PML-Q & MQM: Power-sharing coalition friends

PML-Q & MQM: Power-sharing coalition friends

It seems that the PML-Q and MQM had joined the hands with PPP to share power but not to support in defying the powerful establishment or judiciary.

Smelling the rats in the above mentioned two political parties, the incumbent PPP had rejected the idea of vote of confidence for the premier in the National Assembly. Hitherto, the ANP, the front-line ally of the PPP, demonstrated full-blooded public support to the incumbent.

By showing his support to the Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, ANP’s chief Asfandyar Wali Khan tabled a resolution in the lower house of parliament in favor of the government and democracy.

In quite an astonishing move, the MQM and PML-Q did not volunteer to do it in support of their leader of the house. On Friday, the standoff failed to resolve the situation at the political front at the National Assembly.

Attorney General Maulvi Anwarul Haq, at the same time, increased the burden on the government, rejecting the incumbent’s stance about legality of the statements by the army and ISI chiefs.

This remark will deteriorate the premier’s position on dismissal of the Defence Secretary to which the army chief expressed reservations in the meeting with principal staff officers in GHQ, Rawalpindi.

There are very little chances that rift between the government and the military establishment will be started declining despite the fact that army chief will sit at the meeting of the defence committee of the cabinet, ensuring the continuation of dialogues among the state organs.

PML-N chief, Mian Nawaz Sharif, is quite determined to change the government. Without any doubt, the PM will not lose confidence of the House if the PML-Q and MQM continue to support him.

Apart from the no-confidence movement, the other two options of PML-N are dangerous and morally unacceptable.

Firstly, the PML-N is divided over the option of en masse resignations while long-march is an extra-constitutional step. The latter option could set a dodgy precedent in the course of future governments.

The only positive option for the PPP is to change its attitude towards the superior judiciary. It should abandon the policy of disobedience.

Regardless of that the incumbent agrees with the Supreme Court or not, it will have to comply with all the court’s verdicts. Secondly, it will have to hire more competent legal team in dealing with the inglorious memogate.

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Posted by Faisal Farooq on Jan 14 2012. Filed under Opinion, Pakistan, Politics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.