I would would never blame Pakistan Army, no matter what! anyhoo.. at-least read this little bit pasted below
Don't give me links my friend I am from Jhang and I know very well who sponsored who and it all happened. What ever took place in Jhang was political power struggle rather than religious and how that unfolded. Don't blame Army for any thing here, Zia had some role due to Afghani mujaheddin fighting soviet but that was not to the extent how you all portray it.
Jhang receiving funds from Saudis and Iran is a joke. In that time the monetary back bone of Jhang was so strong that Jhang could fund Saudis and Iran if it wanted.
Ok I Think Everyone Needs To Calm Down Here Is The Whole Story.
After The 1979 Revolution,Iran Started Financing Various Shia Groups To Incite "Islamic Revolutions" In Neighbouring Countries.During This Time The Supreme Council For Islamic Revolution In Iraq,Supreme Council For Islamic Revolution In Arabian Peninsula,Tehreek e Jafria Pakistan etc.
SCIRI Started Creating Unrest In Iraq Similarly There Was A Rebellion Al Hira Province Of Saudia.The Problem Was That A Massive Influx Of Weapons and Money Also Happened In Pakistan Among Small Groups Of Shias And They Became Gradually Emboldened And Started Doing Some Provocative Things Which Angered Sunni Majority.
This Triggered A Reaction And Thus The First Group ASSP Was Formed By Haq Nawaz Jhangvi Who Was Head Of JUI Punjab At The Time
Another Thing Was The Blatant Disregard For Diplomatic Norms By The Revolutionary Government Of That Time.For Example During The Protest Against Zia's Imposition Of Zakat, Iranian Ambassador Also Participated In The Protests Led By Shia Groups.This Was Undue Interference In Pakistan's Domestic Matters.
Another Thing Which My Uncle Told Me Who Served In FO.Once During A Meeting With The Iranian Ambassador At The Time,The Ambassador Was Asked Whether His Governments Wants To Incite A Revolution In Pakistan.He Said No Iran Considers Pakistan A Friend And Brother.But Then He Said Something Which Rattled Everyone In The Room.He Said
That If The Walayat e Faqih Wants 70000 Armed Shias Can Take Over All Big Cities In Pakistan Within 24 Hours At His Call.
The National Security Establishment Of The Country Was Alarmed At This But Was In A Catch 22 Situation If They Try To Neutralize Tehreek e Jafria Which Became Hugely Popular With The Shias Then It Could Become An Iraq Like Situation With The Impression That The State Is Oppressing A Minority.It Would Also Have Deeply Polarized Pakistani Society With Horrible Consequences.
Therefore Instead Of Confronting TeJ Directly We Decided To Give Tacit Support To ASSP.And This Support Was Mostly Not In The Form Of Money Or Weapons But In The Form Of Free Hand and "Looking The Other Way".
Unfortunately This Turned The Group And It's Ofshoot LeJ Into A Frankenstein That Would Start Devouring Us.
So ASSP and LeJ Was Not Created By The Establishment.It Was The Result Of A Natural Reaction.But Later On The Establishment Had To Support It To Counter TeJ Which Was An Iranian Proxy