"Economic revival Plan" "Special Investment Facilitation Council" are empty shells
Mere smokescreen to sell national strategic assets to foreign interests to raise dollars for today
Selling permanent assets to finance current expenditure is criminal, treasonous.
And thou, too, whosoe’er thou art,
That readest this brief psalm,
As one by one thy hopes depart,
Be resolute and calm.
Oh, fear not in a world like this,
And thou shalt know erelong,
Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.
(Longfellow)
Pakistan’s establishment is now sponsoring a new political party named Ittehkam-e-Pakistan (IPP). Many of its founding members were recruited from Imran Khan’s PTI. The likely intent is that, in the event that elections take place this Fall, this party can be elevated into a major presence in the next parliament, ensuring that the military establishment remains in the driver’s seat.
Why do I think this? Because this step precisely matches the Pakistani military’s playbook: to establish a King’s party. Generals Ayub, Zia and Musharaf all did exactly the same thing: they manufactured political parties and manipulated elections in their favor as a key element of a strategy to undermine the real political parties and leaders that had dared to stand up to them. Besides establishing a King's party, manipulating the election, popular leaders have been jailed, disqualified from running for office, exiled, or eliminated by hanging or assassination.
Does this playbook work? On one level, yes. It represses the democratic process and keeps the military in charge. But it also prepares the ground for the inevitable next crisis, as public anger erupts in demonstrations, and the country remains embroiled in political disputes instead of focusing on solving its economic and social challenges.
How about trying something new – such as giving actual democracy a chance by allowing elections in which genuine, popular national parties are permitted to compete?
The course that best serves Pakistan and responds to the aspirations of the people, especially young people, is not dusting off the old playbook but agreeing to a political roadmap based on rule of law, fair and legitimate elections, and military subordination to the elected civilian leadership.
I urge Pakistan's international friends to help Pakistani leaders reach an agreement on a roadmap for achieving this objective.
#Pakistan
Prison doesn't work. Navalny + Kara Murza should be released - Sadly, the persecution of Julian #Assange by the US +#UK provides Russia with illegitimate rhetorical justifications for its own repression of Journalists. Why is Julian in prison for exposing #US#NATO War Crimes...?
یہ وہ دہشتگرد جنہوں نے الیکشن کمیشن کے مطابق KP میں متوازی حکومتیں قائم کی ہوئی ہیں۔
ان میں سے ایک بارہ سال کا اسد اور دوسرا 13 سال کا عثمان ہے۔ ان کو جیل میں ڈالا گیا اور ان پر دہشتگردی کا مقدمہ کیا گیا۔ جرم یہ تھا کہ انکا باپ تحریک انصاف کا سپورٹر تھا۔
ان کے سہمے چہرے بتا رہے ہیں کہ یہ دہشتگرد اب ساری زندگی ریاست سے اندھا پیار کریں گے، ریاست انکو راہ راست پر جو لے کر آئی۔
Strongly condemn arrest of Siddique Jan Bol news Bureau Chief Islamabad Anyone thought to be pro PTI is now brazenly targeted. Imran Riaz,Jamil Faruqi, Sabir Shakir,Sami Ibrahim,Ch Ghulam Hussain,Moeed Pirzada - all victimised. Arshad Sharif murdered. BOL & ARY owners targeted.
وقت ہے ملک کو موجودہ قیامت خیز معاشی سیاسی سیکیورٹی جنجالوں سے آزاد کروائیں تمام ذی شعور محب وطن پاکستانی دانشور فوری صاف شفاف الیکشن اور ملک کو مضبوط طاقتور حکومت دینے کو مطالبہ کررہے ہیں لاہور ہائیکورٹ نے پنجاب میں الیکشنز کا حکم دیا بہتر ہے تمام الیکشنز اسی تاریخ کو ہو جائیں