Reply to Mr. Rajeev Shukla

This has reference to Safe Exit (Front Foot by Rajeev Shukla) 23.08.08. This is the bitter truth. The dream of a good democratic government in Pakistan seems to be a still born. Pakistan’s democracy has been fragile from very beginning, so extremism has always a chance to mushroom. Poverty plays the lead role for that. And power mongers will do the supporting roles. The extremists will work in full swing not only in Pakistan, but on the neighboring border too. Even if terrorists will not achieve their goals, terrorism is the great menace in the century. That will further increase tension between India and Pakistan. The ordinary people in both countries wish to live in harmony. Democracy is not a mere word that is debated only in theory. It gives a great experience by practicing it. For that we need the flawless sincerity from both sides. People often have a negative approach or a pre-determined stand when they discuss a long standing conflict. If both the parties of a dispute are sincerely determined to stand for an amicable solution, there will be a good atmosphere from which a good result will emerge out. It is time the people have to awaken to the sense of that kind of thought. Killing each other at the behest of leaders does not mean democracy. Democracy stands for the people, not for the leaders. We wasted sixty two years to learn good lessons from it. Do we need to bequeath those bad lessons to our posterity, too. No, an emphatic NO forever. If the Berlin wall could rest under an epitaph, why can’t we do away with the barbed wire fencing?