Pakistani Voters Let’s Talk About Change
By Ali Yar Khan • Feb 12th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics, Worth A Second Look • 9 CommentsChange is the only constant and the world is rabidly following this constant. Even Pakistan is changing like the other world, but our change is not in our hands, as we are not its agents. Elections, in the civilized and democratic societies are the way to change what you don’t like, or to change what you want to improve.
Change must be the focal point of our election season, which is rather cold and lusterless. Just think about what you want to change in your lives, and you will yourself, intentionally from the roots of your hearts will cry out; yeah I want to change the way I use to ache about flour, I want to change the way I languish about electricity, yeah I want to change the way I pain for the lack of education for my child, yeah I want to change the way I fear about my life and property, and the list goes on.
Believe it or not, if every Pakistani starts yearning about change, then no amount of manipulation, rigging, exploitation, harassment and chicanery can stop the change. Voters in the public rallies and meetings must ask about change from the candidates. Ask them as how they intend to change our lives, ask them what are their plans for change, and what are their goals for the ultimate changes. Compel them to make ‘change’ an integral part of their election campaign.
Right now the viability and very existence of the lower class, lower middle class and middle class is in shambles and the society is teetering on the brink. People are flustered and frustrated and they are not heeding to the old and tired slogans of roti, kapra and mukan. They want true change. Change in every aspect of their lives, which are in shambles of the worst kind.
We don’t want self-aggrandizing, smug and aloof candidates promising us to bring moon, we just want change, which is even farther away than the moon for us right now.
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Very good thoughts, and yes change is required immensely.
That is very hard to come I am not very much hopeful.
Nicely done. Keep it up.
Perhaps we need not to worry about change because there is a man on the top seat to make changes and doing the things that are right for us.
Change is inevitable and it comes. The tragedy with us is that we do not bring the change for us somebody else does.
Good thoughts. Although, CHANGE in any field of life finds lot of resistance but the thinking process should keep going on. If Indians, Chinese nation can bring change in their country then why not us. At least we should keep our struggle for it. We have to change peoples minds, bringing them back to light from darkness.
I’m living in Kuwait. The only thing I feels about Pakistanis is that we are not Nation. Majority of Pakistani s are self centered. Thats the reason we are neither good inside country nor outside
I really appreciate the positive thinking of the writer but i think only positive and wishful thinking won’t lead us to any positive solution. We all know the ground realities of our country and hence should not indulge in a fool’s paradise. All the thoughts of change can only take place in a country which is educated and where people are aware of their rights and have a vision of their future. I am sorry to say that is not the case in our beloved Pakistan. We have to do a lot more before hoping for the change and this change should start from the ground level and we should be the first one to change.
All in all, the article is a very though provoking and hence i appreciate the author for it. Keep it up.
By the way please inform the Webmaster of this blog that there is something worth pondering in the polls section of the blog.
Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari are not part of the election process and hence they can not be elected as Prime Minister unless they also follow the steps of Musharraf government and later on change our constitution to make this possible. So therefore, including them in the list of Would be Prime Ministers is not a very good idea. This is just my point of view and i might be wrong but thought to highlight it.
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Was Musharaf a civilian candidate for presidency, how he been elected? How Mr Shaukat Aziz got the fame name Shortcut Aziz ?