faith,
color, cast, creed or credo, as serenity n’ equilibrium is the
fabulous feature of every Faithful.
With this perception, Osama [if at all he exists anywhere on
the earth planet and is just not a fantasy] is ought to
surface to meet the ‘fate’ — instead of posing risks to the
Muslim World — which has been placed in a status of scare n’
panic by the solitary supper power — the United States. If the
al-Qaeda chief doesn’t do so, Muslims — all-around shall be
cajoled n’ coaxed to wrap up that this ‘icon of terror’ is
dancing to the tunes of his masters’ voice — with no allure for
the podium of his familial faith — the Ummah.
We are — at the same time — decidedly optimistic that the
synchronized war against terrorism shall yield upbeat
corollary n’ violence — being phrased as ‘terrorism’ shall
evaporate, of-course without causing any more browse or
roguish to the human race, which has already suffered a
lot — due to the aversions among nations, which are in fact
eager to see a dawn of tranquility — for the definitive
affluence of the peoples, who love peace and hate all types of
skirmishes — every where on the earth.
While making an avid appeal to our brethren in the tribal belt
of Pakistan to extend their optimal co-operation to the
authorities in their righteous task to bring to a halt, all
acts of terrorism, we expect that the United States, which is
ought to take care of every-one — as a civilized empire n’ a big
brother — shall also make sure that no land — anywhere on this
planet — is punched by it without a bona fide raison d'ętre and
the upshots of the on-going settings are brought — by
Washington — to a logical end in a subtle style in place of any
vengeance or asceticism, which in no way befits such a
power — which via ‘a stroke of luck’ can place any-one onto its’
finger-tips n’ even beneath its’ thumb.
The US — with the Statue of Liberty — as its’ convivial emblem to
the peoples’ from every-where — have got to comprehend the
sounds of the whispers on the puffing wind n’ with this
outlook must depict with authenticity the matchless reverence
n’ veneration for the sovereignty of each n’ every territory
so as to get itself indexed in the history with — fascinating
words — to grind down the actions of the ‘tainted n’ vile idol’
of — not only the stone-age — but also the grisly monarchs of the
gone-by epochs, who are memorized as oafish n’ shall stay with
such a pictogram so — till eternity, the time without end.
© 2004 Mumtaz Hamid
Rao - Pakistan Times |
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