Master, Organ-grinder & the Monkey
There has been much analysis and comment on the three year extension granted to the Chief of Army Staff by the Prime Minister. The fact that the Prime Minister got all dressed up to appear on television for two minutes to announce this indicates that, to paraphrase the immortal Inspector Jacques Clouseau, hidden forces are at work. It escaped nobody’s notice that during the “strategic talks’, the COAS has remained the focus of American attention and all meaningful discussions have been held with him directly, while mere photo opportunities have been saved for the civilian leaders. A friend of mine summed up the situation better than I ever could: “The masters have realized that if they can deal directly with the organ-grinder, then why waste time dealing with the monkey?”
Yours Sincerely,
Ameer Bhutto
