Re: Is Imran Khan becoming a father again?
Tribal leaders sheltering militants and harbouring great sympathy and support for those militants was a serious problem for Pakistan 5-6 yeas ago, and it still is to certain extent. Imran was not entirely wrong in his view that Pakistan military should pacify those tribal leaders, gain their trust and form a better network of intelligence sharing and cop-operation so they can stop shielding the militants which in return would’ve weakened and isolated the militants from innocent civilians. As a pacifist, I strongly that violence generates more violence, regardless of the fact who was more capable of winning the battle at the end, a full fledged war against those revenge obsessed tribes was never in Pakistan’s interest. In long run, Pakistan needs a pacified and friendly FATA as a buffer against increasingly hostile Afghanistan. Pakistan desperately need to have those tribal leaders on its side. Musharraf truly lost the plot or he never had one to begin with, but Gen. Kiyani and Gen. Shareef policies effectively highlight the efforts Pakistan’s making to win back FATA. The weekly targetted strikes are still going on, but thank God million times that Pakistani cities are not hit by multiple revenge attacks per day.
Carpet bombing and ethnic cleansing of the entire region is not the answer, for long term peace and security, its the tribal leaders who must change their attitude, realise the bigger picture and root out the evil from within.
Imran pioneered the tradition of openly debating FATA, exposed the complexities, he single-handedly made the issue of safeguarding this remote region a burning mainstream topics in politics. It’s a shame that no one could manage to do the same for Balochistan, not even himself. But Balochistan is definitely next. They need to have open debates on the subject. It’s okay if some are more controversial than others, all voices and all solutions must be heard.