Pakistan’s leadership can learn many lessons from Bangladesh’s experience, but the main takeaway should be that Sheikh Hasina prioritized economic growth, which is crucial for both defense and democracy.
People make the profession filthy from the start of Pakistan from the assassination of Liaquat Ali khan to the judicial murder of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Our history is full of political chaos. No one is ready to accept real and natural leadership.
The meltdown of Pakistan’s politics is not a new phenomenon in country’s long political history. There have been multiple instances where institutions failed to resolve political disputes or crises through political means.
The current account deficit is increasing. Due to the low production of wheat crops and products, export is decreasing while imports are increasing. The revenue that’s why does not help to sustain the economy.
Many countries are concerned that this alliance will become a trap for Pakistan, but the reality is that China has repeatedly proven itself to be a reliable ally. Relations between the two countries go beyond the economy.
It appears that there is a diametric change in Pakistan's historical stance on J&K. At the US behest, and at the urging of Saudi Arabia and UAE, Pakistan's new regime has put the J&K Dispute on the back burner.
Both India and Pakistan are trying to adopt the latest military technologies and modernize existing conventional weaponry systems. These disruptive technologies and strategies are true without any doubt a game-changer.
On August 01, 2022, President Biden announced the killing of Al-Qaeda’s leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri in a drone strike. POTUS went further remarking, “Now justice has been delivered, and this terrorist leader is no more.”
Islamic State is an offshoot of a terrorist organization “Al-Qaeda”, primarily their ideology is against the west, and they claim to launch jihad against non-Muslim countries on a global level.
For Biden, the opportunity to take out the world's most wanted terrorist, one of the masterminds of September 11, 2001, attacks, was fraught with the risk of accidentally killing civilians in the Afghan capital.
In recent years, the BLA has gradually changed its attack methodology from attacking Pakistani officials and military forces to attacking foreign institutions and enterprises in Pakistan.
Unless we address this intellectual default, there is little chance of rescuing the economic default. While every government boasts of foreign remittances, it is terrible for the economy in the long run.
