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My son says that he will never visit Pakistan if Imran Khan is arrested.
For the first time, I agree with him. Six months back, he was all set to go to a cadet college. Was working on his Urdu. He had calendars of PAF, and a model JF-17 that was gifted to him by the main planner of Feb27 operation, swift retort. He arranged a tea party in his school, with all his friends of different nationalities trolling Indians while having the tea.
Recently, I saw the JF-17 model upside down, and the PAF calendar teared apart. I don't blame him and I am not working on him at all.
Anyway, I have no plans to go back too, so all is set.
I too, was in the same boat as your son.
Since I was 14, I have been very intent on enrolling in the PMA long course to eventually become an officer.
I have been working on my Urdu for years, building up my own strength etc.
My dreams were completely and utterly flourishing to such lengths. I was proud of my country, my Prime minister (Imran Khan at the time) and my army.
I absolutely loved them to bits.
But then, I saw the true picture once Imran Khan was ousted. The top brass are nothing but cowards, grabbing the country by the scruff of the neck and dragging it in whichever direction they choose.
I was totally heartbroken.
How could they do this to their own people?
What kind of monsters have I been looking up to?
My dreams were crushed, and I was left floundering- having believed that the thing I loved really was ruined beyond repair.
But then I woke up one day and realised something.
If no one else is willing to lead honestly, without corruption and without lining their own pockets, it is up to me to step to the mark.
It is up to me to set an example. To reclaim the honour, respect and dignity. It is our job as the youth of the state to make sure that we look after it, no matter the cost.
Now I feel the passion inside me waking once again.
Even if the country gives up on its own people, I will never give up on it.
And that is a promise to God.
Please pray that I am not corrupted by the dunya.