ON 19 November 2024, a late-night cowardly and deplorable attack on an army check post in Mali Khel, District Bannu, resulted in the brutal killing of several soldiers from our security forces. This heinous act clearly demonstrated that the assailants had nothing to do with Islam, Islamic teachings, the Constitution and laws of Pakistan, or the security and safety of the nation and its people. There is not an iota of doubt that these sons of the soil attained the highest place in Paradise, sacrificing their lives and leaving their families in grief, creating a sombre atmosphere in the region.
Unfortunately, the CM KP Ali Amin Gandapur and his cabinet ministers did not bother to attend the funeral ceremony of the martyrs. It is worth to mention that among other martyrs, Jawan Aman Ullah Shaheed, Jawan Hasseb Ullah Shaheed and Jawan Usman Ullah Shaheed were from District Karak and Jawan Shah Zaman Shaheed was from Lower Dir. None of the PTI leadership uttered a single word of condolence on their sacrifices. In such a situation, how they can claim to be the real representatives of the people of KP?
Ironically, the current wave of militancy and unabated brutal attacks on civilians and security forces are due to the flawed policy of the then PTI-led federal government that brought these terrorists back........