Military, Musharraf and Magic

dear saima -- Pakistan is indeed a funny farm for easy critiques -- thanks to the Comedian-in-Chief..... Mirza Musharraf.

Pakistanis can not leave Islam and military is not going to leave Pakistanis on their own. Deal with it without introspection and this article is just that. We are glad to have Islam and military taking care of all the spending, all the problems with Kashmir on the top. We are one nation united under military, one dress, one language, one people, part dar-ul-harb, part dar-ul-amn and dying to be part of ummah. We were glad to have Mughals and except for an unfortunate period of 90 years (1857-1947) without Mughal empire we have reestablished the Islamic empire of subcontinent.
Any problem with eternally occupied? Those who were happy to be conquered by A-Z Turk, Persian and Afghan BCs must be pleased to be conquered already four times in 55 years. Islamabad, the capital of renewed kingdom is modeled after Panipat. Northside has natural defense, called Margala Hills, southside we have khandaq (trench) called Rawal Dam. The conqueror must enter from east or west. Since in the past all the invaders came from the west, through khyber pass, military has kept that tradition alive. Now the invaders rush through Murree road and appear with the lightening speed on the constitution avenue, very much like Ahmed Shah Abdali entering Panipat. On the average, these soldiers of god have never lost, every time eking out a victory from the jaws of defeat. Three defeats, three victories! Lose Kashmir, conquer Islamabad; lose Bangladesh, conquer Islamabad; lose Kargil, conquer Islamabad.

Does anybody have a link to Najam Sethi`s editorial? I couldn`t find it on the serach engines.

QuantumQuark

Good article, short and sweet and to the point.

Temporal

A must read for you. Your article was wishful thinking and castles in the air. This is down to earth reality.

Pakistanis don`t loose hope. Sooner of later, some other general will decide that he is smarter and more capable than Musharraf and Musharraf will end up in Saudi arabia or England if he is lucky.
Or who knows America may decide he has become too smart for his own good and he might be added to the list of evil empire. Then again we can`t rule out the possiblity, that Bin Laden or one of his chelas may decide the Musharraf has to be sent to hell and a PIA plane may change direction and head towards the presidential palace, The possibilities are infinite.

Enjoyed this.

And while we`re at it, let`s not forget about the critics who never miss an opportunity to blast Pakistan from the comfort of their American/Canadian homes.

Saima, what a great article!!! Absolutely loved it!!! Agree one hundred percent. Thank you so much!!!