why is MQM relevant here Data? Lets not get defensive and derail every thread into the same party-bazi.
It is, Jaag Punjab and Jiyey Mohajir are perfect analogies. You cant discuss or validate one parties actions without bringing in other examples, and since MQM is the only ethnic party in the country, it should be pertinent.
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PML used to have a broader base. They were never big in Sindh as far as I remember, but atleast competetive in NWFP and Balochistan. I dont see that dynamic changing in the present atleast, but they need to broaden it in order to avoid being pegged as representative of just one ethnic group.
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Dude, PPP hardly won ANY seats in Punjab in 1996. It had a grand total of 20 seats out of some 300 in 1996, and look at where it is today, not to mention the elections before 1996, they swept it.
Zardari's performance will make sure PPP goes down the crap hole in the next elections.