The drill square occupies a hallowed place in the culture of all armies. This is where troops are drilled. According to theory, it is drill which instills discipline among those who serve in the military. Hundreds may occupy the drill square in serried ranks, but only one shouts out words of command, which are executed by all in clockwork precision.
But the drill square has imperceptibly been expanded over the years. And we have now reached a stage where it covers our entire country.
This became clear on the night of 8 and 9 February 2024 when the ballots were being counted, and election results tabulated. But as these results were being reported to the General Staff, they began to cause concern. Imran Khan’s party, which had been virtually dismantled and run out of the electoral race, was winning! And when landslide winning margins began to be reported in his favour, concern turned into panic. This caused trots and resulted in soiled pants. A scared general can smell bad!
The situation needed immediate corrective action. The solution was simple. All that needed doing was for Napoleon aka Asim Munir, was to collect his wits about him and shout ” Aboouut Thaaa” at the top of his voice, and the disciplined troops of the ECP did the rest. They reversed the election results! That is what efficiency is all about.
This revolutionary turn in democracy notwithstanding, one jarring note of the night was that Nawaz Sharif, the thief selected to be the Prime Minister, also had his gut running. So the best he could do was to make a run for Jati Umra. There he delivered himself of his share of the trots, instead of his prepared victory speech.
This was the nearest he has come thus far to realizing his aim of attaining high military rank, though that of having an Army Chief grovel at his feet is still a possibility.
But this possibility will become functional only after his win in the elections is first regularized. And that cannot happen unless his Forms 45 can first be squared with his Form 47. His Forms 45, issued by the election staff at each polling station, show each candidate of the dozen or so other contending parties getting a few votes in each of these. But when these votes are consolidated in Form 47, to show the count for the constituency as a whole, instead of growing into a marginally greater number, they are reduced to zero, which is an IMPOSSIBILITY. This is not merely the evidence of incompetence of the polling staff. It is also proof that they are at least as dishonest and as incompetent as the Army High Command itself who orchestrated this whole sham election drama!
This is painful enough as it is. But what is especially galling are commentaries on our elections being broadcast on Indian TV channels.
What a bloody mockery these Faujis have made of Pakistan! Indeed, no enemy could have inflicted a deeper wound on Pakistan, than our Blimps have done. And they don’t seem to be in any hurry to stop!
If the master of the drill square has even a measly particle of self-respect still left, he needs to turn about and march off along with all of those who are criminally complicit with him.
But it seems they have bigger things planned for us. With their credibility in tatters, they are now hoping to pull off the miracle of all miracles–that of rowing the rickety boat of state, made so by their dishonest endeavours and with Nawaz Sharif at the helm, into safe harbours!
What a triumph of idiotic hopes over dishonest conduct at the cost of the people!