How to save a state: ‘Pakistan is a resilient state’

[Dubious]

KARACHI:
After three prominent figures spoke of what was wrong and bad about Pakistan, the former senator and federal minister, Javed Jabbar, did just the opposite.

Yes he did start off with how Pakistan is an ailing state and no one, not even children, were unaware of how terrible the situation in the country is. But then the speaker chose to uplift the mood of the seminar, ‘Saving an Ailing State’, organised by the Pakistan Women’s Foundation for Peace at the Marriott hotel on Saturday.

“The global indexes that rank the country at a low level are not accurately reflective. When foreigners come to the country, they say this is not how they had imagined Pakistan to be,” said Jabbar.

For him, the question was not how to save the state but rather, how to heal it. “We are nowhere near extinction that we have to save it,” he added. “In episodes of crime and barbarism, there is resilience to Pakistan.”

At the macro level, the economy is ailing, he pointed out. “But altogether, this is a 200-trillion-dollar economy,” he said. “If the situation is so bad, why are multinationals doing well, not only in Karachi, but also in Hyderabad, Faisalabad and other smaller cities as well.”

Jabbar also spoke about the laws against domestic violence, sexual harassment of women at workplace, and the most recent to be added to the list, the law against child marriage. “If there is violence today, no one is celebrating violence or terrorism. In fact, there is a sense of togetherness.”

Jabbar said Pakistan was born in insecurity and its people are still insecure. “When we came in, our neighbour, Afghanistan, did not recognise us as a country and India was hostile on the issue of Kashmir as well as other issues.”

Jabbar even discussed the positive role of the civil society, saying that though he disagrees with Imran Khan and his party on several issues, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s emergence is a phenomenal development, in which civil society played an important role.

Journalist and author Babar Ayaz conducted a detailed presentation on the current problems in the country and put forth the solutions to solve them. Ayaz believes that the country faces a trust deficit, as other countries such as Afghanistan, India, and America don’t trust Pakistan, and internally, the army does not trust the civilian government and the judiciary does not trust politicians. “We should stop interfering in other countries’ internal matters and start working on building a welfare state,” he suggested.

Former federal secretary Dr Akhtar Hasan Khan also referred to the economy of the country and said that currently there was no export of mineral resources taking place. Referring to the eras of Ayub and Zia, Khan said that the country’s GDP was higher and inflation was lower during military dictatorship as compared to civilian rule.

Journalist Ghazi Salauddin and former ambassador Najmuddin Shaikh also spoke on the occasion. PWFFP chairperson Nargis Rehman hosted the seminar.

How to save a state: ‘Pakistan is a resilient state’ – The Express Tribune

Jabbar said Pakistan was born in insecurity and its people are still insecure.

Here I think he is very specifically talking about the Mohajirs...Coz no where in other parts of Pakistan are the people insecure....

 

[farhan_9909]

As i said earlier,We Pakistanis has mastered the art of living under such situation.We today are capable to withstand to even a World war III in Pakistan and won't split.

The situation in Pakistan might have affected the people but it is hardened the pakistani ideology among common Pakistanis.2 decades earlier the Ideology was weak today it is stronger than nation like iran and afghanistan with centuries old foundation

 

[Uzair2118]

Farhan ulti bat nahi karti stay positive -_-
And Pakistan is improving drasticly I mean haven't they all looked at how many projects this government has started?

 

[Durrak]

As i said earlier,We Pakistanis has mastered the art of living under such situation.We today are capable to withstand to even a World war III in Pakistan and won't split.

The situation in Pakistan might have affected the people but it is hardened the pakistani ideology among common Pakistanis.2 decades earlier the Ideology was weak today it is stronger than nation like iran and afghanistan with centuries old foundation

Don't you think we have become "by-hiss". Pakistani people don't want to react in any situation,we just want to sit and see the drama?

 

[xyxmt]

All the theories of Pakistan failing and breaking up have proven dead wrong, we have seen the worst in last 5 years under PPP with no govt. whatsoever, yet Pakistan survived and if there was any time when Pakistan would have fallen apart it was those 5 years. CIA & RAWs nexus to start ethnic and religious conflicts have failed miserably and CIA trying to start Shia Sunni conflict on the same lines as in Iraq didnt even see the day light and for that we should all Bow our heads to Shia community in Pakistan for staying calm and Shia leadership to keep the follower under control and making them understand the situation. To me it seems that foreign funding for support of terrorism is going down since its not working at all, some times being dheet is a good thing and it worked in our favor.

From here on we just look up, sky is the limit

 

[Imran Khan]

no one can save pakistan when millions unemployed millions in madrasas and more millions born monthly to add more massive useless hungry jobless hopeless uneducated population . its truth of today .

 

[BATMAN]

We Pakistanis has mastered the art of living under such situation

Sorry to say, the moment you don't have protection of army, you will feel the heat.
no country of the world is and was ever surrounded by so many enemies, as Pakistan have!
rest is individual's belief and guess.

 

[Leader]

KARACHI:
After three prominent figures spoke of what was wrong and bad about Pakistan, the former senator and federal minister, Javed Jabbar, did just the opposite.

Yes he did start off with how Pakistan is an ailing state and no one, not even children, were unaware of how terrible the situation in the country is. But then the speaker chose to uplift the mood of the seminar, ‘Saving an Ailing State’, organised by the Pakistan Women’s Foundation for Peace at the Marriott hotel on Saturday.

“The global indexes that rank the country at a low level are not accurately reflective. When foreigners come to the country, they say this is not how they had imagined Pakistan to be,” said Jabbar.

For him, the question was not how to save the state but rather, how to heal it. “We are nowhere near extinction that we have to save it,” he added. “In episodes of crime and barbarism, there is resilience to Pakistan.”

At the macro level, the economy is ailing, he pointed out. “But altogether, this is a 200-trillion-dollar economy,” he said. “If the situation is so bad, why are multinationals doing well, not only in Karachi, but also in Hyderabad, Faisalabad and other smaller cities as well.”

Jabbar also spoke about the laws against domestic violence, sexual harassment of women at workplace, and the most recent to be added to the list, the law against child marriage. “If there is violence today, no one is celebrating violence or terrorism. In fact, there is a sense of togetherness.”

Jabbar said Pakistan was born in insecurity and its people are still insecure. “When we came in, our neighbour, Afghanistan, did not recognise us as a country and India was hostile on the issue of Kashmir as well as other issues.”

Jabbar even discussed the positive role of the civil society, saying that though he disagrees with Imran Khan and his party on several issues, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s emergence is a phenomenal development, in which civil society played an important role.

Journalist and author Babar Ayaz conducted a detailed presentation on the current problems in the country and put forth the solutions to solve them. Ayaz believes that the country faces a trust deficit, as other countries such as Afghanistan, India, and America don’t trust Pakistan, and internally, the army does not trust the civilian government and the judiciary does not trust politicians. “We should stop interfering in other countries’ internal matters and start working on building a welfare state,” he suggested.

Former federal secretary Dr Akhtar Hasan Khan also referred to the economy of the country and said that currently there was no export of mineral resources taking place. Referring to the eras of Ayub and Zia, Khan said that the country’s GDP was higher and inflation was lower during military dictatorship as compared to civilian rule.

Journalist Ghazi Salauddin and former ambassador Najmuddin Shaikh also spoke on the occasion. PWFFP chairperson Nargis Rehman hosted the seminar.

How to save a state: ‘Pakistan is a resilient state’ – The Express Tribune


Here I think he is very specifically talking about the Mohajirs...Coz no where in other parts of Pakistan are the people insecure....

Noora Javed Jabbar the guy who ran away to Dubai with the drought money for Cholistan in 1998 when Nawaz appointed him director operation drought in cholistan !

Karma is a bitch, I hope so !

 

[HRK]

At the macro level, the economy is ailing, he pointed out. “But altogether, this is a 200-trillion-dollar economy,”
How to save a state: ‘Pakistan is a resilient state’ – The Express Tribune

 

[Dubious]

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tell me about it

 

[HRK]

tell me about it

reporter holds a doctorate degree in economics .....

 

[madooxno9]

Sorry to say, the moment you don't have protection of army, you will feel the heat.
no country of the world is and was ever surrounded by so many enemies, as Pakistan have!
rest is individual's belief and guess.

Israel has more enemies

 

[Dubious]

reporter holds a doctorate degree in economics .....

is he or was that sarcasm

 

[HRK]

is he or was that sarcasm

I was genuinely talking about the news reporter of Express .... this explanation should clear certain doubts ....