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As
predicted the October 10 elections have succeeded in bringing home
the uncertainties of a hung parliament. The results are so
extraordinary that every single MNA has a chance of being part of
the government if he or she plays his cards right. Rather than
discussing the affectivity of the elections and whether they
succeeded in taking in Pakistan forward, the nation is bewildered
by the gains made by extremist parties namely the component parts
of the MMA. May be this w! as a direct aim of the establishment in
giving seats to the MMA in order to create a decoy from the
victory handed to the PML(Q) and the re-emergence of the same old
faces. What ever the true aims of bringing the MMA forward are,
the effects of it can be disastrous for Pakistan. As these are the
same extremists who supported al-Qaida in the Afghan issue and
tried their best to bracket Pakistan with terrorism but
unfortunately for them Pakistan was not bombarded.
The
elections have lead to a hung parliament, which means a weak
parliament. A weak parliament in tern means a powerful president
Musharaf. Due to the lust of power which many political parties
have, the hung parliament will consist of many marriages of
convenience. The coming together of parties with varying
backgrounds and conflicting policies is a recipe for disaster.
This is the main reason why many predict this parliament to last
no longer than a year, resulting in another election.
The October 10 elections were hoped to bring forward a new
leadership even though no one really expected it due to the
government's interference. Well those who were seen as potential
Prime Ministers or figure heads of the next government such as Dr
Tahir-ul-Qadri , Imran Khan and Ijaz ul Haq, have all managed to
gain only their own personal seats on behalf of their parties. All
three have claimed there to be massive Election Day and post poll
rigging. All three have said that they struggled enormously to
keep hold of their perspective seats throughout he twenty four
hour period after polling had ceased even though it was clear that
they had won.
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About
Writer:
Mr. Jawed Iqbal, is an independent writer and a
political analyst. His articles appear in printed and
electronic media of Pakistan
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It
is also reported that the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and the
Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf (PTI) were deliberately denied seats by
the establishment because they had withdrawn support to Musharaf
and had moved over to the opposition. Well it is a shame for the
Pakistani people that competent leaders like these were once again
denied the path to government. As the country greatly needs such
clean, honest and capable politicians to take charge of key state
ministries if not the country. Who ever forms the next government,
will not want such prolific leaders to be in its opposition,
especially when PAT, PTI, PML(J) and PML(Z) have agreed to work
together in parliament.
Dr
Tahir-ul-Qadri is accepted as a very competent and capable leader
by all who know him, which is why he is seen as a perfect Prime
Minister for the country. His joining the opposition camp after
the referendum may have been the reason why the Musharaf
government tried its best to keep him out of parliament. There was
clear post poll rigging against PAT, which is why it only managed
to hold on to one seat. His prolific leadership may be the reason
why central leaders of the king's party have been paying him
visits presumably to win him over. Well it is quite shocking when
the prospective Prime Minister and Chief Minister of Punjab
together with their team call upon some one who only has a single
seat. Those sick of the politics of the nineties would hope that
they came to offer Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri the post of PM as their party
lacks credible leadership, but most likely it was anoth! er scam
pulled by the establishment.
Whoever
forms the government should do so in the national interest and
fully utilise the capabilities of Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri, otherwise the
world will see another failed democratic government in Pakistan.
This
article published in;
Local Media
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