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Let's always keep in mind that creating division between the people and the army/ISI will be the greatest victory for the enemies of Pakistan. The psychological and physical war being waged by certain countries has precisely that motive.
from: The party is over | Opinion | DAWN.COM
The party is over
By Shada Islam | From the Newspaper
MUCH of the worlds goodwill and patience as regards Pakistan has run out. Lets not kid anyone: for all the bravado being shown by the countrys discredited politicians and military brass, Pakistans reputation has hit rock bottom. It is not going to recover for some time unless the countrys leaders agree to make a fresh start.
Those who have got the country in this awful mess will most likely find safe haven elsewhere, leaving behind a nation shattered by the ruling classes duplicity and/or stupidity in failing to deal with religious extremism and mismanagement of the economy. Ever since Osama Bin Laden was killed, found living practically next door to the military academy in Abbottabad, like many other Pakistan-watchers, I have followed developments in Pakistan with a rising sense of anger, frustration and grim amusement.
The Pakistani political and military establishments ability to delude themselves over their reputation and the countrys role in the world has always amazed me. My columns have often struggled to reflect how people outside Pakistan including EU officials, ordinary Europeans and many members of the Pakistani diaspora really view the country, what they actually say when the ministers and diplomats have left the room and they know they can talk freely and off-the-record to a journalist.
Ive always believed it counterproductive to live in a state of denial. But that appears to be the permanent state of mind of many in Pakistan, the general belief being that if you say it loudly enough, often enough and to as many possible as possible, somehow an illusion can turn into reality. Unfortunately, the real world does not work like that. So heres my modest attempt to distinguish between myth and reality in an honest worldview of post-Osama Pakistan.
The US operation against Osama is an embarrassment for Pakistan. No it isnt: it is a humiliation, a slap in the face for the countrys leaders civilian and military who have been shown to be either duplicitous and/or clueless. Im frankly not sure what is worse. Instead of trying to strut their stuff, Pakistani policymakers should be apologising to the nation and to the rest of the world for having willingly or unwittingly misled everyone for the last 10 years.
As in the past, Pakistan will be able to overcome negative world opinion. Not really, not this time. Pakistans reputation not really that bright at the best of times has taken a very strong blow. Rebuilding global goodwill will be an uphill struggle for even the best-paid American PR firms, not to mention Pakistans beleaguered diplomats.
People forget. Again, not this time. There have always been suspicions about the Pakistani security services ability to look two ways: clamp down on the terrorist groups that they do not like while helping and nurturing those they see as foreign policy tools to project Pakistani influence in Afghanistan and India. The Osama episode proves that global misgivings about Pakistans double game were right. Good luck to those who try correcting that impression.
Pakistan is an important, indispensable nation. Whatever it does, it will be forgiven. After all, the US administration has promised to keep providing aid and the EU has said that the country needs more support than ever. Yes, some people do believe that Pakistans help is needed to stabilise Afghanistan, especially in view of US plans to withdraw in 2014. But others in the US and Europe especially in Congress and the European Parliament disagree with that view and believe its time to put relations with Islamabad on the back burner. The result of the debate will depend on how Pakistani leaders conduct themselves in the coming weeks and months.
As Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said, this is an intelligence failure of the world. Well done, Mr Gilani. Passing the buck is an old Pakistani tactic and the speechwriter who came up with this argument probably deserves a medal. But this is really Pakistans failure. Mr Gilani and others should take responsibility for it, and do better in dealing with the many terrorist networks still operating inside and outside the country.
The Pakistan Army works in the countrys national interest. It probably does but I have often wondered when Pakistan would wake up and question the myth that the army and security services are the only stabilising forces in Pakistan. Lets be frank: Pakistan is in this mess over Osama and more generally as regards the fragility of its institutions because the security forces have played hide-and-seek with Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups and disseminated a fictional narrative of power and authority to Pakistanis and the rest of the world.
The civilian leaders deserve world support. Yes, but only to a point. Civilian governments in Pakistan have given democracy a bad name, led a trusting population up the garden path and filled their pockets with ill-gotten gains. If they want public support, Pakistans civilian leaders must come clean over past mistakes, assert their authority over the military and get the economy in order.
In other words, its time to wake up and get to work. Pakistans ruling elite has to stop pretending it can keep living in a twilight world of ambiguity and half-truths. With honest leaders, countries can change their destinies and restore their reputations.
Pakistans long-suffering population deserves a better future.
The writer is Dawns correspondent in Brussels.
No, it will be a great victory for the people of Pakistan. You know that the Army isn't responsible to the people or their elected representatives; instead the people and officials are supposed to be responsible to the Army, or at least the ISI and its sister organs! It's a junta, not a democracy, and the sooner the people of Pakistan realize that the better off they will be.Let's always keep in mind that creating division between the people and the army/ISI will be the greatest victory for the enemies of Pakistan.
No, it will be a great victory for the people of Pakistan. You know that the Army isn't responsible to the people or their elected representatives; instead the people and officials are supposed to be responsible to the Army, or at least the ISI and its sister organs! It's a junta, not a democracy, and the sooner the people of Pakistan realize that the better off they will be.
Absolutely, PA is the best armed forces in the world that exists and has ever existed ; After all, how often do you see 90,000 POWs being taken by an inferior force ?We have started campaign by ourselves and i am pleased to see that our nation has big heart.We do mistakes daily and how much time we do our accountability never atleast i forget i cannot say about others. This is very beautiful from army they respected the parliament and purposed themselves in front of our corrupt leaders. this is the start of our good journey INSHALLAH, this is for the very first time in the history of pakistan any of the pakistani leader offered a resignation and even offered himself for accountability.
now we need to make sure we convince our friends family members that our arm forces are still superior to any arm force in the world .
and i need moderator to keep an eye on indians and don't allow them to troll this thread.
this thread purely belongs to pakistani nation
International media gonna try hard to declare ISI as a terrorist and our support with the help of ALLAH won't let it happen INSHALLAH
and one last thing i will visit today to imran khan office and i will try to meet him and i will ask him to start a campaign to support pak army and ISI and ask youth to come in front ..... you guys do what you can at your end ........
and i will try to visit GHQ as soon as i can with a big banner printed over it we support Gen kiyani and pasha as top brass of army and ISI
Once i read somewhere "IF YOU HAVE SO MANY ENEMIES THEN YOU ARE REALLY SOMETHING WORTHY"
and look at pakistan .... pakistan arm forces ...... we being a pakistani including our forces are really something worthy
let's make it count
may ALLAH help us AMEEN
I never said that there weren't some "pluses" to the P.A. I just don't see them as relevant here. You are convinced at the wisdom of their rule rather than politicians, yet you can't change the former if they disappoint you but you can vote against the latter. Doesn't that mean the Army owns you and you are their subject, not a citizen?the army has broken down class barriers more than any other institution -
I never said that there weren't some "pluses" to the P.A. I just don't see them as relevant here. You are convinced at the wisdom of their rule rather than politicians, yet you can't change the former if they disappoint you but you can vote against the latter. Doesn't that mean the Army owns you and you are their subject, not a citizen?
Ah, but why were the militants allowed to seize Swat in the first place, leaving Army worship the only hope for its oppressed people? Because that's what the Army wanted, of course.Yes the Army owns me when
1. Civilian power (police) run away from Swat to militant and then army comes to defeat them
A refusal by the P.A. to help would have sent its popularity into the toilet very fast, is that not so?2. When civilian government runs away from worst floods in history and army come to help
Hires them to do what, exactly? Build housing for Army officers' enrichment schemes? Commit Army-worshiping propaganda on the internet?3. When there are no jobs for poor and middle class and army hires them