 While the Government is confronted with host of emergent problems relating to restive Balochistan, suicide bombing, political tug-of-war, it has not put Pakistan’s fault lines in the backburners - economic development, abject poverty, water concerns, urbanization, environmental hazards. In fact, demographists and economists have established a causal relationship between over-population and scarcity of resources like water, poverty, environmental pollutions, etc. Over-population is generally termed as "causes de jour". The unabated population growth is causing a catastrophic strain on surging economy of Pakistan. No one can deny that achieving desirable rates of population growth could be an important factor in bringing sustainability of resources and averting energy problems. Pakistan is confronted with a horrendous problem of over population.
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 Ordinary Pakistanis after having been thoroughly disillusioned with feudal lords, dictators, politician and agencies, have now pinned their hopes on mass Media. They believe this powerful tool will somehow reform Pakistan. The ruling elite will be forced to abandon their malpractices, governance will improve leading to better times for the downtrodden masses. When personalities like Chief justice of Pakistan and Imran khan advocate that media is bringing peaceful revolution by enhancing the awareness level of common citizen, and ultimately reforming the society, one ought to listen. I only wish they are not hoping against hope. There is no denying the fact that media is powerful tool and has great potential to bring change but will it ever stand for truth, justice and dignity for the poor masses? In my humble opinion, the chances are slim. I will support my contention in succeeding paras.
Monday, 15 February 2010 01:46
Mahboob A. Khawaja, Ph.D.
Pakistan Today
 MTT - Pakistan - Pakistani President Mr. Asif Ali Zardari with Moulana Fazal ur Rahman and Mr. Nawaz Sharif. “Nations are built by proactive visionary intellectuals and leaders, not by military dictators and bootlickers’ neo-colonial politicians pursuing egoistic agendas.”
Pakistan desperately needs a non-partisan government of national unity replacing the corrupt and illegitimate Zardari gang, a new proactive educated and intelligent leadership aiming at restoration of the domestic political harmony and social normalcy, ceasing the confrontational strategy in North Waziristan and demanding immediate withdrawal of the American and British troops from Afghanistan.
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 The custodians of law and interpreters of the sacred document titled constitution turned into an unruly crowd the other day in Lahore to press the court for bypassing the legal process and release their cohort lawyer accused of torturing to death a domestic servant 12 years old girl. About 300 lawyers held a raucous demonstration in front of the court, raised questionable slogans incongruent with the dignity of their profession and demanded circumvention of the judicial hearing. Such bandit lawyers have no right to be in the legal profession because by a roguish behavior they have forfeited their right to be on the right side of the justice. These vulgar guys should be debarred from taking part in the legal practice and their licenses cancelled.
Thursday, 07 January 2010 02:07
Mahboob A. Khawaja, Ph.D.
Pakistan Today
Pakistan bears the hallmarks of the US-British roadmap for Iraq with massive killings of the civilian population, destruction of its socio-economic infrastructure as the foreign implanted leaders have adequate share of their fortunes for looting its irreplaceable natural wealth, time, human and economic resources. Dean Nelson of the UK Telegraph (October 07, 2009), made a pinching observation and asked: “Has Pakistan lost its honour?” The article referred to Dr. AK Khan’s much appraised Urdu write up “Ghairat” – honor a reflection on the current bloody affairs of the nation. Could any official of the ruling clan dare to answer that question? Ordinary folks believe that General Pervaiz Musharaf, late Miss Bhutto and Zardari have sold the country to foreign interests to maintain their own relevance and foreign bank balances. To entertain the anti-Islamic Washington-based lobbyists, America carries out its own attacks on the civilian population inside Pakistan. In clear violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and international law, the daily American predator drone attacks kill innocent people in South Waziristan but no one can dare to question the might of the US control over Pakistan’s internal affairs. President Obama talks about peace and harmony with the Muslim world as face lifting postulation to shield the American worldwide moral, political and financial bankruptcy but appears determined to send more troops to Afghanistan to increase the deaths and destruction of the war torn country. He and his advisors never been to a war front but want to fight new wars against Muslims.
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