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Why Pakistan Is Considered To Be A Failed State? Here Are 9 Major Decisions Which Brought This Reputation To The Country
Maninder Dabas
October 20, 2016
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A 'rogue nuclear state', a 'sanctum sanctorum of global terror', a 'corrupt and beggar state' and many other names have been attributed to Pakistan by its critics around the world. Though it is debatable how true any of these attributions is, it is true that once, well on its way to become a state with considerable power and respect, Pakistan seems to have done it all wrong. But is there a need to rush for a conclusion? Is there no hope left for redemption?
It is not well known that Pakistan wasn't this chaotic, mildewed and broken when it began its journey after partition with India on August 14, 1947.
Reuters
A series of arguably catastrophic decisions made by its rulers turned this once upon a time supposedly 'Asian Tiger' into labyrinth so complex that any audacious attempt now to correct it would die an announced death.
But what were those decisions and who took them?
Here are 10 such decisions which undid an idea called Pakistan:
1. Became US ally, thus couldn't became self dependent
Right from the day 1, Pakistan chose to became an ally to US when it's President Liaqat Ali Khan accepted aid from the US. The US indeed gave lots of money which Pakistan used to build military capability to threaten India. Freebies from US did come at a price and price was so colossal that Pakistan got derailed from the idea of self dependence and development.
pakistantoday
On the contrary, India chose to be neutral from both American as well as the Soviet blocks, it founded Non Align Movement (NAM) and sought assistance from both blocks to became self dependent through policies like Green Revolution, ISRO, White revolution etc. Pakistan chose to be with US, which made it enemy of eastern block, therefore, it never got acknowledgement from nearly half of the world.
And the money it got from US was spent in trivial issues and other pressing concerns like hunger, industrialization and employment which should have been addressed with that money took a backseat.
2. 'Law of Necessity' which legitimized the Coups
On October 24, 1954 the Governor-General of Pakistan, Ghulam Mohammad, dissolved the Constituent Assembly and appointed a new Council of Ministers on the grounds that the existing one no longer represented the people of Pakistan.
Reuters
The President of the Constituent Assembly, Maulvi Tamizuddin, appealed to the Chief Court of Sindh at Karachi to restrain the new Council of Ministers from implementing the dissolution. In response, members of the new Council of Ministers appealed to the court saying that it had no jurisdiction to approve the request of the President to overturn the dissolution and appointments. But the court ruled in favour of Tamizuddin.
But now the new council of ministers, approached Federal Court aka Supreme Court of Pakistan where Chief Justice Muhammad Munir, ruled against the decision of Sindh Court and said that Governor-General's assent was necessary for all legislation to become law. Therefore, the Chief Court of Sind had no jurisdiction to overturn the Governor General's dissolution and it was held as valid.
This was called the 'Law of Necessity' which rested power in one man's hand and legitimize the coups that followed.
In his book, From Jinnah to Zia, Chief Justice Munnir had admitted that his decision changed the destiny of Pakistan.
3- One Unit policies and end of provinces' autonomy
In 1954, Prime Minister, Muhammad Ali Boghra brought One Unit Policy which ended the autonomy of all four provinces in the then West Pakistam by ending their federal rights. Similar strategy was implemented in the East Pakistan, which resulted in the rise of discontent among the masses, Urdu was imposed on everybody including Bengali people who were so proud of their culture.
wikipedia
As a results both Baluchistan and Pakhtunkhawan movement started because their autonomy and federal rights which guarded their identity and culture were compromised in pursuit of strong centre. Later, when Ayub Khan in early 1960s, too further strengthened this policy to create a strong centre of power to take quick decision against India.
4. 1970 election, denial in transfer to East Pakistan and creation of Bangladesh
Mujeebur Rahman has seized a landslide victory in 1970 elections and it was time to transfer power from West Pakistan to East Pakistan to the end of Bengalis. But West Pakistan's military an political elite including Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who had won majority in West Pakistan never wanted to see Bengalis running the show from East Pakistan.
AFP
Thus, Rahman was denied power and instead a massive crackdown was unleashed by Pakistan army in East Pakistan, which created a refugee crisis in East Indian states, especially West Bengal and Assam. Bengalis consolidated themselves in one force known as Mukti Vahini and with the help of Indian army defeated Pakistan armed forces in East Pakistan. As a result a new natin-Bangladesh came into being.
Maninder Dabas
October 20, 2016
1.9K
facebooktwitterredditgplus
A 'rogue nuclear state', a 'sanctum sanctorum of global terror', a 'corrupt and beggar state' and many other names have been attributed to Pakistan by its critics around the world. Though it is debatable how true any of these attributions is, it is true that once, well on its way to become a state with considerable power and respect, Pakistan seems to have done it all wrong. But is there a need to rush for a conclusion? Is there no hope left for redemption?
It is not well known that Pakistan wasn't this chaotic, mildewed and broken when it began its journey after partition with India on August 14, 1947.
Reuters
A series of arguably catastrophic decisions made by its rulers turned this once upon a time supposedly 'Asian Tiger' into labyrinth so complex that any audacious attempt now to correct it would die an announced death.
But what were those decisions and who took them?
Here are 10 such decisions which undid an idea called Pakistan:
1. Became US ally, thus couldn't became self dependent
Right from the day 1, Pakistan chose to became an ally to US when it's President Liaqat Ali Khan accepted aid from the US. The US indeed gave lots of money which Pakistan used to build military capability to threaten India. Freebies from US did come at a price and price was so colossal that Pakistan got derailed from the idea of self dependence and development.
pakistantoday
On the contrary, India chose to be neutral from both American as well as the Soviet blocks, it founded Non Align Movement (NAM) and sought assistance from both blocks to became self dependent through policies like Green Revolution, ISRO, White revolution etc. Pakistan chose to be with US, which made it enemy of eastern block, therefore, it never got acknowledgement from nearly half of the world.
And the money it got from US was spent in trivial issues and other pressing concerns like hunger, industrialization and employment which should have been addressed with that money took a backseat.
2. 'Law of Necessity' which legitimized the Coups
On October 24, 1954 the Governor-General of Pakistan, Ghulam Mohammad, dissolved the Constituent Assembly and appointed a new Council of Ministers on the grounds that the existing one no longer represented the people of Pakistan.
Reuters
The President of the Constituent Assembly, Maulvi Tamizuddin, appealed to the Chief Court of Sindh at Karachi to restrain the new Council of Ministers from implementing the dissolution. In response, members of the new Council of Ministers appealed to the court saying that it had no jurisdiction to approve the request of the President to overturn the dissolution and appointments. But the court ruled in favour of Tamizuddin.
But now the new council of ministers, approached Federal Court aka Supreme Court of Pakistan where Chief Justice Muhammad Munir, ruled against the decision of Sindh Court and said that Governor-General's assent was necessary for all legislation to become law. Therefore, the Chief Court of Sind had no jurisdiction to overturn the Governor General's dissolution and it was held as valid.
This was called the 'Law of Necessity' which rested power in one man's hand and legitimize the coups that followed.
In his book, From Jinnah to Zia, Chief Justice Munnir had admitted that his decision changed the destiny of Pakistan.
3- One Unit policies and end of provinces' autonomy
In 1954, Prime Minister, Muhammad Ali Boghra brought One Unit Policy which ended the autonomy of all four provinces in the then West Pakistam by ending their federal rights. Similar strategy was implemented in the East Pakistan, which resulted in the rise of discontent among the masses, Urdu was imposed on everybody including Bengali people who were so proud of their culture.
wikipedia
As a results both Baluchistan and Pakhtunkhawan movement started because their autonomy and federal rights which guarded their identity and culture were compromised in pursuit of strong centre. Later, when Ayub Khan in early 1960s, too further strengthened this policy to create a strong centre of power to take quick decision against India.
4. 1970 election, denial in transfer to East Pakistan and creation of Bangladesh
Mujeebur Rahman has seized a landslide victory in 1970 elections and it was time to transfer power from West Pakistan to East Pakistan to the end of Bengalis. But West Pakistan's military an political elite including Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who had won majority in West Pakistan never wanted to see Bengalis running the show from East Pakistan.
AFP
Thus, Rahman was denied power and instead a massive crackdown was unleashed by Pakistan army in East Pakistan, which created a refugee crisis in East Indian states, especially West Bengal and Assam. Bengalis consolidated themselves in one force known as Mukti Vahini and with the help of Indian army defeated Pakistan armed forces in East Pakistan. As a result a new natin-Bangladesh came into being.