Beyond Pahalgam : Can Pakistan Afford Another Zia ul Haq and Further Radicalisation Of Society

[rajiv upadhyay]

Beyond Pahalgam : Can Pakistan  Afford Another Zia ul Haq and Further Radicalisation Of Society

Rajiv Upadhyay

Pahalgam had its predictable fall out in Pakistan . The Pakistani nation and the Society has been forced to close its ranks stand behind its usurper Army under General Munir . Even the  otherwise insignificant civilian leaders like PM Shahbaz Sharif , Imran Khan , Bilawal Bhutto are all supporting Pakistan as much out of fear as out of nationalistic pride .

The sole gainer is the utterly unpopular and incompetent General Asif Munir , whose now notorious speech to overseas Pakistanis re igniting the hate of 1947 on Hindu Muslim divide was as ill timed as factually incorrect . This brinkmanship is the hall mark of ambitious Army chiefs wanting not only extension but beyond by ruling Pakistan fully as a dictator.

He is wanting to become another Zia ul Haq by misusing Islam and further radicalising the already heavily radicalised Pakistani society .

If he is successful in preventing unacceptable punishment of Pakistan by India or equalising the damage on both the countries, it will only usher the most tragic age in not only Pakistan but also have far reaching global consequences .

Like Zia he will possibly begin his rule by hanging  Imran Khan to teach Pakistani politicians a lesson of eternal  subservience to army . Pakistan may not be able to produce another Imran  Khan for a long time . When in power he  was not a great democrat , administrator or visionary but better and more sensible than men in Khakis. Yet he has now become a symbol of hope, by his courage and defiance, for the new generation of young Pakistanis wanting a change from old style leaders of Bhutto or Sharif clan . He is willing to die and Gen Munir will grant him this chance to become another Bhutto .But his death will be a disaster for Pakistan like death of ..........

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