Unrest in Pakistan: Citizens Hesitate to Support Pakistani Military Against India - Witness the Scene
A Stirring Scene in Islamabad: Worshippers Balk at Army's War Call
In the heart of Pakistan, a video from Islamabad's Lal Masjid hasunleashed a wave of shock and debate. During a recent sermon, prominent Deobandi cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz Ghazi posed a questions that left his congregation speechless - Should a war with India break out, would they back the Pakistan Army? Not a single hand rose.
The situation took a fiery turn when Maulana Abdul Aziz condemned Pakistan's military and ruling elite, accusing them of being more oppressive than India. He referenced Pakistan's own military operations like the 2007 siege of Lal Masjid and repeated airstrikes in Waziristan, as well as the ongoing issue of enforced disappearances, pointing to the cases of Baloch, Pashtun, PTI workers, religious clerics, and journalists who have disappeared under the current regime.
His comments resonated with many, especially in tribal regions. In a separate incident in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, another preacher delivered a passionate sermon denouncing the Pakistan Army's historical mistreatment of the Pashtun people. He went as far as to declare, "If India attacks Pakistan, the Pashtuns will side with the Indian Army. They have committed so many atrocities against us Pashtuns, and you think we will say 'Zindabad' for Pakistan? Never."
These statements reflect a growing discontent towards Pakistan's military establishment. Ethnic and political groups like the Baloch and Pashtuns, as well as supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's PTI, have made themselves heard, accusing the Army of decades of oppression and acting as a puppet for Western geopolitical interests.
Meanwhile, Pakistan is on high alert, fearing an attack from the Indian Army in response to the deadly Pahalgam terrorist attack of April 22. While India has presented evidence of Pakistan's involvement, Islamabad has called for a third-party investigation into the matter.
While the military faces severe ammunition shortages and economic crises, these controversies suggest that the real threat to Pakistan might not be from India, but from within. The ongoing situtation highlights the need for a national dialogue and understanding to address the growing discontent and ensure the nation's stability.
Enrichment Insights:
- Military Struggles: Pakistan's military faces unprecedented pressure from severe ammunition shortages, economic crises, and embarrassing cyberattack failures against India. These factors could potentially exacerbate public discontent.
- Economic Hardship: Inflation, debt, and currency reserve depletion may fuel public frustration, but no protests have been documented in the current results. Reduced rations and canceled training for military personnel could further demoralize ranks or civilian dependencies.
- Historical Context: In the past, prominent religious leaders like Tahir-ul-Qadri and Fazl-ur-Rehman have criticized military-political alliances during crises. However, their recent statements remain unverified.
- Need for National Dialogue: The ongoing situation underscores the need for a national dialogue to address the growing discontent and ensure the nation's stability.
- The fiery sermon delivered by a cleric at Islamabad's Lal Masjid, questioning the support for Pakistan's Army in a potential war with India, has sparked a wave of debate that extends even to the tribal regions, like Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where another preacher openly declared that Pashtuns might side with the Indian Army due to historical mistreatment.
- Critics of Pakistan's military establishment, including ethnic and political groups such as the Baloch, Pashtuns, and supporters of Imran Khan's PTI, have accused the Army of decades of repression, acting as a puppet for Western geopolitical interests.
- As Pakistan grapples with the ongoing situtation, the military faces not only the threat of war from India but also potential internal instability, as the real threat might not be from outside borders, but from within the general-news of war-and-conflicts, politics, and crime-and-justice.
- With the military facing severe ammunition shortages, economic crises, and embarrassing cyberattack failures, there is a growing need for a national dialogue to address the growing discontent and ensure the nation's stability, preventing the situation from escalating further into a crisis of lal masjid proportions.
