Planet Pakistan

Instead of going almost entirely to the armed forces, American dollars will flow to schools and clinics, economic development, and efforts to promote the rule of law and democratic governance. With a long history of failed governance and political leaders who put their personal interests first, Pakistanis point their fingers at the United States, their arch-enemy India, or the all-purpose malefactor often described in the local news media as the "hidden hand"- anyone but themselves to explain their nation's past failings and precarious present. According to the United Nations, it ranks below 133 other countries in adult literacy.