Pakistan came into being after great sacrifices by the Muslims of India. Millions of them had to shift to Pakistan in search of peace and freedom. They undertook upon themselves great deprivations of the onerous journey along a hazardous track leading to a long-cherished goal of promise and prosperity; to a land of pure and noble habitat. But, along this promising path, they were mercilessly put to sword by the enemies of Islam and by those who could not endure the enviable sight of the unshakable faith moving along on foot, in bullock-carts and in slow-moving trains. The highway Delhi --- Lahore is a witness to the bloodshed and the miseries inflicted on the migrating Muslims.

The great deluge of the refugees passing through the painful process of the partition in 1947 was a big challenge for the administration of Pakistan. The initial years of Pakistan infancy, with almost no resources, passed with a sense of compassionate efficiency. The challenge was accepted by all with grace and courage. The nexus of government-without-resources and the people-with-courage was the hallmark of the earlier years of our newly-born homeland. The corruption was minimal and the spirit to live with honor and pride was predominating.

As the years passed on, the values changed. The lust for power and money overtook the virtues of morality and purity. The downward slide continued till the nation witnessed the pick of their leaders turn into renegades. The rulers and the bureaucrats started plundering the people's money with impunity. During the last decade before the turn of the century, those in the corridor of power went to the abhor ant extent of shifting assets to other countries exposing their malafide intentions to say good-bye to their mother-land, a piece of land they were governing as a sacred trust of Allah and an "amanat" of the people.

A situation developed, wherein the rich became richer by illegal means acquiring wealth through prohibited avenues. They used the ill-acquiring wealth to but "legal powers and the power to collect more wealth. Such families turned into dynasties who then controlled the "politics" The ruling junta of our sacred land changed hands to rule by turn as if only they had inherited this privileges as their proprietary rights

We saw the abominable role played by our leadership bringing Pakistan to the brink of a "Failed" state. This is the calamity from within. We were under two-pronged attack. The one from outside has been more obnoxious and vindictive.

Since the appearance of Pakistan on the world map India left no stone unturned to weaken Pakistan. It is evident that India will eliminate Pakistan whenever it gets opportunity. To live in this scenario of hostility from outside and powerful parasites from within, it demands to reorganize our internal forces and all our means, both physical and spiritual, to galvanise these to fight first the inner Jinni and then the outside giants.

Having identified the two areas which have tended to cancer our natinal existence we looked for a forum wherfrom we could seek strength and credibility to launch our uphill and manifestly difficult task of building the nation. Pakistan Ex-servicemen Society (PESS) which since 1990 is organized at all level i.e, from national down to wards/Union council was considered appropriate to act as a nucleus along with their civilian country counterparts, friends and relatives and well wishers of the country to accomplish the task mentioned above because it had a huge workforce full of spirit and patriotism.

The common man is breathing under the pressure of overwhelming poverty. He is being exploited by the feudal lords, the haughty bureaucrats and unscrupulous rulers. The common man needs a respite, he is looking for a genuine bold and honest leadership. Let us get together and try to provide it.