Post-Musharaff Pakistan

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It is ironic that even many of Pakistan's best educated persons have a rather confused view of the future. A survey was carried out sometime back by a US-based research group. They put their question among a large number of well-educated Pakistanis about what force or philosophy should guide developments in their country. The respondents to this question were expected to say that they wanted modern education, science and technology, good governmental policies, etc., to be the guiding factors. But instead, they overwhelmingly expressed the opinion that they considered 'Islam, or to be more specific, application of Islam as the cure for all the ills that Pakistan was facing.'
So, the biggest problem in Pakistan stems from its population not having clear visions about what they want. There is probably a better view of the future but the ones having such a view are in the minority.

Nizamuddin Quashem
Uttara, Dhaka.