Someone asked me few days back that why USA and Pakistan are not achieving desired result against Taliban, Al-Q and extremists. Though I did tell him what I believe, I was reluctant to put that on paper. Reason is that I am different from Taliban and even though I would like to see them eliminated completely, my prayer is that they get guided and become Muslim. Taliban may think that spreading terror and cutting the throat of other humans is Islamic virtue but to me it is evil and only Shaitanic cult can do that. As for Muslims, they are messenger of peace and tranquillity. Everyone feel safe amongst Muslims, be they Muslims or non-Muslims, and no one feel threatened from them. Anyhow, here are facts about Taliban and reason they are surviving.
What is fact? I think that Pakistan and even USA/NATO/Afghanistan, actually, all government forces fighting these extremists are fighting with their hands tied. Rules of engagement National government forces adopt is much different than what Taliban/Al-Q/extremist adopted. All forces fighting 'Taliban/Al-Q and other terrorists' believe on taking prisoners and they release them too. Rules of engagement 'Taliban/Al-Q and other terrorists' have adopted are rules medieval pagans use to adopt, where taking prisoners was not on humanitarian grounds but for purpose of slavery, ransom or prisoner exchange, else they kill their prisoners brutally, regardless of who their prisoners are. These people are ‘messenger of terror’ and to impose their authority these people believe on creating terror in the hearts of people. Whereas, present day government forces try to represent people (even in dictatorial rule) and thus believe that to impose their authority they have to create love and respect in the hearts of people.
We should remember that Iblis (Shaitan) loves 'human sacrifice', where humans kills other humans and forces of Iblis do not take prisoners but kill them brutally. Even when Taliban was fighting NA, they were following same Shaitanic rule of engagements and that was to kill prisoners brutally. Taliban use to kill their prisoners on spot or to save bullets they use to cut their throats or use to put them in goods containers where prisoners use to get slowly suffocated to death. Taliban/Al-Q/extremists do not care for any human, be they Muslims, old, young, women, children or whatever. This is what they use to do to NA prisoners, as to them nothing matters, be they human or whatever, as they themselves are not human but animals, worshipper of Shaitan but doing propaganda that they are Muslims.
Just imagine that we talk about ‘Guantanamo Bay’, but why? Because USA took prisoners to ‘Guantanamo Bay’ and many have also returned. But we do not talk about so many men, women, and children who died due to American bombing or who American soldiers may have killed. Why is that? It is because USA behaved like human and took them prisoners, some even returned home. If USA had followed same ‘principle of engagement’ what Taliban follows, then they would have killed them all on spot and there would not have been ‘Guantanamo Bay’ to talk about.
Same is true about people who got disappeared in Pakistan. If Pakistan would have killed them all as official policy of engagement, similar to what Taliban used to do in Afghanistan to their opponents when they were in power, or even do today to whoever they feel suspicious or take prisoners, then we would not have seen any problem of missing person in Pakistan.
We should remember that forces of Shaitan never honour treaties and agreements. Taliban are forces of Shaitan and thus are deceivers and liars. One can make any number of treaties or agreements with them, but they would never honour that. For these people, treaties and agreements are tool to deceive opponents and buy time; else it is worthless piece of paper.
If Pakistan was run the way Taliban use to run Afghanistan then we would have seen Pakistan security forces picking up anyone that looks like supporter of Taliban/Al-Q/extremists and shooting them on sight, without arrest, without justice, without investigation, without judicial enquiry, without going to court and without making them disappear. Being suspect would have been enough reason for execution. Rather, Pakistan could have started Friday execution ceremony in front of all Mosques, where 5 to 10 pro-Taliban getting executed so that others get the fear and learn not to join these terrorist. If Pakistan would have done that, then it would have been same policy of engagement what Taliban uses against those they consider enemy.
Actually, Israeli behaviour towards Palestinians is bad still it is more human than what Taliban do with their opponents. Unlike Taliban, Israel takes prisoners and release them too. Not messing about and taking no prisoners but cutting throats of prisoners or anyone they feel suspicious is way of Taliban ... so to wipe them out and eliminate them permanently, than even ‘way of Israel’ would not work ... Pakistan have to use ‘way of Taliban’ to get rid of them.
Though personally, I would still not approve 'way of Taliban' even against Taliban as that is 'ways of medieval pagans' and I am not pagan. My hands are tied because I am Muslim. If government was in my hand, I would instruct to shoot any person who is armed and looks like Taliban or is suspect of being Taliban supporter. Also those would get shot who would come on road in protest against such operation. In present situation what Pakistan is facing, a religious person should not carry or keep arms and if they do then for state they would be considered as not religious but terrorist in disguise. Similarly, those who would protest in public against government crackdown on 'Taliban/Al-Q/extremists' then those should be considered as terrorist too. In present circumstances, no judge, CJ or any person from Judiciary could be allowed to interfere with the security of Pakistan. If any judge would come in between this policy then he would get similar treatment what armed ‘Taliban/Al-Q/extremists and their supporters’ would get.