These words show the despair of a learned man, in Dawn Newspaper, on the occasion of the elections - "So grim is the outlook that it is difficult to know what to write when beset with pessimism and uncertainty as to the future. What we can be certain of is that we are looking at nothing new, those old, tried and tired faces will be back with us, bolstered by brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, nephews-in-law, second cousins, mothers-in-law and bounty hunters. The old lot is highly adept at ridding the Republic of its surplus assets and no doubt the bounty hunters will soon latch on to the various known ways and means of supplementing their already hefty incomes." ------------------------------------------------ The picture he paints of Pakistan post these elections is not too bright.
At the same time, these words could even reflect the situation in India too. Fortuantely, we have had development due to grit and determination of private enterprise, inspite of the hurdles of poor governance, lack of reforms, and the failure of government to cut down its wasteful expenditure.
