[DAWN] MANY Islamist holy warriors and their sympathisers, especially in Afghanistan and Pakistain, are recovering from the shock of Mullah Omar ... a minor Pashtun commander in the war against the Soviets who made good as leader of the Taliban. As ruler of Afghanistan, he took the title Leader of the Faithful. The imposition of Pashtunkhwa on the nation institutionalized ignorance and brutality in a country already notable for its own fair share of ignorance and brutality... 's death and struggling to spin a new narrative when confronted with difficult questions by opponents.
Why was Omar's death kept a secret? Was he merely a symbolic figure, held hostage by some powerful Taliban figures close to Pakistain's security establishment? Should the latest official statements by Taliban denying the internal rifts and power tussle be considered reliable? Is this the beginning of the decline of the Afghan Taliban? Is Al Qaeda set to lose its strongest ally?
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[DAWN] TERRORISM is considered the most urgent public issue facing Pakistain. In popular public discourse about terrorism, the role of the courts that are dealing with terrorism cases is considered to be critical in the fight against it. I think the establishment of dedicated anti-terrorism courts is a pretty good idea, maybe even basic to the fight. They'd be able to filter the BS content. For instance, if every prisoner tried sez he was only in Pakistain to learn Urdu, I think that particular excuse wouldn't get a lot of credence.
Underlying this popular public discourse is a theory about the law and the courts which is accepted as self-evident truth. This theory considers the lack of convictions by the courts as one of the main causes of terrorism. This is because it is propagated that the lack of convictions leads to both the acquitted Death Eaters again committing acts of terrorism and also that these lenient, non-convicting courts have no deterrent effect on other potential or actual Death Eaters as there is no fear of punishment. In short, this theory propagates that accused-loving or accused-fearing courts cause terrorism in a major way. If there's no punishment there's nothing to hold you back.
But what if this popular, 'self-evident' theory is really a myth?
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[DAWN] TERRORISM is considered the most urgent public issue facing Pakistain. In popular public discourse about terrorism, the role of the courts that are dealing with terrorism cases is considered to be critical in the fight against it.
