Where is Pakistan in Pakistan?

In 1947 Boundary of this country was defined by the British. Millions of people Migrated to new born Pakistan after partition. They lost hundreds and thousands of precious lives while they were traveling to their new country towards west. In eastern Pakistan stories were not very different from those of the migrants of the west. The death toll on both sides was huge. From the very first day the people started building their country. A nation that was born in its embryonic stage had to fight all kind of threats, economical as well as the geographical. Since the day we are in a process to build this country and trying to strengthen our nation. A number of cultures and traditions, customs and values, colors and races are still in a process of bonding together. Nation is still to be built and threats are still there since we were born.

It is still in discussion if it had to be an Islamic country or a secular. No matter what foundation its founders wanted it to lie on; we lack a lot in every field. Religious institution is weaker than ever and financial crisis is following us since we were born, haunting our future. Political institution and defense are not able to define their boundaries resulting 3 marshal laws in last 60 years. 30 years were governed by the Army dictators and 30 years by the politicians. All of them tried to make amendments in the constitution for their personal benefits totally forgetting the masses of this country. The people are still looking forward and hopeful for the country they dreamed of 60 years back. The leadership that had to work for the people of this country has never been evident in the past. The rulers are much more autocratic rather than democratic. Politics is much more personality centered and illiterate masses are still unable to decide whom they should vote properly. The so called elite class who has been leading the nation so far has badly failed in strengthening the democratic process and political values for the coming times. In brief we can say that the political front of this country still needs a lot more time to build. The population of this country is about 170 million. Resources are enough if they are utilized properly but policies lack a consistency. The frequent regime change is a major factor to that. The leading class seems to be less Pakistani in this case.

The people of this country have been successful attained the “Nuclear status” in the world but so far they have been failed in diplomatic and political fields. Lack of sincere leadership and an educated man power failing to manage have pushed this country decade behind, when we really need to hold a pace to fight the needs of time. Speaking in an organized sense there are very few people in this country fighting with the menace of corruption all over the country. The Islamic element failing to take a political and influential form was replaced by foreign agendas, leaving the Islamic ideology much closer to conservatives rather than those who wanted to move forward. Still a lot of Islamic segments are trying their best to remind the people of this country about the Islam. There is no doubt that Islamic teachings can bring the people of this nation much closer and the ill fate of this country can be avoided, but, the economical pressures are too much to bear for the masses. Poverty helped this society take Self-Centered approach resulting in a much more selfish life style, and that is totally opposite to that of Islamic ideology. A “clash within”, we can define it. We can conclude that Islamic ideology has always helped different people get the political benefits and not more than that. Weak Islamic education and its very weak relation with our constitution have not helped Pakistan in history. Although it is the only bond that can bring the units of this country get closer.

Domestic front has various challenges but on international front too, we still lack a proper vision and we are still not clear about the difference of friends and foes. Western oriented policies and western influence has been a major problem that our country is facing. If we talk about our geographical boundary, we can not cal ourselves sovereign after the American CIA and NATO forces started their Drone experiments on our soil. Our last president explained the phenomenon in term of finances, “more we are financially independent, more we are sovereign” and I will not disagree to that. The point is that somehow the foreign policy we have been following has most of the times served the western interests and not ours. So both the domestic and foreign polices are less Pakistani as they should have been.

Media as a fourth pillar of this country started its journey a few years back. It is getting mature with a passage of time and it’s the first time in the history that people of this country follow the rulers in a runtime situation. Media is not only informing but according to its own definition it has also started educating the people of this country. Keeping all the politics aside, to some extent we can say that media is much more Pakistani as far as the masses and their voice is being conveyed to not only the leaders of this country but also the international audience.

Pakistan lies in the heart of every individual who is still looking for the right leadership that takes care of the public opinion. The need of that prosperous country is everyone’s’ dream and we can say that they have started learning. In recent history the political parties and people from all corners of the country helped each other getting rid of last army dictator. Judiciary first time since this country was born took a stand in front of the dictatorship and right now is under immense pressure of the masses as they have sacrificed a lot in the process of getting this judiciary restated. Judiciary has to act Pakistani and they have started doing that. All those who were a party to that movement still hold the dream of a strong and just Pakistan in their hearts. Judiciary and Media on one side, Legislators and Executives on the other, it looks like a 50/50 game. The masses on the side of judiciary and Media can bring the other pillars in a balanced proportion if legislators and executives can avoid the undue foreign involvement in the process of decision making.