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    Khudkush hamlay aur un kay Pakistan-o-Islam par asraat
    (UMT Lahore, 2012) Abdul Gaffar
    Terrorism in the world has become a major and highly destructive phenomenon in recent years. Peace of the world has been destroyed and the atmosphere of fear is every where especially in the third world countries. South Asian region in particular is under the attack of terrorism and suicide attacks are very rampant in this region. Suicide Attacks have very old history and have been used to achieve various kinds of tasks. Pakistan is on the top of the list among those countries that have been the victims of terrorism since the invasion of America on Afghanistan from 2001 to till date. Since its birth in 1947 the Pakistani state has been repeatedly challenged by various groups on the basis of nationalism, regional separatism, religious doctrine and political ideology According to one survey report Pakistan has suffered the colossal financial losses of more than $68 billion or Rs 5036.8 billion in the so called war on terror since 2001. After 9/11 Pakistan assumed the role of a frontline state in the War against terror. The war spread like a contagion into rural and urban areas of Pakistan that has so far, cost the country more than 35,000 citizens, 3500 security personnel, destruction of infrastructure, internal migration of millions of people from parts of northwestern Pakistan, erosions of investment climate, nose diving of production and growing unemployment and above all brought economic activity to a virtual standstill in many part of the country. Suicide Attacks have always been playing a vital role in this context. There are very few incidents in which suicide attacks are lawful otherwise these have been prohibited by every religion. Contrary to common belief in the world that Islam sanctions suicide bombings, in actual fact, Islam holds suicide bombings to be totally UnIslamic. Muslims are not permitted to commit suicidal bombings in order to destroy the enemy. Strapping explosives on oneself and hurling oneself upon the civilian settlements of even those with whom one is at war, for the purpose of destroying the enemy, and in the process killing oneself deliberately, is totally un-Islamic. Islam promotes peace, equality and brotherhood in the world and id against all those that can disturb the peace of the world. In the context of Pakistan many factors are involved in the act of suicide attacks. Super Powers of the World want to divide Pakistan into pieces just because of their hidden objectives. But being an optimist, it is hoped that the circumstances of Pakistan that are fluctuating will be stable in the coming future. Insha Allah