Is There A Plan B ??

 

                                                         IS There A Plan B ??

There was a mayhem in Peshawar suicide bombings, a carnage and a bloodbath, that too after Government continuous efforts of peace talks. I wouldn't talk about how many Pakistanis lost their life's, how many were injured, security lapse on part of the intelligence agencies, condemnation on part of Government, political leadership, civil society, rallies across Pakistan to show solidarity with the martyrs, talk shows on different TV Channels etc because to me these things have become irrelevant, we discuss and mourn after every incidence and forget after  few days. But this incidence in Peshawar  has send shock waves across Pakistan, you can feel the palpable pulse of anger and frustration across the country, people are agitated and angered, finally we are seeing a sense of consensus evolving across the country, including political elite and different religious groups. Take these terrorist head on, either finish them or be finished, do not bleed to death.

PMLN and PTI won the May 2011 General Elections with a clear mandate given to them by the people of Pakistan to solve their decade long problems. Imran Khan clearly has run his Election campaign on the slogan of drones and ending terrorism through talks. Similarly Mian Nawaz Sharif a great advocate of peace talks with terrorists. Now what is baffling and unimaginable that the day this Government took charge both in Federal Government ( N League ) and Provinces, made it very clear that they want peace through talks, don't want any bloodshed but they are reciprocated with countless attacks inside Pakistan in fact more than 1250 people have lost their life's in different suicide or because of  other terrorist activities.

Now question arises "Is Their Any Plan B" ???

Imran Khan PTI's continuous insistence on Peace talks and Mian Sahb reluctance to deal these terrorists with iron hands has  literally shaken the confidence of many like me who trusted these parties by sending them to helm of affairs. PMLN made the right moves by calling an "APC", trying to bring all stakeholders on one page particularly Imran Khan PTI  was given the mandate by war torn KPK people, great advocate of peace talks, claims of knowing these areas better than anybody else, their traditions as well. Secondly this APC has shown Government honest intentions to negotiate with these elements who always hide behind shades of Drones and American interventions in Pakistani State affairs.

Now let me shed some light on Multi Billion rupee industry run in these areas, all the criminals from across the country involved in heinous crimes gets a safe heaven there ( Just recently target killers, bhatta khors, terrorists, kidnappers etc dodged the agencies after their operation in Karachi reached these no go areas ). Target Killing, Kidnapping for ransom ( Multi Billion Rupee Business ), Arms deals, tools of Proxy War of different intelligence agencies ( CIA, RAW, KGB, Moss ad etc ), every individual or vehicle has to pay them the Bhatta to cross the area, smuggling etc, in fact they will and can do anything for money. Now Question arises where is the ideology ?? There are dozens of groups involved in these heinous crimes, you give them the money they will do anything for you. ( recently met a Afghan Businessman, he smiled when I asked him the fate of peace talks, "Doc do you expect that "Taliban" will surrender  this power, money, influence and agree to lay down their arms, turn back to their miserable life's, take peanuts offered by Government ( Rickshaw, offer to build homes etc by Government ) if you think so, you are a fool".  This makes more sense, that thousands of criminals involved or wanted by Provincial or State agencies who are hiding in these areas would surrender, hope our Government realise the gravity and scale of the problem we are facing ??

A very idiotic logic given by few that a operation will lead to a disaster in the country, TTP will focus the settled areas of the country, do these morons realise they  are already targeting settled areas of the country, Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar etc what more they can do ?? Already hundreds of people  have lost their life's  while thousands have become handicapped, what else they can do ??. Another logic that you can not win this war, thousands will be displaced once operation starts, civilian causalities will start an uproar. Answer is very simple when Army carried the Swat operation with Government and Public backing, they were successful, in fact within months terrorists were either flushed from the area, arrested or killed. Secondly People of KPK opened their houses for these IDP's, thousands  were accommodated, Provincial Governments established camps for displaced, every possible measure was  taken to take care of them. Similarly Drone rhetoric by "Imran Khan" that they are the major reasons of terrorism fading away as well, recent report in National Assembly giving us the exact number of Civilian causalities in Drone strikes, still i do feel Pakistan need to take control of these Drones if they are inevitable in War against terrorism so this way this War On Terror can owned by us rather giving an impression that we are fighting an American Proxy War. As far as civilian causalities  are concerned I must concede this is the real soft belly which needs to  be taken care off, evaluate carefully before starting a ruthless assault plus a comprehensive plan to rehabilitate the IDP's displaced in different operations in the past. Finally another very painful and heart wrenching fact that 50 thousand plus civilian and Armed Forces personnel lost their life's in this War on Terror, while thousands were handicapped, thousands of families had financial as well as social implications, according to official data, Pakistan Economy suffered the most ( close to 100 billion dollar ).

But question arises, are these terrorists giving us any choice ?? are we left with any other option once a Dictator  has pushed us into this war ??

Key to winning Gorilla war fare is with Public support, as Vietnam and SriLanka successfully defeated their enemy, won Gorilla battles, Public opinion in their favour was key to their success. Now it needs to be seen Mian Nawaz Sharif has the will or let me put it that way courage to confront these barbarians, killing innocent civilians and waging war against our State in the name of Allah and Islam. Nawaz Sharif was clearly stunned and visibly broken with the recent happenings, clear desperation was visible during his brief conversation with the Media in UK after horrendous act of terrorism in Peshawar. Now Question must be asked of to Mian Sahib, if he has the ability or answer to this onslaught on Pakistani State by terrorist ?? Has he got any Plan B while Peace options are exhausted ??. He already has given peace a chance, did his job, made an effort to build consensus it's time to Stand as a Leader and be Counted because history remembers the brave Leaders who stood by their Nation's. Secondly he is a businessman, must realise nobody invests in war torn country, every investor wants single penny of his investment to be safe and protected. These "son's of the soil" ( TTP ) created by our agencies to give impetus to "deep state doctrine" back firing big time, these babies has turns into monsters, started eating their own children.

For Imran Khan, message is very clear, you made your point, Peace has been given a chance, still those willing to lay down their arms, surrender to writ of the State, abide to Constitution of Pakistan, can be accommodated, but those butchers taking innocent life's must be dealt ruthlessly. Imran Khan must come out of his Election rhetoric's, stand  hand in hand with Federal Government, in fact with people of Pakistan because impression is emerging in Media and amongst people that he is the real hurdle in operation after Taliban's continuous attacks on civilian and Armed Forces. His Drone rhetoric fading away as well because recent report presented in National Assembly clearly indicates the exact number of civilian causalities in Drone strikes.  Looks Imran Khan had never thought of  Plan B ??.