Bhai ... from what I can see, it is start of Thug Gullu Shareef and his families last days in government. If there would be free and fair election under military supervision, forget that PMLN would ever win.
If you want to know real support for Thugs, remember what happened when he came to Pakistan in 2007 and there was not even a bird present to receive them. What illusive support you see for them, they are results of two things. One is haddi that they throw to people and second is rigging.
Demagogue politician “@nausheenyusuf](https://twitter.com/nausheenyusuf): Imran Khan is inciting violence by threatening to attack parliament if he is not made PM of Pakistan”
THE PTI and Tahirul Qadri have separately played their cards — they have showed the kind of street support they command and they have made known their set of demands. To the extent that Imran Khan has demanded electoral reforms be enacted by the government, the PTI’s claim can and should be countenanced and worked on by parliament. As for much of the rest of the PTI’s and Mr Qadri’s demands, the PML-N government, mainstream political parties and parliament can rightly dismiss them. For why should Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resign a year after winning an election widely perceived to be credible and acceptable? Surely, street power cannot once again become an acceptable means to bring down a democratically elected government — because if the PTI and Mr Qadri’s supporters were to achieve it today, then what is to stop anyone else from marching to oust the government that will replace it or the one after that?
Consider also the contradictions that riddle the PTI’s stance. The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak stood in Islamabad to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Sharif — when the two men head governments elected under the same framework of rules and in an election where voters simultaneously voted for the provincial and national assemblies. If the entire electoral system is fundamentally flawed and prone to massive rigging, then why is the PTI’s government in KP not tainted by the same flaws? Furthermore, consider the commitment to rectifying electoral flaws that the PTI has had in other arenas: neither has the PTI-led KP government held local government elections nor has it offered up a raft of proposals to ensure that, when held, the local government polls in KP will serve as a template of fairness and transparency for other provinces and the federation to follow.
Yet, even if there are no acceptable grounds for the PML-N government and Prime Minister Sharif to resign simply because the PTI and Mr Qadri have called for the resignations, there is surely much that the government must adjust in its approach to politics and governance. The present crisis only truly became a crisis when the government panicked and tried to scuttle the protests, whether by trying to dismantle the barricades around Mr Qadri’s headquarters in Lahore or by invoking Article 245 to draft in the army to help protect Islamabad and finally by barricading Lahore and Islamabad and the roads in between. Until the very end, when the government finally showed restraint and calm, it was more the mishandling by the government of the evolving situation that raised the political temperature than anything the PTI or Mr Qadri had done. Now, if electoral reforms are not taken up seriously and urgently, perhaps the seeds of another crisis in the future will be inadvertently sowed by the PML-N again. Published in Dawn, August 17th, 2014
zahid Hussain [COLOR=#8899A6]@hidhussain](https://twitter.com/hidhussain)** · 11h**
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Each time I hear IK i get more convinced that it will be a great disaster for Pakistan if he ever comes to power.
Rameeza Nizami [COLOR=#8899A6]@RameezaNizami](https://twitter.com/RameezaNizami)** · 23h**
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“We waited for Imran Khan with empty stomachs. We are sleepy and must go home. We cannot dance anymore.” **
Ahsan Iqbal [COLOR=#8899A6]@betterpakistan](https://twitter.com/betterpakistan)** · 23h
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**“Dosto, me sonay ja rha hn. Jb tabdeeli aye to mujhe jaga dena plz.”
Syed Talat Hussain [COLOR=#8899A6]@TalatHussain12](https://twitter.com/TalatHussain12)** · 1h**
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A cult figure,now shown as symbol of purity,justice,fair-play,truthfulness even as he threatens to invade parliament marching thru red zone.**
** Hamid Mir [COLOR=#8899A6]@HamidMirGEO**](https://twitter.com/HamidMirGEO)** · 35m**
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Students suffering in Nya Pakistan–Schools in Islamabad will not open on August 18 but on August 25 due to the marchers in capital**
When the religious bigots pulled the Zionist card, it was supposed to be the end of his political career.
When religious bigots and their jahil followers pulled the zani card, it was supposed to be the end of his career.
When Imran refused to compromise with a dictator, it was supposed to be the end of his career.
When Imran refused to take part in 2007 elections, it was supposed to be the end of his career.
When Imran took on MQM, it was supposed to be the end of his career.
When Imran raised his voice against US imperialism, it was supposed to be the end of his career.
When political parties and sold out media tried their level best to pitch him against the army and the ISI over his war policies, it was supposed to be the end of his career.
So yes, keep dreaming. Every day in those 18 years was supposed to be the day that'd end of his career.
Punjab is much much better than KPK .... in every aspect. Plz. have a visit to Punjab and KPK and see the difference yourself !
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Dear Jazabati PML-N supporter, who is denying that but while making that assertion do remember 4 things
Pre-existing development in Punjab vs that in KPK
Punjab resources vs KPK resources ... huge difference
Relatively peaceful province vs province at the heart of terrorism for a decade
One family that has ruled Punjab for the best part of the last three decades (and hence knows the ropes of dirty politics and hera pheri) vs a new party that has governed (not saying it could not have been better) for just over a year
Cult worshipping is wrong whether it is ZAB, IK, Altaf or the Sharifs
IK's (electoral reforms) demands are justified but the approach is undemocratic and unwise
Every sane or realistic person is on one side and every ignorant, idealist or naive person is on the other side. NS may have some shortcoming but there is no point in replacing an elected elite with an imposed elite. The system needs to be improved instead of looking at personalities to save Pakistan, and every time being let down.
