Never before has Pakistan admitted that it faces a very serious internal threat from an alliance of Jehadi forces comprising the Al-Qaeda, Taliban and regional militant groups. Though this is disturbing enough, more alarming is the security of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal.
Pakistan is facing a "very serious internal threat" to its integrity, as a grouping of Al-Qaeda, Taliban and local 'jehadi' elements are taking place, reportedly forming an alliance together to take over the country, Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Sherry Rehman warned on October 14 (2008). Rehman also stated, the Taliban and 'Jehadi' and other militant groups in Pakistan had links with the Afghan Taliban and groups in Jammu and Kashmir, sources were quoted as claimed by the media.
Rehman made these remarks during a special joint session of Parliament, which was again adjourned today (October 14), as opposition lawmakers wanted answers to posers raised by them on the causes of sudden upsurge in militant strikes in Pakistan.
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The chickens have finally come home to roost. Decades of nurturing Jehadis as state policy of fighting wars by proxy have resulted in a situation that’s not only making Pakistan sink deeper into the quagmire of uncontrolled terrorist violence, but has now sent alarm bells ringing around the world. What if Pakistan’s nukes fall into the hands of these fundamentalists? This is a probability that’s now becoming a stark reality!
State Sponsored Terrorism
Unfortunately, Pakistan is so obsessed with state sponsored terrorism/militancy in Kashmir and Afghanistan, which is a vital ingredient of its foreign policy, that they do not want to pull the plug on the reprehensible activities of the ISI (Inter Services Intelligence) which is a government within a government that makes its own foreign policies with the help of the Army. The truth is that the civil set-up is just a facade, the politicians put puppets on a string and democracy a sham, what with hardcore militants breathing down their necks. The power centers are many and no one seems firmly in control.
This scenario cannot change and can only get worse until and unless the ISI is dissolved, the Army brought to heel, disbanding the hundreds of Jehadi training camps run by the ISI and the Army in Pakistan, occupied Kashmir and the border regions of Afghanistan and a radical change the Pakistani government’s mind-set, admitting the failure of their age old policy of state sponsored terrorism. But are they listening?
They’ve raised and nurtured a Frankenstein monster that’s now turned upon them. When will they realize this and apply a paradigm shift to these failed policies? Is it too late? Probably, considering what Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Sherry Rehman has said.
Real And Present Danger
Time is running out not only for Pakistan but the world. How long would it be before Pakistan’s nuclear weapons fall into Jehadi hands bringing ever closer the specter of a nuclear Jehadist state? Remember, there is a very significant percentage of the rank and file of the Pakistan Army and ISI that are in cahoots with militant organizations like the Al-Qaeda, Taliban, LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and many more.
And that is the alarming part. A coup by the Al-Qaeda-Taliban alliance with help from the radical elements within the Army is the last thing we want. It now looks like the world is fast becoming a more dangerous place to live in, heading toward Armageddon. The ‘cold war’ seems to pale in comparison!