1. Ideology of Pakistan

This fundamental question is still debated as firecely as it was during 1945 to 1947. Is Pakistan a Muslim country or a country for Muslims? I am not going to try and answer this question but the fact that this question is unanswered has consequences. I am going to talk about the consequences.

There is a clear divide among the populous on the issue of ideology. The educated and well-to-do tend to have a more modernist opinion that Islam is antiquated and cannot address the challenges of today's global village. There are people who have access to foreign lands and they have seen how lack of religion helps a society grow and prosper. But that group of people is small. A much larger group of people is the one following this opinion blindly. Media is fueling this concept by adopting Indian and American cultures and presenting them as it is what we are. This is a dangerous trend creating an identity crisis. Marriage functions, social gatherings and entertainment is all pushing the society in this direction of confusion where we are starting to think of us as something like that of Americans. Consumerism is on the rise and appears to be the sole purpose of life. Young professionals working hard and smart are only focused on one thing. Ability to get a high-paying job to afford a nice car, frequent dinning out and brand name clothing and personal care accessories. "He who has the most toys wins" sums up the mindset of this group within middle, upper middle and the elite in our country.

The next group is the one which hates the first group. They also have confusion and division on what is the Ideology of their country. In the absence of the ideology, they bond together on a common hatred that of west. It shows up with different names capitalism, consumerism, secularism, westernism, Americanism, etc. but if you dig deeper there are the same 3-4 arguments about Jews, Riba, Oil and Nuclear Assets. There are groups who want to declare Jihad on this hated entity. Then their are groups that want to convert all the "
misguided" and then there are who want to establish Khilafat. None of them have been able to start with the ideology rather with nostalgia and hatred of this one confused evil entity which at times includes World Bank and IMF.

The 3rd group is of the downtrodden and beaten up masses of this country facing oppression, injustice, hunger and humiliation. This type of catastrophe used to turn people towards their only Hope, that of Allah. People tend to become more religious when faced with a predicament. However, this group has been beaten up so badly that they have even lost Hope. Some have accepted this to be their destiny and therefore they are not complaining. They know they are supposed to be beaten up like that. Fathers seeing their daughters gang raped in broad day light, mothers seeing their kids surviving on 1 meal every 2-3 days, youth toiling in the fields or on the streets to get enough labor for 1 piece of bread is being accepted as the purpose of living. The loss in faith in Islam or Allah is tied to loss in Hope. Hope has been taken away from these people. This actually has given rise to Pir-Faqir and Urs and Mannat at numerous tombs and mazaars across the country. The average count of people visiting these places has dramatically increased. Even though their situation doesn't change but at least they see that as making some effort.

So basically lack of Ideology and lack of Identity is pushing our society in three primary directions and then there are sub branches of these primary stems in all sorts of directions. We are heading farther and farther away from each other.

Next I will address the Geography