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To: arun gera who wrote (43003)	7/14/2002 12:39:54 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

Regular service King’s commission awarded to an officer after 2 years of training includes a bachelor degree of science of war and strategy in case of Pakistan, preliminary requirement for an army officer are that he should have 12 years of Higher secondary education for what it is worthy that should make a nice officer, sometime a extremist like Zia screws the nation and puts it on a collision course with the world at others someone like Mush not withstanding his preoccupation with silly dispute in Kashmir puts it on the right course. For sake of record I will take two minutes of your precious time to dwell my 2 cents worth on the reason we have this supremacy of the armed forces in our country is due to help of the martial belt to curb the war of independence that Indian subcontinent waged against the Raj what is commonly known as ‘mutiny.’ No Pakistani will ever admit it but the fact is that it was the soldiers from north who under Col Nicholson were on the doors of Delhi and changed the course of history from freedom under mutiny to slavery of Raj, the jats, the forces of Ouhdh and Mogul Emperor or was once again dethroned and Raj reinstated, it was after this incident that martial area which is now known hinterland of Punjab on Pakistani SIDE BECAME THE DALRING OF RECURITS FOR Brits. It is for this region that area known as Pakistan had far larger proportion of soldiers I armed forces than any other profession, it was the distrust of ht jats that Brits depended on the areas around Jhelum. It is also for this historical reason that Pakistani army as an institution got hold of the governance and moreover one cannot overlook the injunction of God that of encouragement of strong man, look at Muslim areas been areas even where there is no kingdom a strong man sons follows his or her father, Bishar Asad IS ONE EXAMPLE and SO IS NOW Saddam next generation eyeing the presidency and even Egypt Mubaraks son Jamal. The curbing of mutiny by the Muslims of the north under Nicholson is one forgotten chapter of history, the continuation of raj was due to policy of the north to refuse to break the alliance with Brits. No Muslim will ever admit it but 100 more years of raj was only possible due to curbing of the mutiny by the northerners it is these incidents that have formed ethos of our society and has given disproportionate representation to armed forces in our nation. It was bestowed with huge number of commissions and induction for British Land forces, the British found the guide cavalry the probyn horse as the true slaves of the empire. Present Pakistan army finds it roots in total devotion to its leadership from 1857 to the extent of uprooting the Mogul ruler Bahadur Shah Zafar who was reinstated by the Jat soldiers to present day the role is clearly defined, this is a region that has produced great number of warriors and great number of devoted soldiers who listen to their leaders and their masters. The Hindu Jats were the real heroes of mutiny our part just sold the independence short no doubt.