The government announced yesterday that there will be a permanent troop presence in Swat from now on. This station will likely be in Matta town, which is now infamous for having been captured by the Taliban and its police station been renamed "Taliban station."
This permanent troop presence is a terrifying idea. It is a permanent occupation of Swat, and by extension of the surrounding areas of FATA. It is of course a violation of the existing treaties between the people of FATA and the GoP. And finally and most crucially, it will solve nothing and will only make matters worse. If you're not sure why, just think of how the permanent basing of US troops in Iraq will help matters there. And actually, even though the analogy isn't perfect, it works well because frankly, this new base is most likely to be used by the US in the future.
This permanent troop presence is a terrifying idea. It is a permanent occupation of Swat, and by extension of the surrounding areas of FATA. It is of course a violation of the existing treaties between the people of FATA and the GoP. And finally and most crucially, it will solve nothing and will only make matters worse. If you're not sure why, just think of how the permanent basing of US troops in Iraq will help matters there. And actually, even though the analogy isn't perfect, it works well because frankly, this new base is most likely to be used by the US in the future.
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