Like many other developing countries of the world with a colonial past and the clutches of old masters still in place through other modes of neo-colonialism, Pakistan too generally remains in the eye of political and economic storms. Depending on social status and political affiliations, there are two distinct opinion groups in the country for its current state.

One group sees its economy collapsing, social indicators falling, government priorities misplaced and, as a result, Pakistan emerging as a deeply troubled state due to unemployment, inflation, weak growth in the economy. GDP, exchange rates, low industrial productivity and less than desirable exports or exports. consumption. The other opinion group, which tends to see the glass half full, has a different take on all of the negative projections mentioned above and instead focuses on the accomplishments made over the past two and a half years to put the train back on track. the rails, having plundered by successive previous governments.

The fact sheet released by the current government highlighting the achievements of the past two and a half years after inheriting a plethora of economic, social and security problems is well known and therefore avoided here for the sake of brevity.

In my opinion, there are national, regional and international factors that contribute to recurring tumultuous political, economic and security situations in Pakistan, which have been discussed in a series of my articles accessible on my blog.

Since the Pakistani people have remained illiterate or at best semi-literate through a sustained political strategy of the ruling elite as a colonial legacy; therefore, the common people are still struggling for basic human necessities like better education, adequate health facilities, shelter, food, clean water, justice, jobs, security of life and goods. As a result, the public is forced to remain engrossed in their own survival through fair or unfair means, living under a sham democracy where dirty money and other schisms are used to buy votes and stay in power.

Widespread corruption in all organs of state and the tainted links between legislative, judicial and executive branches has made Pakistan an ocean of corruption in which any dissenting voice is tantamount to disrupting the hornets’ nests. The relentless plundering of national wealth has kept the country short of ever-increasing foreign aid and lending, allowing the World Bank, IMF, other IFIs and donor countries to have a strong influence on our policies. internal and external nationalities, putting a question mark on sovereignty.

Furthermore, any Pakistani leader who tries to break out of the spider web woven around Pakistan is doomed to physical elimination, political death by regime change orchestrated by well-known means for which corrupt mafias are more that willing and always available to all payers. No country, including the superpowers, is flawless and this is the case with Pakistan. However, what makes Pakistan appear weaker and on a negative trajectory is the result of reported connections between the corrupt local elite and the external mafias who strive to keep Pakistan destabilized and private.

It is heartbreaking that the malicious use of social media and rented print and electronic media – with few exceptions – at the hands of Pakistan’s enemies mischievously portrays a negative image of Pakistan. The recent senatorial elections in Pakistan have once again exposed the role of corruption and mafias and the level of decay established in all areas of official and private life in Pakistan, requiring immediate reforms in almost all areas, but duly prioritized by the government. Pakistanis have gone mad, psychotic patients, disillusioned and misled by the constant dose of negative media propaganda. Therefore, despite progress in many areas, most Pakistanis have made a habit of remaining ungrateful and seeing the glass half empty with the spread of excessive pessimism.

Running a country like Pakistan, you are faced with a lot of internal and external challenges, and it is not a bed of roses especially if you decide to go against the wind of corruption. In such a trying environment, the most important role of national leaders is to give hope and direction to the public through more actions than words and to follow original and unconventional ways and means to get out of the boat. murky waters. .

With Pakistan’s armed forces well positioned to deter any foreign aggression with increased strategic levers due to evolving regional and global geopolitical and geoeconomic realignments, political leaders must focus on internal cohesion on all fronts.

Repeating similar experiments with the same faces will not give different results. Although macroeconomic indicators are gradually showing relative progress, the masses need an immediate response and relief from uncontrolled price hikes, unemployment and corruption. The NAB and the existing justice system are unlikely to assist in the recovery of looted wealth; therefore, other models followed by China, Malaysia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia can be followed to recover looted public money and help rid Pakistan of its external and internal loans.

Someone correctly commented that he saw a lot of Muslims in Pakistan but most of Islam outside of Pakistan. Envy comes from the ignorance or lack of belief of people in their own gifts. Most Pakistanis do not know the beauty and blessings attached to Pakistan, nor the value of freedom.

The dichotomy between rights and privileges provides a clear example. While Pakistan has remained busy fighting imposed and won wars over the past 40 years, our nemesis India has followed a strategy of reaching out to the world by sending its skilled workforce and its young people abroad for higher education over the past forty years; and today they occupy the most important places in the United States, Europe and the ME countries in all fields, successfully dealing with their homeland as well as the interests of their acquired lands.

Our strategic mistakes cannot be compensated and corrected by tactical measures. We must sincerely follow the examples given by countries with almost the same lifespan in the aftermath of WWII, which were able to achieve a zenith of overall progress based on respective national characteristics defined by honesty, hard work, national pride, uniform national education, comprehensive economic and security systems and, most importantly, timely justice for all.

There is no shortcut to national progress and the path must be arduous and stretched; however, our national determination will make it a proud pursuit. A reminder for the outgoing government or any future government in Pakistan: “You told me once that we would be judged on our intentions and not on our achievements. But we have to have the intention to accomplish – not to sit down with the intention of sitting in a chair. “