In the past week or two a theme has started to emerge and that is that any good or optimistic news for Pakistan seems to bring about convulsions of pain in 2 particular groups of people. The 2 groups are always the same and the reasons are always the same. The group's are the opposition parties/their supporters and the Indians.
Any good news is greeted not with hope and optimism but with fear and disdain.
The Indians I can understand, they are our enemies and will always wish the worst for us. The Pakistanis are sad, pathetic bunch who would rather see Pakistan being looted and regressing under their own chosen masters rather than do well and prosper under the PTI.
What they should realise is that economies are not only about figures and statistics. They are about images and perceptions which are created to attract FDI, business, investment, tourism which then of itself leads to better figures and statistics.
The Pakistanis need to ask themselves why the Indians sell themselves as "shining India", a democratic, colourful, happy, place full of friendly people. They have successfully created this image and reaped the results of it in both diplomatic and economic terms anda Indians have been united in propogating this narrative when the truth is that it is a fascistic shithole where minorities are lynched and tourists are raped on a regular basis.
Pakistan for once has a united, honest, sincere, forward looking team at the helm and it is but wrenching to see Pakistani politicians and their supporters trying to drag down their own country for narrow political ends, the latest example of which is the PPP and PMLN sponsored traitor Fazloo trying to cause trouble for the country.
I can see what the leadership is trying to do and why this causes do much pain to the Jiyalas/Patwaris/Indians.
Any good news is greeted not with hope and optimism but with fear and disdain.
The Indians I can understand, they are our enemies and will always wish the worst for us. The Pakistanis are sad, pathetic bunch who would rather see Pakistan being looted and regressing under their own chosen masters rather than do well and prosper under the PTI.
What they should realise is that economies are not only about figures and statistics. They are about images and perceptions which are created to attract FDI, business, investment, tourism which then of itself leads to better figures and statistics.
The Pakistanis need to ask themselves why the Indians sell themselves as "shining India", a democratic, colourful, happy, place full of friendly people. They have successfully created this image and reaped the results of it in both diplomatic and economic terms anda Indians have been united in propogating this narrative when the truth is that it is a fascistic shithole where minorities are lynched and tourists are raped on a regular basis.
Pakistan for once has a united, honest, sincere, forward looking team at the helm and it is but wrenching to see Pakistani politicians and their supporters trying to drag down their own country for narrow political ends, the latest example of which is the PPP and PMLN sponsored traitor Fazloo trying to cause trouble for the country.
I can see what the leadership is trying to do and why this causes do much pain to the Jiyalas/Patwaris/Indians.