Re: IS PAKISTAN PROGRESSING..........??
The answers given above have been frank and honest. But think, in the 50s and early 60s Pakistan was progressing in a fast way, much more than all the 'tigers' of south east Asia !!
So what went wrong? To my thinking its ' Kashmir' - the self distructive obsession with it!!
1.The Army was being built up at the expense of every other sector of the economy. So education, health, infrastructure etc all were almost totally ignored.
2. The Jihadi culture was nurtured to 'bleed India by a thousand cuts', today, they have brought the gun culture and the extremism in religion - this has lead to the Shia, Sunni killings. The Jihadis hold the people of pakistan to ransom. The whole world thinks Pakistan is a terrorist haven.
3. The Army started off as protectors of Pakistan, but today they have taken control of the government, the real estate, they are into businesses, schooling & god knows what else. They think themselves above the very people they are supposed to protect.
So what is the solution - MAKE PEACE WITH INDIA, how that is done, is something which needs to be thought about. If that happens, there will be no need for the huge army, no need to fatten them, the money will be realised for education, health etc. The Jihadis will be jobless & all this may mean, that the people of Pakistan can once again take control of their destiny - by getting rid of Generals & having a democratically elected government - by the people, for the people, of the people.