It has led to the militarization of almost all civil departments. The common man had hailed the military takeover in the hope that it would affect a basic change in the decadent and oppressive system. There is yet no place for him under the sun. The feudal spirit continues to permeate the society. No wonder, the urban luminaries emulate the rural aristocrats by donning highly starched white Shalwar Khamiz, sporting flashy wrist watches, walking with a swagger with a couple of body guards in train and being driven on the paved and carpeted city roads in the 4-wheel Pajero jeeps, used normally by the rural aristocrats.
Nature is said to abhor the status quo as much as illogicality.
Until nature takes a turn, the people of Pakistan will have to suffer the domination of the ruling elite. And, the man in uniform who is now at the apex of the pyramid is unlikely to present power in a platter to any of its other components.