Seven charity workers shot dead in Pakistan

[Ali_Syed]

Re: Seven charity workers shot dead in Pakistan

@Amal

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I am actually quite disappointed with the reaction of local population be it Waziristan or any other tribal area. We were given to believe for centuries that tribal people are master of their own and they cannot be ruled forcefully. But the ground realities are totally different. I understand that groups like TTP are heavily armed — perhaps as good as an army — but still local population is the main source of their manpower and it is a general truth that even national armies cannot station at a place for long if the local population is hostile to them.

Secondly, they say that arms are their ornaments, then how come the role of local residents is almost a cipher in their own affairs? Doesn’t it demystify the theory that the tribals are invincible?

What would you do if the local police and army is not able to provide you security? The area where this attack has been carried out is a settled area near the capital. We as a whole have let the people on the front lines down.