Before this government came to power US officials used to come to Pakistan, stay four or five hours tell Musharaf what to do and then would fly away. This time they stayed for days. What do you think this means. Pakistan government has told them very clearly that from now onwards all important matters shall be discussed in Parliament.
Its time US government too made changes to its policies.
I strongly suggest you sneak into an university-level intro Global Studies or Political Science course. Even the most leftist populist democratic governments - as in Latin America - succumbed to American & Western Corporate pressure. They start off as sworn in through a fairly clean election, and with time they end up as "Mafiacrats"...and these are leftist people of worker backgrounds.
Jump into Pakistan and you got pseudo-socialists who would fall to blackmail a lot easier given that in Pakistan they're losing support from the "ghost-riders" in our society. These "ghosts" first include the steadily increasing intellectual elites who value meritocracy and strong independent values (i.e. our interests separate from others'). Then other ghosts are within the middle class who are increasingly leaning towards some "blood-stained solution" to Pakistan's elitist problems.
Finally the military that started off as a supposed tool to keep the feudals in power and oppress the masses...well it went a
very different route than its African counterparts. In succession we have seen men of relatively low social backgrounds take command of the most powerful stand-alone institution in the country. The latest general - Kiyani - has begun a very explicit process of trying to equalize life-standards (health, education) for all personnel. No doubt this change cannot come in his tenure alone, but he has set the precedent for an institution that seems to follow precedents very well.
Basically...this parliament is on the twilight zone, and big changes are approaching Pakistan at a rapid pace. If the U.S. wanted to keep us weak, they could have done it the Egyptian-Israeli method with Pakistan and India. However the U.S. is choosing to put its eggs in India and try to actively damage Pakistan as much as possible.
They know that if a real activist government took charge of the country - no level of economic sanctions will stop Pakistan from progressing. If you have the 'ideal' government, then Pakistan's social systems - health & education - will reach standards comparable to Cubas'. Now you cover health & education...imagine the MASSIVE talent pool tapping its hands onto the vast energy potentials all over Pakistan.
Then imagine China buying our energy at ever increasing amounts each year; relying on Pakistan as a link to Middle East; and essentially their Vanguard. Europe will want to access the Chinese market, and they will have to go through Pakistan as well. In this case you now got a "tribute" system - which is a sign of DECLINE for any major power...the West, India, Arabs & Chinese would essentially look to Pakistan to actively PROTECT their interests. It is the same sort of crap the Taifa Kings in Muslim Spain did...paid the Christian Kingdoms to look after interests.
I only pray that Pakistan survives the next couple of decades...but I have hope as it is the one Muslim state created on the basis of Islam.
