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Mr. Imran Khan leaders never shy away in accepting the responsibility of their failures..!

People are getting greatly disillusioned with the leadership failure(s) of the PTI, with particular reference to the very disappointing performance of Mr. Pervaiz Khattak CM KPK.

His blatant lie, about the DIKhan jail break incident that it was a “failure of intelligence” has proved to be the last nail in the coffin. Today, all the news papers of the country have exposed the incompetence of the CM KPK and his team by revealing that the entire KPK government machinery was informed about the imminent attack on the DIKhan jail, but the CM KPK had the audacity to shamelessly say that it was an intelligence failure.

If I was Imran Khan, by now the CM KPK would have been dismissed, irrespective of the consequences of the fall of the KPK government.

Now a stage has come where even the image and reputation of Imran Khan is on stake. If he fails to act today, it will be the end of his own credentials, as a leader, worth his salt.

Moreover, if Imran Khan fails to rise to the occasion now and immediately, PTI will see the consequences of the leadership failure, in the results of the coming by-elections.

The proof of pudding lies in its eating.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

If ever PTI went drowning to the bottom of the sea, the one and only person responsible will be the CM KPK.

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

— Michael Jordan

Optimism is having the most favorable outlook.

“Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.”

Maori proverb –

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The influence of Indian army over Indian government .. http://t.co/DjSKiCOupF

My old comments on a TOI news of 21 September, 2012 and latest observations of a senior US army general about the influence of the Indian army over its government.

Greatness of a general doesn’t lie in waging and winning a war. Rather, in avoiding the war.

Indian Army chief opposes PM’s trip to Pak (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Army-chief-opposes-PMs-trip-to-Pak/articleshow/16482507.cms#write )

Here, I Remember what Winston Churchill said about the generals, “war is too serious a business to be left to the generals”. Adding to that I will say “peace is even more serious a business to be left to the generals, who by their training are mostly prone to their myopic and tunnel vision.”

I wonder, if the Berlin wall would ever have been removed, if the decision was left to the generals.

So Gen. Bikram Singh should also know that it’s not Siachin, but the future of 1.5 billion humanity of sub continent which is at stake. If, the blood has been shed on a foolish act in the past, why not take action to stop further shedding of blood, for the noble cause of peace & eradication of ignorance and poverty, in the sub continent.

The thinking of such generals, can delay the emancipation of Indians and Pakistanis, but can never permanently deny the divends of peace to such a large world population, which is no more interested in continued acrimony, between the two neighboring countries.

Now,the peace loving people of both the countries have decided once for ever, that they will no more remain the prisoner of the past.

If any body wants to observe the dividends of peace between the neighbors, just look at Europe, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

Now, I invite the attention of all those people towards the following eye opening comments of a senior US army general, reported on 29 July, 2013 by the TOI, who say within and outside Pakistan, that Pak army is very influential in exercising its authority over the civilian governments in Pakistan, with reference to the major policy issues of the country.

WASHINGTON: The Indian Army is by far the most influential in the Asia Pacific region, a top American General said as he stressed on the importance of building military-to-military relationship between the two countries.

“As is in many of the Asia-Pacific countries, the army is the dominant service in those countries. India is a prime example. It is by far the largest service. It is by far the most influential,” US Army chief of staff General Raymond T Odierno said.

Link:- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Indian-Army-most-influential-in-Asia-Pacific-region-US-General/articleshow/21465988.cms

Mr. Ishaq Dar, where are the $800 million you said will be received from the Etisalat? Hope it was not a lolly pop for the nation..!