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Pakistan’s army chief is a man of few words. And true to his style, he made a few calculated remarks over the weekend that touch on two hotly debated issues in Pakistan and among Pakistan-watchers abroad.

During a speech on the occasion of the graduation of the 127th Long Course of Pakistan Military Academy at Kakul, Gen. Kayani sent a direct warning to Indian generals.

For those who don’t remember, on January 11 and January 14, India’s air and army chiefs threatened military action against Pakistan over alleged violations of the ceasefire line in Kashmir. The crisis began a week before when Indian soldiers crossed the line and killed a Pakistani soldier. [see here and here]



It was quite obvious to observers that Pakistan wouldn’t risk an escalation on its eastern front when it is embroiled in the American mess on the Afghan border.

This was not lost on independent-minded Indians. One Indian analyst went as far as accusing the Indian military of creating ‘hype’ inside India over Pakistan. Another Indian commentator accused the Indian army of mutilating bodies of Pakistani soldiers. [See hereand here]

At the same time, and a few days before this Indian escalation, a news report from Pakistan appeared to indicate that terrorism emanating from the Afghan border into Pakistan has forced the Pakistani army to no longer consider India as the biggest threat.

It appeared as if the Indian army generals concluded that Pakistan armed forces must be too weak now for them to be forced to make an admission they no longer considered India a threat.

As it turns out, the report from Islamabad about a change in the Pakistani military doctrine was based on some journalist’s overzealous reading into minor doctrinal modifications that led to a misinterpretation. [Background: a booklet published by the military added a chapter dealing with insurgencies on the Afghan border and described it as a major threat to Pakistani security. This was misinterpreted to mean Pakistan no longer saw threat from India.]

Watching Indian generals beat the drums of war across the eastern border, Pakistan remained cautious and refrained from responding in kind. Until this weekend.

“Pakistan is a peace-loving country,” Gen. Kayani told the cadets, senior Pakistani military officers and some defense attaches from several nations attending the ceremony at Kakul. “Our quest for peace is essentially based on a genuine desire to improve our lot and that of our future generations. Let no one see it as a weakness.”

Without naming India, he had a message for the generals across the eastern border. “We have exercised restraint in the face of some very belligerent statements in recent months. Let it suffice to say that Pakistan is fully capable of responding effectively to any threat.”

And if any Indian general was still in doubt over a change in Pakistani preparedness due to internal threats, Kayani ventured out to be more specific in his following words.

“Despite our current focus on internal security,” he said, “we remain fully prepared to defeat an external direct threat.”

The Indian threat is not limited to the provocative statements in January.

The Indian threat is also not limited to permanent [emphasis on permanent], large-scale Indian military deployments in close proximity to our borders.

There’s more. Toward the end of the decade, Indian generals developed a plan to mount quick incursions inside Pakistan and cripple its ability to retaliate. This plan was given the name Cold Start, inspired by Israeli army’s quick strikes into Gaza.

The Indian military was developing this plan even as American officials lectured Islamabad on the need to change its military policy because India posed no threat to Pakistan.

The Indian military has once before demonstrated that it will always seize any opportunity to attack Pakistan even without provocation. This happened in 1971 when Indian army exploited chaotic election in Pakistan, and low military preparedness, to launch an invasion in East Pakistan and help proxies break away the territory into what is now Bangladesh.

Gen. Kayani’s weekend statement has put the military’s India policy into perspective.

It also indicates a new level of confidence inside Pakistan armed forces after a decade of American war in Afghanistan had destabilized Pakistan and put the Pakistani military on the defensive. This is changing now and PakMilitary is apparently on the rebound.

Gen. Kayani apparently alluded to this when he said during the same speech: “In our short history, we have overcome many a challenges that would have overwhelmed lesser nations. I am sure we can do it again.”

And then concluded on a positive note, “We are going through difficult times, but so has every other successful nation at some time in their history. Pak Army is fully committed to the cause and as always standing with the nation.”

ON ISLAM



Gen. Kayani’s other important carefully-worded statement was on Islam’s role in public life in Pakistan.

Here’s what the general said:

“Let me remind you that Pakistan was created in the name of Islam and Islam can never ever be taken out of Pakistan. However, Islam should always remain a unifying force.”

This is a landmark statement. Here’s why.

First, a number of politicians and commentators sympathetic to the PPP-MQM-ANP coalition government that just completed five years tried in recent days to make the coming election controversial through an organized attack in the media on the Ideology of Pakistan, and Pakistan’s existence as an independent nation.

These parties are perceived to be pro-American. The organized attack focused on Islam and called for adopting European-style secularism where religion is simply withdrawn from public life. But what the advocates of this theory forgot is that Europe’s history and its political and social circumstances cannot be replicated and planted in another country far removed from European culture and experiences.

This debate is also dangerous because it wastes a lot of public energy, confuses priorities, and creates unnecessary divisions and suspicions in the society. Pakistan is quite capable of being a modern Muslim nation, just like Turkey, Jordan, Malaysia, Dubai, Egypt, Indonesia and others without the need to wage war against religion and alienate the religious segments of the population.

Gen. Kayani did well by making an emphatic statement about the centrality of Islam in Pakistan. This should serve to calm the nerves of religious Pakistanis who might see an attempt to attack religion in Pakistan and might be radicalized as a result of that.

So this is a message to the advocates of secularism to stop radicalizing religious-minded Pakistanis by waging this unnecessary war of words against religion in the hope of replicating a European example that does not fit here. And it is also a message to religious Pakistanis to relax, to stop seeing a conspiracy in Pakistan to end Islam’s central role in the lives of Pakistanis. It is also a message that all Pakistanis can and should coexist peacefully, those who are religious-minded and those who are not. This is a homeland for all and Pakistanis can and should respect each other.

Second, Kayani’s statement sends another message to religious Pakistanis. The message is simple: Islam unifies its followers and does not divide them. Sadly, Pakistani Islam is divided into sects whose names are not even known in the rest of the Muslim world. That’s how bad the sect-based divisions are in Pakistan. And extremists have flourished in all sects, leading to violent verbal and physical attacks. So, Gen. Kayani is sending a message: Islam in Pakistan should unify Pakistanis, not divide them.
Kayani On Indian Generals And Islam

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Pakistan’s army chief is a man of few words. And true to his style, he made a few calculated remarks over the weekend that touch on two hotly debated issues in Pakistan and among Pakistan-watchers abroad.



“Pakistan is a peace-loving country,” Gen. Kayani told the cadets, senior Pakistani military officers and some defense attaches from several nations attending the ceremony at Kakul. “Our quest for peace is essentially based on a genuine desire to improve our lot and that of our future generations. Let no one see it as a weakness.”

Without naming India, he had a message for the generals across the eastern border. “We have exercised restraint in the face of some very belligerent statements in recent months. Let it suffice to say that Pakistan is fully capable of responding effectively to any threat.”

And if any Indian general was still in doubt over a change in Pakistani preparedness due to internal threats, Kayani ventured out to be more specific in his following words.

“Despite our current focus on internal security,” he said, “we remain fully prepared to defeat an external direct threat.”

The Indian threat is not limited to the provocative statements in January.
Gen. Kayani’s weekend statement has put the military’s India policy into perspective.

And then concluded on a positive note, “We are going through difficult times, but so has every other successful nation at some time in their history. Pak Army is fully committed to the cause and as always standing with the nation.”

Do not wish to comment on Islam.

On the rest comments are as folllows :

Underlined part : Isnt it stating the obvious & isnt this what any army anywhere in the world is paid for ?

Bold part When has Pakistan not been on ' crossroads or in difficult times ? This has been the ' reason' for all military take overs & more.
 
There is a marked difference between all armies of the world and Pakistan Army. Any army other than Pakistan Army works for salaries, benefits and rewards, whereas, Pakistan Army personel in general serve based on pure passion and love for motherland. The reward Pakistani soldier looks forward to is martyrdome (shahadat) highest possible reward a Muslim Mujahid wishes for rather than a worldly military reward or recognition. Pakistan Army's history is full of such valiant soldiers who achieved what other countries can show only in movies and only dream of. The notion of Pakistani soldiers geting paid for what they do has been introduced recently as part of a media war against Pak Army. Who does not know that Pakistan media is financed, run and provided guidelines by anti-Pakistan forces within and outside of Pakistan. Pakistani public has been mentally enslaved by our corrupt and anti-Pakistan media, this is something Pakistan Army would have to look at to defend not only geographical borders but ideology of Pakistan as well. Pakistan ideology has been mocked by all actors, posing pro ideology and anti-ideology, both by misinterpreting the true ideology. Neither Mullah nor the liberals have any concept of Pakistan ideology and even if they do their intentions are malicious. I hope that day is not far when our mentally enslaved nation will be out of media control.

My request to all, please never compare Pakistan Army with any other army of the world. When it comes to Pakistan Army it is all about passion, ideology and sacrifice. There have been few exceptions of treason and will remain since our enemies would not let any opportunity go unavailed.
 
...what else was he expected to say...He will retire in nov2013, and hw is looking to enter politics..
 
...what else was he expected to say...He will retire in nov2013, and hw is looking to enter politics..

Who told u that he is looking to come in politics? Please dont say anything without knowing it.thanks
 
Of course the Message was delivered.
We are ever vigilant on Our Eastern Borders. Thanks To PA. No one Should Underestimate our resolve and martial skills that run in our blood.
 
There is a marked difference between all armies of the world and Pakistan Army. Any army other than Pakistan Army works for salaries, benefits and rewards, whereas, Pakistan Army personel in general serve based on pure passion and love for motherland. The reward Pakistani soldier looks forward to is martyrdome (shahadat) highest possible reward a Muslim Mujahid wishes for rather than a worldly military reward or recognition. Pakistan Army's history is full of such valiant soldiers who achieved what other countries can show only in movies and only dream of. The notion of Pakistani soldiers geting paid for what they do has been introduced recently as part of a media war against Pak Army. Who does not know that Pakistan media is financed, run and provided guidelines by anti-Pakistan forces within and outside of Pakistan. Pakistani public has been mentally enslaved by our corrupt and anti-Pakistan media, this is something Pakistan Army would have to look at to defend not only geographical borders but ideology of Pakistan as well. Pakistan ideology has been mocked by all actors, posing pro ideology and anti-ideology, both by misinterpreting the true ideology. Neither Mullah nor the liberals have any concept of Pakistan ideology and even if they do their intentions are malicious. I hope that day is not far when our mentally enslaved nation will be out of media control.

My request to all, please never compare Pakistan Army with any other army of the world. When it comes to Pakistan Army it is all about passion, ideology and sacrifice. There have been few exceptions of treason and will remain since our enemies would not let any opportunity go unavailed.

There are enough evident of otherwise in the history. If that is the case, there would not be any PoWs. I do not want to elaborate and troll. Any professional army is competent enough to stick to its training can achieve its objectives.

Soldiers will take cover when there were fired upon, not thump their chest for bullets.
 
He issued some routine statements and some analyst wrote 1000 word article based on it. But general is right about restraint. Also the pak foreign ministry's response was measured and effective.
 

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