Comments on: Rocky road

By: Mubeen Alum

Mubeen Alum — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

A goverment should do wateva is right for a country’s economy,health, development, reputation in the world.

By: Nasah (USA)

Nasah (USA) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

As a well wisher of Pakistan may I ask my enemy-obsessed Pakistani friends — how many enemies do you really want around you to really feel insecure — look around your border — East and West North and South — is India your friend — is Afghanistan your friend — is Iran yes Iran with the Jundallah your friend — is wary China your friend with the Singkiang rebels being trained by the Jihadis.

Now you want a friendly America to be your enemy – as well?

By: ahmir

ahmir — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

As a Pakistani living abroad, I whole-heartedly agree. Thank you for your sincere and constructive post…

By: Suprakash

Suprakash — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Only one path to get rid of such situation ..pakistan has to concentrate on democracy…

By: Gamerwamer

Gamerwamer — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The aid that you will get will find its way into the hands of your military and their friends. Nothing will ever reach those for whom the aid was intended.

A society built on fear will never survive. Your army and their friends hold your entire country hostage.

As the “enemy” neighbour, I can only express sympathy and hope that the people of Pakistan will stop falling prey to extermists and their agendas. You have to start with the very basics – education for the maximum possible people and by education, I mean “western” education – the kind that gets jobs anywhere in the world. Education and jobs – especially for women. Your attitudes towards life have to be governed by the principle of economic and social liberty and not by the ideas of the neighborhood religious leader.

I know what I say is futile but I gotta say it

By: tikki

tikki — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

If the aid had been used to address from bottom up rather then top down,I could see the concerns for the common man,but like many said it here,it concerns the top brass because they won’t have millions going into their pockets.It all comes down to pride,which unfortunately our politicians don’t know nothing about.Non of this has anything to do with religion,its greed,simple.Everyone of our politicians are proven and convicted felons who are able to hide behind either the so called immunity or the PPP friendly constitutation.Either way,one one ever knows what to believe or who to trust.They are all full of it.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Blaming the US for Pakistan corruption and dissapearing aid that never makes it to the bottom of Pakistan? Read the article that shows the new missile launch, than read the dozen articles about acid attacks, bombings, and soldiers being hanged. Pakistan’s priorities all seem to be directed at the outside world and not about the tough job of clearing house. If Pakistani’s want their Democracy to work THEY must stand up to there own government and DEMAND better leadership. Not leaders who beat up on America to deflect from the really poor job they have done raising Pakistan up from it’s state of increasing chaos. Ballistic missiles and political drama will not stop home grown terror. Good responsible leadership will. Pakistanis must DEMAND this from there leadership its their right and duty to under a Democratic society.

By: Stanley

Stanley — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

What I feel is that Pakistan is always under impression
That china will help them
In a way not true for these brutal communists will never help
Any one for free
Look so much US has helped Pakistan from decades
I mean the history tells
So don’t bend towards these china men else you will end up
Becoming communists
Their aim is to balance pak with india
That’s all

By: Ashar

Ashar — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Just another Indian joker, aren’t you mate? Almost every European/American/Japanese brand uses Chinese factories/plants to produce products. Chinese products are available in different qualities where the lowest quality would rival the best that India can produce while the best would rival anything that is made in Japan/US or Europe!

By: Ashar

Ashar — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I wonder what the reaction of our FRIEND the USA would have been, had the situation at Salala been reversed. I wonder if our FRIEND would have been as composed as Pakistan if we had attacked and killed 30 of their soldiers. And in any case, shouldn’t friends treat each other with respect and seek apology when mistakes are made? Especially, mistakes, of this magnitude.

I have often wondered if it is the US that needs us more or we need them. The answer is not clear but the fact that this friendship has been one sided for a very long time is crystal clear. While we have sacrificed over 40,000 lives on this terror war of our FRIEND and suffered losses in excess of US$80 Billion, despite all this we are labelled as the bad guys in our friends Press daily. There is no praise, no grief, no support. We are crumbling under international debt because of our friend’s direct and indirect interference in our internal and external matters, we are facing a suicide bomb attack every 3 days and we are short of power, water and critical resources yet our Powerful and Resourceful friend even withholds payments for services rendered.

I believe the friendship of the US has cost us more then we can bear, we may not be worse off under the shadow of her enmity. I propose we start shooting drones down and if they send in fighter jets then we should take out the airfields where they take off from…..what is the point of dying this slow death, lets see how far the US is willing to go.

Matter of fact, we should arm the Talibaan, who are not the enemies of the US as US has openly declared, with anti Armour and Anti Aircraft weapons and see how long the US survives in Afghanistan! Your progress in Afghanistan has been through our good graces, otherwise you would have been humiliated worse then the Soviets!