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Imran Khan’s headache in Punjab
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Massive Failure of PTI in Punjab, its going down rapidly
PUNJAB is in the news — for all the wrong reasons. From an unimpressive chief minister to child abuse cases to dengue and stories of how nothing is moving in the province, there is little news to suggest that the PTI has been able to make a success of its one-year rule in Punjab.
In fact, the promises of ‘Wasim Akram Plus’ remain unfulfilled to the extent that speculation is now rife about a split between Imran Khan and those who matter. And as we are masters of extremes, there is less talk of a difference of opinion and more of a divorce: a new (or older) option is being considered; some are excited enough to report or predict Shahbaz Sharif might make a comeback, for in recent decades, he is the only adept ruler the province has seen! The unscheduled visit of Shahbaz Sharif along with senior PML-N leaders to the jailed Nawaz Sharif last week is being seen in this light (among others).
The veracity of the rumours should and will be left to those with ‘sources’.
But the various reports highlight a number of aspects of our politics, or themes which tend to get repeated ad nauseam, in the soap opera that is our politics.
It proves once again that the friction between the civilians and the uniformed ones is inherent to the relationship and not one limited to personalities. It is not about this prime minister and that chief and how they cannot agree on the pulao versus biryani debate. It is about power — one has the legal right to make decisions, and the other the power to hold an opinion about the former’s decisions. And the difference of opinion leads to friction, in some ways. Personalities and the origins of the civilians (ie, how they got to Islamabad) are and will be sideshows to the main issue.
If the PTI does not deliver, its ability to weaken the PML-N in its stronghold will remain just a promise.
Second, Punjab is and will continue to be the main political prize — partly for its size and partly because it has not been and will not be a single-party province. The PPP-PML-N rivalry of the 1990s has been replaced by the PML-N-PTI competition. The size of their vote bank may vary and one party may be stronger than the other, but both do have a vote bank and this competition is what causes concern for the PTI’s inability to govern Punjab.
The PTI is a claimant to the throne the Sharifs have sat comfortably on — this five-year term will determine how strong a challenge the new kid on the block can provide. But if it does not deliver, its ability to weaken the PML-N in its stronghold will remain just a promise. And how long can voters just count on a promise?
This factor is what will hinder any plans to remove Punjab from Imran Khan’s hands.
Good governance on its own does not seem to be enough to secure a vote; if this were the case, the Chaudhries should have emerged as a provincial-level player after the 2002-2008 period. By most accounts, they did not do a bad job of governance. But one election later, they were irrelevant beyond Gujrat, while Nawaz Sharif dominated the province. His only challenge, in recent years, has come from Imran Khan — without ever having governed or delivered — as Nawaz Sharif once was the focal point for the anti-PPP vote.
And if this challenge is to remain in place, the PTI and Imran Khan need to find a way to deliver in Punjab. If the province is handed over to someone else, be it the Chaudhries, there is the risk of them governing well without proving to be a personality to reckon with. Five years later (or whenever the next election is), chances are that little will be able to stop the Sharif juggernaut from running over Punjab. Whoever is planning to rid the province of Usman Buzdar should be taking this into account, if they are planning any chess moves.
Third, the failure of Buzdar will, unfortunately, strengthen the notion of Punjab needing a strong, centralised leadership. Shahbaz Sharif may have his good points, but he lent credence to the idea that good governance is about a good administration, where only one personality mattered (and decided). And it was an overly centralised governance model, which was heavily dependent on Shahbaz Sharif and bureaucrats.
Imran Khan, on the other hand, had introduced a different style in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which it seemed he was going to duplicate in Punjab — where a team of ministers and others who reported to him would run or look after different departments. No less managerial in a way than Shahbaz Sharif’s, it at least distributed power instead of centralising it in one man.
However, this seems to have not worked in Punjab, and the nostalgia with which Shahbaz Sharif is being remembered means that few are going to now question the idea that Punjab needs a strong man and not institutions.
Last but not least, this once again highlights the inability of our parties to create a second-tier leadership. In all the years that Benazir Bhutto’s PPP was active in Punjab, she never had a personality who was big enough and strong enough to provide a face for Punjab. And now it seems the PTI is struggling with the same problem. It does not have anyone competent enough and trusted enough to run the province. Nawaz Sharif was fortunate in having his brother — who lacked the elder’s charisma and hence was no threat, but was trusted enough to run the province. His relationship with his brother meant that few would risk criticising him or undermining him.
Even if Khan finds someone he trusts enough (and who proves to be more capable than Buzdar), the rest of the party will not stop trying to undermine him in the hope of landing the position. The party culture of infighting makes it impossible any other way. Even if Jahangir Tareen had not been disqualified and landed the position, he would have faced a constant struggle. And this search for the ideal number two to replace the real life number two (aka Shahbaz Sharif) will be Khan’s constant challenge while he is in power.
The writer is a journalist.
Published in Dawn, September 24th, 2019
PUNJAB is in the news — for all the wrong reasons. From an unimpressive chief minister to child abuse cases to dengue and stories of how nothing is moving in the province, there is little news to suggest that the PTI has been able to make a success of its one-year rule in Punjab.
In fact, the promises of ‘Wasim Akram Plus’ remain unfulfilled to the extent that speculation is now rife about a split between Imran Khan and those who matter. And as we are masters of extremes, there is less talk of a difference of opinion and more of a divorce: a new (or older) option is being considered; some are excited enough to report or predict Shahbaz Sharif might make a comeback, for in recent decades, he is the only adept ruler the province has seen! The unscheduled visit of Shahbaz Sharif along with senior PML-N leaders to the jailed Nawaz Sharif last week is being seen in this light (among others).
The veracity of the rumours should and will be left to those with ‘sources’.
But the various reports highlight a number of aspects of our politics, or themes which tend to get repeated ad nauseam, in the soap opera that is our politics.
It proves once again that the friction between the civilians and the uniformed ones is inherent to the relationship and not one limited to personalities. It is not about this prime minister and that chief and how they cannot agree on the pulao versus biryani debate. It is about power — one has the legal right to make decisions, and the other the power to hold an opinion about the former’s decisions. And the difference of opinion leads to friction, in some ways. Personalities and the origins of the civilians (ie, how they got to Islamabad) are and will be sideshows to the main issue.
If the PTI does not deliver, its ability to weaken the PML-N in its stronghold will remain just a promise.
Second, Punjab is and will continue to be the main political prize — partly for its size and partly because it has not been and will not be a single-party province. The PPP-PML-N rivalry of the 1990s has been replaced by the PML-N-PTI competition. The size of their vote bank may vary and one party may be stronger than the other, but both do have a vote bank and this competition is what causes concern for the PTI’s inability to govern Punjab.
The PTI is a claimant to the throne the Sharifs have sat comfortably on — this five-year term will determine how strong a challenge the new kid on the block can provide. But if it does not deliver, its ability to weaken the PML-N in its stronghold will remain just a promise. And how long can voters just count on a promise?
This factor is what will hinder any plans to remove Punjab from Imran Khan’s hands.
Good governance on its own does not seem to be enough to secure a vote; if this were the case, the Chaudhries should have emerged as a provincial-level player after the 2002-2008 period. By most accounts, they did not do a bad job of governance. But one election later, they were irrelevant beyond Gujrat, while Nawaz Sharif dominated the province. His only challenge, in recent years, has come from Imran Khan — without ever having governed or delivered — as Nawaz Sharif once was the focal point for the anti-PPP vote.
And if this challenge is to remain in place, the PTI and Imran Khan need to find a way to deliver in Punjab. If the province is handed over to someone else, be it the Chaudhries, there is the risk of them governing well without proving to be a personality to reckon with. Five years later (or whenever the next election is), chances are that little will be able to stop the Sharif juggernaut from running over Punjab. Whoever is planning to rid the province of Usman Buzdar should be taking this into account, if they are planning any chess moves.
Third, the failure of Buzdar will, unfortunately, strengthen the notion of Punjab needing a strong, centralised leadership. Shahbaz Sharif may have his good points, but he lent credence to the idea that good governance is about a good administration, where only one personality mattered (and decided). And it was an overly centralised governance model, which was heavily dependent on Shahbaz Sharif and bureaucrats.
Imran Khan, on the other hand, had introduced a different style in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which it seemed he was going to duplicate in Punjab — where a team of ministers and others who reported to him would run or look after different departments. No less managerial in a way than Shahbaz Sharif’s, it at least distributed power instead of centralising it in one man.
However, this seems to have not worked in Punjab, and the nostalgia with which Shahbaz Sharif is being remembered means that few are going to now question the idea that Punjab needs a strong man and not institutions.
Last but not least, this once again highlights the inability of our parties to create a second-tier leadership. In all the years that Benazir Bhutto’s PPP was active in Punjab, she never had a personality who was big enough and strong enough to provide a face for Punjab. And now it seems the PTI is struggling with the same problem. It does not have anyone competent enough and trusted enough to run the province. Nawaz Sharif was fortunate in having his brother — who lacked the elder’s charisma and hence was no threat, but was trusted enough to run the province. His relationship with his brother meant that few would risk criticising him or undermining him.
Even if Khan finds someone he trusts enough (and who proves to be more capable than Buzdar), the rest of the party will not stop trying to undermine him in the hope of landing the position. The party culture of infighting makes it impossible any other way. Even if Jahangir Tareen had not been disqualified and landed the position, he would have faced a constant struggle. And this search for the ideal number two to replace the real life number two (aka Shahbaz Sharif) will be Khan’s constant challenge while he is in power.
The writer is a journalist.
Published in Dawn, September 24th, 2019
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So much divide! So much mistrust! And you people are supposed to be 1 nation?
How disturbing! No wonder we got so many sold outs! When you have "keera" in your brains anyone can win you with 2 hate speeches?!
I really dont understand, did your ancestors work for Pakistan that you advocate divide without blinking? You people are a ungrateful lot!
How disturbing! No wonder we got so many sold outs! When you have "keera" in your brains anyone can win you with 2 hate speeches?!
I really dont understand, did your ancestors work for Pakistan that you advocate divide without blinking? You people are a ungrateful lot!
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LOL
R u high?
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Failure of PTI, problems for Imran Khan, Usman Buzdar less competence
You don’t Deliver, You don’t Stay: PM Khan reshuffles his Cabinet again
The Federal Cabinet is expected to see a major reshuffle. The former Finance Minister is expected to re-join the cabinet along with Babar Awan and many more changes are expected to be done.
Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to make a few changes in his cabinet. According to some well-placed source, the Prime Minister is not happy with some Ministers and their performance has dismayed him. Moreover, PTI’s senior leader and former Finance Minister Asad Umar is expected to be inducted in the cabinet with a new assignment.
There are some reports which suggest that the behavior of some federal Ministers was not in line with the government policy. PM Khan has repeatedly said that the ministers have been given responsibilities to look into the problems people are facing, “nobody is here to rule,” he has clarified.
Federal cabinet Reshuffle: Following Changes in Portfolios along with New Ministers https://t.co/EHPVBSFT5a pic.twitter.com/iB3uwt1d56
— Times of lsIamabad (@TimesofIslambad) September 30, 2019
A source said that when one of the MNAs complained that Ministers did not entertain his complaints regarding people’s problems, the Prime Minister expressed dissatisfaction and said: “those who will not deliver will be removed”.
PM also said in the meeting that he is looking at the performance of every Minister and will take the decision accordingly. The meeting, co-chaired by the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at the Parliament House, also discussed Mr. Khan’s recent visit to the United States and address at the UN General Assembly where he successfully raised the issue of India-held Jammu and Kashmir.
While talking to local media, Asad Umar said the Prime Minister had hinted at his [Mr. Umar’s] return to the cabinet. “When I informed the Prime Minister that I have ample time but no work to do, he said I will be given a new assignment very soon,” Mr. Umar added.
It has also been reported that Prime Minister Khan reprimanded PTI lawmaker Noor Alam Khan for delivering a speech in the National Assembly recently on the price hike.
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According to media reports, portfolios of some federal Ministers like Shafqat Mehmood, Zubeda Jalal, Ijaz Shah, Fawad Chaudhry, Firdous Ashiq Awan, and Nadeem Afzal Chan could be changed. PTI leader Babar Awan is likely to get some important position in the government.
Some sources claim that the premier is unhappy over the performance of Ms. Awan who replaced Fawad Ch. Fawad Chaudhry was believed to be someone who was working diligently to free PTV and offer a framework of control and regulation for the private media industry. However, he was removed from the post for reasons unknown and given the portfolio of the Federal Minister for Science and Technology. He is also on the hit list and likely to be given another portfolio.
Some PTI leaders are also arguing for to have Dr. Shahbaz Gill in the federal cabinet who previously served as a spokesperson for the Chief Minister Punjab, Usman Buzdar, and defended his government despite the dismal state of affairs. Dr. Gill who has been a professor at a university in the United States of America a vocal PTI leader who defended the party with grace. He is expected to return to the Centre.
Read more: Naya Pakistan: New Cabinet and the future of old-PTI
It has also been reported that Prime Minister Khan reprimanded PTI lawmaker Noor Alam Khan for delivering a speech in the National Assembly recently on the price hike.
Recently, a reshuffle also took place in the Punjab where Ministers were changed. Mian Aslam Iqbal has been given additional charge of the provincial Information and Culture ministries to replace Syed Sumsam Bukhari.
Punjab Minister for Industries, Commerce & Investment Mian Aslam Iqbal given additional charge of Information & Culture ministry#DunyaNews #Dunyaupdates
— Dunya News (@DunyaNews) July 19, 2019
Provincial Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs, Local Bodies, and Community Development Basharat Raja has been assigned the Ministry of Social Welfare and Bait-Ul-Mal, according to the sources. Provincial Minister for Sports Muhammad Taimur Khan has been given the tourism department, while Mohammad Ajmal has been made Member of the Chief Minister’s Inspection Team.
The performance of the Buzdar-led government in Punjab has been a big challenge for the PTI to defend. The government has largely failed to materialize its promise of change and human development. Many people now believe that the incumbent government in Punjab lacks fresh thinking and new ideas to deal with perennial and complex issues.
If PM @ImranKhanPTI performs at home half of what he did in UNGA, he would become unmatched. How could a person, who delivered such a spectacular speech at UN, insist on keeping @UsmanAKBuzdar as CM Punjab. Country’s governance and economy direly need the PM we saw at UNGA.
— Ansar Abbasi (@AnsarAAbbasi) September 28, 2019
You don’t Deliver, You don’t Stay: PM Khan reshuffles his Cabinet again
The Federal Cabinet is expected to see a major reshuffle. The former Finance Minister is expected to re-join the cabinet along with Babar Awan and many more changes are expected to be done.
Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to make a few changes in his cabinet. According to some well-placed source, the Prime Minister is not happy with some Ministers and their performance has dismayed him. Moreover, PTI’s senior leader and former Finance Minister Asad Umar is expected to be inducted in the cabinet with a new assignment.
There are some reports which suggest that the behavior of some federal Ministers was not in line with the government policy. PM Khan has repeatedly said that the ministers have been given responsibilities to look into the problems people are facing, “nobody is here to rule,” he has clarified.
Federal cabinet Reshuffle: Following Changes in Portfolios along with New Ministers https://t.co/EHPVBSFT5a pic.twitter.com/iB3uwt1d56
— Times of lsIamabad (@TimesofIslambad) September 30, 2019
A source said that when one of the MNAs complained that Ministers did not entertain his complaints regarding people’s problems, the Prime Minister expressed dissatisfaction and said: “those who will not deliver will be removed”.
PM also said in the meeting that he is looking at the performance of every Minister and will take the decision accordingly. The meeting, co-chaired by the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at the Parliament House, also discussed Mr. Khan’s recent visit to the United States and address at the UN General Assembly where he successfully raised the issue of India-held Jammu and Kashmir.
While talking to local media, Asad Umar said the Prime Minister had hinted at his [Mr. Umar’s] return to the cabinet. “When I informed the Prime Minister that I have ample time but no work to do, he said I will be given a new assignment very soon,” Mr. Umar added.
It has also been reported that Prime Minister Khan reprimanded PTI lawmaker Noor Alam Khan for delivering a speech in the National Assembly recently on the price hike.
https://www.globalvillagespace.com/?bsa_pro_id=77&bsa_pro_url=1
https://www.globalvillagespace.com/?bsa_pro_id=73&bsa_pro_url=1
https://www.globalvillagespace.com/?bsa_pro_id=70&bsa_pro_url=1
According to media reports, portfolios of some federal Ministers like Shafqat Mehmood, Zubeda Jalal, Ijaz Shah, Fawad Chaudhry, Firdous Ashiq Awan, and Nadeem Afzal Chan could be changed. PTI leader Babar Awan is likely to get some important position in the government.
Some sources claim that the premier is unhappy over the performance of Ms. Awan who replaced Fawad Ch. Fawad Chaudhry was believed to be someone who was working diligently to free PTV and offer a framework of control and regulation for the private media industry. However, he was removed from the post for reasons unknown and given the portfolio of the Federal Minister for Science and Technology. He is also on the hit list and likely to be given another portfolio.
Some PTI leaders are also arguing for to have Dr. Shahbaz Gill in the federal cabinet who previously served as a spokesperson for the Chief Minister Punjab, Usman Buzdar, and defended his government despite the dismal state of affairs. Dr. Gill who has been a professor at a university in the United States of America a vocal PTI leader who defended the party with grace. He is expected to return to the Centre.
Read more: Naya Pakistan: New Cabinet and the future of old-PTI
It has also been reported that Prime Minister Khan reprimanded PTI lawmaker Noor Alam Khan for delivering a speech in the National Assembly recently on the price hike.
Recently, a reshuffle also took place in the Punjab where Ministers were changed. Mian Aslam Iqbal has been given additional charge of the provincial Information and Culture ministries to replace Syed Sumsam Bukhari.
Punjab Minister for Industries, Commerce & Investment Mian Aslam Iqbal given additional charge of Information & Culture ministry#DunyaNews #Dunyaupdates
— Dunya News (@DunyaNews) July 19, 2019
Provincial Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs, Local Bodies, and Community Development Basharat Raja has been assigned the Ministry of Social Welfare and Bait-Ul-Mal, according to the sources. Provincial Minister for Sports Muhammad Taimur Khan has been given the tourism department, while Mohammad Ajmal has been made Member of the Chief Minister’s Inspection Team.
The performance of the Buzdar-led government in Punjab has been a big challenge for the PTI to defend. The government has largely failed to materialize its promise of change and human development. Many people now believe that the incumbent government in Punjab lacks fresh thinking and new ideas to deal with perennial and complex issues.
If PM @ImranKhanPTI performs at home half of what he did in UNGA, he would become unmatched. How could a person, who delivered such a spectacular speech at UN, insist on keeping @UsmanAKBuzdar as CM Punjab. Country’s governance and economy direly need the PM we saw at UNGA.
— Ansar Abbasi (@AnsarAAbbasi) September 28, 2019
35 yrs are enoughThen vote for N league, only they are supporting it
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PTI didn't sweep punjab, this is their chance to prove the doubters. Still 4 years left. Removed Buzdar and bring someone who isn't insecure and only worried about his job as CM.
Bahawalpur will not be made in to province
Instead of 3 make it into 4, Problems solved.
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system is infected by corrupt mafia and nothing is working. Even Einstein can’t fix Punjab. It will take time......
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Lahore has been destroyed square by PTI Punjab, all money is being looted earned by Lahore is going to South Punjab by looter Buzdar
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Why only Punjab?
Divide every Province into at least three parts. Balochistan can be divided into 4 or may be 5.
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Get a life bro. Whole Pakistan says punjab looted whole Pakistan. Now punjabis have began to say that.
The truth is, people of Pakistan still behave like a group of people not as a nation. We need those bureaucrats who make Pakistan as one nation.
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LoL only the **** tards say, how did Punjab looted on their Provinces, the Maliks, Zamindars, Balochis, Sindhis are useless, loot and steal, ones own folly has been put on Punjab.
If the Sindhis, Balochis, etc etc were so good they would not be blaming but actually working hard themselves.
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Patwari ke khuwaab mein khota.
Khotay ke ghosht ki kashish hi aisi hai.
I'm loving that patwaris are suffering, long may it continue INSHALLAH.
There has to be some penance for supporting country's rapists.
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