It has been a very sad day for Pakistan. The Pakistan army HQ has come under attack, and army has failed to do enough to safe guard it. This definitely brings into questions the capability of the army to secure critical assets related to defense of Pakistan. Pakistan army is failing to develop into an intelligent, modern force that has understanding and capability to challenge to address challenges of extremism and internal/external security.
Pakistan army is a force that is focused too much on domestic politics, and various business oriented enterprises such as industry, plots etc. The shortcomings of Pakistan army and its professionalism are now being exposed in this critical junction of our history. Today's happenings are showing that Pakistan army is a failing institution that needs to to reinvent itself in order to save itself and also Pakistan.
Today, I also attended welcome party at my university. I was supposed to go to Islamabad for registration of my car, but then decided not to go at the last moment because of the feeling that it would not be appropriate because of lack of staff in government offices on Saturdays.
I was very sad because of what is happening in Pakistan and requested the student community to scale down their party and also to finish early keeping in view security challenges. It was sad to see that Telecom faculty did not attend the party although their students are in majority on the campus. The organization of the party was also left to a lone faculty member which showed how pathetic and uncooperative we are as a community.
On this occasion, I also requested the students to express solidarity with the victims of Peshawar bomb blast and with the Pakistan army that is trying to fight this menace. It must be noted that the Director on this occasion expressed sorrow for the bomb blast victims but failed to express solidarity with Pakistan army. This shows the lack of leadership and the confusion that surrounds the war on terror in Pakistan.
