Fighting for peace
The stated reason from the Taliban for the attack on Karachi Airport, is that their leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, was attacked in a US drone assault (‘Attack on Pakistan’s Karachi airport over with no casualties: official,’ Gulf News, June 10). Pakistan didn’t kill him, the United States did. But they attack Pakistan because it’s a relatively easier target. Pakistan has to deal with dozens of similar attacks on their soil on a weekly basis. It is the price for fighting the world’s war on terror. It’s not just Pakistan’s war on terror, because it is for global peace. Once you realise these things, you will appreciate that Pakistan has more than just internal conflicts to resolve.
From Mr Ali N.
Dubai
Violence is not the answer
How can people in the Pakistan Taliban claim to love their country by destroying it? They could destroy everything and then they would be governing over rubble. Violence never makes sense. Why can’t these people run in an election? If they are so convinced they can solve Pakistan’s problems, people would vote for them. But they know people would not vote for extremists, so they can only use violence.
From Mr Chris Reid
Dubai
Facebook comment
Long live Pakistan
Everything is fine now. We, the civilians, are not afraid while we have such brave forces. To all our armed forces: we salute you. Long live Pakistan.
From Ms Rabe’ei Dar
UAE
Facebook comment
No hate speech, please
I don’t understand why people aren’t sympathising with the country at this crucial time and instead, criticising them. It is disappointing that the hatred within the heart is so intense that no matter what happens, our opinions and feelings will not change. Terrorist attacks can take place anywhere across the globe and almost any country can be a victim in the future.
What I don’t understand is why are some of the fellow readers blaming Pakistan for these attacks? They have not invited the terrorists to carry out the suicide attacks nor did they wish for innocent people to be killed. My request to all those who have animosity towards Pakistan is that they should not bother to even comment on these news reports because it does more harm than good. If you cannot sympathise over the loss of human lives, then don’t even share your thoughts at all.
No act of terrorism can ever be justified. I fail to understand how killing innocent civilians and causing destruction and unrest within a country is going to avenge the death of a Taliban leader. These are mere attempts to destabilise the country. I feel terribly sorry for all the lives lost. It is heart wrenching that innocent people are made to bear the brunt for things they are neither associated with nor responsible for. My prayers are with the nation at this difficult time. I am hopeful that Pakistan will emerge much stronger from this.
From Ms Fatima Suhail
Dubai
Like a Hollywood movie
My house is a five minute drive from the airport. That night was just like a Hollywood movie trailer. The electricity was out for approximately six hours. It was a complete blackout. After a response, 11 terrorists were killed and around 20 civilians died. All the passengers at the airport, assets and planes are safe. There was a massive response by the Pakistan army commandos. The area is clear now and ready for operation. The army has recovered guns, rocket launchers and medicine from militants. Every thing is safe and fine over there.
From Mr Emran Riaz
Ajman
Facebook comment
Protecting Pakistan
Obviously the Army and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) know how to protect their country from terrorists. Terrorism must be crushed out of Pakistan and from the world.
From Mr Suhail Baig
Dubai
Paying the price
It is the whole world’s war on terror, but I feel like Pakistan is paying the price for things we never did.
From Mr Mansour
Dubai
Website comment
Needing peace talks
Why do so many people resort to violence? How do they actually think violence will bring peace and a better society? In no way will this help to convince people that their ideas are right. If people have differences, why can’t they simply be debated?
From Mr Chris
Dubai
Website comment
Getting rid of the Taliban
Even though it was an old airport terminal, they were able to cause too much damage. The army needs to get rid of the Taliban from all over the country.
From Mr Nasser
UAE
Website comment
Condemn attacks
Being an overseas Pakistani, I strongly condemn the attacks in Pakistan. Crimes and these kinds of terror attacks need to be stopped at all costs. I don’t know when things will change in Pakistan. May God protect my country from our enemies.
From Mr Azeem
Ajman
Website comment
Terrorists won’t win
These terrorists cannot affect Pakistan and they will fail every time they try to act like this. We are proud of our army and they have the ability to fight against anyone.
From Mr Shabih Arif Khan
Ras Al Khaimah
Facebook comment
Hiding behind Islam
Shame on the Taliban who have claimed the attack. Islam has nothing to do with Taliban fighters, as they use Islam to hide their criminal acts.
From Mr Mohammad
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Website comment
Hate messages
It is so disappointing to read comments that India was involved in this plot. Has there been any proof of this? The Taliban in Pakistan have claimed responsibility for the attack saying it was in revenge for its late leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, who was killed in November. So why spread such hate messages? What do you hope to achieve?
From Ms Sarah Thomas
Dubai
Appreciation
As a Pakistani, I salute the Pakistan army and other intelligence forces, who gave their lives to stop this massive terrorist attack and protect our assets and people.
From Mr Rehan Eqbal
Dubai
Need to stay away
To stop this fighting, do not attack the Taliban. The only solution is for the Pakistan army to stay away from these areas.
From Mr Faisal
Islamabad, Pakistan
Website comment
The people of Pakistan
No doubt it’s a hot story for the international media but no one thinks about an ordinary Pakistani’s feelings. I am sure Pakistani people are a peaceful nation and one day they will prove it.
From Hassan Ali Tariq
Sharjah
Causing panic
This will affect the country’s economy. Of all the places, why was the airport the Taliban’s target? How could they even get inside? All those foreigners from different countries, this issue can cause panic.
From Ms Fatima Agao Ali
UAE
Facebook comment
An inside job
I think it was an inside job. How on earth did they get inside the airport with such weapons and explosives?
From Ms Anas Zadjali
Dubai
Facebook comment
Innocent people
The whole idea of killing innocent people to avenge the death of innocent people baffles me. What’s more baffling are the people who are more worried about the India and Pakistan cricket series rather than looking at the incident with a more humanitarian perspective.
From Mr Gerald
Dubai
Website comment
Makes me weep
This was a huge lapse by Pakistani intelligence agencies. Being an overseas Pakistani, originating from Karachi, an event like this makes me weep. I thank God that we had some real soldiers in the Pakistan army to respond and clean up the mess caused by a massive intelligence lapse. It is high time that the talks ended and the army focused on neutralizing this imminent threat by these Taliban terrorists that are ravaging my country. These people need to pay for their crimes.
From Mr Zubaie
Dubai
Website comment
Hindering development
I appreciate the army and forces of Pakistan who operated in time and killed ten of the terrorists. These terrorists are not Muslims because in Islam, it is prohibited to kill innocent lives. These terrorists are people who do not want Pakistan to develop stronger as a country. All Muslims should unite to face the challenge.
From Mr Altaf Ahmad
UAE
Who will help?
I strongly condemn what happened at the airport. Hundreds of accidents are happening every day and there are no plans to overcome it. Why can’t the prime minister see the situation and have a hold on the city of Karachi? There is a lot of work to be done in Karachi but who will do it? Nobody knows.
From Mr Emran Khan
Dubai
Improving awareness
The incident that happened in the Karachi international airport, killing nearly 30 people, leads to an extremely worrying situation and also shows the extent of terrorism. Militancy has become a major threat for the existence of life for more than a decade. Regretfully, an effective corrective action is still to be established to stop the increasing violence.
The Karachi incident should be considered as a reminder for the importance of security in life. The fact is that the world is spending heavily to combat against the increasing terrorist activities, whereas millions of people continue to struggle for survival - going to bed with empty stomachs every day.
Ideally, the focus should be made to stop the supply of arms and ammunitions to radical groups who ignore the fundamentals of life. Such groups function with no clear objectives while destroying the growth of humanity and become a threat for a safer future.
The new generation must work towards creating a better ambience for the youth by providing quality education and improved awareness to end the crisis that the world is facing today.
From Mr Ramachandran Nair
Oman
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