Afraid of Pluralism

Byline: Nazir Naji Even on our 65th Independence Day, our rulers had nothing of worth to show for themselves and include anything on the roll of honour. The even more unfortunate thing was that they had no resolve, no long term plan, no dream nor a hope of a dream that they could present to the nation for it to look forward to the future. I have seen the hopes and dreams of my leadership grow dimmer with each passing Independence Day. The kind of verve and optimism that existed in 1948 wasn't there on 1958. That which was there on 1958 had waned by 1968. Thereafter, as the decades piled on, our hopes grew fainter under their weight. Today, after 64 years, what are we being told? That loadshedding will be eliminated; that parliamentary committee will be formed to look into Karachi's unrest etc etc.