Some of the readers are very rightly becoming impatient with diagnosis process and asking for solutions. We are almost there. May be one more part after this.
Our military history is more political less military. You can get a measure of it by how much land army added to Pakistan of 1947 in last 75 years? How much it interfered in politics?
I believe nothing is complete without politics even religion. Though politics and everything else is part of religion. In our accepted system of governance i.e. democracy, military intervention, involvement or interference of any kind is a ‘No No’. Yet, army is all over it. Politicians are controlled like puppets. They are only minions in this game. If military leadership wants damage control, it must come down its horses and stay away from politics. The country has become worst than IOK to live. No individual rights, no freedom of speech, even people’s private lives & parts are not safe from agencies’ eyes and torture tools.
Army needs to do a serious soul searching. All the institutions starting from PMA to NDU have failed us when a piece like Bajwa could get through. Btw I’m not being loud when he is not in power, I vehemently voiced my concerns when he was in power. I did get calls of caution during Bajwa’s reign of terror from known people using unknown numbers. Got one just a fortnight ago as well. But I’m equally responsible & loyal Pakistani as they are. And we must at least say what needs to be said and when it needs to be said. It has become a common practice to start tagging people (with whom you disagree) with political affiliations or victims of 5th Gen Warfare but truth of the matter is ‘something has changed’. Access to information has changed it. People’s ability to decipher information has changed it. But the orchestrators if everything in Pakistan - establishment & its accomplice politicians, have not changed their approach to the issues. They say, ‘change or perish’. Establishment’s current model of controlling the country is not tenable. So change now because something has changed. Change before forced to change. The whole political milieu has changed. Forget about IK/ PTI and it’s narrative, even if it is cornered or suppressed, some other political force will fill its vacuum. If not now, few months and years later, this lava can/ will erupt. I’m not a supporter of IK rather a staunch critic as long as he remained in power. To be honest, I believe he is the easiest man to negotiate balance of power with. Remaining major politicians signify epitome of crookedness. By giving these explanatory remarks I’m being a Pakistani. Only speaking for what is good for Pakistan. But like famous Hollywood movie title ‘no country for old men’, there seems to be no place for Pakistaniat in Pakistan. We can only hope, it does.
Next part, suggestions & conclusion.
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