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Need your opinion on this , mate . Isn't Tehran isolated enough already to adopt such posture towards Pakistan ? Because I personally do not think there was any need , any at all , to deploy such systems at our border because the Iranians have bigger things to worry about at the moment on other sides and Islamabad isn't one of it . Both countries have friendly relations and the Pakistanis are the most favorable of this nation . Have your say .
Iran is a sovereign country that reserves the right to do whatever the hell they want to do within the territorial confines of their State !
That said, Pakistan too, being a sovereign country reserves the right to consider this new development with the utmost of scrutiny even if it turns out that this was nothing more than an attempt at 'domestic consumption' or part of a larger State Security Paradigm of Iran - which is something that is there prerogative ! And if it factors into our calculus that Iran's posturing is not as benign as it appears to be & that there is reason to suggest that Pakistan needs to guard herself against this then I think we should take steps to that effect.
As far as Iran being a friendly nation towards Pakistan - let us not kid ourselves ! Often a times in our incessant 'Saudi Bashing' we often forget that the Iranian Cultural Centers aren't exactly exclusively propagating Persian Literature & Culture over here & that the Sipah-e-Muhammadi & the Tehreek-i-Jafriya were after all the mirror images of the Sipah-e-Sahaba & the Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jammat !
In the light of recent (a few years) Shia Targeted Killings in Pakistan - I wouldn't rule out a repeat of '79 & the exportation of the Revolution again to Pakistan - something that started this sh*t to begin with ! If that happens & like last time our other friends up their ante - We're foOked ! And beautifully so because a Sunni Extremist Nexus already exists in Pakistan & it is very active these days because of a 'nexus' of different Sunni Militant Groups. The Shia Extremists who were active till the early 2000s & have now gone under the radar with extremely sporadic strike backs at best being mustered by them, may find themselves resurgent ! Between those two & enough people in our country who'd either be sold for money or are ideologically oriented to believe that we're right & we're so right that we can't allow another narrative to float, we might be in for a hard time.
So it is beautifully done because now Shia Militancy would be seen as a reaction to the actions of the Sunni Militants ! At the end of the day that turf war would hurt neither of the two petro-giants but may result in widespread Sunni-Shia Violence ! All of that is going to further weaken Pakistan, it might even create a partial schism within our society, something that hasn't happened till now, where Sunnis stand with Sunnis & Shias stand with Shias. That coupled with the degenerative intellectual level of our population & those who 'shape narratives' would further weaken Pakistan from the inside & with the narrative 'whether there was a need for Pakistan to begin with' gaining further currency !
Hamareiii paaas Haram-Zaadooon ki koiii kamiiii tou nahin haiii ?
So truly beautifully done !
I just hope that the Army & the ISI are up to the task & other organs of the State are supportive of them ! I also hope that some amount of maturity settles into our otherwise vibrant, self-flaggelating & at times absolutely moronic to the point of raising questions about 'whose side are you on ?' kinda Media !
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