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By T.H Shah
Renowned Lebanese poet Khali Jibran in one of his revolutionary poem Pity the Nation,
says,
Pity the nation that wears a cloth it does not weave, eats a bread it does not harvest,
Pity the nation whose statesman is a fox, whose philosopher is a juggler, and whose art is
the art of patching and mimicking,
Pity the nation divided into fragments, each fragment deeming itself a nation.’
It seems same is the case with Pakistani rulers. In a recent statement of Media Advisor to
President Ms. Ferah Naz Isphaheni has very blatantly misconstrued the repercussions of
drone attacks on the geographical territories of Pakistan, which has claimed numerous
innocent people including women and children. Ms. Farah justified these draconian
American onslaughts on the logic of peace and security of the people along with offering
generous kudos to the financial support by the American administration for countering
terrorist tendencies in Pakistan. Before passing such types of insensitive remarks, Ms.
Farah probably has not taken into account some ponderable points to be deciphered in
wider historical perspectives.
Is the emergence of terrorist groups whether religious or political fanatics on the land of
Pakistan thanks to Islam or closed culture prevalent in many regions of NWFP and
Balochistan?
What been the role of Ex political administration in tackling the terrorist tendencies in
Pakistan?
These simples questions have become riddles in our political culture, and on taking deep
stock of the situation, the injudiciously framed policies of civil and military
administration both in respect of regional and international scenario, has brought such
squalor on the scene. The relations with US administration were developed to further the
interests of the American with absolute imperviousness to the national interest of
Pakistan. To substantiate the fact, take for instance the role of US Administration in East
Pakistan crisis, motivating factors behind Pressler Amendment, Brown Amendment,
American response to Kargil adventure, making hair-splitting on F-16 fighter planes to
Pakistan, likely imprints of American Civil Nuclear deal with India, adoption of
lukewarm attitude towards Kashmir dispute between Pakistan and India, how US
Administration can deal with water crisis between Pakistan and India. These are some of
the most common apparent examples to interpret the implications of future objectives of
American interference in Pakistani affairs. Above all the negative and prejudiced
treatment of US Administration in United Nations over the issues particularly related to
the Muslim world is crystal clear.
Foreign policy is determined to pursue internal and external security and stability of the
state, and one of its strong determinists is economic stability, but distressingly the foreign
policy of Pakistan has never been formulated in consonance with its needs and
requirements. It has always been deprived of the economic factors from the view point of
stability; therefore, the sequel is we are stuck in heavy financial indebtedness. In
American markets, Pakistani exports have been kept to sub-optimal treatment compare to
the Indian. It can be understood by denying to Pakistan the access to free trade to
American markets.
Many critics consider the cold war is over after dissolution of USSR, but it has assumed
another form and now being waged against the Muslim world particularly against the
Pakistan to make it destabilised. The state of Iraq was badly decimated on the false
reports of having WMD, Iran is under American and Israeli anguish and planning is on
the anvil for its annihilation. The Pakistan’s atomic program and its nuclear assets are
major concern to US and Israel.