Jinnah’s Forgotten Warning
On 23 March 1940, Muhammad Ali Jinnah issued a warning still unmet:
Freedom is not won by argument alone. It demands sacrifice, organization, and selfless leadership.
Pakistan achieved independence. It never completed nation-building.
Democracy Is the Best Revenge
When Pervez Musharraf was sentenced for high treason under Article 6, it was symbolic—but historic.
The verdict declared that no uniform outranks the Constitution.
Implementation remains doubtful. Symbolism, however, matters. It sets precedent. It unsettles the untouchables.
The General’s Scorecard
In Pakistan, a general’s success is measured by:
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Sacking a Prime Minister
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Surviving India
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Securing extensions
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Executing or enabling coups
By this metric, several have passed—at national cost.
Extensions, Incompetence, and Institutional Erosion
When Qamar Javed Bajwa received a self-extension, dozens of corps commanders were implicitly declared unfit.
Even Imran Khan once warned:
Change the rules for one man, and you destroy the institution.
He later endorsed the exception.
Rubber-Stamp Parliament and Engineered Accountability
The arrest of Shehbaz Sharif before by-elections, NAB’s selective speed, and market crashes tied to political arrests exposed accountability as weaponized governance.
This is not justice. It is deterrence.
