Webmaster, I would like to give a few of my thoughts on this issue.
1. India and Pakistan, inspite of having many physical similarities, have antithetical ideologies and philosophies at their core. These differences in our foundations coupled with a few other happenings, has resulted in India and Pakistan becoming not rivals, not competitors but sworn blood enemies.
2. Due to the differences in our founding philosphies, antipathy of our intellects, being fed propaganda, differing accounts of reaity, and wars; the feelings of mutual hate, enemity and distrust have ossified. Other Circumstances such as our geographical location, physical and cultural similarities, have forced us to become extremely jingoistic, ignore facts and try to create and highlight petty differences. Most of us will happily deride the other whilst ignoring our own shortcomings.
3. I do not believe that solution of Kashmir will end India-Pakistan enemity. It is a sympton of the deep malaise that plagues us due to our different belief systems. From an Indian Viewpoint creation of Bangladesh, Balochistan insurgency etc is a villifaction of Pakistani ideology and from a Pakistani Viewpoint Kashmir insurgency, Naxal insurgency etc. is a villification of Indian ideology. Kashmir has gained so much attention simply because it is visible, it exists, it is quantifiable, it is definable and winning it will be the ultimate vindication of ones ideology. Not surprisingly both nations will stake all to win it, and losing it/givin up would mean ideological hara-kiri.
4. With history as a testament, the most heinous acts, by mankind, can be justified, committed, and popularly accepted by invoking God, religion, and other lofty divine ideals. Pakistan in an endeavour to win Kashmir and deal a blow to India, propped up organizations to fight a jihad/holy war against the Kaffir/Indian/Hindu occupation of Kashmiris. This made sense because of Kashmiris had a genuine grouse against Indian government and were ripe pickings for exploitation, Indian army was clueless in COIN, Indian govt was running around headless at the time and Pakistani mujahideen were idle post- soviet-afghan war and could be diverted there. It was an easy task to achieve as, Zias rule had Islamicised Pak society to an extent as well and Pakistan was USs blue eyed boy.
5. Now coming to the point of justification of LeTs actions, I am not a muslim or an Islamic scholar hence I will try to go on a different tangent here.
6. Congress (INC) for eg propped up Bhindranwale to counter Akali Dal, Shiv Sena to counter communist trade unions etc for short term political benefits and till today is reaping the punishments of such actions. CIA propped up Afghan Mujahideen, Saddam Hussein for short sighted goals, and is on the verge of going bankrupt in remedying these faults . Pakistan similarly propped up Taliban, radicals etc and look at what is happening in Pakistan because of this.
7. Now, even professional organizations and individuals such as armed forces, inteligence agencies under tough government laws, international laws, media scrutiny and various other checks and balances also renegade. Soldiers belonging to some of the worlds most disciplined and professional organizations such as US army have been arrested and persecuted for committing the most diabolical acts.
8. Tying point 6 & 7 together, I think Pakistan can learn from its own and others experiences of supporting such organizations as LeT. I fail to see the benefit of harbouring an organization full of youth, who are possibly uneducated, highly brainwashed/motivated, professionaly trained in military grade weapons; and who are willing, for their religious beliefs, to cross some of the most punishing (and beautiful) terrain known to man, to kill individuals opposed to their beliefs, to fight one of the largest armed forces known to man, and in return be assured of a certain death. Further, I feel such organizations ought not to exist as per the lofty ideals enshrined in the founding ideology of Pakistan, as per my limited understanding of Islamic ideals, and esp constitutionally in a country which is a major player in WoT.
9. Following constitution and laws of the nation is indeed commendable but at some point exceptions have to be made in interest of the nation. Pakistani leaders have been guilty of subverting the constitution, laws and courts of Pakistan for their own selfish motives. what has suddenly made Mr. 10%, Mr. Sharif, Gen. Kiyani or Justice Chaudhary venerable upholder of Pakistani constitution and how have they become so highly clueless wrt activites of LeT ? (surprisingly Zardari has not amended the constitution nor appointed Mushy appointed judges). The fact that Pakistani leadership was arm-twisted to act against such organizations, also speaks of their dangers. A conclusion that I draw from this is that these organizations are very powerful, Pakistani leadership is very weak, Pakistanis are extremely jingoistic (viz a viz India) and adherence to certain ideologies(the one which propped anti-govt protest during lal masjid siege) is obfuscating what to me is obvious and inevitable. Indeed Pakistan for its own benefit, IMO, should be willing to in the interest of long term benefit and short term loss persecute organizations which have the potential to bite them in the backside in the future.
10. Webmaster, Tales of bravery, honour, sacrifice and heroism, as I have been taught, centre around defending and laying down ones life for a cause; and not in crossing over,hiding in shadows and killing civilians or unprepared soldiers, for a cause one is clueless about.
"There are many causes that I am prepared to die for but no causes that I am prepared to kill for." Gandhi
TO SUM UP
People have murdered each other, in massive wars and guerilla actions, for many centuries, and still murder each other in the present, over Ideologies and Religions which, stated as propositions, appear neither true nor false to modern logicians -- meaningless propositions that look meaningful to the linguistically naive. - Robert Anton Wilson