Spreading Roots Of terrorism In #pakistan

The winds of Islamic terrorism generally blow from pakistan.

There are more instances of terrorism spreading to other parts of the world from pakistan than any other country. If one has to counter Islamic terrorism ideologically one has to start destroying its roots in pakistan. Islamic terrorists from all over the world tend to look upon pakistan as the ultimate sanctuary not only because of the favourable terrain in the tribal belt, but also because of their confidence that they will enjoy public and state support in pakistan.

Many institutions in pakistan have turned out to be the spawning grounds of terrorism and terrorism—- mosques, madrasas, the Army, the Air Force, the US-trained Special Services Group (SSG), the Elite Force of the Punjab Police etc. Some of these such as the SSG and the Elite Force were specially raised and trained to deal with terrorism and terrorism and to protect the VIPS. They have turned out to be the breeding grounds of the evils they were meant to fight.

If a threat erupts unexpectedly from the nuclear and missile establisment, what form will it take? Leakage of material and technology to the terrorists? Seizure of material and establishments by extremist trojan horses in order to use them for intimidation? Both possibilities are there, but a definitive assessment is rendered difficult because of a lack of data.

pakistani authorities have not taken any action to confront terrorism ideologically. Their pretense of reforming and modernizing the madrasas has allowed the madrasas to continue to produce terrorism and terrorism.

No attempt has been made to reduce the influence of Wahabi clerics in the Armed Forces and the Police.

The Wahabised clergy provide the religious justification for acts of terrorism and terrorism. In 1993, the Clinton Administration placed pakistan for six months in a list of suspected state sponsors of terrorism.

There has been no action against any other officer of the ISI despite strong suspicions of their being mixed up with the Jalaluddin Haqqani group.

The ISI has gone back to its old ways of inaction against extremist and terrorist organizations and the breeding grounds of terrorism.

There has hardly been any action by the pakistani authorities to counter terrorism ideologically. Factories of terrorism and jihad are once again sprouting, providing a never-ending flow of new recruits to the extremist and terrorist organizations.

A comprehensive strategy to force pakistan to act firmly against the breeding grounds of terrorism is the urgent need of the hour.

Terrorism is again on the forward march in pakistan.