Don't understand a word, but man, Urdu is a beautiful language.
Anyway, seems like there's reasons for optimism in Pakistan, which is great. I think the country actually has a solid foundation to build upon in terms of its solid institutions (which have survived so much political turmoil over the decades) and its relatively robust, free media. I have my doubts as to how much change the traditionally backwards rural areas in the Punjab, Sindh and elsewhere can be expected to absorb in a short space of time (this is if he's serious about lifting them out of poverty on the Chinese model and making sure that the rule of law prevails against the more traditional means of community conflict resolution in those parts). And I'm interested to see if he makes a move on the Ahmadi issue, as I think it's a good litmus test by which to measure the influence of the ulama and Islamists on Pakistani society. Hopefully he can carry the current wave of enthusiasm deep into his term.
