National dialogue vinegar in milk: PART-I.

Today's title is taken from the Punjabi poetry collection of Anwar Masood, whom I consider not only a poet but also a philosopher. It goes:

We have put vinegar in the milk, Now are left thinking what to do

The same is true of my beloved Pakistan. Such maladies have taken root in every sector and in most of the institutions, that it is not only difficult but almost impossible to turn this vinegar-laden substance back into pure milk. Is it positive thinking to pin our hopes on this outdated and dysfunctional system or should we restructure this non performing and useless system? Some philosophers have said that if the same process is repeated over and over again and the expected result is different, then it is nothing but naiveteA'. Counting the flaws of the democratic system is by no means the intention of this article. Democracy is serving humanity in many regions, although now political experts are pointing at the weaknesses in some forms of democracy and capitalism, but that is a completely different debate.

Here we will talk about the intentions of our constitution and democracy, in which direction we are going and is there any ray of hope? When a system gets evolved and is set up for the governance of any country or society, its greatest and highest goal is the creation and protection of prosperity, life, property, and the honour of its people. And this is the supreme national interest. Therefore, the debate regarding what our supreme interest is should be put to rest, because this is enshrined in the Constitution and there is no room for further interpretation. However, there may be differing views on how to achieve these basic goals, and all political, economic, and security policies are shaped due to this thinking. And this is a subject of Political Science from where the different political philosophies and thoughts emanate. But if this diversity of thoughts exacerbates opposition instead of positive debate to the point that political and institutional interests make them almost avowed enemies of each other, then the ultimate goal of prosperity and security is buried in the depths of bitterness. Society becomes a victim of unnecessary and useless discussions. We are facing the same problem.

Countries are made up of institutions and institutions are made up of individuals. Like houses with different rooms, and these in turn are made of bricks. Now if there is any distortion in planning and training in these three aspects...