ISPR at work or genuine popularity?

[Farah Sohail]

I came across this article by Ejaz Haider .. Want to know other's opinion on this article..

A Strategy for A Legacy ‹ Newsweek Pakistan

I have a lot to say on this......I think, article is a crude effort to discredit actions on ground by army and makes it look like..only as perception management by .ISPR which is not true... Even if perception of Gen Raheel's heroism is created by ISPR, it has been possible only due to his daring actions on ground, which are appreciated by people... Our so called intelectuals cant themselves see anything good done by the military, hence the effort to discredit them by making it look like a PR campaign by ISPR only.. Its hard for them to admit tht..maybe Gen Raheel is doing something right, which is the reason for his popularity, not only ISPR.. If ISPR was soo good at creating perceptions..they could have done it for previous chiefs too.. Its a hard pill to swallow for our intellectuals..but the fact is ..he is genuinely popular due to his actions, amongst the masses

Why is it so hard to accept this popularity?
Our media..over the last few years...under international influence..has made a deliberate effort to discredit the military or blame it for all the wrongdoings in the country.. It was shown as only a power hungry institution. Even the generals were held responsible for faults of politicians..because generals were only portrayed as scheming individuals who never let the politicians work ..hence politicians' faults were only a result of power hungry nature of generals , whose only motive in life was to overrun democracy and it had nothing to do with their own greed for power/lust for money.. This perception was deliberately created over the last many years, totally ignoring the fact that why every time..there was a coup..it was widely celebrated by the masses...
This perception was successful to some extent , due to a number of factors... Though not directly related, but Abbottabad operation, Salala incident and frequent drone attacks had led to rapid downfall of armys image (Gen Kiyani's image) in public's eyes... These incidents had a severe impact on the psychology of public... How much was General Kiyani actually responsible, directly or indirectly, for these events..is another topic.. In my opinion, It had more to do..with international geo politics and Pak US relations than Gen Kiyani being the COAS . We cant say for sure on the matter..tht had there been any other COAS at tht time....things would have been different or tht US would not have done these... But nevertheless...it truly jolted the image of army in public, and also the fact these incidents occured in his second tenure, when he was on extension...it only angered the masses more..
So..when due to these factors..the army's image was low in public, media, under western influence, used it to its own advantage.. Hence it was successful to some extent to portray army as an institution, and its generals only, as powere hungry individuals, not really caring abt security of Pakistan

After so many years of perception management by media..it now came as a shock to our intellectuals tht army or its chief's rating is at an all time high in the public... Hence now they are again deliberately creating a counter narrative

Why this narrative doesnt work?
The problem with this narrative is due to the lack of credibility of thes intellectuals..

• Selective definition of terrorism- These are the same intellectuals, who will be the first ones to encourage to go all out against religious terrorism, but will cry wolf as soon as secular terrorists like MQM and PPP are targetted... They will accuse the same military of stepping beyond its given mandate, as soon as it targets terrorism, not branded religious....They will advocate to go all guns blazing against madrassahs( not only those, who are involved in anti state activities, but all madrassahs irrespective) ...but if any action is taken against international NGOs for their anti state activities, they will cry all sorts of human rights violation slogans or denial of freedom of action/expressions.. They will cite human rights abuses in balochistan, but will never utter a word against drone attack victims.
• Problem with Pakistani identity- as long as anything is associated with pakistani identity or nationalism or religion, they have a problem with it... Recent example is of defence day, when , instead of going along with national mood of enthusiasm and patriotism, of honoring our valiant soldiers and their sacrifices, they chose to turn tht national mood into tht of pessisim, again, about how all our generals are responsible for all the ills in society, and all wars... They totally ignored the fact tht defence day was not about generals, rather honoring our valiant soldiers..

Now tht general public has seen through their deception.. They are not easily misled by their narrative

General Raheel's popularity- Facts and perception
Many factors have contributed to his growing popularity.. Lets try to figure out..how much of it is based on facts on ground and how much can be attributed to brilliant skills of ISPR in perception management

• Geo saga- after many years, the first wave of sympathy or love for armed forces and its chiefs came to light after tht infamous geo/ISI controversy... Uptil then, media had cleverly camoflauged its perception / narrative under the guise of being objective... But with tht controversy...public immediately sensed mischief/ulterior objectve.. It was probably those days , tht it occured tht maybe , armed forces are not really the devil made out to be - by the media.. Al those advocating in favor of geo..were seen generally as conspirators
• Operation against terrorists and Karachi operation- Army under General Raheel has been targetting all sorts of terrorists with no distinction made between secular and religious terrorism.a terrorsit with or without a beard is treated alike.....Karachi operation also has been one of the major contributing factor to General Raheel's popularity... Fear of MQM, the fearsome party for decades, was broken .. For the first time in history, its strike went unsuccessful.. Karachiites have , for the first time, taken a sigh of relief, and have begun to see the light at end of tunnel... Though not completely wiped out of terrorism, karachiites now atkeast are hopeful of a peaceful karachi... Karachi operation is a fact and not mere perception created by ISPR
• Anti corruption drive - despite untiring efforts of media to glorify democracy - fact is...over the last few years..citizens have been totally fed up by the immense loot and plunder of the politicians and they are not ready to ignore or overlook corruption for the sake of democracy.. While majority donot want martial law, at the same time, they dont want to be raped by politicians and their corruption under cover of democracy... People had begun to loose hope in states institutions and any sort of accountability... Starting with second phase of karachi operation, where law enforcement agencies started to target people, involved in corruption and terrorism alike...people saw a glimpse of hope..and ultimately with Dr Asims arrest.. .people have started to slowly regain trust in state and its instituitions..This is also a fact, and not only ISPR created perception. Now this anti corruption drive, we see has gained momentum, and what initially started in karachi, has begun to create similar waves in other parts of country with NAB starting ti become active in other provinces too..though still in its initial phase..
• Kashmir issue and relations with India- no matter how much proponents of Aman ki asha, advocate peace with India at all costs - people of Pakistan are not ready to be subservient to India..they want peaceful relations with India on equal footing, not the one sided peace prospect sold to us by Aman ki asha advocates, ignoring Pakistan interests and kashmir.. At a time, when our political leadership also showed extreme urgency to normalise relations with India, ignoring pak concerns.. Gen Raheel Sharif took a stand for kashmir..which had been conveniently forgotten by our ruling elite for the last many years.. He also decided to pay back India in the same coin ...and for the first time, went public, with Indias role in destablising Pakistan for the last many years.. It was only in Corps Comm conference..tht first named RAW for its destablising role in Pak..only then political leadership decided to follow the same path.. Over the last many years.. Pak had kept mum on Indias subversive activities in Pakistan.... Gen Raheel's role in this regard is for all to see, and is a fact, and cannot be attributed to only ISPR

For now..as i conclude..it seems..tht Gen Raheels popularity at this time is genuine and not only the work of ISPR.. He is truly considered as a savior and hero by Pakistanis, right now..but will he be able to retain its popularity till the end of his term? I think as long as all the steps taken by him, uptil now, meet their logical conclusion and not left halfway, he will remain a hero for generations to come...

Special note... Please I would like Indians to not comment on this....and troll.. Your cooperation in this regard will be appreciated

@Horus @Armstrong @Indus Falcon @Icarus @Shamain @balixd @Irfan Baloch

 

[VCheng]

This perception was deliberately created over the last many years, totally ignoring the fact that why every time..there was a coup..it was widely celebrated by the masses...

Let us also not ignore the fact that the same masses also celebrate widely when dictatorships fall and Martial leaves, as it always does, eventually.

 

[Amaa'n]

i don't even want to comment on the piece written by this buffoon of a human being;
though he shot the arrow in right direction but did not ensure that it lands on the right target
The analysis is correct that Chief wants to leave a legacy, but for newer generations to come - He said while addressing his soldiers in Kharian - i do not care, i do not support any party, I will do whatever I have to do to make this country prosper ---- Now many would not agree with me and take me to cleaners over this but Last Year sit ins served its purpose completely, it was never there to overthrough the sitting Govt but get leverage over the politicos
And this was not for Personal reasons - no madam no, it was all for ZAB --- PM (read Dar) would not give a penny for any Anti terror op, no support to even IB ---- but it all went good in post sit in scenario -----
ISPR has very little role to project Chief's image --- as you have explained it is his actions that for speaking for itself.

I had tweeted today that , as my friend is in Haram performing his Hajj - though him being Fauji - but there is no reason for him to lie in a holy place like this ----- he felt proud when saw people praying for Gen.Raheel- may he live long -----you cannot just make that up by merely posting news and
propaganda

I came across this article by Ejaz Haider .. Want to know other's opinion on this article..

A Strategy for A Legacy ‹ Newsweek Pakistan

I have a lot to say on this......I think, article is a crude effort to dicredit actions on ground by army and makes it look like..only as perception management by .ISPR which is not true... Even if perception of Gen Raheel's heroism is created by ISPR, it has been possible only due to his daring actions on ground, which are appreciated by people... Our so called intelectuals cant themselves see anything good done by the military, hence the effort to discredit them by making it look like a PR campaign by ISPR only.. Just admit...maybe Gen Raheel is doing something right, which is the reason for his popularity, not only ISPR.. If ISPR was soo good at creating perceptions..they could have done it for previous chiefs too.. Its a hard pill to swallow for our intellectuals..but the fact is ..he is genuinely popular due to his actions, amongst the masses

Why is it so hard to accept this popularity?
Our media..over the last few years...under international influence..has made a deliberate effort to discredit the military or blame it for all the wrongdoings in the country.. It was shown as only a power hungry institution. Even the generals were held responsible for faults of politicians..because generals were only portrayed as scheming individuals who never let the politicians work ..hence politicians' faults were only a result of power hungry nature of generals , whose only motive in life was to overrun democracy and it had nothing to do with their own greed for power/lust for money.. This perception was deliberately created over the last many years, totally ignoring the fact that why every time..there was a coup..it was widely celebrated by the masses...
This perception was successful to some extent , due to a number of factors... Though not directly related, but Abbottabad operation, Salala incident and frequent drone attacks had led to rapid downfall of armys image (Gen Kiyani's image) in public's eyes... These incidents had a severe impact on the psychology of public... How much was General Kiyani actually responsible, directly or indirectly, for these events..is another topic.. In my opinion, It had more to do..with international geo politics and Pak US relations than Gen Kiyani being the COAS . We cant say for sure on the matter..tht had there been any other COAS at tht time....things would have been different or tht US would not have done these... But nevertheless...it truly jolted the image of army in public, and also the fact these incidents occured in his second tenure, when he was on extension...it only angered the masses more..
So..when due to these factors..the army's image was low in public, media, under western influence, used it to its own advantage.. Hence it was successful to some extent to portray army as an institution, and its generals only, as powere hungry individuals, not really caring abt security of Pakistan

After so many years of perception management by media..it now came as a shock to our intellectuals tht army or its chief's rating is at an all time high in the public... Hence now they are again deliberately creating a counter narrative

Why this narrative doesnt work?
The problem with this narrative is due to the lack of credibility of thes intellectuals..

• Selective definition of terrorism- These are the same intellectuals, who will be the first ones to encourage to go all out against religious terrorism, but will cry wolf as soon as secular terrorists like MQM and PPP are targetted... They will accuse the same military of stepping beyond its given mandate, as soon as it targets terrorism, not branded religios... They will advocate to go all guns blazing against madrassahs( not only those, who are involved in anti state activities, but all madrassahs irrespective) ...but if any action is taken against international NGOs for their anti state activities, they will cry all sorts of human rights violation slogans or denial of freedom of action/expressions.. They will cite human rights abuses in balochistan, but will never utter a word against drone attack victims.
• Problem with Pakistani identity- as long as anything is associated with pakistani identity or nationalism or religion, they have a problem with it... Recent example is of defence day, when , instead of going along with national mood of enthusiasm and patriotism, of honoring our valiant soldiers and their sacrifices, they chose to turn tht national mood into tht of pessisim, again, about how all our generals are responsible for all the ills in society, and all wars... They totally ignored the fact tht defence day was not about generals, rather honoring our valiant soldiers..

Now tht general public has seen through their deception.. They are not easily misled by their narrative

General Raheel's popularity- Facts and perception
Many factors have contributed to his growing popularity.. Lets try to figure out..how much of it is based on facts on ground and how much can be attributed to brilliant skills of ISPR in perception management

• Geo saga- after many years, the first wave of sympathy or love for armed forces and its chiefs came to light after tht infamous geo/ISI controversy... Uptil then, media had cleverly camoflauged its perception / narrative under the guise of being objective... But with tht controversy...public immediately sensed mischief/ulterior objectve.. It was probably those days , tht it occured tht maybe , armed forces are not really the devil made out to be - by the media.. Al those advocating in favor of geo..were seen generally as conspirators
• Operation against terrorists and Karachi operation- Army under General Raheel has been targetting all sorts of terrorists with no distinction made between secular and religious terrorism.a terrorsit with or without a beard is treated alike.....Karachi operation also has been one of the major contributing factor to General Raheel's popularity... Fear of MQM, the fearsome party for decades, was broken .. For the first time in history, its strike went unsuccessful.. Karachiites have , for the first time, taken a sigh of relief, and have begun to see the light at end of tunnel... Though not completely wiped out of terrorism, karachiites now atkeast are hopeful of a peaceful karachi... Karachi operation is a fact and not mere perception created by ISPR
• Anti corruption drive - despite untiring efforts of media to glorify democracy - fact is...over the last few years..citizens have been totally fed up by the immense loot and plunder of the politicians and they are not ready to ignore or overlook corruption for the sake of democracy.. While majority donot want martial law, at the same time, they dont want to be raped by politicians and their corruption under cover of democracy... People had begun to loose hope in states institutions and any sort of accountability... Starting with second phase of karachi operation, where law enforcement agencies started to target people, involved in corruption and terrorism alike...people saw a glimpse of hope..and ultimately with Dr Asims arrest.. .people have started to slowly regain trust in state and its instituitions..This is also a fact, and not only ISPR created perception. Now this anti corruption drive, we see has gained momentum, and what initially started in karachi, has begun to create similar waves in other parts of country with NAB starting ti become active in other provinces too..though still in its initial phase..
• Kashmir issue and relations with India- no matter how much proponents of Aman ki asha, advocate peace with India at all costs - people of Pakistan are not ready to be subservient to India..they want peaceful relations with India on equal footing, not the one sided peace prospect sold to us by Aman ki asha advocates, ignoring Pakistan interests and kashmir.. At a time, when our political leadership also showed extreme urgency to normalise relations with India, ignoring pak concerns.. Gen Raheel Sharif took a stand for kashmir..which had been conveniently forgotten by our ruling elite for the last many years.. He also decided to pay back India in the same coin ...and for the first time, went public, with Indias role in destablising Pakistan for the last many years.. It was only in Corps Comm conference..tht first named RAW for its destablising role in Pak..only then political leadership decided to follow the same path.. Over the last many years.. Pak had kept mum on Indias subversive activities in Pakistan.... Gen Raheel's role in this regard is for all to see, and is a fact, and cannot be attributed to only ISPR

For now..as i conclude..it seems..tht Gen Raheels popularity at this time is genuine and not only the work of ISPR.. He is truly considered as a savior and hero by Pakistanis, right now..but will he be able to retain its popularity till the end of his term? I think as long as all the steps taken by him, uptil now, meet their logical conclusion and not left halfway, he will remain a hero for generations to come...

Special note... Please I would like Indians to not comment on this....and troll.. Your cooperation in this regard will be appreciated

@Horus @Armstrong @Indus Falcon @Icarus @Shamain @balixd @Irfan Baloch

 

[AtiF Malang]

BBC urdu is also reporting this.
General Raheel is real hero . He don't need any advertisment.
I think NS and SS think that Merae Aziz Hum watano is coming back .

 

[Farah Sohail]

Let us also not ignore the fact that the same masses also celebrate widely when dictatorships fall and Martial leaves, as it always does, eventually.

If out of the whole article..you only could take note of these lines..then maybe you missed the whole point of this write up

 

[VCheng]

If out of the whole article..you only could take note of these lines..then maybe you missed the whole point of this write up

The whole write up is a petty exercise in sycophancy, that is all.

 

[Farah Sohail]

The whole write up is a petty exercise in sycophancy, that is all.

Ok thanks

 

[SipahSalar]

Our brave soldiers paint our soil with their blood meanwhile the liberal twats sit comfortably in their houses mocking the army on twitter and facebook.

 

[tarrar]

For the first time I am seeing ISPR working very actively & nicely. Kayani time as a General was full of bull shit.

 

[Zarvan]

I came across this article by Ejaz Haider .. Want to know other's opinion on this article..

A Strategy for A Legacy ‹ Newsweek Pakistan

I have a lot to say on this......I think, article is a crude effort to discredit actions on ground by army and makes it look like..only as perception management by .ISPR which is not true... Even if perception of Gen Raheel's heroism is created by ISPR, it has been possible only due to his daring actions on ground, which are appreciated by people... Our so called intelectuals cant themselves see anything good done by the military, hence the effort to discredit them by making it look like a PR campaign by ISPR only.. Its hard for them to admit tht..maybe Gen Raheel is doing something right, which is the reason for his popularity, not only ISPR.. If ISPR was soo good at creating perceptions..they could have done it for previous chiefs too.. Its a hard pill to swallow for our intellectuals..but the fact is ..he is genuinely popular due to his actions, amongst the masses

Why is it so hard to accept this popularity?
Our media..over the last few years...under international influence..has made a deliberate effort to discredit the military or blame it for all the wrongdoings in the country.. It was shown as only a power hungry institution. Even the generals were held responsible for faults of politicians..because generals were only portrayed as scheming individuals who never let the politicians work ..hence politicians' faults were only a result of power hungry nature of generals , whose only motive in life was to overrun democracy and it had nothing to do with their own greed for power/lust for money.. This perception was deliberately created over the last many years, totally ignoring the fact that why every time..there was a coup..it was widely celebrated by the masses...
This perception was successful to some extent , due to a number of factors... Though not directly related, but Abbottabad operation, Salala incident and frequent drone attacks had led to rapid downfall of armys image (Gen Kiyani's image) in public's eyes... These incidents had a severe impact on the psychology of public... How much was General Kiyani actually responsible, directly or indirectly, for these events..is another topic.. In my opinion, It had more to do..with international geo politics and Pak US relations than Gen Kiyani being the COAS . We cant say for sure on the matter..tht had there been any other COAS at tht time....things would have been different or tht US would not have done these... But nevertheless...it truly jolted the image of army in public, and also the fact these incidents occured in his second tenure, when he was on extension...it only angered the masses more..
So..when due to these factors..the army's image was low in public, media, under western influence, used it to its own advantage.. Hence it was successful to some extent to portray army as an institution, and its generals only, as powere hungry individuals, not really caring abt security of Pakistan

After so many years of perception management by media..it now came as a shock to our intellectuals tht army or its chief's rating is at an all time high in the public... Hence now they are again deliberately creating a counter narrative

Why this narrative doesnt work?
The problem with this narrative is due to the lack of credibility of thes intellectuals..

• Selective definition of terrorism- These are the same intellectuals, who will be the first ones to encourage to go all out against religious terrorism, but will cry wolf as soon as secular terrorists like MQM and PPP are targetted... They will accuse the same military of stepping beyond its given mandate, as soon as it targets terrorism, not branded religios... They will advocate to go all guns blazing against madrassahs( not only those, who are involved in anti state activities, but all madrassahs irrespective) ...but if any action is taken against international NGOs for their anti state activities, they will cry all sorts of human rights violation slogans or denial of freedom of action/expressions.. They will cite human rights abuses in balochistan, but will never utter a word against drone attack victims.
• Problem with Pakistani identity- as long as anything is associated with pakistani identity or nationalism or religion, they have a problem with it... Recent example is of defence day, when , instead of going along with national mood of enthusiasm and patriotism, of honoring our valiant soldiers and their sacrifices, they chose to turn tht national mood into tht of pessisim, again, about how all our generals are responsible for all the ills in society, and all wars... They totally ignored the fact tht defence day was not about generals, rather honoring our valiant soldiers..

Now tht general public has seen through their deception.. They are not easily misled by their narrative

General Raheel's popularity- Facts and perception
Many factors have contributed to his growing popularity.. Lets try to figure out..how much of it is based on facts on ground and how much can be attributed to brilliant skills of ISPR in perception management

• Geo saga- after many years, the first wave of sympathy or love for armed forces and its chiefs came to light after tht infamous geo/ISI controversy... Uptil then, media had cleverly camoflauged its perception / narrative under the guise of being objective... But with tht controversy...public immediately sensed mischief/ulterior objectve.. It was probably those days , tht it occured tht maybe , armed forces are not really the devil made out to be - by the media.. Al those advocating in favor of geo..were seen generally as conspirators
• Operation against terrorists and Karachi operation- Army under General Raheel has been targetting all sorts of terrorists with no distinction made between secular and religious terrorism.a terrorsit with or without a beard is treated alike.....Karachi operation also has been one of the major contributing factor to General Raheel's popularity... Fear of MQM, the fearsome party for decades, was broken .. For the first time in history, its strike went unsuccessful.. Karachiites have , for the first time, taken a sigh of relief, and have begun to see the light at end of tunnel... Though not completely wiped out of terrorism, karachiites now atkeast are hopeful of a peaceful karachi... Karachi operation is a fact and not mere perception created by ISPR
• Anti corruption drive - despite untiring efforts of media to glorify democracy - fact is...over the last few years..citizens have been totally fed up by the immense loot and plunder of the politicians and they are not ready to ignore or overlook corruption for the sake of democracy.. While majority donot want martial law, at the same time, they dont want to be raped by politicians and their corruption under cover of democracy... People had begun to loose hope in states institutions and any sort of accountability... Starting with second phase of karachi operation, where law enforcement agencies started to target people, involved in corruption and terrorism alike...people saw a glimpse of hope..and ultimately with Dr Asims arrest.. .people have started to slowly regain trust in state and its instituitions..This is also a fact, and not only ISPR created perception. Now this anti corruption drive, we see has gained momentum, and what initially started in karachi, has begun to create similar waves in other parts of country with NAB starting ti become active in other provinces too..though still in its initial phase..
• Kashmir issue and relations with India- no matter how much proponents of Aman ki asha, advocate peace with India at all costs - people of Pakistan are not ready to be subservient to India..they want peaceful relations with India on equal footing, not the one sided peace prospect sold to us by Aman ki asha advocates, ignoring Pakistan interests and kashmir.. At a time, when our political leadership also showed extreme urgency to normalise relations with India, ignoring pak concerns.. Gen Raheel Sharif took a stand for kashmir..which had been conveniently forgotten by our ruling elite for the last many years.. He also decided to pay back India in the same coin ...and for the first time, went public, with Indias role in destablising Pakistan for the last many years.. It was only in Corps Comm conference..tht first named RAW for its destablising role in Pak..only then political leadership decided to follow the same path.. Over the last many years.. Pak had kept mum on Indias subversive activities in Pakistan.... Gen Raheel's role in this regard is for all to see, and is a fact, and cannot be attributed to only ISPR

For now..as i conclude..it seems..tht Gen Raheels popularity at this time is genuine and not only the work of ISPR.. He is truly considered as a savior and hero by Pakistanis, right now..but will he be able to retain its popularity till the end of his term? I think as long as all the steps taken by him, uptil now, meet their logical conclusion and not left halfway, he will remain a hero for generations to come...

Special note... Please I would like Indians to not comment on this....and troll.. Your cooperation in this regard will be appreciated

@Horus @Armstrong @Indus Falcon @Icarus @Shamain @balixd @Irfan Baloch

I agree to some extent the reality is people are fed up of mafias led by PPP and PML N and they know they know these two will never go against each other and no thug and corrupt will be held accountable. The moment Army started operation and soldiers were martyrdom Army started getting back its reputation and honor and finally what has taken them to top is peace in Karachi and the power drink which they gave to NAB and FIA which has started to go after corrupt mafias and politicians. Final boost can come if they give some serious punishment to a corrupt in service senior General or a retired one if he is caught in corruption or something.

 

[shah1398]

Actions are louder than words and same is case with Gen Raheel. ISPR was there since long but the high shot achieved by Gen Raheel was never there even in case of Gen Kiyani and in case of later there were always few chunks missing between two of his those actions which were loved by nation. ISPR portrays whats actually happening on ground. It can not just use the word BELIEVE ME blindly. Its HILAL magazine has been there for decades now and its not just possible that Gen Raheel rose to fame just overnight and only because of ISPR. He is as popular in rural areas as is in urban. Again like i said actions speak louder than words.

 

[Gufi]

Where there are gaps left, someone has to fill them. when other systems fail there will either be a vacuum such as there was in the PPP era or other institutions will fill them like this tenure under General Raheel Sharif.
As for the issue with ISPR, it is uniting the nation under the banner of this scourge against terror. This was the job of the political forces, but all we have seen from them are full page ads with self praise and more self praise.
This piece has the hallmarks of someone who has a fixed idea of how things work while not understanding there are ground realities and facts which are very different.
There could have been a complete change of scenarios if the PML N leadership had announced an operation with the army chief on the side after taking power rather than lettings thing break apart. the army would fight for this nation, the people would praise the Prime Minister who was bold and decisive enough to tackle issues head on.
Rather then point out that the political leadership is inept, has nothing better to do then promote themselves, spend much more than the ISPR ever spent on ads with no results, there has been a filling of the void that the political system itself refused to fill, he starts thinking why the person who is actually doing something is doing it out of his own self interest and using the ISPR to personify himself as some hero.