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When President Musharraf says that Pakistan cannot have a democracy and human rights like West, do you agree with him?
Ans: This is absolute nonsense. The ordinary people of Pakistan can decide as intelligently about their political future as an average American or people from developed countries. Our problem lies at the top. Our elite is highly predatory and suicidal. They have evolved a system of patronage and are holding ordinary people hostage to it. General Musharraf is part of that elite. It is ridiculous to hear people say that illiterate Pakistanis cannot chose their leaders. We are not less intelligent than the Indians. It is our tragedy that governments have always been voted in but booted out. Once that changes, we will also become a strong democracy.
What should be the strategy to deal with this rising tide of terrorism in Pakistan.
Ans: Change the system of resource distribution. Our elite is highly predatory and feudal in nature. This includes both civil and military. It also includes professional, educated people from the upper-middle and middle class. The ordinary man has no life. And then comes a mullah who talks about going to heaven by killing others. The prize is that if you go to heaven you will be ahead of your ruler and master. This terrorism is a symbol of hight of desperation in a society where the common man is not respected and has no options but to become a militant. Open possibilities for this ordinary citizen, give him his right to basic facilities and respect and he will not be lured by the mullah.
Interview with Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Agha | The Pakistani Spectator
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The average Pakistani citizen earns just £1,500 a year, making his country poorer than all but 50 of the worlds nations. Most of the militarys junior officers and other ranks live in squalid tents pitched by the side of main roads, even in the capital Islamabad. Revealing to them that the top brass in their air-conditioned, top-of-the-range Mercedes are worth £35 million each (a few are believed to be dollar billionaires including, it is quietly suggested, Musharraf) would probably create widespread unrest.
The military millionaires who control Pakistan Inc | The Spectator
conclusion: the purpose of american aid program ought to be to remake the political system in pakistan.
When President Musharraf says that Pakistan cannot have a democracy and human rights like West, do you agree with him?
Ans: This is absolute nonsense. The ordinary people of Pakistan can decide as intelligently about their political future as an average American or people from developed countries. Our problem lies at the top. Our elite is highly predatory and suicidal. They have evolved a system of patronage and are holding ordinary people hostage to it. General Musharraf is part of that elite. It is ridiculous to hear people say that illiterate Pakistanis cannot chose their leaders. We are not less intelligent than the Indians. It is our tragedy that governments have always been voted in but booted out. Once that changes, we will also become a strong democracy.
What should be the strategy to deal with this rising tide of terrorism in Pakistan.
Ans: Change the system of resource distribution. Our elite is highly predatory and feudal in nature. This includes both civil and military. It also includes professional, educated people from the upper-middle and middle class. The ordinary man has no life. And then comes a mullah who talks about going to heaven by killing others. The prize is that if you go to heaven you will be ahead of your ruler and master. This terrorism is a symbol of hight of desperation in a society where the common man is not respected and has no options but to become a militant. Open possibilities for this ordinary citizen, give him his right to basic facilities and respect and he will not be lured by the mullah.
Interview with Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Agha | The Pakistani Spectator
quote:
The average Pakistani citizen earns just £1,500 a year, making his country poorer than all but 50 of the worlds nations. Most of the militarys junior officers and other ranks live in squalid tents pitched by the side of main roads, even in the capital Islamabad. Revealing to them that the top brass in their air-conditioned, top-of-the-range Mercedes are worth £35 million each (a few are believed to be dollar billionaires including, it is quietly suggested, Musharraf) would probably create widespread unrest.
The military millionaires who control Pakistan Inc | The Spectator
conclusion: the purpose of american aid program ought to be to remake the political system in pakistan.
