THE attack on the SL cricketers was perhaps inevitable, given the fact that there had been warnings on its possibility for sometime. While it may have been goodwill on the part of the SL government to send the team to Pakistan, the host nation appears to have been unprepared for the attack, as is evidenced by the videos on electronic media.
There are many theories on who did it and why it happened. Obviously there will be finger pointing, none of which will amount to much. The families of the Pak officers who faught and died in the line of duty will be the biggest ultimate losers, while the SL cricketers will move past this episode within a reasonable period of time.
Pakistan's own cricket fans are also victims of this terror attack. For the foreseeable future, no foreign cricket teams are likely to tour that nation and the entertainment for the Pakistanis will have to come from their own team's overseas engagements.
Sri Lanka had been quick to blame the home grown terrorist group the LTTE of complicity in the attack, though that remains questionable. Irrespective of his blood thirsty terrorism and antipathy towards our nation, the LTTE leader himself is known to be an ardent fan of the SL cricket team. Whether the attack had any connection to the LTTE remains to be seen. Nevertheless it is entirely possible that the attack was carried out by Pakistan's own domestic terrorists who have connections to the LTTE.
The goal of an attack on a high profile target is to gain recognition, and the attacks which bear resemblence to the incidents in Mumbai may have been conducted by the same group. It's objective is clear too; to establish terror as the means of dominating terrain in Pakistan.
Yet another reason why the world as a whole, and the nations in the region in particular must unite to eliminate terrorism as an urgent priority. It is also important to make Pakistan understand that we Sri Lankans clearly understand that the terrorism of a few individuals does not in any way reflect on the hospitality of the host nation or our long standing friendly relations.
There are many theories on who did it and why it happened. Obviously there will be finger pointing, none of which will amount to much. The families of the Pak officers who faught and died in the line of duty will be the biggest ultimate losers, while the SL cricketers will move past this episode within a reasonable period of time.
Pakistan's own cricket fans are also victims of this terror attack. For the foreseeable future, no foreign cricket teams are likely to tour that nation and the entertainment for the Pakistanis will have to come from their own team's overseas engagements.
Sri Lanka had been quick to blame the home grown terrorist group the LTTE of complicity in the attack, though that remains questionable. Irrespective of his blood thirsty terrorism and antipathy towards our nation, the LTTE leader himself is known to be an ardent fan of the SL cricket team. Whether the attack had any connection to the LTTE remains to be seen. Nevertheless it is entirely possible that the attack was carried out by Pakistan's own domestic terrorists who have connections to the LTTE.
The goal of an attack on a high profile target is to gain recognition, and the attacks which bear resemblence to the incidents in Mumbai may have been conducted by the same group. It's objective is clear too; to establish terror as the means of dominating terrain in Pakistan.
Yet another reason why the world as a whole, and the nations in the region in particular must unite to eliminate terrorism as an urgent priority. It is also important to make Pakistan understand that we Sri Lankans clearly understand that the terrorism of a few individuals does not in any way reflect on the hospitality of the host nation or our long standing friendly relations.
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God! I wish that my exams will be over soon so that I cannot again continue my blogging, missing it very dearly. Pray for my adobe training
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