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Successive spates of the high handedness of the incumbent government have tipped the balance in favour of the PTI and PAT. Containerised politics have widened gulfs. Confrontation is at nadir. Hawks within the PMLN perceived and called a bluff that was not. Persistence with force could only damage the incumbency. The use of assets in the Punjab will be a nightmare.
Politics of confrontation is integral to PMLN style politics. Punjab or centre, they have displayed consistency in challenging institutions, federal or provincial governments, the judiciary, other political parties and Chiefs of Army Staff. This time, they have to confront their own medicine from the wrong end.

PMLN’s thinking on firm handling confrontation is illusionary. The Ex COAS had been amenable; pressurised President Zardari to restore the Chief Justice and even looked the other way when the massive electoral rigging plan was underway. They soon regretted rejecting a COAS of General Kayani’s choice to launch a campaign against the Army and ISI. The opposition saw the chink and exploited it.

The government stutters on a comprehensive counter terrorism policy. Instead, it has a flawed framework necklaced by the Anti-Terrorism Act, PPO and Article 245 of the Constitution. Fears are vindicated. The police massacre at Model Town, high handedness against the PAT and PTI, containerising Punjab and Islamabad and the flimsy national security conference indicate a familiar mindset to a point that it becomes a political martyr. Unfortunately, if the past is a precedent, they simply lack the nerve at brinkmanship. The escalation has political remedies but the government seems bent to reach a firebreak point. Then, only extra-constitutional measures will be the only solution.

They are well advised to exercise constitutional mechanisms that exist aplenty and not to ditch Pakistan’s politics for an indefinite period. The Prime Minister has options that might make him go down in history as a democratic beacon. Democracy is an inclusive cake, and it must be shared. First, he should step down as the Prime Minister and use his powers as party head to pass an ordinance to audit the electoral results of 2013. At the same time, Chief Minister Punjab should also step down. To ensure transparency, NADRA Chairman should be reinstated.

Secondly, all members of the ECP should be non-functional during the election audit. The audit must comprise jurists and members of civil society agreed upon by political parties. A joint Parliamentary committee of the National Assembly and Senate should exercise oversight. Thirdly, the New Prime Minister should hold an All Parties Conference on electoral reforms, followed by an Ordinance that empowers the Electoral Reforms Commission. The commission should represent political parties, constitutional experts and representatives of oversight bodies. These reforms must include the election of special seats.

A joint Parliamentary committee of the National Assembly and Senate should exercise oversight. Fourthly, all heads of regulatory bodies should be reappointed with the consent of all political parties. A joint Parliamentary committee of the National Assembly and Senate should exercise oversight. Fifthly, a commission should be formed to formulate constitutional reforms including separation of executive functions from the legislature. It should also review the last three constitutional amendments to build greater harmony with the provinces and the people. Issues related to religious minorities and special seats merit incisive decisions.

The entire process should be given a dead line of 90 days followed by new legislation. Assemblies should then be dissolved and elections conducted under a care taker government by April 2015. But the Prime Minister still thinks differently. He has endorsed elections as fair and transparent. He has fudged economic indices. He has given wrong statements on economic development. He intends on taking the street protests head on. Confrontation is likely to reach a new crescendo. The judiciary, tainted itself in electoral rigging, is no solution.

Brigadier (Retired) Samson Simon Sharaf is a political economist and a television anchorperson.

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Nawaz who is known for his stubbornness will never ever resign. Resigning means him agreeing on the fact that massive rigging took place and he was complacent in it.

He will remain till Imran pulls a crowd so huge that somebody from the GHQ tells him Mian sb tusi resign kerda hoo yah fir aisi aya"
 
Nawaz who is known for his stubbornness will never ever resign. Resigning means him agreeing on the fact that massive rigging took place and he was complacent in it.

He will remain till Imran pulls a crowd so huge that somebody from the GHQ tells him Mian sb tusi resign kerda hoo yah fir aisi aya"

How fool of you & your leader Imran:rofl:
how easily forgets 1999 coup when NS refuse to resign even the gun pointing on his head by GHQ supremo:cheers:
 
How fool of you & your leader Imran:rofl:
how easily forgets 1999 coup when NS refuse to resign even the gun pointing on his head by GHQ supremo:cheers:

The fool is you who keeps coming up with posts full of similes and nothing concrete.

He was the same Nawaz who signed the letter to go to Jeddah, have you forgotten that? Or when he came back and said he never signed a document only to accept the same latter when Saudi Ambassador came to his plane and reminded him.

Get your facts straight before quoting me next time.

P.S i said the same thing that he will never resign. At least read twice before hitting the reply button.
 
.. somebody from the GHQ tells him Mian sb tusi resign kerda hoo yah fir aisi aya"
Similar happened in 1993...
How fool of you & your leader Imran:rofl:
how easily forgets 1999 coup when NS refuse to resign even the gun pointing on his head by GHQ supremo:cheers:

I quote: (Link)
"...on July 1993, Sharif resigned under pressure from the Pakistan Armed Forces..."

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Same story told by RoeDaad Khan in following interview
(0:58+ minutes in following video & further down the video too)


Watch video at following times:
11:15+ IK is the solution.
17:20+ IK is the answer to country's crisis.
17:55+ IK is a clean man & devoted to Pakistan,with NO personal agenda.
22:22+ Nawaz is the one destabilizing Pakistan.
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The fool is you who keeps coming up with posts full of similes and nothing concrete.

He was the same Nawaz who signed the letter to go to Jeddah, have you forgotten that? Or when he came back and said he never signed a document only to accept the same latter when Saudi Ambassador came to his plane and reminded him.

Get your facts straight before quoting me next time.

P.S i said the same thing that he will never resign. At least read twice before hitting the reply button.

You said he might resign on the pressure of GHQ......now U-turn as usual:lol:
 
How fool of you & your leader Imran:rofl:
how easily forgets 1999 coup when NS refuse to resign even the gun pointing on his head by GHQ supremo:cheers:
Usnay apni phakki bechni hay....don't deprive him from that :)
 
You said he might resign on the pressure of GHQ......now U-turn as usual:lol:

Why nit pick my post. Clearly you have nothing to debate or at the very least defend your leader which is why you avoided the rest of my post.

As for what i said here let me repeat for your slow mind

I said he will not resign unless Imran pulls a crowd so huge that GHQ tells him "Mian sb resign kerdo ho yah fir asi aya"

What part of this you consider as U-turn or has it become a habit to troll for your N leaguers.?

Consider this as a last reply.
 
dude PTI and PAT are on the losing side, you will know when you start your program at islamabad
 
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