17/03/2026
Pakistan’s inhuman aerial bombardment targeting civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, and causing the deaths of more than 400 innocent people is a horrific crime that cannot and must not be justified under any circumstances.
That this atrocity was carried out on the 27th day of Ramadan makes it even more disgraceful. A day that symbolizes compassion and restraint has been turned into one of bloodshed for Afghan civilians. This is not just an attack, it is a deliberate assault on humanity itself.
The deafening silence across many capitals of the Muslim world is equally shameful. Time and again, streets are filled with protests when it suits political narratives, yet when Afghan civilians are massacred, there is indifference. This selective outrage exposes a painful hypocrisy.
Responsibility does not end with those who ordered or executed these attacks. When injustice is met with silence, denial, or justification, it enables its continuation. History has shown that voices can rise when there is will, and their absence now is telling.
When a shot is fired in Kashmir, or when it was "Jihad of Afghanistan, Defense of Pakistan" or whenever an incident takes place against a Muslim country, half of Pakistanis are seen on the streets, yet they opt for silence when it comes to these draconian actions of their own government.
If Pakistan claims to be serious about addressing militancy, then the path is clear. Dismantle the networks that sustain extremism inside Pakistan, shut down radicalization hubs (Madrasas), end protection of militant linked economic interests (half of Taliban leadership has businesses in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta), and secure its own borders.
Bombing civilians across borders is not counterterrorism, it is brutality.
No nation is beyond consequence. Destabilizing others while ignoring internal contradictions is a dangerous path that ultimately consumes itself.
Pakistan should not delude itself into thinking it is untouchable. Everyone can see where global power interests are heading, and no country is immune forever. If that moment comes, Pakistan will find itself dangerously isolated, with strained or hostile relations on nearly all sides and nowhere for its people to turn for refuge.
The lives lost demand more than words, they demand accountability, justice, and an end to this cycle of violence. ,