Potential PML-N/PML-Q Alliance and Presidential election
With the Presidential election just around the corner, September 6th, rumor has it that PML-N and PML-Q are in talks once again and might form an alliance or may field a joint candidate.
Now, does this make any sense? Is PML-N now willing to forgive and forget PML-Q’s role during Musharraf regime? So whatever happened to standing for justice and for your principles? Politics is a dirty game, but if PML-N forms and alliance with PML-Q then I’m afraid the ‘lotta’ tag associated with members of Muslim League will once again be proven correct.
Whatever the outcome of this Presidential election, I hope and pray that PPP led government complete its tenure. We have had way too many elected governments being over thrown without completing their terms, only to allow them to come back with ‘excuses’ like, “we were never allowed to complete our elected term.” We have to let our elected governments complete their terms (good or bad) so that people of Pakistan could judge them based on their performance over a 5 year period and then make up their mind accordingly if the party deserves another chance or not? In my opinion this is the only way to change the mind set of hard core supporters of some our major parties. These supporters should be given a chance to judge their favorite parties based on their actual performance and not rather on some ‘family’ name or ‘empty slogans.’
Pakistan’s history especially its political aspect has been totally circular in nature. With the same adamant leaders and rotten agendas, we have all the same faces on seats of political power all the time.
PPP and N-league both are trying to woo the Q-league into their folds of support, whoever succeeds in doing that, will master the art of horsetrading aka ‘Lottaism’.
Keep sharing your thoughts on the matter!!
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I agree with your comments. Untill and unless PML(Q) does not admit their mistake infront of public, and ask people of pakistan for forgiveness, they must not be accepted by any party.
But you have missed PPP in your post
What you think of PPP and MQM coalition?
PPP and Sherpao coalition?
PPP asking PML(Q) for voting their presidential candidate?
Don’t only critisize PML-N … PPP deserve more critisism, as they have done PML(Q) like under hand deals deals with Musharraf aswell.
@mrizwan:
I wasn’t criticizing PML-N, but rather suggesting that since it has taken a tougher stand on judiciary and other issues it should also stay away from horse trading and just play a constructive role as the main opposition party. Btw, now with some of the Karachi and Lahore high court judges taking fresh oath I feel like the whole restoration of judges movement is going down the drain, which is such a pity!
Regarding all the other deals that you have mentioned, I simply can’t understand MQM’s politics. It backed Musharraf like no other party could and then was the first party to nominate Mr. Zardari for President, the man who ousted Musharraf. How ironic! In my humble opinion MQM just wants to clinch on its power in Sindh.
And I honestly don’t want to even get started on PML(Q). All I am going to say is that if we know history of its members and how they have sidelined with the ruling party always, why even bothered to deal with them?