khoji
May 15, 2010, 4:07pm
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As much as i dislike, i have to agree with u. The army has been sitting on their arse sipping scotch and runnig flour mills, cement factory etc., since their bravery in 1971. They used and misguided the naive tribal youth in name of islam to do the army’s dirty work (fighting), while most of their family were living in posh houses (except for foot soldiers) and studying/travelling abroad on $$ doled out by US.
Now first time they have picked up guns to fight, ironically, against their own creation. People dont admit this but pak army campaign has cost more collateral lives than the US drones. Swat and Bajaur (also FATA) has hundered of thousands of people displaced from their home. Swat once a tourist paradise is empty. People still live in fear an no compensation from the establishment, probably because they pocketed most of the aid.
Another disaster in waiting is artificial lake created in hunza due to landslide, it has already closed the trade link to china by submerging 11km of the highway. The army/establishment knows this and not much has been done. Tens of thousands of people in hunza are stranded without food and electricity. On top of that their livelyhood, farming is underwater.
I guess the army/establishment is waiting for disaster to occur, then plead US and other contouties for $$ with hat in their hand. Once they get aid, their pocket will be loaded again with $$ and awam left as it is (remember AJK quake rebuilding?).
It is really sad.
As much as Army has its shortcomings, how can you overlook the terrorism and militancy by those lunatics?
Even if you dislike Army, who will go and fight those lunatics if not Pakistan Army?