Munaeem's Blog

 The story is told like a fable. General Montgomery, Britain’s World War II hero, once asked the Prime Minister for a house and farmland so he could live out his last days in peace. The Prime Minister listened politely, thanked him for his service, and said no. The reason was simple: I cannot spend taxpayers’ money on personal favors. You are already given a pension. That is your right, nothing more. Montgomery bowed his head, accepted the refusal, and went home to his modest rented house. That was that. Now imagine this in Pakistan. Palaces, Not Pensions Here, generals don’t fade into pensioned obscurity. They retire into DHA palaces, multiple plots, agricultural land, and cushy jobs. Pervez Musharraf lived between Dubai and his Chak Shahzad farmhouse, secured and serviced even after seizing power illegally. Qamar Javed Bajwa quietly expanded his family’s landholdings during his tenure—investigative reports put it in billions. Raheel Sharif didn’t retire into a q...