Terror in Mumbai.....and also in 'Bannu or somewhere'

The events that have transpired in Mumbai over the past 2 days, and still continue, are nothing short of barbaric. Perhaps they even go beyond. For I am sure even barbarians had some honour, some humanity. The Crazed look on one of the gunmen which has become somewhat the iconic picture of this terror strike in Mumbai, gave no sign of remorse whatsoever.

The last reports that I heard on CNN quoted Indian officials as putting the death toll at 160, and several hundred are injured (around 800). Fear seems to have gripped the city.

Everyone has been taken by absolute surprise at the boldness with which these militant groups struck. The relevant authorities were/are still baffled. And as an eye-witness expressed that the relevant authorities took 4 hours to move in. And that too it was a ‘Mickey Mouse’ operation.

With the fires still burning in Mumbai, the finger pointing is just starting and as usual, Pakistan is one of the names that comes to their mind. Well lets be honest, to everyone’s mind. And what does Pakistan do? Sent our Director General of ISI to India to share intelligence. Appropriate? Co-operative? or plain stupid? I wish not to say anything. You can all be the judges and have your own opinions.

However, I will judge this government of ours (Pakistan’s). I have said it before and I will say it again. It doesn’t actually seem like we have a government. This is actually more befitting of the ‘Mickey Mouse’ term, our government that is. Our esteemed Prime Minister, Mr. Yousaf Raza Gillani, continues to show us the puppet that he is, an absolute brainless puppet, who while justifying the ‘Sharing of Intelligence’ visit of our Director General of the ISI, said ‘ The whole nation condemns it. WE are also the victims of terrorism. We had that bomb blast in Marriot in Islamabad. And even today, I heard on the plane that there was a bomb blast in Bannu or somewhere.’

Now normally I would merely make fun of the comic element in this statement which is that our Prime Minister ‘Heard’ on the plane that there was a bomb blast in ‘Bannu or somewhere’. Bannu or somewhere???? What does that mean? That no one bothered properly briefing the premier of this country about a bomb blast. Or that it has become so routine that everyone’s stopped being shocked about it to actually know the complete facts. In either case, it’s sad.

Getting back to Mumbai, this despicable act was nothing more than cowardice. For all the terrorists who think that this was some short cut to heaven, I believe in my faith strong enough to know that they are blind morons. They are brainless brainwashed drones. There is absolutely no remorse in the eyes of those who carry out such crimes. They seem absolutely soulless.

I sincerely wish that those behind the attacks are actually brought to justice, and that this wasn’t the result of some chess move cunningly played by the CIA’s , Mossad’s, ISI’s and RAW’s of this world.

I also sincerely hope that the leaders of India and Pakistan show firm maturity, and don’t let things deteriorate between the two countries. And I pray for the families of those who died in this horrible event, and wish for them the courage and resolve they need to move on with their lives.