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THE REVOLUTIONS in the Arab streets, whatever their individual outcomes, have already overturned the dominant assumption of global geopolitics

Pakistan’s national interests have always been subservient to the Western interests.  Throughout Pakistan’s history, most governments have been imposed by outside forces.  A glaring example has been, the unelected, imported premiership of Mr.Moeen Qureshi. On May 26, 1993, the Supreme Court of Pakistan declared the Presidential Order of the Assemblies’ dissolution as unconstitutional and ruled for restoring the Nawaz Government and the National Assembly. However, because of the serious differences between the President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and the Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, both resigned from their offices on July 18, 1993, along with the dissolution of the Central and Provincial Assemblies.

Moin Qureshi, a top World Bank official, was appointed as the Caretaker Prime Minister and Ghulam Ishaq Khan was appointed as the caretaker President. At the time of his appointment, Moin Qureshi was totally unknown in Pakistan. Therefore, Pakistan has forever remained a fiefdom of outside forces throughout, its checkered history.  Outside powers impose governments, from dictatorships to the socalled “peoples” government, to suit their needs. Nationalists leaders are eliminated by fair means or foul, a la Benazir Bhutto. Crooks and lechers like Zardari, are brought in to rule the roost. They blackmail the nation with frequent threats of secessation of their province. Their ace card is to keep the people of their province in abject poverty, exploitation and the define the cause as Panjab’s hegemony.  Sindhis, like Bhuttos and Zardari, Balochis, Sardars like Mengal and Marri, and Pushtuns like the Wali Khan family, keep the Sword of Democles of Seccession Hanging over Pakistan’s Nation Integrity. Although, none of these forces, ever, fought for the foundational independence of Pakistan. But, they are there to accummulate enormous amount of wealth and landed property, at home and abroad, at the expense of the 170 million people of Pakistan. These waderas, zamindars, and industrialists, least care about the welfare of an average Pakistani. Pakistan is used like a “kept woman” of Western nations. It is pimped by the coterie of individuals and families with familiar names like the Sardars, the Multani Pirs and Makhdooms, the Legharis, the Mazaris, the Waiachs, the Sharifs, the Gujrati Chaudries, the Sindhi Bhuttos, and a host of others, who pass through the corridors of power through a revolving door.  The current spate of “leaders,” are no different. People like Nawaz Sharif and Zardari, are making hay while the sunshines.  Their progeny like Bilawal, Sanam, Hamza, and the younger Gilani, are all waiting in the wings, to take over, Abajee’s mantle. These exploiters have palatial properties from French Rivera to Kensington Place.

In light of such leadership. we predict that the interest of a Superpower, will be obsequiesly served and Raymond Davis, the Killer-Spy will be set free on one pretext or another. Pakistani people will be served some opiate to calm their nerves and the beat will go on…that is the unfortunate history of our hapless nation.

Three years ago when Newsweek described Pakistan as the most dangerous place on earth

Pakistanis have undergone the worst kind of economic, political, psychological, and social hardship.  Newsweek has called, Pakistanis,

From his weekly perch at CNN, Fareed Zakaria, speculated last Sunday (or the Sunday before) whether George Bush could take credit for the events that were unfolding in Tunisia, whether this was the late fruit of the neoconservative project to bring