Abu Zolfiqar
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A few thoughts come to mind, especially in light of the intellectually lazy comments such as Exhibit A, B and X.
Got to give it more to these indians who thump chests vigourously and scream "super powa" while more than half your population doesnt even have access to toilets or running water and are forced to turn road-sides into foul smelling open air urinals - in a country where a multi-million dollar high rise is situated right next to a massive slum housing development; and all this while a raging insurgency (rather, insurgencies) flourishe in a sizeable land mass (larger than Pakistan itself)
perhaps caught up in excitement to reply to my post they may overlook the part where i rather clearly said "DESPITE THE SOCIO ECONOMIC AND OTHER ISSUES" meaning we still have a long way to go to ensure evenly distrubuted development and freer access to public services --and that too regardless of the fact that we are a nation that's been at war off and on for nearly half a decade (plus 3 large-scale natural disasters and a government that's looted Pakistan to the tune of hundreds of millons --perhaps billions of $US)
Western and even some opportunistic regional journalists seem to miss the point entirely every time. Or is it the fact that there is already a matter of fact acceptance in their and others' minds about Pakistan despite having never even been there to note the intricacies that often surprise even the most stubborn.
Who can forget the prediction in 2007 (by Declan Walsh?) that Pakistan would only last 6 months.
Pakistan is here to stay. Why? Because of the resiliance of its people. The contradiction is its strength (and weakness) , unity through diversity.
In 1947, the nation had nothing. Not even a factory to make safety pins. The enemy said it wouldnt last 6 months. The faultines were worse, the violence had been worse, yet it survived.
Then came 2007 they said Pakistan has its "commuppence"
"They deserve it" they said, they said it wont last 6 months.
And now its 2013 and guess what --azzholes - its still here.
Got to give it more to these indians who thump chests vigourously and scream "super powa" while more than half your population doesnt even have access to toilets or running water and are forced to turn road-sides into foul smelling open air urinals - in a country where a multi-million dollar high rise is situated right next to a massive slum housing development; and all this while a raging insurgency (rather, insurgencies) flourishe in a sizeable land mass (larger than Pakistan itself)
perhaps caught up in excitement to reply to my post they may overlook the part where i rather clearly said "DESPITE THE SOCIO ECONOMIC AND OTHER ISSUES" meaning we still have a long way to go to ensure evenly distrubuted development and freer access to public services --and that too regardless of the fact that we are a nation that's been at war off and on for nearly half a decade (plus 3 large-scale natural disasters and a government that's looted Pakistan to the tune of hundreds of millons --perhaps billions of $US)
Western and even some opportunistic regional journalists seem to miss the point entirely every time. Or is it the fact that there is already a matter of fact acceptance in their and others' minds about Pakistan despite having never even been there to note the intricacies that often surprise even the most stubborn.
Who can forget the prediction in 2007 (by Declan Walsh?) that Pakistan would only last 6 months.
Pakistan is here to stay. Why? Because of the resiliance of its people. The contradiction is its strength (and weakness) , unity through diversity.
In 1947, the nation had nothing. Not even a factory to make safety pins. The enemy said it wouldnt last 6 months. The faultines were worse, the violence had been worse, yet it survived.
Then came 2007 they said Pakistan has its "commuppence"
"They deserve it" they said, they said it wont last 6 months.
And now its 2013 and guess what --azzholes - its still here.