God has created this beautiful
world with immense love and kindness. With Enormous affection Allah Almighty has
given birth to his lovable creatures. He has given multiple colors to this
world. He has formed Rivers, Oceans, Mountains, Stars and several other
creations for the pleasure of mankind. He has given millions of shades to this
mortal world. All are made for the gratification of human beings. Unfortunately,
Human beings did not understand the motives of the creation of this world.
Destruction and turmoil have become the fashion of the day.
Terrorism is the biggest threat to Pakistan’s progress. It is the gravest foam
of destruction and disaster. It damages the internal as well as external
infrastructure of every country. Insecurity and mental pressure have created a
sense of self deprivation among masses. It roots can be traced back from 1979,
when there was an effort to kick out Russia from Afghanistan. But the problem
became severe after 9/11. And now in 2011, it’s become a menace for our
motherland. At present, Pakistan has been facing the gigantic problem of
terrorism. It has become the fashion of the day. It is regarded as headache for
federation and a nightmare for public. It has colossal roots which spread inside
the internal as well as external boundaries of Pakistan. Although it is global
issue yet Pakistan has to bear the brunt of it. Pakistan’s involvement in war
against terrorism has further fuel the fire. We are facing war like situation
against the terrorists. This daunting situation is caused due to several
factors. These factors include social injustice, economic disparity, political
instability, religious intolerance and also external hands or international
conspiracies. A handful of people who have their vicious interests to fulfil
have not only taken countless innocent lives but also distorted the real image
of Islam before the world through their heinous acts. Terrorist acts like
suicide bombings have become a norm of the day. On account of these attacks
Pakistan is suffering from ineffaceable loss ranging from civilian to economic.
People have become numerical figures, blown up in numbers every now and then.
Terrorists have not left any place vacant. They spread around the whole country.
Markets, shrines, mosques, hotels, gardens and educational institutes all are
now under the thumb of just one click of terrorists. They blasted everything.
They are responsible for the innocent lives of people. They hold special place
in hell.
Islam is the pious religion around the whole orb. Purity of Islam reflects from
the teachings of Holy Prophet( PBUH ).It always gives the message of peace ,
prosperity , kindness, justice, equality and love. Islam forbids all kinds of
corrupt activities. Massacre of innocent lives are highly reprehensible in
Islam. Committing cruel activities are forbidden in pious religion Islam. Islam
openly negated terrorism.
The religion of Islam (Submission), advocates freedom, peace and mutual
agreement and admonishes aggression. The following verses make it very clear.
“And do not aggress; GOD dislikes the aggressors”. (Quran 5:87)
“You shall resort to pardon, advocate tolerance, and disregard the ignorant”. (Quran:
7:199)
The relations of Muslims (Submitters) with others are based primarily on peace,
mutual respect and trust. The theme in the Quran is peace, unless there is
oppression or injustice that cannot be resolved by all the peaceful means
available. The true religion of Islam forbids the killing of innocent people,
irrespective of the cause, religious, political or social beliefs.
“...You shall not kill * GOD has made life sacred * except in the course of
justice. These are His commandments to you that you may understand.” (Quran
6:151)
“You shall not kill any person * for GOD has made life sacred — except in the
course of justice.” (Quran17:33)
Islam is the perfect religion of the world; it condemned all stances of
terrorism. How can a terrorist wish for heaven? They are directly assigning
their place in hell.
Injustice is one of the foremost factors that breed terrorism. When the
grievances of the people are not redressed they resort to violent actions. So
this is the case with Pakistan where timely justice has always been a far cry.
Hence, the delayed justice is working as incentive for victims and dragging them
to the swamp of terrorist organizations.
Illiteracy is the root causes of extremism and terrorism. More than one in five
men aged 15 to 24 unable to read or write, and only one in 20 is in tertiary
education. Such a high illiteracy rate has made Pakistan vulnerable to
terrorism. Furthermore, technical and vocational education, and adult literacy,
are especially important but unfortunately have been neglected the most in
Baluchistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Tribal Areas. Illiteracy and lack of
skills provide fertile ground for those who wish to recruit young men and women
to their cause, especially when significant monetary payments are attached.
Regarding poverty, it is also an incubating cause of terrorism. And it is said
that “a hungry man is an angry man.” Notably, majority of people in Pakistan are
living below poverty line. While especially for the youngsters, unemployment has
made the matter worse. In these adverse circumstances, some people go to the
level of extremism and even commit suicide. These are the people whose services
are hired by the terrorist groups and they become easy prey to terrorism.
Food insecurity is also linked with militancy and violence. When people remain
unable to afford food and cannot meet their basic needs civil strife grows. A
report by the Islamabad-based Sustainable Development Policy Institute the
highest levels of food insecurity, for instance, exist in the Federally
Administered Tribal Areas, according to the report, where 67.7 per cent of the
people are insecure. The next highest level is in Baluchistan, with food
insecurity at 61.2 per cent, and then in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 56.2 per cent. In
Pakistan some extremist forces are exploiting the feelings of lower and lower
middle class food insecure people. They are motivating their unemployed youth to
commit heinous crimes such as suicide attacks against innocent people.
Another reason of terrorism is dissatisfaction. When a person is dissatisfied
with the rulers and thinks that his rights are being humiliated or exiled, his
living of life has not been compensated, he is deprived of rightful inheritance
to office, wrongly imprisoned and property confiscated then he joins some
religious parties. It does not matter which organisation it would be. None of
the organizations has any importance for him. Adopting an organisation would
only save him from the critical situation he is in and leaves him to play in the
hands of his so-called leaders who destroy his public sense of security.
Today’s Pakistan is facing democratic turmoil. A path chartered by the military
regime of Ayub Khan, Yahiya Khan then of Zia-ul-Haq was altered by yet another
military regime that of Musharraf. All these regimes produced political
instability, poor governance, institutional paralysis, by passing the rule of
law, socio-economic downfall and so on. These fragile conditions along with
deteriorating law and order situation have provided a fertile ground for
terrorism to grow.
Furthermore, lack of proper government set-up and lack of coordination and
information sharing between various institutions of government is also a cause
of behind the escalating terrorist activities. Not to talk of providing security
to common people, our law enforcing agencies (LEAs) have completely failed to
protect high officials of the country. In the absence of law and proper trial
the terrorists are entrenching their roots firmly. Failure of the (LAEs) to
bring the terrorist to book has emboldened terror mongers to strike at a target
of their choice at will. Schools, hospitals, markets and places of worship have
become their favorite targets.
The soviet Afghanistan war was the most critical event responsible for spreading
militancy and intolerance in Pakistan. A fundamental change that altered the
very character of Pakistani society occurred after establishment of the soviet
backed communist regime in Afghanistan. The aftermath of the soviet withdrawal
exposed the damage, transformation of violence and Weaponisation into Pakistani
society. It ultimately plagued Pakistan with a new trend commonly referred as
“Kalashnikov Culture” and “Talbanisation”.
Religion became the dominant force during the Zia regime when the Islamization
of laws and education became a state policy. And the Islamic legislation was
promulgated and a number of Islamic enactments were made, including the Hudood
and blasphemy laws. One may also mention the vital role of the jihadi in their
fight against the Soviet military occupation with the American support, as well
as the generous patronage extended by the government to the religious parties
and groups. It may be added that various religious groups benefited from the
support they received from abroad, in particular from Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Religious Madrasah is not something new for the Islam or our country. But after
Russian attack on Afghanistan it took a new dimension. They were being used as
recruitment centers for jihadi. Thousands of Mujahedeen were trained and sent to
Afghanistan for so-called jihad. After the fall of Russia, a sizeable number of
the jihadi who returned to Pakistan got involved in terrorist activities.
Since September 11, 2001, 21,672 Pakistani civilians have lost their lives or
have been seriously injured in an ongoing fight against terrorism. The Pakistan
Army has lost 2,795 soldiers in the war and 8,671 have been injured. There have
been 3,486 bomb blasts in the country, including 283 major suicide attacks. More
than 3.5 million have been displaced. The damage to the Pakistani economy is
estimated at $68 billion over the last ten years. Over 200,000 Pakistani troops
were deployed at the frontline and 90,000 soldiers are fighting against
militants on the Afghan border.
Iranian Revolution also created a sense of conflicts inside the boundaries of
Pakistan. Sectarianism conflicts erupted. Shia and Sunni rivalry began which
further deteriorated the condition. This also laid the strong foothold of
extremist inside the boundaries of Pakistan.
War on terrorism9/11 began, when three hijacked planes collided with the World
TRADE CENTE NEW YORK and Pentagon building. This was the cowardly attack which
occurred on 9/11.killed several innocent lives of people. People were buried
under the roof of largest building. This clearly showed the weakness of USA
intelligence agency. President Bush invited the whole international community to
participate in so called war on terrorism. Pakistan became the top non NATO ally
of Pakistan. Pakistan moves heaven and earth to curb the power of Taliban. After
the long year of partnership, between USA and Pakistan, USA has decided to
evacuate Afghanistan before 2014.This war on terrorism has claimed millions of
innocent lives. Millions of USA military officers were lost their lives. It
created havoc around the whole globe. USA will assign this responsibility to
afghan forces.
The drone strikes have increased anti-Americanism in Pakistan society and the
region. The terrorists have used the collateral damage to maximize the
environment and society to their benefit. Families of people killed in
collateral damage become ideal nursery for suicide bombers In Pakistan society
drone attacks are popularly believed to have caused even more civilian
casualties than is actually the case. The persistence of these attacks on
Pakistani territory is continuously creating public outrages and alienating
people from government and Army. The drone is a tactical weapon and has
certainly given good results tactically to support coalition forces operation on
their sides of the border but strategically history has many unanswered
questions.
Terrorism puts adverse impact on the life of individuals. Every city is now
under the influence of terrorism. It affects the mental health of people. People
fear around the whole country. Our beloved father of nation Quaid-e-Azam
condemned bloodshed on every occasion. Unfortunately now at every place in
Pakistan Rivers of blood are flowing. Dead bodies are floating in this river,
and all are happening because of terrorism. Terrorism spreads havoc .It claimed
millions of lives. Don’t know how many others will be victimized in upcoming
days. It puts bad impact on social life. Now Pakistani society has become the
hub of terrorism. Bomb blast has become the norm of the day. Every street comes
under the target of just one thumb click. Students are avoiding going to
schools. Absences of teachers are reached at its zenith. Overall infrastructure
of FATA, KP, and Baluchistan are damaged because of massive terrorist attacks.
Girl’s schools are also targeting. The basic motives of terrorists to damage the
educational institutes. They do not give preference to women education. They
want to treat women as chattels. They openly negated the concept of women
empowerment. The recent attack on 14 year old blameless girl named Malala Yusuf
zai was regarded as cowardly act of terrorists. What they want? They actually
want illiterate Pakistan. They wanted to spread the condition of Pre Islamic
Arab. Pre Islamic Arabs were engaged in nasty circle of vices. They were the
rulers of darkness. They were unaware people. After the arrival of light in the
shape of Prophet (PBUH) the overall world has been transformed. No one knows the
hidden motives of extremist except bloodshed. Education is regarded as the blood
of a country. Nation cannot grow like a tree in the absence of education.
Education provides knowledge. It gives respectful position in social cycle.
Absence of knowledge is as similar as absence of humanity in men. God has given
full permission to avail knowledge. It is the right of every individual to
attain knowledge. Without knowledge, a man is like an animal.