Before stating what I want to state in the next paragraphs, I want to make it clear that, I have never been much of an enthusiastic about democracy in Pakistan, because of queer mindset of Pakistani people, which is suitable for anything but democratic norms. We Pakistanis in general love to blindly follow one strongman, in every walk of our life, which is highly pronounced in our corporate world besides our political world, whether that strongman is right or wrong, whether he (and sometimes she) has any capacity to think properly or not, so long as he/she is wielding power. Having said so, however, I could never compromise with the event of pervez musharraf’s breaking into power, and pak army’s providing all support in this ‘dacoity’. (What a scene it was to see that the ‘ghazis” and ‘mujahids” crossing over closed gates of government buildings on the call of national duty!). musharraf has given a new political philosophy, unprecedented anywhere in the world, any time in the history (a super active president in a parliamentary democracy, acting as an army chief and a political party at the same time) which is being meticulously followed by his follower in president house.
Having said so, now I wish to come to my main point.
Pakistan has passed a little more than six decades of its independent life. Out of this six decades, 50% or about 30 years have been passed under army rule, and remaining 50% or a little more than 30 years have been passed under civilian rule. In thirty years under the army rule, only 4 dictators ruled this country, while in another 30 years of civilian rule God knows how many people tried to rule this country.
In such a situation, the civilians having equal times and opportunities, the claims that these people or the (so-called) ‘democratic elements’ could not get enough time to settle themselves on the saddle of power and authority, could not learn the fineness of ruling and administration, could not find opportunities (God knows why!) to implement their manifesto and plan and blah-blah don’t hold any water.
In these days, there is no dearth of people dogmatizing and theorizing Pakistan’s political predicaments. Hordes of people like news analysts, commentators and news anchors on TV channels, though lamenting on failures of political elements, yet are giving quite a lot of undue leverage to this elements for not having and getting enough opportunities to refine themselves for arts and science of statecraft and running of civil/government administration. I think, and I request them to please change their ideas and ideals, and accept the fact that, the civilian element of the country is not yet geared up for running a state! This element has got enough time, equal to the time gotten by the army, but has conveniently failed to establish themselves as deliverer.
The news analysts, news commentators and assorted sort of TV anchors should realize and wholeheartedly
accept that, this nation is not mentally made for democratic norms, rules and practices. It is not die-cast for democratic procedures. This nation doesn’t also have enough education and reading (mutala’a) about socio-econo-political matters of a state. Even our blabbering news people lack in proper knowledge about democratic definitions.
So, there should be something which is suitable for our psyche, which can be practicable and applicable in Pakistan’s tribal and feudal contour, as well as Pakistani people’s liking for a dictatorial strongman at the top. There should of course be a process, so that no Zardaris could reach to the top.
I for one don’t at all understand, why presidential form of government is not adopted in Pakistan.
- Sayef Hussain
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