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Last week i happened to have a chance to have a chat with an American professor who was touring my University.
He asked me what was my heritage so i answered , Pakistan - He smiled and i got confused
"Its a Brilliant country" he replied (for my epic relief) i have lived in Pakistan for 7 years and have met many of your then leaders and i also have studied your society and politics.
As i got interested in the discussion , i began to ask questions on how did he view our political system.
What do you think about Pakistan's current democratic govt i asked ?
Democracy in Pakistan ? - "Gimme a f*****g break" he replied in his tough southern American accent & then he smiled and said "Its a pity son , i can go around and give those simple villagers which make up your 70% of the population 100 rupees each , make some promises i know i am never going to fulfill & i can get them to vote for me. "
We discussed the issues like Illiteracy , feudal culture and powerful families in Pakistan for a while. He told me how he knew Benazir butto as a corrupt leader and how did she transfered money overseas , how she deliberately screwed up her foreign policy -- and then a discussion followed onto Nawaz Sharif -- the stories we by now are all familiar with -- so i moved on.
My second question was about Imran Khan and what did he think about him as a leader ?
"If he (Imran Khan) would have been an American , i bet he would have been serving his second term in office" - He replied.
Your entire system is corrupt and Imran is someone trying to fight it off , besides i believe he should have been in power 10 years ago -- Pakistan would have been a different country today - he said and i felt my head going under the sand like a frightened ostrich....
"He is a visionary , once in a generation leader - from what i remember meeting him some time ago" he continued - provided if he "survives the cut".
My Third question was "suggest some solutions".
He said , all you need is a leader and Imran Khan in my mind is your chance , take this chance or not its up to Pakistanis to decide --i am all but disappointed in Pakistanis !
So did the conversation ended and he asked me questions about me and Lahore and its food and culture and if people still blame everything on the US.
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We greeted & he left -- and so did i , but not without a question mark stuck in my brain ...
Regards:
Aeronaut.
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He asked me what was my heritage so i answered , Pakistan - He smiled and i got confused
"Its a Brilliant country" he replied (for my epic relief) i have lived in Pakistan for 7 years and have met many of your then leaders and i also have studied your society and politics.
As i got interested in the discussion , i began to ask questions on how did he view our political system.
What do you think about Pakistan's current democratic govt i asked ?
Democracy in Pakistan ? - "Gimme a f*****g break" he replied in his tough southern American accent & then he smiled and said "Its a pity son , i can go around and give those simple villagers which make up your 70% of the population 100 rupees each , make some promises i know i am never going to fulfill & i can get them to vote for me. "
We discussed the issues like Illiteracy , feudal culture and powerful families in Pakistan for a while. He told me how he knew Benazir butto as a corrupt leader and how did she transfered money overseas , how she deliberately screwed up her foreign policy -- and then a discussion followed onto Nawaz Sharif -- the stories we by now are all familiar with -- so i moved on.
My second question was about Imran Khan and what did he think about him as a leader ?
"If he (Imran Khan) would have been an American , i bet he would have been serving his second term in office" - He replied.
Your entire system is corrupt and Imran is someone trying to fight it off , besides i believe he should have been in power 10 years ago -- Pakistan would have been a different country today - he said and i felt my head going under the sand like a frightened ostrich....
"He is a visionary , once in a generation leader - from what i remember meeting him some time ago" he continued - provided if he "survives the cut".
My Third question was "suggest some solutions".
He said , all you need is a leader and Imran Khan in my mind is your chance , take this chance or not its up to Pakistanis to decide --i am all but disappointed in Pakistanis !
So did the conversation ended and he asked me questions about me and Lahore and its food and culture and if people still blame everything on the US.
----
We greeted & he left -- and so did i , but not without a question mark stuck in my brain ...
Regards:
Aeronaut.
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Please discuss.
