Here is part one of "Glorious Resolve" And Part Two.Several slickly produced, action-packed films produced by the Pak army to rally Pakistanis against Islamists and counter their propaganda videos are being aired on private and public TV stations. The films are supposed to be re-enactments of actual clashes in the military campaign in northwest Pakistan.
Brigadier Azmat Ali, executive producer of the films said, "The basic purpose is to highlight the true stories of those valiant heroes of Pakistan. And also to let the people know what kind of atrocities they had come across and ultimately how we are guarding against further extremism that is coming on to us."
One short film begins with a jihadi giving a pep talk near a campfire as they prepare to attack an outpost. He speaks in Urdu, using phrases similar to those on the Islamist videos: "This unholy army has taken over our land, has made checkpoints on our roads and is frisking our women. It fights for the white man, it fights for dollars. We don't want peace, we need the blessing of Allah."
The attack is then shown in extreme close-up. The jihadis fire rockets, then advance slowly. Blood from a slain jihadi splatters the camera lens.
"We are extremely outnumbered," a Pakistani officer yells into a radio.
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"God willing we will not let anybody get away. We will make you proud, sir."
The film suggests the leader of the jihadis is in it for money. While his men die under assault by the army, he is on the phone demanding "more dollars" from his paymaster. The battle ends with the army killing more jihadis and repelling the rest.