if you are american, you are short of general knowledge about Pakistan. Military did not rule for 60 years. i am asking you questions this is because you should do a bit of research about Pakistan yourself rather than believing in "your" media propaganda by fox news and the like who wrongly propogated weapons of mass destruction in iraq which were never to be found. For reference read about Hans Blix.
I think Fox news should come ask me about Foreign Relations, I might correct their heads that are usually stuck in 1960's America ruled by just White people. I hope this answers your questions. I don't just watch news and learn about places. I guaranteed know more about Pakistan than you. I am willing to put a $ 20.00 bet on it.
A few hours ago, Mr. Chandio and Mr. Nisar was on the phone for 30 minutes. And CM Sindh is threaten NS's party to impose the Governor rule if they can. He called Zardari five hours ago. I think Zardari was in KSA!!!!! Tell me if Fox or any news is as real time as I am
Democracy can flourish in countries where there is literacy and Pakistan is unfortunately 60% literate. I have seen with my own eyes in recent local government elections illiterate and impoverished people voting for some minor monetary benefit for corrupt politicians who were not even eligible to run as per our constitution and our election commission could not do anything. Also do a bit of research into assets of NS and family plus zardari and company and taxes which they have paid. You are talking as if you are owner of multiple banks.
This is bullshiit. Indians didn't have everyone with a PHD in something for the past 70 years. The Americans weren't all holding Masters degree for the past 300 years either. To add "education" is like you telling a cop "I passed the driving test (which means reading through laws), and I still cut the red light because I didn't go to college"
. That would get you a ticket and the cop will call you names.
The democracies didn't come about with everyone holding a top notch degree. They came about when the PEOPLE felt the need to live peacefully with basic rights. You don't have to have a PHD to be democratic. This whole education shit is bullshit.
The democracy IS flourishing in Pakistan. The work that has started, has NEVER been done in the 60 dark years of military history. So right here, tells you where the blame is. The MILITARY fukked it up for the entire country, didn't let institutions setup, oppressed people, didn't create ANY forward looking policies, didn't create ANY need estimates and didn't create any new jobs, projects, etc. And when it let citizens come into power in the 90's through force, the military STILL kept wrapping up the carpet.
The military made tremendous wrong calls and did corruption. Who militarizes their OWN country???? Who supports a terrorist organization like Taliban and calls it a "strategic depth"???? Who supports another terrorist organization called MQM and makes these target killer bastards above the law???? All these were mistakes made by the military.
So why democracy couldn't survivice in Pakistan? Because generals with boots didn't want to. Today, its different. If these generals with boots want to take away the democracy, they should be ready to have a starving Army and India will break you with horses and cannons from the 1800's. A military without funding is just a bunch of people sitting around and chilling around their "tanks" that won't work without money. And the money is funded by a civil government who finds opportunities like the CPEC.
On Taxes, Warren Buffet (the richest man in America), just threw a speech, and mentioned how 300 families in the US control like 70% of the Wealth and paid less than 10% taxes on their income. And he compared this tax rate to his Maid's tax rate. But, these people create millions of job and continue to legally invest into other business so their tax rates will be cheaper.
Who cares how rich who is? Whoever is elected, needs to finish 5 years as elected by the people and dictated by the constitution. After the 5 years, people should see what they did. If they did corruption and what not, take them to the court, get them to go to trail and on jail. That's your right. But don't fukk over your country while a system is in flight.
Democracy isn't successful in Pakistan because 550K soldiers, and their friends and families think they are the ONLY loyal party to Pakistan and they can suppress 200 million people's voting rights and put Marshall Law. That's the reason Why democracy isn't successful. But at this time, the work being done for the PEOPLE by their elected government, is MORE than what has been done in ALL 70 years of Pakistan's life. So you can see what a democratic system works when people are elected and have a vision!!
your views represent an ideal mindset which does not take into account the ground realities of third world. your democracy took centuries to mature and in todays fast moving world, time is a luxury which we as Pakistanis can ill afford. The current lot of politicians in Pakistan are not eligible as per article 62 of our constitution. This is rule of jungle here and to correct it we definitely need a messiah and that messiah can be either civilian or military, we dont want to get into semantics. ( write some concise thing, your not competing in some essay competition)
My views represent the reality. And that is, the military has virtually destroyed Pakistan's world standing, has militarized it for decades, has never let a system to be established.
My views also account for the work that the Pakistani people need done. In the 3 years of the current government, there is MORE work being delivered than in the past 70 years of Pakistan's life. Go beat that. This is the measuring stick. PERFORMANCE!!!!! Not talking, not a general showing punches on TV sending millions to his son every week....PERFORMANCE for the POEPLE!!!! And you can never bullshiit you way with performance.
You'll be writing the same crap 10 years from now, when Pakistan will be running her third full cycle of the democratic system!!
"On article 62, the current rulers aren't eligible to run"? AMAZING.....people like you, supporting dictatorship refer to the "CONSTITUTION"
WOW!!! Dictators becoming "democratic"!!!!! By the ENTIRE freaking constitution and EVERY single article in it, the military has NO business outside of the GHQ and the cantonments. Unless called by the Premier of Pakistan or the Governor of a local State, or face an external War like threat !!!!! How about you remain where you belong because the system will continue.
Pakistan's five year economic plan which Pakistan was implementing was developed under Military dictator Ayub Khan.
I was designing the F-22 Raptor in 1960's on a paper............and then I lost the paper
!!!! How about we focus on the more recent times of the past 10-15 years that matter the most with regards to where Pakistan is today, in 2015? And not go back to "once upon a time there was an economic plan", and btw, it didn't produce shiit!!!!! But there is a LOT of talk about it.
Pakistan and her PEOPLE need RESULTS, not talk, not how great a plan put on a book once looked about 50 years ago. And that means, majority of the people from that era are probably dead anyway as the average age in Pakistan was 49-50 till a couple of days ago. Come forward by like 3-4 decades.... so its relevant to the topic please?
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yeah sure sure whatever you think. 
