Lahore Metro Train : Orange Line

[Jolie]

Re: Lahore Metro Train : Orange Line

@Med911

Yes Pakistan was growing the 60’s. But again, that was a short lived period. Policies are never carried forward, the institutions that a democracy requires weren’t allowed to evolve. Without those institutions, Supreme Court, Parliament etc, democracy doesn’t work and the grievances that were meant to be resolved democratically cant be resolved.

Look at this insanity… One day the countries a Democracy, the next the entire system is overturned and it becomes a Military dictatorship, then it becomes a quasi democracy, then full democracy, then Army rule… Everyone’s introducing their own amendments, handpicking their own parliament, getting rubber stamps from a compliant judiciary… Its mental. Imagine your a potential investor and you see this… You think thats a recipe for success?

And again, i disagree with you assessment of the Metro Bus. This system is one thats been tested and emulated around the world. Its the ideal for economically poor countries like Pakistan. Its transformative in many ways.
Karachi isnt richer for lack of public transport, neither is Peshawar. It needs even more then Lahore obviously.
But no progress can realized unless the democratic system is allowed to continue… Even a broken democratic system is better then none at all. It will be a slow process, but eventually political and social stability will result in growth and overall progress.

What is a definition of ‘broken democratic’ system? In theory, Military regimes in Pakistan were way more democratic as only in the military regimes that you had local government, and the parliament was also utilized in military regimes. Besides, the biggest ‘democratic’ party in Pakistan is nothing but monarchical feudal club, people will only analyse these things and reject empty rhetoric and false advertisement only when they have enough education about what a true democracy should look like. But if the definition of broken system is holding periodic elections, then yes Pakistan was always a democracy and so is half of the Middle East. What Pakistan needs is a true democracy, a productive, quality and transparent democracy that bores through independent EC and quality electoral system. Again, it is a very anti-intellectual and undemocratic attitude to demonise opposition because you think it endangers democracy. It’s an oxymoron.

How can you even have a proper democracy in a country where your uneducated and educated folks thinking electoral rigging is okay and it is ‘part of the system’. Revolution on the streets yields nothing blood and but a revolutionary mindset is needed to steer through a lot of this BS so your mind can always strive for better. A complement mindset which is satisfied with mediocrity is counter productive.