Five things going right in Pakistan

[krash]

Okay, I will concede to your side of the debate, that the five things mentioned are going "right" in Pakistan. Now, please tell me where are the actual results of all this right stuff? That is, just what do these five right things actually do? Precious little, that is what. May be some others will chime in with their views too.

What good are the dedicated crew, fine sails, and good provisions on a ship when it is taking on water below decks?

The actual results would only be visible in the absence of all this right stuff. Moreover, these five things by no means are exhaustive or the sole flag bearers of progress. Progress is a complicated recipe and five things or 100 for that matter are only a handful of ingredients. Regardless, the point of the article was not the results at all. In the words of the author,

Indeed, our greatest challenge is to reverse the immense negative trends that glare us in the face. But it is also important to recognise, celebrate and encourage the trends that are progressing in the right direction. Arguably, the key to achieving the former lies – at least, partially – in whether we can progressively invest in the latter.

In this spirit of identifying positive trends that have the potential for large-scale and long-term societal improvement, let me offer five examples of things going right in Pakistan

In other words, lets not find ourselves without any crew, sails and provisions once we've dealt with the leaking hull, since without them repairing the hull would be, more or less, all for not. One could also extrapolate that a crew aware that having repaired the hull they'll only starve to death would probably not be that enthusiastic with the repairs and might abandon ship far more easily. The thing to always remember is that any fix is as much damage control as it is damage repair. There's no point in fixing one end while letting the other fall off. Would be pretty stupid, if you ask me.