My thoughts

While the nation stood stunned watching the horrible events last night, the unbelievable rambo-style attack on the Pakistan Navy, my mind constantly worked over-time to try and put the dots together and find why the navy was being attacked.

The target, as we all now know, were the state-of-the-art Navy P-3C Orion aircraft which is used for surveillance and reconnaissance purposes. The aircraft is one of the best equipment the Pakistani armed forces possessed when it comes to modern electronic warfare. One parked at the naval base was completely destroyed while the other stands badly damaged.

I have the following questions to ask everyone and points to raise which will lead you to my conclusion:

1. Why were the suicide attacks on Navy buses earlier in April targeted at personnel working on the P-3C Orion aircraft?
2. Why was the aircraft the first thing terrorists destroyed after they got inside, wherever they came in from?
3. How does the Navy effect the TTP and its operations? Are they planning to launch their own pirate ships and were afraid of the Navy’s superior capabilities?
4. Why were the attacks timed to make sure foreign engineers were trapped inside, including Chinese?
5. Why does this attack come at a time when China has bolstered defense ties with Pakistan and announced it will help Pakistan operate port Gwadar?
6. India does not possess any equivalent surveillance, anti-submarine and monitoring aircrafts. This is a strategic deficiency for them and has been a matter of serious concern for them.
7. Why does it happen at a time when the world is questioning Pakistan’s capability of protecting its Nuclear arsenal?
8. Is the TTP capable of engaging our Special Services Group commandos, one of the best in the world, for more than 12 hours? If not, they were surely from somewhere else!
9. Foreign media was quick to present the TTP (Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan) to have accepted responsibility, does it not surprise you that the TTP approached a UK-based news agency to tell them they did it?

These are just a few of the many questions that arise. Had it been done in India, they would have conveniently blamed Pakistan by now. We know India funds the TTP, even if we are to believe the TTP did it. We have even embarrassed the Indian side by presenting solid evidence of their involvement in Pakistan (reference: Sharm-el-Sheikh meeting between Pakistani PM and Manmohan Singh).

The reaction from our side, like always, is a shocker for every patriotic Pakistani. Who do we trust? Who do we rely on to stand up for our dignity and honor?

To sum up my views of the whole operation in as concise words as possible: I believe Pakistan and the United States are about to lock their heads for a declared war with each other.

This is the only logical explanation of what is happening in Pakistan. We will be certain everything is already sold out if Pakistan does not stand up for its honor and dignity now. Whatever you say, the nation’s military forces have brought themselves a bad name by not preempting such scenarios. That worsening reputation is further fueled by our highly irresponsible media and journalists.

At the end, my heartfelt congratulations to those who embraced martyrdom during the operation. May Allah bless you for staying alert at the fore-front, for protecting us, for being our source of inspiration. We hope and pray your courage and spirit is reflected in military and government leadership as well.

Pakistan Paa’indabad.