The long marches led by Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri has been going on for nearly 20 days now. They have been staging a 'dharna' in the 'Red Zone' of Islamabad and now in the gardens of the Parliament. A few days back the Police tear gassed and lathi charged them. But they continue to stay put demanding the resignation of Nawaz Sharif among other things. With the all powerful army coming into the mix from time to time, this has created a crisis for the government.
Many observers say that they are enjoying the support of the powerful military. Both Imran & Qadri deny that.
Whatever be the hidden agenda behind this (if there is one!), the fact remains that Nawaz Sharif's government has been goofing up on most of the major issues. In fact they have created many on their own. One of these has been the Model Town Killings when Police opened fire on unarmend supporters of Tahirul Qadri and killed 14 and injuring many. For this shameful incident, the government didn't file a FIR.
Proper attention was never paid to Imran's demand that the election rigging should be checked by opening the rolls for only 4 constituencies. This was never taken seriously.
Now the government is in a conundrum how to strike a deal with Imran & Qadri and persuade them to end this impasse.
This has also brought into sharp focus the fact that most of the top posts in the government are taken by the Sharif family members. Even Nawaz Sharif's son and daughter who are political novices are given plum positions.
So certainly Nawaz Sharif, who came to power with a huge mandate one year back, will be considerably weakened after this (that is if he survives this !!).
And, that might be the 'hidden agenda' behind this.
Many observers say that they are enjoying the support of the powerful military. Both Imran & Qadri deny that.
Whatever be the hidden agenda behind this (if there is one!), the fact remains that Nawaz Sharif's government has been goofing up on most of the major issues. In fact they have created many on their own. One of these has been the Model Town Killings when Police opened fire on unarmend supporters of Tahirul Qadri and killed 14 and injuring many. For this shameful incident, the government didn't file a FIR.
Proper attention was never paid to Imran's demand that the election rigging should be checked by opening the rolls for only 4 constituencies. This was never taken seriously.
Now the government is in a conundrum how to strike a deal with Imran & Qadri and persuade them to end this impasse.
This has also brought into sharp focus the fact that most of the top posts in the government are taken by the Sharif family members. Even Nawaz Sharif's son and daughter who are political novices are given plum positions.
So certainly Nawaz Sharif, who came to power with a huge mandate one year back, will be considerably weakened after this (that is if he survives this !!).
And, that might be the 'hidden agenda' behind this.
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