Terrorism in Pakistan - A Short Summary

TERRORISM IN PAKISTAN - A SHORT SUMMARY

Did terrorism started in Pakistan in the 1980s due to Afghan Jihad? Pakistan also wanted to crush the Russians to protect Afghanistan. If you are saying that terrorism started with the 1980s in Pakistan, then you are wrong. There were no suicide attacks and terror attacks on civilian populations of Pakistan before 2004. General Zia died in 1988 and Russia was completely defeated by 1989. What we did wrong was to side with America in its so-called war on terror in 2003, by sending our troops to tribal areas to kill our own brothers who were going from Pakistan to fight the invaders (US & NATO alliance). Then our own brothers turned against us. Later on, CIA, Mossad and RAW started funding groups in tribal areas against Pakistan Army and civilian population of Pakistan. US government has always played a double game with us.

The military heads at that time in the 1980s in Pakistan were sincere to whole Ummah, so they sided with Americans and fought the Russians to protect Afghanistan. Terrorists were not formed really with US leaving then. Terrorists were formed when US invaded Afghanistan after 9/11 and the then General Musharraff sided with Americans to kill Afghan Muslims on their soil and our own tribal people in Pakistan North. Naturally there was a backlash and the tribal people revolted against Pakistan Army and also our civilian population. With time, CIA and RAW funded groups in tribal areas against Pakistan Army and civilian population, and this sort of led to a civil war situation.

General Musharraff and General Zia are two completely different individuals. Don't think every Army General is a saint. General Zia loved Islam and took some necessary steps like controlling the society and the media. He supported the concept of Ummah and fought Russia in that spirit. General Musharraff was a hater of Islam and he took steps accordingly. He killed our own people and the Afghan Taliban also as per his slogan PAKISTAN FIRST. Nationalism is not part of Islam, patriotism is a different and accepted concept. We cannot blame Pakistan Army though as their actions depend on their Army Chiefs.

- S Roman Ahsan.