Re: Bahria Town: Pakistan gated community sparks controversy
Pakistan military has been running governments…
… and ruining the country. they never let democratic institutions grow. Why expect politicians to govern effectively when they know they are going to be kicked out by a crazy general any time. They would loot as much as possible in the little time they have. They know there would be no elections next time and people would forget about it all by the time military rule ends.
when you allow them to run governement, running fertilizers plant are very minute issues, again they are not taking taxes but paying taxes from FFC and actually make profits, i believe this is under founji foundation - a trust for retired armed personnel.
Do you know fauji foundation if funded by taxpayers’ money? We even pay pensions for retired Army officers … and that doesn’t go from budget allocated to military? Can’t I even call out military for doing what it is NOT supposed to do? They have not been concentrating on their job and are (at least partly) responsible for the mess we are in on our east and west. The difference is only that politicians do illegal things and military makes its corruption legal through power. Please give me an example of a military of ANY country running such huge housing schemes, let alone fertilizer plants!
if you so worried about children and future generation and think only and only ARMY draining all the resources of the country, disband army, I have no problem with that but first develop strong institutions that governs- not democracy by the name and name of positions president, PM, etc without actually running the country.
It is the military which is responsible to weak democracy as they come crushing it every few years. Did the military governments ever try to clean up the mess? Has any politician been convicted of corruption during military rule? (remember that corruption is the excuse they make to take over civilian governments). I talked about ONLY army here since army is propping up and supporting Bahria Town in return for plots and facilities for officers. We talk about politicians’ corruption elsewhere.
other thing to do sort out mess with India so you can be at peace with no threats at all from outside of inside!
Guess who doesn’t want peace with India? Is it bloody civilians or the idiot generals? Guess who funds and trains Lashkar-e-Taiba? Hint: Kargil.
once you have clean and strong political government, no internal and external threats, disband Army and keep minimal army as you will be at peace!
Guess why there is so much resistance when people talk about reducing influence of ISI on Pakistani politics?
There is strong evidence for military’s involvement in Bahria Town and I just pointed it out. It is true that we (middle class Pakistanis) benefit from schemes like Bahria Town and DHA, but there is a huge poor section of our society that suffers and has been suffering for decades.