Adil Najam
Not unexpectedly, the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz Group) or PML(N) has decided to withdraw from the ruling coalition. Former Prime Minister and PML(N) leader Nawaz Sharif announced the expected breakup to a press conference citing irreconcilable differences on the Judges Restoration issue with the PPP and it’s leader Asid Ali Zardari. The PML(N) had already removed itself from the cabinet on the same issue.
The PML(N) leader also announced former Chief Justice Saeeduzaman Siddiqui as it’s Presidential candidate to oppose Asif Ali Zardari.
The move was not unexpected following the coalitions success in removing Gen Musharraf from the Presidency. The hope now would be that this might lead to a strong and active parliamentary opposition. However, the fear and the likelihood is that greater political bickering and instability will follow leading Pakistan politics into even more political brinksmanship.
I hate “I told you so” statements but…
That’s good. There should always be an opposition in a government.
Good riddance… I was getting sick and tired of the PML-N’s right-wing rhetoric and their opposition to the operation against the so-called “apnay log”… the same goes for their support of the lawyers, who have by now become tools in the hands of such “democrats” as Qazi Hussain Ahmed and Maulana Imran Khan…
The JUI has made three statements in the last couple of days against the ANP and the PPP… thats an indication of where they are leaning… good riddance there too…
Yes its true that the PPP and the ANP need to get their act together and actually govern, but its good to see that they will now be unfettered by the right-wing elements in the PML-N and the JUI…
While the comments about returning to the petty politics of the 90’s are true, I would prefer being governed by a corrupt, inefficient PPP-ANP-MQM alliance that at least has its heart in the right place vis-a-vis the Taliban, compared to a relatively competent PML-N government that doesn’t…
Destroyed economies can recover… destroyed mindsets never can…
Aamir Ali, you took the words right out of my mouth, I said it then and I will say it again, crooks will not survive, its about time the People Of Pakistan realize what they have done. Instead of helping Mr.Musharraf in making Pakistan a proud and getting on the great work he has done, they take him out and bring back the suffering we went through in the 1990’s. Well like my friend said…its the People of Pakistan who wanted it, so now, let them enjoy it…I am really having a laugh at our politics…a real joke indeed…..
They did not even last 10 days without Musharraf. Now Pakistan goes back to the eye-gouging, useless and corrupt politics of the 1990’s. However that is what Pakistanis voted for in the February elections, so let them enjoy!