Re: Zardari has come a long way
I think nowhere in this thread did I say that PPP is great party. Nor did I say that Zardari is the ideal leader. All I meant to say in this thread was that Zardari did not prove to be a failure as was expected when he took the reins of the party.
This does not mean that PPP deserves to win the next election. I still think that people should give votes to any party except PPP and PMLN.
Also, while Zardari proved to be better than expected, he still did not do a lot of necessary stuff. Above I gave examples of his good policies. Here are some bad ones:
- He did nothing against rampant corruption in the country and government.
- He gave senior government portfolios based on nepotism instead of merit. Eg: Hina Khar as foreign minister.
- He approved appointment of racist fanatics like Zulfiqar Mirza at very senior positions in Sindh government, which resulted in a lot of bloodshed and increase of acrimony in the province.
He also kept people with medieval mindset like Bijarani in federal government. - He did not take any efforts to improve economy of the country in general, and improve power generation in particular which is a very serious issue the country is facing.
So I only said that Zardari is a better politician than everyone had expected. But his party still does not deserve to make government in future.