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In this interesting article the author writes that the resilient people of Pakistan are keeping the country together and stepping up, despite the failure of the Government, whenever the the country needs them.The author writes in concluding paragraph;( F.Sheikh)

“The question, in the years ahead, is whether Pakistan’s resilient society can beat back the cresting waves of militancy and sectarianism that threaten to tear Pakistan apart and, one day, even plunge it into civil war. Balkanisation, more so than an Islamist takeover, is a very real threat to the Pakistani state.

Up to now, the Pakistani society has stepped in to provide services and fill roles where the government is absent. Yet this isn’t a sustainable strategy. To avert disaster in the decades ahead, the Pakistani state will need to step up — and provide the leadership and good judgment long exemplified by its society.” Click link to read full article.

http://dawn.com/2012/12/21/why-pakistan-is-not-a-failed-state/