Venal Leadership and Gravity of the situation

Pakistan, at the moments of its creation, had a singularity firstly in its being the largest Muslim country and secondly an ideological state. From the very first day of its existance this remarkable feature made it a prickling thorn in the sides of not only the powers clearly known to be the enemies of Islam but the secular, socialists and westernized elements within its ranks. Its geographical uniqueness having two wings almost one thousand miles away from each other and difference of language on both sides was a problem. Feudal nature of the politicians in the Western Wing of the country was another factor making the evil designs of the enemies to harm the integrity of the nation an easy game. Different subjects, language difference major of them became the grounds of the intrigues. The seeds of hatreds and prejudices on the language base were incited. At last reaping from the opportunities created through the insanities, selfishness and indiscretion of the political and military leadership and with open aggression of our perpetual enemy India, one wing was cut off.


After Pakistan lost the title, Indonesia emerged to be the largest Muslim country. And again machinations started to deprive it also from the honor of being the biggest Muslim country. This island was colonized by Portuguese in 16th century. Christian missionaries harassed, blackmailed and bought the poverty hit local people and converted Eastern part of Timor to a Christian land. When it got freedom from the Portugal, Indonesia took it under its control to be its 27th province. The western world powers could not digest it as a part of a Muslim country, so an atmosphere of civil war was created for its freedom from Indonesia. Extensively sensitive and crucial issues of Kashmir and Palestine have been buried under the dust of negligence of the world communities for last more than 64 years, but being a Christian majority territory East Timor was successful in gaining the backing of the Super Powers and with the keen interest of Mr. Kofi Anan a Christian Ghanaian diplomat who was then serving as the Secretary General of UNO, East Timor was declared a free and sovereign state on 20 May, 2002. Indonesia the second state after Pakistan was cut short in size.

Sudan, with fertile Nile watered lands and Southern parts rich of the natural resources, larger than Egypt in area. Ethnic, religious and economic issues were fomented to create troubles and harm integrity of this Muslim country. Sudan had comparatively larger Christian population in the South. This element again and again stood as rebellion and once in 1955 a civil war erupted and lasted till 1972 and again in 1983 the flames of civil war rose high. Whole the Western World under the flag of UNO was behind the rebels of South Sudan with weapons and financial aid in the demand of departing the ways from the Northern Sudan. After a great loss of lives and economic destruction Khartoum agreed for a referendum resulting in seceding of the South part. Thus this third Muslim country became subject to the wicked plots of the big powers against Muslim world within almost 40 years.

Armed Forces Journal is the organ of Army Times Publishers, Springfield an institution for military training and policy research, working for last 140 years. Defense Media Groups and Defense Conferences work under the auspices of the same institution. The same arranges separate Research Centers and Research Journals for all the three forces. Only a few years ago Ralf Peter, a retired colonel of the American Intelligence wrote a mischievous article in the said magazine. He gave his imaginary or planned maps for the future of five major Muslim countries, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran, tearing them into pieces on sectarian and racial bases. Apparently it was thought to be a lunatic thought but an idea floated in a very important journal never remains meaningless and aimless.

Very recently, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had expressed his deep concern on rising sectarian sentiments in the Muslim World. An article by Turkish Religious Affairs Directorate President Mehmet Gormez was published in the Turkish English daily Zaman, hinting at the same issue. He writes: “In our close environment, there are renewed efforts to implement the historical plan to divide Islam. Sectarian differences are being used as a basis for intended political and geographical divisions.”

In the beginning the Iranian religious and political leadership welcomed the ‘Arab Spring’ interpreting it an outpouring of the notions sprouting from the Iranian Revolution. But now, in the matter of Syria’s Shia regime of Bashar Al-Asad, Hizbullah, the powerful Shia militant group of Lebanon and Iran both are out to save it from collapsing while entire Arab World is cursing the regime for its brutality and massacre of Syrian people.

Indifference and remise of the corrupt and selfish rulers in Islamabad and fierce heavy handedness of the previous military ruler, Parvez Musharaf, have caused a dangerous situation in Balochistan, the largest province of Pakistan. Racial and provincial prejudices, aired and secretly funded by our enemies, seem to have burst into open rebellion. The situation is going worse day by day. Pakistan, being a nuclear power, is the target of intrigues. Only a few days before a special committee of the American Congress had its meeting to hear the complaints of the Baloch elements against Pakistan. The subversives are openly encouraged but a meek and self-purchased government in Islamabad dares not to protest.

Very recently American embassy in Islamabad itself disclosed to have disbursed a huge amount to some people of a sectarian group as the price for support against Taliban, but actually its rival group. In Karachi an ethnic group, founded on the language basis has always put its loyalties for sale and harming the unity and cohesion of the country. Sectarian, racial and linguistic differences are getting swollen.

Though, mischievous designs showed in the map chalked by Ralf Peter were not centered on only Pakistan. It was contemplated about half a dozen Muslim countries, but Pakistan seems to be the immediate subject because here the venal leadership already involved in shady undertakings lacks the moral courage necessary to resist.