Chitralis condemn cross border attacks

Chitral-  -- A pal of gloom has descended on Chitral after hearing about militant rebels from Afghanistan attacking Chitral's border posts inflicting heavy casualty on the paramilitary deployed there. The feeling of insecurity seems writ large on the faces of peace loving Chitralis who have historically never been associated with violence and armed armed aggression.

The question every Chitrali asks is that are our borders so vulnerable so as to be marauded by armed insurgents over-powering the regular militia on duty there, or is there more to it than than meets the eye?. Knowledgeable sources say that powerful anti Pakistan forces are behind the insurgents who single handedly would not dare such audacious move against an established army.

The most agonising aspect of the tragic episode is that both sides i.e. the attacking militants and the defending Chitral Scouts soldiers were chanting "Allah Akbar" (God is great) while killing each other. This is the very point which needs to be focused on. If the militants have been misled to believe that they were fighting a holy war against the Pakistani armed forces, then the problem stands identified and efforts should be made to remove this fatal misconception and clear their minds.

The enemies of Pakistan have launched a psychological war against the country which is more dangerous than the traditional physical conflict. Pakistan needs to get its act correct and not blindly rely on force to try curb an ideology; instead it needs to aggressively employ psychological methodology to put those who have gone on the path of animosity back on the path of tolerance and coexistence. For this, justice, fairplay, meritocracy and rule of law in the society are prerequisites, perhaps!. -- 'CN report', 29 Aug 2011

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