Written by Aqib Munir (Student of Iqra University)
Well I believe it’s not the 1st time you guys are hearing this question. We see youngsters, even some mature citizens by the asking this question. This really made me think about it and I thought why not to do some research on this topic. Ok you must be thinking its going to be another boring lecture where I am going to tell u all the positive things in Pakistan to argue. Well that’s not the case. I believe in standardizing things so we will be discussing some so called great nations. Like what they have given to their people and then compare it with Pakistan’s 63 years of independence
United States of America (Independence 4th July 1776):
Constitutional era (1776—1791): In this era after declaring Independence from British Rule all the 13 independent states formed a Union Of States and later joined together to form United States of America and went under the process of constitutional development
Westward expansion (1789–1849): Era of political instability. Engaged in Wars with Great Britain, Indian Removal Act, Spanish—America War, Mexican—America War. American Anti-Slavery Society Congress imposed a “gag rule” that rejected any citizen’s request against slavery
Civil War era (1849–1865): Based on 1860 census figures, 8% of all white males aged 13 to 43 died in the war, including 6% in the North and an extraordinary 18% in the South, establishing the American Civil War as the deadliest war in American history.
Reconstruction & Industrialization (1865–1890): “Reconstruction Amendments” were passed to expand civil rights for black Americans. During the era, many regions of the southern U.S. were military-governed and often corrupt
World War I (1890–1918): U.S. entry into World War I in April 1917 following a yearlong neutrality policy; the U.S. had previously shown interest in world peace
Great Depression (1918–1940): United States experienced deflation, unemployment increased from 3% in
1929 to 25% in 1933, and manufacturing output collapsed by one-third.
World War II (1941–1945): Upon entering the war, the United States and its allies decided to concentrate the bulk of their efforts on fighting Hitler
The Cold War begins (1945–1964): The post-war era in the United States was defined internationally by the beginning of the Cold War, in which the United States and the Soviet Union attempted to expand their influence at the expense of the other
The Civil Rights Movement (1955–1970): Over the first nine months of 1967, 128 American cities suffered 164 riots .The late 1960s and early 1970s saw the strengthening of Black Power, however the decade would ultimately bring about positive strides toward integration.
The Women’s Movement (1963–1982): A new consciousness of the inequality of American women began sweeping the nation, starting with the 1963 publication of Betty Friedan’s best-seller, The Feminine Mystique, which explained how many housewives felt trapped and unfulfilled, assaulted American culture
The Counterculture Revolution and Cold War Détente (1964–1980): America used a conflict in the Eastern Bloc between the Soviet Union and China to the advantage of the United States, bolstering relations with the People’s Republic of China.[82] A new era of Cold War relations known as détente
The end of the Cold War (1980–1991): The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, ending the US-Soviet Cold War.
The World Superpower (1991–present): After the fall of the Soviet Union, the United States emerged as the world’s sole remaining superpower and continued to involve itself in military action
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States
Now after having this brief over view of 234 Years of American History I ask you. What has America has given its Nation to be called The World Superpower: More that 200 years of Wars, Civil Rights violations, Slavery, Human Rights violations, Economic instability. Is this what makes America a great nation?
Were they Americans who owned their land, shed their blood and fought against Inequality, Injustice, Civil Rights Violations, Economic instability, Who developed their towns, homes, industries on their own with out any Direct Government Support?
Why do we forget that Countries do not develop them selves but Nations develop them and if our country falls under the category of underdeveloped countries it’s not Pakistan who is on fault, It’s us Pakistanis who are running it. May be we in Pakistan ask this question so confidently because we didn’t see the struggle we didn’t have to shed our blood for independence. If we have to see Pakistan as a great nation we all have to work for it rather than just blame the Government for it. We have to see as a Pakistani; what we have contributed in these years to develop this country? We have to realize the fact that we are the ones who are going to develop this country no one will come to develop our nation for us we have to start today and slowly and gradually we will take our country towards progress it will require generations of struggle & consistent determination but then even “Rome was not built in one day.”
God has blessed Pakistan with all the resources & talent a nation requires to build a country; we are rich in “Natural Resources“ like Agriculture, Canal System, Coal, Gas, Marine Life, Mountains having Rarest of Gems and many others which have not been explored yet; “Geographic Location” where we are situated it is considered as the key to Asia having crucial trade ways; “Human Resources:” we have 60% of our population as youth which is the key to any county’s Success; “Talent:” we are producing World renowned Doctors, Engineers, Pilots, Scientist and IT personals; “Industries” Many of us don’t even know that we are the largest Producer of Sports Goods & Foot Balls in the World, We are one of the biggest producers & supplier of Jeans to the World; “Rich Culture:” we have famous poets like Allama Iqbal, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, our literature is rich with cultural values. “Best Scientist:” we have some of the best scientists of the world namely Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, Dr. Abdul Islam & we have an entire list of well known scientists. “Best Defense Army, Some of the Best Pilots” Best Singers: Nusrat Fateh Ali khan, Abida Parween & Many more…
Trust me I can go on and on about the wonderful things of Pakistan, the question is do you want to believe? If yes then one example is enough and if no then I can quote a thousand more things and you won’t be convinced. The main thing is that we have all the ingredients to make Pakistan a Great Country but for that we all will have take charge as a Pakistani and work of the development of Our Country on individual level.
