I do not agree with him saying "thankfully met his violent end" cuz it's really impossible for me to wish death to anyone but he's not wrong in rest of the post.
Dude that's factually incorrect.
Pakistan progressed in sports. From Imran khan to Shehbaz Sr to jansher and Jahangir during that era.
We had a vibrant arts society in terms of classical dramas and comedies like 50 50.
F16s are not exactly donkeys.
We sneaked through our nuclear ambitions.
As far as beards. Well the hippies are still wearing them and its still cool.
And as far as women are concerned. I can literally bet you women were better off then as now considering our eastern values.
In retrospect everything can be sold as negative or positive.
I can debate you for hours that nuking Japan was a good idea and also a bad one just as easy.
With Russia gone and Zia threatening bigger chunks of the puzzle he had to go. Simple enough.
Now what brought Zia to power is of no one's interest now?
Had Bhutto carried on. It would have been a death sentence for a strategic sound Pakistan.
Survival matters not glory in a socialist world of the 70 80s.
We managed to stay neutral in Iran Iraq war. Can you imagine that?
History is just repeating itself yet we prefer petty quarrels over the bigger picture.
