Terrorism and trafficking, loss of economy

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the sacrifice given for the country and the nation will not go in vain, the entire nation is united to end terrorism and trafficking. Together with the institutions, the scourge of trafficking will be eradicated from the roots. He expressed these views while talking to the family members of the customs officer who was martyred by terrorists and presenting a relief check.

Undoubtedly, smuggling is no less than a scourge for the country’s economy. The scourge of smuggling has caused huge damage to the country’s economy. The law enforcement agencies and the customs department, whose officers and men have sacrificed their lives to prevent smuggling, are worthy of praise. are doing Government measures to stem the flow of smuggled goods are critical as smuggling poses a serious threat to local industry and business, the biggest threat being cross-border drug trafficking.

Profits from trafficking are providing capital for terrorism. It has been exploited by terrorist groups as it thrives in many legitimate businesses and misused by our bankers, businessmen and local traders. These groups derive most of their income from illegal sources, namely corruption, arms and drug trafficking, gambling and other criminal activities. We have come a long way in the war against terrorism, the armed forces have successfully conducted operations against all types of terrorists with the support of the nation.

The Army Chief has reiterated his resolve that the terrorists’ desperate efforts for survival will not be allowed to succeed. Various funding groups such as philanthropic organizations, NGOs and others are unaccounted for by the cash economy and make us vulnerable to terrorist financing, while the Handi/Hawala system is prevalent in Pakistan, India and many in the Middle East. Established for decades. It has been able to launder all kinds of black money, including terror financing, for so long.

Attention should also be paid to the curriculum of educational institutions, some analysts believe that a special educational curriculum was created to better support Jihad in Afghanistan, the educational curriculum should be for the development of the country and the nation and not a part of any global agenda. The officials take huge bribes from the vehicles that bring oil from Turbat to Quetta in Balochistan.

It involves all kinds of government agencies, so it’s not that simple. Illegal cross-border trade with Iran has been going on for decades, in fact trade between the countries takes place at the government level and is subject to customs duties and other taxes. Nothing like that in this regard. So how can it be legal?

The situation has become more serious after the establishment of the Afghan Taliban government, as there are safe havens of armed terrorists in Afghanistan and the Afghan government has adopted a policy of avoiding action against them. Pak-Afghan border is more than 2500 km long, despite all the efforts of Pakistan, there is no friendly atmosphere on this border. The rugged border allows terrorists to enter Pakistan, along with illegal trade, trafficking and smuggling across the border.

The Zia government of Pakistan and later the government of Zia Baghiat gave the Afghan refugees the freedom to move and do business anywhere in the country. In 2017, Pakistan built a $50 million security fence along the Pak-Afghan border to prevent illegal trade and terrorism.

This fence has been installed in the area of ​​Pakistan, but Afghanistan tried to make this fence controversial. After the withdrawal of American forces in 2021, the Taliban government was re-established in Kabul. Expressed, it was propagated in Pakistan that America ran away defeated, Taliban became victorious. The chains of slavery have been broken, the power of Pakistan’s sympathizers has been established over Afghanistan, now the bases of terrorists will end in Afghanistan, but all this proved to be a dream of Sheikh Chili. The separate interests and thinking of the various Taliban factions involved in the interim government of Afghanistan came to the fore.

The rate of terrorist incidents in Pakistan increased to an unprecedented level, the underground leadership of the TTP came to the fore and began to move freely in Afghanistan. Keeping these risks in mind, Pakistan decided to regularize the crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan through a documentary system during the last few months. After the implementation of the new border crossing policy, the border authorities in Chaman have refused to allow anyone to cross the Pak-Afghan border from either side without a passport or visa, i.e., anyone without a passport and visa to enter Pakistan. Permission will not be granted. Pakistan has every right to make such laws and enforce them.

No one has any right to object to it. Pakistan’s economy is on the brink of collapse due to the softening of the north-west border, so the need to secure the north-west borders is the most important requirement and need of the hour for the national security and economic security of Pakistan.

The volume of smuggling of Iranian petrol, diesel and other goods in Balochistan has reached several billion rupees annually, the Pak-Afghan border has become a double-edged sword for Pakistan. On a daily basis, hundreds and thousands of people from Afghanistan enter Pakistan without any formal legal documents and seek treatment in Pakistani hospitals.

Global terrorism and global drug trafficking are apparently two different but in fact interrelated crimes, both of which are mutually reinforcing. Drug trafficking facilitates the financing of terrorists, while drug traffickers assist terrorists in the illegal movement of arms.

Terrorist groups provide the manpower and weapons for drug traffickers to fight against rival trafficking groups and law enforcement agencies, while drug trafficking, on the other hand, renders the fighters of these terrorist groups fearless and desensitized. Provide medicines. This relationship between the two is the cause of a different type of terrorism, which experts call “Narcoterror”.

In simple language, it is the terrorism that is done or carried out with the profits earned from drugs, the purpose of which is to change some laws prevailing in the society or the state, to weaken the state structure or to instill fear in the society, etc. . Narco-terror is a process in which we see common crimes like trafficking and monstrosities like terrorism go hand in hand. Narco-terror is a serious threat to the security of Pakistan.

Drug trafficking itself has become a scourge in the society for a long time. The nexus of narco-terrorists with terrorists is a challenge that has been identified but concrete measures are needed for this because narco-terror is a global problem and Pakistan is the most affected country. Is.

In summary, effective control of the scourge of trafficking is essential for government efforts to promote industrialization to be fruitful. In order to get out of the mire of debt, it is necessary to promote the industrial sector on the one hand while agriculture is developed on the other hand, for which it is necessary to completely prevent the import and sale of smuggled goods.