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Janab! facts speak louder than words. The spike in Indian sponsored terrorism and the loss of our soldiers in 2020 alone should tell you a thing or two but only if you are willing to listen. There is a clear difference between his approach and Gen Raheel.
I am surprised how anything against one man is considered as some sort of blaspheme against an entire institution. Let me repeat Bajwa is another Kyani and we have seen how things went during the time of Kyani from soldiers getting killed by US and NATO bombing to that of terrorism. In 2020 alone how many soldiers have we lost from Iran Pakistan border to Pak Afghanistan border? Forget with India. Where is Bajwa, any reaction to anything at all? Celebrating EID for photo ops isnt what you refer to as leading from the front. So yeah Bajwa is sitting with a "NO" sign on his forehead as is PM Khan. Just because i support Khan does not mean i dont see his short coming and will stay silent. Pakistan comes first everything else is replaceable including Bajwa and Khan.
I cant do much about wrong perception based on biased thinking. What RS had started was carried on by Bajwa. RS started with Ops in KPK and it wasn't completed in his tenure. This was carried on by Bajwa in KPK and the last phase of Khyber-4 was completed in Bajwa's first year as COAS. Along with that Khyber-3 and Khyber-4, another Ops had started, Ops RUF, since TTP's back was broken and some of its ranks started to form smaller groups. Bajwa was already facing the hornet's nest stirred by RS. The sleeper cells spread throughout the country, the anti-state elements in Baluchistan and splitting of TTP as JUA and others had shown up post 2017. This history lesson is important to tell you that Bajwa faced and is facing much more than what RS faced and why ? Just like you and many others have a perception of Bajwa that he is " doing nothing" and blah blah, the same mentality had existed in anti-state elements, that Bajwa cannot do much and will spend his tenure quietly and walk away. The opposite happened in reality, he stepped up the Ops not just inside Pakistan to tackle every threat that showed up but you can also relate some action inside Afghanistan which was almost non-existent in RS tenure. So while you look at 2020 as loss of soldiers, the flip side is that 2020 witnessed action outside Pakistan also. The loss of own troops is unfortunate, it happened in RS tenure too and even before that and although it pains, as long as the war continues, there will be loss of life. If the war is stopped today, the loss of uniformed personnel will also stop but then civilians like yourself will pay the price with their life. There has been constant escalation on LOC also during Bajwa's tenure - another testimony that Bajwa has been successful in frustrating anti-state elements funded with India to an extent that India had no other choice to mount the pressure but escalate situation on LOC as well as in Baluchistan and Sindh. Bajwa along with IK and PAF has been instrumental in handling the Feb 2019 crisis through meetings, planning and him sending his message across from DG ISPR. The tit for tat response that comes now whenever militants show up was not previously seen. The tenure of a failed person is never extended which means Bajwa has been successful and thus his extension is justified, even though you and others might not agree. His planning and capability has certainly stirred up activity on all sides of Pakistan as well as inside Pakistan - means he is doing something correct. In this era of 5th gen warfare going towards 6th gen warfare, there will be Ops highlighted in media but most of the intel Ops will go in databases and remain there. India has shown frustration in LOC, Afghanistan has shown frustration on Pakistan's border check posts, elements inside Iran are stirring up against Pakistan and the insurgent nests inside Pakistan are cut down whenever they raise their necks. I know you want to vent out since you get this opportunity through PDF, by all means do, where else can you go ? what else can you do ? I would have certainly agreed with you had Bajwa stalled fencing plans, asked PA not to retaliate on LOC or stopped all types of Ops inside and outside Pakistan, had made an error of judgement during feb 2019 crisis etc, but he is getting the job done.
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