It is disturbing to hear that COAS told parliamentarians he would release Ali Wazir if the MNA apologized. How is it that a General can decide who gets arrested and who gets released? What is the value of courts and parliament in a country where one institution can break laws and control legal decisions at their whims? Are we living under a state or are we dealing with gangsters?
Moreover, the honourable General also said he will not "tolerate" criticism on the army. Who is he to tolerate or not tolerate criticisms against his institution? Can you imagine a teacher saying "I will not tolerate criticism on education system" or a doctor saying "I wont allow criticism on health system". And what if teachers and doctors start threatening and abducting citizens who criticize their performance? Would we accept that?
How is that you can directly or indirectly control a country, determine its foreign and security policy, become the largest corporate entity, influence media, make cereals and dairy products, run marriage halls etc but expect no criticism from the public? And how is it that you can overthrow governments and abduct activists but expect us to remain silent?
All institutions are respect worthy when they work within the confines of the law. When they break law and impose their whims on the public, they break the sacred bond that gives them legitimacy. They are then no better than petty and cruel gangsters. And gangsters can be feared, hated and fought, but they can never truly be respected.
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