Samb yaar aap rapists ko yahan kya ley aaye? Who is supporting any rapists here? A crime is a crime regardless of the background of the culprit and I condemn all such acts.
I do not support Musharraf or military rule or come from a military background although I studied at Cadet College Hasan Abdal in the late 80s hence know a thing or two about the military!
While it is true that the cream of students does not join the military, it is the same everywhere (incl. Britain and US where most bright students still take up professional subjects such as medicine, law, economics or engineering) and not exclusive to Pakistan.
btw most bright people do not join politics either! Most of our parliamentarians have been to very ordinary schools and it shows in how they conduct themselves in public. They lack basic manners and etiquettes. Politics is treated like family business in Pakistan.
But we must also not belittle military training. These days you simply won’t get promoted beyond the rank of colonel or brigadier unless you are a graduate of either National Defence College, Islamabad (NDC, formerly in Rawal Pindi) or Command and Staff College Quetta or equivalent. This was actually made a requirement in the 80s by Zia. I know this because one of my uncles (a retired civil-servant) had to do NDC or equivalent in the mid-80s in order to get promoted above grade-20. And they do have medical and engineering corps in the military. Not everyone is stupid!
I do not support any particular party at the moment although I have supported IK in the past (and might still vote for him in 2013) but some of his political views and affiliations over the years have left me a little confused to say the least