No place for Nobel laureates
Since the creation of Pakistan till the time of writing this book i.e. from 1947 to 2019, only two Pakistani citizens have received Nobel Prize in Pakistan. The first is Dr. Abdus Salam, a physicist, and the second is Malala Yousafzai, a resident of Mingora city in the Swat region. Dr. Abdus Salaam Ahmadiyya is a Muslim. Because of this, Pakistan does not accept them as its citizens while Malala Yousafzai is wanted to be killed by Taliban terrorists.
Asylum for Osama bin Laden
Pakistan has become infamous as a refuge for terrorists. He gave refuge in Abbottabad to Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9-11 terrorist attack on Amirka, and when Pakistan was accused of harboring Osama, Pakistan denied that Osama bin Laden was in Pakistan. On the night of 2 May 2011, the US Air Force suddenly entered Pakistan and killed Osama bin Laden and buried his body at an unknown place in the sea. After the killing of Osama bin Laden, there was a rift in US-Pakistan relations and China replaced America.
Pakistan's defamation by the Memogate episode
After the killing of Osama bin Laden, the distrust between the Pakistani military and Pakistani leaders grew, which was confirmed by the Memogate episode. President Asif Ali Zardari feared a military coup in Pakistan after the US killed Osama bin Laden. Zardari requested the then US President Barack Hussain Obama to restrain Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani from taking any such action. Pakistani Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani had to resign after this episode came to light.
Prime Minister Gilani declared dishonest
Several Pakistani politicians and government officials, including President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, were facing corruption cases in Pakistani courts. In the year 2011, the Government of Pakistan ended about 8,000 cases of corruption by implementing the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO). On this, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to reopen these corruption cases. A five-member bench of the Supreme Court made strong remarks against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, saying that Geelani's integrity was questionable and he did not uphold the oath of office. After the court's strong remarks, Pakistan's army and ISI started putting pressure on Gilani and Zardari.
Pakistan Army Chief Ashfaq Pervez Kayani warned the government that the "serious" remarks made by the Prime Minister against him and the ISI chief on the Memogate episode are very serious for the country. The government sacked Defense Secretary Lt Gen Khalid Naeem Lodhi, considered close to the Army Chief. On 26 April 2012, the Supreme Court of Pakistan found Prime Minister Gilani guilty of contempt for not complying with an order to write a letter to Swiss authorities to reopen a corruption case against Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari. On 19 June 2012, the Supreme Court disqualified him to continue as Prime Minister. The Imran Khan government of Pakistan has banned Geelani from leaving the country.