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Is there a conspiracy to keep Pakistan economically backward?

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Pakistan has enough human and material resources to sustain a decent middle class living if not luxurious lifestyle. Mountains of North for tourism, minerals of Baluchistan, river Indus, a considerably long coastline, fallow film industry and last but not the least, technical talent for modern industries and foreign direct investment. It is only a matter of implementing.

Why have they not done it? Is there a deliberate design to prevent progress of Pakistan? Those who are skeptical and dismiss this as a conspiracy theory should remember that this is not unprecedented. The British did something akin to it before 1947. If it is indeed the case then the only difference is that the British did it more openly and frankly. If we remember the British Raj this conspiracy theory would sound plausible.

Pakistan’s poverty cannot be attributed to terrorism because there was almost no terrorism till 1990s. Nor can it be attributed to corrupt politicians and lack of democracy. These factors are disliked by many people but once they had their fill or even before it, at some point, corrupt politicians and military dictators too start working for the betterment of the masses. Here is an explanatory example to drive home the point.

It is relevant to this topic that Wikipedia states that the Golden Age of Pakistani cinema lasted till 1977. What happened suddenly in 1977? It is also relevant that Pakistani diaspora has done well in West (example: Shahid Khan) despite facing prejudice and other odds but Pakistan, the country itself hasn't gone far.

Some Pakistanis may even deny that there is poverty in Pakistan. If so, how would they explain that PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) appears to be perennially bankrupt?

It is understandable if the economic backwardness had persisted for 3 or 4 decades. But now 6 decades have passed. Still it continues.

If there is indeed a conspiracy to keep Pakistan backward, how do the conspirators actually do it? Who are the key people whom they bribe? Do politicians and administrators get any ‘gifts’?

P.S.: Pakistan's diversity also cannot be blamed. And why should diversity matter? Are the different ethnicities enemies of each other? Pakistan is a small country. It should be quite manageable for governance. And since it is small it is easy for outsiders to manipulate it.

There was a time when Pakistan was ahead of India. But Pakistan had one weakness. The Pakistani populace is given to corruption. For some money, many of the Pakistan’s sons of the soil won’t think twice before taking traitorous decisions. Recent past is littered with such instances.

Example 1: The mole in the 1971 war gave crucial intelligence input to India regarding the plans of Pakistan Air Force.

Example 2: RAW had created a contact in Pakistan who gave them information regarding the plans and geographic location of the Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program.

Example 3: It is said that Zia-ul-Haq had no plan to travel by plane. It was some Pakistani who persuaded-pressurized Zia to sit in the plane which later met with the ‘accident’.

Preference of personal interest over that of society or nation and it’s a small country to boot – those are the traits which makes it possible for outsiders to control Pakistan.

There are some science facts that seem like bullshit but are actually true.

Pakistan may be under
COVERT SECRETIVE FOREIGN COLONIALISM!!!!
 
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It is to due to two things IMO:

1. Pakistan's dispute with India over Kashmir means that it has and is spending vast funds maintaining both a large conventional military, and also spending what is believed 2+ billion US dollars a year on nuclear weapons.

2. The tribal mentality of some Pakistanis. This coupled with the fact that the country is composed of many different ethnicities means that fast decisions and real long-term economic planning is not possible
 
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It is to due to two things IMO:

1. Pakistan's dispute with India over Kashmir means that it has and is spending vast funds maintaining both a large conventional military, and also spending what is believed 2+ billion US dollars a year on nuclear weapons.

2. The tribal mentality of some Pakistanis. This coupled with the fact that the country is composed of many different ethnicities means that fast decisions and real long-term economic planning is not possible
It is understandable if the economic backwardness had persisted for 3 or 4 decades. But now 6 decades have passed. Still it continues.
P.S.: Pakistan's diversity also cannot be blamed. And why should diversity matter? Are the different ethnicities enemies of each other? Pakistan is a small country. It should be quite manageable for governance. And since it is small it is easy for outsiders to manipulate it.
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It is relevant to this topic that Wikipedia states that the Golden Age of Pakistani cinema lasted till 1977. What happened suddenly in 1977?
Zia Ul Haq happened

Some Pakistanis may even deny that there is poverty in Pakistan. If so, how would they explain that PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) appears to be perennially bankrupt?

The financial status of a sports body is hardly a determinant of that of a nation. Lack of domestic international cricket has hit the PCB hard. No income from ' home' matches.
 
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Pakistan has reasonably done well in the past. They have experienced suitable phases of economic growth the only difference is that the time period of these phases has been relatively short for many resaons. They have a very fargile relations with India resulting into 4 wars in the past century and hence the huge investments in the armed forces which they have sustained but the cost was always too high. Add to that the political turmoil between military and the govt. With many successive military rules and then the militancy problem has proved to be a crisis in a developing nation as Pakistan.
 
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Pakistan has enough human and material resources to sustain a decent middle class living if not luxurious lifestyle. Mountains of North for tourism, minerals of Baluchistan, river Indus, a considerably long coastline, fallow film industry and last but not the least, technical talent for modern industries and foreign direct investment. It is only a matter of implementing.

Why have they not done it? Is there a deliberate design to prevent progress of Pakistan? Those who are skeptical and dismiss this as a conspiracy theory should remember that this is not unprecedented. The British did something akin to it before 1947. If it is indeed the case then the only difference is that the British did it more openly and frankly. If we remember the British Raj this conspiracy theory would sound plausible.

Pakistan’s poverty cannot be attributed to terrorism because there was almost no terrorism till 1990s. Nor can it be attributed to corrupt politicians and lack of democracy. These factors are disliked by many people but once they had their fill or even before it, at some point, corrupt politicians and military dictators too start working for the betterment of the masses. Here is an explanatory example to drive home the point.

It is relevant to this topic that Wikipedia states that the Golden Age of Pakistani cinema lasted till 1977. What happened suddenly in 1977? It is also relevant that Pakistani diaspora has done well in West (example: Shahid Khan) despite facing prejudice and other odds but Pakistan, the country itself hasn't gone far.

Some Pakistanis may even deny that there is poverty in Pakistan. If so, how would they explain that PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) appears to be perennially bankrupt?

It is understandable if the economic backwardness had persisted for 3 or 4 decades. But now 6 decades have passed. Still it continues.

If there is indeed a conspiracy to keep Pakistan backward, how do the conspirators actually do it? Who are the key people whom they bribe? Do politicians and administrators get any ‘gifts’?

P.S.: Pakistan's diversity also cannot be blamed. And why should diversity matter? Are the different ethnicities enemies of each other? Pakistan is a small country. It should be quite manageable for governance. And since it is small it is easy for outsiders to manipulate it.
Pakistanies or say avrage pakistani is kept ignorent and illlitrate and poor and deprived of almost all basic necessities by the state and its ruling elite by desighn cause majority of those in favour of seperate muslim state were muslim feudal elite of nawabs , jageer daars and whaderas from bengal , awadh, hydrabad dakkan and haryana , punjab and gujrat

now pakistanies are poor cause they are too emotional and agressive deu the fact there ruling elete wanted to be like that and every time they asked question from there elite they were dillissioned by yet another so called evil indian and hindu saazish and all of them started running after that "truck ki batti"
 
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It's due to a lack of good governance, corruption and the divide & conquer mentality of our politicians. To this day we have attempts by the opposition to create instability - take IKs civil disobedience call as a prime example.
 
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The poor and uneducated are a vote bank. Even Bihar was kept in the dark ages because of this conspiracy. And it worked quite well, but things are changing now. However, the feudal landlords in Pakistan will ensure that the status quo remains.
 
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Zia Ul Haq happened



The financial status of a sports body is hardly a determinant of that of a nation. Lack of domestic international cricket has hit the PCB hard. No income from ' home' matches.
Was about to point out the same , 77 was the year Zia deposed Bhutto . Then started the downward spiral . IMHO its Pakistan themselves who are sabotaging their own economy . They hold on to Kashmir as an excuse not to do any thing with India . (which is a thriving economy)
For example !!! India and china too have border disputes. Actually it is larger then Kashmir. yet we have put that aside , we do close to 80 billion $ worth of business with them . we are pragmatic, not emotive about a piece of land which can hold up our growth.
 
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Was about to point out the same . 77 was the year Zia deposed Bhutto . then started the downward spiral . IMHO its Pakistan themselves who are sabotaging their own economy . They hold on to Kashmir as an excuse not to do any thing with India . (which is a thriving economy)
For example !!! India and china too have border disputes. Actually it is larger then Kashmir. yet we have put that aside , we do close to 80 billion $ worth of business with them . we are pragmatic, not emotive about a piece of land which can hold up our growth.
well even if there was no kashmir issueeven then pakistani feudal and beurocratic militarry elite wount have let peace between indians and pakistanies cause then they would have lost there importence & relevence

AMIR E SHEHER GARIBON KO LOOT LETA HAI
KABHI BANAAM E WATAN TO KABHI BALINA E MAZHAB

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Poor politics

Everything else is a symptom that leads from poor, ineffective, biased, self serving politicians and politics.

Pakistan however had good periods of economic growth

Today their is hope snd seeds of real progress, Pakistan could have high growth over the next decade or two

RE: Emnity with india, this is hear to stay, India occupied Kashmir the rest is history, we will oppose, obstruct, challenge, attempt to hurt and befriend any enemy of india any lack of growth due to not trading with india we are willing to bear
 
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Pakistan was formed to protect and propagate Islam.

For Pakistanis, principles are more important than economic prosperity.
 
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The poor and uneducated are a vote bank. Even Bihar was kept in the dark ages because of this conspiracy. And it worked quite well, but things are changing now. However, the feudal landlords in Pakistan will ensure that the status quo remains.


Slightly off-topic but one of the reasons that West Pakistan would not accept Mujib as Prime Minister in 1971 was that he wanted to abolish feudalism.
 
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