Monday, May 23, 2011  Military Mutiny in Pakistan?  Pakistani
military is a disciplined force. Its soldiers have a long
history of acting in strict accordance with the orders of senior
military commanders through various crises, coups, insurgencies,
national emergencies, natural disasters and external hostilities
the nation has seen since 1947. However, the cohesion and
discipline of Pakistan's armed forces is being tested like never
before, as the fears of a mutiny within the ranks are rising in
the aftermath of America's Bin Laden raid in Abbottabad and PNS
Mehran terrorist attacks in Karachi.  Public comments highly
critical of the current military leaders by retired Pakistani
military officers are just one indicator of the depth of
discontent among serving officers. Among others, press reports
quote retired Gen. Talat Masood as saying “It’s never good for a
military of that size to have a feeling of resentment". The
discovery of bin Laden, he added, “has stung them as much as it
has stung the whole world.