On war and its justifications

The Taliban cannot be singled out for not abiding by the constitutional rules of the game.

By Haider Nizamani, Canada

Courtesy: Dawn

“THESE people deserve to have war waged on them because they reject our constitution, because they reject the values which Pakistan was founded upon, and because they are trying to stuff a different legal system down the throats of unwilling citizens.” This argument put forth by a columnist in a Lahore-based daily, and no doubt espoused by many, sounds convincing and straightforward; however, it also gives us a chance to take a closer look at these three reasons for waging war against the militants. Even though that may be tantamount to breaking a taboo under the present circumstances, let’s start with the first reason.

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