Source: ET
Is the government looking for a black cat in a dark room? So questioned PPP stalwart Raza Rabbani in the Senate in its April 22 session. The context of this pithy and pointed query was a heated debate on the government’s perceived reluctance to take action against militants despite unabated assaults on security outfits. The senator was particularly piqued by a government official’s response to the recent attacks on the police in Charsadda and Peshawar. The official is reported to have said that no action could be taken since no one had taken responsibility for the attacks! Mr Rabbani turned the logic on its head by wondering aloud if the government will keep waiting for claims to emerge from non-state actors before swinging into action.
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