A Question of Image
Only a cursory browsing of Dr Ayesha Siddique Agha’s book “Military Inc” reveals it to be a motivated attack on the Armed Forces, a sophisticated embellishing of facts, intertwined with pure fabrication. Even for those not subscribing to conspiracy theories, it comes across as a part of a bigger plan. Moreover the book will sell well in the present environment. Some remarks attributed to me are such blatant misquoting that one calls into question its credibility. My views about the military’s involvement in business other than the four welfare institutions, Fauji Foundation, Army Welfare Trust, Bahria Foundation and Shaheen Foundation are well documented. I do not need Dr Agha as my mouthpiece.
Forcing The Gates
There can be no approbation strong enough for the demonic act of the cartoons caricaturing our beloved Prophet (Peace Be upon Him (PBUH)). The muslim reaction is only a reflection of the deep-rooted suspicions that other religions have ganged up in a well-thought out conspiracy, the disrespect for our Prophet (PBUH) meant as a deliberate provocation. An idiot of an Italian Minister wore the despicable cartoon on a T-Shirt, very correctly (and swiftly) the Italian PM and his cabinet sacked him. Before enraged protestors could overwhelm and burn the Italian Consulate in Ben Ghazi, Libyan internal security forces killed eleven (including some foreigners among the Libyans).