army public school

                    

A year back, the Army Public School was attacked. The entire nation stood united in its message of fighting the war on terror. We even made songs promising retribution against those who carried out these attacks and a safe country for our children. Soon Zarb-i-Azab was declared a success and it seemed that issues like corruption in institutions and action against ‘rogue’ political parties would be the talk of town. The Lahore attack reminds us that perhaps we were too quick in celebrating that victory. Perhaps, the enemy lives deeper among us than we imagined and perhaps it might take more than a few years to cleanse the mess we have generated for years. The only way blasts like these can come to an end is by dismantling the terrorist network of well-wishers, sympathizers, sleepers, logistic supporters and planners. Lahore is the capital of Pakistan’s populous Punjab province, home to more than 60 per cent of the population. As the political base of the prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, who still operates out of his sprawling house in a Lahore suburb, the city is typically seen as one of Pakistan’s safest, relatively insulated from such attacks. The death toll from Sunday’s bomb attack near the entrance to a children’s park in the Pakistani city of Lahore rose to 70 on Monday, with many of the roughly 200 injured in critical condition. The bombing was one of the biggest in Pakistan since Islamists slaughtered more than 100 children at an attack on Army public School in 2014.World leaders were quick to condemn Sunday's attacks, with several messages and condolences pouring in. It’s no coincidence that the attackers targeted Lahore: the capital of the Punjab province – which is the country’s largest and richest – is the symbol of the multicultural and multi-religious tradition of Pakistan. The day isn’t accidental as well: the 27th of March, Easter Sunday, coincided with the 40th day of mourning for the execution of Mumtaz Qadri, the man who killed Punjab’s former governor, Salman Taseer, in 2011. This attack is the 3rd biggest attack in past 2 years. Isn't this an alarming situation for government and law and force agencies that it's time to change their policies because the policies we are using since past 10 years are now 5oo friendly for our enemies.