User:ISPR +92/sandbox/Pakistan Army officials

= Introduction = The story of the advancement of Pakistan Army is the tale of the birth of Pakistan, since its inception from the freckled nucleus of a regal legacy to its present status of an avant-garde and combat-tested field Army; it is an epoch of development which leaves behind its trials and tribulations, calamities and conflicts, as it struggled, with scarcity of possessions to embark on its shaping years. This is, conceivably, the enormous paradigm amongst few armies in history to have faced a war right at its setting up and, in the subsequent years, besides guarding the geographical precincts, it is always prepared to protect the ideological boundaries of the country.

Nations can dream of their socio-economic progress and development only when they are sure that their guardians are strong enough to ensure protection and peace. In case of Pakistan, a strong defence was all the more a stark reality to face the encounters and hostilities with unflinching courage. Our chivalrous soldiers of brave Armed Forces, apart from defending the country’s borders, always remained in the forefront of national development. Whether floods, earth-quakes and other natural calamites, maintain law and order or the UN peace efforts, the performance of our officers and men, always earned national and international acclaim from their friends and foes alike.

Army is an iridescent view, a vast canvas of vivid colours, pulsating with powerful currents of life. It has a flow and a body of its own whose velocity is sustained by noblest of traditions applied in very exacting manner. While it aims at destroying the aggressor, it requires its members to possess mettle of highest quality with sound character. The soldiers have invincible belief in the concept of Ghazi or Shaheed and it provides them great motivating force with specific element of self negation in the way of Almighty Allah, make them special breed of men

Iman
To have faith and trust in Allah and consider oneself


 * A follower of none but Allah
 * A follower of none but his messenger

The concept of “no deity except Allah” is always alive in a Muslim’s heart. A Muslim recognizes that Allah alone is the Creator; that He alone is the Provider and Sustainer that He is the true Reality, the source of all things of all benefits and harms. This requires that He alone be worshiped and obeyed. “No deity except Allah” also includes the question of authority as the right to govern belongs to the One Who created him. Belief in Allah’s messenger means accepting Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as the last Prophet sent by Him. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the messenger of Allah by His authority. The duty of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was not only to deliver the message which Allah revealed but also to explain it and put it into practice as an example to be followed by mankind.

Taqwa
Taqwa signifies


 * The fear of Allah
 * Guarding ones tongue, hands and heart from evil
 * Righteous, piety and good conduct

Taqwa connotes the sense of protecting oneself from moral peril, preserving one’s virtue, and guarding oneself against the displeasure of Almighty. It is, thus, a kind of awareness or consciousness by means of which one protects oneself from sliding into evil.

Jihad-fi-Sabilillah
The real objective of Islam is to shift the lordship of man over man to the lordship of Allah on the earth and to stake one's life and everything else to achieve this sacred purpose. The Arabic word “Jihad” means to struggle or to strive. Jihad is a struggle against all that is perceived as evil in the cause of that which is perceived good, a cosmic and epic struggle spanning time and all dimensions of human thought and action, and transcending the physical universe. The Islamic Law regulates declaration of Jihad as limitations are also imposed on its conduct. In Chapter II verse 190, The Holy Quran refers to the duty of the Muslims to “fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you and be not aggressors. Allah loveth not those who are aggressors”.

The Muslims when they are engaged in fighting are not to transgress the limits within which war is allowed to be waged and, in principle, they are not allowed to be cruel or become revengeful. The general command to be just and fair is discernible from Chapter V. Verse 8:

 "Oh, ye who believe                                                          stand out firmly for God as witness   To fair dealings,                                                                And let not the hatred of other people to you   make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice.                                                                  Be just, that is next to piety. And fear God,  '' Surely, Allah is aware of what you do". ''

copyright © All Rights Reserved General Headquarter (GHQ) Rawalpindi, Pakistan