In my recent article, “When boots fail to deliver, Parliament must step in,” I quoted Gen. Zia as saying on Siachen Glacier, “Even grass does not grow there.” I knew only these words.
Dr Shahzad
Iqbal Sham has given me the complete quotation. I am very grateful to
him for putting the words of Gen. Zia in proper context. The quotation
is reproduced below to emphasize how words taken out of context convey
entirely different meanings. Zia was referring to PPP leadership, which
had refused to attend the first session of the newly elected Constituent
Assembly, which was to be held in Dhaka in early 1971.
“Gentlemen,
look! Defenders of Pakistan are performing their functions with full
courage. I am fully aware of my duties, we are doing our best.
“But is it
not a matter of surprise that this whole bull shit is from the leaders
of the Party, solely responsible for the dismemberment of half of the
country? They didn’t allow their parliamentarians to attend assembly
session and as result of which the nation had to surrender half of the
country before the enemy and now they are shedding crocodile tears for a
rocky and barren glacier where even a leaf of grass does not grow.”
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