Re: Free-of-charge treatment at army heatstroke centres across Sindh
^ My fierce criticism for Musharraf for selling Pakistan into WoT and comprising its sovereignty through allowing drone attack is no secret, nor my hatred for Zia for creating PMLN and MQM and Afghan Jihad. All my posts are still there. Honestly, just because I decided to praise Army for once for whatever good they decided to do doesn't mean I see Army as Allah or whatever. This is just pathetic. Seriously. Especially coming from people who had previously called me anti Army - political loyalist. This is just disgusting.
This just reminds of a joke that I read somewhere maybe all parties will start supporting Kalabagh dam if Imran starts opposing it. All it takes here for me to praise the army for everyone to start seeing millions of fault with the institution and take a massive heartfelt offence in its glorification. Great. I'm thinking of supporting PMLN next...
Yes considering my lack of regard and personal interaction with many members here enable me to give my opinions most raw and unfiltered way, makes me look emotional and young, that's fine. I'm posting on GS, not writing a comment on Guardian. For some reason, even if I want, I just can't be bothered to gloss my words here. I have really made up my mind about this website, and that's a shame.
Coming back to the main argument, never I have said that Army is not corrupt. There are black sheep in every organisation. Every organisation in Pakistan is reflection of society at large, some are better than the others, but overall no single entity is as pure as milk. PTI itself has its share of hit and miss, lazy and opportunist members, and that's life. You cannot attain 100% perfection and purity in any person or group. Life is all about choosing the lesser evil.
Of course DHA and other ventures are excessive, if not corrupt. I am not opposed to Military officers or Civil Servants getting plots/housing/health care perks for their services, but yes when you build up scale Island like housing society within poverty stricken areas, its not easy to justify it.
Military infiltering in commercial administration is linked with military dictatorships. If you don't have military dictatorship in the country for next two or three decades, things would naturally come under control. And I would not be openly supporting a struggling political party and campaign against electoral rigging if my ultimate desire is to see return of military dictatorship whenever I feel impressed by a certain COAS.
As Kiyani, I still believe he was blessing in disguise. He turned out to be a very shady character, but his peculiarly apolitical character was the need of the hour. Intentionally or unintentionally, the lack overt political involvement from his side did set up a very necessary precedent in Pakistan.
Neither my hatred of Musharraf/ Zia or any other shady general or Establishment's past and present reservations against Imran would ever allow me to discredit and defame a National Institution. People need to realise that they are living in an age where they can only blame Army so much for all their woes and civilian incompetence. Need to get out of this vicious cycle.
It really makes no sense to look down on Military hospitals for being well resourced and blame them for it (how many military hospitals are there in the country? - Honestly). Even CMHs are also hit and miss depending on where you go. The government hospitals too can have exactly the same facilities as military hospitals, if politicians are sincere. So let's not mislead people with such flawed rhetoric. That was the whole point.
