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EVERYBODY WHO SUPPORTED THE EXTENSION (an institution-destroying, greedy power move) SHOULD BE NAMED AND SHAMED HERE. Which members did so? Please ask for forgiveness!

If only this deep state machinery would come into force against actual (urban, political) traitors. It is reserved for chappal-wearing AK-toting 'traditional' militants (yes, they must be crushed --- but good tactics are useless without a comprehensive strategy to deter RAW) OR to serve...

Why does it say "FIA" when there's no proof that it was FIA? Who ordered "FIA" to raid Dr Arsalan's house at a time when PM IK had stepped down and a new PM / Interior Minister had not been elected...? It is probably the ISI or even MI, which would make for this one of the saddest days in...

I hate PDM, like any thinking Pakistani / morally alive human being. But IOK was sold off long ago by Bajwa. The top brass opined that peace with India was in the long-term best interest of Pakistan. I think peace is always great, but not when a rabid Hindutva terroristic government is...

EXACTLY. Erdogan was very aware of this. He strengthened the civilian intelligence infrastructure. In Pakistan, there is nothing to challenge the army (the deep state tendencies within it) with.

I'm the term Mir Jaffars etc in the tweet from yesterday.

Or a moral philosophy course at Harvard. Just a matter of perspective.

Another imp factor beyond utilitarian conceptions of morality is the intention question. After decades, we had some come into power whose primary intention was NOT to amass personal wealth and enjoy the perks of power (and roll them down the dynastic line) but to actually serve the nation and...

This rationale, while understandable, is paradoxically also responsible for the mess we are in. Shielding a deep state from criticism and accountability is PRECISELY why COASs can do whatever the F they please --- policies and chess moves that affect hundreds of millions with no real...

"Now?" What was his legacy when he forced (or, to use the more charitable term, 'took') an extension? A blatant manifestation of prioritization personal power over the institution's best interests. What about the deterrence deficit with India that has only been rising at the...

The key difference is that the main Turkish intel agency was a civilian one. No modern country gives its army the main intel agency --- that's simply too much power concentration. Egpyt appoints Major Generals to its GID. Therefore the civilian uprising got crushed as both the intel AND...

Nothing haunts anyone here. There is no fear of consequences. People's justice might do the trick.

That's just as bad / even more retarded.

inshaAllah. It's not even about just PTI. The Fauj itself should care about its ghairat! We care about the army dearly; we care about our country's defense --- don't let it go down the drain because of the greed of a few.

This is the first and only time that hundreds of thousands have come out without the party's leader making an emotional speech, mobilizing grassroots party machinery, arranging transport, feeding biryani, paying cash stipends, etc. All walks of life and genders were there. Entire families...

Big differences: 1) MIT was a civ agency; ISI is an Army-run one 2) The Turkish opposition announced that it was against the coup and urged its followers to come out in support of the government 3) Erdogan had transformed Turkey fundamentally, including its economy That being said, this street...

Hmm, let's see. Perhaps a few thought experiments may help with the simple concept of remaining neutral in the face of evil. Doing nothing, as they say, can be the biggest act. These simple thought experiments represent what we teach kids and how moral character is generally judged. These...

If you study the institutional culture of the organization that spawned the Pakistan Army (the British Imperial Army), this is EXACTLY what it was. No wonder that many offrs proudly trace their units' histories to pre-partition ones --- it's like, dude, they were our oppressors and overlords...

It is a generally acknowledged 'fact' that a COAS can't really operate if the CGS, Corps Commanders, and DG I 'suggest' that it's time to retire. How it would actually play out in terms of rules and laws would be interesting to ponder. The thing is -- because of compartmentalization, getting...

No no, they have no history of coups or undermining civilian authority --- nor do they operate like a deep state with a largely unaccountable intel agency under their control. LOL, what a clown. Watch videos on YouTube shorts, etc. A quick search should clear things up.