Adil Najam
It is time, yet again, to request our readers to please grade the performance of the key figures in Pakistan politics. We had asked you to do so in April 2010 and earlier in 2009 (here and here). We had presented the comparison between these two results here. Given the political twists and turns since then, we think it is time to seek your opinion yet again.
Can you please grade for us the performance of the six power centers in Pakistan: the President, the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice, the Chief of Army, the Leader of the Opposition, and the Media. The focus, once again, is on how you think they have performed in these roles. In this installment of ATP Polls we would like to find out how you grade the performance of those holding key offices in Pakistan: President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani, Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, Chief of Army Staff Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kiani, and Opposition Leader Nawaf Sharif. Once again, we have included the Media (as a whole and as an institution) since they also influence Pakistan’s power balance.
I know I am repeating myself (both in this post and from the previous ones), and I also realize that at some level this appeal will be ignored, but do let me say again that the purpose of this exercise is not to see whether you like these people or not, it is to see what how you think they have been performing in the offices they now hold. It is perfectly possible to not particularly like someone but come to the conclusion that they are doing a decent job in what they have been assigned to do, or vice versa. So, please, even though this is just a fun exercise, use your vote justly.
Do also comment on how you think they have been performing, and what aspects of their performance influenced your vote.
True these are Power Centres or Powerhouses. I would urge Pakis to be positive and proactive, otherwise you never ever thought of progress and change. I know we are in mayhem since many dacades. Lets not loose hope, I wish they should come up with high sincerity and focused vision. With this togetherness and brimming optimism things may come together. Message to all power centres, quoting Iqbal here:
“Nigah buland, sukhun dilnawaz, jahan pursoz
Yehe hai rakht e safar Mir e Karwaan k liyae”
(“Supreme vision, sublime language, sensitive soul
These are the pre-requsites of leading the Carvan”)
Mindful of the fcat, we should pens down Imran Khan here, as he is the only politician who has delivered another promise when his brainchild Namal College in Mianwali was launched in April 2008 after Shaukat Khanam Memorial Hospital in Lahore, its yet another gift by Great Khan for the people of Pakistan. The idea is to gradually develop Namal College into an Oxford like world-class research university and knowledge city where scholars can work and study in an Oxford-like academic environment. Amazing Job! Keep it up Imran Khan!
True these are power centres or powerhouses. Lets not loose hope. I wish they should come up with high sincerity and focused vision. With his togetherness and brimming optimism things amy come out with flying colours.
Midful of the fcat, we should add Imran Khan as he is the only politician who has delivered another promise when his brainchild Namal College in Mianwali was launched in April 2008 after Shaukat Khanam Memorial Hospital in
@ThinkBIG and Raheel, even i voted ‘Good’ for Kayani because the fact is that he is delivering quite well and the simple fact that he’s resisted the urge to meddle directly with politics (even though opportunities have virtually been served to him in a silver platter) is something for which he deserves our respect. That said, my issue is not with Pak army being favoured, my issue is once again with the Pak govt failing to deliver! And how many Generals will be able to resist the forbidden fruit once Kayani leaves and the situation doesn’t take a positive turn in Islamabad?
Quite honestly, I supported Musharraf when he first came into power and despite his mindless adventures in the last 2 years of his rules, there are plenty of things for which I respect him; I only wish someday we’d have a democratic system so strong and a democratic leader so sound that I would be able to respect him/her too – something no wannabe democrat has been able to earn so far. And once again democracy is making a mockery out of us all and I wish this cycle would finally break and it would be the govt and not the other institutions we would have to look up to!
People just seem to hate Zardari. But imagine if you had a different President, do you think he would have given up the Presidential powers and how would that effect future of Pakistan?
u guys haven’t included imran khan you should ask that who will be the gr8 leader of Pakistan