Re: Australia unlikely to tour Pakistan
I am not so sure I share this helplessness. Yes, we are now veering into a non-cricketing discussion, but lets take this discussion in a logical direction. If mods feel, they can split it up. These suicide bombers get explosives from somewhere. Most likely these explosives are coming from our frontier law-less areas. Our security agencies should be keeping an eye on whats going on and choke the supply of such explosives. They also need to infilterate organizations that are committed to harming Pakistan and Pakistanis in the name of global jihad. Brain-washed suicide bombers should be caught in their steps and not allowed to have access to explosives. I am sure our security agencies can do a much better job in preventing such tragedies, rather than just "investigating" them after the fact and rub their hands to say "we can't stop a moron".
Yes I know we are digressing slightly but I shall try and keep it short. Security forces could perhaps do a better job to minimise this threat (and they probably are already). Without their efforts we might see even more killings etc. Just before the recent tragic blasts in Lahore they arrested three people but it appears some of these terrorists somehow managed to by-pass the system and were able to complete their 'mission'. It would almost be impossible to ensure fool-proof security since weapons are readily available in our North Western province and there is no shortage of brain-washed individuals esp. in our tribal belt and among the masses. First and foremost we need to educate the masses and target their minds from a very young age. Teach them that such thinking is abnormal & unhealthy and suicide bombing is fundamentally evil and a sin in Islam. That suicide cannot be justified by one's circumstances, upbringing, pent-up feelings, grievances, sense of deprivation etc. So that people who have even access to such explosives are not brain-washed easily and think twice before carrying out such terrible crimes. Madrassahs (a lot still needs to be done) should be reformed and self-styled mullahs who eulogise or indirectly support suicide bombers in their various sermons must be quickly taken to task.