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Peshawar carnage

It may be precisely defined as “an act or means of putting an individual or the entire human race at an alarm by the fear of danger to its very existence by any violent or terrorising act.”

The poignant fact is that peace today has become a subject to be discussed in conferences and summits and all endeavours to have it have been futile as violence has made its way to establish its diabolic might.

The world seems to follow the magician who has mesmerised it with his magical spell and alas, blinded the entire human race perverting it form its true destiny.

Civil wars, terrorism, ethnic cleansing are on the rise and Mother Earth seems to be tired of grappling with the nasty melody.

Kingpins of terrorism were the potent weapons of powerful nations on the strength of whom, they plotted to keep a hold on the other nations but little did they realise that snakes are not to be tamed.

Extremism is neither based on sound principles of religion, nor does it respect multicultural or pluralistic ethos of nation-states, and nor is it confined to a particular country or continent.

Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, often violent, especially as a means of coercion. An abiding characteristic is the indiscriminate use of violence against non-combatants for the purpose of gaining publicity for a group, cause or individual. The symbol of terrorism can leverage human fear to help achieve these goals. The direct and indirect economic costs of terrorism from 2000-2010 cost Pakistan $68 billion.