Would a responsible civilian leadership have allowed our proxy war against USSR?

[Sachaydino]

Re: Would a responsible civilian leadership have allowed our proxy war against USSR?

@Doppleganger

A soviet controlled afghanistan and india on another side would have been a strategic nightmare. Think of it as this way: Pakistan has made numerous blunders in kashmir so does that mean kashmir was a stupid cause?

Zia’s jehadi agenda for fighting Sam’s war in Afghanistan and kashmir dispute are two different things. Don’t compare apples with oranges. What Pakistan did in Kashmir was without the support of any super power. Infact Pakistan had to retract under pressure of Sam and Russia on Kashmir issue. On the other hand Sam was fully involved Zia in this bloody proxy war, Zia being most stupid president in Pakistan history did not realize the long term repurcussions of indulging in this bloody war. And yes he also committed one more blunder by creating mqm in Karachi in the eighties.