Is Pakistan doing enough to fight terror?

I would rather the West place intense pressure on Pakistan to focus bloody-mindedly on tangentially related things such as modern education, healthcare, modern policing, and sound (and secular) governance and judicial systems at local and national levels.

If Pakistan did that, in a generation-and-a-half you'll find no more attempts at mass murder of foreign citizens carried out by people linked with Pakistan.

The West will need to be patient and accept that from time to time people will try to attack them and in that light do their best in terms of security. In the meantime, scolding the Pakistani military and intelligence services is a bad idea. They just need more encouragement (but not more money!).

Pakistan may be fighting against the terrorists within, for its own security/survival; but, as far as a sincere efforts to combat international terrorism is concerned, not enough is being done. Pakistan's ISI is still having very close and cordial links (for what purpose? it needs no guessing) with most of the leaders of most of the terrorists operating from within Pakistan.

Pakistan is itself the scene of countless terrorist attacks. The measures by the Pakistani government - negotiations with the Taliban and military strikes against them, especially in the Swat Valley - have failed to make Pakistan a secure country by international standards.

Pakistan is still a breeding ground for terrorists who take advantage of Pakistanis living mainly in UK to prepare and try to mount terrorist attacks.

The US has to live with the continuing threats from Afghan and Pakistani Talibans coupled with those of Al Qaeda. The US with its all military power has failed to defeat the Talibans in Afghanistan, it will be hard to expect the Pakistani government to end all the Taliban movements and manoeuvres while the country is still plunged in economic difficulties and ongoing corruption at many levels.

Tricky question.

Pakistan's position is particularly volatile, as it possesses nuclear weapons. Unfortunately, the US has further added to its predicament by effectively squeezing Afghanistan's Taliban into it's northwest territories. This is why care must be taken not to pressure an already potentially unstable regime to act against its best interests.

Moslem extremists have already very clearly demonstrated that they haven't the discipline to forebear using a nuclear weapon, if they got their hands on one.

That's why this issue requires kid gloves ... if there's even any salient solution at all.

Pakistan, meaning the government and the military, is doing about as much as it can. After all, it's not like they are free of terrosist activities within their own borders. It's very difficult for any government to carry on with policies that their people do not support, after all. Pakistani citizens are at best ambivalent about the Taliban, or so it seems.

It's useless for the US to scold them, or for the US to think that the Pakistani forces will provide security for the US. Better get real, and do some serious security work within the US borders. And yes, that will mean profiling, in practice. The US government should not expect foreign security forces to absolve the US government of its responsibilities at home. Don't put the burden of unpleasant tasks on someone else.

Ben~

No, Pakistan is not doing enough to fight terror in their country...

~Dennis Junior~

The West has generously given asylum and security to many Pakistanis, who hate our way of life. They brood and prepare to mount terrorist attacks. How foolish we have been! Of course many Pakistanis have become good citizens, but not all. Why they still hate us despite all the help we have given them is a mystery. Perhaps it is jealousy? We have after all been the innovator of the many good things of the modern world. No, the US should not give any more money to Pakistan.

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Terrorists are really stupid because they don't realize that they're just pawns in a game bigger than themselves. Why waste your life on someone else's war? Terrorists might as well live their life and find a little happiness.
At least their happiness would be their own. And your handlers? Why aren't they volunteering their lives for the cause they so fiercely believe in? How can terrorists be so smart and yet be so utterly stupid.

This is not an easy question,There are too many different fractions and groups in Pakistan all wanting or seeking power. This probelm has been in Pakistan from the begining. Who do you class as a terrorist? How do you fight them.?

Until Greater Islam, both by its own fruition as well as through various governments, can stand up and denounce al Quaeda's cowardly tactics, It, and we, will be at their mercy. Christianity has successfully done this with the KKK; so I guess I'm suggesting the Muslims and the Jews settle their differences in a Christian manner...which is, ironically, how we got here to begin with. Consciousness can be changed in an instant, and this jihad can be over.

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Well, it is far easy to be a critic! It is our obligation as educated human beings to leave behind a better world for our future generations then it is. Pakistan has done enough, lost thousands of lives .... what more? To end it, the world should be weapon free! That will be the best gift we can give to our generations to come. I think the west needs to help Pakistan in educational, etc other assistance, rather than giving them money. The blame game should stop. Every country should be responsible to protect their people and mother land.

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