Re: DG ISI being sacked?
Well I already gave you the example above. What Haqqani was doing was clearly against our national interests. Those agents were exceeding their domain. The timing of their leaving and sudden sharp decline in TTP-related violence can hardly be a co-incidence. Nothing-else explains it. Drones or military action alone do not explain it IMO because they have been happening for a while now
The military should never take over, every sane person shares that view
The threat from military establishment won’t die overnight but civilian governments can certainly minimise that threat by becoming bandey k puttar themselves for a change. They (PPP and PML-N) have no excuse now IMO. They cannot keep blaming the establishment for their own failings while in government. Both have had several chances over the past two decades but unfortunately each government was either as bad as or (in many cases) worse than the previous government. If the elected representatives actually start doing what they are supposed to be doing and if people could see that they are better off economically during civilian rule than under military governments then there will be no popular appetite for military rule and the threat w’d subside eventually.
The last 4 years have been an absolute shambles as far as governance is concerned. This is the most incompetent and corrupt government in living memory
Lastly I believe that the elections should be held every 4 not 5 years (as it is in most countries of the world). Maybe the next parliament can do something about it. Pakistanis are impatient folk at the best of times and it is certainly my view that the opposition will exercise greater restraint (and people of Pakistan will have more patience) if they knew that the next elections were not too distant
5 years is just a very long period to have to put up with a nikemi government!