In a nutshell, Pakistan is bursting at its seams. The question is can Pakistan survive as a viable nation-state? Well, the answer to this question depends on many factors. Internal factors that would decide the fate of Pakistan include her distancing itself from the two-nation theory that is the basis of its most negative India-hate narrative. Besides Pakistan will have to decisively reform its army and intelligence institutions and bar them from any interference in public space whether it be political, economic or social.
All military business concerns must be nationalised and then privatised. Disengage with sponsoring terrorism and providing safe havens for foreign terrorists and dismantle its terror infrastructure including training camps and financial assistance. Unless as Maryam Nawaz, the vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz slogan 'Vote ko izzat do" Respect the vote is established as a governing principle of democracy in Pakistan, there will be more chaos which should be a cause of concern for regional peace.
Hence, it will be up to the regional powers, big or small, to join hands in the greater interest of global peace and economic stability to help indigenous freedom movements to help dismember the artificial state of Pakistan. Facebook Twitter Linkedin EMail. Start a Conversation. Follow us on. Currently, the Taliban regime faces the loss of billions of dollars that had been allocated to Afghanistan — from the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the U.
The Taliban cannot simply double its poppy economy — the global market is already saturated with opioids, including synthetic ones. Banning poppy cultivation, to deliver on its promise to make Afghanistan drug free, would be enormously explosive socially.
Even without a ban, the Taliban will struggle to find jobs for the many now-unemployed soldiers of the Afghan security forces whom the United States paid. They melted before the Taliban; but in time they may resort to banditry or be tempted to join old or new militias, if only to get economic rents.
Moreover, outside of the West, only China and the Gulf countries have potentially deep aid pockets for anything beyond humanitarian issues. Iran is bankrupt.
Pakistan has been providing military and intelligence aid, but its own economy hovers in and out of dire straits. Propped up by illicit and informal economies and taking advantage of deep divisions among international actors, brutal regimes can exist for years even with shattered economies — see North Korea , Iran , Venezuela , or Myanmar. Blanket Western sanctions and isolation will only worsen the terrible suffering of the Afghan people.
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Comments 28 Closed. Popular Newest Oldest. Oct 28, am. Haters hope: IK could be scared of consequences, made to give up. Recommend 0. Amin Old Ravian. Hussain your analysis is fair and spot on. What is missing : political legitimacy of his govt.
Remember the RTS breakdown? No PM so far has completed five year term and , given his performance, his chances are worse than ever before.
To weathere the storm he needs to shed his arrogance and defiance and change his mode. F Khan. I hope they do. They are good for India. Very immature people. All PTI voters need to ask themselves what they have done to the country.
At least I am not one of them. The Missing Link. Pakistan and IMF is a never-ending love affair. They may fight, they may disagree. But they will always come back together again and again. Jehanzeb Ahmad. The sooner we can get rid of Ik, the better for the country. Az Iz.
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