Enough has been written and said to drive home the point that Pakistan is facing issues that need to be addressed urgently. This action is necessary to dispel the impression that Pakistan is dysfunctional and incapable of resolving the threats it faces and is likely to face in the future. Even if policy makers disagree with these perceptions the fact is that a country with nuclear weapons simply cannot have an image that projects it as dysfunctional and beset with issues that can have far reaching implications. Most recently President Obama called Pakistan dysfunctional and since then there have been events that have been highlighted in the media mostly in negative terms. In spite of the gravity of the situation the leadership is being seen as mired in petty squabbles and trivial issues with hackneyed and insipid responses to significant events.
Thursday 23 June 2016
Facing Realities
Enough has been written and said to drive home the point that Pakistan is facing issues that need to be addressed urgently. This action is necessary to dispel the impression that Pakistan is dysfunctional and incapable of resolving the threats it faces and is likely to face in the future. Even if policy makers disagree with these perceptions the fact is that a country with nuclear weapons simply cannot have an image that projects it as dysfunctional and beset with issues that can have far reaching implications. Most recently President Obama called Pakistan dysfunctional and since then there have been events that have been highlighted in the media mostly in negative terms. In spite of the gravity of the situation the leadership is being seen as mired in petty squabbles and trivial issues with hackneyed and insipid responses to significant events.
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