With the passage of time, the Pakistani nation has been fooled with several narratives pertaining to terrorist groups and their agendas. One narrative insists that terrorist groups are fighting a ‘holy war’, which revolves around sectarian violence. Another version states that certain terrorist groups are waging proxy wars against potential enemy states, which is supposedly justified because of the volatility in the region. This promotes a mixed patriotism and support for preferred versions of militancy, but all this has created a certain kind of mysticism pertaining to the identity of terrorist outfits. Some have publicly announced a battle against India, while encouraging the Pakistani population to indulge in jihad, addressing processions in broad daylight. This shows the helplessness or of the state when it comes to eliminating such outfits, who have the audacity to publicly tarnish the image of Pakistan. This leniency forces one to conclude that this outfit must have the Pakistani state’s support otherwise such public instigation is not possible. Such outfits perpetrate sectarian violence, as the survival of their version depends upon sheer domination through overt force and intimidation. Saudi funded madrassas are being run without any sort of check and balance. These madrassas would usually propagate the Wahabi version of Islam, as it struggles to increase its dominance as the preferred narrative. Al Qaeda was established by Saudi Arabia’s intelligence agencies during the Afghan-Soviet war. Saudis have been propagating the Wahabi and Salafi schools of thought in Islam since the 1930s. The Wahabi version opposes the Shia version of Islam, and this is why Saudi-backed prohibited outfits have persecuted this sect. Saudi Arabia has been spending a massive portion of its oil income to finance jihadi training camps. It has been responsible for promoting militancy at a global level.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 08:27:17 +0000
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