While in Pakistan one may find that in almost every mosque during Friday Prayers’ sermon there is a mention of Jehad. On a busy road in Islamabad you will see the road is closed by some Lashkars (militant group) demonstrating some so-called religious rights. Outside the press club building one may see a group of bearded people having some pro-Syria banners attempting media attraction. There are religious seminaries with poor students spread in the nook and corner of the countries. A university chancellor reveals the plot of 9/11 and the New World Order and from the same university hostel militants associated with Al-Qaeda are arrested.
There is the so-called notorious land called FATA (notorious due to militants’ control and the marginalization of the locals). There is Waziristan where TTP Commander lives and TTP spokesman issues press releases and videos about Taliban. On certain occasion the so-called Afghan Taliban show their presence when some of them are transported to Doha for peace talks with the US.
The All Parties Conference recommended peace talks with the militants. Imran Khan suggested an office for them. Fazlullah group released video of the killing of an army Major General. Peshawar bleeds. But… but...
1. We are not sure of who these terrorists are and what are their aims and objectives.
2. The discourse of right ends in conspiracy theories and main-stream population sympathetic to the right attribute these terrorists’ activities to outside agents such as infidel West, India and Israel.
3. The discourse of left ends in an oversimplified argument that these terrorists are religious fundamentalist who want to occupy both Afghanistan and Pakistan and hence want to establish a Global Islamic Khilaft.
4. This polarization is only destabilizing the state and society and is posing further risks to regional and global peace.
There is the so-called notorious land called FATA (notorious due to militants’ control and the marginalization of the locals). There is Waziristan where TTP Commander lives and TTP spokesman issues press releases and videos about Taliban. On certain occasion the so-called Afghan Taliban show their presence when some of them are transported to Doha for peace talks with the US.
The All Parties Conference recommended peace talks with the militants. Imran Khan suggested an office for them. Fazlullah group released video of the killing of an army Major General. Peshawar bleeds. But… but...
1. We are not sure of who these terrorists are and what are their aims and objectives.
2. The discourse of right ends in conspiracy theories and main-stream population sympathetic to the right attribute these terrorists’ activities to outside agents such as infidel West, India and Israel.
3. The discourse of left ends in an oversimplified argument that these terrorists are religious fundamentalist who want to occupy both Afghanistan and Pakistan and hence want to establish a Global Islamic Khilaft.
4. This polarization is only destabilizing the state and society and is posing further risks to regional and global peace.
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