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Pakistan can't even control it's own home-grown terrorism , besides these terrorist groups are supported by Arab countries like KSA,UAE, and Qatar. They do have the blessing of some Pakistani officials. We should retaliate but take your time to make sure it's maximum damage.
First off - May the Fallen Guards Rest in Peace !
I hope you realize that today we lost our soldiers fighting protecting Shia Pilgrims & we've lost them on a recurring basis !
I hope you also realize that the Baluch Separatists, the Jandullah & some other Sectarian Outfits in Baluchistan have a nexus of sorts between them three of them - Whenever we go after them they either run away into the mountains of Baluchistan (the Province is more than 40% of Pakistan), into Iran's Baluchistan-Sistan or into Afghanistan's area of Baluchistan with Afghanistan being there destination of choice !
What in God's name could we achieve by arming, supporting or even looking the other way when one of that three who become effectively one when it comes to Baluchistan's Independence want nearly 40% of Pakistan & other Baluch settled areas of Pakistan to break free from the country ?
Do you guys even pause to think & ask yourselves what are you alleging over here ? Blessings of some Pakistani Officials ? Which Pakistani Official has either the independence of supporting entire Baluch Separatist Outfits or Jandullah without him being struck down from within the Intelligence Community or has the nerve to actually support a Sectarian Outfit when, unlike a lot of other countries & much contrary to popular perception, there is no Institutionalized Discrimination against the Shias as is evidenced by them being everywhere throughout the State Apparatus & there isn't any Social Discrimination against Shias either as evidenced by there being no Shia Only or Sunni Only Areas in Pakistan, no instance of Shia Discrimination or Persecution at a Social Level...heck last year we - the Sunnis - walked alongside the Muharram Processions with First Aid Kits & as Human Shields - Some even died when the terrorists struck ! Even some Christian Pakistanis pitched in as well. So how is it possible for a Pakistani Official to be involved in any of this without there being a schism within the Intelligence Community of Pakistan ?
Surely if I were a Shia & I knew that the guys in the community are supporting outfits who are taking pot shots at my community, I'm bound to retaliate ! Surely if I were a Shia & I knew that the Police is colluding with Sectarian Outfits than I'm bound to strike back from within the Police Services ?
Surely if there isn't a shoot-out than at least a conspicuous example of Sectarian Leanings should be there ? Maybe the Sunnis banding together to assassinate their Shia Police Officer ? Or maybe the Shia Soldiers refusing to obey the orders to stand down & instead attack some Sectarian Outfit ?
Something....Anything ? Because Shias are something like 20% of Pakistan's Population - That isn't a minority that gets squished, that gets abused, killed & maimed by their own without retaliating !
If no where else than maybe in the Shia Dominated Province of Gilgit Baltistan would the locals show some of this Sectarian Backlash but nothing.....not a thing...zilch !
Why ? Because contrary to popular opinion Officials don't support Sectarian Outfits, the Government doesn't discriminate against Shias & their is no Social Ostracization against them because they are very well integrated with the Sunnis & they are very well & perhaps disproportionately well represented in the Government Circles !
So please enough of this nonsense - We are the victims here ! If 20% of our people are targeted how can the other 80% stay aloof to all of that ?
As far as retaliating is concerned - If you can't appreciate that the success & failure of both Iran & Pakistan, in Baluchistan (both of them) is the same, then at least appreciate the fact that a country with an economy that has nose-dived, has to deal with two difficult neighbors (one is in a mess whilst the other is getting belligerent), has severe internal security challenges isn't stupid enough to open up yet another front - this time against Iran !
And I hope that you also realize that whereas our sold-out-government hasn't the will to take a stand against the Americans; the Iranians are not in the same league & any misadventure against Pakistan could have severe repercussions for Iran as well !
It is best that we say Fateha for the falling Iranian Guards & cooperate with each other the way we did during Shah's time to bring peace & stability to both our Baluchistans instead of taking about retaliations & what not !