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Officers, Bad Officers
Sep 14 -
While it is sad that the SSG lost more than a dozen of its braves
alas, in vain - in a suicidal attack at Ghazi-Tarbela Camp
which to my mind could have been avoided, yet it is still sadder
a commentary on the state of the vigil, administration and
preparedness of the most elite force of the Pakistan army. As an
old soldier I just cannot condone it whatever the excuse and
some heads must roll for the ignominy brought to the Paltan. It
is a case of sheer incompetence on the part of the officers and
commanders who consider themselves to be the out of the
ordinary, walk around dandily with their trousers tucked in and
berets pulled over the eyes instead of the right side if at all
worn on their heads instead of stylishly tucked under the
shoulder flap and throwing their weight around haughtily with
artificially puffed up chests. Their entire carriage and turn
out speaks volume portraying their being undisciplined
personified. What else could one expect from them? Did the
commander of the force that took part in Operation Lal Masjid
need the brains of a Socrates to gauge the moronic state of mind
of the student extremists of Ghazi brothers and expect not a
revengeful attack from them? Why had he not envisaged the
vendetta and planned and prepared for it? It is criminal to
entrust the lives of many into the hands of such commanders. In
our days we had a saying, There are no good armies or bad
armies. There are only good officers and bad officers that make
them so. |
Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
Does
Mukhtar Mai have skeletons in her cupboard?
Mukhtar Mai's former secretary, Farhan, has threatened her that
he would "tell the media her secrets." He has also threatened
that he "will contact ISI and other intelligence agencies." Does
he know about things that may tarnish Mukhtar's image?
First, there was a story in the Dawn that Mukhtar Mai had registered a
case against her secretary. Then a few days later, I
received a message from a Mukhtar supporter, accusing Farhan of
many things. This was in response to an
article on Mukhtar Mai' financial status that I wrote some time
ago, based on the information provided by Farhan, along with an
audited statement of accounts.
Mukhtar's supporter wanted me to believe that Farhan was
involved in illegal activities while he was working for
Mukhtar's organization. Well, I had no way of finding out the
dark side of Farhan. I still don't know anything about him.
Apparently, the letter is an attempt to cover up something. Only
an independent inquiry can determine what is true and what is
false and whether there is a dark side of Mukhtar Mai. |
Muhammad Abd al-Hameed
Lahore, Pakistan |
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