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Dar sets the right standards
FINANCE Minister Ishaq Dar has refused to indulge in a blame game with
the previous rulers saying he would say nothing about domestic
happenings on the foreign soil. Mr Dar who is quite critical and may be
rightly so, about the performance of the previous Government, sounded
very positive in Washington when he spurned all questions by Pakistani
media persons relating to economic policies of his predecessors and that
is the right approach that we should not wash our dirty linen abroad.
It had remained a tradition and hallmark of our political culture to
malign Pakistan and political parties for their actions on foreign soil
when a leader had gone on a visit by making press statements and holding
demonstrations in favour or against. Nobody cared that we were in fact
bringing a bad name to our motherland by these acts in the eyes of
foreigners. Even today there is deep political divide among overseas
Pakistanis instead of unity under our flag. Traditional Pakistan
Independence Day parade in New York on 14th August is organized
separately due to political divisions making Pakistan a laughing stock.
Contrary to that every one recognizes that Indians when they leave their
country cease to be workers of any party and act in unison like true
Indian nationals. As a result they have a greater say and a strong lobby
which serves the interest of their country. Divided on party lines,
Pakistanis on the other hand have no say and their groups cannot
effectively lobby for the interest of their country in the American
corridors of power. Mr Ishaq Dar who is perceived as an articulate,
eloquent, energetic and hard-working individual and practising Muslim
set a good tradition for others to emulate by not maligning his
countrymen in a foreign country. Pakistan’s face had been blackened too
much in the past and we appeal every one to follow the footsteps of
Ishaq Dar and mudslinging for political gains should come to an end once
and for all times.
