NRO and Aftermath of 2008 elections

By Bader Al Hussain

Today, undoubtedly Pakistan is going through abominable and atrocious times with its economy growing at the lowest rate in the region, terrorism engulfing major areas of Pakistan and the morale, dignity and respect of Pakistan armed forces is all-time low since 1971.

Under these tiring times 2008 elections has blessed this country with the most corrupt government since its inception. The government which came into power through NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance) that was formulated by USA and some elements of establishment; hence, there should be no diffidence that the elections were engineered as 45.67% of the votes were bogus according to The Supreme court of Pakistan.

Thus, these fictitious elections were held with the purpose to elect subservient government, in which nearly every party is in power, to pursue Musharraf’s policies that were pro-American and perfidious to Pakistan.

As a result of this inept and lethargic government, law and order situation in the country has only gone worse as number of terrorists attacks are increasing year by year.  Some of these attacks are in response of drones’ attacks which has claimed numerous innocent lives, Prime minister on one hand term such actions as “counter-productive” but tacitly has granted USA a permission to carry on with these attacks.

According to Obama’s War, a book written by an American investigative journalist, wrote; “Kill the seniors,” Zardari said. “Collateral damage worries you Americans. It does not worry me.”; Reporting this startling statement. If our President says such words about killing of his fellow citizens by a foreign force then God knows what would happen to this country.

As far as economy is concerned, it is in nosedive situation since the People’s party (PPP) government has taken over. If we take a look at past three governments of PPP, economy had always in peril even during Bhutto’s era. But now it has gone bummer, the inflation rate has never been in double digit for three years consecutively, in a history of Pakistan. Moreover, Pakistan has borrowed more money in 3 years from international multilateral institutions, than it has since its inception. 

Public enterprises are being plundered by various incompetent cronies of the government. Recently an opinionated article was written by Harris Khalique in “The news”, which clearly shows the mockery of merit in state institutions. In addition to that, due to maladroit behavior towards state owned enterprises, today these corporations are occurring more than 300 billion loss to national treasury which is in a way bleeding the Pakistan’s economy.

In conclusion, after three years today, Pakistan does not have full time foreign minister. Other federal and state ministers are in utter state of torpor, marauding as much as possible, building stock of worriment for abutting government.

The writer is currently a student at NBS