Thread by @KamranShafi46

Yet, there were many West Pakistani officers who took the strictest actions against these crimes. A student of mine, a Captain of a Battalion of the Frontier Force Regiment posted in East Pakistan (if I am not wrong 4 FF - Please confirm, Phaa Mushtaq: Lt. Gen. Mushtaq of Chak 2/

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2/ 494 GB, Mamoon Kanjan, Distt. Faisalabad, if I am right, though knowing Mushtaq he will NOT be on SM, so could someone pass this message on to him please?) again from Faisalabad, took the law into his own hands when the local Station Master of a small rural Train Station, 3/

3/ a Hindu gentleman came to him and reported that his daughter had been raped last night by an NCO of his company, lined the Company up, and when the NCO had been identified by the girl AND her parents, proceeded to thrash the chap in front of his peers breaking his arm in 4/

4/ the process. He was pulled up before a Court Martial and said yes, he had done what was charged but the situation was completely out of hand. He was just given a Severe Reprimand. The poor young man lost his life a few days later in an Indian attack on his positions. So, 5/

5/ whilst there were scoundrels like Lt. Gen. Amir Abdullah Khan (Tiger) Niazi MC, a once gallant officer who deteriorated to becoming a reprobate as he grew in rank, there were young officers like the one described above. I've written about an anecdote to do with Niazi. He 6/

6/ once accompanied General Hameed 'Burmi' for a shoot in the Bajwat Forest which was near Marala where my Battalion was posted. As Mess Secretary I was also on hand to receive the Generals. General Hameed was, as always, courteous and kind to a fault. But Niazi said something 7/

7/ that I don't now recollect, but something vulgar and low-down about my Battalion that made me hate him thenceforth! And he said it as I was holding open the door for him to enter our Mess Ante Room! Total #Yahoo who had the same graces his nephew id demonstrating today!

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