THIS is apropos Ali Haqqani’s letter (Nov 4) in which he has advised Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign for reading a note written on a piece of paper while talking to US President Barack Obama.

The matter is not so serious. Perhaps, the prime minister might have noted some important points on a piece of paper in order to avoid interception which is quite natural during face-to-face conversation. Moreover, the written points did grab Mr Obama’s attention.

Scribbling notes on a pad during high-level official conversations between two parties does not degrade or spoil the show, instead it builds up confidence during such meetings and ensures point-to-point discussion for greater emphasis.

SYED ZAFAR AHMED Qasba Gujraat, Muzaffargarh

Quite naïve

I FULLY endorse Ali Haqqani’s satirical views. Actually, and ironically, our so-called politicians are quite naïve

regarding the great subject of political science as a majority of them have never been in this arena while in college.

A majority of those sitting in the assembly are not even aware of the names of great political philosophers right from Aristotle, Socrates, Hobbs, Locke, Rousseau or even Machiavelli [famous for The Prince].

Hence, how can we expect them to behave as real politicians? They are just feudal lords, born to rule the 98pc of poor Pakistanis.

This will never change until the entire system is revamped by an educational revolution, since no other kind of uprising can ever occur here.

History is witness to this as we are divided with multiple languages and various sects, rendering it almost impossible for any fundamental change to take place in our so-called land of the pure.

M. ARSHAD LODHI Karachi