Which is the bravest country

Each time it has assumed power, the country has lost ground—literally and metaphorically—starting with the handing over to China of a part of Kashmir in The petrodollar- and U. Under Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, the Army has consciously been working to redeem itself by overt displays of professional, apolitical conduct. It's been given a fillip by its operations against the Taliban in Swat and South Waziristan, its handling of the refugee crisis from Swat, and the rescue and relief efforts after the floods.

Military and civilian autocrats have always been able to bend the judiciary to suit their wishes. This changed in when Pervez Musharraf, the last of the country's four military rulers, tried to fire Chaudhry because of his growing independence. When Chaudhry, who had sworn an oath of allegiance to the Musharraf administration in , refused to back down, the lawyers' movement was born.

The movement—an unprecedented, largely peaceful nationwide mobilization of lawyers, civil-society activists, and political parties—was fueled by Chaudhry's everyman heroism and permanently weakened Musharraf. Chaudhry was reinstated by his Supreme Court peers in July but put under house arrest four months later when Musharraf imposed emergency rule. The chief justice was restored to office again in March Today the Supreme Court under Chaudhry is an equal-opportunity offender, and in reclaiming its jurisdiction, its zeal has sometimes been misplaced.

For instance, the court struck down the amnesty order issued by Musharraf that led to the return of both Bhutto and Sharif.

In the detailed judgment, the court excoriates corrupt, self-loathing elites as well as the Army. The court is currently hearing cases that could bring down Zardari. But Chaudhry knows that removing Zardari will be messy and that the ensuing confusion could destroy the court.

The lawyers' movement inspired by Chaudhry's defiance would not have been possible without the activism of the press. Pakistan has more than 60 cable channels and, despite an occasional kerfuffle with the government, the fiercely vocal media remain sufficiently powerful to prevent any meaningful defamation laws from being legislated.

Absent such laws, claims of freedom of expression by the media will continue to be an excuse for their excesses. Even if they are sometimes selective and hysterical, the media's scrutiny of politicians—who were previously accountable only to the Army—is good for Pakistani democracy.

A television commentator excoriated Sharif's government in Punjab for providing taxpayer money to the philanthropic arm of the local Qaeda affiliate Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Pakistani TV channels are not perfect—until recently, many networks glorified terrorists, even referring to killed militants with honorifics—but they are helping to modernize the nation's politics. ChinaChina has the strongest military in the world, scoring 82 out of points in the index, it noted. MauritiusMauritius has not had a standing army since All military, police, and security functions are carried out by 10, active duty personnel under the command of the Commissioner of Police.

The 8,member National Police Force is responsible for domestic law enforcement. In , China had the largest armed forces in the world by active duty military personnel, with about 2.

India, the United States, North Korea, and Russia rounded out the top five largest armies respectively, each with over one million active military personnel. In terms of manpower, India has 14,44, active personnel Army, Navy and Air Force and 21,00, reserved personnel while Pakistan has 6,54, active personnel Army, Navy and Air Force and a reserved personnel strength of 5,50,, says Global Firepower.

The true hearts Sikh community of Paris stood up in aid for the shaken Parisians after the November terror attacks. Sikh man have forget the communal differences and had a mosque built in the village for its Muslim people or residents. However, I would like to praise all the other communities who have stood up in times of crises but the Sikh community is by far the bravest and the kindest of all.

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