The State of Pakistan has been at war with militancy since September 11, 2001. The people of our nation, for all intents and purposes, joined the frontline on the afternoon of APS Peshawar tragedy. Zarb-e-Azab, under the command of General Raheel Shareef’s demystified leadership, put a tangible dent in the serge of religious extremism. The fight against terrorism, thereon, for avenging the martyrdom of the innocent souls of APS Peshawar (and others like them), was fought at a human, cultural and ideological plain. Preferring partisan pot-shots over our strategic struggle against extremism, especially on the anniversary of APS Peshawar attack, berates the memory and sacrifice of our martyrs.

Source: The Nation December 19, 2021 05:19 UTC