A cleric in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been arrested after openly making statements against the Pakistani army and declaring support for India. Maulvi Gulzar of Mardan district said that ‘Hindus did not keep us as brutally as Pakistani soldiers kept us in jail. If India attacks Pakistan, we will support India.
Open criticism on army and intelligence agencies
According to reports, Pakistani intelligence agencies detained Maulvi Gulzar after he criticized the army and intelligence agencies at a meeting. He claimed in his speech that all the jailed Ulemas took an oath on the Quran that if India attacks Pakistan, they will support India. He also said that ‘No Hindu or Indian soldier has behaved as brutally with Muslims and Madarsa students as the Pakistani Army. Indian Army is better than Pakistani Army.
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Pakistani Maulvi says:
-Was detained by the Pakistani Army/ISI
-Many other Mullas imprisoned as well
-We were tortured everyday
-Hence we prayed to Allah, bring Hindu rule to Pakistan to free us from Paki Army.
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Growing dissatisfaction and broken trust
The incident exposes growing discontent in Pakistan’s tribal and border areas, where the state’s grip has long been weak. Organizations like TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) dominate Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and surrounding areas and have made many areas no-go zones for the army.
Big sign in the eyes of analysts
Analysts believe that this statement of Maulvi Gulzar shows the decline in the credibility of the army and the increasing anger among the general public. Religious leaders openly supporting India in this way is a sign of weakening of both Pakistan’s national unity and the hold of the army. This incident highlights Pakistan’s internal fractures and the limitations of its security apparatus, which could pose a major threat to the country’s stability.

