Slightly improper

Some intellectuals say the lesson of history is that nothing is learned from history. President Zardari has made the same mistake Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan made 60 years ago. He was invited by the then superpower, Soviet Union, for his first official visit to Kremlin. Before an acceptance was conveyed by Pakistan, the US also invited him. His fellow cabinet ministers urged him to visit the US first. Liaquat Ali Khan, thus, went to US and the nation has been paying the price for that mistake till today. The Soviet Union went whole hog with India and proved to be an invaluable ally in its campaign to disintegrate Pakistan that culminated in 1971.