By - Kashif Sarmad
Its 2013, we (Pakistanis) started new year with the callous usage of firearm. In
which, more then 18 people have been wounded and two killed so far and still
counting. Among injured, there is 1 year and 3 year old kids. I am unable to describe
this nuisance a celebration.
One friend of mine invited me for the private party for New
Year which had setting up of drinking and dancing to welcome new day of New
Year. I apologized and informed him about my unavailability.
I was going all the way through the statistics of terrorism
activities and counting the numbers of victims of violent act by TTP and other
terrorist groups in Pakistan. I ferret out that more then two thousand two
hundred people have been victim of terrorist activities in 2012 in Karachi only.
I am extremely cautious regarding mentioning this numeral but I am convinced
that more then three thousand people have been executed and thousands injured
by the terrorist activities in Pakistan. It despondently portrays that, due to
terrorism approximately eight people get killed each day.
Pakistan is sixty five years old at the present but law
enforcement agencies and political parties are still acting like infant. Law enforcement
agencies have become politicized and politicians have become depoliticized and
due to that not only TTP but other terrorist organizations took absolute
advantage of that undeveloped demeanor of government and it took thousands of precious
lives of the citizens of Pakistan.
Besides that, In India people didn’t celebrate New Year in
the protest for un-identified 23 year old girl and now deceased rape victim. Ironically,
in Pakistan more then three thousand deaths of innocent people couldn’t intrude
on our carnival for New Year.
It is high-time for all of us to wake-up and scuffle against
those who desire to damage our motherland in anyway, whether they belong to any
political arena, religious fanatics or any terrorist organizations. As
Pakistani, we all ought to help either financially or morally to people who are
sufferers of terrorism or poverty. That would be far superior celebration and
service to this beloved country then firearm or arranging alcohol for New Year festivity.
We shouldn’t hang back and wait for any transformation but we should transport
this change to Pakistan.