Articles of the year 2015
Published on November 20th 2015
Gen Baig in his interview to the Nation has stated that the politicians have shown their solidarity in the election of the speaker. This is purely a self-preservative measure. To protect them against the impending corruption cleanup, which has seen the MQM, and PPP being arrested, and the PMLN awaits its turn, and is hiding behind the fig leaf of democracy. For how long can the Sharif Government continue to paper over the obvious corruption of the politicians, which threatens the downfall of the Nation. The Punjab Government has successfully kept the Accountability sweep away from the Punjab,ostensibly to protect the PMLN politicos, which provided convenient cover for the Madrassas around Raiwind- the family estate of the Sharifs. Red buses, and Blue trains cannot light the homes or fuel the kitchens of the country. His fascination with food should make him aware, that the people may not require 35 dishes as ordered by his staff on his planned trip to Dushambe as reported on a TV channel, just one square meal would suffice, and enough food to have the children sleep on a full stomach rather than go to sleep hungry. If only his staff could tell him the reality that faces his citizens. Nawaz and his entire family would hang their heads in shame.
Gen Raheel Shareef embarking his trip to Washington was being pooh poohed by the politicians, as fast becoming a lame duck Chief of the Army. However the attack on Paris has changed the political landscape and the entire Assembly stands as supporters of the Islamist extremists. Suddenly Gen Raheel is in the vanguard against the extremists. And it seems he is a lone figure. With the horrific attack in Paris all this is about to change, and it will be the Islamists who will be isolated, and targeted by the whole world.
Our Mullah brigades who went underground during the Musharraf era, were bailed out by Chaudri Shujaat, and Zardari. Now they were emerging again, and preparing to take on the Pakistan Army again, and several public demonstrations were witnessed, around the Lal masjid in Islamabad with Mullah Aziz starting his pro-Taliban rants again.
Then the Paris massacre happened, and the game changed. Mullah Aziz and his cohorts were seen as manic-murderers out of sync with the real world, and as dangers to Pakistan . The Army has emerged as the saviour, with Gen Raheel the Hero. Already loved by the Pakistanis, but the butt of a vicious campaign by the PMLN stalwarts, to paint him as anti democracy.
This plan has backfired and the Western powers, and the US will suddenly view the General as a welcome ally against the emerging threat of the ISIS. This threat after Paris is now real, and the future targets of London and other European cities are being secured against possible attacks. This places Gen Raheel as a fellow defender, in the forefront of the anti-ISIS group, rather than another relative looking for a handout. Gen Raheel will be taking his already impressive performance against the Mullah infested North Waziristan areas, cleaned out by his army.
The Mullah elements in the Assemblies may face a tough time defending their accomplices, and the funding of their Madrassas. Which have been churning out youngsters who have been heavily indoctrinated by their teachers in a militant Islam, rather than the more tolerant peaceful Islam. These students are fodder for the needs of the terror networks now spreading towards Europe. That will destabilise the decades of peace enjoyed by the Europeans. The last such terror network was the Red brigade and the Baader Meinhof gangs which were effectively eliminated by the Germans. These gangs did not have the large nurseries to supply the, recruits indoctrinated and with a cause worth dying for. Worse, the enemies of Islam get more ammunition with which to damage and limit the goodness inherent in Islam. The dangers facing the world today are very serious, and we need more men like General Shareef, and not less. And our politicians more steel in their spines like Imran.