A changed man or a changed plan?
Saeed Minhas
There was hardly anything unusual in the demand of PKMAP’s chief but
the reaction from everyone was so noticeable that it mattered in the end
to hear everyone out there on the issue of constitutional supremacy.
Many thought that Achakzai has done so with the tacit understanding of
Nawaz League and to thank them for adhering to his thought of endorsing
Dr Abdul Maalik as chief minister of Balochistan. It hardly was the
case, especially when not one but two members, representing two
different school of thought within Nawaz League had to stand up and talk
on this. It surely was not the case when Shah Mehmood Qureshi, this
time speaking from PTI benches, asked the ruling party to spell out
their strategy with regard to Gen (r) Musharraf who is awaiting a trial
under high treason if the government initiates such a case against him.
Then of course, MQM had its own axe to grind even on this issue when
Farooq Sattar discretely sought an answer from the ruling party that
would they like to respect others so that they can be respected.
In short it was a prelude to what is bound to become the norm in an assembly where besides other usual actors, an all rounder with the ability to upset if not change the game has got 31 members sitting on opposition benches.
With the old chartered of democracy long buried under the debris of Zardari-Nawaz unholy parleys, or the day LFO-marred judges were restored, Achakzai has certainly set the tone for a new one. And that too, on a single point agenda of not entertaining anyone who breaches the constitution or even those who had helped him in doing so. He rightly pointed out without singling out anyone that despite showing and uttering their love for democracy they have harboured lackeys of the past dictators in their parties.
Nawaz League was the first one to react through Khawaja Asif by fully endorsing the Pakhtoon nationalist from Baloch lands. But perhaps the deep fissures within the party, over the issue of ministries or may be Riaz Malik, soon prompted Chaudhry Nisar to take the floor just to add another punch to what Asif had mentioned earlier.
As the voting for the election of speaker and deputy speaker was going on, a Karachite belonging to obviously a linguistic-specific party representing them in the upper house invited a group of journos for a cup of tea. The mission was simple to water the seed planted by his leader on the very eve of polling regarding the Punjab centric mandate of Mian Sahb. Listening to all such arguments about the past practices and stuffing of the cabinet and the top offices of the federation with a certain linguistic background proved one thing that opposition is out there to do the lobbying right from the outset. They are not wasting anytime and any occasion to highlight this aspect of Nawaz League.
Nevertheless, Nawaz League earned praises from almost everyone out there for Dr Maalik’s decision and also for the fact that they turned down the temptation of forming a government in KP proposed to them by JUI chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman. Certainly everyone including the bureaucratic galleries were talking more about the man of the moment than his acts. “So far it’s been quite atypical, but still majority of us are waiting for the post 5th June scenario, when the man officially takes charge of the prime minister,” commented one senior official awaiting his fate while seeking anonymity. And it’s not the bureaucracy alone but as Farooq Sattar had hinted the opposition, the media houses and even business community is watching with dropped jaws that will they be able to see a changed man in the top office or just a changed plan? A million dollar question at this time in point.
In short it was a prelude to what is bound to become the norm in an assembly where besides other usual actors, an all rounder with the ability to upset if not change the game has got 31 members sitting on opposition benches.
With the old chartered of democracy long buried under the debris of Zardari-Nawaz unholy parleys, or the day LFO-marred judges were restored, Achakzai has certainly set the tone for a new one. And that too, on a single point agenda of not entertaining anyone who breaches the constitution or even those who had helped him in doing so. He rightly pointed out without singling out anyone that despite showing and uttering their love for democracy they have harboured lackeys of the past dictators in their parties.
Nawaz League was the first one to react through Khawaja Asif by fully endorsing the Pakhtoon nationalist from Baloch lands. But perhaps the deep fissures within the party, over the issue of ministries or may be Riaz Malik, soon prompted Chaudhry Nisar to take the floor just to add another punch to what Asif had mentioned earlier.
As the voting for the election of speaker and deputy speaker was going on, a Karachite belonging to obviously a linguistic-specific party representing them in the upper house invited a group of journos for a cup of tea. The mission was simple to water the seed planted by his leader on the very eve of polling regarding the Punjab centric mandate of Mian Sahb. Listening to all such arguments about the past practices and stuffing of the cabinet and the top offices of the federation with a certain linguistic background proved one thing that opposition is out there to do the lobbying right from the outset. They are not wasting anytime and any occasion to highlight this aspect of Nawaz League.
Nevertheless, Nawaz League earned praises from almost everyone out there for Dr Maalik’s decision and also for the fact that they turned down the temptation of forming a government in KP proposed to them by JUI chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman. Certainly everyone including the bureaucratic galleries were talking more about the man of the moment than his acts. “So far it’s been quite atypical, but still majority of us are waiting for the post 5th June scenario, when the man officially takes charge of the prime minister,” commented one senior official awaiting his fate while seeking anonymity. And it’s not the bureaucracy alone but as Farooq Sattar had hinted the opposition, the media houses and even business community is watching with dropped jaws that will they be able to see a changed man in the top office or just a changed plan? A million dollar question at this time in point.
No doubt Nawaz is a changed man and he for sure will act differently this time around and will prove all analysts wrong. sher zindabad
ReplyDeleteIt all depends on performance because we are no more interested in listening what he says, what matters is that what he delivers. we the voters will follow him very closely and hope that he does good and not repeat what he he has done in the past
ReplyDeleteof course he is a changed man cannot you see his gestures towards opposition leaders towards imran khan and his concenred face for god sake give him some time
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