You have rightly said that it is the result of faltered courage of our political king pins that we are so much dependent on American aid. Pakistani leadership had made blunders in their policies while dealing America.In past we had been time and again used by American;consider Afghan war with soviets when America made use of Pakistan.
At that critical junture,had we changed our policies and focused towards East instead of West,we should have surfaced as new regional power. But brutal and clumsy policies on the part of our leaders excerbated the situation.
I think siding with Americans after 9/11 was a gross mistake. Pakistan was a sovereign country.It was able to make its own decisions keeping in view geopolitical modalities.

Pakistan bore the brunt of blindly following American policies under the umbrella of war on terror which is actually war for terror.So whats the necessity of time? The current economic recession has shown thatcountry cannot entirely depend on foreign dividends for long. People are dying of hunger.Sky rocketing prices of daily commodities and petrol have buckled the backs of poor to their knees. Multi-pronged strategy is need to be divised in order to effectively tackle the quicksand.

Coming to the problems relating terrorism; Pakistan is left with Hobson,s choice-dialogues with talibans.Instead of being used as American proxy in region, Pakistani leadership must do something constructive and divise development paradigms in tribal areas. Idea of ROZs is good and can be implemented for effective removal of indigence and penury. Pakistan should make it clear to Americans that Safety in Afghanistan is responsibility of NATO and afghan government,not pakistan.After getting rid of terrorism menace, Pakistan can distract itself from Americans.
As for as judicial crisis is concerned, the current rifts in the coalition are the results of conspiracies hatched by presidency and the opposition.Nawaz has rightly articulated the reinstatment of deposed judges without providing safeguards to Musharaf.Zardari who has tend into good stead for Musharaf,should try to foucs the pledges he made with the nation. This well-extolled coalition should not disappoint the people,who are eagerly waiting for Judges restoration........

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