- Pakistan needs to raise a permanent, well armed INTERNAL security force, separate from the Army. Something like the SS, without the racism and hate, but well organized well armed etc. (Similar in that way)
This body, lets call it ISF, would be under the command of the Interior Ministry and Defence Ministry jointly (a joint commission of people from each). The PM would have a deciding vote.
This would serve as the basic force to tackle internal miscreants. As and when needed, it would be backed by the Army.
- The mullahs hold FATA and Swat, with a presence of followers in the cities, but essentially those areas are their fort. We should enact a PERIMETER DEFENSE. This means surround those areas, nothing gets in-nothing out. A ring system as deployed in WW2 around Moscow by the USSR.
With this in place, we could use a combined force of ISF, FC and the Army to gradually take and hold the territory, starting with Swat. Essentially, we can overwhelm them with numbers-and permanently hold it. These forces would stay in some numbers, like Indian troops in Kashmir.
Once Swat is safe, the same ring tactics can be deployed around FATA. Knowing that the remit here is merely to stop the idiots entering the settled areas. Pen them in.
- Enact a complete media blackout over troubled areas. The Army can then act with impunity. Will civilians die? Yes, tough. The state is the greatest good. Use any weapon short of nukes in our disposal. This means B/C weapons if needed.
I am all for your suggestions, actually a good news: PM announce two days ago, they are going to raise a specially trained force to fight terrorism.
But the ring-strategy only work when you have full backing of people behind you, which incase of Pakistan is not. Pakistan is density populated, its not like Russia or Europe which have 100 of miles of green land for fighting. Why Pak Army, US Army & Nato having problems, coz they have to fight for inch by inch, house by house.
Their is a reason why Pakistan authorities are crying about talk & fire, you can't win this war with just fire power. You kill one taliban .. and two will come up, we have to destroy them on idealogical basics first, then use fire power. Unfortunately all the media of Pakistan is busy in political maneuverability & scandals. Not a single anchor have time to get one extremist on live TV and put him with the bunch of Mullah's who can explain him that they are shyt of this world and whatever they are doing its wrong, its that easy !