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Pakistan Needs Statesmen, Not Recycled Politicians

Pakistan Needs Statesmen, Not Recycled Politicians
 
Pakistan’s current set of leaders has shown mediocrity during the best of times. They are hardly equipped to deal with the challenges facing Pakistan in economy, defense and foreign policy. Today this is our biggest crisis. Pakistan’s best chance to get rid of this self-serving elite was wasted by former [...]

Pakistan’s Taxing Democracy


 


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Pakistan’s elected fake democrats have carried out a coup against democracy but no one is paying attention. Town and city governments were scrapped and Pakistanis are being threatened not to criticize the government using cell phones and Internet. The politician-landlords, which means almost all of Pakistan’s failed politicians, are consolidating power while imposing more taxes on poorer Pakistanis. They have no creative ideas to market Pakistan’s strengths globally. Washington and London must be blamed for imposing this fake democracy on us. Getting rid of it must become our priority.