Military Operation in North Waziristan
PROFESSOR ALI SUKHANVER
“We are ready to provide them security if they need. We endorse Imran Khan’s plea that drone strikes are against our sovereignty. The anti-drone rallies should have been taken out by the religious leaders long ago but Imran had taken the lead and we would not harm him or his followers,” said a Taliban spokesperson talking to media a few days back. On the other hand in the last days of the previous month a big gathering of notable of Waziristan was held at Tank,town hallofSouth Waziristan. Leaders from Mehsud, Burki, Behtani, Gandapur and other tribes were also present at the gathering. They all announced to welcome Imran Khan and other participants of the peace rally in a befitting manner. In short Imran Khan would be warmly welcomed there in Waziristan by every one, not because Tehreek-e-Insaf is a very popular political party there, but simply because Imran is doing all this to express his solidarity with the people ofWaziristanwho have been suffering a lot from the American drones since long. For the last many years the continuous re-occurrence of drone attacks on innocent people of Waziristan has been the most irritating issue forPakistan. The drone attacks have become a grave threat and a serious challenge to the existence and survival ofPakistan. TheUSauthorities say that the drone attacks are a part of the global war on terror but in fact the drones are increasing terrorism in spite of curbing it. TheUSauthorities are ignoring the daylight reality that showering rain of drones on innocent and helpless women and children is nothing but a heartless brutality giving birth to a never ending hostility and hatred against US. More astonishing is the thing that theUSauthorities are consistently pressurizing the government ofPakistanto start a new operation clean up in the North Waziristan Agency in assistance of theUSforces. TheUSauthorities are blind to the reality that continuousUSdrone attacks resulting in killing of countless innocent civilians, have enraged the people ofNorth Waziristanand they are already eager to avenge the bloodshed of their dear ones. In such a sensitive situation, any military operation would generate more aggression and hostility.