3. MAIN PROBLEMS OF PAKISTAN
AND THEIR SOLUTIIONS:
Pakistan has three main problems
1. Political parties
2. Religious Sectaraianism
3. Provinces
The solution to the main three problems of Pakistan is,
1. No political parties and no party flags, Just one Party and
one flag, that of Pakistan
2. No Religious sectarianism and end of Mulla's 'theka' of
Islam
3. No provinces or Provincial assemblies or MPAs, instead
administrative divisions may they be 20 or 30.
4. 1. SOCIOECONOMIC PROBLEMS
Even after decades of existence there is no equal
distribution of wealth and resources. Pakistan remains
a feudal society where 90% of its wealth is owned by
10% of people. Industrialization has suffered because
of the unpredictable economy and politics.
6. 2. EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS
Rather than increasing, in the last sixty years, the
literacy rate has decreased as the schools have not kept
up with the population explosion. Sadly, most people
in the villages cannot read or write. There is no
national standardized educational system. Because of
the large number of children, many poor parents, who
do not practice family planning, send their children to
madrassas, religious schools, as they get free food and
shelter in those institutions
7. 3. HEALTH CARE PROBLEMS
While many Pakistanis suffer from physical and
emotional problems, there is no adequate health care
system in place. Many pregnant women remain
anemic and there is a high infant mortality rate.
Children still suffer from malnutrition because of
pervasive poverty.
8. 4. RELIGIOUS PROBLEMS
Because of religious teachings in the families, schools
and communities, many Pakistanis have grown with a
religious rather than a secular world view. This trend
intensified when Pakistan transformed into Islamic
Republic of Pakistan
9. 5. IDENTITY PROBLEMS
There was a time when some of my Pukhtoon friends
used to say that they have been Pathans for 5000
years, Muslims for 1500 years and Pakistanis for 50
years, but the identity of Pakistanis has changed over
the decades. There are many Pakistanis who identify
with Arab and Muslim culture far more than their own
ethnic and native culture
10. 6. POLITICAL PROBLEMS
It is unfortunate that after all these years an autocratic
political system prevails in Pakistan. People are more
familiar with army generals and dictators than
democratic minded political leaders. Democracy has
not thrived in Pakistan since many religious leaders
consider it a Western and un-Islamic system
11. 7. HUMAN RIGHTS PROBLEMS
Pakistanis have suffered for decades because their
human rights have not been protected in the
communities as well the courts. Whether they are
women or children, Ahmedis or Christians, Shiites or
atheists, the rights of minorities are always threatened.
The Pakistani Constitution does not ensure equal
rights and privileges to all citizens.
12. FUTURE OF PAKISTAN
In the next few years Pakistanis need to make many
significant choices otherwise international powers
might dictate certain decisions as they see Pakistan as
a failed state that exports “terrorists” and having
nuclear weapons, has become a threat to world peace.
14. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
While I am discussing the unresolved problems of
Pakistan, I am also reflecting upon the possible solutions.
In this introductory article I can only enlist the solutions as
each of them is deserving of a detailed discussion. For
Pakistanis to make sure that Pakistan not only survives but
also grows and thrives and joins the modern world by
becoming a progressive and democratic state, they need to
take following steps:
1. The gap between the rich and the poor has to decrease.
2. The curriculum of schools need to be reviewed so that
children can receive scientific and secular education in
their mother tongue. In addition, they need to develop
critical and creative thinking.
3. Health care education and free health care needs to be
provided to all citizens.
15. 4. The Pakistani Constitution has to become secular and
humanistic so that all citizens, especially women and minorities
have equal rights and the blasphemy law is abolished.
5. Pakistanis need to become aware of their own cultural
traditions and Asian identity rather than primarily identifying
with a Middle Eastern identity.
6. All political parties need to present their 5 to 10 year plan to
deal with serious economic, religious and social problems so that
people know which party will serve them the best.
7. All political parties and citizens need to make sure that army
officers stay in the army barracks and not take over the
parliament in the future.
For some people it might seem like a dream but all nations have
to dream before the dream comes true. If Pakistanis did not
fulfill that dream, I am afraid their dream might turn into a
violent nightmare in the not so distant future.
