“巴基斯坦：地球上最危险的地方。”——《新闻周刊》杂志 经过近八年的军人统治，巴基斯坦面临着无数威胁其生存本身的挑战。美国对部落地区单方面采取行动的威胁、印度支持的俾路支斯坦叛乱、自杀式爆炸的急剧增加，以及濒于崩溃的经济，都是巴基斯坦的烦恼。但或许最严重的问题是渗透到社会各个阶层的领导真空。现任联合政府的种种乱象便是这一真空的体现：过去六个月里，该政府一直在努力确定自身的目标，并制定应对这些挑战的具体方案，却收效甚微。 政治人物并不是唯一的罪人。军方高层、官僚显要、实业家和民间领袖同样难辞其咎。换句话说，他们要么推卸了责任，要么干脆把头埋进沙子里。国家领导人唯一的共同之处，就是乞求外国势力的庇护。

“Pakistan: The Most Dangerous Place on Earth.” -- Newsweek Magazine After almost eight years of military rule, Pakistan faces a myriad of challenges that threaten its very existence. American threats of unilateral action in the tribal area, an Indian backed insurrection in Baluchistan, a dramatic increase in suicide blasts, and the economy in tatters are some of Pakistan’ s woes. But perhaps, the most significant issue is the leadership vacuum that pervades all segments of society. A manifestation of this void is the antics of the current coalition government, which over the past six months has struggled to define its purpose and chalk out a concrete program to confront these challenges. Politicians are not the only culprits. Military top brass, bureaucratic big-wigs, industrialists and civic leaders are just as guilty. Put it another way, all have either abdicated responsibility or simply buried their heads in the sand. The only thing common amongst the nation’ s leaders is the beseechment of foreign powers.

政客们毫不掩饰地讨好美国和英国官员,为了哪怕最微小的事务,也常常策划并前往迪拜、伦敦和华盛顿。他们中很大一部分人公然渴望臣服于西方列强,并厚颜无耻地为其利益摇旗呐喊。此外还有一些伪伊斯兰主义政客,他们迄今的"贡献"不过是为政治领域添加了腐败,为统治者的可憎行径提供合法性辩护,并摧毁了公众对政治伊斯兰的信心。

Politicians unashamed of courting American and British officials frequently plan and execute trips to Dubai, London and Washington for even the smallest of issues. A large proportion of them, openly desire servitude to Western powers and shamelessly promote their interests. Then there are the pseudo-Islamist politicians, whose contributions to date include none other than adding corruption to the political landscape, legitimizing the abhorrent actions of the rulers and destroying the confidence of the public in political Islam.

军方高层的行为同样冷酷无情。

The behaviour of the military top brass is equally callous.

穆沙拉夫和卡亚尼与他们那些欺诈的前任一样,为确保美国在巴基斯坦的利益,不惜费尽周折、竭尽全力。阿卜杜勒·卡迪尔·汗被监禁、克什米尔人民被抛弃、红色清真寺的大屠杀,以及瓦济里斯坦、巴焦尔和哈恩戈地区穆斯林遭到的屠戮,便是他们值得一提的“功绩”。

Both Musharraf and Kayani like their fraudulent predecessors have moved heaven and earth to secure American interests in Pakistan. The incarceration of Abdul Qadeer Khan, the abandonment of the Kashmiri people, the massacre at Lal Masjid and the slaughter of Muslims in Waziristan, Bajaur and Hangu are some of their noteworthy accomplishments.

商界和实业家也不能免于这一批评。历史表明,只要纳税负担保持在最低水平,并且能够免于贷款违约的追究,他们便乐于与任何政府为伍,无论是文官政府还是军政府。若以技术转让和对国家自给自足的贡献来衡量商界的成就,他们可以说毫无建树。总而言之,自1947年建国以来,巴基斯坦的领导层屡次未能将巴基斯坦从殖民强国的思想、政治和经济奴役中解放出来。

The business community and industrialists are not immune from this critique. History bears testimony that they are content to be bedfellows with any government – civilian or military – long as the tax bill is kept to a minimum and they are granted immunity from loan defaults. When the achievements of the business community is measured in terms of transfer of technology and contribution to the nation’ s self-sufficiency they score naught. In sum – Pakistan’ s leadership since its inception in 1947 has repeatedly failed to emancipate Pakistan from the intellectual, political and economic subjugation of colonialist powers.

巴基斯坦领导困境的根源可归结为一个因素,即英国遗留下来、后来又经美国修改的经济与政治制度。这一制度精心培育了大量失败、腐败且崇拜西方的文官与军人领导者。他们急于为西方列强效劳,于是将西方的解决方案不断借用并套用到巴基斯坦社会生活的各个层面。这种照搬照抄的心态注定失败,因为所采纳的方案与巴基斯坦的问题脱节,也与人民所珍视的信仰和文化价值相悖。此后,巴基斯坦经历了多年的动荡与对立,而这种局面如今已发展到最为剧烈的顶点。

The root cause of Pakistan’ s leadership predicament can be attributed to a single factor – namely the economic and political system left behind by the British – later modified by the US. This system has meticulously cultivated a plethora of civilian and military leaders who were defeated, corrupt and infatuated with the West. In their eagerness to serve western powers – western solutions were relentlessly borrowed and applied to all walks of Pakistani life. The cut and paste mentality was bound to fail, as the adopted solutions were disconnected from the problems of Pakistan and opposed to the beliefs and cultural values coveted by the people. Subsequently, Pakistan witnessed years of turmoil and polarization which has reached a tumultuous climax today.

巴基斯坦唯一的出路，在于一支全新的、充满活力的伊斯兰领导层接过权力的缰绳，扭转巴基斯坦的衰落。这一领导层必须与过去截然不同，不能是这个国家腐败体制与机构中的既得利益者。它必须对巴基斯坦的问题有敏锐的感知，并拥有反映民众信仰与价值观的思想愿景。它必须摒弃暴力，但又要有足够的勇气，带领民众全面反抗当前的世俗秩序，铲除一切西方统治的残余。西方已经将这一政治思潮称为重建哈里发制度的运动。

The only salvation for Pakistan is for a new dynamic Islamic leadership to take the reigns of power and reverse Pakistan’ s decline. This leadership must be radically different from the past and cannot be an existing player in the nation’ s corrupt systems and institutions. It must possess an acute sensation of the problems of Pakistan and an ideological vision that reflects the beliefs and values of the people. It must eschew violence, but be bold enough to lead the masses to a comprehensive revolt against the present secular order and raze all vestiges of western domination. The West has already described this political trend as the movement to re-establish the Caliphate.

巴基斯坦人民能多快从沉睡中醒来，并接纳这一现象，将决定领导危机何时结束。

The end to the leadership crisis is dependent upon how quickly the people of Pakistan wake up from their slumber and embrace this phenomenon.

2008年3月8日

March 8, 2008