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A SPEECH

 


LT COL NOEL ELLIS

 

19/IV/2025

 

Imagine when your “sir ka jhoomar becomes gale ki haddi”, then what happens. That was one Jumla I picked up from the Pak Army Chief’s speech which he delivered in Islamabad to Overseas Pakistanis. They are dual citizenship holders. Their ticket it appears had been paid by the state of Pakistan, I reckon.

 

An Army Chief addressing a gathering of people who at the very first instance decided to “Pakistan se Zinda Bhag” is uncalled for. If I read correctly between the lines, it was not to impress his countrymen but somehow convince the audience to remit dollars to ensure he and his ilk get their salaries, a plot of land on retirement and an assured pension. Rest of the countrymen can scavenge for all he cares.

 

Above all, the PM of Pakistan and his cabinet were in attendance. The Chief’s political ambitions were clear and his speech was a subtle message to them that the Army is ‘THE Mai Baap’, as he flexed the muscles of his tongue.

 

His frustration, desolation, isolation, misery, anguish, despair, agony, unhappiness, and sadness were felt in the tone and tenor of his speech. He seemed flustered and desperate, nervous, and rattled, confused, and agitated. I ran out of adjectives.

 

‘Country to bana liya, ab jab raita fail gaya hai to saaf kaise karen’, he was trying to explain.

 

Frustration because they are losing soldiers everyday at the hands of the umpteen terrorist organisations which their deep state created to deal with something which they should have never got involved in. Ab bhugto meri jaan.

 

Desolation, because he does not know how to tackle this present situation which is slowly drifting out of his hands. As per their own parliamentarians there are districts where no rule of law applies. Police is locked in their thanas, where one of their ministers claimed that just an SHO can deal with them. My foot!

 

He challenged the Indian Army by saying that 13 lakh strong Indian Army has not been able to intimidate them with the wherewithal India has. Sir, you do not have diesel to run your tanks and here we are assembling and manufacturing tanks, nuclear subs, and frigates besides getting the state of art aircrafts for the Airforce. You can’t even count till there. Ye muh aur masoor ki daal.

 

Your country can only produce donkeys, otherwise, you do not even have the capability to produce paper napkins.

 

‘Isolation’ in the world community is visible. Can the army chief say with his hand on his heart that which countries are friends with Pak, even in the Muslim world.  The ‘Biradar Mulk’ have called off your bluff and refuse to fund any further. So please build relationships sir. You need support, learn to garner it, not beg for it with a Kashgol as your PM said once.

 

‘Misery’ is spread all over. ‘Poverty’ is the face of Pakistan today. There are the rich, then the Army men who are richer and then the down trodden, nothing in between. “Gurbat and Garibi” are your trade marks and add to it “jahalat” which reflected in the Chief’s speech. It lacked understanding of your own country. How miserable your countrymen are under the soaring prices of petrol, electricity and gosht is not known to you it seems. Janta gayi tel lene.

 

‘Anguish and despair’ showed in when how hard you tried to blame the politicians for sinking the country’s economy, the onus lies on you Chief. You need a hard state to justify your existence that we understand. You are calling the shots and not the politicians is well known. Kaun desh ko duba raha hai? Your guess is as good as mine.

 

The people of Pakistan no longer trust you or your organisation anymore. It is a ticking time bomb is waiting to explode. It is time to diffuse it and not ignite the fuse. Samajhdar ko ishara kafi hai.

 

Your country is disintegrating Sir, it is just a matter of time. The cancer has spread beyond chemo therapy. The only way out is not only dealing with the 1500 Balochis that you claim to be the terrorists but the people of Baluchistan. Sindh has become a painful ‘boil’, KPK is a pus-filled wound, ‘naasoor’ if I say. “Dr Sharief” has no medicine to cure any of them. What Afghanistan thinks of Pakistan , lesser said the better.

 

Time is not very far when POK will walk to us. You can smell and see the rot but can do nothing because of your misplaced priorities. That jugular vein has got clogged because of the terrorist camps you operate from there. When the time is right, India is capable of cutting that vein off and perform a bypass surgery. It would be painless, believe me.

 

The nonsense you spoke about Hindus and Muslims shows your “cheap mentality”. We are Indians first and that is how we shall stay.

 

By quoting verses from the Quran, you sounded like addressing a madrasa like a ‘maulvi in combat dress’. Mind you India’s Muslim population is more than yours and we believe in the ‘Tehzeeb’ which evolved around the Ganga and Jamuna. You guys lack the basic Tameez. Then you expect we will get unsettled by your ‘Geedar bhabhki’.

 

Be rest assured, we won’t get incited by your rants, no sir. ‘Kutte bhonkte rah jate, hathi guzar jata hai’.

 

We are India and live under the tri colour irrespective of the faith or religion we follow. You were created like a premature child with deformities. The American incubator you were kept in has been removed. Chineese incubator kitna aur kab tak chalega. An unstable Pakistan is a bane for India, we know it. Paralysis has hit you hard both physical and mental. It reflected in your speech.

 

The way you are poking your nose in Bangladesh. Remember, if Pak gets involved in Bangladesh, Baluchistan and other states can also be ignited. Spend time, focus and money on your own people, rather than frittering it away. Aamdani atthani and kharcha rupiya who be galat jagah pe. You need India and not the other way around, so behave.

 

Every time there is an unstable Pakistan, Chief saab, you guys do mischief. All wars between India and Pakistan were the result of that. We are prepared. Your nukes won’t even leave their containers. Don’t even think of it.

 

Over all a hilarious speech with no substance. The only people who looked intimidated were the politicians sitting in the front row. Please Gen Munir, understand the sentiments of your people. You start eliminating them, they will start eliminating you. The common man suffers in the turmoil that brews, courtesy your lopsided security policy.

 

India is too big for you to finger. Indian Army has only one mission, which should be very clear to you. Kalma padne se jung nahi jeeti jati, jiggra aur jazba chahiye, which you Pakis lack. We too know how to recite it but we know its power. Dua karo ki khushali aye Pakistan main. Apne baap ko ankhe mat dikhao.

 

Get out of politics Gen Saab. Let your country be run by your countrymen and not by the army from behind the curtains. Do not provoke India. If our three Chief’s roar, all hell will break lose.

 

This message is original and not ‘forwarded as received’ which you quoted but composed as perceived on the present condition of Pakistan.

 

Have you understood Gen Asif Munir, Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-i-Imtiaz? I wonder!!!!!!

 

(Excerpts of his speech are available on You Tube in bits and pieces, if someone is interested)

 

JAI HIND
©® NOEL ELLIS

 

एक भाषण

लेफ्टिनेंट कर्नल नोएल एलिस
19/04/2024

 

कल्पना कीजिए जब आपके "सर का झूमर, गले की हड्डी बन जाए", तब क्या होगा। यह एक जुमला मैंने पाकिस्तानी सेना प्रमुख के उस भाषण से उठाया, जो उन्होंने इस्लामाबाद में ओवरसीज़ पाकिस्तानियों को संबोधित करते हुए दिया था। ये लोग दोहरी नागरिकता रखते हैं। ऐसा प्रतीत होता है कि उनके टिकट की कीमत पाकिस्तान सरकार ने अदा की थी।

 

एक सेना प्रमुख का उन लोगों को संबोधित करना, जिन्होंने सबसे पहले ही "पाकिस्तान से जिंदा भाग" लेने का फैसला किया था, बिल्कुल अनुचित है। अगर मैंने सही समझा, तो यह भाषण देशवासियों को प्रभावित करने के लिए नहीं था, बल्कि उन प्रवासियों को डॉलर भेजने के लिए मनाने की कोशिश थी, ताकि वे और उनके जैसे बाकी अफसर अपनी तनख्वाह, रिटायरमेंट के बाद एक प्लॉट और सुनिश्चित पेंशन पा सकें। बाकी देशवासी उनके लिए जाएं भाड़ में।

 

इससे भी बढ़कर, पाकिस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री और उनका पूरा कैबिनेट वहां मौजूद था। सेना प्रमुख की राजनीतिक महत्वाकांक्षा स्पष्ट थी और उनका भाषण एक सूक्ष्म संदेश था कि सेना ही 'माई-बाप' है।

 

उनकी झुंझलाहट, अकेलापन, बेबसी, पीड़ा, हताशा, दर्द, दुःख और उदासी उनके भाषण के लहजे और अंदाज में साफ झलक रही थी। वे घबराए, हताश, घबराहट में, उलझन में और उत्तेजित लग रहे थे।

 

'देश तो बना लिया, अब जब रायता फैल गया है तो साफ कैसे करें' — यही समझाने की कोशिश कर रहे थे।

 

झुंझलाहट इसलिए कि वे हर दिन अपने ही बनाए आतंकवादी संगठनों के हाथों अपने सैनिक खो रहे हैं। अब भुगतो मेरी जान।

 

अकेलापन इसलिए कि उन्हें अब ये नहीं सूझ रहा कि इस परिस्थिति को कैसे संभालें, जो धीरे-धीरे उनके हाथ से फिसल रही है। उनके ही सांसदों के अनुसार ऐसे जिले हैं जहां कानून का कोई शासन नहीं है। पुलिस थानों में कैद है, और उनके एक मंत्री का दावा है कि एक एसएचओ ही उनसे निपट सकता है। My foot!

 

उन्होंने भारतीय सेना को यह कहकर चुनौती दी कि 13 लाख की भारतीय सेना उन्हें डरा नहीं पाई। जनाब, आपके पास टैंकों में डीजल नहीं है और हम टैंक, न्यूक्लियर सबमरीन, फ्रिगेट और अत्याधुनिक एयरक्राफ्ट बना रहे हैं। ये मुँह और मसूर की दाल?

 

आपका देश सिर्फ गधे पैदा कर सकता है, आप तो टिशू पेपर तक नहीं बना सकते।

 

विश्व समुदाय में अलग-थलग पड़ना अब स्पष्ट है। क्या सेना प्रमुख दिल पर हाथ रख कर बता सकते हैं कि कौन-कौन से देश उनके दोस्त हैं, वो भी मुस्लिम जगत में? ‘बरादर मुल्कभी अब आपकी पोल खोल चुके हैं और फंडिंग बंद कर चुके हैं। तो कृपया, रिश्ते बनाइए जनाब। समर्थन चाहिए तो उसे पाना सीखिए, भीख नहीं मांगिए।

 

दुख और गरीबी पूरे देश में फैली हुई है। पाकिस्तान का आज का चेहरा हीगरीबीहै। अमीर हैं, फिर सेना के लोग हैं जो और अमीर हैं, और उसके बाद आम जनताबीच में कुछ नहीं।गुरबत और गरीबीआपके ट्रेडमार्क हैं और साथ मेंजहालत’, जो आपके भाषण में साफ दिखा। आपको नहीं लगता कि महंगाई, पेट्रोल, बिजली और गोश्त की कीमतों से आपकी जनता कितनी त्रस्त है। जनता गई तेल लेने!

 

पीड़ा और निराशा तब झलकी जब आपने राजनेताओं को देश की अर्थव्यवस्था डुबोने के लिए दोषी ठहराने की कोशिश की, जबकि जिम्मेदारी आपकी है। आपको अपने अस्तित्व को सही ठहराने के लिए एक 'हार्ड स्टेट' चाहिए, यह हम समझते हैं। पर असल में फैसले आप कर रहे हैं, राजनेता नहीं। देश को कौन डुबा रहा है?

 

पाकिस्तान की जनता अब आप पर विश्वास करती है, आपकी संस्था पर। एक टाइम बम है जो कभी भी फट सकता है। समय है कि आप उसे निष्क्रिय करें, कि फ्यूज जलाएं। समझदार को इशारा काफी है।

 

आपका देश बिखर रहा है जनाब, अब केवल समय की बात है। कैंसर अब कीमोथेरेपी से आगे बढ़ चुका है। केवल 1500 बलूचों को आतंकवादी बताकर नहीं, बल्कि पूरे बलूचिस्तान के लोगों से बात करिए। सिंध एक फोड़ा बन चुका है, KPK एक मवाद भरा ज़ख्म, ‘नासूरकहें तो बेहतर।डॉ शरीफके पास इसका कोई इलाज नहीं है। अफगानिस्तान आपके बारे में क्या सोचता है, कम ही कहा जाए तो अच्छा है।

 

वो समय दूर नहीं जब POK खुद हमारे पास जाएगा। आप सड़ांध देख और सूंघ सकते हैं पर कुछ कर नहीं सकते क्योंकि आपकी प्राथमिकताएं गलत हैं। वहजगुलर वेनआपके आतंकी शिविरों के कारण बंद हो चुकी है। जब समय आएगा, भारत उस नस को काट कर बायपास सर्जरी कर देगावो भी बिना दर्द के, यकीन मानिए।

 

हिंदुओं और मुसलमानों पर आपके फालतू बोल आपकीघटिया सोचको दिखाते हैं। हम पहले भारतीय हैं और हमेशा रहेंगे।

 

कुरान की आयतें पढ़ते वक्त आप किसी मदरसे में भाषण देने वालेमौलवी इन कॉम्बैट ड्रेसलग रहे थे। ध्यान दीजिए, भारत में मुसलमानों की संख्या आपसे अधिक है और हम उसतहज़ीबमें विश्वास करते हैं जो गंगा-जमुना के आसपास पली-बढ़ी है। आप लोगों में तो बुनियादीतमीजही नहीं है। फिर उम्मीद करते हैं कि हम आपकीगीदड़ भभकियोंसे डर जाएं?

 

निश्चिंत रहिए, हम आपकी बकवास से उत्तेजित नहीं होंगे। "कुत्ते भौंकते रह जाते हैं, हाथी गुजर जाता है"

 

हम भारत हैं और तिरंगे के नीचे रहते हैं, चाहे हमारा धर्म कोई भी हो। आपको जैसे समय से पहले जन्मा विकलांग देश बना दिया गया। अब वो अमेरिकी इनक्यूबेटर भी हट चुका है। चीनी वाला कितने दिन और चलेगा? एक अस्थिर पाकिस्तान भारत के लिए एक अभिशाप है, हमें पता है। लकवा आपको पूरी तरह से मार चुका है, मानसिक और शारीरिक दोनों रूप मेंयह आपके भाषण में दिखा।

 

आप बांग्लादेश में अपनी नाक घुसा रहे हैं। याद रखिए, अगर पाक बांग्लादेश में उलझेगा, तो बलूचिस्तान और अन्य राज्य भी भड़क सकते हैं। अपने लोगों पर ध्यान दीजिए, समय और पैसा उन पर खर्च कीजिए, कि व्यर्थ में। आमदनी अठन्नी और खर्चा रुपैयावो भी गलत जगह पर। आपको भारत की ज़रूरत है, भारत को आपकी नहीं। इसलिए शराफत से पेश आइए।

 

हर बार जब पाकिस्तान अस्थिर होता है, चीफ़ साहब, आप लोग शरारत करते हैं। भारत-पाक युद्धों की यही वजह रही है। हम तैयार हैं। आपके न्यूक्लियर हथियार कंटेनर से बाहर नहीं निकल पाएंगेख्याल भी मत कीजिए।

 

कुल मिलाकर, यह एक हास्यास्पद भाषण था जिसमें कोई दम नहीं था। केवल राजनेता जो सामने बैठे थे, वे ही डरे हुए दिखे। कृपया जनरल मुनीर, अपने लोगों की भावनाएं समझिए। अगर आप उन्हें मारना शुरू करेंगे, तो वे भी आपको मारना शुरू कर देंगे। इस उथल-पुथल में आम आदमी ही पिसता है, और यह सब आपकी असंतुलित सुरक्षा नीति का परिणाम है।

 

भारत बहुत बड़ा है जनाब, उंगली मत कीजिए। भारतीय सेना का एक ही मिशन है, जो आपको साफ समझ में जाना चाहिए। कलमा पढ़ने से जंग नहीं जीती जाती, जिगर और जज़्बा चाहिए, जो आपपाकियोंमें नहीं है। हम भी कलमा पढ़ना जानते हैं, पर उसकी ताकत भी समझते हैं। दुआ करो कि पाकिस्तान में खुशहाली आए। अपने बाप को आंखें मत दिखाओ।

 

राजनीति से बाहर आइए जनरल साहब। अपने देश को अपने नागरिकों के हाथों चलने दीजिए, सेना के परदे के पीछे से नहीं। भारत को उकसाइए मत। अगर हमारे तीनों सेना प्रमुख दहाड़े, तो सब कुछ तहस-नहस हो जाएगा।

 

यह संदेश "फॉरवर्डेड ऐज़ रिसीव्ड" नहीं, बल्कि वर्तमान पाकिस्तान की स्थिति को महसूस कर के लिखा गया है

 

क्या आप समझे जनरल असीम मुनीर, निशान--इम्तियाज़, हिलाल--इम्तियाज़? I wonder!!!!!

 

(भाषण के अंश यूट्यूब पर टुकड़ों में उपलब्ध हैं, यदि कोई देखना चाहे।)

 

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