The unrepentant and adamant Pakistan

The recent massacre of innocent civilians at Kaluchak in Jammu was yet again an attempt to demoralise the security forces who are doing a commendable job against all odds to protect the unity and integrity of the country.  By targeting family members of the security forces, the terrorists had once again showed the world how much did they care about precious human lives. It was an attack against mankind bereft of all humane considerations and deserve no leniency but all condemnations and severe punishment.

There is no gainsaying that notwithstanding the success in Afghanistan, where the global coalition against terrorism had managed to dethrone the Taliban regime, the war against terrorism is far from being over. Osama bin Laden and Mollah Omar are still at large. Their followers, though ousted from Afghanistan, are now trying to regroup in different parts of the world.

It is learnt that more dangerously, few partners of the global coalition against terrorism are actually helping the terrorist forces, rather than trying to root out the menace from the face of the earth. Our western neighbour Pakistan is one such country. After September 11, that country was among the first nations to join the global coalition against terrorism. But in reality, it did everything possible to keep terrorism sustain itself. Despite the international pressure, Pakistan is yet to close down the training camps of terrorist forces on its soil. The country is still being considered a safe haven by the forces of destruction. All these are not merely Indian propaganda. Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl had to pay the price for bringing out the truth. It is now an established fact that Osama bin Laden was in Pakistan during the Afghan war. The attacks on Indian Parliament, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and on the civilians at Kaluchak, are indicative enough that the terrorists are still receiving help from across the border despite the tall promises made by Pakistani President Parvez Musharraf of not allowing any terrorist activities from its soil.

Time has now come for the international community to put pressure on Pakistan. Kashmir issue and terrorism are two totally different things. Terrorism is no solution to the Kashmir issue. The Pakistani President should not be allowed to justify his acts of helping and abetting terrorism hiding behind the Kashmir problem again and again. This poses a great danger to world peace as an escalation of tension between India and Pakistan may prove costly to the world.

      
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