Arsalan
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The problem is that is PAF chief goes behind everyone's back and try to sign a deal with Russia, will it be possible? It wont be.i didnt talked abt army but military as a whole specially that airforce of our and its current command which is from the batches of 80s era. That was the time when f16s came in this region and they have a strange fascination from aircraft even today. That fascination has to end ASAP. I suggest to go the Musharaf's route. Where he himself forcefully signed deals of ZDK03 AWACS and gave them to operate. The problem in this f16 deal is also quit similar. We need the forceful people from high ups to buy themselves the weaponry and order them to induct.
Now coming back to topic of our discussion. The military would have to take the leading steps here because it is about weaponry procurement that we r discussing here, Its the military after who will get them either American weaponry or Russian, Chinese weaponry.
Regarding politicians n government, look my friend even u know what they are and what their interests r. They wont move until their own civilian AIDE or investments, accounts get freeze or confiscated. There is already a lot of hue n cry and off shore accounts n investments, but know and i know what will happen in the end of the day.
They have their own vested interests and they will do their efforts only accordance to those interests. They have never came to politics for making our country a better nation or for development and economics, they came to make their own bank accounts businesses to grow by public money.
Its futile to expect anything good from them. We all must work for what they r not interested in working.
I agree that the whole military leadership MUST understand that on going strategic shift in the regions and assure you that they are. It was the military leadership that pushed for Russian helos. It was them who showed interest in Russian planes. Ministers ko too raat ka khanay kaa aagy kuch nazar he nai aata, i am sure you do not think that such moves were planned by politicians. Yeh is qabil hotay tu aur kya chahea tha bahi.
The point i am trying to make is that we wont be able to reap the benefits from the on going developments UNLESS we get our foreign policy straight and work on diplomacy. It is sort of once in a life time opportunity and we are just letting it go by. THE GOVERNMENT need to play its part as that is essential. Without that, military wont be able to do much. When they do do much, the media start crying! aur hm be phr musharaaf kutaa musharraf kuta krty hann