Common Man’s Foremost Problem in Pakistan
By The Pakistani Spectator • Mar 23rd, 2008 • Category: Misc • 9 CommentsObjectively, what really a man who earns hardly three meals a day for his family prefers for from the new government?
Is it the reinstatement of Judiciary?
Is it the end to the terrorism?
Is it the removal of President Musharraf?
Is it the reduction in price hike and availability of food and medicine at affordable prices?
What do you think?
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These are issues are interlinked with each other. Pakistan basically needs restructuring at each and every level of Government departments. We have laws but regulation is required. Who will regulate if we won’t have independent judiciary. We need crystal clear Police to keep check and balance on black marketing and related issues. Our whole system is near to collapse.
If we can do restructuring of companies, then why not of whole country. But question is who will take step to do it. it requires lot of money plus dedication. But some one must start with at least our existing resources. Lets hope for the best.
Roti,Kapda and makan are more important than restoration of Judiciary,removal of Musharaff as it may look for an easy answer but removal of terrorism is linked to the other two issues.Pakistan will be able to provide for R/K/M only when peace is there and law and order is there. But we in India found that during our emergency rule that it is best to have FREEDOM to even starve is better than train running in time,controlled prices and availability of food due to removal of balck marketting etc. We found that FREEEDOM of Media,judiciary,executive etc are realy the freedom we worked for from Britishers.
freedom is relative, having a democracy doesnt mean that one has freedom.
sometimes there is more freedom through security and a benign dictator who serves his people under very difficult times.
does pakistan have freedom under the new regime, it certainly doesnt have democracy. it cant have it until there is a democratisation of the political system and that means the parties.
there is no freedom of choice when the sons and daughters become the anointed ones.
as for freedom of the media , these are powerful and rich men with vested interests, why should their freedom mean more than mine or yours?
the talk is about supremacy of parliament, that is all fine and good if there are checks and balances in place, but the fact of life is there is corruption and backroom deals . when the room is full of corrupt politicians why should parliament be held unaccountable ?
as for the judiciary, they have a role to play to stabilise and uphold the rule of law not to have their agendas to over rule as a matter of whim. they are their to be as part of the grand coalition to serve the needs of the country not to build a personal power base that threatens stability or the working of the country.
at this moment in time pakistan has lost its freedom, with feudal politics and personal vendettas on the rise.
Indifference. That is the problem.
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Who says there is no feudal in Pakistan. Rural Pakistan is control by the feudal, even in urban areas one can see the people who work hard and other exploit the situation and make money in the name of religion or family lands. Our ruling class of so called politicians is from feudal and then industrialist follow them for power in authoritarian society. Law making body-the Majlish Shora, parliament -the senate , national assembly, provincial assembly and district nazim, they all are feudal, indusrialists, drug barons, corrupt police officers. The writer of the this article and a leading scholar Dr. Aisha Siddiqa is also from feudal class with extra ordinary intelligence. I agree with some people that one should do some thing instead of suggestions. I have done some thing by leaving my home land as it’s hope less there; unless there is rule of law not the law of ruler and we should follow the rule accordingly. Very simple law of inheritance can change our country’s future. What ever law we follow, Islamic or British- Muslim personal law, the property should be divided accordingly after the death of a person in a reasonable time but what happen in our country- this is the basic problem. If division of property is done by the law, there will be no feudal and if there is no feudal: the country will flourish. See rest of the world specially the developed world where people from under developed countries want to come. All the best for the rest of the people all over the world. KHWAJA AFTAB ALI, Advocate & I.P. Attorney in Pakistan, presently living in Florida, USA
FIVE REGIONAL CITIES should be upgraded with in the provinces in Pakistan. Regional cities of Dera Ismail Khan in NWFP, Gawadar/ Qalat in Balouchistan, Sukkar/ Larkana in Upper Sind, Jehlam/ Rawalpindi and Multan in Punjab province. These regional cities have been ignored by the federal and provincial governments although these cities have their own history, culture and languages.Dera Ismail Khan in south of Pakhtun khwa/MWFP is under seige, Multan/DG Khan in south of Punjab is next target of religious extremists,Sukkar/ Larkana is being rule by criminals, Gawadar/ Qalat is trouble some. The people of these regions have to travel to provincial capitals for every small issue and requirement of the daily life which should be provided in nearby cities. A good number of population travel to big cities for their survival to earn livelihood as the local feudal own majority land and keep the common man as their slaves. Creation of regional government and upgrading of the regional cities will save a lot of money and time of the poor people of these regions. Circuit benches of the High Courts are already working in these areas and only requirement is the additional staff of different departments involved in additional work at the provincial capitals. The concern authorities should immediately consider to upgrade the regional cities. And immediate attention should be given upgrade/build the airports,TV station, civic center, libraries,hospitals, educational institutes and investment opportunities for Pakistanis living abroad and foreign firms to create jobs in the area as majority population in rural Pakistan do not have enough resources to survive. It remind me the condition of pre Islamic revolution of Iran in Shah time when the rural Iran was ignored and the capital Tehran was developed in a way to call it Paris of Middle East with modern life style. Couple of other big cities like Isfahan and Caspian sea was taken care of because of foreign tourists but rural area was ruled by cruel police and intelligence. Then what happen rural population supported the Islamic revolution and moved to Tehran and other big cities later on. The new government after revolution developed, built and upgraded the rural areas of Iran accordingly. A fund to upgrade/build these regional cities in Pakistan should be introduced by public and private sector and Pakistani government, our foreign friends and Pakistanis living abroad may be asked to participate in this development mission in the country..KHWAJA AFTAB ALI,( former secretary, Iranian embassy, Saudi Arabia,1975-88) Advocate High Court & I.P. Attorney-first & the only Pakistani lawyer who earned Intellectual Property laws scholarship in USA,presently residing in Florida, USA. all_languages@hotmail.com