Insulation from the turmoil-laden Afghanistan is the best option for Pakistan. Afghan War III must be avoided at all costs to save what remains of the Republic.

Building an impregnable fence is a viable option. While the cross-border tensions are rising there is no mention of the fence, which was completed a while ago to regulate human movement across the Durand Line.

Pakistan was trapped into the Afghan War I in the decade of the seventies. In 1971 Jinnah’s Pakistan was fragmented with the emergence of Bangladesh, while in 1979 what remained was used as a fodder to take on the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.

The elected government of Bhutto was toppled in July 1977, followed by his execution, paving the way for the Martial Law-led un-popular regime, which had to rely on Western support to remain in power.

Camps were established to train Mujahideen to fight the Soviet troops. They were classified as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

While the country was still suffering from the after-effects of Afghan War I, a second conflict was thrust upon us. After the 9/11 attacks in New York (September 11, 2001) Pakistan was asked to join the band-wagon to get rid of TTP that had been created in-house to fight the Soviet Union the non-believers.

Afghan War II brought the wrath of TTP. While the Afghan faction (Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan) took on the........

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