The PTI and the cult followers are in a state of depression after the failure of their violence prone confrontational policies against the State and its institutions. Pakistan instead of declining and becoming internally weak, has become strong and robust.
- The author Brigadier (Retd.) Asif Haroon Raja, is a retired Brigadier General, war veteran, defence and security analyst, columnist, author of five books, ex-chairman TFP, Patron-in-chief CDS Think Tank, and takes part in TV talk shows.
- *The views and opinions expressed herein, and any references, are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of the Centre for Development and Stability (CDS).
The sudden change of tide has flabbergasted the external enemies of Pakistan and the internal adversaries led by PTI.
The change didn’t take place because of the providential reprieve , but it was the outcome of sustained hard work and constructive plans to bailout the depressed economy and save Pakistan from default. The sincere efforts helped in averting the default and steadying the macroeconomic indicators.
It was also on account of thorough war preparations of the armed forces to tackle the Indian challenge. The real change came after the four-day war with India which brought a sea change in the regional and global dynamics and geopolitics.
Pakistan suddenly transformed itself from an irrelevant state to a relevant state and a net security stabiliser in South Asia. And now it has spread its influence into the Middle East for the first time after signing a strategic defence pact with Saudi Arabia. Pakistan has earned the support of all the world powers.
This transformation was much to the dislike and discomfort of India, Israel, Afghanistan, the anti-Pakistan terrorist groups, PTI, its supporters and the sub-nationalists.
The Facebook and WhatsApp warriors are busy undermining the progress made by the ruling govt and the army by painting their good deeds in black.
They are still singing the same old tunes of ‘Thieves, Dacoits and Looters’, and are blaming the Army. They still think that the rule of PTI was the best and Imran khan is the best leader this country has produced. They refuse to get out of his magic spell even after he has been fully exposed.
This write up is in response to one of the ardent worshippers of Imran Khan who refuses to look at the other side of the picture. My pointwise narrations are given as under:
Do you think, East Pakistan’s fall was due to the Army alone?? ZA Bhutto and Sheikh Mujib were the chief culprits and India was the chief villain.
The minds of Bengalis were subverted for 23 years to make them anti-Pakistan and pro- India.
Reread the history in true perspective and don’t draw lessons from Indian books or the paid western book writers.
Read the history of the Indian subcontinent to arrive at rightful conclusions.
Study how Pakistan came into being and how it struggled to survive due to Indian intrigues.
Do read the consequences of elite capture, which separated the rulers from the people.
Also read why the army stepped in and who coaxed the army chiefs? The disgruntled politicians. Had the martial laws not been imposed, there would have been no Pakistan.
Whenever the army took over, the nation was derailed and the national kitty was empty.
It doesn’t mean the the army rulers were angels. They also committed mistakes. Their biggest mistake was to take disgruntled politicians on board to form a civil govt. The mixed pudding proved disastrous.
Study the four democratic eras and see what they delivered.
Read the history of the judiciary and the original sin committed by CJP Munir, which was aped by his successors, and the negative fallout on the politics and socio-economic of Pakistan.
Study the silent role of the parasitic bureaucrats and the politicians who keep changing parties in search of greener pastures.
Read the effects of cult culture, be it of Sheikh Mujib, of ZA Bhutto, of Altaf Hussain and Imran Khan, as well as the impact of religious leaders and their infighting and the Sunnis getting divided into 72 Fiqahs.
All politicians are the chips of the same block. PML which created Pakistan is the only party which is not anti Pakistan and has desired one Pakistan.
Out of the lot, the Sharif brothers are a patch better, and have delivered, and are still delivering. It cannot be said of others.
It doesn’t mean that the Sharifs are devoid of fault lines, but they positively contributed in making Pakistan better.
Nawaz Sharif is the only political leader who won two-thirds majority twice. Had he been given a chance to rule for another tenure in 2018, which he fully deserved, Pakistan would have taken off economically with the help of CPEC. His efforts and achievements were washed out by PTI.
The third experiment was a total failure and an absurdity.
I don’t know, which actual picture you have in your fixated mind. Your mind can only see one man Imran Khan and none else, and like an obedient cult, cannot tolerate any criticism against him.
No political ruler could rule for five years because of the political tug of war. It ranged from 3 months to 3 and a half years . PTI ruled for 3 years and 9 months.
Why couldn’t it reform the systems and practice Jinnah model, when it had support from all the power centres which no other party had.
IK said he will change everything in one hundred days. Instead of bringing a healthy change, he ruined the economy by signing an abnoxious deal with the IMF, he ruined the moral fabric of society, and polarised politics. Instead of uniting the divided nation, he further divided the society down to the level of homes.
He espoused policies of defiance, confrontation and violence and germinated hatred into the minds of the younger generation and the educated middle classes.
He spoiled the youth and caused fissures in the armed forces as well as the veterans, and politicised the judiciary. The prosperity of Punjab was robbed and KP declined due to mismanagement and corruption.
IK ruled on the crutches of the military establishment, Lt Gen Faiz Hamid and the Peerni, and brought in mysticism. In his hypocritical bid to give an Islamic touch, he dangled the carrot of the state of Madina and degraded Islam. His acts and deeds were out of sync.
Instead of preparing the youth for a Jihad in Kashmir to free the Kashmiris from the cruel clutches of India, he chanted slogans of Haqiqi Azadi and incited his followers to be prepared for a Jihad against the State and the Army and told them to wait for his call.
The disgruntled spent cartridges cheered the convicted and jailed criminal. They are vainly trying to behave like revolutionaries and Jihadis, whereas they are drawing room Napoleans and opportunists.
They derive pleasure in eulogising and glamorising Imran Khan, and happily promote his anti-Pakistan and anti-army narratives manufactured in India.
The Fitna Al Khwarij are killing innocent people and officers ,JCOs and men of the army, FC and police almost daily. Not a word of sympathy and condolence from the PTI leaders and their supporters.
PTI is the only political party fully supporting the Indian backed Khwarijs, and is against military operations to eliminate the scourge, which has become an existential threat.
The narratives of PTI’s social media and tweets of IK are in line with Indian propaganda themes and narratives.
Graciously, Pakistan is on an upward journey, since the pendulum of fortune has decisively tilted in favour of Pakistan.
Even the dumb, deaf and blind can feel a positive change in Pakistan, and the whole world is praising PM Shahbaz Sharif and FM Asim Munir for their outstanding performance in multiple fields.
The only party , which is in denial mode and sees things differently is PTI and the cult followers who are behaving like zombies.
The focus of the whole nation should be on unification and drawing maximum benefits from the changed circumstances. There is no room for spoilers, opportunists and villains of peace.
The rogue elements are spewing poison against the ruling govt, the state institutions and the army, and exhibiting softness towards Fitna Al Khwarij, India and anti-Pakistan lobbies. Time is up for them.
The Fitnas are being eliminated in KP and Baluchistan, the venom spewers are being reined in through stringent laws, and soon the sympathisers and backers would be dealt with an iron hand.
