Ambiguities with PTI

In the backdrop of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s record breaking public meeting of October 30, 2011, Imran Khan and his evolving party have emerged as potential political forces in the face of the traditional political agents of the country. Indeed, Khan has
turned to be a rock-star over nightly and his party has attracted a number of veteran political pundits to its net within a couple of months. It is also true that the PTI will upset the next general elections. But despite all these accomplishments, the PTI
still does not meet the criteria of a revolutionary party as there are a number of ambiguities with it.

First of all, the Pakistanis are not aware of the formula which Khan will use to change the entire system and make the state a peaceful and prosperous place to live in. How will he reduce reliance on foreign debts? How will he generate sufficient revenue
from the indigenous resources? How will he eradicate corruption? What kind of set up he will introduce in the public departments to end redtapism? How will he pursue the foreign policy? How will he handle the ongoing war on terror? All these questions are
still unanswered and confusing for Khan’s supporters who consider him the only saviour of the nation’s tempestuous boat.

Secondly, Khan is still unclear that which of the traditional political parties he will make alliance with after winning elections. Two months back, he was willing to join hands with Pakistan Muslim League (N) but two days back, he uttered that he would
prefer to negotiate any other party except (N) group. Sometimes he says that his party will not toe America’s line and sometimes he asserts that he can make friends with it.

Thirdly, a number of old and tested political faces are prevalent in the PTI, and this is a matter of grave concerns for Khan’s voters which are predominantly composed of youth. The youngsters are unable to understand how an innovative change will come from
the hands of the old political mechanics.

These ambiguities can badly affect PTI’s vote bank as the confused voters may again opt to mandate the traditional parties instead of trying a novice.

If khan is sincere with the country and really wants to bring change, he must come up with a solid mechanism ahead of the elections. He should make all the ambiguous points clear and put all ways and means before the people that how will he be a different
politicians.

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Posted by Sharjeel Ahmad on Jan 13 2012. Filed under Opinion, Pakistan. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry