Pak’s Cunning Games

By Farooq Ganderbali

Eager to show itself the victim of terrorist violence, Pakistan is trying all kinds of dirty games. Recently terrorists attacked a police academy in Lahore, wherein dozens of policemen were killed and many more injured. The ghastly act was the reminder of the place what Pakistan has been turned into. The terrorist attacks are becoming a continuous affair in Pakistan.

Ironically Pakistan government said that this attack is similar to the attack on Mumbai. One fails to understand how the two attacks are similar to each other. There is a lot of difference in selection of target and mode of execution. The Mumbai attack was the blatant terrorist attack on unprotected and unarmed civilians and Lahore attack was on well fortified police complex.

Basically Pakistan wants to prove that it had nothing to do with the attack on Mumbai hotels and these are isolated terrorists without any help from outside, who undertake such attacks. Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram rubbished the claim by saying that both the cases are totally different. Here Kasab has accepted that the attack was planned and he was sent with arms, after being trained in Pakistan. The terrorist had also accepted of getting help from some quarters of Pakistan establishment, India has already sent the proof to Pak government relating to the attack on Mumbai. Here it was a military attack, well planned in its attempt, which is clear by the fact that the militants came in a ship with the military weapons and goods.

Meanwhile Taliban has without any fear claimed the responsibility of the attack. Taliban commander Baitullah Masood in a statement accepted that the attack on Lahore was done by Taliban for the cause of its ideology. This is also clear by the arrest of a terrorist who is a member of Taliban. Pakistan feels embarrassed to acknowledge that the group which was created by it has turned itself against the mother country. During the invasion of Afghanistan by NATO forces, Pakistan allowed Talibanis to settle in Swat valley and now have given right to rule the valley independently in Pakistan. It is well known that in Pakistan from very early years, the government at times has been under the hands of politicians and at times under the hands of military rulers who indulged in wars with India like one in Kargil. They have been continuing with their well documented policy of ‘bleeding India to death with thousand cuts.’ But little did they know that India is strong enough to ward off effects of any such policy. Pakistan’s sword proved to be the double edged sword which cuts its host more than its enemy.

There is an inherent struggle going on in Pakistan to save the country from being split into fragments. The civilian government has long lost control of the situation and army too is desperately trying to avoid the same. Recently General Kayani warned President Zardari to be very offensive to improve the situation of the country otherwise military will have to intervene. Sensing a chance army will be giving it a try to take control of the country by deposing civilian government. The only thing that worries army is that whether they will be able to control the Taliban monster on their own. So they are giving Zardari a chance to fail. It is clear from the recent evidences that Taliban is trying to come into rule in Pakistan which is a red signal for India and government is to be very clear in its policies regarding the Talibans in Pak. The Taliban rule of Pakistan will be last nail in its coffin and a worrisome factor for India too. But given the strength of India’s defences and society, the effects would be minimal. The subversive activities of such elements will be taken care of easily by our powerful armed forces.