Containing Militancy in Swat Valley

Containing Militancy in Swat Valley
Kudos to the security forces for containing Maulana Fazlullah militancy in Swat Valley. The security forces blew up his houses in Imam Dehri village. However his seminary was left intact , leaving it to the local people to determine its future role.

The radical cleric has been notorious for disturbing the tranquility of the beautiful Swat valley through his preaching and sermons based on religious extremism, bigotry and hatred. Through his illegal FM radio station, he tried to indoctrinate local people with extreme practices based on distorted interpretation of Islam. He called upon people to stop sending their daughters to school. Through his vitriol against polio vaccine in April, 25,000 children were not denied vaccination.


The militancy got further entrenched due to government’s lax attitude. However with Maulana Fazlullah’s strength having been considerably crippled now, it is about time for the government to deal with rising menace of militancy on urgent basis. Anybody who challenges the writ of state and disturb the lives of ordinary citizens must be strongly dealt with.

Only with the joint efforts of government and informed citizens of Pakistan, the threat of Ghazis of Red moseque and Maulana Fazluallah’s fanaticism can be contained and eliminated .