Re: Live Updates of Azadi March
Saying his demand for PM’s resignation is unconstitutional is like saying that drinking Pepsi is Haram because Quran doesn’t explicitly allows it. Truth of the matter is, Pakistani constitution has no ruling on it! If it is not allowed, it is not denied either. It’s all down to building a case for it, at the end of the day.
Parties like PPP, MQM, Nawaz League, JUI and JI are all talking about constitutions. The stage is set for you to vote for either of those groups in the next elections. Don’t think I am here to tell you that you must vote for Imran! That’s not my problem. You can also pay your ultimate respect to democracy by not voting at all because Imran the personality has disappointed you. Irony overload, I know. But the opportunistic turncoats will get the message.
But just to quickly reply to your other point, there are people who never thought they would ever vote for Imran Khan in 2013 elections (or cast their votes at all!). Not because he’s a corrupt and proven criminal like other politicians, but simply because they thought he would never be able to become viable political force. They never imagined that his small pressure group type organisation would one day turn into a unavoidable political reality challenging this oligarchic regime like never before in history.
Those who are writing Imran Khan now, know very well Imran Khan was totally written off for his war policies, the kind of criticism he facing right now is nothing compare to the sustained smear campaign and ruthless character assassination he was subjected to prior to 2013, but at the end, he pulled an absolutely historic displays of public support for his election campaign. So as a student of politics, it is my motto that that politics is all about making comebacks from deadend situations. And in Pakistan, politicians have made come backs from fa more tougher situations. If petty little blunders were enough to kill political careers and finish off parties, you would not have criminal gangs like MQM, PPP and Nawaz League in your parliament protecting the system!
If in a country like Pakistan, he survive all those years despite being called Jewish agent, Taliban Khan or a playboy, then being associated with military is not even least of his problems. If anything, I feared for his career more when the same bloody media, the same journalist, the same arm chair cynics and twitter analysts pitched him against the military and declared him army dushman over his negotiations mantra.
I will only reply to one thing.
No one is saying demand of PM’s resignation is extra constitutional, however trying to overthrow the government or parliament by use of force whether that be a mob or military is totally extra constitutional and illegal.