Absurdity and Terrorism
One often
feels that most of the statements regarding terrorists, their game plan and
involvement of third hand are nothing but acceptance of the fact that
perpetrators are smatters than people working for law enforcing agencies. One
also gets the feeling that mantra of involvement of ‘third hand’ is only to
close the file rather than taking the pain to investigate, round up the
criminals and giving them exemplary punishment. One of the conspiracy theory is
that ‘militants, to be precise perpetrators, are embedded in law enforcing
agencies. If that is the reality, one does not know who can establish
government’s writ.
To begin
with one point has to be made very clear that putting the blame on external forces
is accepting failure of the law enforcing agencies. If perpetrators can just
walk into Pakistan from any neighboring country and manage to reach as far as Karachi,
it is a big question mark on the performance of more than three dozens of
intelligence agencies operating in Pakistan. This also highlights the inherent
weakness of the surveillance system. While one could find police collecting ‘Bhatta’
on main arteries, roads and even streets, one completely fails to understand
why the criminals can’t be intercepted? May be the police is keener in
collecting the booty rather than checking the movement of criminals.
Same goes
for the arms, which is pouring into Karachi in tons. It is said that that arms
are made in United States, dissolved USSR and India as well as from smaller
arms factories operating in the tribal areas. The influx of most lethal and modern
arms into Karachi also raises question about the performance of law enforcing
agencies. Politicians often demand de-weaponization of Karachi but hardly
bother to find out how the weapons reach Karachi. One of the suspicions is that
trucks and trawlers carrying goods for northern parts of the country bring the
arms to Karachi.
Another
conspiracy theory is that vehicles taking Nato supplies to Afghanistan carry
the arms on their return journey. Some of the cynics even to the extent of
saying that a large percentage of arms, meant for distribution among various
groups operating in Afghanistan never leave Pakistan. There are ‘rent a weapon’
operators located throughout the country and carrying arms while crossing
border or moving from one city to another is not necessary. These vendors are
located in the heart of most thickly populated areas having concentration of
different ethnic groups. It is also alleged that residents of the areas are also
used as ‘human shields’ and often personnel of law enforcing agencies are
hesitant in entering these areas.
A closer
watch on the recent happenings and working of rebel groups has established
beyond doubt that their sponsors provide them funds as well as arms and also
give them training. If rebel groups in Syria have anti aircraft guns and
missiles, possession of similar equipment by perpetrators in Pakistan just
can’t be rules out.
It is
suspected that various militants groups operating in Pakistan get support from
external sources. It may not be wrong to say that a proxy war is being fought
in Pakistan. The missions include from establishing supremacy of Shariah laws
to liberation of oppressed groups and from creation of independent Pakhtunistan
to Greater Balochistan. One of the outfits ‘Jundullah’ wears different caps. In
Pakistan it is said to be working for the liberation of Balochs and in Iran it
is fighting against Shias, who have usurped rights of Sunnis.
Courtesy: The Financial
Daily