Democratic
Senator (1k+ posts)
Democracy and democratic rule, how?
You see half of the problem is Pakistanis thinking they are too smart and know it all. Excuse my amazement but how do consider yourself as intelligent and know it all budgie if your country is gradually falling apart?
You know what, you had a jibe at overseas Pakistanis, but I can tell you very categorically anyone have done this kind of acts in the Western countries would be jailed in a jiffy. You are happy that it was democracy. That's where root of all problems lies. More than two years ago I wrote a small town Magistrate in the UK is better than CJ of Pakistan. My God am I proven right day after day or what. This CJ would be sitting in jail if he was in the West.
Zardari, Nawaz, the MQM goons, ANP corrupt, the PMLQ lotas, all would have been in a jail in the West.
So what democracy and democrats are you talking about. If you want I can provide examples after examples of politicians and others who are sent to jail for similar and even minor offences.
Stop thinking that you are intelligent, it is you who is suffering from false sense of superiority rather than thinking and commenting about us. Until you start to look at the criminals as criminals and nothing else, Pakistan would never change.
@crank and Haider
Dear Sir , You are absolutely wrong on that. Your sweeping statements and rhetoric lacks all the analytical refinement and pragmatism which must be the tool of any analyst. You are sitting in the West and you have no idea of the ground realities of Pakistan. You can not compare UK and Pakistan and all the statement which start with "Had it been in UK , he would have been...." are fallacious. The social dynamics of Pakistan and UK are hell apart so we can not compare them or create an analogy between them.
Secondly , No one has claimed that Pakistan is a paradise. Just like every other heterogeneous society , we have our own issues. But if one analyses how things have shaped during the last 10 years for Pakistan , it paints a very happy picture. The civil movement which started for the reinstatement of Judiciary and integrity of Law was the first landmark of the civil change of Pakistan. We got an independent Judiciary as a result of that movement and got rid of a dictator. The force of the civil society was first felt in Pakistan then. The judiciary movement made most of the Pakistanis aware of their rights and the constitution. The common man had come on the streets for an apolitical cause and had for the first time felt that he can change.
The civil movement of the reinstatement of Judiciary was followed by the 2009 general elections which were another great achievement. We can disagree with PPP's government but they were throned by the public mandate. Now in another historical event , powers have been transferred from one elected government to the other. We are giving positive indicators which ensure me that Pakistan is on the right track. If the process of Democratic changes go on for next 10 years and ballet gets its respect , I am sure that Pakistan shall be among the developed nations with in a few decades.