Major General Aboobaker Osman Mitha, usually shortened to AO Mitha, (1923–1999), HJ, SPk, SQA, was a legendary two-star rank general who was the pioneer of the "stay behind" concept and founder of Pakistan's Special Service Group (SSG), an independent Commando Brigade of the Pakistan Army. He was to the SSG what David Stirling was to Britain's Special Air Service.
Major General Aboobaker Osman Mitha was born in 1923 to an affluent and politically influential Memon family in Bombay. Mitha grew up in Bombay, spending his childhood and early years under the influence of a joint-family system presided over by an imperious grandfather and an omnipresent, all-powerful grandmother.
Mitha, as a young man, rejected both a career in business and the bride chosen for him by his grandfather, deciding instead to embark upon a career in the army.
After finishing high school he joined a pre-cadet academy, and was selected for a commission in the British Indian Army. He passed out of the Indian military academy, Dehradun, in 1942 and was commissioned in the 4th Bombay Grenadiers. After volunteering for the Parachute Regiment, he served in Burma during World War II and was dropped behind Japanese lines for high-risk operations.
lying on the floor i wonder...were you just too afraid to show?
i guess we'll never know
to this distant ever-after...you didn't want to go
were we blinded by a reason?
watching days refuse to shine...to darkness from divine
such a pity for this lover...you left behind
i never wanted anybody else
i never needed you, i needed help
after the feeling's gone...so long, because it's over
not a healthy situation...push me over, hold me down
to see if i would drown
was i waiting for an answer i didn't want to know?
i never wanted anybody else
i never needed you, i needed help
after the feeling's gone...so long, because it's over
and like the lyrics to a song i sang to you before
you know it fades away
i never wanted anybody else
i never needed you, i needed help