Pakistan in Media

President Asif Ali Zardari seems to have registered well at home after his Friday address at the UN General Assembly. His strong point was democracy “which has begun to deliver” and the success a democratic Pakistan had achieved in its struggle against the Taliban. He wanted the world to help bail Pakistan out of the crisis it was faced with: “We are doing more in our self-interest. We urge the world democracies to do more for peace and for the development of people affected by militancy and terror. Surgery alone will not be enough. We need to build immunity to contain, reverse and cure the disease”. In addition to asking for help in the removal of deprivation, poverty and illiteracy in Pakistan, he sought mediation from the world to promote the peace dialogue between India and Pakistan and referred to the Kashmir dispute where India has been found wanting despite Pakistan’s flexibility and a number of proposals on the table.