"AN IDEA IS MORE POWERFUL THAN GUN"- LENIN
In an era ruled by the global corporate empires, where opinions are shaped through sponsored media with an agenda to gain material and strategic goals, the self proclaimed gods of our times are still unable to harness the minds which harbour ideas, which thinks, which judges. Being a tested trick, info-wars are still the favourite method to control the mass perception, but the advent of social media have made the job most difficult then ever for the managers to control the flow of information. This situation gives jump start to ideas which shape the destinies of nation-states in the modern age we live in. Ideas, which may be Utopian, but if holds the appeal and promises change, plays with the minds of populous and create mass political movements. Its always a dangerous game, which could go either way, but even then,the appeal of an idea promising change to certain tyranny or mass venality to a nation-state's indigenous population can topple fortified systems in an anarchy serving the selected few like the case is in Pakistan rite now.
In a refreshing change to Pakistan's short political history where Military rule has dominated the better part, the Army has decided to stay out of the mess created by the bad governance of the civilian rulers. Army, however is taking all necessary pains and asserting them where they must to ensure that the use of violent force is avoided by both the state and the protesters. The Officer corps of the military are on the same page where they want to stay out of the governance but wants the civilian administration to perform their stated tasks.
Pakistan Army believes that achieving synergy between the elements of power potential at Pakistan holds the key to move forward on the path of progress as stated by General Naeem Khalid Lodhi in the "Pakistan Army Green Book", latest edition of 2013 published a month ago in 2014 . The General is very clear in the definition of this thinking where he states these four elements of national power as diplomacy, information, military and economics in essence. For the implementation framework of the desired synchronization or "to bell the cat" as he puts it in his paper the General has identified the all important TRIO of Judiciary, Administration and Police. working independent of each other, free of any political influences. Currently however, it is evident that all these three institutions are highly corrupt overlapping each other and simply lacks the capacity to perform. These institutions needs to perform on merit promoting justice and working efficiently. In the exact words of General Lodhi published in "the Pakistan Army Green Book", "the culture of my patwari(local revenue officail) , my SHO(local police chief) and my DCO (District administrator), has to go". However, in reality for any such thing or "change" to materialize, a mass shift in the thinking patterns of Pakistanis from all the different walks of life and backgrounds must be revolutionized and synchronized towards the voluntary promotion of such a culture where justice and merit may thrive.
The "twin protests" at Pakistan led by Dr Tahir Ul Qadri and Imran Khan with a record sit-in in front of the Pakistani national parliament is doing exactly that. A mass awareness movement against the corrupt, anarchic system implemented at Pakistan has begun through these protests spreading across the country like fire. The dynamic leadership of the cleric scholar Dr Qadri and the glamorous appeal of Khan has mobilized both the patriotic conservatives and the major chunk of Pakistan's population i-e, its youth respectively. The idea has spread across the nation-state and have seen millions across the country turning out in political processions of these leaders demanding the desired change in the system, in turn turning the tables on Nawaz Sharif regime, which is clinging on to power only due to the support of the "corrupt vested interest group" whose mere survival is at stake if a meaningful, honest change does occur at Pakistan. International financial institutions with the USA in the lead are also highly comfortable with the corrupt regime of Nawaz Sharif whose tail can be twisted at their convenience. With the upcoming US military draw down and the US desire to make India it's protege at Afghanistan, Nawaz Sharif is their man. This would certainly not be the case if some one like Imran Khan forms the government, who holds the repute of a maverick and as per wiki leaks, does not submit to the US/western block influences. Hence, the support to the Nawaz Sharif regime by the USA by issuing statements in his favour is quite understandably explained. having said that, the internal political and power dynamics at the nuclear armed Islamic "deep state" is quite complex-ed where the US and the west but have only limited influence exercised through corporate media houses to propagate their agenda. However, the idea being spread and talked almost across the Islamic republic is so strong and powerful, that the age old method of shaping perceptions may be working on the western indigenous population and ethnic Nawaz Sharif and his allies followers but falling on deaf ears in majority of Pakistan itself.
The appeal of the idea of change in the current mess of a system Pakistan lives in is so persuasive, that any Pakistani with a patriotic heart and no where else to go, is subscribing to it. The support of the idea propagated by Dr Qadri and Imran Khan is growing dynamic and becoming the dominant public point of view. Through only such a mass shift in public attitude and support for the culture of change which promotes merit and justice, Pakistan may achieve freedom from the anarchy and chaos which presently defines its administration. Such a change can only be beneficial for the Pakistani society as a whole promoting a robust economy, portraying an honest image abroad and strengthening the ideological frontiers of Pakistan bringing about a positive conclusive change in the country. Only in such a Pakistan the desired synergy as propagated by the military can be achieved between the elements of national power potential through which this country may meet its due destiny and glory and will be able to ensure the conversion of the Pakistani national power potential into positively measurable outcomes.
THE IDEA IS DEFINITELY PROVING TO BE MORE POWERFUL THAN GUNS ............................. .
