Proud to be Pakistani
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With all due respct President Zia did not make Pakistan a nuclear power. The idea of Pakistan having a Nuclear program was discussed by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto when he was with President Ayub Khan. Pakistan from here started its Nuclear search and it wasn't until Bhutto became Pakistan's Prime Minister in 1971 did the program really start to begin. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is the founder of the Nuclear program under him the program started. Bhutto started the program, Nawaz Sharif made Pakistan a Nuclear power and President Musharraf is responsible for giving it modern safegaurds.
Now today President Zia is given a bad name. Now I am not trying to defend him but we have to understand the times were different, Pakistan had different needs. At that time it was necessary to fight against the Soviet Union because at that time many held it responsible for East Pakistan's seperation. I am sure if Zia knew what these people would do to Pakistan 15 yeas later I am sure he would of done somethings differently. I think what needed to be done was we never should of opened our borders to outsiders, but stll help in the war against the Soviets, now we can only sit here 20 years later a guess what would of happened or what should of happened.
Man ........ read my last posts i mentioned Bhutto as the starter of Nuclear program... Saying that Nawaz made pakistan a nuclear power is laughable!
Its not the test itself what i spoke of friend but the foundation laid and the infrustructure built by Pakistan in nuclear field. Pakistan was an unannounced nuclear power in 1984.
As for the rest of your post... Its true that Zia brought violence in Pakistan but little people know about the situation and options at that time. Sometimes for your sake you take bad decissions, which bring problems to your doorsteps but you have peace in you heart that you still have a house.
I think you understand what i mean.