US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is in Pakistan to deliver a tough message on the importance of fighting extremists and driving them from hideouts on Pakistani territory. (Dawn)
Comment:
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to Pakistan will be followed by Defence Secretary James Mattis in December this year. Tillerson came just two weeks after an American-Canadian family was released from Taliban captivity. This was done by Pakistani troops with the help of US intelligence. In response US President Donald Trump hailed the rescue. “Pakistani co-operation,” said the US President, “is a sign that it is honouring America’s wishes for it to do more to provide security in the region.” The Pakistani Government seems to be delighted by the praise and visits, ignoring the fact that it is in America’s interest to keep ties with Pakistan.
Recently within last few weeks there have been at least 70 drone strikes, while at least 30 people died in last few days and this reflects US policy towards Muslim blood. Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif and ISPR both have made it clear that these strikes happened in Afghan territory as if Afghan blood is valueless. Khawaja Asif is the person who invited Tillerson to Pakistan so he can take further dictation to accept India as a boss and show Pakistan’s performance chart to the US. Ignoring the Muslims of the world, who are miserable in their own lands and many who have been abducted and imprisoned for the sins only the USA can detect and traitor Muslim leadership can understand. It no longer is a secret that the USA wants to maintain its authority in the region and is economically and physically exhausted. Afghanistan that is famous as “the graveyard of Empires” is becoming difficult for the USA to hold day by day and it wants its war to be fought by Pakistan.
If not now, when will the time come to stand up in the way of evil and reject having these wolves as guests? Each visit brings more destruction and takes us further away from betterment. This region is the home of the strongest people. People who always stayed steadfast and understood the value of jihad whether it was the mutiny of the Subcontinent or the Afghan war against the USSR. These sincere people should channelize their energies and focus on the main cause of establishment of Khilafah instead of keeping busy with the bait thrown by USA and its allies. The time has come to gather and stand together and obey the orders of the Almighty and establish the state which will be the protection for all Muslims. Where the forces will fight the foreign invaders instead of protecting them and providing them with their land. When the leadership shows no fear of Allah then the people are obliged to recognise their duty. The solution for this situation of Pakistan and Afghanistan is not in blaming each other for hosting Taliban but in refusing to be America’s watch dog and embracing the true identity of a Muslim which is none other than brotherhood under the flag of Khilafah (Caliphate) established on the method of Prophethood.
أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَبَأُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ قَبْلُ فَذَاقُوا وَبَالَ أَمْرِهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
“Has there not come to you the news of those who disbelieved before? So they tasted the bad consequence of their affair, and they will have a painful punishment.”
Ikhlaq Jehan