The most daunting challenge faced by the country is how it can move forward and regain its prestige in the world, how to build the confidence of the foreign investors to invest in Pakistan in the projects that can help to explore more oil and gas reserves and produce power.
The demand of natural gas and electricity is going to increase at least by 10 percent every year. Therefore, a huge investment is required to make available natural gas to meet the domestic, commercial and industrial demand. How can we settle the circular debt that has brought the electricity production down? People have to live without electricity for 12-18 hours a day.
How can we eradicate the menace of terrorism and sectarianism which are shaking the very foundation of the country?
The periodic strains in civil-military and civil-judiciary relationship have increased the suffering of the ordinary people, and diverted the attention from vital issue faced by the country. Unfortunately, our military and our politicians have been at loggerheads with each other since the first martial law was imposed in 1958.
Neither the political nor the army leadership has succeeded in evolving common goals and ideology that could unite the people. A desperate urge for change is therefore in the air. Can and how it will be brought about is anybody’s guess?
The clear and present threat to our nation is the confusion that prevails. We neither own a capitalist nor a socialist nor an Islamic economic system.
Our political leaders cry hoarse shouting slogans in favour of democracy but none of them implement the same within their own political parties.
Our nation’s destiny is in the hands of those who are only interested in self-glorification and in making money by using their positions of authority. How long the country can survive without any direction?
S T HUSSAIN
Lahore
