Why terrorists are not hanged?

Suicide attacks, bomb blasts, target killings, destruction and blowing up power and gas lines have become a daily routine in Pakistan. The 9/11 shook the whole world and instead of declining, the menace of terrorism and fanaticism spread like an epidemic in our country. The reasons could be many but the main cause seems to be lack of determination and self interests by our leaders. The end game is approaching but we still have not been able to draw consensus at national level to deal with these groups. The people and the army have given huge sacrifices but without national strategy we can’t defeat them. In special circumstances, special laws are required but those are not framed and as a result these terrorists are released from the courts due to lack of evidence. Moreover, the fear of capital punishment deters the criminals and terrorists but since last five years only one has been executed and more than 8000 who have been awarded death penalty are enjoying the hospitality and kindness of the government. These highly dangerous murderers and killers either break the jails, like Bannu Jail or get released due to one reasons or the other. It’s beyond comprehension that, the sympathy is shown with these convicts but not with those families, who’s near and dear one have been brutally killed by these beasts. The USA is moving on gun control bill after a killing in school incident, Indian president approved death penalty for rapists within weeks after killing of just one girl but we are giving 2nd life to these hydra headed monsters so that they could continue playing havoc. It’s very unfortunate that after pushing out a dictator, people were pinning lot of hopes with the elected representatives but they   remain entangled in their own issues, leaving them high and dry.

The innocent are falling daily, the mothers are crying, the children are weeping, the wives are suffering, the old are becoming older, the humanity is dying but no emergency is seen at top level except a few sympathetic words and condolence messages. People are losing faith on democracy, they question, why they are not being protected, why the terrorists are not being hanged, why this killing spree is not being stopped, why the killers of Benazir Bhutto have not been brought to book and why the attackers of Malala Yousafzai have not been arrested as yet? The answer may not be forth coming but now the people have become wiser and may not be mislead with hallow slogans. The youth which is more than 50 percent had to play a decisive role in the forthcoming election. Instead of sitting idle and sleeping at homes, we need to come out in large number to elect the people who can really take the country out from these mounting crises. Until and unless the system of reward and punishment is not adopted till then we can’t sail smoothly.  

 

Bilal Shahid, Rawalpindi