A nation is what its people are. It is not a complete separate entity to view it as something else.
By shutting down Pakistan, it surely means shutting down its population their daily activities, its system of governance.. meaning the public offices which are there to serve people which includes the local village office to the highest office , that is parliament and its functionaries and sub functionaries paralyzing the system and paralyzing the population.
The change if any has to be on the basis of people to people movement and the change has to come from inside the people as they make up the nation.
The disruptions of government and its daily activities and the frequent statements like "If I become PM , i will do this , I will do that .....is not at all related to great leaders.
A leader is not made out of chaos,anarchy and disruptions, but is born through popularity by his actions,words and should be ethical , objective, fair and reasonable.
Good leaders will make you feel safe, not scare you.
These constant dharnas and shutdowns in the long run will only drain the economy and create a practice of anarchy inside political circles in the coming years.
If by fate, IK becomes PM .. the opposition may do the same ... as getting a few people to gather and do the same is not so hard in the subcontinent.
Yes, as an Indian its none of my business. But this is a general statement holding true not only to Pakistan but also to India and even for state governments inside India.
Political ethics, the practice of making moral judgements about political action and political agents needs to be reinvented here.