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It’s all about Pakistan’s Politics

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My beautiful country, Pakistan. I always thought it to be more beautiful than ever, but it always became more worst than ever. I always wanted to see peace, it struck down at war internally; I wanted to see economic growth, instead I saw recession; I wanted to see character education, instead I saw immorality; I wanted to see political stability, the instability exacerbated to more; I wanted to see reduction in poverty level in all these years, but nothing.


The political situation in Pakistan is directly proportional to all the issues concerning Pakistan, may it be pertinent to economic, security, law and order, education, poverty, religion, social, and technological issues.


Each day I hear declarations coming from our political leaders repeating one thing over again, but sagaciously, and simultaneously deviously in different ways. Are we primitive enough not to conceive what our political leaders are up to – or may be we’re so much used to of being a part of this famous pac-man game in which pac-man nourishes itself by eating pac-dots. Pac-man is often stonewalled by ghosts in his mission. We can equate pac-man with Pakistan’s political leaders and those ghosts who stonewall pac-man can be equated with the amiable paragons of Pakistan. If you see from the eyes of pac-man – you’ll find ghosts as ghost; from an opposite view, it’ll be contrary. Pac-dots can be equated with the people of Pakistan — Pakistanis.


I often think, why we keep betting on the same betted horse who gives nothing but bringing dishonor again and again to the country. Every time we bet on the betted horse, we demonstrate ourselves as a matchless nation – a nation that makes itself fall behind by duping itself.


One of the salient feature of Pakistanis is they’re excellent in complying contrary to one of the famous phrase — “Two wrongs do not constitute a right.” Pakistanis always endeavor to find all necessary and possible means that could pave a way to satisfy their egos.


For instance, if I argue with any Musharraf’s supporter about missing person or Bajaur air-strike resulted in the loss of 100’s of innocents – most probably I’ll receive a reply that missing people is just a myth and Bajaur air-strike is nothing – a lot much worst is done by current government — yet again a contrariety to the phrase delineated above. Possibly, I’ll get some response that it was in the larger interest of country. Oh well, when a Pakistani is out of arguments and is not willing to accept the fundamental truth behind the argument, he/she always comes up with this statement. This phrase has grown over too much now. It’s not our fault that we can’t be flexible enough to accept right as right and wrong as wrong, it’s but miraculous that we can’t understand.


In another example, if I ask any MQM supporter what is your main reason of supporting MQM, give me just one supporting point? I, most probably will get this reply that MQM has done a lot for Karachi. That’s what I call Lakeer key Faqeer — the protagonist keeps the beaten path. If I ask a second question that goes like: what’s your stance about MQM carrying arms? And I know I’ll hear back that other political parties do also keep arms so as MQM — once again demonstrating contrary to the phrase “Two wrongs do not make a right.” Hence, these explanations are vernacular amongst Pakistanis.


In another example, if I ask any PML(N) supporter about his stance on killing of so many people of Karachi – call themselves Muhajirs. I certainly will get a reply that MQMers are terrorists and funded by India so they deserve it. That’s another top-drawer nonsensical reply I’ll get. So here we’re merely obsessed politically, forgetting the brutal killing of 100’s of innocents died in the past due to political grievances. In an opposite way, if I ask from MQM why they don’t like PML(N), I’ll get another vernacular response that Nawaz Sharif is a killer of so many Muhajirs and a corrupt person. But how come Altaf Hussain is a saint – this question will tickle my mind obviously. I won’t ask this question as I know it’d be futile to debate with the obsessed protagonists. But yeah, I sure would expose the hypocrisy while asking a crisscross question that why MQM is in alliance with PPP who’s also said to be the killers of so many Urdu speaking Muhajirs – claimed by MQM. To blot out the hypocrisy of MQM, I’ll get a reply that BB is dead so we’re now having anew relation with PPP, and particularly Zardari. Or may be I’ll get a reply which is often reiterated by our politicians as well that goes like: “Qoum key wasee tar mafad mein”– translated as: “In the larger interest of country.” Our (Pakistani) mind-set works this way, whether to admit or not.


While I see the whole political structure of Pakistan, I find that our political system isn’t steadfast. Our leaders say something and does the other thing. For instance, everyone political party talks about internal peace in the nation, yet all of them are arms-laden — not even following Pakistan Arms Ordinance of 1965. It doesn’t even make a wee bit of sense that peace is actually possible when civilians are arms-laden.


In another instance, we see MQM always talking a lot in against of feudal, but the same MQM demonstrated as a hands-on political party electing Zardari in the presidential elections. Oh, I forget to add it’s in the larger interest of nation.


Nawaz Sharif is a twice elected Prime Minister of Pakistan. In his both the term, we’ve witnessed an hostile opposition against the political parties who didn’t support him. Nawaz Sharif’s role in Kargil war is also controversial. The number of corruption charges against Nawaz Sharif is also well-known to many. Therefore, I believe he’s not a competent person to hold the office of Prime Minister, not even a member of Parliament.


Pakistan’s politics isn’t the politics of principle. Political leaders are merely running after the power, and we as a nation keep on trusting them. We always trust them that’s why we elect them over again and they again show their competency and excellency of looting the nation. What these leaders have given to us? Seriously, if we see our nation today, we’ll see a division of borders and thoughts amongst Pakistanis. The seeds of racism and hatred is sowed by our political leaders in Past and the current political leaders have watered the seeds of it – helping the plant of hatred, racism and division of thoughts to grow more. MQM majorly represents Urdu Speaking call themselves Muhajirs, PML(N) majorly represents Punjab province, ANP majorly represents NWFP province. MQM doesn’t like PML(N) and vice versa so automatically it creates a good enough hatred and sometimes racism amongst two provinces Sindh and Punjab. ANP doesn’t like MQM, although keeps on trying to patch up unlike PML(N). But while the political rivalry amongst MQM and ANP takes place which we often witness – then we see a good enough hatred from both sides – and often it leads to racism and discrimination within the nation. And moreover, the rate of education in our country paves a way for our political leaders to make use of uneducated people, utilizing the same ethnic, racial, and linguistic card. Is this all good what we see today? We’ve to understand this fact that these political leaders have given us nothing, instead created a fraction amongst.


Understanding Pakistan’s politics is very easy. Just don’t be self-centred about one’s city or locality; think from larger perspective – from an eye of P-a-k-i-s-t-a-n-i. Also don’t need to act contrary to the famous phrase delineated above as well “Two wrongs do not make a right”. Call wrong as wrong, and accept right as right. If you’re being given with the option to select a lesser evil from the lot of evils, reject all; Evil is always an evil – less or more evil is a part of the attributes of evilness. And last, but certainly not the least, use your own mind to discern the things – not the same mind that political leaders use.

DicDoctrine of necessity — a portal to Martial Law?

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We often hear about this term “Doctrine of Necessity”. I was just getting surpassingly curious to learn the nomenclature. What I found is something to learn how a martial law can be validated by Supreme Courts.


In 1954 – just seven years after the creation of Pakistan – Governor General Ghulam Mohammad dissolved the first constitutional assembly and the Government of Prime Minister Khawja Nazim Uddin. The President of the assembly, Moulvi Tamiz Uddin, challenged him in the Sindh High Court and won. Hence, the dissolution was held to be illegal and unconstitutional. On appeal to the Chief Court of Pakistan, which was later renamed as the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Chief Justice Munir gave a final verdict in favor of the Governor General. The basis for his decision was the “Doctrine of necessity”, meaning that – to preserve the country – the constitution had to be abandoned.


Ohh yes, Pakistan has a history of repeating the phenomena. This Doctrine of necessity was repeated again when in 1958, Field Marshal Ayub Khan imposed a Martial Law in Pakistan – dissolving all the assemblies (national and provincial) – and abrogated the 1953 constitution. This Martial Law was challenged in Supreme Court of Pakistan, but thanks to our Judges who made use of “Doctrine of Necessity” again and put the nation under another Martial Law by validating it. The dictator, Ayub Khan, ruled 11 years.


I’ve heard of a proverb “To stumble against the same rock twice is a proverbial disgrace”. This proverb was disgraced one again when in 1977 General Zia ul Haq imposed another Martial Law and abrogated the 1973 constitution which was unanimously approved by all Pakistani political parties of that time. Nusrat Bhutto (Mother of Benazir Bhutto) filed a suit against the coup – but obviously the doctrine of necessity sparked and Zia ul Haq’s coup was validated. Thanks to Supreme Court and the then Judges.


In 1999, General Pervez Musharraf also disgraced the same proverb by imposing Martial Law in Pakistan overthrowing Nawaz Sharif’s government – and abrogating 1973 constitution. Zafar Ali Shah (MP from PPP) challenged the coup in Supreme Court of Pakistan, but same doctrine of necessity twinkled hence validating the coup of General Pervez Musharraf.


It’s also said that whenever Pakistan’s top judges including the Chief Justices of Pakistan have been faced with such critical situation on the constitution or military rule, they have gone to the door of General Headquarters in order to be told what to iterate in the Supreme Court. The iteration always remained persistent, and its genesis has always been associated with this strange idea known as the “doctrine of necessity”.


A day before Supreme Court had to give a final verdict whether to sentence General Musharraf or validate it – Chief Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui went to GHQ for a briefing. The next day, yes of course, the same doctrine of necessity was used and the coup was upheld. Moreover, giving military dictator some extra powers along with the amendment of 1973 constitution.


It’s also reported by one of the retired judge of Supreme Court who also served as a Chief Justice of Sindh High Court – that when the Supreme Court judges went to take their oath of office under the new military government in 2000, they were presented with empty pieces of paper from which to read. The then CJ Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui was the one to boost the judges: Hey, hurry up – we’ve to save the country so take the Oath.


Since Chief Justice Munir sacrificed constitutional law, the judiciary of Pakistan has been forced into a role not as the arbiter of justice but as the defender of the armed forces – to welcome them as the custodian of President House rather than guarding the borders. Had CJ Munir not breached the responsibilities he was delegated to – on the name of “Doctrine of Necessity”, we would not have been facing any Martial Laws in all these 62 years after Independence.