I visit this board whenever time permits, and continue to be disappointed by a certain segments of the membership. This segment is out to denigrate Pakistan and create unnecessary divisiveness based on religion, province, or political beliefs. It seems like we spending so much time arguing over inconsequential arguments that our enemies are growing stronger everyday.
Instead of forwarding the interests of Pakistan, we have lost our nationalism for secularism, islamism, sindhism and the like. I am not denying that Pakistan has a long way to go in terms of political and economic development, however this internal disintegration is reaching critical proportions.
I recently returned from an investment management conference, where places like China, India, even conflict ridden Lebanon sent their representatives who came prepared with excellent brochures and gave amazing presentations. During the informal sessions, I had the chance to gauge their opinions, and an Indian fellow said “how do you expect the world to look at Pakistan, when Pakistanis themselves have not marketted the country’s potential properly.” Sad but true. Sure India, China and others have many problems (And I am not hating on them) but their people (expats included) are probably their greatest boosters. In terms of nationalism, even Afghanistan has more overt nationalism than Pakistan.
So coming back to the main message here: We need a culture shift from not just talking about what is wrong with Pakistan, to doing something about it. Protectiing the nation from outside encroachments and creating a cohesive society is so crucial, that we need to begin a reconciliation within to acheive prosperity across the board.