As the power struggle between conflicting ideologies continues, democracy suffers in Pakistan
Pakistan's civilian government is fighting a losing battle with
the Taliban and the al-Qaeda. The stance of Pakistan People's Party (PPP)-led coalition government to enter into a dialogue with the terrorists has been severely criticised by the West, especially the US. It believes that the Pakistani government has allowed the Taliban, already well entrenched in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA), to reorganise themselves and attack the US-led forces in Afghanistan more aggressively.
The reversal of the decision to rein in Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and bring it under the control of the civilian government, within hours after a notification was issued in this regard, is also being seen as a sign of weakness of the coalition. "If anyone is in charge of security policy in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, Pakistani politicians and Western diplomats say, that remains the military and country's premier intelligence agency, ISI, which operate with little real oversight," a story titled "Leadership Void Seen in Pakistan" and published in the New York Times said.
The assertion is true to a certain extent because PPP co-chairman, Asif Ali Zardari is calling the shots, whereas the PM, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani appears to be a weak and docile person. No wonder he was grilled by US hawks when he visited that country. Back home, Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader, Nawaz Sharif, who's been PM twice and holds sway in the Punjab region, is constantly hammering PPP on restoration of judges. PML(N) has already withdrawn its ministers from the PPP-led coalition as a mark of protest on the issue and observers believe the PPP would be in real trouble if PML(N) quits the coalition.
Sharif is basically a right-winger with a sympathetic attitude towards Taliban and is unhappy that Pakistan fights a proxy war of the US in the tribal areas. He also abhors the policy of Pervez Musharraf to keep a leash on nuclear scientist, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, who is accused of nuclear proliferation.
In the troubled Balochistan province too, political activists say that things are going from bad to worse and that would ultimately weaken democracy and strengthen the army that has ruled Pakistan for almost 30 years since the country got independence in 1947. "There''s been carpet bombing in Dera Bugti area of Balochistan during the last week, though the government claims that military operation has come to a halt in the province," Tahir Bizenjo, a former senator and a leader of National Party said. "The policy suits the establishment & Americans who prefer to deal with a military dictator instead of a civilian government," he added. With this state of affairs, democracy in Pakistan could become a casualty fairly soon.
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
Pakistan's civilian government is fighting a losing battle with
the Taliban and the al-Qaeda. The stance of Pakistan People's Party (PPP)-led coalition government to enter into a dialogue with the terrorists has been severely criticised by the West, especially the US. It believes that the Pakistani government has allowed the Taliban, already well entrenched in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA), to reorganise themselves and attack the US-led forces in Afghanistan more aggressively.The reversal of the decision to rein in Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and bring it under the control of the civilian government, within hours after a notification was issued in this regard, is also being seen as a sign of weakness of the coalition. "If anyone is in charge of security policy in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, Pakistani politicians and Western diplomats say, that remains the military and country's premier intelligence agency, ISI, which operate with little real oversight," a story titled "Leadership Void Seen in Pakistan" and published in the New York Times said.
The assertion is true to a certain extent because PPP co-chairman, Asif Ali Zardari is calling the shots, whereas the PM, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani appears to be a weak and docile person. No wonder he was grilled by US hawks when he visited that country. Back home, Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader, Nawaz Sharif, who's been PM twice and holds sway in the Punjab region, is constantly hammering PPP on restoration of judges. PML(N) has already withdrawn its ministers from the PPP-led coalition as a mark of protest on the issue and observers believe the PPP would be in real trouble if PML(N) quits the coalition.
Sharif is basically a right-winger with a sympathetic attitude towards Taliban and is unhappy that Pakistan fights a proxy war of the US in the tribal areas. He also abhors the policy of Pervez Musharraf to keep a leash on nuclear scientist, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, who is accused of nuclear proliferation.
In the troubled Balochistan province too, political activists say that things are going from bad to worse and that would ultimately weaken democracy and strengthen the army that has ruled Pakistan for almost 30 years since the country got independence in 1947. "There''s been carpet bombing in Dera Bugti area of Balochistan during the last week, though the government claims that military operation has come to a halt in the province," Tahir Bizenjo, a former senator and a leader of National Party said. "The policy suits the establishment & Americans who prefer to deal with a military dictator instead of a civilian government," he added. With this state of affairs, democracy in Pakistan could become a casualty fairly soon.
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
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