By: Gholam Mujtaba, Ed.D., M.D., FRSPH, FICPS

Pakistan didn’t Participate in Soviet Afghan War – Pakistan Supported Afghanistan in fear of being the next target, said a former Pakistan’s Security Chief. ANALYSIS: “I DISAGREE IN ITS ENTIRETY”. By: Gholam Mujtaba, Ed.D., M.D., FRSPH, FICPS Yes, I was a lead student leader in the years 1976-78 and had passed out of Karachi University in the beginning of that year to join my first job as the first Pakistani Pharmacist in Makkah Al Mukarramah. The soviet invasion of Afghanistan took place in late December 1979 when General Naseer Janjua was either a Lieutenant or Captain in the army. My observation is based on my meetings with the then Chief of the Army Staff and the President of the country, Late General Ziaul Haq. The historical facts are well documented and security files must have been accessible to the fo National Security Advisor. Pakistan fully participated in clandestine operations with the CIA and Mossad in defeating the Soviet Union’s expansioni...