The article has many true aspects. I always maintain & believe that 'TALIBAN' is a reaction to extreme elitist injustices prevalent in PAKISTAN. Unfortunaltely & I wish I am wrong we are late to deal with these core issues.
At one corner we justify a PRESIDENT whose repute is known & has gotten away from all looting, murder etc. On the other hand we are fighting to impose STATE writ in SWAT etc. To have a successful outcome we need a 'fair' approach in all sectors of society. Now this is not happening nor the 'corrupt' changing there behaviours. In fact the CORRUPT ELITE is become more extreme. PB ARMS licenses are being openly sold, a 'charge is now fixed ' for TELECOM TOWERS....the list is huge. We the 'concerned' citizens of this country are overlooking the facts how the RULERS have sold the WORLD'S5th LARGEST GOLD DEPOSITS & Still selling our ASSETS.
If this HYPOCRISY is maintained in dealing JUSTICE then I declare, TALIBAN are the real gainers of all this , they will grow more rapidly & will eventually win.
Calling democracy kufr, refusing to offer prayers behind somebody who took part in elections. Blowing up girls schools. Destroying barber shops and video shops is supposed to be against the elitist? How come digging up graves and hanging of the dead bodies of people already dead, butchering Braelvi ulemas, outlawing lawyers, threatening TV reports of dire consequences if shown in the bad light also against the elitism and social inequality?
Taliban have as much political hierarchy as in any tribal culture. In actual fact most of the Taliban system is dictatorial. Amir: has to be obeyed regardless of right or wrong. There have been numerous cases of looting and outright criminal activity on the orders of the local commander. Lal Masjid Abdul Aziz even claimed that he saw the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in his dream! Who gave Fazlullah or Sufi Mohammed right to govern? You call all of this a reaction to social injustice!
No doubt there are great injustices and social inequality in Pakistan. One would expect a socialists bias in elections with slogans such as Roti Kapra aur Makan by PPP to be effective. But to condone such barbarity as a reaction against social inequalities is worst kind of apologist thinking I can imagine.
I maintain that the retrogressive forces who sided with Congress and opposed creation of Pakistan are trying to take advantage of political and economic chaos following the Afghan invasion and trying to take control of Pakistan.
JI has shown her true colors thru their newly elected Amir Syed Munawwar Hassan openly declaring support for Sufi Mohamed and Taliban. This is nothing but ruse by opportunists to gain political power by whatever means at their disposal.
If case your geography is weak, world largest gold deposits are in South Africa. For your info China produced 260 tons of gold last year with South Africa 250 tons. This is one year's production!
On the other hand, even if you believe Tehrik Insaaf wildly exaggerated claim of 1.27 billion tons of ore with 0.54% copper and 0.24 grams gold per ton of ore; total amount of potential "inferred Gold" in the deposits comes to 336 tons. Just compare the two figures!
I am completely flabbergasted by the brain washing of the young and educated in Pakistan.
These Taliban appologists might even consider Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah elitist.
