General Ashfaq Kayani is acceptable to the Americans and even New Delhi will not mind a military takeover in the present conditions
General Ashfaq Kayani is acceptable to the Americans and even New Delhi will not mind a military takeover in the present conditions, the former chief of an intelligence agency told DNA.
His comment came after the terrorist attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore on Tuesday.
“Our worst security nightmare is Pakistan collapsing, that is what they (the US) have to prevent first, if their Afghan strategy has to win,” he said.
The world cannot allow Pakistan to fall apart as a splintered country is even more dangerous for the international community.
India found it easier to deal with a military dictator like General Pervez Musharraf, simply because the government knew where the power-centre was. That the civilian government does not call the shots in Pakistan was made amply clear after the Mumbai terror attacks.
“Pakistan imploding is old news, it has been happening for long. It will not collapse right away, but steadily, one brick in the wall at a time,’’ said former diplomat Arvind Deo.
He blamed the US for continuing to throw money at Pakistan and pampering the military to fight against jihadis and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He agreed that India would suffer the most if Pakistan fell apart.
“Jihadi forces are in Lahore fighting to create a pure Islamic state. The civilian government has been unable to stop the tide,’’ said Deo.
Sociologist Dipankar Gupta said, “From the very beginning, Pakistan has not bothered to build institutions. It has relied too much on its security apparatus.”
“It’s a siege within now,’’ said strategic analyst K Subrahmanyam.
“The forces Pakistan had nurtured have now come home to roost. But we must have patience and give Pakistan time to make the right moves. Pakistan’s military was allowed to get away while playing with fire. Now we have to suffer.’’
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