Another Visit to Pakistan

It is deja vu all over again. The narrative that you have posted is not very different from similar stories described on every change of government in Pakistan. Is there any honest person, a role model, left among the Pakistani politicians and the army generals? After reading your report, it is hard to believe if there is any conscionable person there in the Pakistani political arena. It is a wonder indeed that Pakistan has survived for so long in spite of such corrupt leadership.

Or else the critics have become too cynical. Was it an enjoyable trip for you? Did you experience any thing worth relishing?

The question is how long will Punjab & then the small provinces be free from Army interferences? Never, I think.

Dr Gardezi,
Thank you for this account of your travels through and your stay in Pakistan. It is always good to read and hear about progressives committed to social justice in Pakistan.
And I hope Punjab remains a MMA free Punjab!
regards,
ana

lot kay budu ghar kau aaye

Dear Dr. Gardezi,

Welcome back to the CHOWK! For those of us who are less fortunate to have visited the post-9/11 Pakistan, your detached and matter of fact report is revealing. I am tantalized by the way in which Pakistanis are, as someone observed, more united in their dislike for India than by their religion. Is the hostility towards India being replaced or diffused by the developments in Afghanistan? And by the way, how is your son? I saw him when you used to bring him to the campus.