Fighting terrorism: awards for the deserving
PAKISTAN security forces are doing a good job in fighting terrorism and extremism, but this fight has proved very long and tedious where the security forces have suffered great losses.
The highly motivated soldiers lay their lives for the sake of the nation and its people. The status of performing the ‘toughest job’ of the post-Sept 11 decade can be allotted to the security forces. They have been quite literally ‘in the line of fire’ for far too long.
The unabated targeting and killing of the police, Rangers and the armed force by terrorists has raised the death toll to a considerable degree.
Evidently, terrorists view those forces that pose a resistance to their existence as a great threat that must be removed.
We must acknowledge the efforts of our soldiers and policemen who, despite knowing what they put their lives up to while being on duty, still do it everyday.
It is amazing that achievement awards are being bestowed upon many people who aren’t even deserving of the credit they receive.
Merit has never been our criteria for anything in this part of the globe. High achievers are ignored. We must change our preferences and try to exalt the common man.
Awards ought to adorn the uniforms of brave soldiers and policemen instead of their big bosses who do not have the capacity to grow any bigger.
Our hero is the soldier who fights against terrorists head on. It is the security guard who grabs terrorists clad in a burka entering the girls’ cafeteria of the International Islamic University.
It is the guard of a private bank who saves the bank and the people in it while he performs his duty.
It is all the soldiers who stand guard at Siachen and Salala along the Indian and the Afghan border respectively. They are the ones that need to be backed, supported and lauded for their bravery.
PROF KABIL KHAN
Peshawar
Why can’t our army take over Waziristan and flush out the terrorists? Do they have atom bombs, or are they better trained than our army, or may be our army jawans were trained to fight at Siachen but never trained to fight at a place like Waziristan. In an independent sovereign country if one man is killed, the government moves earth and heavens to stop such killings; how come that now innocent people are being killed in scores literally everyday, and nothing is being done. Even General Kiani says we are passing through real bad times, but why? Why is he just sitting and watching bad times passing by? Why can’t the mighty army of Pakistan with modern weapons fight with terrorists in the mountains with old fashioned guns? Would it go on happening until they stop at their own sweet will? What kind of defense forces have we created to protect us? I have a feeling that this comment will not be published, as it will anger the establishment.
only Low rank personal is sacrificing, but the high Rank like kiyani is confused about enemy, like his recent statement about unseen enemy. but whole the world know about useen element are Taliban, you created them, fed them with the money from arab countries. Mr kiyani still you think the enemy is hidden, then step down or call united nations to root out terrorism.
our soldiers are our hero. off course they are deserving the credits,rewards and awards
Wonder whose war they are fighting…..This saga will not end by war only it calls for a long term strategy.
Even within Army Merit in awarding ranks is Questionable? A NATION DEVOID OF MERITS IS BOUND TO GET MIRED IN WAR AND TERRORISM.