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Pakistan, A Sleeping Superpower

Masood Sharif Khan Khattak - 2009 June 11

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Way back in the 1960s Pakistan was truly on the move.

The early Ayub years gave us the “Green Revolution” because of the construction and commissioning of dams such as Mangla and Tarbela. Barrages were erected all the way down to the Guddu near Hyderabad.

These dams and barrages gave birth to an efficient network of canals and small distributaries which in the sixties not only made Pakistan self-sufficient but surplus in agricultural products.

In the 60s the building that we all know as Habib Bank Plaza in Karachi was the tallest building all the way from the Middle East down to Singapore. In the 1960s almost every army, navy and air force in the Middle East was manned by Pakistani officers and men. We literally raised those armed forces.

Many airlines that operate from the Gulf have actually been trained, organized and manned by PIA staff when they initially started operations. Today they are amongst the best in the world while PIA is in a total mess.

In 1972 it was Pakistan that created history and paved the way for the world to move in the direction that it actually has moved by being instrumental in bringing about President Richard Nixon’s visit to Beijing (then Peking). That visit helped both China and USA equally and opened the world to be shaped as it is today. Not long after that, in 1979, if Pakistan had not taken on the USSR on its own initially, along with the Afghan Mujahideen, the world today would have been very different.

One can go on recounting many more aspects of Pakistan to show what a potently viable country it should have been today with an economy strong enough to stand it in good stead for exercising an independent foreign policy as well as in bringing about an environment in which the country would have had a content population which would, in turn, have excluded space to all sorts of disruptions.

What, then, went wrong and why do people now talk in terms of whether Pakistan will be able to outlast its present crisis?

Pakistan indeed lost its way in the years that followed the incidents I have quoted; military coups, the judicial murder of an elected prime minister, frequent derailing of the political process, an erratic foreign policy pursued by a bunch of minds that were driven by reasons other than prudent statecraft, importing of self-seeking bankers and making them prime ministers, denying of provincial autonomy to the federating units, allowing ethnic and other kinds of militancy to grow, letting fiefdoms be created right under the nose of the state, making talent become subservient to cronyism, treating education as if it was insignificant and so much more is all responsible for the dire straits we find ourselves in after having made a great start in the early years of our freedom.

It is said that South Korea laid its foundations for progress and prosperity on Pakistan’s First Five Year Plan. Pakistan never made a second five-year plan and in fact the First Five Year Plan was followed by unplanned improvisation. Who knows, had Pakistan followed its own First Five Year Plan like South Korea did, in the subsequent years Pakistan too may well have been one of the biggest economies of the world today. (South Korea is now the fourth-biggest of Asia and the world’s 15th.)

Most Pakistanis are known to have a strong faith in the country’s ability to bounce back from the wilderness. Pakistan is not a country that can be written off because a handful of insurgents have taken the state on frontally and because the state has not responded as responsibly as it ought to have ever since the crisis was evolving. Reacting to situations when crises explode in the face cannot be the best of situations for any state.

The present crisis should never have gotten to where it now stands. Now that it has and now that it has to be handled, let all Pakistanis take strength from the fact that this great country needs to be put back on the track from which it got derailed in the 1960s.

We Pakistanis have to once again regain our lost glory and win back our rightful, respectable and dignified place in the comity of nations. We can and must do it.

The writer is former director general of the Intelligence Bureau and former vice president of the PPP Parliamentarians.

This column was published by The News International. Email: [email protected]

 
An33za said:
your kidding... right??? :ooh:

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Why am I kidding?

Sorry, I forgot to mention. I also despise educated Pakistanis who have attained some university degrees and think they can make a judgment on taliban.
 
@ brother mad_scientist:
So you support Talibans?! :offended: Do you even know that they are of two types? Pakistani and Afghani Talibans? And you support them both? :ooh: Afghani Talibans; I've no problem with and I know very little about them. But Pakistani Talibans are Satan's forces and I would never support them. Even Afghani Talibans disapprove of all their ruthless killing!

And I'm not a university graduate yet so your statement doesn't even fit! K?! :offended:
And as far as forming our own judgement is concerned, know that I had seen a whole 2 years of slaughter of innocent people by these monstrous people and have had enough of time and proof to form correct and sound judgements of my own!
In the past few years, they've killed more than thousand innocent people in suicide bomb attacks! ...innocent children who had nothing to do with America and its forces! :cry:
And also know that Allah says in Quran:
''those who take the life of an innocent, it is as if he has killed the whole of humanity...''
So go on supporting them and one day Allah will bring everyone to justice!
 
An33za said:
@ brother mad_scientist:
So you support Talibans?! :offended: Do you even know that they are of two types? Pakistani and Afghani Talibans? And you support them both? :ooh: Afghani Talibans; I've no problem with and I know very little about them. But Pakistani Talibans are Satan's forces and I would never support them. Even Afghani Talibans disapprove of all their ruthless killing!

And I'm not a university graduate yet so your statement doesn't even fit! K?! :offended:
And as far as forming our own judgement is concerned, know that I had seen a whole 2 years of slaughter of innocent people by these monstrous people and have had enough of time and proof to form correct and sound judgements of my own!
In the past few years, they've killed more than thousand innocent people in suicide bomb attacks! ...innocent children who had nothing to do with America and its forces! :cry:
And also know that Allah says in Quran:
''those who take the life of an innocent, it is as if he has killed the whole of humanity...''
So go on supporting them and one day Allah will bring everyone to justice!
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I wont say I support Taliban, at least on the net. I am just neutral. I look at both sides of arguments.

Evidence for killing of "innocent people' by Pakistani taliban is flimsy. We know that American institutions are working inside Pakistan. They could have planted these bombs by hiring some people who portray themselves to be taliban. Moreover, pakistani ISI is known to have done these kind of evil things in the past too. So why not this time ....

My comment regarding university degree was not directed to you sister. I was just stating what I saw when I visited Pakistan and what I saw on fb.
 
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@ brother mad_scientist:
So why would Talibans accept the responsibility of bomb blasts?! they accept it proudly as if they've done sth worthy to be proud of! and you are putting blame on other institutions and laying alegations against them, but do you've any proof for that? yes i do agree that black water and other such agencies have been carrying out some activities in pak but we don't have any proof!
talibans always accept responsibitity of the attacks; isn't that enough of a proof for you???
 
@ brother mad_scientist:
also that you are talking without any proof. you said that you look to both sides of the story, but i think you forgot to do so this time. i'm just shocked as to how can YOU support Taliban! :offended: if some group calls itself a Muslim, it doesn't just simply make them so!
and do you despise then yourself too as you yourself is passing judgements about Taliban? :offended:
may ALLAH show you the truth! :cry:
 
@ aneeza: taliban are better than the punjabi rulers of Pakistan with those ugly mustaches! I wont discuss this with you anymore. Just like any other typical Pakistani from elite social class, you have showed your colors in this regard. and I have nothing personal against you. and your living in pakistan and watching all those channels such as geo news etc, I wont blame you for the views you have. The other day I met anohter "religious sunni" pakistani who said that she is okay with making Ahmadis her friends even though she doesnt accept their beliefs. i am just WOWED at Pakistani version of Sunni Islam.
 
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@ brother mad_scientist:
good :) very good!
you too is no more different from a Taliban who has been brainwashed and told that by killing innocent people in bomb blasts, he would earn a place in jannah!
go on with your beliefs and we'll see in the end who was right!
best of luck!
 
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“The believer's shade on the Day of Resurrection will be his charity.” (Al-Tirmidhi)

Facts about Pakistan

  • More than 73 percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day.
  • 24 percent of the population is undernourished.
  • 38 percent of children are underweight.

Situation Facts:


  • Estimated 17million people affected (one-eighth of country’s population)
  • More than 1,500 dead
  • 6 million people in need of life-saving assistance (WHO)
  • At least 6 million homeless; estimated one million homes damaged or destroyed
  • More than 200 hospitals and clinics destroyed
  • Worst flooding in 80 years; an area the size of Italy submerged by floods
  • Affected more than Haiti quake, 2004 Asia tsunami, 2005 Pakistan quake combined
  • Landslides and flashfloods washed away entire villages
  • 1.7 million acres of farmland uprooted
  • Waterborne disease like diarrhea and cholera threaten the victims

What are the greatest needs now in Pakistan?


The most immediate concern right now is the risk of water- and vector-borne disease (such as diarrhea, malaria, and dengue fever), as huge swathes of the country remain underwater. Right now, more than 30,000 people are suffering from water- and hygiene-related infections like acute diarrhea — which is easily treated under good conditions but potentially fatal during emergencies like this. There is an urgent need for clean water and sanitation facilities, as well as soap and other hygiene supplies. Oxfam is responding to these needs, but the resources currently available now only cover a fraction of what is required. [...]





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also i thing i want to clear my bro and sis about pak ppl. may be u ppl bcz of media think pakistan as a land of terrerist, zalim and ignorant ppl...as all over the world media is enlighting our shortcommings even its circket scandle, sialkot accident or what so ever....... blv our ppl r much better than many ppl of the world......what that is happening today is just a AZAB of ALLAH SWT on us. bcz its comes in hadith, when ALLAH SWT get naraz/angry wid some ppl, ALLAH disgrace their respect (as we see today ppl all over the world know pakis as bad ppl) and make azab on them (see flood and our goveronment).....and u know AZAB comes on ppl who are near to ALLAH SWT....
its my personal thinking that pakistan is center to dawa work in all over the world. and u know when some nation dont accept dawa then its fact from quran and history ALLAH SWT disgrace such ppl and make azab on them ,so its my personal thinking that ALLAH SWT will keep punishing pakis ppl unless they make toba and come toward deen and islamic life.
so dont think paksi as bad ppl. i am v.hopefull from pakis and may be u know about GHAZWA HIND... its v.blessed laskar/force of mmujahideen of islam form KHURASAN (todays pakistan). so i blv insh pakis will make toba and isnh soon ALLAH will take work of dawa and jihad from them to make islam superior all over the world.
JAZAKALLAH
 
marwen said:
Wow Pakistan is really beautiful, and its a big Power. But why don't Pakistan use a part of this power (nukes) to serve the islamic Ummah. Pakistan can put pressure on israel and on the US and has enough military force to have a strong position. It can also make economic and politic pressure on the west to leave the muslim world.
But I think the Pakistani government is not representing their muslim people, like all our governments. But the only difference is that the Pakistani governments is strong and has no excuse to serve the US.
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As a weapon nukes are almost useless. It is very doubtful any nation would be foolish enough to depend upon them for either defense or aggression. The possession of such is more of a psychological weapon effective only against nations that do not have them.

Nukes are expensive, unreliable, dangerous to possess and not an effective weapon. More likely to cause more damage to the country using them, then to the nation they are used against.

Ever wonder why only two (Fat Man and Little Boy) have been used in warfare and both before being fully tested one having never been tested (Little Man) and it was unknown if it was even possible to trigger detonation by compression of a sub-critical mass.

Ever wonder why the USA did not use nukes in North Korea or Vietnam? Ever wonder why the Soviet Union did not use them against the USA, when at one point they had Thermonuclear Superiority by sheer numbers?

No sane government would ever use a nuke as a weapon and an insane Nation would most likely self destruct before using them. Nukes only have value as a psychological deterrent and are quite useless for anything else. Possession of them reduces a country's usable military strength. If they had not made the error of going nuke, they most likely would have the strength to be a formidable military power to aid the Ummah. But, the day they built their first nuke they became a slave to it and are now controlled by the ownership of it. Being a nuclear nation is the selling of a nation to the Shaytan.

Nukes are very much a double edged sword and the user of them will be cut as much as the Nation that sword is used against. I think Pakistan is learning that it was a huge mistake to become a nuclear power and like all nuclear powers has been shackled by becoming an owner of those rabid puppies. Nukes bring about a strong barrier to conducting a winning war.
 
What are salt mines? as much as I know, salt is manufactured from seawater...?
 

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