Re: 1971 War
Exactly lesson has been learned, look how Army handled Balochistan issue, there had been violence but generally the situation had always been under control and now we actually have an active reconciliatory process and working provisional government. Are some people upset? Of course.
Look how Army handled FATA situation. Look at Karachi. How can you say we haven’t learned from 1971? For how long can you use this rhetoric to spit venom against Army?
The thing is some people still see 1971 as only Pakistan Army’s defeat. It’s got nothing to do with them. To them Pak Army is an alien villainous entity, not part of Pakistan. They don’t see as their country’s defeat, if they did, they wouldn’t so casually throwing 1971 tragedy to rub salt in people’s wounds.
India deems your CEPC ‘unacceptable’. Her PM openly boast about breaking your country and he celebrates your defeat in front of the whole world, their Army chief threatens to start a short war against you, their defence minister threatens to use proxies against you. India media is busy creating war hysteria. People’s houses, animals and children are getting killed at LoC by Indian firing, RAW funded terrorists are being captured in Balochistan, Karachi, Lahore. The main political parties that controls your economic hub was receiving aid from RAW…and these people have problem calling India ‘enemy’? They would much rather belittle and defame their own army?
Perhaps admit the bitter fact that if Army had taken wrong steps, but it also has the supreme and staggering ability to redeem itself. If Army can make such a comeback and win public’s utmost respect, how desperate and venomous you have to be to actually turn people of Pakistan against their own Army? You have clearly missed the bus. If you had failed to achieve this feat in last 40 years, chances you won’t ever achieve it.
Jolie and Shak, excellent posts. I am glad we still have people who have moral courage to look at the picture from all angles and who do not have a tunnel vision. We need to have more people like you.