It was 14th August, 1947. The first Governer-General of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah was hosting a reception in Karachi to which a large number of people had been invited. Among those present were a few defence service officers. Seeing the Quaid-e-Azam move freely among his guests, these officers moved close to him and, seeing them in uniform, he asked them how they were. Encouraged by his friendly gesture one of the group, Colonel Akbar Khan, later on Rawalpindi conspiracy fame, sought the Quaid-e-Azam's permission to speak. Receiving a nod he began to expound his views on defence policy. In his eloquent discourse, on matters that in a democratic system are properly the concern of a civilian government, he began to advice the Quaid-e-Azam how the defence services should be run. He had not finished what he had to say when Quaid-e-Azam cut him short. Raising his finger and looking Akbar Khan sternly, the Quaid spoke in low delibrate tones: "Remember that in the military you are...
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