Sir — This refers to the editorial, “Barbarians everywhere” (July 6). Iraq has been experiencing a wave of mass casualty militant attacks. A rough tally of acts of terrorism in various cities in Iraq since January shows that hundreds have been mowed down — in cafes, markets or other during religious events. The Iraqi Government may have wrested Fallujah from the clutches of the Islamic State (IS), but clearly, the militant outfit remains a lethal threat to the safety of that shattered country’s population. IS may not have infrastructure in Pakistan but it has innumerable sympathisers in a population that is already radicalised over decades.