Policing.

Byline: Anas A. Khan - Edmonton, Canada

THIS refers to the terrorist attack by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) on Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi. All praise goes to security forces personnel who very bravely not only stopped the assault at the gates but also eliminated the threat altogether.

The way this assault was handled was as professional as any other better-equipped countries' forces response. The Sindh police's rapid response force's response was indeed rapid. Kudos to those who lost their lives fighting back. May they rest in peace!

In the wake of the recent events taken place in the US and widespread condemnation of police actions, there are absolutely no two views on how tragic those events are for the families affected by brutal actions by some policemen.

Policing in one country is not different from policing in another country. Their main goal is to 'maintain social order' and 'to serve and protect'.

However, one should also be mindful of the fact that a police officer is always walking a tight rope when carrying out his/her duties. A little off balance here and there and a disaster could happen and a tragedy could unfold in a flash of a second.

An emergency phone call can land an officer in the middle of a domestic dispute, a situation where someone in a shopping mall is behaving abnormally, an issue with noise or disturbance in an area or a neighborhood, an...