The story of Sambaza in Balochistan has been repeated in South Waziristan. Yet, the most important part of that story, the lesson, remains unlearned by the militants, extremists, and terrorists who continue to tread the same doomed path. Before we turn to that lesson, let us briefly recall what happened in Sambaza then, but first the story, or the history that repeated itself in Waziristan.
At Zairi Nwar Mor, near Wana in South Waziristan, a few unclaimed bodies lie by the roadside. No one has come forward to collect them. According to security sources, these are the remains of the militants, all of them confirmed as afghan nationals, who attacked the Cadet College Wana a few days ago. During the operation by security forces, all attackers were killed in retaliatory fire. Their bodies still lie abandoned along the road.
A similar scene was witnessed earlier this year, in late August, in Sambaza, a border region of Balochistan. There too, after a failed cross-border infiltration attempt, the bodies of several slain militants, including Afghan nationals, were left unclaimed for days.
And now comes the lesson that these militants, extremists, or terrorists have never learned, and perhaps never will.
The lesson is this:
Who leaves the so-called “martyrs” to rot, unburied, in desolate wastelands? Only the enemy does; the one who deceives, manipulates, and lures young minds into violence within their own homeland. Those who exploit them for chaos care nothing for their lives, and certainly not for their bodies after death.
Another lesson is equally clear: those who betray their soil earn nothing but disgrace. History tells us that such traitors meet humiliation in life and death alike. Their families are forced to hide in shame, unwilling even to claim their bodies. The most unfortunate among them become symbols of betrayal and infamy in the pages of history.
