POOH-POOHING PAKISTAN

 

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Mohammad Sa’ad

Fox News reported that Gen David Petraeus, Commander of US Central Command, had told US officials the next two weeks are critical to determining whether the Pakistani government will survive. United States believes, given earnest will, two weeks’ time is sufficient for Pakistan to eliminate talibaan operating from its turbulent tribal region. In fact they consider it a two days’ job. Both the USA and Britain believe that turbans may take over Islamabad any time they like to. Amid such apocalyptical, rather hysterical, statements, president Zardari will be visiting Washington D.C.

The British and American attitudes appear to be out of sync with facts, historical perspective and ground realities. Pakistan is no Somalia. At least 55 per cent of Pakistan’s 170 million- population lives in the most densely populated Punjab province. Population of the Punjab and Sind provinces, together, account for about 85 per cent of Pakistan’s total population. This population is composed of a heavy concentration of urban middle class. There are no signs of talibaanisation of these two provinces. You need a microscope to see infinitesimal minority…

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