Pakistan beyond a failed state.
It is called the crises state. But it is better to
define as a failed state. As a condition of state collapse, a state that can no
longer perform its basic security and development functions and has no
effective control over its territory and borders. The index ranks are based on
12 indicators of state vulnerability, for social two economic and six
political.
The demographic pressures, including pressures
deriving from high population density relative to food supply, massive movement
of refugees and internally displaced people and forced uprooting of large communities
as a result of random or targeted violence and repression. A legacy of
vengeance seeking group grievance. Base on recent or past injustices, this
could date back centuries, including atrocities committed with impunity against
communal groups and or specific groups singled out by state authorities or by
dominant groups. Chronic and sustained human flight both the brain drain of
professionals and intellectuals. Political dissidents and voluntary emigration
of the middle class. Growth of exile/ expat communities are also used as part
of this indicator.
Some more political indicators represent the
security apparatus as a state with a state an emergence of state sponsored or
state supported private militias that terrorism political opponents rise of factionalized
elites, a fragmentation of ruling elites and state institutions along group
lines used of aggressive nationalistic rhetoric by ruling elites and finally
intervention of other states military or affairs at risky by outside armies and
states. The characterization of Pakistan as ingrained in popular discourse that
its mention is often taken as a given and barely raises an y eyebrow.
It is certainly
a cause for concern to be ranked as the only country in the subcontinent in the
high risk category where all other in that bracket, apart from northern neighbor
Afghanistan are either in Africa or the Middle East.
Pakistan is the fifth most populous country in the
world and one of a handful of nations possessing nuclear weapons. Whether it is
deemed to have failed is debated across the globe. While Pakistan is wracked
with problems of militancy, social inequality, environmental degradation and
bureaucratic incompetence, it is still in most parts a functioning society
where millions of people manage to live, work and raise families with a
reasonable degree of stability and security.
There are however cadres of professionals workers
working enthusiastically towards significant progress even in this
unsatisfactory situation and life goes on more or less normally in Pakistan. It
is undoubtedly driven by patriotism, which runs deep despite the nation’s divisions.
That is why it is object that whenever it hears Pakistan referred to as a
failed state. So long as Pakistani society remains strong and provides some inbuilt
guarantees, Pakistan will not become a failed state. The situation is no doubt
difficult but matters are gradually improving.
Now Pakistan is working responsibly with the international
community, Freeing policy is shaped so as to get necessary benefits from allies
and friends of Pakistan through trade and commerce while participating in
international forums. We still have many priorities but the chief thrust can be
summarized as the following priority order: elimination of fundamentalism and
terrorism, with restoration of law and order. There should be a major thrust at
real, non ideological education through better institutions, serious focus on
rural development, lack of which still incapacities the nation and remodeling
of our foreign policy with due civilian control, including proper checks and
balances. There must be thrust on public health including elimination of
preventable diseases such as polio. Development of public infrastructure such
as power, water and non –urban roads, development of trade, commerce, tourism
and even heavy industry, which we mostly lack so far, are the needs of today.
In sum despite our problems Pakistan is certainly
not a failed state. Pakistan still has a significant presence in software,
banking, electronic media and crafts markets. Our universities have produced
good professionals working domestically and abroad. We have a functioning
democracy and judiciary. We have rapidly rising public awareness for a need to
change. We have proved the prophets of doom false and can proudly look forward
to a proud and elite nationhood.
