There have been 4 major wars between India and Pakistan since 1947. Pakistan had to face defeat in all of them. The month of September marks 59 years of the 1965 war between the two countries. This is a time when the government of Pakistan and its army have accepted that they cannot defeat India in a direct war. In such a situation, they try to harm India through proxy war i.e. cross-border terrorism, drug trade and other illegal businesses. Not only this, the army of Pakistan also works like a business organization instead of a professional army of any other country.
Strategic experts like Pakistani Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed say that countries around the world have armies. But Pakistan’s army has a country. There are some statistics too, if you look at them, it is known that the Pakistani army is running about 50 companies. These companies also sell things like cement, oil, spices, electrical goods, housing society, clothes, shoes. This entire industry runs through a military foundation, under which many companies come. Experts believe that the reason behind the Pakistani army being corrupt and becoming the center of power is that its economic power is very high.
Due to this, the army of Pakistan is more powerful than the political power inside the country and it has direct control over most of the establishments of the country. In 2016, Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif told the Parliament that the army runs more than 50 companies. These companies are controlled through organizations like Fauji Foundation, Shaheen Foundation, Bahria Foundation, Army Welfare Trust and Defense Housing Authorities. In this way, the army controls the most expensive properties and businesses in all the big cities of Pakistan from Lahore to Peshawar.