Let us look at Sri Lanka, which is doing so well right now.
They had more deaths in Sri Lanka through the suicide bombings of the Indian sponsored LTTE from 2000 to 2009 than Pakistan has had from 2003-2011:
With a population of only 21 million, Sri Lanka saw more terrorism from 2000-2009 than what Pakistan did in its worst period from 2003-2011, & Pakistan has almost 9 times the population of Sri Lanka (180 million). Pakistan has only really started seeing real casualties from terrorism since 2003, whereas Sri Lanka has been seeing it for more than 20 years. Also see how there have been 0 casualties in Sri Lanka in 2010 & 2011 (up till now). It is possible for nations to get past this temporary phase of terrorism. Another example of a country ravaged by terrorism in the past is Turkey, through the PKK. Terrorism is a temporary phase, & nations get past it. It won't be any different for Pakistan either.
Pakistan needs its leaders to 'reform themselves', & to look at the right solution for Afghanistan, so that the region can be stable once the US leaves Afghanistan. Hope is not lost for Pakistan in any way, nations go through far worse, but Pakistan lives in a troubled neighborhood, & instead of creating more enemies, needs to have more friends. Same applies to other countries in the region as well. The US will need to do well (which it hasn't done yet) in tackling the safe havens in North Afghanistan which are used by Afghan terrorists to infiltrate inside Pakistan & cause terrorism. All in all, nations go far worse than what Pakistan is going through, but they come out of it, because terrorism is a temporary phase.
They had more deaths in Sri Lanka through the suicide bombings of the Indian sponsored LTTE from 2000 to 2009 than Pakistan has had from 2003-2011:
With a population of only 21 million, Sri Lanka saw more terrorism from 2000-2009 than what Pakistan did in its worst period from 2003-2011, & Pakistan has almost 9 times the population of Sri Lanka (180 million). Pakistan has only really started seeing real casualties from terrorism since 2003, whereas Sri Lanka has been seeing it for more than 20 years. Also see how there have been 0 casualties in Sri Lanka in 2010 & 2011 (up till now). It is possible for nations to get past this temporary phase of terrorism. Another example of a country ravaged by terrorism in the past is Turkey, through the PKK. Terrorism is a temporary phase, & nations get past it. It won't be any different for Pakistan either.
Pakistan needs its leaders to 'reform themselves', & to look at the right solution for Afghanistan, so that the region can be stable once the US leaves Afghanistan. Hope is not lost for Pakistan in any way, nations go through far worse, but Pakistan lives in a troubled neighborhood, & instead of creating more enemies, needs to have more friends. Same applies to other countries in the region as well. The US will need to do well (which it hasn't done yet) in tackling the safe havens in North Afghanistan which are used by Afghan terrorists to infiltrate inside Pakistan & cause terrorism. All in all, nations go far worse than what Pakistan is going through, but they come out of it, because terrorism is a temporary phase.