PAKISTAN —-AN INDIGENOUS DEMOCRACY

In Pakistan they talk about democracy with much fanfare. Today the whole Western world and America are upset due to the suspension of democracy in Pakistan and they are worried as to when democracy will be revived. Not a single country has pointed out that the looted wealth stashed in the foreign banks by corrupt politicians, industrialists and bureaucrats should be returned to Pakistan. Our politicians and other corrupt people have concealed their ill-gotten wealth in America and European countries. All these countries are supporting the thieves instead of asking them to return the wealth to Pakistan. This proves that the system of government which the Western countries want to foist on Pakistan in the name of democracy is not the real democracy. Rather this system has been enforced in this country
by them so that the corrupt people could deposit their ill-gotten wealth in their banks. In fact they want to build their economy on strong grounds by using this wealth and the people of Pakistan are under debt of all these countries and are suffering at the hands of bad economy.

The Pakistanis living abroad always wish that the conditions of Pakistan become favourable so that they could shift to Pakistan with their families and business. I want this too. My Japanese wife, my in laws and children so much like Pakistan that they are thinking of living in Pakistan. But as soon as I come to Pakistan I am swarmed by relatives and a large circle of friends and acquaintances with requests and applications that I should help their sons or brothers settle in Japan. In reply to this I appeal to the whole Pakistani nation to help in letting me and my family come to Pakistan for settling there. We love Pakistan so much that perhaps those living in Pakistan would not be loving their country that much. I have studied the reason for this very carefully and have found out that we Pakistanis are naive and loving people. What we need here are the basic facilities.

1. There should be an education system in Pakistan in which the poor and rich should be able to receive education on the basis of their capability and merit. Which means that the fee should not be exorbitant but the educational institutions should be credible.

2. The economy of the country is brought back on right footings.

3. The law enforcing agencies should be trustworthy and each person’s life and property are secure.

If these three things are set right then Pakistan can become an exemplary country for any citizen of the world. In Pakistan the first step for local or indigenous democracy ( not Western democracy) is strongly adhering to the string of Almighty God and adopting the principles laid down by the holy Prophet(PBUH) for political mode of life. We are fully acquainted with these principles and feel spiritual contentment by practising them. In fact neither any other system or philosophy gives us satisfaction nor can we run any other system in the most appropriate manner. Therefore whenever we shall talk about these things the discussion will begin with the need for adhering to the string of God strongly.

I am neither a religious leader nor a politician nor a highly educated philosopher. I am an ordinary citizen of Pakistan with average education Whenever I encounter any difficulty or confusion I ponder over the matter thoroughly. I look at every aspect of the problem and ultimately turn to Almighty God for help. Please believe me he solves all my difficulties. Because I am myself attached to the string of God I am trying to make my Pakistani brothers understand its implications. The purpose is that they should adhere strongly to the string of God and then to derive benefit from this support is the personal act of the individual. In it no one has his own discretion.

If we look at the continuity of history we find that billions of years have passed since the creation of universe but the history of morality and consciousness which is preserved in the libraries is not so old. Only four thousand years ago the man attained wisdom and after developing for two thousand years he has reached the present stage. It is then that we developed capability of recording our history. After six hundred years of Jesus Christ our Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) arrived. Before him many prophets came and all of them gave lessons for reforming the human being and stressed for adhering to the string of God. The crisis of morality and character always exists in this world and it is God who helps and leads in solving it. And it is by catching the string of God that we can hope for emancipating ourselves and other smaller things. One who does not adhere to this string in fact exists in vacuum.