Afghanistan s Information Minister has categorically denied that the hijackers were taken towards Quetta. He refused to disclose their destination as Taliban had promised to keep it a secret. Perhaps the hijackers had more confidence in Jaswant Singh and whispered into his ear that they were headed towards Quetta. If one looks closely at the available facts of the episode, one has little difficulty in realizing that the hijack was planned and carried out by one of the Kashmiri militant groups who have been demanding the independence of their state from Indian rule. Not a day passes without a report about the activities of these freedom seekers leading to violence, death and destruction.
Thousands die each year.
According to the lowest estimate over 25,000 were killed in the past 10 years. But, the struggle has continued unabated since 1989. Not a day passes without an incidence of violence. That is the crux of the problem and no casuistry can succeed indefinitely in keeping it swept under the rug. One cannot overcome the problem by emulating the ostrich.