- By: Captain (R) Umar Farooq
Pakistan is a nuclear power and by the grace of Allah Pakistan is safeguarding its home land as well as taking care of its military and nuclear assets. Pakistan is facing severe military challenges since its birth but in the last few decades the global changes and new world orders have brought series challenges for Pakistan. We will try to focus few concerns out of them.
Pakistan’s biggest challenge is to be in the state of preparedness against evil designs of India round the clock. India has ever tried to conquer Pakistan and its all military strategies are anti Pakistan based.
Pakistan has to expand billions of dollars to remain at par with India and its must for survival.
Pakistan is facing anti Pakistan regime and insurgents in Kabul and they infiltrate in tribal belts and conduct insurgency at our Homeland. Kabul has become a launching pad for conspiracy in Pakistan. Pakistani forces have to conduct strikes in Afghanistan to counter their bad intention.
Pakistan Army is performing cleansing operations against local talibans as well as BLA members in Pakistan and has lost many officers, jcos and jawans in this proxy war imposed upon us.
Taliban have acquired drones/ copters with Kabul and Indian sponsorship and this poses a concern.
BLA has prepared few ladies suicidal bombers after misguiding them and this new trend has to be tackled accordingly.
Israel is providing advanced technology to India against Pakistan and Israel – India nexus in Delhi is open challenge to US.
India is trying to get supermacy in nuclear submarines, naval fleet, drones and India sending satellite in space also.
Indian politicians always issuing threatening and nonsense statements against Pakistan and its military.
Thousands of Indian recruited spies have been caught in Pakistan in Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab and Kashmir in last 30 to 40 years.
India is sponsoring BLA and Taliban in terms of training, tech and finance.
Iran Israel war is another serious threat to Pakistan and war in Tehran and change of regime in Tehran will cause severe impact upon Pakistan.
Entering into military pacts with Gulf States will bring boosting economy and trade and strong military relations but more vigilance will be required and rival countries will try their best to jeopardize these pacts.
Pakistan military acts in natural disasters as well like earthquakes, floods, melting of glaciers, VIP visits to Pakistan, landslides in Northern areas, Kashmir, census, strikes in Islamabad by political/ religious parties, polio vaccinations and such like other internal security challenges.
Pakistan has ever remained a active UNO peacekeeping missions and military troops have been serving in conflict zones of the globe.
Pakistani troops in the past have helped KSA and Bahrain to overcome riots and anti-state actors.
Pakistani military is facing local and Afghani talibans in tribal belts who are used to local hilly terrains and have safe heavens and in some areas have local sympathy.
The biggest challenge being faced by Pakistan military is propaganda war and anti army sentiments being poisoned in the minds of pakistanis by rival countries and their social media accounts. But In sha Allah Pakistan has faced all these challenges and will overcome them one by one by the well of Allah.