Adil Najam
Before the elections Dawn News had done a series on who should become the next Prime Minister of Pakistan. I am not sure what the result there was. But I do know that the question is real again. Much more real.
Speculation is rife. Theories about. The more we talk about it, the more confused we get. The game is interesting, but is it just a game?
There are too many questions, and too few answers.
- Will we get a grand ‘coalition of [nearly] the whole, which will have 3/4th majority and could replace the President and rehabilitate the Constitution?
- Will PPP and PML-N part ways – either because PML-N will choose to be the ‘friendly’ opposition or because they both realize they cannot work together?
- What about the PML-Q? They are also talking to the PPP. Is a PPP-PML-Q coalition on teh cards?
- They say Amin Fahim is over, is he?
- Will we get a PM from the Punjab – Gillani, Qureshi or Mukhtar – to highlight that PPP is not just a ‘Sindhi’ party? If so, will this is permanent or temporary while the party waits for Asif Zardari to be elected from somewhere?
- With Maulana Fazlur Rahman doing his ‘meetings’, is he still in the game?
- What about the ANP? Could we see a consensus candidate emerging from there in the ruling coalition?
- And what about the provinces. It seemed that things were clear – PML-N in the Punjab, PPP in Sindh, ANP in NWFP and PML-Q in Balochistan. Will that actually be?
And you could answer any of them in the affirmative depending on what you already think and which news reports you have been reading. Any ideas what might actually happen?
In a recent post on ATP ‘temporal‘ had asked who should become the next president of Pakistan. We ask a similar question today but the intent this time is not normative, but practical. The question, this time, is not who should become the next President, but who you think will become the next Prime Minister, given the way the cards have been dealt with the last elections.
so, Koun Baney Ga Wazeer-i-Aazm? Any thoughts?
Atzaz Hasan’s Long march calls for only one issue. If he starts long march on the issues below I will support him in those even if they go against Musharraf. But the Agenda of Atzaz Hasan is different not the interest of Pakistan but personal grudges against Musharraf.
Below are the issues for whom long march is due since the birth of Pakistan.May be now opposition should start those long marches?
No Long March for Atta Issue
No Long March on Mahngai Issue
No Long March on abuse to women in Pakistan
No Long March on electricity issues
No Long March on terrorism and extremism.
No Long March on kids bagging on the streets of Pakistan.
No Long March against child labor.
No Long March health coverage for all Pakistanis. No Long March on education for all in Pakistan.
No Long March on domestic violence.
No Long March on corruption in Police.
No Long March on corruption in Government.
No Long March on Clean water and clean food for all.
No Long March on the fact that Pakistan is under attack and suicide bombers.
Atzaz Hasan Plays with the emotions of the people of Pakistan and tells us all about Law. Then He calls Asif Ali Zardari his leader. I challenge TV Media of Pakistan to clear Asif Zardari’s name and bring the accuser in surface as one of them deserves punishment.
In my opinion, the new PM should be from small province, may be Balochistan, so that the people in those provinces would feel that they have been not been alienated from the political system.
But in reality, I think Amin Fahim should be given chance to become the PM, as we have tested or know the corrupt lot already that includes NawazSharif, Zardari etc… need some new blood in our political system.
At the same time, I would really like to see a PM from smaller province as Jamali was selected by Musharraf. His intentions were good but it sadly didnot work out.
Without going into commentary, I can safely say that Makhdoom Ameen Faheem’s chances of becoming PM are brighter than the others. But question is that will he be able to lead our country in a dynamic manner, keeping in mind that we have as a nation missed all the buses and trains to the destination and at the moment our survival is on hitch hiking.
Eidee man:
“Aqil, despite the issues you pointed out, the PPP seems to win or at least come in very strong in every election
Eidee man:
“Aqil, despite the issues you pointed out, the PPP seems to win or at least come in very strong in every election