For too long, U.S. foreign policy has supported individual Pakistani leaders and dictators at the expense of Pakistani civil society and democracy. This needs to change, and you can help.
A core group of independent scholars, activists, and human rights advocates has authored The Call for a New U.S. Policy Towards Pakistan. Freedom Forward is proud to be one of the participants in this effort.
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Dear President Obama and Members of Congress,We urge you to end America’s “one-leader” approach to Pakistan, an approach that has long prioritized supporting individual Pakistani political leaders or dictators at the expense of Pakistani civil society and democracy.
For too long, Pakistani citizens have struggled under corrupt and undemocratic leaders who undermined the rule of law. Of these leaders, the most damaging have been the military dictators who ruled Pakistan for more than half its existence. Each of these dictators undermined Pakistani democracy while receiving U.S. aid for supporting U.S. foreign policy.
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