Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Does Pakistan's future lie in the hands of youth?

For quite sometime, I see newspapers are filled with photographs of students fighting against oppression throughout the world. Let it be against global warming, WTO, WEF ,G-8 or the Orange Revolution in Ukraine. It seems this virus has flown from Europe and landed in the Indian Subcontinent these days. In India, Rahul Gandhi's popularity levels have risen so rapidly that in the coming future his name would have flooded the households throughout the country. Keeping Pakistan in view, names of Bilawal Bhutto, Fatima Bhutto and Bilal Musharaf are being heard quite often these days. Even Shahbaz Sharif's son is heard quite alot of times in newspapers and on TV.
Are these people are going to represent the youth ? Can they lead Pakistan into prosperity ?
Firstly, Bilawal and Fatima Bhutto come from the Bhutto legacy which proves they must be having the 'germs' to jump into politics. They belong to the the third generation of the Bhutto clan which transmits a thought into the minds of the common people that they might turn out to be great leaders in the future. The calmness and straight fowardness found in their personalities along with their educational qualifications grabs attention of Pakistanis around.
Moreover, some what same spirit can be found in the son of Pervaiz Musharaf. Recently, I read in a newspaper about a letter he wrote where he defended his father's military coup and policies quite well. While, Shahbaz's son has been very vocal throughout the period when his father and uncle were spending time in exile.
But will they bring a change to this type of politics or will continue cleaning their dirty linen in public like their elders did at times is the question floating in everyone's mind. If they quarantine the present system of politics, they will add fuel to fire-the 'fire' of economic growth which will reach unprecedented heights. This fire of prosperity would run throughout the country like a wildfire does destroying corruption, political victimisation and poverty. Thus, creating barren land where the seeds of equality, independence, justice, honesty and peace could be sowed. If they dont quarantine the current system of politics, this cruel and evil system will erase the name of 'Pakistan' from the map of the world.
God willingly, more young blood will join politics soon so that they could police this politics which has become criminal and lost its path. With God's grace we as a nation are still surviving, but if this 'misnagement of public' sentiments' carries on it will lead us to a path where in the end we will sink into quicksand- a miracle only and only could save us from there. Hurry up before its too late !

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