2 weeks Ago
In a move that reflects growing urgency and long-overdue international candour, Pakistan has called for a global crackdown on illicit arms flows to terrorist groups operating from foreign soil—particularly the TTP and BLA. The demand, raised at a high-level UN forum, rightly puts the spotlight on the cross-border dimensions of terrorism and the alarming ease with which arms and ammunition end up in the wrong hands. This call for action is welcomed.
For far too long, Pakistan has shouldered the bloody consequences of geopolitics, porous borders, and global indifference. The resurgence of terrorism on its soil is not a domestic affair—it is a global security challenge in the making. As past decades have shown, unchecked violence in one region rarely stays confined; it festers, multiplies, and spills over.
The return of full-scale militant operations is not just Pakistan’s burden to bear. If history has taught the world anything, it is that instability in this region echoes far beyond its mountains and borders. The weapons fuelling extremist groups do not materialise out of thin air—they are traded, transported, and funded through networks that span continents.
A single rifle smuggled today can cause decades of grief tomorrow. Two PPP workers die in road mishap We perceive this is not a time for diplomatic pleasantries. The global community must treat this threat with the seriousness it demands.
Curbing the illicit arms trade is no longer a favour to volatile regions—it is a matter of global self-preservation. Terrorism is not an isolated problem; it is a shared liability. If multilateral institutions truly stand for peace and human security, then this call must not be allowed to drown in bureaucratic silence.
It is time for less talk, more traceability—and far fewer excuses. Tags: armed consequences.
