BIKASH CHOUDHURY
American Military draw
down in 2014 from Afghanistan is getting closer and Indian Western borders are
hitting up. Last few months has seen a spurt in Indian casualties, both armed
men and civilians with persistent violations of cease fire from Pakistani side.
At one time Pakistani rangers are targeting over 50 Indian borders posts in
Jammu & Kashmir; which can’t be considered an isolated incident. As
Pakistan Prime Minister just before his American tour pleaded for American
intervention on Kashmir issue. It was same Nawaj Sharif who publicly claimed to
pursue the peace process with India during elections and also took the position
that Pakistan Prime Minister would remain the boss (final arbiter) of Pakistan
and not the Army Chief. However, just before his swearing in ceremony as
Pakistan PM; Pakistan Army Chief Mr. Kayani met him and subsequently Nawaj Sarif
had a climb down from his high horses and never repeated his formulations on
India or Pak Army. What went wrong? What transpired between a reticent army
chief and PM designate? Apparently, army chief would have put the PM in the
making under notice on India and Pak Army/ISI. The recent desperation of Pak PM
on Kashmir and his visit to America was an exercise to buy insurance from US
President against its own army. Pakistan army is quietly planning to take over
the country, once Americans pull out of Afghanistan to install a Taliban regime
in Afghanistan with tacit American blessings. Therefore, Pak Army now
deliberately wish to engage its political establishment in fire fighting in its
eastern borders with India in order to dump it as and when it suits their
strategy. History of over sixty years is replete with example of Army Coup in
Pakistan that precedes a war or skirmishes with India. Will this be different
this time? Only, time would tell.
However, Pakistan PM has
been gullible enough to play into the designs of his own army and preparing the
highway for his own exile from the country. Alternatively, Nawaj Sarif could do
one thing; instead of dividing the country in four parts; he could divide the
Pakistan Army in four geographical divisions with a full flezed General as
Chief of Staff under nominal operational control of Pak Army Chief and guided
by Pak PMO; while designing a suitable matrix organization for dual control
over defense forces and with superiority of civilian Pakistani political
leadership. And, at the same time it can deploy the army with full
responsibility to tame the Jihadi elements inside Pakistan to weaken both to
assert the political superiority.Nawaj Sarif should also use his political
acumen to get all the political parties
in Parliament behind him to make Pak Army less Political and more professional;
which should in the supreme interest Pakistani people. Last, but not the least,
Pak PM should choose the next chief justice of Pak Supreme Court very wisely.
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