Zafar replied on Monday, July 3, 2006 10:40 PM PST
Dear Mr. Masood,
Maybe I was unduly harsh in my post, and its probably because of another person's post who claimed to be an army man. He showed contempt, used extremely foul language towards "civilians"--the people who foot his bill. I am one of those people who pay USA taxes as well as Pakistan taxes(so I foot Pakistani ARMY's bill twice ;-) ).We certainly can't tar (our rather large ARMY) with the same brush. There are definitely good people in the army, and definitely people who have sacrificed themselves and died for Pakistan.
I do think that Pakistani ARMY of 2006, is unduly mercenary, get-quick-rich etc., more interested in maximizing wealth rather than doing its duty. However, its a broad discussion and its outside the focus of this forum. I would like to apologize for my harsh comments...we can't blame individuals for collective, systemic, institutional problems.
Regards,
-Zafar |