The Pakistani Spectator

The Battle for Pakistan has begun ……..or thats what our PM is saying.but is it really  that simple to categorize it as Black and white.No doubt we are at a critical juncture in your young nations history but we should also examine the factors which have lead us down this disastrous path.While I will focus on those factors and basics which are responsible for the state we are in right now I will like to focus more on the current situation in Swat right now.

Swat ,a beautiful scenic valley has been in the grip of terrorism for quite some time.However most baffling was the inability of our state more specifically our army to weed out the miscreants.Infact Mushrraf did nothing to reduce let alone eliminate the insurgency.Maulana Fazlullah was given a free hand to operate his infamous MULLAH RADIO  which enabled  him to take the people of swat hostage.

Currently the army operation has started and is being touted as successful.While I certainly pray that it is successful but I don’t know if it is .Infact I really hope that we are not going into  a 1971 like situation.With very little information coming out of the war zone everybody is confused and a lot of rumors a circulating around.More than a million people have been displaced and become refugees in their own country.The question is why is it taking such a long time to achieve normalcy in swat. Is it in the vested  interest of certain people or powers to keep a state of panic and fear in our country.The question also arises whether our security establishment has failed to curb this menace especially in an area so close to the capital.

I hope that the situation returns to normalcy and displaced people can return to their own homes.I hope and pray our country can survive and emerge stronger after this .Amen!