Drowning Economy of a Nuclear Power, Elections or Face the Double Edge Sword of IMF

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By: Dr. Asim S. Malik D.B.A.

People of Pakistan are currently going through such a difficult time, where inflation has broken the backbone of the public in the country. At the same time current corrupt and incapable political leadership, which came into existence because of the regime change of Imran Khan’s elected government. The current government has the Midas Had of General Asim Munir the Pakistan Army’s Commander. The current political leadership can’t sustain even one day without the support of the military leadership.

The current prime minister Mr. Shehbaz Sharif, who is know to be the best administrator while serving in the past few administrations that include the former prime minister Mr. Nawaz Sharif’s administration who is the older brother of Shehbaz Sharif. It was an easy thing to be declarer as best administrator in his older brother’s administration because any mistake even could be recognized as an achievement. Since, when Mr. Shehbaz Sharif took the prime minister’s office he has continually demonstrated numerous foolish actions. That included the political engineering by putting Imran Khan and his remaining party leadership in the corner with the support of the Pakistan Army and its intelligence wing known as ISI and specially one of the Active Duty Generals, General Fasil Naseer, who is known to conduct clandestine activities against Pakistani citizens, which include abducting, killing, threatening the individuals and their families. Not long a go a Pakistani generalist Mr. Arshad Sharif got killed in Kenya. The public, news media and the family of Mr. Arshad Sharif believes that General Fasil Naseer was behind his killing.

Imran Khan former Prime Minister of Pakistan was ambushed while leading the protest march toward Islamabad (Capital of Pakistan) near Wazirabad, Pakistan. Imran Khan being a sportsman still have good health in the age 70, sustained bullet wounds in both legs was rushed to hospital in Lahore. Mr. Imran Khan Niazi, was arrested yesterday in Islamabad. He was in Islamabad for a court hearing. Reporter from Pakistan stated that “Pakistan Rangers”, a wing of paramilitary forces of Pakistan Army and serve under the ministry of interior, forcefully arrested Imran Khan Niazi. Sources also reported after forcefully injuring Imran Khan on his head and severely hitting on his previously injured legs. It is doubted that these injuries might permanently paralyze IK or loss of legs via amputation. In the last news the lawyers of Imran Khan were also injured and arrested. Mr. Khan has been demanding new elections for Punjab and KPK provincial assemblies, which he dissolved the three months a go. On the other side the military supported political leadership is hesitant to go into pole because of the loss of the popularity among the Pakistani public. At this time Mr. Khan’s political party Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) has gain the popularity after the Pakistan military’s regime change. Muslim League (N) under the leadership of Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) originally initiated by the late former prime minister Mr. Zulfiqar Al Bhutto (father of late two time former prime minister Mrs. Benazir Bhutto mother of current minister for foreign affairs Mr. Bilawal Zardari) under the leadership of Asif Ali Zardari (father) and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (son) and current immature minister for foreign affairs of Pakistan.

The current government and their Midas Hand the General Asim Munir is feared that Mr. Khan’s PTI has gain so much strength and popularity, which could get him the clean sweep of the pole. Mr. at this moment is at winning position with 85% majority. So, the current government officials that include the bureaucrats, other political parties and military establishment who always had a upper hand on politicians. Pakistan military have long history of over 70 years using politicians as puppets. Pakistan military takes the 75% of the country’s budget. Therefore, they always give free hand to the puppet political parties to allow the corruption and keep eyes closed from the military’s budget. Now were the social media has played a major role awakening the public and given enormous knowledge about their rights. Therefore, the public is supporting the Mr. Khan’s party. Where Mr. himself is not corrupt but some or many of his party members are not clean of corruption. Even though, having the knowledge about the members of the Khan’s party, they still support Mr. Khan. Now the current political leadership afraid of the winning position of Mr. Khan’s party. Therefore, they don’t want Khan to be loose. So, in order to manage him they are getting him employing all the vicious games.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) had warned the current government to seek the support from the Pakistan’s allies prior to seeking help from IMF. Where the few major allies of Pakistan are not satisfied with the current political turmoil in Pakistan and lake of stability of the current government. The allies are also feel that Mr. Khan has better policy to bring the country to higher economic grounds. At present time Pakistan is too deep drownings because of weak economy. Where people of Pakistan from the middle class and lower class are committing suicides’. Mr. Khan introduced many public support programs, which included the Health Card, Panahgah (a temporary shelter for homeless people) and numerous projects for providing the employments opportunities and last but not least the water dams for water storage and making less expensive electricity for the Pakistani public. All these achievements go in the favor of Mr. Khan and becoming the reason of wiping off the other political parties who have been looting for over 50 years in Pakistan.

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