Re: It's your forum..
No one in Pakistan will agree that they are murderers or looters, as they know that they cant be prosecuted in courts. Cant we see that with the passage of time the people of Pakistan are getting poorer whereas the rulers are getting richer? These corrupt rulers have brought the country to a end. As far as the character of IK is concerned, people go through different phases through out life. Most of the leaders our country has dont have an exemplary character, the thing is that their affairs remain hidden whereas IK's affair came to limelight. We can keep electing the same people over and over again, but then I dont see the country surviving for long. THe economy is already on its knees and the country surviving on the bakshish from the Americans.
Even though there is big difference between politicians whose character and values are known (due to confessions or/and other means) and politicians whose character and values are based on perception built by many untrustworthy institutions (from media to politicians in opposition), let put everything aside and look at what they are saying ... that is, their ideas and views they utter outwardly to become acceptable to people ... in other words their manifesto or whatever ‘channa’ they sell to people.
Now tell me what is wrong in PPP manifesto or what PPP politicians say to public ... Or for that matter, point out what is wrong with manifesto or sayings in public by politicians of PML(Q), PML(N), MQM, ANP, JUI(F), PML(C), JUP, JI, IJI, etc, etc, etc?
Fact is that, all sell same or similar ‘Channa’ to people (except Taliban who want to use danda to make people illiterate and follow what Taliban want). So when ideas or sayings of Pakistani politicians are concerned, one can just let it run down the drain, as all are angels in this respect.
Difference is in trusting their words and that trust means looking at their characters and values. So, in the end we are left with few important things from what we can judge a politician in Pakistan. That is, to know their known past to know their values and character. So mentioning these things are very important.
Unfortunately, if known past that can determine values and character of one of the politician is such that even mentioning them seems indecent, than what can one do other than cry on the fate of Pakistan and get amazed on people who may consider values and character of that person indecent still like to choose that person as leader and would love to vote and support that person.
[My personal feeling is that Imran could be much better than Zardari or Nawaz, but even then, due to his known past determining his values and character, I feel that he is not appropriate to lead the country. That is different matter that perception of Zardari and Nawaz is such that they are inappropriate to lead the country too. Actually, the way country performed economically during their rule, 1988-1999 and then again from 2008 onward, if they are given more chance than they can easily bring Pakistan to economical collapse.
Well, Nawaz is worse as Nawaz is known liar. We all know that he continuously lied to fool Pakistani masses regarding his agreements when leaving Pakistan for Saudi Arabia. Later he broke that agreement too, showing how untrustworthy he is. He abuses power too and do not care about constitution, as that can be known by knowing that he tried to sack army chief in very inappropriate way without going through constitutional procedure of notice through defence secretary with reasons for sacking and opportunity for army chief to defend. It is constitutional right of every government employee to get notice before dismissal and when Nawaz as Prime Minister did not do that, he violated the constitution. Nawaz did not even realize that Pakistan is not his Jageer but he was just a representative who cannot sack anyone without notice with reasons and that he should follow constitution of the land as others should].
