This is the dirt of army. Now we have foreign agents cashing in on real grievances of the people to destabilise NWFP.
I don't know which country treats its citizens the way Pak army treated Pashtuns. First, throw them into Soviets war and glorify them, make a powerful militia giving them control over Pakistan then make them terrorists for America and purge them.
Pakistan had traitors for leaders. The politicians destroyed it economically, the generals destroyed it physically, NWFP at least
'Pak Army' treated Pashtuns?
Pashtuns were forced to join
Mujahedeen unwillingly?
They hated fanatic Islam?
They hated fighting?
Gen Akhtar was not a Kakezai himself?
Did US help clear up the mess?
Did Pakistan have a choice?
Do you equate yourself to be strong enough to withstand a Intl. Coalition?
Tribals collaborated fully for helping Army in searching for AQ in Waziristan?
Was harbouring anti-state extremism good for the country?
People had no sympathy for TNSM-esque outfits?
There weren't any attacks on civilians by these outfits?
They didn't challenge the writ of the state in ex-FATA and KPK till Buner?
Army didn't evacuate civilians before operations?
Army's OP ZeA and RuF didn't help in reducing violence?
Army did no effort for rehabilitation?
Army didn't accept it's mistake for not controlling this ideology in 90s?
We understand that there have been severe policy failures by the top brass which came back to haunt us, but it's not like anything was in their hands following 9/11.
Pakistan had to make a U-turn, even though support of extremist ideologies wasn't a good choice ethically, but since it had been doing the job in Kashmir, and keeping the Western Front stable, it was deemed fine.
Causes of Pashtun grievances are totally not one sided. You cannot be easy cannon fodder without being corrupt yourself, without being sold out for petty incentives.
Poverty, ultra-conservatism and motivation to fight are VERY crucial factors on why Pashtuns are suffering from violence in the past decades or so.
Right now the major problem is due to tribal sense of autonomy being endangered/threatened by persistent presence of military in their homelands, which have been fiercely out of bounds for the state from independence till recent times.
Ultra-egoistic people with little respect for institutions due to scarce interactions and violence causing several of their own perishing, during service with terror outfits fighting against the military.