Re: Haram is not even Haram in our thoughts
Unfortunately, Haqqani and others will continue to write desparing articles like these for many more years to come. Eversince my teens, I have been hearing the same stories about corrupt establishment. Even under so-called democracy of Benazir and Sharif, we witnessed daylight robbery of our nation's treasury and institutions. Under Sharif rule, he had the audacity to incite his supporters to physically storm the highest court in the land with complete disregard for the judiciary's esteem.
I can write all day on this subject, but the bottom line is, unless the Pakistani public gets educated and mobilised, we will be saying the same things 50 years from now. Education will lead to empowerment but other factors are also critical to achieving a just society, such as, abolishing the feudal system (or systematically reducing its impact). This can only happen if more and more people from the middle and lower classes become law-makers and over a period of time, change is enacted, rather like in England where over a spell of 50 years, the aristocracy has become irrelevant i today's society, to the extent that even their sports (fox-hunting) are being banned.
There is no harm looking at why India is working. There, despite poverty, the country has become a big player on the global scene in less than 5 years. WHY. The answer lies in the fact that democracy in India is more sincere than in Pakistan, and whilst that continues to be the case, decisions in Pakistan will always be taken in the narrow self-interest rather than broader national interest.
India's lead over Pakistan is now unassailable. Pakistani politicians and leaders should wake up to this fact. When they do, they will realise it is futile to compete against India, so it will be forced to divert its resources into developing the nation rather chasing around the world for spare parts for a few measly F-16's.