06 Nov, 2008
Pakistanis have little faith in Obama ‘change’
Posted by: admin In: Around Beijing| News
By NBC News’ Fakhar Rehman
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — “As a Pakistani, I am not hopeful (Barack Obama’s) election will bring any positive change for Pakistan,” said Zohra Aslam, 26, a lecturer of political science at Government College in Kohat, near the Afghan border.
Here in Pakistan, people all over the country followed the U.S. presidential campaigns with anticipation and in many cases skepticism. On election night, television channels stayed on air all night with special programming and analyses.
“Obama or McCain, either way it’s a lose-lose situation for Pakistan regarding U.S. policies towards our country,” said Yasmeen Khan, a housewife and mother of three, in Quetta, capital of the southwestern province of Balouchistan province.
Khan said she closely followed the campaigns for months and felt she got to know both candidates and their policies towards Pakistan. “I really admire the American election process,” she said, trying to add a more positive note to her analysis. “We don’t have free and fair election campaigns here- we need to learn that from the Americans.”
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