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Pardoning the Unpardonable

There is talk of makng peace with the TTP. What about their earlier atrocities on the Pakistani nation?

By Mussab Tariq | October 2021


Prime Minister Imran Khan in a television show has said that efforts are being made to manage the TTP, wherein they willl lay down arms and become regular citizens.

Pakistani people are worth a lot to the PM who has kept on asking for exchanges between Pakistani or Afghan Taliban.
Where are the counter illegal intimidation laws? What befell the triumph of the military in the previous Fata where fear-based oppressors were supposed to be crushed and millions were uprooted for this reason.
Terrorism unleashed devastation in Pakistan for almost 10 years, killing more than 80,000 citizens, army men, police personnel and kids. What gives the PM the choice to pardon butchers without any problem?
Pakistan has a severe Anti-Terrorism law and Anti-Terrorism Courts. For what reason are these not being utilized to try fear-mongers? For what reason are hoodlums, killers, scoundrels, brainwashers of youngsters and foes of individuals, not being challenged by the criminal Justice System?
Pardoning the TTP starts unacceptable trends. The pardon conveys the message that the people who carry out wrongdoings against the state and its people have a certain licence that others don’t. . In such circumstances, what would prevent others from waging war against the state and its citizens? Will a similar needless reprieve g iven to every criminal working againsi the state?
All the more significantly, who will ensure harmony and security to people once the individuals who believe in viciousness are permitted to wander indiscriminately?
Pakistan's desire for supporting the Taliban in Afghanistan and the steady move by the current government for acknowledgement and working with the Afghan Taliban is disturbing, particularly considering the known connections they have with the TTP. A few TTP detainees in Afghanistan have been freed and this has harmonized with the fortifying of their majority in Waziristan and other recently consolidated regions of KP. This is shown by the ascent in assaults on Pakistan's fighters and security personnel in the area, just as the resumption of coercion by Taliban bunches in South Waziristan where they are purportedly charging a level of agreement cash from project workers, merchants, carriers, and so forth
The withdrawal of American and Nato powers in Afghanistan should not mean help for fanatic political assailants that need to force their translation of religion on all residents, as is now being found in Afghanistan with limitations on young women’s schooling and a prohibition on shaving by men in certain spaces. Before such philosophies that disregard the essential privileges of residents acquire further ground here, the state should assume its part to establish its writ.
There should be clear punishment for the killers of the 144 kids and adults in the Peshawar Army Public School. There should be justice for Malala Yousafzai who was shot in the head for going to school. There should be justice for the widows and offspring of policemen who surrendered their lives battling the oppressors.
There should be justice for Aitzaz Hasan who controlled a self-destruction plan\ from assaulting his school and lost his life. There should be justice for Eid shoppers, attorneys killed while battling in courts, government officials and endless political labourers for practising their political rights. The Turi clan in Kurram, the Salarzais of Bajaur and the Bangash of Orakzai battled effectively to keep the Taliban out of their spaces. Their sacrifices should be regarded, not the Haqqanis who projected aggressiveness.
Aggressors should be captured, tried in courts, and made answerable for perpetrating violations against the state and its residents. The leader should regard the tradition that must be adhered to and the injuries of his people when tackling the oppression issue. Law and order should be a major piece of any political answers to end hostility,.