| Submit your comments on this article |
| India-Pakistan |
| Destroying the snake-pit |
| 2015-01-16 |
| [DAWN] IN the wake of the Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. carnage, the entire nation was united in its mourning for children whose dream of a bright future through education fell apart in a pool of blood. This tragedy will hopefully prove a game changer as we see the nation finally reject the morbid narrative and ideology of the Taliban. The immediate question was that while united in grief, are we united too in the will to fight the terror that stalks the length and breadth of our land. The military and politicianship resolved to be on the same page through a concerted counterterrorism strategy. Given the mandate by a multiparty conference in Peshawar, a parliamentary committee headed by the interior minister and advised informally by some counterterrorism professionals, including this writer, came up with a comprehensive framework for state and society to tackle the menace of terrorism and violent religious extremism in all its forms. |
| Posted by:Fred |