Zai (زئی) by blood - Punjabi by birth - Pakistani by choice - Alma mater: PU, NDU, NWC, @Kennedy_School
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On 11 July 1940, the United States Army issued a challenge to 135 automobile manufacturers: design a four-wheel-drive utility vehicle, deliver a working prototype within 49 days, and provide 70 test units within 75.
Only three companies responded: Bantam, Ford and Willys-Overland.
Bantam, the smallest of the three, delivered the first prototype 74 days after the Army’s decision. However, it lacked the capacity to meet the Army’s production demands, and its design was shared with both competitors. When Willys later won the standardised order on the strength of its more powerful engine, it too was unable to build the required numbers. It turned over all blueprints, specifications and patents to Ford.
The result was the Willys MB, produced concurrently by Willys and Ford, and recognised as one of the most remarkable examples of wartime cooperation between rivals.
The origin of the name “Jeep” remains uncertain. One theory traces it to Ford’s “GP” designation, while another attributes it to the cartoon character Eugene the Jeep, known for his extraordinary problem-solving abilities.
The vehicle’s influence endures. The Land Rover was conceived with this truck in mind, Japan produced its own counterpart in the Toyota Land Cruiser, and Ford went on to build the M151 Mutt. Some Willys models also served in the Pakistan Army, having been carried over from the British Indian Army, with the M38, M151 and M825 following in later years.
Which aspect of this history do you find most remarkable? Comment below.
Source: Brig. Fouad Hafeez (retd), “The Willys MB Jeep,” Bugle & Trumpet, Summer 2021.
Salman Javed retweeted
If liberalism means defending every act in the name of personal freedom, even at the holiest site, then perhaps the liberal brigade must explain where freedom ends and reverence begins. Human dignity and sacred boundaries both matter.
আসলেই কি পাকিস্তানি আমাদের ভাই ভাই! কারণ সৌদি আরব এই ঘটনা পিছনে পাকিস্তানির ছেলের হাত রয়েছে সম্পুর্ন কাহিনি শুনেন তাহলে..🙂
সৌদিতে ঐ দুজন তরুণ তরুণীর ঘটনাটা কতদিন আগে ঘটনা ঘটেছিল?
উত্তর : চার মাস আগে।
তারা সম্পর্কে কি হয়?
উত্তর : স্বামী-স্ত্রী। নব দম্পতি।
ওরা সৌদি আরবের মক্কা নগরীতে কেন গিয়েছিল?
উত্তর : ওমরাহ পালনের জন্য।
ঘটনার স্থান কি মক্কা নগরীর কাবা ঘরের ভেতরে ছিল?
উত্তর : না। সেটি ছিল মক্কা নগরীর অন্যত্র আরেকটি সাধারণ মসজিদের বারান্দার অংশে।
অ/শালীন কর্মকাণ্ড বলতে তারা কি উ/লঙ্গ হয়ে স/ঙ্গম করেছিল ?
উত্তর : না। ছেলেটি মেয়েটির কপালে চু/ম্বন দিয়েছিল।
সাক্ষী কে ছিল?
উত্তর : সাক্ষী ছিল একজন পাকিস্তানি নাগরিক। তিনি ছেলেটিকে মেয়েটির কপালে চু/মু দিতে দেখে সাথে সাথে তার হাতের মোবাইলে ভিডিও করে মসজিদের বারান্দার বাহিরে ডিউটিরত সিকিউরিটি কে ডাক দেয়। সিকিউরিটি এসে দেখে তারা দুই তরুণ তরুণী সেজদারত। তখন পাকিস্তানি লোকটি তার মোবাইলে চুমুর ভিডিও দেখায়। সাথে সাথে সিকিউরিটিরা তাদের দুজনকে ধরে সরাসরি পুলিশের হাতে তুলে দেয়।
নবদম্পতি হানিমুন করতে নেপাল, ভুটান, থাইল্যান্ড, শ্রীলংকা, সিঙ্গাপুর, মালেশিয়া, কক্সবাজার না গিয়ে ওমরা করতে গেল কেন?
উত্তর : ছেলেটির ইচ্ছে ছিল, হানিমুন করতে তারা নেপাল অথবা মালদ্বীপ যাবে। কিন্তু ধার্মিক মেয়েটি ছেলেটিকে বলে, যেই টাকা খরচ করে আমরা নেপাল অথবা মালদ্বীপ যাব, সেই টাকা খরচ করে আমরা ওমরা পালন করি। এতে হজ পালানও হয়ে গেল। আল্লাহ পাক খুশি হলো। এবং আমাদের ভবিষ্যৎ সংসারে সুখ সমৃদ্ধি, আয় উন্নতি হবে এবং আমাদের ভবিষ্যৎ সন্তানরা ধর্মপরায়ণ হবে।
সামান্য চুমুর জন্য দুজন মানুষকে ত/লোয়ার দিয়ে মাথা বি/চ্ছিন্ন করে দিলো?
উত্তর : সৌদি আরব একটি রাজতন্ত্রের দেশ। সেখানে কিছু কঠোর আইন আছে। চুরি প্রমাণিত হলে হাত কেটে বি/চ্ছিন্ন করা। অনৈতিক কাজ যেমন প্রকাশ্যে যৌ/নতা প্রদর্শন করলে মৃ/ত্যুদণ্ড! আর সেটি যদি কোন ধর্মীয় প্রতিষ্ঠানে হয়, তাহলে মৃ/ত্যুদণ্ডের চাইতেও আরো কঠিন কোন শা/স্তি।
ছেলেটি মেয়েটিকে মসজিদের ভিতরে কেন চুমু দিতে গেল? ওদের কি লজ্জা শরম বলতে কিছু নাই? এতটা নির্লজ্জ হলো কি করে এরা?
উত্তর : সৌদি আরবে নারী-পুরুষ একত্রে নামাজ পড়া বৈধ। তারা প্রথমে জামাতে ফরজ নামাজ আদায় করেছে। এরপর মোনাজাতে দুজন তাদের ভবিষ্যতের সুখ শান্তির জন্য আল্লাহর দরবারে দোয়া করে মোনাজাত করে। মোনাজাত শেষে সুন্নত নামাজের আগে আবেগে ছেলেটি মেয়েটির কপালে চু/মু দেয়। এটা মূলত যৌ/ন আকাঙ্ক্ষা থেকে নয়! নামাজের পর সন্তুষ্টি এবং ভবিষ্যতের বন্ধনের ভালোবাসা মিশ্রিত চু/মু।
আদালতে দীর্ঘ চার মাস ধরে এই মামলার শুনানি হয়েছে। যেহেতু ছেলে মেয়ে দুটো অ্যারেস্ট হয়েছে, তাই তারা কারো সাথে আর যোগাযোগ করতে পারেনি। পাকিস্তানি নাগরিক যিনি সাক্ষী দিয়েছিল, সে আরবি ভাষায় ছিল পটু। সে এমনভাবে আদালতে সাক্ষ্যই দিয়েছিল, সে আদালতকে বুঝাতে পেরেছিল যে, এরা দুজন যা করেছে, সেটি হচ্ছে যৌ/নাচার। বাংলাদেশী দুই তরুণ-তরুণী যেহেতু আরবি বুঝেনা, বা আরবি বলতে পারেনা, তাই তারা তাদের কর্মকান্ডকে কিভাবে প্রোটেক্ট করবে, বুঝতে পারছিল না। আরবি ভাষার কাছে তারা মার খেয়ে গেছে। আদালত বলল আলহামদুলিল্লাহ। এরা দুজনও বলল আলহামদুলিল্লাহ। এরা দুজন আলহামদুলিল্লাহ বলতে মনে করেছে তাদের ক্ষমা করে দেওয়া হয়েছে। আর আদালত আলহামদুলিল্লাহ বলতে বুঝাতে চেয়েছে, দুজন নি/কৃষ্ট নর-নারীকে তারা শাস্তি দিতে পেরেছে। পাকিস্তানি সাক্ষীর প্রবল স্বাক্ষের কারণে এদের মৃ/ত্যুদণ্ড রায় দিল।
বিদেশি সংবাদ মাধ্যমের বিভিন্ন নিউজ থেকে প্রাপ্ত তথ্যের ভিত্তিতে অনুসন্ধান করে আমি এই তথ্যগুলো পেলাম।
©লেখক আহসান আলমগীর
Salman Javed retweeted
General Yasin Zia: “Their Suffering Is My Motivation. Their Dreams Are My Inspiration.”
“Whenever the terrorist Taliban kill or imprison one of my fellow soldiers, my heart breaks, and I feel as though every fiber of my being is engulfed in flames.
But what gives me the strength to carry on, what renews my determination and inspires me never to give up, is the thought of Afghanistan’s young schoolgirls, whose dreams have been held captive and who are denied their fundamental right to education and the opportunity to become educated, independent women.
Their suffering is my motivation. Their dreams are my inspiration. And their right to a future of freedom, dignity, and opportunity is one of the reasons I refuse to give up.”
General Yasin Zia
Commander, Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF)
Editor's Note: Translated excerpt from a private conversation between General Yasin Zia and members of his staff.
Salman Javed retweeted
USSR / communism collapsed because it invested in jokers like him....
Salman Javed retweeted
One of the most troubling consequences of years under Taliban rule is the growing risk that repression may gradually become an accepted part of everyday life for Afghanistan’s more than 40 million people.| CGN Today share.google/OAlXHoHXGL5XchH…
Salman Javed retweeted
You were never in islam ram lal, you just created an ID on X
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On 15 December 1971, Dacca was hours from surrender, and the orders at Eastern Command were to destroy everything, helicopters included. Instead, the commanding officer of No. 4 Army Aviation Squadron got permission from the Commander Eastern Command to fly them out to Burma.
Then the planning began. The helicopters were built to carry twenty soldiers, and the extra fuel tanks needed for the crossing took up space the passengers needed. The route had to be flown without radio or lights, past radar and anti-aircraft guns, and the pilots had to decide who would be left behind. At the golf course where the helicopters were parked, families were crowding in, with nowhere else to go.
At 0335 hours on 16 December, three MI-8s lifted off into the dark with over 100 women, children and wounded soldiers. What happened over the next two and a half hours is told in the pilots’ own words.
In “From Dacca to Akyab,” Major Aamir Cheema reconstructs the escape, from the conference where the order came, to the white-painted helicopters later flown to Bangkok. It is a study of planning, nerve and judgment under pressure, drawn from accounts of the men who flew it.
Read the full article in Bugle & Trumpet, Summer 2020, Volume II (link in bio).
Salman Javed retweeted
Suudi Arabistan'ın başkentini vuran, havaalanlarına saldıran Husiler, bir terör örgütüdür.
DAEŞ ne ise Husiler de öyledir.
Sünni olunca terör örgütü, Şii olunca "kahraman" olunmuyor.
Bu işin mezheple alakası yok.
S. Arabistan'ın parçalanmasına yönelik bir "üst plan" var.
"İsrail ile savaşıyor" görüntüsü bu planı kamufle edemez.
Bu bir İsrail kurgusudur.
Saldırıların Suudi yönetimiyle alakası yok.
Savaşı buralara gerşrmek isedikleri 20 yıldır biliniyordu.
Husiler kontrol altına alınmalı, Yemen yönetimi içinde temsil edilmeli.
Irak'ta, Suriye'de, Yemen'de ve her ülkede, "develet dışında silahlı yapılar"a izin verilmemeli.
"Savaş İslam'ın kalbine taşınacak" projeleri yapılıyordu.
Şuan bunu Husiler eliyle yapıyorlar. Bu yapı tasfiye edilmeli.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Paylaşılan video, daha önce benzer iddialarla dolaşan ve yapay zeka ile üretildiği tespit edilen bir kliptir. Saldırı Husiler tarafından gerçekleştirildi; İsrail kurgusu olduğu iddiası haber kaynaklarında desteklenmemektedir.
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Salman Javed retweeted
He spent his lifetime painting for Pakistan, and almost no one remembers his name.
Hal Bevan Petman painted the first Indian soldier ever awarded the Victoria Cross. He painted Quaid-e-Azam. He painted Pakistan's generals, decade after decade, and the war heroes whose faces now ride on the backs of trucks across the country, copied and recopied by hands that never knew his name.
The "last of the Raj painters" died in 1980. His work hangs today in the Royal Collection at Sandringham House, with two more on display at the Army Institute of Military History (AIMH).
Source: "Hal Bevan Petman (1894–1980)" by Romano Karim Yousaf, Bugle & Trumpet, No. 1/2019
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This major general’s first military books were comics.Not Clausewitz. Not Sun Tzu. Biggles.
Maj Gen Hamid (retd) shares his peculiar guide to studying military history. You don’t need a syllabus. You just need one book you can’t put down. Save this for your reading list.
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What did it take for a Muslim officer to become an instructor at Staff College Quetta in 1943? For Major General Syed Shahid Hamid, it was not a straightforward rise through the ranks.
Commissioned from Sandhurst in 1932, Shahid Hamid joined 3rd Cavalry, an Indianised regiment where British officers continued to resent the presence of Indian officers. After fracturing his arm and spending a year recovering in Vienna, he transferred to the Royal Indian Army Service Corps when opportunities in the cavalry were limited.
That decision proved consequential. He went on to command transport units, serve with the Burma Corps during the Japanese advance, and experience the difficult retreat from Burma. After being recommended for the Staff Course, he arrived at Staff College Quetta in 1943.
Read “A Muslim Instructor at Staff College Quetta, 1943-45” by Major General Syed Ali Hamid in Bugle & Trumpet, Winter 2020.
Read the full story on our website. Link in bio.
Salman Javed retweeted
On 3 October 1993, US Rangers were trapped in Bakaara Market, Mogadishu. The helicopters were down, the ground convoy couldn’t get through, and the call went out to the Pakistani Brigade.
Swipe to read three official US documents from October 1993.
Salman Javed retweeted
Iran–Taliban Alliance: A Strategic Plan to Divide Balochistan?
Could Iran's growing cooperation with the Taliban be part of a broader geopolitical strategy extending beyond trade and economic interests?
Under this hypothetical scenario, Tehran could allow Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to establish a territorial corridor through Iranian Balochistan to the Arabian Sea, creating a strategic buffer along Iran's southeastern frontier.
Such an arrangement could physically separate the Baloch communities of Iran and Pakistan, weakening their cross-border cultural, ethnic, and political connections. It could also allow Tehran to tighten its control over Iranian Balochistan, potentially deepening the political marginalization of its Baloch population.
In return, the Taliban would gain direct maritime access through Chabahar Port, strengthening Afghanistan's economy and reducing its dependence on existing trade routes. The Taliban could also assume responsibility for securing the proposed corridor, creating a security buffer serving Tehran's regional interests.
The central question is: Could Iran be using economic cooperation with the Taliban to reshape the Baloch region, strengthen its southeastern security, and consolidate control over Iranian Balochistan?
Pitching in Al Mirsad like it has a massive intel network. Hilariously painful to watch such an intellect taking a nose dive.
The talk of imposing emergency was already there in Pakistan for last three months or more.
Secondly - one of the major reasons is CI of Pakistan. Handlers of Al Mirsad know very well, that through this emergency, which nexus is the actual target. It wasn't their 'intel' - it was their desperation at work.
Salman Javed retweeted
Pakhtunkhwa needs massive reforms.
Plz don't just focus on chasing terrorists.
Besides anti terrorists operations, massive development push is a must . Major focus on police stregthening and infrastructure development shall be a top priority.
Social sector is badly ignored.
People need to fee the change instead new faces.
negative narratives be countered effectively
Salman Javed retweeted
Most people who are struggling don't look like it. They look like the employee of the month. The son in the graduation photo. The friend who always replies first.
Last year I lost a friend and colleague to suicide. He was the one who'd notice if you were having a bad day. I'm not sure any of us noticed his.
Today, on World Mental Health Day, I'm launching Minds at Peace Foundation (@mindsatpeacef), to break that silence before it becomes a crisis.
Think of the person in your life who always says they're fine. Message them today. And when they say "fine", ask again.
Website: mindsatpeacefoundation.org
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Instagram: @mindsatpeacefoundation
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#WorldMentalHealthDay #AskAgain
Salman Javed retweeted
The difference in treatment between hindu and Muslim protesters in India is already so telling, let alone Kashmir, which is a whole different story. This video by itself should have sent shockwaves, but people had the audacity to call Muslims desh drohi on top of everything else.
This needs to be said loud and clear!
CJP protestors getting lashed by the Delhi Police and metroes being closed down, don't mean that Indian Hindus are getting the same treatment as Kashmiris..
Only one incident of Kunan Poshpora could tell us a lot what Kashmiris have went through under the Indian colonial occupation..
Salman Javed retweeted
KGB and Afghanistan
All communist leaders of Afghanistan were KGB agents. Very interesting information and comments.
The World Was Going Our Way, by Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin
This book is based on documents secretly copied and smuggled out of the Soviet Union by Mitrokhin, a senior KGB archivist. The book examines KGB activities across the Third World during the Cold War, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Africa, and South America.
Very relevant to the history of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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