Pakistan’s Political Reality

December 9, 2025

Pakistan’s Political Reality

Padmini Arhant

Update December 11, 2025.

Operation Sindoor!🤔

Why on Earth, the Indian air combat named “Operation Sindoor”?

Sindoor – the Indian tradition amongst married women, applying the red vermilion on their hair parting that is symbolic of their marital status and their (Male) spouse significance in their life.

The Indian political regime in New Delhi naming the air combat operation as “Operation Sindoor” is a bizarre choice amplifying idiocy smothered in malice.

India losing the war against Pakistan in May 2025 had only left many air force combatants from Indian side sadly lose their lives wiping the Sindoor on their wife as customary practice.

Was this the regime’s intention behind such absurdity? 

Considering the shattering result severely damaging the aggressors in the wanton belligerence from India against Pakistan in May 2025, the Operation title Sindoor is a malicious endeavor backfiring at the origin.

Based on the embarrassing experience by the aggressors, the military excursion should have been titled;

“Operation Garba” –  fitting the nativity of the aggressor and the cultural folk-dance involving drum beats and Dandiya with batons and heavy musical sound bites.   

Notably, the aggressors in disarray and shamble reflected in the –

What goes around invariably comes around to the source.

The enemy’s enemy is a friend. 

Pakistan’s PTI leadership and former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s immediate relatives i.e. sisters’ appearance in foreign media rather than them hosted by Pak’s diverse media is an irony to begin with.

Pakistan’s assortment media inviting PTI members in politics and surrogates to present their narratives on the impasse between PTI and Pakistan political establishment and military institution is on one side.

Simultaneously, the former PM Imran Khan sisters’ grievances shared with adversaries of Pakistan and their brother is a strange approach exacerbating the development. 

The political regime via proxy in Washington and incumbent in New Delhi in 2022, their combined direct involvement in upending PTI governance with No Confidence Vote celebrated with immense joy and mockery of ex-PM Imran Khan via their social and mainstream media is irrefutable.

So much so, subsequent to political setback, the opportunity to former PM Imran Khan for a rare interview in western and Indian media were out of question, with an exception of token British media only arousing anti-Pakistan sentiment upon the embattled PM Imran Khan directly and accurately holding Washington responsible behind the No Confidence Vote debacle. 

To the contrary, ex-PM Imran Khan’s sisters repeat references of Donald Lu, the messenger and not the one pulling the strings from behind viz. the former Presidency touted the First Black Presidency via proxy administration in 2022 cast shadow to cover up the real interventionists in Pakistan’s internal affairs. 

The disinformation to Indian and other foreign media implicating Donald Lu and not the actual antagonist directing such events having toppled governments throughout political terms and beyond further expose the contrived political theatrics. 

The ones igniting the flame pretending to douse the fire is classic political connivance. 

Similar situation witnessed before with the current Pakistan’s incumbency – PML-N family close personal ties with Pakistan’s adversary, New Delhi leadership.

The New Delhi leadership also had cozy relation with former Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa of Pakistan’s Defense Force, while reprimanding the friendly visit of former Indian Cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu’s attendance at then PM Imran Khan’s inaugural event and cordial greeting and interaction with the Pak Army Chief Bajwa.

In this instance like many others, New Delhi reaction conformed to political hypocrisy. 

These political ties with adversary led to former PM Imran Khan’s removal from power causing instability and unrest with intended damage to PTI and Pakistan’s political scene. 

Having caused political instability in Pakistan derailing PTI from governance and polls with ongoing ramifications, the enemy launched attacks under the misconception of further destabilizing nuclear Pakistan. 

Fortunately, the skirmishes in May 2025 appropriately contained from devastating escalation with divine intervention.

The outcome strengthened Pakistan’s defense force position debilitating PTI’s political prospects due to adversaries’ unnecessary intrusion. 

Whatever the adversary agenda might be, the foreign meddling in Pakistan’s politics earlier in the ejection of PM Imran Khan’s rule via No Confidence Vote at Washington’s behest, and later Indian military incursion to intimidate Pakistan defense force has made Pakistan’s Army ever prepared for combat situation. 

Under these realities, the former PM Imran Khan’s relatives seeking solace and comfort from the ones, none other than the adversaries responsible for the turn of events and political turmoil with respect to PTI – is naive at best and negligent at worst. 

On PTI s front, the former Prime Minister Imran Khan urging the Pakistan authority in the Defense Force and political establishment for dialogue with adversary in New Delhi, despite New Delhi’s preemptive strike in 2019 during then PM Imran Khan’s governance, thereafter met with continuous saber rattling confined to hardline provocative indulgence is a misplaced trust provenly violated by New Delhi. 

Similarly, the former PM Imran Khan ‘s stance to initiate political discourse with Taliban government in Afghanistan while rejecting the same course and negotiations via peaceful civil discussion with own opposition political parties in power and the defense force in Pakistan is contradictory posing credibility factor.

The enemy’s enemy is a friend in the political musical chair with political factions soft power policy towards nation’s adversaries for exclusive political interests undermine sovereignty, territorial integrity and above all national security.

The willingness and desire to engage with enemies threatening national security through exchange of dialogue instead exercised within own political center and defense force would ease tensions and assure solidarity to defend and facilitate politically safe, secure and economically viable Pakistan.

The enemy’s enemy is a friend reversal could not be ruled out in the dubious political dynamics. 

The peaceful resolution to all issues rest with integrity and commitment translated in action. 

Padmini Arhant 

————————————————————————Sport and Warfare Distinction 

Winning and losing is normal.

Winning a world cup in a sport at international level such as cricket or any other game without any match fixing or prior arrangements, the trend known in the past and present is a matter of pride.

Juxtaposed, winning a war with limited resources and minimal to no warning from the adversary with multinational defense weaponry and disproportionate military assets is an extraordinary feat.

PAKISTAN, the nation confronted with multi-dimensional skirmishes along the borders including terrorism from within and outside is a challenging situation.

The recent military confrontation between Pakistan and India, especially Pakistan’s air force exemplary display leading to Pakistan’s victory is a significant achievement in their national defense as well as regional security.

The outcome mitigating protracted warfare was responsible from Pakistan, considering the two nations nuclear status and Indian political stance on preemptive strikes witnessed in 2019 prior to Indian national election and now in 2025 to cater hardline strategy against neighbor Pakistan.

Warfare is completely a different game from Cricket or any sport. They are incomparable.

Sport is entertainment with no fatality or casualty barring any minor injury from the activity.

Warfare, on the other hand is a real deal. The modern warfare is complex and rife with blindside targets, and other unpredictable assaults and drone attacks…demanding spontaneous response to avert extensive damage and loss of lives in particular.

Briefly, winning a war protects lives and national security. Notwithstanding, the awareness to adversary to desist future aggression and provocation.

Sport as an entertainment is lighthearted compared to engagement in war at adversary’s will and saber rattling.

The warfare is a tremendous tactical test to prove preparedness prevailing in the otherwise multipolar military armament.

Pakistan’s defense force preventive action restricting further escalation in the recent military clash with India is practical and prudent.

Sport delights sport’s fans whereas warfare averting major catastrophe in this instance has saved lives including sport enthusiasts and strengthened security.

Though war is not the ideal option. However, when war is imposed against normal strategy, the target has no choice but to respond appropriately in a fair and square manner.

PAKISTAN’s defense force performance in this scenario was timely and measured in precision.

All the more reason for Pakistan defense force to be proud of the latest outcome.

Padmini Arhant

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