Islamabad is under siege from within. The government is struggling to protect its mandate and push back the incarcerated former PM Imran Khan and his party.
On 9 May, violent protests had erupted after Imran Khan, the former prime minister and PTI party chief, was arrested from the premises of the Islamabad High Court.
Former PM and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief alleged women are being 'abused, harassed in midnight raids' & 'it’s only a matter of time before this seething hatred comes out in the open'.
Khan's lawyers contended that the case was an 'act of revenge', and that he was being targeted by the present government for his 'fearless criticism of corrupt politicians'.
In Naya Pakistan, a woman politician only deserves respect if she’s part of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Women from the opposition benches don’t make the cut.
Contrary to naysayers, the RSS practices what it preaches. It is closer to the Gandhian teaching of improving the individual morally and spiritually to change the external environment.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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