Re: COAS and International visits
Of course there are corrupt officials! That’s why you have court martial and public never get to find out about the prosecution that takes place there - everyday! I can personally tell you a story about senior officials who were quietly dealt with for indulging in dodgy arm deals. I bet any money the media and general public has absolutely no idea about that episode yet it happened. Let’s not try to undermine military discipline and their internal staff monitoring system. For security reasons, some of the top dogs are too closely watched.
There is always more to Police/FC doing operations in civilian clothing than what meets the eye. As far as Pakistan military is considered, their combat gear is increasingly looking so similar to their American counterparts.
Again, let’s not kid ourselves thinking that Army could have managed to indulge in an arm race, technical research and development and upgrading programme and carry out combat missions if - like in civilian institutions and politicians - its budget was being eaten by corrupt officials. There are of course black sheep, but they are eventually dealt with.