It’s easy for the Keyboard Commandoes to act tough from the safety of their comfortable homes. The privileged children of the upper middle class may complain that they are roasting in the hot sun during an afternoon dharna. But there are some sons who are willing to sacrifice everything to protect our motherland.
Capt. Qasim Abbas had finished a six-month stint fighting the Taliban close to the Afghan border and was heading home to get engaged when the militants struck, ambushing his convoy, pitching his vehicle off a 90-foot cliff and leaving him with brain injuries that make speaking and walking a daily battle.
Abbas and the other soldiers recovering at Pakistan’s only military rehabilitation hospital are a testament to the human toll from Pakistan’s fight against Islamist militants. Their plight receives little attention from Pakistani politicians, possibly because they are afraid of associating themselves with an unpopular fight that many citizens see as driven by the United States.
“Fight, fight, keep fighting,” Abbas said slowly but with purpose when asked if he had a message for his colleagues still battling the Taliban. He raised his fist in the air to drive home his point.
Next time before you make apologies for Taliban militants, take a moment to remember that you’re making excuses for the
Capt. Kaleem Nasar was part of an operation elsewhere in the northwest in January of this year when he stepped on a bomb. The explosion blew off one of his legs, and the other had to be amputated below the knee. He visited the rehab hospital recently so doctors could work on his artificial limbs.
Despite his injuries, he does not regret going to war against the Taliban and hopes he can return to active duty.
“I am satisfied I have done something for my country,” said the 27-year-old soldier. “If I can go back to that area and serve my country, God willing I will.”
There is nothing like these sons, Lion Hearted warriors they are not scared of the enemies as they are not even afraid of death. They give their lives for their nation.
