SHOCKING INCIDENT

The report of a woman being stripped and snapped by two of her neighbours is shocking ( Woman ‘stripped, snapped’. Jan. 14). It depicts the lack of moral values among uneducated men. Vasireddy Mahavir

Guntur

By arrangement with Dawn ing Shia pilgrims have occurred in the area around Mastung, which is not only the centre of hard-line madrassas, but also the base of progovernment death squads, besides being the constituency of former chief minister Aslam Raisani. That may also explain the ambivalence of the security agencies in cracking down on groups involved in the anti-Shia attacks.

It is indeed a very dangerous game that has given huge space to the militants responsible for the killings of thousands of innocent Muslims. Such a short-sighted policy pursued by Pakistan’s security agencies may have huge consequences for the country’s stability. The relentless rise of sectarian violence presents the biggest threat to the country’s internal security and the menace must be dealt with by the full force of the state before it is too late.

The protests across the nation against the ghastly killings of innocent people can prove to be a turning point in Pakistan’s struggle against all kinds of terrorism. But it will depend on whether the civil and military leadership show the will to take up the challenge.