however how easy it is for people like him to claim how incompetent present govt. is then back Army role which ideally should be civilian govt....
Oh bhai, read my views more carefully on this issue - I'm not arguing that I prefer an Army role but that the weakness of civilian institutions leaves no choice but for the Army to take a role. You can't take these roles away from the military so long as the Civilian government remains incompetent. Do you really think the West gives two hoots about what the current Defence Minister, Khwaja Asif, has to say?
Why are the Rangers involved in Karachi, or the FC in Balochistan? Because the civilian institutions there are incompetent.
Now what should the military have done, let Karachi and Balochistan burn in the hands of terrorists and criminals? How would that have helped 'strengthen civilian control'? With the Army taking the lead in certain roles the civilians have an opportunity to invest in civilian institutions, build capacity and help them grow, and yet we see very little on that count.
Turkey is an excellent example of what it takes to shift control from the military to civilian institutions - it requires civilian governments to deliver on domestic governance, security and economic issues. Only then will a civilian government have the kind of public support (and this is especially true in a society like Pakistan where democracy is still a word that many find alien) that allows them to challenge any potential unconstitutional military interference.
You are acting childish now....Not sure how you people even believe in this load of crap....Are you saying that we are suffering from some amnesia that we simply shut-up the moment you remind us of nukes??
Your'e focusing on just one of the points, they are interlinked, and yes, the tactic has worked, for now.
Your nuclear thresh-hold is out there...what's the fun in bringing nukes everywhere....
If it's 'out there' why are you whinging and complaining about Pakistan reiterating the obvious?
Nopes...I have been following your posts...anyways you were threatening with nukes during MMS and now carrying on that during Modi..what has changed??? Apart from your cover up by raking Modi bogey this time??
'Nopes' what? When did I mention MMS or state that this was something unique to Modi or the BJP?
What specifically was the statement issued by the Pakistani government under MMS that you are referring to? I mentioned the genocidal maniac, Modi, specifically in the context of the recent Pakistani statements by the foreign spokesperson and Defence Minister, so of course my comments would be directed at the BJP. So again, read carefully and pay attention to the context in which comments and arguments are made.