United States is not the only country these days to have made a big mess and then desperately trying to find a face-saving way out of it. Here comes Pakistan!
I have been following the recent events in Pakistan – the Lal Masjid shootout in Islamabad and subsequent suicide attacks by religious fundamentalists on Pakistani army. While I am certainly not rejoicing the loss of innocent lives anywhere, I can’t help but hope it opens the eyes of Pakistani establishment in a way.
For years, Pakistan has funded and armed these religious fundamentalists in Kashmir, under the pretext of providing only moral support. We called them “terrorists” in India, but Pakistan chose to call them “Freedom Fighters” instead. According to media reports, lot of those so called freedom fighters were holed up in Lal Masjid and fighting their own army last week. Now if you look at the attacks on Pakistani army after the Lal Masjid incident, it’s easy to realize what a folly it was of Pakistani establishment to create this mess in the first place.
Call me a daydreamer, but I hope that Indian and Pakistani governments will one day fight this common enemy together!
