Abu Zolfiqar
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Instead of introducing democracy to the country, our political parties want to control the city’s riches
Only national parties should exist with a clear mission statement. Parties should not be free to block streets and create public disorder. In March, during city government elections in one of Switzerland’s richest cities, Geneva, parties and candidates were only allowed to establish few neat and clean kiosks manned by a single volunteer. Swiss citizens interested in picking up pamphlets bearing candidates’ pictures and manifestos could so. Few were interested. You could have mistaken these kiosks for a cell phone ad campaign. No messy street demonstrations. No wild party flags and posters and ''***** this and ***** that'' slogans. And no direct contacts between our parties and foreign governments.
it is the politicians who are leading to these weak institutions; problem with the common man in Pakistan --they are accustomed to being cynical but also they need to be willing to pay their dues as well.
My fear is insidious collapse of institutions, economy and civil society over years, and the only reason for the qualification I give above.
Instead of introducing democracy to the country, our political parties want to control the city’s riches
Only national parties should exist with a clear mission statement. Parties should not be free to block streets and create public disorder. In March, during city government elections in one of Switzerland’s richest cities, Geneva, parties and candidates were only allowed to establish few neat and clean kiosks manned by a single volunteer. Swiss citizens interested in picking up pamphlets bearing candidates’ pictures and manifestos could so. Few were interested. You could have mistaken these kiosks for a cell phone ad campaign. No messy street demonstrations. No wild party flags and posters and ''***** this and ***** that'' slogans. And no direct contacts between our parties and foreign governments.
it is the politicians who are leading to these weak institutions; problem with the common man in Pakistan --they are accustomed to being cynical but also they need to be willing to pay their dues as well.