PESHAWAR saw heart-breaking mayhem. We will condemn, we will condole, we will mourn, and then what? Another committee will be formed, another security strategy planned or may be another military operation launched.

Can we stop being united only when a catastrophe afflicts this country and instead stand together from today for ourselves, our future, and our future generations’ prosperity. Instead of facebooking or tweeting we should stand in front of the mirror and ask ourselves, what are we doing to secure our future, and that of Pakistan.

We must overcome our petty self-interests and for once think only of Pakistan and its national intersest.

Iqra Fayyaz Janjua

Sialkot

Published in Dawn, December 22th, 2014

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