PAF Spin Doctor
It seems as though the military is taking the incompetence line and running with it.
According to this Hamid Mir report from The News today, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has apparently tried to deflect blame on its radars being jammed by the US at the time of the OBL raid.
Their excuse? The radars weren’t jammed – we just hadn’t switched them on. You really can’t make this shit up.
Since this news report was published this morning the Pakistan Air Force has issued a statement denying that the radars weren’t operational. Too late though. The damage has been done.
Quite clearly, the Pakistan Air Force and the military in general needs a better spin doctor. I would like to volunteer my services for this noble task. I will now present a list of excuses that would have flown better than the one actually used by the PAF.
1) “You see, there is only one electric supply connection for both the PAF radars and the Presidency. President Zardari has made it entirely clear that his air conditioners must not go off at night or he’ll sack the entire Pakistan Military. As is clear, we had no choice but to keep the radars off to continue the defense of our great nation. Yes, we’re blaming the civilian government for our failures.”
2) “It’s usually just considered good practice to switch all electronics off before leaving the room, wouldn’t you say?”
3) “The Pakistan Air Force is acutely aware of the shortage of electricity in our nation. As part of the energy conservation movement launched by the sitting government we have decided to keep all radars off between 9 pm and 9 am. A replacement plan has been devised though. The Ruet-e-Hilal Committee has been hired all year long now to keep an eye on any intruding vehicles. Their ability to spot the moon for Eid is unmatched and we’re looking to bring this capacity into our national defense.”
4) “It is with a very heart that we have to inform the nation that the individuals manning the radars all spontaneously combusted that night.”
5) “The freedom afforded to the Pakistani media has allowed us to streamline our operations. Now we just keep our televisions on to see when the Geo and Express wallahs report on some incident. We then try and rush to the scene, but the rickshaws hired as part of the streamlining effort are often late. The tardiness of Rickshaw Wallahs is something we feel the entire nation can empathize with.”
6) “No, no. They weren’t off, they weren’t jammed either. We identified an intrusion but the radars picked up a migratory pack of birds the other day. We scrambled our jets for nothing then. Fuel is terribly expensive, and we’re just trying to not increase the burden on the national exchequer.”
7) “You know, sometimes there are things you just don’t need to fucking know.”
8) “Our nuclear weapons are safe. No further questions.”
Anyway, It was a Sunday night. Who works on Sundays? All forces and radar were on rest. Moreover, Sunday holiday is a western concept. They cheated:(
Nobody on the choppers was carrying the new, super-secret tracking device, the iPhone. Whole nation has been let down.
hahahaha, brilliant.
The people of Paksitan should look their gazes towards the heavens in support of the sacrifices that the PAK maks on a daily basis.
your candid and blunt voice against the army is appreciated. especially appreciate the humour. this is the first time i re-call the ISPR failing to put up anything for a couple of days. and then when it did it came up with the utterly ludicrous. acha hai. makes for less awami manipulation. aur zyada raaz faash. in any case, keep it up. much appreciated.
How about ” We hired the fired Air traffice controller from JFK. He must have slept on the job again, and probably missed the US choppers flying in”.
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I think your list of 8 suggestions is not only funny but makes you highly eligible for the job of a spin doctor at PAF!
I suspect this is a plagiarized post. I feel you’ve copied the “excuses” from actual statements made in the past. Not good.
The “Ruet-e-Hilal Committee” point made me chuckle quite a bit. God forbid if were to integrate that sort of capacity in our spectacular national defense 😛
Like NFP said, PAF Radars for sale, Rs. 999 only. They’re really good at catching starplus but fail to detect aircraft!
The Kakul Syndrome
(for the silent revolution in Pakistan)
By Habib Sulemani
God Almighty! Generals fake
They’ve put country at stake
Generals mean personal gain
The armed forces’re in pain!
Generals’re bloody fool
Take a bath an’ be cool!
Military men’re public servants
Not masters from the heavens!
But they’re arrogant an’ cruel
Don’t care for common people
Generals’re bloody fool
Take a bath an’ be cool!
You own huge firms an’ agriland
Turning country into terrorland!
No-one among you bothers at all
Where the terrified people stand!
Suffering from the Kakul Syndrome
You’re always out—even if at home
By providing terrorists sanctuary
You’ve failed to protect country
Still you behave like intellectuals
Not men behind petty squabbles!
You’ve lost every single battle
Yet foolishly believe: you rattle!
Generals’re bloody fool
Take a bath an’ be cool!
After failure on geographical borders
You champion ideological frontiers
It’s easy to fight on ambiguous front
Cos you like a lavish bedroom stint!
Using a pawn religious leader
Or an ISI-paid TV anchor
You can make storm in teacup
Change system—down to up!
The generals’ve taken refuge
In ideological war an’ abuse!
Don’t try to fool world anymore!
Don’t you see outside an uproar?
Generals’re bloody fool
Take a bath an’ be cool!
See the writing on the wall
Only you’re sick not we all
The military is vanguard
Of a scary fanatic world!
The nation wants to know your aim
You’ve multiplied the double game!
You’re soldiers or businessmen?
Playing tricks on the politician!
You didn’t defend country borders
With broken oath, you’re traitors!
There is no escape from the law
Dug earth with your filthy paw!
You can’t deceive the tax payers
God has heard people’s prayers!
You’ve lied to the nation
Not once, again an’ again
You’ve neither mind nor a soul
An’ you’re always playing foul!
Generals’re bloody fool
Take a bath an’ be cool!
It’s time to take a dose of wisdom!
Stop violation of our basic freedom
Respect democracy at home
Or face the doom an’ gloom!
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This is quite sweet, actually. Maybe someone should send your CV to the ISPR.
Could work out quite well you know…
hahahah i m ur fan nw 😀
sad …so bloody sad….when i was reading this article i was thinking like ,ok! no problem may b the writer is upset like me n rest of the nation…but at least there are still people who wont really agree to his “dark humor”…
but it saddens me to realize that not even a single comment was there in support of the people who r working day and nyt so that mr writer n the rest of the “cool blog reading guys” here,can sleep peacefully without caring about their families..and life 4 that matter…
i have an idea …y dznt every 1 above who think that this whole thing is hilarious ,to spend even 1 bloody single night in siachin mayb or to stand guard at smplace at nyt in cold….its so bloody easy to sit in ur comfortable sofa in air conditioners n judging sm1….
i m not saying not to angry about what happened but at least pay sm respect to ppl like sarfraz rafique,allaudin,minhas,mushaf, who gave their lives so that ppl like us can live freely….