Pakistan’s Army For 'Sale': How Israel Priced Soldier's Life At $100, Turned Munir’s Gaza Plan Into A Disgrace
Israel’s counteroffer to Asim Munir’s Gaza plan exposed a military stripped of pride, trust and global respect.
Washington: Pakistan’s military has weathered scandal after scandal, but none cut as deep as this. Inside guarded army circles, a shocking “rate card” has surfaced. It allegedly puts a cash price on the life of a Pakistani soldier.
Circulating among officers and leaked to media networks, the off-the-record military and diplomatic briefings have become a symbol of national disgrace. It suggests a hierarchy of motivation inside the ranks: a soldier paid 8,000 Pakistani rupees skips duty, 80,000 buys his retreat from the battlefield and only a payment of around 28 lakh convinces him to risk his life.
Sources with direct knowledge of the planning say Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir proposed a large deployment of Pakistani troops to Gaza as part of a disarmament and stabilization mission. The proposal envisaged roughly 20,000 soldiers who were not meant to confront Israeli forces but to disarm Hamas fighters, seize weapons caches and assist in the demilitarisation process
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