Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Saturday that terrorists might carry out retaliatory attacks in the country as they have suffered heavy losses in the wake of the military offensives in North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
Taliban might launch retaliatory attacks across Pakistan, says Gilani- Hindustan Times
Well, according to my view, if history has taught us anything, it has taught us that the remedies to radicalization cannot be sought solely through military suppression; social and political changes have to be part of the process.
Does a person who’s able to go to work at a meaningful job at a decent wage, who can take care of himself (or herself) and the family, and who sees hope in the political process and the future suddenly wake up and say “I think I’m going to start shooting at government and military personnel!?!”
People become radicalized because they have no voice in what is going on with them, and not one whole heck of a lot to lose by becoming violent. In fact, under those circumstances, many think they may have everything to gain.
Gilani just doesn’t get it, or doesn’t care. Unfortunately, that does not bode well for the future of the Pakistan and it’s people.