The terrorists struck again, this time at a navy airbase in Karachi in which two aircraft were destroyed. This attack was a well-planned and fully equipped exercise by terrorists who used the latest weapons and even rocket launchers. The reports also indicate that it was a synchronised action as the terrorists carried out simultaneous attacks in three directions. Again, the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
The terrorists who attacked the naval base must have prepared themselves perhaps for weeks for this mission. They must be residing not far from the naval base and must have collected a cache of weapons before launching the attack. Strangely, neither the intelligence agencies nor the police of the locality observed any suspicious activity going on. People question their ruling elite and security agencies whether they are serious to counter the terrorist activities.
Extremism, we know, is deep-rooted in Pakistan and many elements among us still support this kind of violence for one reason or another. The attackers must have got some logistical information about the naval base from some insider. It is the need of the time that we wipe out these extremist elements and spread quality education.
This wave of violence also exposed the mindset of the terrorists. They are determined to sabotage anything that looks wrong to them. They are against the all forms of modernity and moderation. They are blowing up educational institutions, attacking defence installations, killing innocent people, and have no respect even for mosques and shrines. What kind of service are they offering to Islam and Pakistan? We must think over it. NASEER AHMAD ABBASI