Source: LUBP
In an interviewed published in the backdrop of Pakistan’s forthcoming elections, only a couple of days away now, the great political thinker of these times Noam Chomsky has not shown much optimism about the outcome of the election results if the Punjabi mafia led by Nawaz Sharif wins.
First, he says that Pakistan is not one country. He points out the deprivation of the provinces of Baluchistan and Sindh because there is a general feeling that “they are not part of the decision-making process in Pakistan.
Why is this so?
In Professor Chomsky’s words, all decisions are made by a “Punjabi dictatorship”. There has been an exploitation of the resources of Baluchistan while the Baluch people themselves are not beneficiaries of their own natural resources. This is why, the non-Punjabis regard Pakistan as a Punjabi state, and not a part of the Pakistan federation.
But his greatest disappointment is with Nawaz Sharif. To a question about the possible electoral success of Nawaz Sharif, Chomsky said, “Well, we have a record for Nawaz Sharif but not the others. And judging by the record, it’s pretty hard to be optimistic. His [Sharif’s] previous governments were very corrupt and regressive in the policies pursued.”