I'd say give people political space to practice their politics, I don't think trying to force the nation or its extremes to conform to one's preferred political or socioeconomic image is a good idea. Nor is it correct to question people's motives, just because their methods are beyond one's moral comprehension. I have plenty of disagreements with people on the forum, but I don't question their patriotism, I fully give the benefit of the doubt that their intentions are just as good as mine even if the path is different.
Pakistan is a diverse country, with as much ethnic, linguistic, cultural, and political diversity as the whole of Western Europe in just one country. We might seem small compared to India, but on a global scale, we are huge.
And we have had WAY too many failed experiments whereby well-meaning people have foolishly tried to make this diverse nation fit some predetermined mold.
Whether it was one unit nation, or Zia's superficial "Islamification", whether it was curbs on dissenting speech and critics of the state, or the feeble attempts to clean the political system of politicians, or Bhutto's socialistic mantra etc.
We should all recognize that Pakistan, its people, and its problems, are beyond our individual comprehension. Even if we could perceive them, logically speaking, a one-size fits all solution can't work everywhere. I have no legitimacy to tell some tribesman in Balochistan which political party, me a city dwelling upper middle class thinks, is best for him. Nor can I as a liberal tell someone from a conservative religious background that they should be compelled to behave a certain way, run their household in a manner acceptable to me, or join aurat march and start waving red flags in the name of progress. Similarly, administrative needs of the people of Thar might be basic necessities, while a metropolis like Karachi might desperately need expensive rail infrastructure, this sort of diversity doesn't just apply to technical matters, it's true of individuals too.
IMO, best way to run Pakistan is to have a solid constitutional base that outlines the basic and inalienable rights of all citizens, and the outlay for the structure of the state, and then to have it enforced by the courts. In parallel you have your politicians and leaders democratically elected, even if the most odious filth is elected, they are legitimate as long as they have been duly elected and can't otherwise legally be disqualified. All attempts at political engineering in the past have fallen flat on their face, all it does it cause the system to be underdeveloped, unstable, and immature. If we let a decent system run for long enough, corrective mechanisms of democracy, and increasing strength in institutions, and wisening of polity, will eventually take care of a lot of our problems over time. My two cents...
..................................and 7x bigger india could do NOTHING about it despite having the FULL backing of the west and russia.............................
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