To be or not to be: PML-N and protest

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is between rock and hard place in the present scenario.

Nawaz Sharif, the PML-N chief, has learned a lot about his exile from the country, particularly about the larger scheme of things as far as the endeavor of democratic setup continues in the country.

He learned that our emerging and fragile democracy should not be upset and governments should be allowed to complete their terms.

However, he also heads the country’s largest opposition party. The opposition parties leave no stone unturned to press the government whenever they found a chance. Apparently the prime minister’s conviction is a point-scoring opportunity.

Nawaz Sharif would have been satisfied with making all rhetoric and not much more if it weren’t for the fact that he thinks his turn is being impinged upon by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

Imran Khan is intruding on the carefully established and friendly media-enabled image of clean politics as opposed to the grime of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP). His party is looking for the same urban middle-class votes that count as the PML-N constituency.

Since the PTI has literally nothing lose in its saber rattling, the PML-N fears the ruckus over the premier’s resignation, coupled with associated disappointments, has it in it to become a game changer.

Likewise the latter aborted long march towards Islamabad, which reinstated the higher judiciary in the past.

The PML-N leadership feels Imran Khan is stealing their thunder when the PTI is using terms like Tsunami March to oust the premier. In the meantime, Imran Khan has been reinforcing their understandings by using the term of friendly opposition.

Feeling the emasculation of the situation, the PML-N mulls this is a right time to step up their and game prove it as a real opposition. However, its lack of specific point and purpose is real problems in its series of protests.

On the other hand, the incumbent is unyielding in its stance about the premier’s resignation. Gilani would rather sit out the entire process that spans the gamut of the election commission and speaker’s office.

It seems that the PML-N’s assessment about the matter somehow being like the restoration of judiciary is imperfect. The PPP-led government would not cave it this time, resulting uproar, with the deep state smirking in the shadows.

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Posted by Faisal Farooq on May 7 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.