Originally Published in Madras Courier
Editorial Note
Pakistan is not simply a threat to itself—it is a geopolitical time bomb ticking at the heart of South Asia.
On 6 July 2007, Pakistani police discovered an anti-aircraft gun ominously positioned along the secret flight path of then-President General Pervez Musharraf. His plane had just taken off from the tightly secured Chaklala airbase in Rawalpindi. That such a weapon could be placed along a classified route, despite the intense surveillance and secrecy, underscores the endemic rot within Pakistan’s national security establishment.