Polarisation of Pakistan

[Ali_Syed]

Re: Polarisation of Pakistan

@Ghost14

• On the other hand, you need to systematically, but quietly, start removing religious leaders and corrupt politicians and generals. I’m talking Pakistani Gulag. Some people will cry about it but the sad thing is that if it’s done quietly, the general public will not care.

I dont think that the issue can be resolved by target killings. The polarization is at alarming levels and is multi layered:

Ethnic - Punjabis vs other ethnicities

Religious - Muslims vs Hindus/Christians and Ahmedis

Sects - Sunni vs Shia

Political Alignment - Right/Left

These fault-lines are there and increasing with the passage of time. All these need to be tackled and throughout the country.

I am not sure how this could be achieved, it would be a long arduous journey ahead but something that needs to be tackled on priority now.

Maybe a few pointers could be:

• Some sort of political reconciliation with some sections of the society under something like the South African Truth and Reconciliation to remove the misgivings between ethnicities, sects and religions;

• Change in laws to include all areas under the political/judicial frame work of the country;

• Safeguards within the constitution to give equal rights to all ethnicities and a more representative army;

• Some sort of provincial autonomy (this government has worked on that to some extent);

• Active involvement of tribes, and religious leaders to isolate the taleban and other religious extremists;

• Changes in laws to ensure the people involved in terrorism get punished for their crimes;

• Rapid development in the most impoverished areas of the country;

I agree with the bulk of your post.