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All these poor unemployed Pakistani authors sitting in foreign lands……only way these short sighted analysts can get published if they bring some sensation……………Just heard PPP leader on TV…………….it is crystal clear that PPP govt does not want to lose their govt of Sindh………….he was profusely thanking Pakistan army chief………..Sindh police chief was also thanking Pakistan army chief………………Bilawal Bhutto is not stupid like Maryam Nawaz …..and is positioning himself as future PM of Pakistan & managing relations with Pakistan military………….quite well !!!
Very True. Some authors sitting in Foriegn land talk rubbish. No report of firing between police & army as për pak media, BBC. Falsehood manufacturers/Gpori media spreading massive lies to divert attention of our hundreds millions of starving people, millions of educated Jobless, 200 millions living in dirty slums. It looks Shekhar Gupta getting converted to Saffron Andh bhakat
Very True. Too much falsehood stories/false propaganda being planted by certain people sitting abroad. As per Pak media, BBC, no firing took place between Police & PK army as propagated by Foriegn Andhbhakats.
Pakistan – change seems to be in the offing
Unrest in the Sindh province of Pakistan does not seem quite healthy for the armed forces as well as the federal government in the Islamic Republic. The province seems to be burning and the strain administrative relationship between the Sindh police and the Pakistani army is an ominous signal to the future of the Islamic state of South Asia. It would be wrong to blame the present federal government in Pakistan entirely for this problem although they are partly responsible nevertheless there remain other aspects purely political that cannot be overlooked or ignored. The Imran Khan government in that country seems to be heading towards instability that is bound to undermine the civilian governance in The Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
The news channels in Pakistan and those in the other parts of the world seem to indicate that Pakistan army has moved in sue-motto in the arena of Sindh. This does not seem to be an action approved by the elected federal government hence projects the high handedness of the army trying to control the provincial administration in this pretext. Although the arrest of Captain Safdar Awan who is the husband of the Pakistan Muslim League [Nawaz] (P.M.L. [N]) Mohtarma Maryam Nawaz and the son-in-law Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif; the former prime minister of Pakistan; by the Sindh police has been the reason behind this unrest but the stepping in of the Pakistan army has been seen as a move not very acceptable rather high handed. The Pakistan Muslim League [Nawaz] has been blaming the federal government whom they feel has acted at the behest of Pakistan People’s Party that has a stronghold in the Sindh province. These allegations and counter-allegations that are the normal process in politics happen to distort facts and present a murky picture of the political happening in the state. It seems quite preposterous that the Tehrik-e-Insaaf party that is now ruling Pakistan should come in support of Pakistan People’s Party nevertheless the fact that the provincial government in Sindh is being led by this political party hence there is every possibility that the police in the province has acted on the directions of the provincial government. However the moving in of the army in the province and the Inspector General of Police of Sindh having been taken to an unknown destination makes the entire issue quite perplexing and is an indication that the federal government in Pakistan is probably trying to kill two birds with a single stone.
Pakistan’s army and the style of actions being initiated by their army chief General Qamar Jawed Bajwa seem to indicate that the civilian government in the nation should play the second fiddle that is in tune with those being played by their army. The province seems to be moving in towards political instability with the growing unrest unless it is checked in time. There has been a direct tele-conversation between Bilawal Bhutto Zardari; who is the chairman of Pakistan People’s Party; and the general with regard to the developments in Sindh and instructions having been given to Karachi Core Commander by their army chief to conduct an inquiry do indicate the influence the army as an institution has over the government machinery. It would not be fair to arrive at any conclusion or make conjectures of any kind however there seems to be a change in the offing.
As a nation Pakistan has been quite different where their army has been in control of the state affairs and civilian establishments have been playing the role of an administrative underdog who must abide by the advice of the military establishment. Thus the top dog in the political order will be the person or political party who is in the good books of their army. This perception holds true despite the fact that elected governments in Pakistan have been on the ruling chair since 2008 but the political wicket is still not quite firm as needed in a democracy. Democracy continues to move on a precarious path that can get into difficulty or may capsize or turn turtle. Now with the kind of developments taking place in Sindh can reach the dead end only to get toppled by yet another army coup or the removal of the provincial government in Sindh as well as the federal government in Pakistan. Critics have always stated that the army owns the nation that is Pakistan hence the wishes of the institution will play the primary role in framing the future of the Islamic state where change seems to be in the offing.
All these poor unemployed Pakistani authors sitting in foreign lands……only way these short sighted analysts can get published if they bring some sensation……………Just heard PPP leader on TV…………….it is crystal clear that PPP govt does not want to lose their govt of Sindh………….he was profusely thanking Pakistan army chief………..Sindh police chief was also thanking Pakistan army chief………………Bilawal Bhutto is not stupid like Maryam Nawaz …..and is positioning himself as future PM of Pakistan & managing relations with Pakistan military………….quite well !!!
Very True. Some authors sitting in Foriegn land talk rubbish. No report of firing between police & army as për pak media, BBC. Falsehood manufacturers/Gpori media spreading massive lies to divert attention of our hundreds millions of starving people, millions of educated Jobless, 200 millions living in dirty slums. It looks Shekhar Gupta getting converted to Saffron Andh bhakat
Very True. Too much falsehood stories/false propaganda being planted by certain people sitting abroad. As per Pak media, BBC, no firing took place between Police & PK army as propagated by Foriegn Andhbhakats.
Pakistan – change seems to be in the offing
Unrest in the Sindh province of Pakistan does not seem quite healthy for the armed forces as well as the federal government in the Islamic Republic. The province seems to be burning and the strain administrative relationship between the Sindh police and the Pakistani army is an ominous signal to the future of the Islamic state of South Asia. It would be wrong to blame the present federal government in Pakistan entirely for this problem although they are partly responsible nevertheless there remain other aspects purely political that cannot be overlooked or ignored. The Imran Khan government in that country seems to be heading towards instability that is bound to undermine the civilian governance in The Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
The news channels in Pakistan and those in the other parts of the world seem to indicate that Pakistan army has moved in sue-motto in the arena of Sindh. This does not seem to be an action approved by the elected federal government hence projects the high handedness of the army trying to control the provincial administration in this pretext. Although the arrest of Captain Safdar Awan who is the husband of the Pakistan Muslim League [Nawaz] (P.M.L. [N]) Mohtarma Maryam Nawaz and the son-in-law Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif; the former prime minister of Pakistan; by the Sindh police has been the reason behind this unrest but the stepping in of the Pakistan army has been seen as a move not very acceptable rather high handed. The Pakistan Muslim League [Nawaz] has been blaming the federal government whom they feel has acted at the behest of Pakistan People’s Party that has a stronghold in the Sindh province. These allegations and counter-allegations that are the normal process in politics happen to distort facts and present a murky picture of the political happening in the state. It seems quite preposterous that the Tehrik-e-Insaaf party that is now ruling Pakistan should come in support of Pakistan People’s Party nevertheless the fact that the provincial government in Sindh is being led by this political party hence there is every possibility that the police in the province has acted on the directions of the provincial government. However the moving in of the army in the province and the Inspector General of Police of Sindh having been taken to an unknown destination makes the entire issue quite perplexing and is an indication that the federal government in Pakistan is probably trying to kill two birds with a single stone.
Pakistan’s army and the style of actions being initiated by their army chief General Qamar Jawed Bajwa seem to indicate that the civilian government in the nation should play the second fiddle that is in tune with those being played by their army. The province seems to be moving in towards political instability with the growing unrest unless it is checked in time. There has been a direct tele-conversation between Bilawal Bhutto Zardari; who is the chairman of Pakistan People’s Party; and the general with regard to the developments in Sindh and instructions having been given to Karachi Core Commander by their army chief to conduct an inquiry do indicate the influence the army as an institution has over the government machinery. It would not be fair to arrive at any conclusion or make conjectures of any kind however there seems to be a change in the offing.
As a nation Pakistan has been quite different where their army has been in control of the state affairs and civilian establishments have been playing the role of an administrative underdog who must abide by the advice of the military establishment. Thus the top dog in the political order will be the person or political party who is in the good books of their army. This perception holds true despite the fact that elected governments in Pakistan have been on the ruling chair since 2008 but the political wicket is still not quite firm as needed in a democracy. Democracy continues to move on a precarious path that can get into difficulty or may capsize or turn turtle. Now with the kind of developments taking place in Sindh can reach the dead end only to get toppled by yet another army coup or the removal of the provincial government in Sindh as well as the federal government in Pakistan. Critics have always stated that the army owns the nation that is Pakistan hence the wishes of the institution will play the primary role in framing the future of the Islamic state where change seems to be in the offing.