Army Chief’s assertion that army have no ambition to take over the reins of the government can not remove doubt of the mass people about the army’s interest in running the government. In his meeting with the leaders of the media, General Moeen has discussed many of the current topics frankly and his evident concern about the problems should be appreciated. Like General Moeen and his colleagues in the services, we also want honest and efficient people to take over the reins of the government. Honestly speaking, he is not alone in this. After seeing the ruthless plunder by the immediate past political government, every citizen wants a change. But that change cannot be imposed from the top. This shall have to come from the people themselves. That is the essence of democracy. If people make a bad choice, they themselves will suffer. What the caretaker government and also the armed forces can do is to create an atmosphere where people can make their choice freely. Again, in the terrible situation we are in presently what is the way to determine who is good and who is bad? Responsible politics bade farewell long ago. So, it is now very difficult to judge a person from his track record. We can hope but cannot dictate. General Moeen has not been able to remove the suspicion that candidates for the next election would be handpicked.  However, the Army chief’s observations about our food habit and food security deserve careful consideration. We have to admit that the total impact of the spiraling food prices is much greater than the two floods and Sidr combined. It is has affected a much bugger section of the population. The present global food crisis is essentially the creation of capitalist economy in which the emphasis on the material side of life is greater than on the human side. As man seeks higher levels of material comfort and pleasure that come essentially from industry agriculture has taken the backseat. Many left leaning economists also think this is a calculated move by the capitalist world leaders to keep rest of the world under control. The food crisis is likely to remain for many years to come. Therefore, poor countries like us shall have to find their own solutions.

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