GETTING PAKISTAN OUT OF CRISIS

In the next few years Pakistanis need to make many significant choices otherwise international powers might dictate certain decisions as they see Pakistan as a failed state that exports “terrorists” and having nuclear weapons, has become a threat to world peace.
For Pakistanis to make sure that Pakistan not only survives but also grows and thrives by becoming a progressive and democratic state, they need to take serious steps. The gap between the rich and the poor should be decreased. The Pakistani Constitution has to become secular and humanistic so that all citizens, especially women and minorities have equal rights and the blasphemy law is abolished.
Pakistanis need to become aware of their own cultural traditions and Asian identity rather than primarily identifying with a Middle Eastern identity. All political parties and citizens need to make sure that army officers stay in the army barracks and not take over the parliament in the future.

For some people it might seem like a dream but all nations have to dream before the dream comes true. If Pakistanis did not fulfill that dream, I am afraid their dream might turn into a violent nightmare in the not so distant future.

PAKISTAN CRISIS

Pakistan is experiencing a major existential crisis.Some Pakistanis are worried that Pakistan, like Iraq, is heading towards a civil war where thousands of innocent men, women and children will be killed because of the violent confrontation between different ethnic and religious groups. Since September 11, 2001, Pakistanis have been pushed into religious, economic and political wars. In the eyes of many foreign powers Pakistan, a nuclear power, has become a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at any time.
Many Pakistanis are concerned that over the next few years their mother land might again be divided into religious and secular states similar to the events in 1971, when East Pakistan became Bangladesh. “Can Pakistan survive?” has become once more, a million dollar question.
Even after decades of existence there is no equal distribution of wealth and resources. Pakistan remains a feudal society where 90% of its wealth is owned by 10% of people. Rather than increasing, in the last sixty years, the literacy rate has decreased as the schools have not kept up with the population explosion. There is no national standardized educational system. Many Pakistanis have grown with a religious rather than a secular world view. The process of Islamization of Pakistan accelerated during Zia-ul-Haq period when religion was introduced to all aspects of life.
It is unfortunate that after all these years an autocratic political system prevails in Pakistan. People are more familiar with army generals and dictators than democratic minded political leaders.Social, political and religious intolerance has increased over the decades.