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Was PPP-PML (N) ruling alliance break-up inevitable? [Issue
Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2008]
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Restoring judges is not a common man’s problem. They want jobs, better living facilities in native words ‘khanna- kapra’ is their problem. What does Mr. Nawaz Sharif knows about theses problems? Past predicts future. We are not fools to forget how he ditched his difficult time in Pakistan by running to Suadia Arabia. At this time, Pakistan needs sincere efforts of all together. We are fed up of personal politics. Mr. Nawaz it is time you think smart and at least try to look beyond the revenge you want to take from Musharraf. We have certainly not forgotten what you did to judges in your own time of regime. So, please drop the act and work together with every one else for the betterment of our country. It will be best for your future as well.
Kanwal Abbas |
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I did not expect that the coalition would be so short lived. I was expecting that it would solve the problems of common people, like inflation and availability of daily-use items besides relief in load shedding. But the leaders never came up with any program for solving any problem. Our so-called leaders have only one agenda restoring Supreme Court judges. What a stupid idea, ‘Aur bhi ghum hain mohabbat ke sawa’. One-track mind is nothing, but stupidity.
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The ruling alliance between PPP and PML-N would have continued, if there were no interference by the President and his allies for their vested interests. PPP is not in a position to take any decision, which could result in a big problem for the President, as it was he, who made it possible for PPP to come into power. I wonder, when people recommended taking Pakistan out of crises through a ruling alliance of PPP, MQM and PML-Q. Two of these three parties had been in power during last about 9 years and the current crises have been 'gifted' by them to the poor people of Pakistan. The PPP under the influence of the President and the said two parties would not be able to do any better. The only hope for betterment was in the form of PPP/PML-N alliance. If they had fulfilled their first commitment regarding restoration of judiciary, there was a possibility to solve problems of the country one-by-one and side-by-side with the support of the general public. Despite of all this, it was better if PML-N had shown some flexibility by giving PPP more time for settlement of this important issue. Either the latter would reach an agreement on the judiciary issue or be fully exposed. The break-up of alliance in the center seems to be followed by major differences in Punjab and other provinces and ultimately these allies may once again become enemies as now the forces against this alliance would be using all their sources and resources to widen this gap.
Iftikhar Bashir |
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Coalitions are by their very name doomed to failure. Groups, parties and organizations often with widely differing views and aspirations become bedfellows not for the solving of problems or the betterment of the masses, but often as a backdoor method of getting a foot into the corridors of power, which otherwise would be closed to them. To have a coalition, committees are formed and committees are notorious for creating hurdles and obstructions and certainly do not resolve any issues as can be seen with the present Sharif-Zadari coalition. Coalitions serve a few self-seekers and their legacies are paid for by the masses without respite.
Syed Ahmad Ali |
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They cannot go together because Nawaz Sharif was groomed by a dictator and Zardari by politician wife, hence, the major differences between the two and moreover Nawaz wanted to escape from the budget presentation.
Ali Ahmed |
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There is no precedent in the history of Pakistan that Pakistani politicians worked for the betterment of their people. They possessed power, utilized it for their benefits, ruined the country and escaped temporarily waiting for their next term of inning. This is how our politicians working. The tragedy is that we poor and foolish Pakistanis rely much on them. I would request the people not to trust on them.
suleman |
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The present situation shows the thing, which make them partner in this scenario was their corruption and greed. This is the sad part of our history upon whom we trust they always cheat us and same story is going to repeat again. The pact between PPP and Musharraf was to rule the country taking care of each other, but death of Benazir made the things complex. Therefore, Nawaz jumped into and made the things difficult both for PPP and Musharraf. It was very difficult for both to go side-by-side, but their greed made them partners and now both are fed up, as Nawaz Sharif changed his strategy and got aside. They are not sincere to people and saving their empires. They both are taking the country towards the point of no return. People are struggling under grinding poverty and they are making their own plans to loot the wealth of Pakistan. They are not realizing that people are facing load shedding and they are living in their farmhouses, where there is no load shedding. This was the unnatural marriage by grace of Allah broken early without a great loss, but still chances of damages exist.
Ehtesham Waheed |
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It is very distressing to see how the parties who won the people’s mandate in 2008 election are being manipulated by various external elements. We all know that mandate was to remove the military government and bring about democratic civilian rule so that people have a say in the day-to-day decision making processes in the country. Judges aside this was the issue in every Pakistanis mind, when they went to cast their votes. Uniform or no uniform the guy has not changed his policy. Or may be his arms are being twisted by the frequent visitors from abroad, in which case, he should for the sake of this suffering nation resign or disappear. Because now it seems nothing is in his control. He with his foreign friends is holding the country by the neck and ramming the defunct policies of that friend down our throats. Him and his friends are solely responsible for all the problems faced by Pakistan.
PPP/PML (N) alliance is a minor issue in this bigger picture of acquisition of power and greed. This alliance seemed to be a necessity to remove Musharraf. While the people of Pakistan are holding their heads in both hands and on the brink of collapse waiting for more hikes in prices of everyday commodities we have the foreign governments trying hard to influence and assert their will on the people of Pakistan. It is unbelievable how crude and callous all this looks and sounds. Shame on these powers, what more do they want? Pakistan has survived so far with insincere and corrupt politicians, but now it is a very testing period and we could do without the intervention of these destructive foreign influences.
Dr. Shahida Qureshi |
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It always was inevitable. I wish that it were not, because only with a coalition, can we expect transparency and prevent creating any more Mr. 10 %. People of Pakistan desire a coalition government. Our vote and mandate is a reflection of that. We don't want Pakistan for the benefit of only the majority party. We want an all-inclusive Pakistan. We all want to work together in harmony and pull in the same direction. But no coalition in Pakistan can work for too long because there is huge ego involved with being a party leader. With our present system, even the prime minister and the chief minister have to wait for a nod and a wink to make major decisions even though the one pulling the string is not even in the parliament. This doesn't happen in parliamentary democracy anywhere else in the world. We need to modernize our political parties before expecting any coalition to work We must be allowed to elect our party leaders instead of having them forced upon us as if it is their ‘jagir’. As long as party leaders are crowned and not elected like the Bhuttos, Mians, Wali Khans, Chaudheries, Zardaris, we will never be able to elect the leaders, who have proved themselves by their services of 40 years like Aitzaz, Fahim, Pirzada. We are delighted that Mr. Gilani is our Prime Minister. He is very sincere and honest politician and has the respect of the entire parliament, but how long before Mr. Zardari and Mr. Sharif will claim their ‘Gaddis’ and sideline Mr. Gilani and Mr. Khoso? How can a democratic coalition work when we have got this ‘Gaddi Nasheeni’ hanging over us?
ABID SHAH |
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A nation does not survive on lawyers. Engineers, doctors and scientists play much more significant role in the uplift of the country. Judges and lawyers may be needed to do correctional work. But countries advance through development and engineers play key acts. But, again, no profession- not even engineering should be politicized. I think Pakistan is not doing badly at all recently. Nawaz Sharif is not sitting on the opposition benches and any departure by Nawaz party from ministries can and will find replacement even though Nawaz will be judged to have high moral ground on at least judges issue. And the new comers have changed Musharraf's policies drastically by now. There is dialogue going on in SWA and Balochistan, military operations are stopped and most important, Zardari and Nawaz are talking. Lack of parity on one issue does not mean that there are differences. It is just only lack of parity. And Musharraf is continuing to stay put, as president may be another form of necessity. You just do not want to annoy the world's only sole super power, when you have things going now with much achieved mitigation of deadly and tragic suicide attacks. The country is safe and military is more now on defense against foreign aggression, if it comes. Re-instatement of judges may come sooner or otherwise. But that again is not death and life issue for Pakistan. Development and to stay abreast of global economies to stay alive must be now the nation's mindset. Other issues will come resolved with the moods and pace. But, if we miss on development, the nation will suffer and stay poor far beyond forever.
No one is lifting daggers against Zardari nor Nawaz nor Musharraf. Even the judges have to pacify on their sense of revenge. If Mush is not hurting now and Bush is going to leave after few months, the world may need some one like Mush to answer few puzzles that are needed to be solved pertaining to some issues. So, let us think development and move ahead. Let us burry the hatchets that hurt our fellow countrymen. No revenge and counter revenge now. The nation is even forgiving the loot that Zardari and Nawaz had to become the richest in the country. The nation even is forgetting and forgiving the abnormal financial privileges and snobbish bigotry of many civilian and military people given big financial and other favors. The beauty of Pakistan lies not in those exalted corrupt. Pakistan is beautiful and grand in its grandest in the world nature and its gorgeous and pretty looking variety of people. Pakistan looks grand in its tremendous potential of development of its water and power and other industries.
Anwar Mahmood |
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