Past 65 years of Pakistan’s history show that periods of army rule and civilian rule alternated with calls for more democracy. People distributed sweetmeats with every change. So-called democratic govts got dismissed with similar charges of corruption and misgovernance. Dictators planned to wear a thin veneer of democracy by collating with political parties with the majority ruled as the dictators pleased. The hallow of kingship that we inherited at independence has never lost its lustre and always hung around necks of rulers that behaved like rulers from a dynasty with absolute powers. The condition of masses kept on deteriorating with each tenure of the govt. We saw rulers in the shape of Amir-ul-Momineen and proverbial gurus with pir like charismas. The people are treated like flocks of sheep and goats for votes only with promises of better life for them that ends in a mirage later on with poverty level increasing each time. Unless and until we return to pristine purity of Islam, there appears to be no hope for the nation to stand as a beacon of hope for the masses.
DR MUHAMMAD YAQOOB BHATTI
Lahore
