Interesting post.....knowing Pakistan's history, does this post apply to only the current rulers who you guys hate due to their push for democratic control.....or does your statement go back to 60 years ago, when your country's power system was taken over from the people? Please answer sensibly so there can be a discussion. Don't waste posts by name calling and insults. You can't ignore issues till you discuss them.
Pakistan has been ruled by dictorship and civilian governments. Pakistan has not yet settled and decided it course. I really am not busied. I am an odinary person who just wanted good governance.
Let me tell you our basic problem.
Look when military dictators came, they do have unlimited powers to make reforms, and they do reforms too. But in doing so they need to legitimise themselves. In order to legitimise themselves they need politicians and so they make or buy them. They also are corrupt and of course the politicians who legitimise an illegitimate action, what can you expect from them.
Now the civilian government, the civilian government came and talk about democracy and rule of law.
But they don't deliver. They are awfully corrupt and to some extent have militant wings too.
You can say zardari was not charged but don't we know he is corrupt???
The politicians come and demand the right to rule yet they fail miserably. When they are held accountable they give examples of the dictators.
They ask the same immunity from corruption and inefficiency a dictator enjoys.
If you pm is not corrupt. No power in Pakistan can remove him (I am talking about today's pakistan) . It is very difficult for any dictator to justify interference now. The politicians warning right, left and centre is just a narrative they are developing .
Look pakistan is still ruled by a collaboration. Owing to our long history, one could understand that. After all army is dealing a lot in Baluchistan and fata. The only way you can uphold civilian supremacy is by dilevery. There is no other way. You can become a rebel and fight for democracy. But when you become a pm, your rule is worse then dictators.
Have the civilian government able to solve baluchistan development issues.
Pm has not visited Baluchistan a single time. He didn't even care. Why why why.
Why not he address the issues instead of leaving it to the army because he simply don't care. ( please don't say they don't let him) .
Have you seen members of baluchistan parliament. They are all sardars, Molvis, totally corrupt and inefficient lot sitting.
They are so incapable they tgey have slots for 3500 jobs in Baluchistan from last 2 years. They are not able to hire people for those jobs. How inefficient can you be?
Then last government out of 66 people in Baluchistan assembly 65 are ministers ? Is this how civilian supremacy uphold?
A population of 1 caror people and these inefficient people cannot develop them even after 18th amendment??
They don't know how to govern. And they don't care. They don't give a damn. They just rule. They don't even dilever for face saving.
Go to sindh , a ruling federal party use all the water in their farms, unable to make a single infrastructure projects. Have destroyed the economic hub Karachi. The real injustice they do against Urdu speaking people. What kind of governance is this dude? If course punish them, they say punish the dictator. They say military or establishment is behind the scene .
If you have done something wrong only then one can conspire against you . If you are clean no one can conspire.
You can not have civilian supremacy in a jiffy. We are very much similar to turkey.
Edogan pushed military back but only only only with economic and social reforms. He did something which no one else can do.
In Pakistan if you want civilian supremacy then make politicians who are clean and efficient and then see who can touch them. The more they perform, the more military took a back seat. The more they perform the more army would go back.
When army cleared fata. They ask you to settle the fata. In history never before the people of fata want a merger with kpk. They are Pakistani ofcouse but want to live as tribals. When the army ask the civilian government to settle the areas, why don't they do it despite the will of the people?
Why did the pm was unable to make a single mention of kul bhushan yadev.
It would atleast give our narrative.
Why did we have poor forign office?
There are some rules regarding Afghanistan and India which army has reservations but does that give you right to be bad in forign office.
Did army stop you from doing police reforms?
Did army stop you from doing education reforms?
Did army stop you from giving right to local bodies?
It is simple as that if you are clean and can perform even at 50 percent army would be pushed back.
The only way to. Push army back is your performance.
Did army told you to destroy pia.
Did army say that do not privitize institutions that are burden.
It has become a passion for our media and politicans of ink to our own history.
Even if there is someone behind the scenes. If nawaz sheriff has his money trail, no one can touch him.
Even he say that lawyers are too expensive and justice is not available.
Don't you see how common people live. These people who work in our house for 5000 rupees. What would they have done.
Doesn't these politicians feel shame when they go for medical visas to UK.
They have home abroad in every country. They rome there freely.
You know our police. People are afraid from them. They are arrogant and thugs.
Why not they improve police.
Why not they bring transparency.
Lastly is there any end?
I mean a dictator come and go.
Then in us or other countries politicians come, take their tenure and go.
What would be the the limit of our country.
A person with his personal desire to be pm, continue to be pm again and again.
And then his childern , even if they are not capable.
Why have they kept the masses uneducated?
This tussle is really old.
When you are clean, no one can touch you.
When you perform no one can touch you.
When you are inefficient and in capable and corrupt you see plots every where.
That is why I think imran Khan can be a very powerful pm and can take big decisions which our country needs.
We need a decision to merge fata and to bring fata, Baluchistan and gb in development at par with other provinces.
Imran Khan knows too well the on ground situation which our politicans dont.
If establishment according to you blackmail civilian governments, then he cannot be blackmail. Say whatever you may, he is not corrupt.
He don't have any heir.
Plus he is very focused. He would be able to deal army well and if he dilevers can push army back. He even has the ability to take key decisions on our relationship with afghanistan and India.
This last part about imran Khan is my opinion.
Moral of the story is:
Civilian supremacy can only be achieved by performing have a clean track(which majority of politicians don't)
Only that politician has the right to punish Musharraf who has not done an NRO with him...