Why is Pakistan a project and not a country?
Author: Ahmad Saidi, Senior Regional Affairs Expert
The birth of a country called Pakistan took place in the womb of the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent, with the help of an English nanny and a bloody cesarean section, and from the very day of birth, custody of this artificial child was entrusted to the hands of the military and special services.
From the very beginning, the repressive military regime, under the leadership of England and with the full support of the United States, took away all the powers, including those that form the political system of the country, and operates as a British colony. His mission is to create a crisis and spread corruption in the region, and he always acts as a lever in the service of the USA's strategic goals. Pakistani military and intelligence agencies grew and fattened like cancer, but democracy and political stability never allowed them to free themselves from the shadow of the demon, i.e. from the control of the military and intelligence agencies, and act independently.
Pakistan's political parties and systems have no room to act to end the ongoing political crises. At any moment when political systems wanted to take over the independence of action and initiative of the country's leadership, they were overthrown in military coups, and their leaders were either imprisoned, executed, or fled the country. These regimes could never free themselves from the politics of their armed forces unless they were punished by the generals who carried out the coup.
The rise and rise of Imran Khan and his political party in the political arena of the country also took place within these equations, under the control of the military and the green light of America, and cannot be woven apart from this traditional environment. He will never be able to ignore these internal and external interests and the long-standing interaction between India and allow himself to be arrogant in front of the country's dangerous military and intelligence, not to mention impudent and mischievous behavior in front of America's demonic rule. If he has the illusion of a separate and independent game in his head, he has fallen for a strategic error.
The monstrous terrorism created by Pakistan with the financial support of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan's vicious game with the instruments of regional terrorism has deceived and failed America and NATO to such an extent that the US and NATO armed forces have surrendered, making a shameful flight and, as a result of the deal, surrendered Afghanistan to the terrorists. This is true, but none of these reasons is a reason for the US to abandon its important Pakistani soldiers and terrorists in the region because none of them are able to survive without the constant support of the US and its financial guarantee. As the American political scientist and reporter Pepe Escobar says, the United States has not abandoned the war in the region but has changed the way the war is waged.
Therefore, in such an atmosphere, Imran Khan does not have much opportunity to fight the Pakistani military and American dominance in the region. He slipped in politics and lost the post of the prime minister of his country. Now that his leg is lame, he is losing the cricket field. Imran Khan must not forget his position and role as a playing fox with a lion's tail, otherwise, he will not be safe from his claws and trembling. Does he think that by this dangerous game he will increase the political tension and the general crisis of the country? The black tradition of militarism of the rulers of Pakistan and the control of the "Great Satan" does not allow him to do this.