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...your cover story "How Pakistan Let Itself Down" [May 25]: Corrupt politicians are responsible for the deteriorating situation of the country. Ordinary Pakistanis worry about what's going to happen tomorrow but the ruling élite has no concerns. Their grand villas and big bank balances in Europe and America are waiting for them. Hasan Raza Gondal, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND...
...role of the army is one of the most important factors in the crisis now facing Pakistan. The first coup under General Ayub Khan might have been justified under the circumstances, but having tasted power, the army went on to undermine the authority of elected governments and attain a privileged position in the country. Portraying India as the permanent enemy justified the allocation of a huge percentage of national GDP for defence. The army, particularly during the period of General Zia ul-Haq, also engaged in systematic Islamization of the state by bringing in the Wahabi concept of Islam from...
...results of the Indian general election when my copy of TIME was delivered. On one side of the border Indian political leaders were gracefully accepting defeat and congratulating the winners, while their neighbors on the other side of the border were struggling. Yes, India has more problems than Pakistan but it has decided to resolve them democratically. Pakistan needs to learn from India or her days are numbered. Navin Joshi, LONDON...
...Afghanistan, spawning the Taliban and creating a refugee crisis that drained our resources. Now, again, we are plunged into an American war that is pushing us to the brink. We love our country and we will not succumb to terror - al-Qaeda's or America's. Nishat Mummunka, Lahore, Pakistan...
...Pakistan's Defense Your cover story on "How Pakistan Let Itself Down" did not tell a complete story [May 25]. Yes, we have mountains of problems but so have other nations in the world and we the citizens continue our life here with respect and dignity. This country is beautiful - the problem lies with the installed regimes and landed aristocracy, all kept in power by Western interests. Our democrats and demagogues backed by the West effect little. All the while, magazines like this refuse to address the larger history at play that has brought us to this mess. It seems...