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Karachi terror attack 'result of decline in professionalism in Pak military': Editorial

Islamabad , Wed, 25 May 2011 ANI

Islamabad, May 25(ANI): The Taliban attack on Karachi's Mehran Naval Station is not just a security breach, but also an intelligence failure of the highest order, and a "result of the decline in professionalism in the military," an editorial in a Pakistani newspaper has said.

 

Four to six Taliban terrorists entered PNS Mehran on Sunday night, destroying two US-supplied maritime surveillance aircraft and killing ten military personnel during their 17-hour siege of the naval air base.

 

"The attack on PNS Mehran in Karachi has shaken the people of Pakistan. When the country's most powerful institution, the armed forces, is not safe from such a brutal attack, how can the common man feel safe?" the Daily Times editorial asked.

 

"This is not just a security breach but also an intelligence failure of the highest order. We lost our soldiers, we lost millions of dollars worth of aircraft and we also lost our trust in the hitherto unquestioned competence of our armed forces. All this is a result of the decline in professionalism in the military," it noted.

 

The editorial said that Pakistan's military is busy meddling in politics, keeping tabs on civilians and making money.

 

"Instead of wasting time on things that are not central to their concerns, the military should go back to the barracks in letter and spirit. The defence budget being given to them is not to keep snooping on the citizens of Pakistan or entertaining terrorists; it is given to them so that they can guarantee that our lives are safe and we are protected both from internal and external threats," it pointed out.

 

The editorial noted that this distraction of the Pakistani armed forces has led to the institution's deterioration, and this is telling in the struggle against terrorism.

 

"Pakistan has suffered immense damage because of the military's decline in professionalism. In these trying times when the terrorists make it seem so easy to attack any place at will, we need our soldiers to concentrate on the fight against the scourge of terrorism. It is time the military confines itself to the tasks assigned to it, as they are crucial for the country's future," it added. (ANI)

 


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