Nawaz Sharif, Army and the people of Pakistan....
This is narration of actual events from an eye witness.
25 Oct 16 was a gloomy day at Qta. 62 Coffins of young police recruits were lying at Musa Stadium Qta. They were brutally killed by terrorists of TTP the... .1/n
..previous night at Police Training Academy Qta. Their deeply grieved relatives were waiting for Janaza since last 4/5 hours so that, they could take the bodies of their loved ones to their hometowns. All were waiting for PM NS who arrived from Isd in wake of that terrible...2/n
..incident and was currently in a meeting at the CM Office.
After a painfully long wait, he arrived with his entourage. Janaza was offered in next 5 min. PM Sahib, with a stiff neck and his signature scorn, walked off..without having a glance on the relatives of the shaheeds..3/n
..just like that: as if they did not exist. General Raheel Shareef saw him off and turned back.
"Main shaheedon kay warison sey milna chahta hoon,"
he said in his booming voice. His close security accustomed to his style, quickly rearranged and a long que was formed by.4/n
..the kins of shaheed. They came one by one, hugging Gen RS, sobbing against his chest, leaning against him, as if trying to get solace from his strong persona. He talked to each and everyone, not letting go till they themselves pulled back.
"Mujhay aap ki takleef..5/n
..ka andaza hai, main bhi shaheed ka bhai hoon"
"Hum in dehshat gardon ko nahin chorain gey"
"Aap ke betay kay khoon ka hisab hamarey zimay hai"
He spent more than an hour with them...and it was not only talk. A person told him that he belongs to a far of village in Turbat,..6/n
.."Ask PAF to arrange for C 130 for Turbat" he immediately instructed his staff.
Another shaheed was from Kohlu, with no airfield nearby,
.."despatch them by Helis"
Before leaving, he instructed all the Generals present there, to remain there till the last Shaheed has been 7/n
..honorably seen off.
This is not just a narration of an event; this is a comparison of two mindsets, one; a so called representative of people who considers himself above the common folk. Other; someone, who genuinely feels compassion and love for his people.
I've thought 8/n
...many times of secret of the love people of Pakistan have for their Army, one thing that comes to my mind is that soldiers considers themselves among the people and Love the people of their country unconditionally....and as per the dictates of nature,...people love them back
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Wars don't just happen. These are usually consequent to clash of eco / commercial/ social interests of belligerents.
Azerbaijan - Armenia recent War over Nagorno Karabakh (NK) is no different.
As the map shows; Azerbaijan is a hub of Gas Pipelines to EU / Turkey. This... 1/4
..poses competition to Gazprom / Russian monopoly over regional energy supplies to EU. For instance, Turkey's dependence on Russian gas reduced from 54% to 34% recently on completion of Trans-Anatolian pipeline. This increasing trend of supply of Azeri / Caspian....2/4
Gas to Turkey and onwards to EU has to be curbed by Russia to retain/ sustain its own supplies, with assistance of its own Allies (that's correct, Armenia; a major base of Gazprom Ops).
So while Russia stands with Armenia; Turkey, EU, USA and Israel stand with Azerbaijan...3/4
On Pak India affairs; on a serious note.
A few centuries ago, a powerful Rohilla (Pathan) army was besieging a relatively weak marhatta force under shiva ji. Marhatta position was precarious and they faced a certain defeat....1/6
Young Afzal Khan, the Commander of Rohillas was an unstoppable force within himself. He was brave and smart; determined to teach marhattas a lesson in tactics of war. But shiva ji had something else in mind...."why to meet enemy where he is strong ?"....2/6
A message of peace was sent alongwith a request for meeting where marhattas will surrender. Simple soldier Afzal, accepted the offer. On the day of the meeting, out came shiva ji clad in a CLOAK hidding a dagger under it... 3/6
I've been part of over a dozen research projects on national security. Multiple factors contribute to our envmt. However one constant that crops up in all, is our unchecked, underdeveloped population.
I didn't say over population because having a large young population is...1/9
..an asset, it is called "demographic dividend". However, if that youth is not properly educated and groomed it could be a curse rather than a dividend.
Family planning was intro in the 60s. It appealed to the middle class and was adopted. Resultantly, the most imp faction ..2/9
..of the society started shrinking. The lower class on the other hand ballooned. This Paradox created a unique envmt. The cheap manpower socio-economic system. Unplanned and unchecked, it turned bad. A certain community started producing kids as a means of earnings
....3/n
Sep 1965 Pak-Ind War - prelude in reverse chronology
- Ceasefire Sep 23 1965 - Stalemate
- Sep 6 - India attacks across Intl border on Lahore and Sialkot - both stalled due to stiff resistance
- Sep 1 - Pakistan launch Op Grandslam across CFL, reaches short of Akhnur
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August 26 - India launch Op Faulad / Op Faulad across CFL - Haji Pir Pass threatened though 20 Punjab Regiment held it till end
August 5 - Pakistan launch Op Gibralter infiltrating soldiers across CFL in IOK to raise local resistance against indian army. Op was a failure, 2/5
Apr 1965 - Indians occupied unmanned positions along the border at Rann of Kachh (south of Sindh, close to Arabian Sea). Pakistan Army eliminated all the positions in swift, violent actions, comprehensively defeating the indian venture
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Paradox of Narratives.....
Nations have interests which are pursued with all available instruments of influence. In pursuance, the morality or legitimacy of ways and means is never a primary concern. Usually, the ends justify the means.
Lets take the example of GWoT.....1/5
The real / implicit / hidden interests of US were geo-strategic, ie.. to secure the central strat location of Afghanistan, in order to engage Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan in a coercive manner. Similarly, Iraq was an adventure for providing stability to petrodollars....2/5
But, could the US state this as a policy to domestic / intl audiences...?..NO...
So what was the course of action...?
Generate a narrative to legitimize the course.
So making use of 9/11...(its authenticity some other time) the narrative "Islamic Terrorism " was crafted....3/5
On racial discrimination....
This is early 7th century AD; Muslim Armies, under their great leader Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed (RA) are poised at rolling up Persian empire from Iraq and Levant, winning battle after battle.
Meanwhile, Khalifa e Islam Hazrat Umar (RA), for ....1/5
..spiritual and temporal reasons decides to remove Hazrat Khalid from Command.
Hazrat Bilal (RA) is sent with Khalifa's instructions.
Sahaba gather in a congregation at Emessa. Hazrat Khalid, the greatest, undefeated General, a close relative of the Khalifa, a relative of..2/5
Aqqa e Do Alam (SAAWW), from an elite family of a high ranking tribe, kneels in front of Hazrat Bilal, an African ex Slave with no racial connections with any highborn Arab.
Bilal (RA) orders Khalid (RA) to be relieved of command and hands it over to Hazrat Abu Ubaida (RA)..3/5