War of Attrition

While it's not exactly a war of attrition, there is little choice but to see the fight against the Taliban and the Pakistan state reach a logical end with control of all territory under the country's security forces and laws.

There will be many more terrorist attacks by the Taliban such as the one in the university in Islamabad. However, by attacking soft targets, the Taliban have shown their desperation. Universities across Pakistan have closed for the rest of the week as a result. However, the hardening perception against the Taliban only adds to the determination that this fight should continue till these terrorists are wiped out or made subservient to the laws of the Pakistan Constitution.

Till this is done, we'll just have to take the blows as they come.