We must wipe out all terrorists

Life has become very cheap in this day and age due to the rise in terrorism. Just the word ‘terrorism’ strikes fear in the hearts of humans all around the world. All parts of world are boiling in the heat of global terrorism and that is only because we are not standing together against this modern menace.

While most sophisticated countries have now also come under this grave threat, the world still can’t find a way to hold hands and put and end to the menace. The twisted ideologies of such extremists would not hold them back and therefore, they need to be treated in the same way. It is better to wipe them out for good.

After the September 11 attacks, such attacks have become commonplace in various parts of the world.

That is why we need to come together, and powerful countries have the upper hand to come up with strong strategies to wipe out terrorism for good. If we manage to do so, the world will become a better place for all of us to live in. With that in mind, the US has to reform its policies on tackling terrorism, it has to set strict policies on gun control.

Terrorism reached a new level this year as it attacked the most serene city of the world, Paris. The suicide bombings and mass shooting at restaurants and a music venue simply shows that terrorists are not looking for peace and the lives of the 130 people that went to waste is beyond condemnation.

This year Pakistan mourns its saddest day, owing to last year as terrorists entered a school, killing 141 people, children and teachers in various ages. There is a striking similarity between what happened in France versus what happened in Pakistan and that is the fact that terrorists are the same everywhere and deserve equal treatment - to be wiped out.

— The reader is a Pakistani assistant director based in Hyderabad, Pakistan