Pakistan is Definitely not Tunisia

[Fuhrer]

Salam ever1... With due respect, for all of my seniors here, I am presenting my article which I wrote on Feb 2/2011. I m a student, have just completed my Fsc and now studying LAW and Im sure that im the youngest 1 in this forum... So plz read my article and reply with corrections and suggestions.



Pakistan, Is definitely not Tunisia!!!


During World War I, in 1917, Russia hit with serious economic crisis and major military setbacks which left much of the military and public in state of mutiny. Russians were divided among several groups on basis of status. The ruling class (The Tsar regime) completely exploited the working class. Workers got inadequate salaries even when many of them worked for 10-12 hours a day, moreover, they were not allowed to protest. (During a protest in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg) in 1905, hundreds of unarmed peasants were shot down by the orders of king). Growth of political consciousness, impact of radical and innovative ideas and inefficient system of government raised uncertainty and disbelieve among people. Tsars ruled Russia for 350 years and present ruler Nicholas II was blamed for corruption, obsolete government policies that brought in the economic disaster, wide spread inflation and food shortages coupled up with revolutionary ideas took a serious turn and led Russia in revolution, in February and October 1917. Starving and oppressed people attacked the Royal Palace and formed their own government which was later replaced by “Bolshevik government” under Vladimir Lenin. For a short time, I’ll put away this story and turn towards Tunisia.

Tunisia got independence from France in 1956. In 1987, Zain Ul Abideen Ben Ali became its 2nd President. He was a moderate ruler and gradually started transforming Tunisia in western model, completely liberalizing the society. He prohibited “Scarf” in Tunisia. Police was ordered to snatch off, if an woman/girl is taking the scarf or any kind of “Hijaab”. He was about to ban “Fasting” to keep the restaurants and hotels open for foreign tourists in month of Ramazan. He had absolute control over the whole society with the help of military, judiciary and secret police until January 2011 when people of Tunisia finally stood against his autocratic rule and he managed to run away.

Now if we compare Pakistan with Russia of 1917, though an aged example as a matter of fact but is still tremendous to quote, and Tunisia of 2010, the situation for the “change” in Pakistan seems perfectly in position. All the ingredients needed to move a revolution are abundant, frustration, inflation, economic instability, unemployment and administrative indifference and insensitivity of government. It seems that it could be any minute that the boiling magma will explode and burn everything that comes in its way. But inconsistent and unpredictable nature of Pakistani people force me to think that is it a “Gathering storm” or just lather of ocean??.
In mid 1968, when people were outraged of Ayub’s dictatorship, an incident happened that stimulated the main stream of revolt. A student of Poly technical institute Rawalpindi was shot down by police during a procession. This caused a wave of open resentment among people and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto with the back up of furious public, pulled the dictatorship of Ayub Khan, down the street and he finally resigned.
Then again in case of judicial restoration, in 2007, the spirit of people has shown that a revolution like in Tunisia, can also hit Pakistan.

Analyzing the scenario of Pakistan in 2011, if I talk about” Morality” and “Leadership”, the two distinct features of any uprising. Morality however, is unfortunately at its minima. Pakistani Muslims, having the lowest level of “Emaan” can barely move a revolutionary movement on their own, without a strong Leader, Like Russians had “Vladimir Lenin”, we had a leader like Bhutto in 1968 and CJ Iftakhar Muhammad Chaudhary in 2007. But now, to be vary realistic, unluckily we don’t have worthy leadership which could actually be called as “Devoted, Faithful and Loyal”.

In Tunisia, suicide of 3 boys with 9.3% of country’s unemployment level brought the nation on streets. Where as in Pakistan in 2010, round about 1400 citizens commit suicide with the unemployment rate of 15%. Pakistan is the 12th most expensive country of the world, its inflation is 14.2% (Inflation rate of Tunisia is 13%) and we still couldn’t make it…. Really, Pakistan is not Tunisia.

One thing is certain, along with strong ethical support; we desperately need a loyal and devoted leadership, something that Pakistanis always needed the most.

And if then, somehow, Pakistanis still manage to bring this “ideal revolution” and its fire broke out, it will put the whole government machinery ablaze. They will put down and throw off the suppression, despotism and tyranny of the “White collar”, the ruling class, the political administration which is being fed on wages of poor. They would drag the corpse of politicians like that in Tunisia, who wear suits worth 10-12 lacks when the children of their country die from starvation, And when the country is suffering its biggest economical disaster and is at the peak of inflation.

The poor community of Pakistan, who do not possess any thing except their faith in ALLAH, would not be able stand this situation any longer,
And until then,
Good Luck to
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani who says:

“Pakistan is not Tunisia”., ., .,

Malik Abdur Rerhman.

[Pakistan Zindabaad]

Good effort !
Alhumd o Lillah,Now the youth of my country are well aware & well informed.


People of Middle East are revolting against their dictators & demanding democratic rights.

In Bahrain, Saudi Arabia & Yemen these dictators are trying to use sectarianism as weapon.

similarly,politicians & religious groups in Pakistan exploit the people of Pakistan in the name of region & religion to protect their own interests.

But the Youth of Pakistan is now realizing their wicked tactics of " Divide & Rule".
Inshah Allah! this youth will revolutionized the whole society.

[aphrodite]

Good attempt. Youve got ur facts straight, and are well-informed. Thinking pattern is also nice. Just need to work a little bit on grouping like points together, writing style and maybe 5 % on grammar, all of which comes from more and diverse reading. Rest is good

Didnt know someone could be fan of the Fuhrer tool

[Ahmed_2007_Cool]

Well said, Fuhrer.

It's true that Pakistan is not Tunisia. Tunisia is much better off - their GDP per capita is almost four times our own, their crime-rate is a mere 10% of ours (if not lesser), there is no terrorism or extremism there, no Mullahism, the army stays in the barracks where it belongs and Tunisian nationals are not involved in human, drug and weapons smuggling like our Pakistani brethren.


Furthermore, in Tunisia, it was apparent that if a dictatorial president were to be removed, a popular democratic system would take hold.

However, in Pakistan, this farce - this semblance of democracy - ensures that the common man believes that he lives in a free society. Our foreign policy, defense policy and major political decisions are made in the GHQ, the HQ of the ISI and the White House. Our parliamentarians vote on issues of relative importance only. According to a Wikileaks report, the DG of the ISI as well as representatives of the Bush regime 'approved' Benazir's coming into power after they all agreed it was time for Musharraf to go.

Noam Chomsky, in his book Hegemony or Survival, writes that the US supports dictators and when they become weak, it supports the democratic process only if the most popular substitute would be pro-American. When the new faces come up, the people vote, yes, but the old policies continue. Case in point - Musharraf's exit and the entrance of the PPP-led coalition in 2008. This current government is politically and economically following the same policy of the Musharraf regime. The people voted, the faces changed and everything else remained the same. If this is not a farce then I don't know what is.

In fact, this dictatorship of the military-mullah-wadera-establishment is the reason why there is so much frustration in the country in the sense that the actions of the apparently democratic rulers are way out of sync with the wishes of the people. This is the perfect setup - the perfect crime. The victim does not even know that he is being wronged.

[Fuhrer]

Thank U all.!!!! Thank u very much for a warm motivation.. ...

@ aphrodite Im working on it, INSHA ALLAH i'll cover these slots up!!!