Pakistani Politicians Unite against Musharraf but Not against the Terrorists
By Riaz Haq
CA
Pakistani politicians, judges and media appear to be unified in their support of trying former President Musharraf for treason under Article 6 of Pakistan's Constitution. Unfortunately, no such consensus exists to act against the murderous monster of terrorism which has its head in North Waziristan with its tentacles spread across the country. This raises several questions:
1. Do the politicians, judges and media in Pakistan see Musharraf and the military as a bigger threat than the Taliban terrorists and their sectarian allies attacking all institutions of the state and slaughtering innocent Pakistani citizens on a daily basis?
2. Can the monster of terrorism be contained by attempting to sever just a few of its tentacles here and there while leaving its head alone to thrive in North Waziristan and grow more tentacles to continue their campaign of murder and mayhem in all parts of Pakistan?
3. Does Pakistan really have sovereignty over FATA, particularly North Waziristan, from where the TTP leadership regularly mocks the state institutions of Pakistan and flouts its laws and constitution?
4. If Pakistan is failing to assert its sovereignty in FATA, is it justified in claiming that the American drones are violating it?
5. Is it more important for the politicians, judges and journalists to settle scores with Musharraf and the military than to improve civil-military relations to unify the nation against the common enemy, the terrorists, attacking all of them?
6. Is the total lack of action by the Pakistani state to protect its citizens an indication of Pakistan fast becoming a failed state ?
7. Do the politicians and the judges not realize that they risk looking impotent and ineffective in the eyes of the world by failing to protect the people of Pakistan from internal and external aggression? Are they not becoming the laughing stock of the world?
8. Do Pakistani politicians, judges and journalists want international investors, tourists and cricketers to return to Pakistan?
9. Can Pakistani economy recover without tackling the growing violence perpetrated by well-armed and well-trained terrorists who challenge the legitimacy of Pakistani state from their headquarters in North Waziristan?
10. Have Pakistani politicians advocating peace talk with the Taliban learned anything from ANP's experience of surrendering Swat to the terrorists in 2009? Do they remember the reign of terror unleashed by the Taliban after the ANP agreed to their demand to establish "Niazm-e-Adl" in Swat?
11. Have PML(N) and PTI leaders forgotten what the Taliban did to the ANP leadership in the last few years after their 2009 deal in Swat? How the TTP systematically killed and removed many of ANP's top leaders from the scene? How ANP was completely wiped out in the last general elections in May of this year?
A wise person learns from others' mistakes, an average person from his or her own mistakes, and a fool learns from anyone's mistakes. What the Pakistani leaders do now will determine who they are: wise, average or stupid!
Please watch the following video dealing with the above questions:
https://vimeo.com/69397487
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