The country today needs rule of law, harmony among federating units, social welfare, education, healthcare and jobs.
FAIRFIELD, CT, US: Asad Durrani’s article “Strategic depth — revisited”, published October 20, suggests that “strategic depth, within and without, is of course the need of every country”.
Our founder said our need was “peace within and peace without”. Had previous and current men in uniform followed this dictum we would have had strategic depth. The need of this country today is rule of law (which unequivocally subordinates the army to civilian supremacy), harmony among the federating units, social welfare through education, healthcare and a job creating economy. All these needs have been put on hold while greedy, short-sighted generals pursue a mirage in Afghanistan.
Today, they may laugh all the way to the bank as US ‘military aid’ pours in, but the great unwashed 180 million are slowly catching up and beginning to understand how the army’s interest is diametrically opposed to Pakistan’s national interest.
Nadeem Khan
Published in The Express Tribune, October 21st, 2011.
