http://www.dawn.com/2006/04/15/top15.htm
LONDON, April 14: The Royal Navy has appointed its first non-white admiral, Pakistan-born Amjad Hussain, a British newspaper said on Friday.
Rear Admiral Hussain, 47, is the highest-ranking ethnic officer among the 200,000 personnel of the British armed forces, The Sun said.
“I count myself very lucky,” said Admiral Hussain—AFP
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Any relation to the cricketer, ex-captain, naseer hussain?
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Congratulations, such things go long way in people feeling part of the country...
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Good work!
I wish Pakistan would treat its minorities the same way :(
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I wish Pakistan would treat its minorities the same way :(
Which way is the same way? And, which minorities? We already have Sikhs & Christians in the PArmy.
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We do. Remember Air Vice Marshall Eric Hall, who was the Chief of Staff of the PAF until 1975?
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He should be ashamed of himself working for a military which has conducted and continues to conduct acts of terrorism towards his own brothers and sisters.
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Brother and sisters? nah! More like Miskeens and Rafiks. Time for a payback. Yes!
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Nothing new ......British Indian army fought for years against the muslims in Iraq and palestine in WW1.These sepoys were nothing more than mercenaries
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And what would u call the Pakistani Army conducting operations in Waziristan against foreign and local militants or when it conducted operations against the Balochistan tribals??
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No doubt he will be involved in bombing muslim countries, otherwise if he refuses he will end up in jail.